My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 454 - 134: [First Update]

Not far away, a four-tailed fire fox was glaring at him with bared teeth.

Obviously, this four-tailed fire fox was the Guardian Beast of the Red Flame Fruit Tree.

The four-tailed fire fox wasn’t very large, about the size of a regular wolf, but its four tails fluttered in the wind, making it somewhat eye-catching.

Nan Hua’s gaze involuntarily fell on those four tails, thinking that if he could make a few scarves for Geng Geng with those tails, it wouldn’t be bad; the color looked just right.

Of course, the four-tailed fire fox noticed his gaze. When it realized this human dared to scheme against its tails, it was immediately furious and opened its mouth again. Another fire-formed arrow shot towards Nan Hua.

Nan Hua hadn’t been paying attention earlier, but he was now prepared. He dodged as soon as he saw the arrow coming his way.

He extended his hand, an array appeared in his palm, and he hurled it towards the four-tailed fire fox.

The golden array grew larger as it caught the wind in mid-air, quickly expanding to a diameter of about three meters, landing above the four-tailed fire fox and enveloping it completely.

The golden array, like a cage, tightly restrained the four-tailed fire fox.

Taking advantage of this moment, Nan Hua quickly picked the Red Flame Fruits from the Red Flame Fruit Tree. By the time the four-tailed fire fox managed to break free from the array, most of the fruits had already been harvested, and upon seeing this, the four-tailed fire fox was furious.

It let out a shrill cry as its entire body suddenly enlarged, then lunged fiercely at Nan Hua.

Of course, Nan Hua wouldn’t be knocked down by the three-tailed fire fox. He leaned back to dodge the four-tailed fire fox, turned around, and raised his hands, causing a vertical array to appear in front of him.

Although the cultivation of the fire fox was only at the Peak of Taiyi True Immortal Realm, compared to the Golden Immortal Realm Nan Hua, it was no match.

The array in Nan Hua’s hands was a Water Element Array. When the four-tailed fire fox lunged again, he pushed his hands forward, and the array quickly flew towards the four-tailed fire fox.

Arrows of water shot out from the array, attacking the four-tailed fire fox.

The enlarged body of the four-tailed fire fox became a hindrance, like a moving target. Even if it tried its best to dodge, the close distance made it easy for the water arrows to hit it, and soon, numerous wounds appeared on its body, bleeding.

Realizing that its enlargement made it less agile, the four-tailed fire fox reverted to its original size and form when it first saw Nan Hua, waved its sharp claws, and charged at him once again.

"Again?" Nan Hua raised an eyebrow, speechless at the four-tailed fire fox’s persistent attacks instead of fleeing.

He extended his hand, and a two-layer array appeared in his palm. This type of array was something he had comprehended in the underground palace, an overlapping array with power more than double the usual.

The array in his hands was tiny, but as the four-tailed fire fox approached, he hurriedly pushed the array forward. It instantly expanded, and when the four-tailed fire fox’s body hit it, the array enveloped it.

The double-layered array formed a ball-like structure, trapping the four-tailed fire fox inside. No matter how the fire fox struggled, it couldn’t break free from the ball formed by the array. Nan Hua extended his hand towards the spherical array, then clenched his fist tightly. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Explode!"

With a low shout, the spherical array suddenly contracted, bursting forth with a dazzling golden light. When the light faded, both the array and the four-tailed fire fox vanished.

"What a pity for such nice tails," Nan Hua shook his head with some regret, "but no worries, I’ll find better ones to make scarves for Geng Geng!"

He glanced at the Red Flame Fruit Tree beside him, finding the fruits mostly picked. After some thought, he stretched out his hand, drawing a complex array in the air, and threw it at the Red Flame Fruit Tree.

"Consider it payment for the Red Flame Fruits," he murmured, watching as the array and the Red Flame Fruit Tree disappeared together, then turned and left.

...

After slaying the Fire Cloud Beast, Jun Wu walked through the forest for half a day. Along the way, he encountered a few spirit beasts, but none of them had higher cultivation than his, so he easily dealt with them and collected some decent herbs. His harvest was quite bountiful, but the lack of other people was slightly disappointing.

He was eager to find Gu Qingqing quickly, but the Secret Realm was vast, and he had no idea where she might be. Finding her wouldn’t be easy, but he was mentally prepared, so he wasn’t discouraged.

After resting in a clearing for a while, Jun Wu set off again, searching for Gu Qingqing’s figure while collecting herbs and other items he found along the way.

