Chapter 316: Chapter 315: Hunter, Human Tribulation (First Update, Seeking Subscription)
Swish, swish, swish!
The void flickered, and within it, a white fox was running swiftly.
Behind her, a Golden Crow pursued using the Rainbow Transformation Skill.
Their speed was incredible.
As they quickly traversed high in the sky, ordinary cultivators couldn’t catch a trace of them; they only saw a white light and a red light,
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The white fox teleported, moving a hundred miles in an instant, her speed so fast that ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators had long since lost track of her.
But the Rainbow Transformation Skill of the Golden Crow lineage was incredibly fast, not inferior to the Qingqiu lineage’s [Instant Teleportation], perhaps even slightly faster.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The white fox coughed again, a hint of despair flashing in her eyes.
Her aura was declining, and activating a Forbidden Secret Technique was exacting a great price. Not only had she lost six tails, but her bloodline was damaged too.
The distance between them was continually shortening. If it continued like this, she would be caught, fall into Wu Xingyun’s hands, and become a furnace, shamed alive, and eventually killed after being fully exploited.
"I was still too careless!"
"Peeping into the future only reveals part of it. I avoided Peacock Demon Emperor Kong Le, only to be intercepted by Golden Crow Demon Emperor Wu Xingyun... Am I really doomed?" the white fox unwillingly lamented, her eyes slightly bloodshot. "Is this truly my Human Tribulation, to die here?"
She had awakened her six tails and six Great Divine Techniques, corresponding respectively to [Charm], [Instant Teleportation], [Death Replacement], [Clone], [Disguise], [Peeping into the Future].
Peeping into the Future allowed her to glimpse a fragment of the future, touching upon a thread of destiny in the unseen world.
It also allowed her to perceive a hint of future danger.
But this glimpse was incomplete, just one possibility of the future, highly misleading.
The future had unforeseen variables; she avoided the Peacock Demon Emperor but was intercepted by the Golden Crow Demon Emperor.
Swish, swish!
Her body weakened, her aura diminished, and Wu Xingyun, who was pursuing her, was closing in fast. It seemed that in the next moment, she would be caught.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures!"
The white fox resolutely said, swallowing a Blood Burning Pill to activate the potential of her life.
Her speed increased.
The distance that had been closing now widened again.
One fled for her life, the other pursued her; they soon reached the edge of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
Swish!
At that moment, both stepped into human territory.
Upon entering human territory, an aura was activated and sensed by nearby human experts.
Soon a Nascent Soul True Monarch, as swift as lightning, approached.
The Human Race and Demon Race had respective territories. If a Purple Mansion cultivator or a Golden Core cultivator entered either area, it wouldn’t alarm a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator; however, if a Nascent Soul expert entered the territory, an equivalent Nascent Soul Great Cultivator would be dispatched, quickly driving away the intruder.
"Ling’Er, the human law enforcer is coming, flee quickly!"
At this moment, Wu Xingyun reminded.
The white fox paid no heed and continued on, only much slower now.
Just then, a Human Race cultivator appeared ahead, his aura strong, a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul, no less formidable than the Qingqiu Clan Leader or the Golden Crow Demon Emperor.
Seeing what was happening, this human expert couldn’t help but laugh heartily: "Golden Crow Demon Emperor chasing down a Qingqiu powerhouse, your Demon Race’s infighting is quite something!"
Saying this, he exuded a terrifying aura, blocking the white fox’s escape route.
In the next moment, the white fox transformed, leaving behind a fox tail.
"Golden Cicada Shell; she’s escaped!"
Wu Xingyun shouted angrily, looking at the Daoist before him, exclaiming, "True Monarch of Annihilation, you humans are something else, coming to the Demon Race’s territory to slay our demon race prodigy Bai Ling’Er. I will not rest until I see the end of this with your human race!"
"Golden Crow Burning Heaven!"
With that, Wu Xingyun took a step forward, his body emanating golden flames, a crowned Golden Crow appearing behind him, his aura condensing into a sky-high ripple that swept forward.
Taiyang Fist.
The True Monarch of Annihilation was not courteous, unleashing his Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivation, with boundless Power of Annihilation surging forth, converting into a corrosive gray cloud, suppressing all.
In the void, gray mingled with gold.
The gray cloud corroded the golden sun, seemingly about to extinguish it.
The Golden Crow’s sun turned, like a massive furnace boiling, ejecting Taiyang Flame that burned everything, even part of the gray cloud was consumed.
Both sides unleashed their full power, clashing vehemently, engaged in a fierce battle.
Fizz, fizz!
Intense noise persisted, high in the sky, within a thirty-mile radius the two clashed, destroying flames descended igniting the earth, the gray droplets corroding the ground.
During the battle, both tried to fight at high altitudes to avoid affecting the ground or nearby villages, yet the battle’s aftermath still inflicted severe damage below. In an instant, the ground became pitted or relentlessly scorched.
Just then, another aura from the Human Race arrived as reinforcement.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Wu Xingyun avoided encirclement by human experts, using [Rainbow Transformation Skill] to vanish as a golden flash.
The True Monarch of Annihilation breathed lightly, refrained from pursuit.
Both had similar combat power, and if they pushed Wu Xingyun to the brink, a desperate counterattack could result in a lethal strike, which he could not withstand.
At the Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul, transformation was within reach, causing both to harbor mutual fears and avoid an all-out fight.
...
Thirty thousand miles away, a white fox lay feeble on the ground.
Triggered secret techniques to become human, she wore a silver palace dress, exuding elegance and charm, but her face was pale, severely injured.
"Not good, I’ve used Forbidden Secret Technique, continually fled, and am so badly hurt that I cannot maintain my human form!"
Bai Ling’Er coughed as she transformed back into a white fox, her aura declining, falling from Nascent Soul to Golden Core, to Purple Mansion, to Foundation Establishment, to Qi Cultivation, and finally to an ordinary fox.
Not only that, but her six tails disappeared, leaving only one.
Moments later, a human approached, seeing the fox on the ground, stepped forward saying: "An injured fox, a good fox, with fur of the finest quality. If skinned, this fox could make a superb scarf when ignited."
Saying this, the human hunter advanced, grabbing the fox by its hind legs.
This hunter was a mere mortal; normally, she could kill a group with a breath.
But now, severely injured, even a mortal hunter could kill her.
The thought of a once great demon emperor dying by a hunter’s hand brought tears to her eyes.
Could this be her Human Tribulation?
The fox struggled, only to be quickly bound with a rope.
Struggling in vain.
With a snap!
The fox passed out!