Chapter 23 - Crisis, Attack!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The appearance of the 10,000-year-old Nine-Tailed Fox made Li Xun give up on the idea of leaving.

After all, the Nine-Tailed Fox alone was enough to make people excited.

In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, because Li Xun had used the Heaven-Worshipping Talisman, he could not keep the Seven-Colored Rain Butterfly’s body. This time, when he entered the Desolate Millet Mountain Range, if he did not kill one or two high-level magical beasts, he would really regret the backlash caused by using the Heaven-Worshipping Talisman.

Moreover, a high-level magical beast had a miraculous effect on the recovery of one’s body!

Just as Li Xun was thinking about something…

The eyes of the Nine-Tailed Fox, which was lying on the ground on its last breath, became abnormally bright. The rest of its huge tails swayed slightly, but no one noticed it.

Only Li Ran..

He had been quietly observing the Nine-Tailed Fox. Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze, he unexpectedly caught the fox’s movements.

It was very subtle, but it exuded a killing intent!

Li Ran recalled the gaze of the Nine-Tailed Fox, and the hair on his back immediately stood on end. It was preparing for its final kill!

Just as he had expected!

The originally quiet Desolate Millet Mountain Range suddenly erupted with a violent gust of wind. The trees shook violently, and some even rose out of thin air, revealing their thick roots!

On the verge of death, the Nine-Tailed Fox launched its final attack with lightning speed. The fox’s remaining enormous tails split up and swung out, intending to attack the youths on either side of it.

Among them was the young man from the Wang Xiang family and another group of Soul Cultivators who stood closest to the Nine-Tailed Fox. They were about the same age as Li Ran.

In actuality, Li Ran was standing in front of the Nine-Tailed Fox. Logically speaking, he should be the closest to it. Nonetheless, the moment the fox launched its attack, it happened to meet Li Ran’s gaze and changed the target of its sneak attack.

“Buzz!”

All the Great Soul Masters present sensed the movement and turned their heads in surprise. When they saw the enormous tails flying over to attack, their eyes instantly widened. They charged forward with all their might, wanting to protect the child closest to the Nine-Tailed Fox.

“No!”

A strong man shouted. No matter how fast the Great Soul Masters were, they could not outrun the Nine-Tailed Fox’s attack. The rising tail had touched the child’s neck. With a sweep of the tail, it wanted to directly wring his head off!

“Bang!”

A stone smashed into a section of the tail. With a puffing sound, one of the Nine-Tailed Fox’s tails was smashed off!

The tail that hung on the child’s body lost control and fell to the ground. A pool of blood splattered out on the ground.

The Nine-Tailed Fox felt the pain. It glanced at its broken tail and let out a mournful cry. It glared viciously at Li Ran in front of it.

It knew that it did not have long to live, so its attacks became even more ferocious. The rest of its tail swept toward the Wang Xiang family. The young man from the Wang Xiang family was the first to be affected.

The youth’s face instantly turned pale. He used his Soul Ring to block the Nine-Tailed Fox that was attacking him.

Who would have thought that even if the Nine-Tailed Fox was attacked, its bleeding tail would still sweep toward the youth? Even if it was going to die, it wanted to drag someone down with it!

The youth from the Wang Xiang family had a shocked expression. He had injured the Nine-Tailed Fox, but he was still unable to stop it.

Just as the tail was about to touch him, a sharp light appeared in front of his eyes, and blood splattered onto his face.

“Puff.”

Li Xun leaped into the air with a broad saber in his hand, cutting off the other tail of the Nine-Tailed Fox!

At this moment, the two parties had arrived and cut off the remaining tails of the Nine-Tailed Fox. It completely lost the ability to attack.

“Chief Li, thank you for your help. If you hadn’t acted in time, my son’s life would’ve been at stake here!”

The man from the Wang Xiang family let out a long sigh of relief. That had been a close call. His son had almost died at the hands of the Nine-Tailed Fox!

Meanwhile.

The leader of the other group, a young man with tan skin, no longer had the cold indifference from before. He gratefully said, “Thank you, young friend. If it hadn’t been for you, I’m afraid he would’ve lost his life.”

The child next to the man still had not recovered from his shock.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. I just reacted a little too quickly. If it hadn’t been for the fact that this monster was heavily injured, it would’ve been difficult for me to save him with my strength alone.

“In a way, it was just that his fate shouldn’t have ended.”

Li Ran put the stone back into his hand and responded.

The others had noticed the commotion over here. The members of the Pure Wind Clan were surprised by Li Ran’s performance just now. He was actually able to break the Nine-Tailed Fox’s tail in one hit and break its attack.

