Murderous

Her calm and detached words had provoked those around her into taking action themselves.

The cold flames that had been gathered in their hands had shone brighter as they were thrown out towards Ki.

"Kill her!"

"How dare she be so arrogant!"

"Such shallow tricks will not defeat us!"

Ki stood there calmly as many cold flames had been thrown in her direction threatening to consume her completely from all kinds of directions.

A single moment seemed to be like an eternity as they got just a little bit closer.

The icy coldness of each of them were spreading out as they affected anything they touched, passed through or passed by.

Depending on the power of each cold flame that was released from each person, the effects produced by them were shown off even more.

Some met with other cold flames causing them to gather together into a larger cold flame with even greater power radiating from it.

All that was needed was for there to be a single moment where they all joined up to meet together once they hit their target then their target would very quickly be completely frozen unable to resist.

It was a familiar sight they were used to and there were few in the world that could resist such effects.

Their cold flames were obtained through the use of a Demonic Qi Art called the Netherflame Qi Art.

Such techniques usually required the sacrifices of others to obtain more power or took a heavy tole on the user in some way to the point that some would have their mind or body warped beyond recognition turning them into something not quite human.

It did not matter whether it required a ritualistic sacrifice of others lives, transforming their body into that of a monstrous appearance, sacrificing their own health or tainting their own state of mind, it was worth it to gain such power in order to survive and thrive.

The Northern Lands were dangerous enough closer to the borders and the locations around the two main cities that existed but there existed one more place further north that was much worse.

It was a lawless city and land where everyone was struggling to survive among outlaws, murderers and thieves.

The Netherflame Sect was very close to that city so its resources and living environment was just as bad.

They needed power to survive in such an environment so they could not afford to hesitate towards using such a training method.

More would be drawn towards them that were in similar situations even if there was a cost to pay so that they could live on and achieve whatever goal they had.

It was still unknown if their appearance had any defects from practicing such a training method since they concealed themselves so well.

None of them looked as strong as the other Martial Artists that were attacking Ki so they were far less intimidating but that did not mean they were weak.

Even those that practiced ice or cold based martial arts and those with some kind of resistance to them had trouble dealing with their abilities especially when they worked together.

It was Ki's first time coming across their sect during her previous and current life.

She had come across few sects in the Northern Lands in her previous life and the Netherflame had not ever crossed paths with her but she did hear rumours about the trouble they caused during the war with the Central Lands as they wreaked havoc by freezing anything in their path.

A cold glare was shown in her eyes beneath the thick clothing concealing her.

Her arm raised up towards the incoming cold flames and a pinkish energy began to be released out from her hand which took the form of a small barrier that stood in front of her. "Such shallow tricks will not work on me."

Her Noxious Qi took on a solid shape and formed a Qi Shield in front of her that had took on the incoming cold flames.

A simple wave of her hand and release of her newly obtained usage of Solid Qi had solved the problem in such a short span of time.

Her tone was taunting and cold as her words were sent back towards those that had attacked her.

Being able to solidify and shape her Qi outside her body in such a way was only possible when a Martial Artist reached the Unrestrained Realm.

Her simple action had sent out a signal and warning to those around her to let them all know that an Unrestrained Realm Martial Artist had stepped among them and was their enemy.

Terror filled their hearts immediately as they tried to quickly determine whether they should fight on or run away to find someone stronger to aid them.

Their thoughts were interrupted then they heard a cold feminine voice. "Yup..I cannot leave behind any witnesses."

The voice of Ki was laced with her murderous intent that was directed towards each of them to a degree that they froze for a moment.

Beneath the clothing of Ki, her bluish-grey eyes began to shine a scarlet red as her murderous intent grew stronger.