Lu Niaoniao's gaze sharpened as she pointed at the central shadow on the screen. "This demon's main consciousness is hiding deep in his sea of consciousness, slowly eroding his primal Divine Soul. It's clever enough to use its host's body as a shield."
She paused, her fingers tapping rapidly across the virtual keyboard as she pulled up more data. "Its energy has very unusual properties, with strong characteristics of mental contamination and Space Jump. That's also why it was able to slip into Wang Xiaoxin's body so easily."
Huang Huihong frowned deeply. "Then how do we separate it from him? Attacking his sea of consciousness directly would probably damage Wang Xiaoxin's Divine Soul."
"A direct attack is out of the question, of course." Lu Niaoniao shook her head, but a confident smile curved her lips. "Brute force has never been my style. I need 'bait,' something that will make it leave its host's body voluntarily."
As she spoke, she turned and walked toward a huge cylindrical cultivation chamber in a corner of the laboratory. The chamber was filled with pale green nutrient solution, with something resembling a mass of tai sui soaking inside.
She plucked a strand of Wang Xiaoxin's hair and merged it into the object. The next moment, a body identical to Wang Xiaoxin in build and appearance rapidly took shape. Its eyes were tightly shut, however, and it showed no signs of life. It was clearly a Clone.
"This is a strange creature I stumbled across. I never expected it to come in useful now."
Lu Niaoniao explained, "This Clone has exactly the same genetic sequence and life magnetic field as Wang Xiaoxin. To a demon that depends on its host's vital characteristics, it'll be an irresistible 'perfect vessel.'"
"Next, I'll build a 'bridge,' a temporary mental