Chapter 233 How about we enter my Beast Taming Space?

Jiang Yun was somewhat perplexed.

Mother Fox... this voice... what's going on?

That cold, arrogant tone that looked down on him was gone.

In its place was a kind of... panic he had never heard before?

There was also an irrepressible vibration of pain, as if someone were scraping her bones with a blunt knife; every word carried an endured trembling.

"Could it be..."

Jiang Yun's pupils constricted suddenly.

Several thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

Did something go wrong with the five-colored divine seed?

Did an accidental backlash occur during the Fusion process?

If so, it would mean big trouble!

Although this Nine-Tailed Fox was arrogant and difficult to deal with, she was now connected to him by the Fox Heart Moon Vow, making her, in a sense, his protective talisman and hidden trump card.

A perfectly free bodyguard.

Furthermore.

It would be a huge loss if something happened to this bodyguard before she could even shine.

Moreover, if the Mother Fox's identity were accidentally exposed, it would also bring him trouble.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Yun cursed inwardly.

"Regardless, saving the person... no! Saving the fox is what matters!"

Without the slightest hesitation.

Bang!

He forcefully retracted his right foot, which was suspended in mid-air, and with a near-distorted flexibility, his body instantly spun a hundred and eighty degrees, stepping heavily back onto the bluestone ground within the Su Family courtyard!

The force was so great.

That the hard bluestone slab beneath his feet was actually stamped with fine, web-like cracks!

"Son-in-Law?"

The two guards at the entrance were startled by this sudden commotion.

The middle-aged guard on the left subconsciously spoke to inquire.

His right hand was already resting on the hilt of the saber at his waist.

This was an instinctive reaction formed by long-term training.

But when he saw clearly that it was Jiang Yun.

He hurriedly released his hand.

A look of respect appeared on his face.

"Son-in-Law, you are..."

Jiang Yun didn't respond at all.

He didn't even spare the guard a glance.

Whoosh!

His pace quickened.

Stepping on Stars—

He sped away toward the Yunqi Courtyard!

"This..."

The two guards looked at each other.

Both saw suspicion and uncertainty in the other's eyes.

The young guard on the right lowered his voice.

"Brother Wang, didn't the Son-in-Law just leave? Why did he come back?"

The middle-aged guard, Brother Wang, frowned deeply.

Looking in the direction where Jiang Yun had disappeared.

"And his expression was so grim... it's as if something major happened."

"Whatever major thing it is, it has nothing to do with us little people! We should just honestly watch our gate! It's better to discuss the affairs of these important figures less."

The guard on the right nodded upon hearing this.

Expressing total agreement... Meanwhile.

Jiang Yun utilized the enhancement of Beast Taming Power.

He pushed his speed to the current limit he could achieve.

The wind whistled in his ears.

The pavilions, terraces, rockeries, and waterside pavilions on both sides receded rapidly.

He didn't follow the normal corridor paths at all, but instead Advanced in a straight line, leaping over walls when he encountered them and skimming across rooftops when he encountered houses!

The Su Family servants, deacons, and collateral descendants he met along the way only felt a golden gale sweep past them; by the time they came to their senses, they could only see a rapidly receding back.

"Was that... Son-in-Law Jiang Yun just now?"

An old gardener who was pruning flowers and trees rubbed his eyes, suspecting his vision was failing.

"It's the Son-in-Law! Why is he running so fast? What happened?"

A young handyman nearby stood on tiptoe to watch.

"I don't know... but did you hear the commotion from the front courtyard just now? It seemed like quite a fight; it even alarmed the Second Master!"

"I heard about it too! They say the Fourth Young Master took people to find trouble with the Son-in-Law, but ended up being dealt with by him, and even the Second Master made the Fourth Young Master kneel and apologize!"

"Hiss—is that for real? Doesn't the Second Master protect the Fourth Young Master the most?"