Nevertheless, after hearing the explanation, everyone understood. If it was not for the Nine-Tailed Fox being injured, it would have been difficult for Li Ran to deal with it with his strength.

The Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly attacked, catching everyone off guard. In the end, with the help of the members of the Pure Wind Clan, they were able to avoid any losses.

For a time, not only the Wang Xiang family members but also the other group of people became much less hostile and wary toward Li Ran’s group.

“Lord Wang, this Nine-Tailed Fox seems to be quite strong. You must’ve spent quite a bit of effort, right?”

An idea popped up in Li Xun’s mind. He suddenly turned to the man from the Wang Xiang family and asked with a smile.

As soon as he asked that, someone from the other group snorted.

Li Xun looked towards the source of the voice. It was a group of unfamiliar faces.

“Your Excellencies, who are you?”

They were probably not members of any organization or family in Sifang Town.

Those people did not say anything. They coldly glanced at the Wang Xiang family’s group before finally staring at the Nine-Tailed Fox on the ground.

“Chief Li, they should be people from other towns. Not long ago, our group entered the Desolate Millet Mountain Range and ran into this Nine-Tailed Fox. Unfortunately, their group was also hunting it.”

The Wang Xiang family’s man explained, “After our groups surrounded it, we finally took down the Nine-Tailed Fox.

“Logically speaking, both our groups took down the Nine-Tailed Fox together, so we contributed as well, but they…”

The leader, who was a man with tan skin, asked very loudly, “If you hadn’t interfered, we could still take down the Nine-Tailed Fox. Who asked you to help us out so easily?

“Don’t think that we don’t know what you people are thinking. You only joined the hunt because you knew the value of the Nine-Tailed Fox and wanted us to share it with you!”

He was right. The Wang Xiang family was after the Nine-Tailed Fox from the very beginning. What did it matter if the other group was dead or alive?

It would be best if they were dead. In that case, the Nine-Tailed Fox would belong to the Wang Xiang family!

One sentence after another, through the conversation, Li Xun had already guessed the general situation.

A conflict of interest.

He was only slightly puzzled. ‘What organization are those people from?

‘They’re quite strong. No wonder the Wang Xiang family didn’t dare to fall out with them and directly kill them to silence them.’

Li Xun sized up the other group of people with a serious expression. There were a total of twelve people. Among them, there were six Great Soul Masters, four Soul Cultivators, and the rest were Soul Warriors.

There was a Soul Grandmaster among the Wang Xiang family’s group, but they only had four Great Soul Masters. Soul Cultivators and Soul Warriors took up half of the group.

If the two sides were to really fight, it was hard to say who would win or lose. What if the Great Soul Masters among those people cultivated Body Cultivation? Their strengths might even be comparable to that of a Soul Grandmaster!

The Wang Xiang family’s people should have thought of this as well, which was why they were in a deadlock with the group and did not directly fight.

“Don’t be anxious, both of you. From an outsider’s point of view, both of you have a point. The fact that the Nine-Tailed Fox was successfully subdued is due to the contributions of both sides!”

Li Xun tried to ease the tense atmosphere between the two sides. Seeing that they were silent, he continued, “I’m not talented, but I have thought of a way to arrange the Nine-Tailed Fox properly. At the same time, it won’t hurt the harmony between the two of you!”

“What is it? Please tell us.”

The tan-skinned man’s tone was slightly more gentle.

“That’s right. Chief Li, if you have any good suggestions, just say it!”

The Wang Xiang family’s man had his doubts, but he was not worried. After all, the Pure Wind Clan was the clan of Martial Dao of Sifang Town, so there was no need for them to side with outsiders.

“The method’s very simple. Whoever’s stronger has the right to obtain the Nine-Tailed Fox. Speak with your strength!”

When these words were said, both sides were somewhat confused. After a while, their expressions changed.

‘Are the people of the Pure Wind Clan trying to get their hands on the Nine-Tailed Fox too?

‘We’ll fight to the death, whereas then the people of the Pure Wind Clan will reap the benefits?’

The two men in the lead of the two groups did not speak for a moment, but their eyes were not very natural. They looked at Li Xun and the others warily.

“You misunderstood! I didn’t mean that. I’m not suggesting that you should fight to the death.”

Li Xun explained with a helpless smile.

“If you really fight, you’ll both suffer heavy losses. It’s disadvantageous for either side.”

Seeing that their expressions had eased up, Li Xun continued, “For the sake of fairness, I see that both sides have Soul Cultivators and Soul Warriors of similar ages. How about this? Each side will send out three Soul Cultivators or Soul Warriors to challenge each other. Whoever wins will get the Nine-Tailed Fox!”