135: Chapter 135 Testing Jiang Yun's Combat Strength?

Upon hearing Su Chengtian's inquiry about whether he was willing to travel to the provincial capital with Su Qingxue.

Jiang Yun pondered for a moment.

Quickly weighing the pros and cons.

He did need to go to the provincial capital.

Whether for a broader platform, richer resources, or to enroll and join a provincial-level academy.

He was unfamiliar with the journey to the provincial capital.

If he had someone from the Su Family to guide him, it would save a lot of trouble.

Moreover.

The Su Family's influence was not small.

Traveling with them.

Would, on the surface at least, avoid many unnecessary disturbances.

As for the trouble that traveling with Su Qingxue might bring... Jiang Yun inwardly smiled bitterly.

The fact that this Nine-Tailed Fox had agreed to this muddled engagement was already baffling enough... Even if they didn't travel together.

If this esteemed lady wanted to find him, he couldn't hide.

Rather than passively defending.

It's better to keep things in the open, where he can at least grasp some of the dynamics.

Thinking of this.

Jiang Yun nodded and agreed.

"Since Uncle has made the arrangements, this Junior will respectfully comply. Traveling with Miss... Miss Su, looking out for each other, is also a good thing."

He had originally intended to call her by her name directly.

But remembering the terrifying existence within her body.

He changed it at the last moment to the slightly more distant 'Miss Su'.

Hearing this, Su Chengtian.

The smile on his face grew even brighter.

As if he had resolved a major worry.

His heart felt immensely relieved.

"Good! Excellent! With you here, Uncle can be completely at ease!"

He looked with fatherly affection at the silently standing Su Qingxue, his tone tinged with emotion.

"Xue'er's talent is decent, already at the Bronze Fifth Tier, but compared to you, the gap is still vast. The journey to the provincial capital is long, and the academy is teeming with geniuses, with fierce competition. Only with you by her side to watch over her can Uncle truly rest easy!"

Jiang Yun maintained a humble smile on his face.

Nodding in response: "Uncle can rest assured, I will do my best."

But inwardly, he was filled with helplessness.

"Watch over her? Uncle Su, your daughter's strength could probably crush me with a single finger. Who's watching over whom here..."

Jiang Yun inwardly complained with a sense of powerlessness.

At this moment.

Su Chengtian seemed to suddenly remember something.

A glint of curiosity and eagerness flashed in his eyes.

He looked at Jiang Yun.

Saying with an enthusiastic tone: "Jiang Yun, I only heard about your great display of Divine Power yesterday in front of the Qin Family, slaying Golds consecutively, even breaking through on the battlefield. I didn't witness it personally, and it's been itching at me. They say your combat power is Heaven-Defying, capable of fighting beyond your tier. I wonder... could Uncle see for himself just how far your combat power can reach?"

Su Chengtian was also very curious about Jiang Yun.

He was very eager to see if Jiang Yun's combat power was as terrifying as the rumors suggested.

If it were truly so,

then he would have really found a golden son-in-law!

Having a tamed beast capable of defying a major Realm,

once Jiang Yun reaches the High-tier Gold Rank,

wouldn't that mean he possesses Amethyst-level combat power?

Hearing this, Jiang Yun.

Was first taken aback.

Then a surge of motivation also welled up within him.

He had been worried about not finding a suitable opponent to test Little Fire's true combat power after advancing to Gold Rank and mastering the [Water-Fire Dragon Domain].

Ordinary Gold Ranks probably could no longer gauge his depth.

And having an Amethyst-level Senior willing to personally spar was simply an unparalleled, perfect opportunity!

He could unleash everything without reservation.

To see where Little Fire's limits truly lay.

He feigned hesitation on his face.

Politely declining.

"Uncle Su, you are an elder, an Amethyst-level Senior. For a Junior like me to spar with you, I'm afraid..."

Su Chengtian waved his hand, interrupting him.

Laughing heartily: "Hey! We're Family, no need for such formalities! What elder, what Junior? It's just a friendly exchange for mutual progress! No need to stick to these empty courtesies! Come on, let's go to the Family's Beast Taming Martial Arts Field now!"

He stood up enthusiastically.

But his gaze caught the quietly sitting Su Qingxue.

His eyes shifted, and he changed his mind again.

Saying to Jiang Yun: "Alright, Uncle will go to the training ground first to make arrangements. Xue'er, you bring Jiang Yun over shortly."

After speaking, he even gave Jiang Yun a knowing look, clearly wanting to create some alone time for the young pair, before laughing loudly and quickly leaving the study.

Inside the study.

Only Jiang Yun and Su Qingxue remained.

The atmosphere instantly became somewhat stifling.

Laced with an indescribable tension.

Jiang Yun felt the air seemed to grow heavier, his gaze involuntarily shifting to the seated girl, his heart tightening slightly.

Su Qingxue slowly raised her eyes.

Those clear, bottomless pupils now seemed to contain endless abysses.

The corner of her mouth lifted slightly.

Curving into a faint, enigmatic smile.

Her voice ethereal, tinged with mockery.

"What's the matter, our Prodigy Genius who has shaken C City... are you afraid?"

She tilted her head slightly.

A movement carrying a girl's naive charm.

Yet her eyes were sharp as blades.

"Am I that scary? What are you afraid of? Afraid that I... might eat you right here?"

Jiang Yun took a deep breath.

Forcing down the turmoil in his heart.

Striving to make his voice sound calm.

"Afraid? Why should I be afraid? If you wanted to kill me, you could have done so long ago. You went to great lengths to infiltrate the Su Family, to assume Su Qingxue's identity. You must have a goal. Until that goal is achieved, you would never easily expose yourself. Therefore, you would not attack me here."

"Oh?"

Su Qingxue smiled radiantly.

