Hu Xiaotian could no longer afford to show tenderness toward a beauty. If Phantom succeeded, the consequences would be unimaginable. Gathering all his strength, he brought his sword down at Qiqi's head again.
Qiqi's body was supremely agile. She became a streak of blue light and struck Hu Xiaotian's Black Iron Sword, jolting him so violently that every bone in his body felt ready to split. He flew backward and slammed into the wall. The illusion of the Misty Waters Pavilion around them vanished instantly.
Qiqi followed him like a shadow, her ten fingers hooked into claws as she reached for his chest. Hu Xiaotian inwardly cried out in alarm and strained with every ounce of strength he possessed, shifting his movements in an attempt to escape. But her claws still caught his chest. With a rip, she tore open his clothes and armor, coming within a hair's breadth of ripping out his entrails.
Ji Feihua roared and lunged over from behind, but there was still some distance between him and Hu Xiaotian. He was already too late to save him.
Hu Xiaotian shouted, "Qiqi!"
Qiqi raised her right hand to claw at Hu Xiaotian again, but his shout made her pause. Her gaze fixed on his face, and her hand actually stopped short. Seizing this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity, Hu Xiaotian pulled the trigger and injected the Gene Coagulant Li Wuyou had given him into her body.
Qiqi's physical makeup was nearly perfect. She feared neither blades nor swords and possessed formidable regenerative powers, but the genetic transformation of this body was not yet complete. Once the Gene Coagulant entered her, her entire body instantly petrified.
With its genes congealed, the body naturally lost its usefulness. The ball of light flew out again, transforming in midair into a long, saber-like blade