125: Chapter 125: The Demon Fox Breaks Free

At the same time.

East City, Yelaixiang Inn.

Xiao Ran was downstairs holding a bowl of porridge when he suddenly felt the ground shake violently.

His expression changed as he set down the bowl and rushed out of the inn.

Looking up, he saw exactly that massive Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

"Holy crap!"

He couldn't help but curse.

This thing was more terrifying than any Yao Beast he had ever seen in the Ancient Battlefield!

That sky-blotting Demonic Qi could be clearly felt even from dozens of miles away.

Soul Transformation Stage?

No, stronger than the Soul Transformation Stage!

At least the Void Refining Stage!

Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Ran's forehead.

What was the White Emperor trying to do?

Releasing a monster like this—isn't he afraid of getting dragged down with it?

He didn't have time to think. He turned and rushed back into the inn.

On the second floor, Bai Linger had already finished dressing and was about to head out.

Seeing her, Xiao Ran grabbed her hand.

"Follow me!"

Bai Linger's face was pale, but she still followed him as they ran outside.

"Young Master Xiao, what is that?"

"A rather badass Yao Beast."

Xiao Ran didn't have time for a detailed explanation.

Bai Linger was stunned by the sudden, overwhelming pressure.

Xiao Ran decisively pulled her as they rushed out of the inn.

"First, let's find a safe place to hide!"

The streets were in utter chaos.

People were fleeing frantically, trampling, shoving, and crying out.

Protecting Bai Linger, Xiao Ran transformed into a streak of black light and suddenly wove through the crowd.

He used the Evasion Technique he was most proud of; in the entire Nascent Soul realm, there was almost no one faster than him.

At this speed, it would only take a few breaths for him to escape White Emperor City.

By then, they would be more or less safe.

However, right at that moment.

A massive shadow loomed over Xiao Ran's head.

He looked up, his pupils shrinking.

A giant fox claw was slamming down toward their position!

"Watch out!"

Xiao Ran pulled Bai Linger into his arms, pushing the Guixu Demonic Light to its limit, forming a grayish-black light shield to protect them both.

Boom!

The fox claw landed!

The ground collapsed with a roar!

Countless people were crushed into pulp, blood staining the rubble red.

Holding Bai Linger, Xiao Ran was sent flying by the shockwave and slammed heavily onto the ground.

He spat out a mouthful of blood but still held onto Bai Linger in his arms tightly.

"Young Master Xiao! You're bleeding!"

Bai Linger cried out in alarm.

Xiao Ran wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and grinned.

"It's fine, I won't die."

He looked up.

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was still rampaging; with a sweep of one tail, another swath of houses collapsed.

This was a powerhouse of the Void Refinement Stage; a casual strike was enough to split mountains and shatter the earth.

Just as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox intended to continue her onslaught.

Suddenly.

A golden light descended from the heavens, blocking her path.

It was the White Emperor!

Dressed in white robes and holding a longsword, he was surrounded by ten thousand rays of golden light, looking like a Heavenly God descending to the mortal world.

"Vile creature! You dare harm the people of my White Emperor City? You seek death!"

His voice spread like rolling thunder, echoing through the entire city.

Looking at that figure, Bai Linger's eyes grew slightly red.

"Father..."

Xiao Ran, hearing this, wasn't moved in the slightest.

What a convincing act.

This Old Geezer really knows how to time his entrance!

Xiao Ran complained in his heart, but his hands simply pulled Bai Linger along as he continued to retreat.

At that moment, in mid-air.

The White Emperor raised his hand and slashed down with his sword!

The golden sword light collided with the fox's Demonic Qi, erupting in an earth-shattering roar!

"White Emperor! You imprisoned me for three hundred years; today shall be the day you die!"

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox shrieked.

"In your dreams!"

The White Emperor shouted coldly.

"Today, I shall act on behalf of the heavens and completely destroy you!"

The two of them clashed.

In the sky, golden light and Demonic Qi intertwined; every collision made space itself tremble.

The citizens of White Emperor City, seeing that golden figure, knelt one after another.

"City Lord Bai! City Lord Bai has come to save us!"

"City Lord Bai is truly righteous!"

"You must win!"

...

In mid-air.

Two figures faced off.

The White Emperor was surrounded by brilliant golden light, a longsword held horizontally before him, its blade shimmering with the phantoms of the sun, moon, and stars.

