My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 111 - 63: Eight-Tailed Demon Fox [Second Update]

Chapter 111: Chapter 63: Eight-Tailed Demon Fox [Second Update]

After entering the Secret Realm, Si Lin always thought that the demon beasts within were randomly distributed. But as he got closer to the Secret Realm Center, he discovered this was not the case.

The closer he got to the Secret Realm Center, the fewer demon beasts there were, and their levels were higher.

Continuous battles over the days had honed his swordsmanship considerably, and he even felt he might realize his own path in this Secret Realm and thereby advance to the ninth rank.

Just as his mood finally improved a bit due to this, he encountered a ninth-rank demon beast—a Eight-Tailed Fox.

The most powerful of the Fox Clan is the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox! The Eight-Tailed Fox is second only to the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

If the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox is the king of the Fox Clan, then the Eight-Tailed Fox is the second under the king. Achieving the status of a Eight-Tailed Fox also requires talent; the Fox Clan grows an extra tail every hundred years of cultivation, facing a minor Heavenly Tribulation upon reaching five tails. Afterward, each additional tail also brings a Heavenly Tribulation, and only by successfully overcoming these tribulations can they reach the corresponding level; otherwise, they remain at the same level.

As Si Lin passed through the territory of the Eight-Tailed Fox, it happened to come out to hunt. Its size was much larger than an average fox, about as tall as a person, with eight tails swaying behind it. Judging from its behavior, its intelligence was also quite high.

Upon seeing Si Lin, its eyes lit up. Foxes, after transforming into human form, generally possess exceptional beauty because they inherently prefer things that are pleasing to the eye. This Eight-Tailed Fox was no exception and even chose prey that looked clean and strong rather than just grabbing whatever it could find!

Hence, its first reaction upon seeing Si Lin was that this human looked very handsome and could be kept as a pet, just to gaze upon daily, which would bring it immense joy!

With such thoughts, it bared its teeth at Si Lin, eyes filled with greed.

Si Lin had no idea what the Eight-Tailed Fox was thinking. Once he realized the Eight-Tailed Fox’s cultivation was at the ninth rank, he hesitated.

He had previously vowed to maintain his best state before meeting Gu Qingqing, minimizing battles along the way. However, a ninth-rank demon beast was a rare opportunity. Right now, he was contemplating finding a chance to comprehend his path and elevate his cultivation. Facing such a ninth-rank demon beast was too tempting.

Just as he was indecisive, the Eight-Tailed Fox made the first move.

Its eight tails suddenly extended, forming a net aimed at Si Lin, seemingly intending to entrap him with its tails. Si Lin raised an eyebrow, drew the Dragon Capturing Sword, and struck at one of the approaching tails as they neared him.

The Eight-Tailed Fox’s tails were undeniably tough, but the Dragon Capturing Sword was extraordinary. Sensing something was wrong, it retracted its tails immediately.

Although Si Lin’s strike missed, he didn’t mind and instead moved closer, preparing for a proper fight with the Eight-Tailed Fox.

The Eight-Tailed Fox initially thought the human in front would be scared, making it easy to capture him back to its fox den, where it could admire his beauty daily. Unexpectedly, the opponent wasn’t an easy match and even attempted to wound it, igniting its fury instantly!

It roared at Si Lin, then its size doubled, and its teeth and claws became much sharper. Its tails also lengthened significantly, swaying behind it.

Si Lin’s gaze stopped on its tails momentarily, thinking the fur looked nice and could be kept to make a scarf for Geng Geng!

The Eight-Tailed Fox shuddered for some reason, and upon noticing Si Lin’s dangerous gaze, its fur bristled.

It swiftly charged toward Si Lin, extending a claw to scratch at him as it approached, with the tip of its claws even glinting coldly, revealing their sharpness. If caught, the wounds would undoubtedly be deep.

Fortunately, Si Lin wasn’t to be trifled with. He held the Dragon Capturing Sword horizontally in front of his chest, blocking the Eight-Tailed Fox’s claws, exerting a slight force to shake them off before slashing toward the Eight-Tailed Fox.

Sensing the threat of the Sword Qi, the Eight-Tailed Fox dodged to avoid the edge, leaping to the other side before charging at Si Lin again, this time using a different claw to reach for Si Lin’s head.

Si Lin spun around, unleashing another wave of Sword Qi. The Eight-Tailed Fox hurriedly dodged, lowering its head to give Si Lin a fierce look.

Its eight tails lengthened in an instant, attacking Si Lin simultaneously. Si Lin immediately raised his sword in defense, but the numerous powerful tails managed to entangle his waist. The Eight-Tailed Fox controls its tails, swinging Si Lin towards a nearby tree, breaking it in half upon impact. Si Lin let out a muffled groan, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

He managed to stabilize himself despite the Eight-Tailed Fox’s swings and used the Dragon Capturing Sword to cut off one of its tails, finally freeing himself from the bind.

