Xiao Yan first placed his right hand on Huo Zhi's shoulder, where her injuries were the most severe. The wounds were so deep that bone was visible.
A powerful suction force emerged from Xiao Yan's right hand, targeting the destructive energy hidden deep within her flesh and blood. He had already sensed three strands of destructive energy.
Although the suction force in Xiao Yan's hand was formidable, the destructive energy had taken root extremely deeply, making him frown tightly. Like maggots clinging to bone, it was deeply embedded within Huo Zhi's meridians and bones, entwined with them and exceptionally stubborn. This showed that Tang Qiying had intended to torture Huo Zhi throughout their battle. He had not been in a hurry to kill her, but had instead continuously tormented her, driving destructive energy into her body with every attack without immediately triggering it all.
That was why Huo Zhi had suffered such severe injuries. Fortunately, she was still a prodigy of the Flame Clan, allowing her to maintain her fighting strength despite such grave wounds and hold on while fighting Feng Qiu until Xiao Yan arrived.
The destructive energy still refused to be pulled out. Unconscious, Huo Zhi let out pained, instinctive moans. Her body twitched faintly, fine beads of cold sweat seeped from her forehead, and her face was pale as paper.
Seeing that the destructive energy still had not moved, Xiao Yan could not help growing furious. "Get out here!"
Three threadlike strands of black energy were finally forcibly ripped from Huo Zhi's shoulder by the suction force in Xiao Yan's palm. Like black poison arrows loosed from a bowstring, they shot outward with piercing shrieks through the air. One strand of destructive energy grazed the edge of Xiao Yan's palm!
A faint bloody line instantly appeared in