"It's absolutely true! My cousin serves in the front courtyard and saw it with his own eyes! The Second Master not only made the Fourth Young Master apologize but also said publicly that from now on, if any Su Family junior dares to provoke the Son-in-Law, the Son-in-Law can beat them as he pleases, as long as he leaves them with a breath of life!"

"My god... then wouldn't the Son-in-Law be..."

"So now that the Son-in-Law is in such a hurry, could it be that someone else was blind enough to provoke him?"

The sounds of discussion spread quietly behind Jiang Yun.

Various speculations and rumors began to sprout.

But at this moment, Jiang Yun.

Had no heart to pay attention to these.

His entire mind.

Was tied to that master bedroom in the Yunqi Courtyard.

After that one urgent transmission from the Nine-Tailed Fox.

There had been no further sound.

This silence.

Instead made Jiang Yun even more uneasy.

Had the situation worsened to the point where she couldn't spare the soul to transmit?

Or had the Mother Fox already... He didn't dare think too deeply.

He could only urge his Beast Taming Power to the absolute limit.

When Jiang Yun finally saw the familiar moon gate of the Yunqi Courtyard.

His footsteps came to a sudden halt.

His brow furrowed deeply.

Something was wrong.

Although to the naked eye.

The courtyard was still the same courtyard.

The shadows of flowers and trees were flickering, quiet as usual.

But his perception on the level of Divine Sense.

Sent a strong warning!

The space around the courtyard... seemed to be slightly distorting?

It wasn't an obvious distortion visible to the naked eye.

But a sense of abnormality on the spiritual level.

As if an invisible film of water covered the perimeter of the courtyard, causing slight refractive deviations as light passed through.

What made his heart sink even more was that the air was permeated with an extremely subtle but essentially terrifying fluctuation of the Five Elements Laws!

The sharpness of metal, the vitality of wood, the flexibility of water, the violence of fire, the heaviness of earth... five completely different Law powers were now intertwined in a bizarre way, conflicting, colliding, and annihilating each other, yet barely maintaining a fragile balance under the suppression of some powerful will.

Like a volcano about to erupt.

Forcibly covered with a heavy stone slab.

Magma surged wildly underground, and the surface of the stone slab already showed scorching cracks, with wisps of destructive aura seeping out from the fissures.

"This fluctuation... it's the power of the five-colored divine seed!"

Jiang Yun's expression became solemn to the extreme.

When he appraised the five-colored origin divine seed that day.

He had already felt this peculiar Law power.

He was naturally very familiar with this power.

And at this moment.

The five-colored Origin power seemed to be on the brink of losing control!

The Nine-Tailed Fox... what exactly was she going through?

He didn't dare delay.

His figure flashed as he passed through the moon gate.

Stepping into the Yunqi Courtyard.

Buzz!

As soon as he entered the courtyard.

That fluctuation of energy instantly intensified several times!

The scene in the courtyard.

Made Jiang Yun's pupils contract again.

He saw those flowers and trees that were originally meticulously cultivated.

At this moment, they exhibited a bizarre state of growth.

A patch of roses near the east side of the master bedroom had leaf edges that were metallized, glinting with a cold light under the moon like countless small knives.

An old locust tree on the west side had branches extending wildly, yet the new shoots withered and turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye, followed by new buds emerging again, cycling repeatedly like this.

The ground on the south side was moist and muddy, with standing water an inch deep, while the land on the north side was dry and cracked, with fissures several inches deep.

The air was sometimes scorching like a furnace.

And sometimes as cold as midwinter.

The temperature fluctuated violently between extremes.

Five Elements imbalance! Laws in disorder!

And the source of all this chaos.

All pointed to the tightly closed door of the master bedroom.

From the crack in the door.

Faint five-colored brilliance was circulating.

As gorgeous as the aurora.

Red, gold, green, blue, and brown intertwined.

Beautiful beyond compare.

But beneath this beauty.

It emitted a heart-palpitating aura of danger.

