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Shi Lan had never felt her blood and qi surge through her body so exhilaratingly, almost boiling.

Her strength seemed to have been magnified without limit. Every trace of power hidden deep within her was being drawn out.

Rich spiritual energy nourished her body without end.

Crack—

After several consecutive days and nights of frenzied clashes, both the Seven-Star Violet Tasseled Halberd and the long sword in the incarnation's hands had reached their limits. The halberd's blade and the sword's edge shattered together, sending fragments flying.

With the blade broken, the incarnation drifted backward, brought two fingers together like a sword, and slit its wrist.

Scarlet blood burst forth, mingling with the spiritual energy in the air and coalescing into a streak of blood-red Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi darted like a swimming dragon, cleaving through the void and closing in on Shi Lan in an instant. With nowhere to dodge, she was pierced through the right shoulder by its razor-sharp force almost at once.

Pale violet blood sprayed out. Shi Lan grunted and took a step back. Her body seemed to have been stimulated; spiritual energy was frantically drawn to her side, turning into wisps of white mist that enveloped her.

After unleashing that blood-red Sword Qi, the incarnation conjured another long sword in its hand. The Sword Qi, which had quieted for only a moment, surged into a raging tide once more.

Shi Lan's already glowing body took on the sheen of glazed glass. The wound in her right shoulder stopped bleeding instantly, and her flesh gleamed like precious jade.

The light grew ever more brilliant, seeping inward from the surface of her skin. Shi Lan's flesh, organs, and bones all turned crystalline, like glazed glass, dazzling beyond compare.

Shi Lan's physical body had reached perfection.

After several