Ch. 56 - Slaying the Bewitching White Fox
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Two figures landed lightly. A thousand meters away, a small white ball of fur was restingâthe Bewitching White Fox.
Ling Qingxue channeled her spiritual power forward.
The moment her spiritual power entered the fox's range, the Bewitching White Fox awoke; its cold, beastly eyes fixed on her.
After a brief probe, Ling Qingxue withdrew her spiritual power.
"Its bloodline is quite good, enough for me to use the secret technique to open my Spiritual Master's Heavenly Eye. However, it's a Second Level peak spiritual-type magical beast. Killing it might be a bit troublesome."
"You can't even restrain that little fox with your spirit formation?" Wu Liang asked curiously.
Ling Qingxue looked helpless.
"Of course I can restrain it, but it's a spiritual-type magical beast. Its spiritual power is stronger than mine. It can detect my spirit formation at a glance. If it doesn't fall for it, no matter how strong the formation is, it's useless."
"Then we have no way to kill it?!"
Wu Liang was still thinking about the delicious meat of the Bewitching White Fox.
Ling Qingxue's gaze sharpened, and she then cast a spirit formation around Wu Liang.
"I've placed a spirit formation around you to reduce the psychic attacks you receive. You just need to keep channeling your spiritual energy to maintain it. You'll fight the Bewitching White Fox later. Leave the rest to me."
Wu Liang nodded, then flapped his Black Flame Phoenix Wings and flew away.
He hadn't been able to defeat the Bewitching White Fox before because of his inferior spiritual energy. Now, with the formation protecting him, what was there to fear!
Besides, the Grumpy Empress was a reborn Imperial Rank; taking down a little fox was a piece of cake for her.
Boom!
Wu Liang flapped his wings with all his might, increasing his speed to a new level. With this terrifying speed boost, he approached the Bewitching White Fox in just a few breaths.
The fox used its old trick again.
However, this time, Wu Liang was not as passive as before. His body only paused for a moment before returning to normal, and then he slammed down with his claw.
The Bewitching White Fox bristled, leaping backward to avoid the attack.
After activating the 'Greed' skill, Wu Liang's combat power approached that of a Second Level peak magical beast.
The Bewitching White Fox's physical strength wasn't particularly high, only comparable to a Second Level late-stage beast; its only strength lay in its incredibly powerful spiritual energy.
"Awoooâ!"
The Bewitching White Fox let out two sharp cries, its eyes filled with rage.
Wu Liang licked his lips. "Such a cute little thing. Come into my mouth, where it's nice and warm!"
A spiritual attack descended upon Wu Liang. The protective formation blocked part of it, and the 'Damage Reduction' skill blocked another portion, so the final damage was insufficient to actually harm him.
He merely shook his head and was back to normal in an instant.
Realizing this, the Bewitching White Fox lost all will to fight and immediately fled.
Magical beasts had territorial instincts. Normally, they wouldn't relinquish their territory. Fighting for territory was a bloody affair, and unless absolutely necessary, who would willingly invite trouble?Â
Just as it was fleeing, a beautiful figure blocked its path, forming a hand seal as a torrent of spiritual power surged from her body.
"Four Symbols Binding Spirit Formation!"
Her red lips parted slightly, and four illusory symbols instantly appeared within a hundred-meter radius. The spiritual power of the formation was being suppressed by divine might.
This was a "battle-adapted" version of the Celestial-grade 'Four Symbols Binding Spirit Formation'.
It was dismantled by Ling Qingxue herself, its power probably a high-grade Advanced level. Even so, she struggled to use itâher spiritual power was simply too limited.
As a former Imperial Rank spirit formation master, dismantling a spirit formation was extremely simple for her.
"Hurry, I can only hold it for a couple of minutes!" Ling Qingxue said in a low voice.
A Second Rank early-stage being able to hold a Second Level peak beast for a few minutes was already astonishing, considering the difference in their spiritual power was several times greater.
