Demon Realm, Demonic Flame Continent.
At the summit of a towering mountain peak in the Demonic Python Mountains, Fang Mu stood with his eyes fixed on the Six-Colored Thunderclouds high in the sky, his expression grave.
Ye Haitang was breaking through to the Body Integration Realm, drawing down three bolts of Six-Colored Divine Lightning.
After a rumble of thunder, a thick bolt of Six-Colored Lightning tore through the firmament like a falling meteor, shooting straight toward a sea of black mist.
The Six-Colored Lightning plunged into the black mist without making the slightest sound. However, a considerable portion of the black mist dissipated. Before long, a second bolt of Six-Colored Lightning struck down, scattering most of the black mist.
Ye Haitang stood in an open area, her face slightly pale. A black light–flickering shield floated before her. Nine ferocious skulls covered the surface of the Black Shield, radiating intense fluctuations of demonic energy.
After the Six-Colored Thunderclouds churned violently, they transformed into a Six-Colored Thunder Phoenix. With a light flap of its wings, it swooped down from the sky.
Ye Haitang took out a black light–flickering Formation Plate and struck it with several Hand Seals. The black mist churned violently, once again enveloping Ye Haitang.
The Six-Colored Thunder Phoenix plunged into the black mist. A thick beam of Six-Colored Divine Lightning shot into the sky, drowning a vast area, and the ground trembled slightly.
After a while, the lightning faded, and the black mist vanished. A huge crater billowing with black smoke appeared on the ground. Ye Haitang lay inside it, her aura feeble, with white bones visible in several places across her body.
Fang Mu flew over, took out a black pill, and fed it to Ye Haitang.
Ye Haitang circulated her cultivation art to refine the medicinal power.