"Shall we drink it together, or separately?" While Hong Xi asked her question, Zhang Hanxiang sniffed and downed the potion in one gulp.

Zhang Lie tugged on Hong Xi's hand and brought them both away from Zhang Hanxiang, who felt her blood boil as she swallowed the potion.

As the potent effects of the potion surged through her body, she felt as though she were exuding heat from every pore on her skin. Sweat dripped down her body, and the crystalline core that had formed upon her transformation into a disaster-grade lifeform glowed with light. Her face took on the color of a boiled prawn.

Her genetic energy frothed and roiled. Clouds of frost billowed around her,...