By evening, he came across a small stream and was about to freshen up when a black shadow swung at him from the side. He glimpsed it out of the corner of his eye and swiftly dodged while retrieving his scimitar, cautiously watching the direction the shadow had come from.

He saw a black-and-white spider about as tall as a person staring at him from a tree. On the spider’s back, the white markings resembled a human face, and its eight legs looked very powerful. Jun Wu quickly recognized it as a giant human-faced spider of Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

These spiders move quickly, and their silk is poisonous. If it sticks to one’s skin, the nerves gradually become paralyzed, the body becomes harder to control and increasingly stiff, eventually becoming immobile, only to be eaten by the spider.

Jun Wu frowned, becoming more cautious. He did not rush to attack but instead observed the giant human-faced spider carefully to find its weaknesses, hoping to quickly take control of the battle.

The giant human-faced spider saw Jun Wu dodge its silk, so it moved its two front legs and climbed down from the tree to the ground, confronting Jun Wu.

Jun Wu had great patience, and since the giant human-faced spider didn’t move, he remained still as well. However, the giant human-faced spider couldn’t stand it and launched a silver-white silk from its abdomen at Jun Wu again.

The silk sped toward him rapidly, but thankfully Jun Wu kept his eyes on the giant human-faced spider, prepared at the first sign of its movement. He sent his scimitar flying in an arc, slicing the silk into two sections in mid-air. The front section of the silk lost its momentum, flew a little further, and then fell to the ground, while Jun Wu had already leaped, avoiding the silk.

Seizing the moment when the giant human-faced spider was spitting silk, he approached it. With a flick of his hand, his scimitar struck one of its legs, nearly severing the lowest segment. Though it wasn’t completely cut off, it was halfway through, making little difference.

This seemed to enrage the giant human-faced spider. It abandoned the silk it was spitting and turned toward Jun Wu, spitting another thread of silk at him. Jun Wu skillfully avoided the silk using his Step Technique, nonchalantly closing in again, his scimitar slashing the spider’s back. This time, it only left a scratch and didn’t harm the spider.

But the giant human-faced spider still felt provoked and charged at Jun Wu, waving its legs.

Its speed was tremendous, and after all, its cultivation was slightly higher than Jun Wu’s. Even though his Step Technique had reached Great Success, he still got injured, fortunately not by the silk, so he wasn’t poisoned, but Jun Wu’s expression remained grim.

Seeing his clothes torn, Jun Wu became furious. His attack speed increased dramatically; he stopped conserving his immortal power and focused solely on eliminating the giant human-faced spider as swiftly as possible.

The gap in cultivation was completely offset by Jun Wu’s Cultivation Technique and move. In facing the giant human-faced spider, he wasn’t significantly disadvantaged and soon hacked off three of its legs, reducing its speed.

Then he climbed onto the spider’s back, where a single slash couldn’t hurt it. However, after he slashed ten times, the giant human-faced spider finally showed some wounds.

After about half an hour, Jun Wu had acquired a few more wounds. His purple clothes were stained with blood in several places. That’s when he finally defeated the giant human-faced spider.

As the giant human-faced spider’s corpse crashed to the ground, Jun Wu, panting heavily, landed on the ground. His hair was in disarray, his clothes were torn in many places, and he had numerous wounds, looking quite battered, but his aura was more intense.

Standing upright, he glanced at the spider’s corpse, walked to the stream to wash up a bit, and continued to look for a place to stay the night. Eventually, he found a cave, which appeared to be some spirit beast’s lair. However, the beast was either dead or had abandoned it long ago, for it was reasonably clean inside. Jun Wu tidied it up a bit and made do for the night in the cave.

...

Traveling together with Su Xi, the journey was much livelier for Gu Qingqing.

Su Xi was a chatterbox; even without someone responding, she could talk for a long time. Although Gu Qingqing was used to being quiet, she didn’t stop Su Xi. Having Su Xi around made the tedious training more interesting.

"Geng Geng, am I being too noisy?" Su Xi pursed her lips, realizing a bit late, and asked cautiously, looking at Gu Qingqing.

"Not at all." Gu Qingqing shook her head.

"I knew it, you’re the best, Geng Geng," Su Xi said, visibly relieved and happy. She ran over, hugged Gu Qingqing’s arm, and shook it. "When I was with my cousin, she always complained I was too loud, but not you, Geng Geng! You’re the best, never annoyed with me!" As she spoke, she nuzzled Gu Qingqing’s shoulder.