As if behind that door.

An ancient Vicious Beast was sealed, about to break out of its cage!

"Mother Fox!"

Jiang Yun used the contract transmission.

At the same time, he reached out to push the bedroom door.

Creak!

Just at the moment his finger was about to touch the door panel.

"Come in!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox's urgent voice sounded in his mind again.

This time.

That suppressed pain was even more obvious.

It even carried a trace of... weakness?

Jiang Yun's brow furrowed deeply.

No longer hesitating, he pushed the door open with force.

Boom!

The moment the door opened.

A violent torrent of Five Elements Laws surged out like a bursting dam!

It was enough to instantly kill an Amethyst-rank Beast Tamer.

Fortunately, Jiang Yun was well-prepared.

The mystic tortoise spirit armor was ready.

Instantly activated to the extreme!

Buzz!

The phantom of a tortoise shell emerged in front of him.

Ancient patterns circulated.

Emitting an indestructible, heavy aura.

Jiang Yun felt a wave of lingering fear.

"Good thing I have the Mystic Tortoise Armor; otherwise, I would have been finished by that hit just now!"

While speaking.

Another wave of Law power came crashing.

Jiang Yun exerted force with his feet.

He stubbornly withstood this impact!

But his body was still pushed back half a step, the soles of his shoes rubbing against the bluestone ground, making a sharp screeching sound.

Looking up.

The scene inside the room.

Gave Jiang Yun's heart a jolt.

He saw the Nine-Tailed Fox's body sitting cross-legged on the bed.

But her current state was extremely bizarre.

And extremely dangerous!

Su Qingxue's originally fair, jade-like skin was now covered with dense five-colored Meridians, like glowing tattoos, flowing wildly beneath her skin.

Gold, green, blue, red, brown... the five colors of light flowed along different meridian paths, entangling and colliding, attacking each other!

Wherever they passed.

Her skin would sometimes metallize with a clanging sound, sometimes woodify with grain appearing, sometimes become as translucent as crystal with water light, sometimes have fire rising and scorching the air, and sometimes petrify and become as hard as rock!

Her face was slightly distorted in intense pain.

Fine beads of sweat broke out on her smooth forehead.

Sliding down her cheeks.

Gathering into drops at her chin.

Falling continuously.

But her tightly closed eyes.

Her eyelashes were trembling violently.

As if she were engaged in a life-and-death struggle with something invisible.

What was most striking.

Was behind her.

In the previously empty air...

Five phantom shadows were faintly swaying.

They were the outlines of five tails!

Though they were still blurry...

Each phantom shadow emitted a distinctly different aura of Law.

The Metal tail was sharp, the Wood tail was full of vitality, the Water tail was flexible, the Fire tail was violent, and the Earth tail was heavy.

The five phantom tails swayed slowly behind her.

With every swing...

They stirred the Five Elements energy within the room.

Triggering even more violent fluctuations.

"You..."

Jiang Yun had just opened his mouth to ask.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's tightly closed eyes snapped open!

Shua!!!

What kind of eyes were those?

Her pupils no longer looked human.

Instead, they had transformed into five-colored whirlpools!

Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth!

Five colors of flowing light spun, collided, and fused frantically within her pupils. Each rotation caused her body to tremble violently, the expression of pain on her face growing deeper.

"Jiang Yun..."

The Nine-Tailed Fox spoke.

Her voice was hoarse and dry.

Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.

"I... underestimated the power of this five-colored origin divine seed..."

She said with great difficulty.

Her five-colored pupils stared at Jiang Yun.

Regret and anxiety flashed in her eyes.

"I used my body as the vessel for the seed, thinking that with my Bloodline and Realm, I could easily refine and fuse it... but I was wrong..."

"Contained within this divine seed are... the most primal Five Elements Laws! Not ordinary Five Elements Law power!"

"Now, my own Five Elements attribute powers are being forcibly struck, remodeled, converted, and suppressed by these Five Elements Laws..."