A smile that could topple cities, yet sent a chill down Jiang Yun's spine.

"You are very smart, and your analysis is quite detailed."

Her tone suddenly turned cold.

"However... I don't really like... people who are too smart."

Before her words finished.

Jiang Yun felt an intangible yet vast and mighty mental force, like a silent tsunami, suddenly surge towards him!

Targeting his mind directly!

In an instant.

Jiang Yun felt a violent dizziness.

His Sea of Consciousness seemed to be forcibly invaded.

Countless memory fragments felt like they were being pulled out!

He saw yesterday's battle scenes.

Saw the phenomenon during his Breakthrough.

Even saw himself thinking about how to deal with the Nine-Tailed Fox.

This force was actually trying to forcibly extract his recent memories!

This is the ability of the Spirit Demon Nine-Tailed Fox!

Memory Extraction!

"Ugh!"

Jiang Yun grunted.

His face instantly paled.

He staggered, nearly losing his balance.

He bit his tongue sharply, using the intense pain to jolt his mind clear. Soul Power formed a resilient barrier around his mental sea, desperately resisting the terrifying spiritual invasion.

The force receded like a tide.

Coming fast, leaving fast.

Jiang Yun gasped for breath.

A fine layer of cold sweat had already beaded on his forehead.

He looked sharply at the still smiling Su Qingxue, demanding in a low voice: "What do you mean by this?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox played with a strand of hair falling over her shoulder.

Said nonchalantly: "Nothing, just seeing... if your willpower is firm enough."

She raised her eyes.

Her gaze sweeping over Jiang Yun's slightly pale face.

With a hint of approval.

"It seems now... it's quite good. More tenacious than I imagined."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

She was too powerful!

This ability to glimpse others' memories and control life and death with a mere gesture made him feel deeply powerless.

Being alone with such a terrifying existence, whose strength far exceeds his own and whose thoughts are unpredictable, every minute and second is filled with extreme danger!

Moreover.

He still doesn't understand her true intentions.

Friend or foe?

What does she want?

This feeling of having his life completely in another's hands, with the future shrouded in mist, made him extremely uneasy, always on high alert, constantly on edge.

He simply hardened his heart.

Directly asking the biggest doubt in his heart.

His gaze fixed directly on her eyes, which seemed capable of discerning everything.

"Will you... kill me?"

"Do you want me to do something for you? Or do you want something from me?"

"Why did you agree to Patriarch Su, to settle this matter between you and me? Making our relationship... so complex and difficult to understand?"

He threw out a series of questions.

The air in the study seemed to freeze.

Su Qingxue was first taken aback.

Then, as if hearing something extremely amusing,

She couldn't help but giggle softly.

Her laughter like silver bells, yet carrying a hint of wicked charm.

"No wonder you're so tense every time you see me..."

She stopped laughing.

Her eyes shifting, filled with mockery.

"So it's fear of death! Hahaha!"

Jiang Yun's face flashed with a hint of embarrassment.

But he quickly regained composure, saying frankly: "May I ask, in this world, who isn't afraid of death? Especially... when life and death are in another's hands."

The Nine-Tailed Fox stopped smiling.

Deep within those human eyes,

A faint, illusory vertical pupil belonging to a fox flickered, sinister and seductive.

She looked at Jiang Yun, her tone becoming somewhat elusive.

"You have... too many questions."

She paused, seeming to think for a moment, before slowly speaking, her voice carrying an indisputable authority.

"However, given your honesty, I can answer one of them."

Her gaze became profound.

"I can only tell you that, for now, I won't kill you."

She deliberately emphasized the words 'for now'.

Then she shifted her tone, carrying a hint of cold amusement.

"However, whether I will in the future... that's hard to say. This... depends on whether you have the value to continue living."

Value!

These two words struck Jiang Yun's heart like a heavy hammer.

After speaking.

The strange phenomenon in her eyes disappeared.

Returning to that cool, young girl's appearance.

She stood up, straightened her skirt.

Said in a flat tone: "Alright, let's go. My father should already be waiting at the Tamed Beast Ground."

She walked to the door.

Suddenly stopped, turning half of her stunningly beautiful face.

Her red lips parted slightly, using that ethereal, pleasant-to-hear voice,

Yet carrying an extra layer of particularly sinister tone.

Gently calling: "Jiang Yun... classmate~"

The tail sound slightly rises.

As if carrying hooks.

Making Jiang Yun's heartbeat unworthy again.

Watching her graceful departing back.

The doubts in Jiang Yun's heart not only did not decrease.

Instead, they increased.

But he also confirmed one thing.

This Nine-Tailed Fox currently indeed needs him, or needs some kind of value on him.

So she didn't kill him several times.

Even tolerated him knowing her secret without killing him.

"Value..."

Jiang Yun murmured to himself.

His eyes gradually becoming firm.

"I will never just sit and wait for death!"

This feeling of having his life controlled by others, he's had enough!

This Nine-Tailed Fox's strength is unfathomable,

Far beyond what he can contend with now.

But he has the [Myriad Data Entries] talent, and tamed beasts like Little Fire and Little Sparrow with limitless potential!

He must become stronger faster!

Crazy improvement of strength!

Collect all available resources.

Let Little Fire break through to Amethyst Rank as soon as possible.

Let Little Sparrow also grow up!

Only having enough power,

Can get rid of this situation of being controlled by others.

Can truly control his own destiny!

The provincial capital will be the key to his rapid rise.

There is a broader world,

Richer resources, more intense competition!

Suppressing the surging emotions.

Jiang Yun knew.

Currently, he can only take one step at a time.

Seeking opportunities amidst the crisis.

He took a deep breath.

Stepped forward.

Following the seemingly delicate but actually containing immense power figure ahead.

Walking towards the Su Family's Beast Taming Martial Arts Field.