Wu Liang didn't hold back either as he fully activated the power within his body before swinging his claws fiercely at the Bewitching White Fox.
"Awooo!"
The Bewitching White Fox fought back desperately, frantically activating its bloodline power.
Its shimmering white spiritual energy materialized into a ferocious white fox figure behind it, which seemed to be emitting a roar.
Boom!
As the dust settled, the Bewitching White Fox lay peacefully on the ground, lifeless.
Its spiritual energy was suppressed, making it utterly hopeless in a direct confrontation with Wu Liang. Its final bloodline talent was like a summoner's 'Berserk' skill...
A symbolic burst of rage before its death.
âFinally dead. I expended quite a bit of effort.â
He could kill a Second Level late-stage beast with a single slap, but this Bewitching White Fox took him the most time, and he only managed to kill it with Ling Qingxue's help.
Ling Qingxue withdrew her spiritual energy, her face pale.
"My Spiritual Master level is still too low. Even setting up a high-grade Advanced spirit formation is this difficult."
She wiped the sweat from her brow, slowly walked to the Bewitching White Fox, and took out a dagger, plunging it into its heart to extract its blood essence.
Using a secret technique she knew, combined with the Bewitching White Fox's blood essence, the probability of activating the Spiritual Master's Heavenly Eye ahead of time was about 80%.
As long as luck wasn't against her, it shouldn't be any problem.
According to Wu Liang, 80% is practically 100%!
"You can eat the rest. I need to use a secret technique to activate my Spiritual Master's Heavenly Eye. You can go kill some other beasts to eat," Ling Qingxue said.
Wu Liang swallowed it whole, a look of enjoyment on his face.
The meat was indeed much more delicious than that of ordinary magical beasts.
[Ding! Second Level peak Bewitching White Fox, consumed. Estimated digestion time: 6 hours!]Â
"I need to hurry! The secret place closes in five days, and I've only gained 700 evolution points so far. I need to earn at least 1500 here!"
Wu Liang took flight again and disappeared from the spot.
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Linjiang Middle School.
Three enormous bird-like magical beasts slowly landed, and three people stepped off their backs.
These three individuals possessed considerable strength, the lowest being a Seventh Rank martial artist, and the highest reaching the Eighth Rank.
The appearance of such powerful individuals in Linjiang City was a rare event.
Liu Qingshan's face immediately darkened upon seeing the newcomers.
No one visits without a reason.
Two of them were Zhang Tiancheng, the principal of Nanhua Middle School, and Shen Congwu, the principal of Lingtian Middle School.
These two cities were among the top cities in Nanchuan Province, with far superior educational resources compared to Linjiang City.
The Eighth Rank martial artist was Lin Zhennan, the director of the Nanchuan Provincial Education Bureau.
Most likely, these people were here because of Ling Qingxue.
Lin Zhennan walked over with a smile and shook hands with Liu Qingshan.
"Principal Liu, I've heard about your student, Ling Qingxue. Since Linjiang Middle School can produce such a genius, next year's education funding will triple. Also, I specially brought a brand-new Virtual Heavenly Mirror to help her prepare for the martial arts exam. I'd like to see this genius!"
Hearing the words "Virtual Heavenly Mirror," Liu Qingshan's face lit up with joy.
The reason was simple: this thing was really expensive!
Even a basic model would cost twenty million, let alone the brand-new one Lin Zhennan brought, worth at least thirty million!
The Virtual Mirror's main use was to facilitate competitions between the young geniuses across the country.
It could almost perfectly simulate life, bringing the consciousness of two people separated by thousands of miles into a virtual world for combat, providing almost complete haptic interaction.
Therefore, it greatly enhanced combat skills and was also an excellent teaching tool.
Some people even used it for illegal activities, and it was widely praised.
Liu Qingshan had never even dreamed that Lin Zhennan would be willing to give him this precious item.