Death of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Qingyu's Gains (Parts Four, Five, and Six)

However, just as Mei Terumi was about to form seals again, Qingyu gave her no chance, appearing directly before her.

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The next moment, Mei Terumi felt her ankle tighten.

Qingyu's hand had gripped her ankle.

Her fishnet leggings wrapped around her long, slender calves, the mesh pattern leaving faint marks on her skin.

Mei Terumi hung upside down in midair, her reddish-brown hair cascading down like a waterfall, its tips brushing against Qingyu's wrist.

Her face instantly flushed bright red.

A genius of Kirigakure like her was actually being dangled upside down like a chick. This position was ten thousand times more humiliating than losing to him last time.

"You!"

Mei Terumi struggled fiercely, but Qingyu's fingers locked around her ankle like iron pincers. She could not break free at all.

"Let me go!"

Qingyu looked up at the upside-down Mei Terumi before him, the corners of his lips curving slightly.

From this angle, Mei Terumi's exquisite little face looked even cuter because she was hanging upside down.

"Your legs are beautiful."

Qingyu said calmly.

"Wearing this all the time is a little boring. You could try a different style, like black stockings or white stockings."

Mei Terumi's eyes widened.

He—what was he saying?!

On a battlefield where they were fighting for their lives, he was actually commenting on her outfit?!

"You bastard!"

Mei Terumi bit down on her lip and formed seals with both hands.

Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!

A scorching, high-temperature mist spewed from her mouth, enveloping Qingyu.

Boil Release was Mei Terumi's unique Kekkei Genkai. It could transform Chakra into highly corrosive, high-temperature mist, and its destructive power even surpassed Lava Release.

Once this mist touched skin, it would instantly evaporate all the moisture from the skin cells, leaving behind charred burns.

If inhaled into