With its tail severed, the Eight-Tailed Fox let out a painful wail, glaring at Si Lin with hatred!

It suddenly erupted, emitting a red energy all over, tripling its speed until it became a blur, visible only as an afterimage.

Si Lin frowned, unable to sense the Eight-Tailed Fox’s position and relying only on his intuition. When he felt a gust coming from the right, he instinctively moved, but it was too late; his arm was directly clawed by the Eight-Tailed Fox.

Clutching his injured arm, Si Lin’s face was somewhat pale, yet his expression remained calm, even somewhat crazed.

As a natural born battle enthusiast, he immensely enjoyed the thrill of combat, the exhilarating feeling was always so mesmerizing.

After the eight-tailed fox wounded Si Lin, its figure vanished again. In the next moment, it appeared behind Si Lin. Si Lin instinctively blocked with the Dragon Capturing Sword, and this time managed to fend it off. However, the eight-tailed fox not only had its speed increased but also its strength; his hand went numb from the shock, almost losing his grip on the Dragon Capturing Sword, causing him to lunge forward.

He rolled forward on the ground to dissipate the force, licking the blood on his hand as he looked at it.

While the eight-tailed fox was secretly pleased, Si Lin suddenly closed his eyes, stood there, his hand brushing over the Dragon Capturing Sword, a drop of blood fell on the sword, quickly absorbed, and the dragon on the sword suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, that dragon appeared behind Si Lin, floating in mid-air, to the eight-tailed fox’s surprise.

Si Lin’s figure flew into the air, his black hair flowed without wind, his garments fluttering, and in the perception of the eight-tailed fox, his presence seemed to disappear, replaced by a sword exuding a chilling aura.

This was the special aspect of Si Lin’s Innate Sword Body; when he entered the state of ’one with the sword’, to others’ perception, he became a sword!

When he opened his eyes again, he looked like a god high above, gazing at the mundane world, his eyes cold yet filled with pity.

On closer inspection, one could see a sword reflected in his pupils.

Perhaps sensing danger, the eight-tailed fox launched an attack immediately.

This time, its speed was even faster, leaving no trace, disappearing without a shadow.

However, unlike before, with just a glance, Si Lin could locate the trace of the eight-tailed fox. The Dragon Capturing Sword always timely appeared where the eight-tailed fox would show up, blocking its attack.

Moreover, he could launch his own attacks!

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the eight-tailed fox was riddled with wounds, its speed and strength diminished compared to before. It panted heavily, watching Si Lin with eyes filled with both hatred and a sliver of fear, clearly intimidated by Si Lin’s tactics.

Si Lin paid no mind to the eight-tailed fox’s reactions; his time in ’one with the sword’ was limited, so he had to quickly resolve the eight-tailed fox, otherwise, it would be him who perished!

"Heavenly Sword Slash!"

With a low shout, he closed his eyes again, raised the Dragon Capturing Sword high, and slashed fiercely towards the eight-tailed fox.

The eight-tailed fox, already sensing the threat of this move, wanted to escape, but realized it had been completely locked in place, unable to move, watching helplessly as the sword descended.

In the eight-tailed fox’s despairing gaze, the sword finally struck it.

It was cleaved into two, absolutely dead!

After confirming the death of the eight-tailed fox, the dragon shadow in mid-air dissipated, and Si Lin fell to the ground, almost losing his grip on the Dragon Capturing Sword, he knelt on one knee, spitting large mouthfuls of blood, clearly severely injured.

He was not yet at the ninth level, and using ’one with the sword’ recklessly would harm his meridians, but in that situation earlier, if he didn’t use that move, he surely wouldn’t have been able to defeat the eight-tailed fox.

His hair was in disarray, white clothes stained with blood, face as pale as paper, body trembling, he barely managed to sit in a meditation pose, hurriedly threw out an Array Plate to activate it, then swallowed a few elixir pills, closed his eyes, and began to heal.

...

After parting ways with Long Wuya, Gu Qingqing, Rong Ye, and Jun Wu continued on their journey. During the time, Rong Ye’s Heavenly Awakening Record automatically appeared, even a spot inside it lit up briefly, but it vanished quickly, leaving Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu puzzled.

[Senior brother, what just happened? What was that?] Seeing Rong Ye frowning, Gu Qingqing couldn’t help but ask with sign language.

"If I’m not mistaken, it should have been someone trying to contact me using a talisman, but possibly due to distance or other reasons, it didn’t succeed," Rong Ye hesitated and said.

He was well-aware of the effects of the talismans he invented, under normal circumstances, even in a large Secret Realm, messages should be received. Unfortunately, it seemed the Secret Realm’s environment had changed, causing his talismans to change as well, unless within close range like before with Jun Wu and the others, messages couldn’t be received, leaving him somewhat frustrated!

Hearing this, Gu Qingqing also felt a bit frustrated.