She took a deep breath.

Her chest heaved violently.

The five phantom tails behind her swayed even faster.

"The power caused by the Realm Breakthrough later... I can still barely suppress..."

"But the power released when this divine seed completely erupts... I... I can't hold it back!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox's voice became increasingly hurried.

"Once it erupts, I will immediately be exposed to the sight of everyone in this area! Experts from the Su Family, the provincial capital, and even further away... will all sense it!"

"What it attracts then... won't just be curiosity! The consequences... you should understand!"

Deep concern flashed in her eyes.

"Furthermore... the power of this five-colored origin divine seed is too overbearing. After it's completely released... I don't know if I can hold on..."

"My original estimation... was wrong..."

After Jiang Yun finished listening.

His face immediately darkened.

He understood.

This wasn't some ordinary Fusion problem; the Nine-Tailed Fox had severely underestimated the level of the divine seed, leaving her in a dilemma.

If she continued the Fusion.

She might be blown apart by the divine seed's power.

If she stopped the Fusion.

The divine seed's power would erupt.

Which would also bring about total disaster.

Caught between a rock and a hard place!

"Then what do we do now?"

"You called me here, but how can I help you?"

Jiang Yun asked in a low voice.

The Nine-Tailed Fox gritted her teeth.

A flash of decisiveness crossed her five-colored pupils.

"You... quickly take me away from the Su Family!"

"Find a remote place! Barren mountains, deep forests, uninhabited areas... anywhere will do!"

"I need an absolutely quiet, undisturbed place to complete the final Breakthrough and Fusion!"

Jiang Yun's brow furrowed.

"Right now... you can't move?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox shook her head with difficulty.

This simple movement caused another violent tremor in her body.

"The Fusion... has already begun... all my mind is focused on suppressing the divine seed's power..."

"I cannot have a Divided Soul... one movement... and it will spiral out of control..."

She looked at Jiang Yun.

With a final glimmer of hope in her eyes.

"You... put me into your Advanced storage ring... and take me away..."

"I... I can still suppress the Origin divine seed... for half an hour..."

"After half an hour... if a safe place hasn't been found... I won't... be able to hold it back..."

Half an hour!

Jiang Yun's heart sank.

He had only just arrived in the provincial capital.

The place and its people were unfamiliar to him.

Within half an hour.

Where could he find an absolutely safe, undisturbed place that wouldn't attract attention?

Barren mountains?

There were indeed mountain ranges around the provincial capital.

But the nearest ones were hundreds of miles away.

Even if he rode Little Skylark.

In half an hour... he couldn't possibly make it!

Deep forests?

There were some gardens and forest areas within the provincial capital.

But those places were all patrolled and guarded.

Once the commotion of the Nine-Tailed Fox's Breakthrough leaked even slightly.

It would immediately attract attention.

An uninhabited place... in this bustling provincial capital.

Where was there any truly uninhabited place?

Jiang Yun's mind raced.

The Appraisers Guild?

The Appraisers Guild in the Starfall District.

Perhaps they had the kind of secret room that could shield energy fluctuations... but he had to reach the Starfall District within half an hour.

Find a suitable secret room.

And do it all without causing a stir.

That was also difficult to accomplish.

Almost impossible!

What to do?

Where exactly is there... wait!

Jiang Yun's train of thought suddenly paused.

A place... an absolutely perfect place.

Surfaced in his mind.

His Beast Taming Space!

That's it!

His Beast Taming Space.

It could perfectly shield all the energy fluctuations caused by the Nine-Tailed Fox's Breakthrough and Fusion!

It was a space completely independent of the outside world; as long as he didn't actively open it, no one could perceive anything inside!

Moreover... the three Heaven-Defying characteristics of his Beast Taming Space.

Could also completely eliminate the difficulties and risks during the Fusion process!

Without any accidents.

