The black-and-red tumors oozed jellylike slime that slowly covered Feng Xiaotian. Under its corrosive touch, his skin gradually turned black, and the warped aura surrounding him became indescribably overbearing.
He clenched both fists, and enormous bone wings tore through the flesh of his back, slowly emerging. The nine-headed phoenix phantom behind him underwent a complete change in nature, with dense plague energy swirling around it.
"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Deep growls spilled from Feng Xiaotian's mouth as his cultivation broke straight through to the ninth level of Integration. His berserk aura locked onto Li Shuyu, corroding even the space around her.
Seeing this, Ye Hongchen shot out of the spatial void. Her expression grew grave as she looked at the fully mutated Feng Xiaotian, and she moved to fly forward and join forces with Li Shuyu almost without hesitation.
But just as she was about to act, Bai Yu stopped her.
"It's not time yet. The ninth level of Integration is stronger, but it's nothing much to Yu'er. Just watch."
Bai Yu smiled faintly, his tone teasing.
Ye Hongchen clearly found his words hard to believe. That was the ninth level of Integration! No matter how monstrous Li Shuyu's talent was, surely she couldn't confront the fully mutated Feng Xiaotian head-on with only seventh-level Integration cultivation?
Could Li Shuyu have another trump card?
Beside them, Fei Jingxin paused upon hearing Bai Yu's words. Seemingly recalling something, she asked uncertainly.
"You didn't teach her that secret art of yours, did you?"
She knew Bai Yu possessed a secret art that could briefly raise his cultivation. She had also seen Meng Bingyan use it, and that was how she had deduced that the two shared a close relationship.
Bai Yu nodded slowly. While helping Li Shuyu break through, he had taken the