Flames still burned around Xiao Qi. Knowing she was in no danger, Xu Qingtong withdrew his divine sense and looked up at the sky.
Just as he raised his head, a bolt of fiery red lightning suddenly descended from the tribulation clouds, striking directly where Xiao Qi was undergoing her tribulation.
Wrapped in flames, Xiao Qi gave a muffled grunt as the tribulation lightning struck her.
Xu Qingtong's heart had risen into his throat. He stared unblinkingly at Xiao Qi within the fire.
Seeming to sense Xu Qingtong's worry, Xiao Qi called from within the lightning and flames, "Master, don't worry about me. Whatever you do, don't intervene. I can do this!"
Xu Qingtong nodded without speaking.
After nearly an hour, the first bolt of tribulation lightning gradually dissipated, but the roaring flames still had not gone out.
At that moment, Xiao Qi was undergoing a magnificent transformation within the fire. Her sharp claws became a pair of slender, jade-like feet. Long, graceful legs were slowly taking shape as well.
A little while later, the second bolt of tribulation lightning descended, turning the ground into an ocean of lightning in the blink of an eye.
Bathed in the ocean of lightning and flames, Xiao Qi kept her eyes tightly shut as she devoted all her strength to refining the Transformation Pill's medicinal power.
By the time the fourth bolt of tribulation lightning receded, Xiao Qi's wings had become arms and hands. Only her torso and head had yet to transform.
"Xiao Qi, how are you doing? Can you still hold on?"
"Master, I can still hold on!"
The fifth bolt of the thunder tribulation descended, and Xiao Qi began trembling violently, clearly enduring tremendous pain. Her newly transformed limbs turned from white to red, then from red to black, giving