If the Nine-Tailed Fox entered the Beast Taming Space to fuse with the divine seed... it would be a 100% perfect match!

Absolute success!

This thought made Jiang Yun's heart steady.

But in the next moment.

Another problem surfaced.

To let this Mother Fox enter the Beast Taming Space... he would have to complete a full Beast Taming Contract!

Not this current equal and special Fox Heart Moon Vow, but a real Beast Taming Contract.

Jiang Yun's gaze.

Fell upon the Nine-Tailed Fox.

This Mother Fox... she was so arrogant, viewing humans as ants, and was barely willing to sign an equal contract... would she be willing... to sign a Beast Taming Contract?

Even if it was just temporary?

While Jiang Yun was weighing his options.

"What are you still thinking about?!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox's urgent voice rang out again.

Her tone already carried obvious irritation and anger.

"Hurry up and take me away!"

"I... I'm almost at my limit!"

"The Five Elements Laws have already begun to strike the Origin of my Aptitude! If we delay any longer... I really won't be able to hold it back!"

Her body trembled even more violently.

The five-colored meridian patterns on her skin glowed brilliantly.

The five phantom tails behind her were almost about to solidify!

"If I'm exposed then... and attract the attention of human experts... both of us will be in trouble!"

"If this Empress is exposed... don't think you'll have it easy either!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yun.

Took a deep breath.

He looked up.

Into the Nine-Tailed Fox's five-colored pupils, filled with pain and anxiety.

He slowly nodded.

"I... have indeed thought of a place."

A flash of joy appeared in the Nine-Tailed Fox's eyes.

"Where? Take me there quickly!"

Jiang Yun was silent for a moment.

Then he said slowly, "An absolutely safe, absolutely quiet place where you won't be disturbed by anyone."

"And by fusing with the divine seed there... I can guarantee you will 100% successfully fuse with the five-colored origin divine seed, without any risk."

The Nine-Tailed Fox was stunned.

Then she said urgently, "Then what are you waiting for? Take me there immediately!"

Jiang Yun looked at her, his gaze complex.

"But... that place requires you... to be willing to go..."

A trace of confusion flashed in the Nine-Tailed Fox's five-colored pupils.

"This Empress currently needs a quiet, undisturbed place to fuse with the Origin divine seed! Anywhere will do! A mountain of blades, a sea of fire, a dragon's pool or a tiger's den—as long as it helps me successfully fuse with the Origin divine seed and Breakthrough, this Empress will go!"

"When the time comes, this Empress will certainly remember this favor you've done."

"Hurry up! Stop dawdling!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox urged.

She really was about to lose her hold.

The impact of the Five Elements Laws on her body was getting stronger and stronger. Every inch of her Meridians felt as if they were being pierced by countless steel needles; the pain was almost enough to make her faint.

She had only one thought now.

Find a safe place and complete the Fusion.

Survive!

Hearing this, Jiang Yun.

A strange light flashed in his eyes.

He nodded slightly.

"Very well."

Then.

He looked into the Nine-Tailed Fox's eyes, full of urgency and pain, and said clearly, word by word.

"How about..."

"Try entering my Beast Taming Space?"

Boom!!!

The Nine-Tailed Fox's pupils, like five-colored whirlpools.

At the moment she heard the words 'Beast Taming Space'.

Contracted violently!

The five-colored flowing light in her pupils.

Seemed to have a pause button pressed on it.

A moment of stagnation occurred!

Then... Buzz!

An even more violent surge of Five Elements energy.

Erupted because of her intense emotional fluctuation!

The tables, chairs, and decorations in the room.

Under the impact of this energy.

Instantly turned to dust!

Even the walls and floor.

Began to show spiderweb-like cracks!

The Nine-Tailed Fox stared dead at Jiang Yun.

In those five-colored pupils, there was the utmost

Shock!

Astonishment!

Incredulity!

And... a rage as if she had been humiliated!