His white clothes were as pure as snow, and his hair and beard fluttered in the wind; he looked like an immortal descended from the Nine Heavens.

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's form was a hundred zhang tall, her nine tails blotting out the sun.

The Demonic Qi around her was as dark as ink, standing in equal opposition to the golden light.

Dangerous light flickered in her vertical pupils, and a faint, subtle smile played on her lips.

"White Emperor, you wish to stop me again?"

Her voice was charming and seductive, yet it carried a bone-deep hatred.

The White Emperor sneered.

"The Human Race and the Yao Race have been at odds since ancient times. I will not only stop you, I will kill you."

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox laughed from sheer anger.

"Enough nonsense!"

The White Emperor raised his hand and slashed down.

A golden sword light sliced through the sky, and wherever it passed, space itself faintly distorted!

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox neither dodged nor avoided it; her nine tails rose simultaneously, and her Demonic Qi transformed into nine black pillars of light to meet the sword light.

Boom!

The two collided, erupting in an earth-shattering explosion!

The shockwave spread like a tsunami; houses below collapsed in swaths, and countless Cultivators were knocked to the ground.

The White Emperor frowned.

"The people here are innocent. Let us change locations for our battle!"

He raised his hand to form a seal, and the golden light around him surged violently.

“Domain: Sun, Moon, Heaven, and Earth!”

In an instant.

With him as the center, the space within a thousand-zhang radius began to warp!

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox felt a powerful suction force and was pulled inside against her will.

She sneered and did not resist.

After all, they had agreed that this was just an act.

But she would soon regret it, because for powerhouses of their Rank, once you step into someone else's Domain, it means the scales of victory have already begun to tilt to the other side.

The next second.

Their figures vanished from the spot.

In the White Emperor City below, only collapsed buildings, terrified crowds, and... that golden pillar of light piercing the sky remained.

...

Within the Domain.

This was an independent space.

A blazing sun and a bright moon hung in the sky, shining together and casting down a light intertwined with gold and white.

The ground was an endless void, with only a single platform floating in the nothingness.

The White Emperor stood on the platform with his hands behind his back.

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox landed opposite him, her Demonic Qi receding as she returned to her human form.

She was an exquisitely beautiful woman.

Dressed in white robes as pure as snow, with hair like a cascading waterfall, her features were as delicate as a person from a painting.

Most striking were her golden vertical pupils, strange and bewitching.

Behind her, nine snow-white tails swayed gently, adding a touch of lazy elegance.

"White Emperor, this Domain of yours is quite decent."

"But is there a need to be so serious? It's just an act."

She looked around and spoke lazily.

The White Emperor looked at her, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"An act?"

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox raised an eyebrow.

"What? Weren't you going to use me to create chaos, and then take the opportunity to possess that Xiao Ran?"

"Now that the chaos has been created, why haven't you gone yet?"

The White Emperor nodded.

"You are right, the chaos has been created."

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox waved her hand.

"Then what are you still standing there for?"

"Hurry up and go! I'll stay here for a while and wait for your good news."

However.

The White Emperor did not move.

He just looked at her quietly.

Sensing something was wrong, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox looked up at him.

"You..."

Before she could finish her sentence.

The White Emperor suddenly moved!

His figure vanished, and in the next instant, he appeared right before the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!

“Great Arhat Buddha Hand!”

He slammed down a palm strike.

This strike was delivered without any reservation.

The full-force blow of a Void Refinement Peak expert!

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's pupils shrank abruptly, and she hurriedly raised her hand to block.

Boom!

A terrifying shockwave erupted.

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was sent flying, crashing violently into the edge of the Domain and spitting out a large mouthful of blood!

She fell to the ground and looked up at the White Emperor, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You... are you crazy?"

The White Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, golden light flowing around him, a faint smile still on his face.

"Crazy? I am perfectly sober."

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox clutched her chest, struggling to stand up.

"White Emperor! What is the meaning of this?"

"Didn't we agree? I help you create chaos, and you set me free!"

The White Emperor laughed.

"Set you free? When did I ever say such a thing?"

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox froze.

"You..."

"What I said was, you would have freedom after the matter is settled."

The White Emperor said indifferently.

"But I never said exactly when that 'after the matter is settled' would be."

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's face turned ashen.

"You played me?"

The White Emperor nodded seriously upon hearing this.

"Yes, I played you."

"I must say, you Yao Race simply lack brains. Thousands of years have passed, and you are still just as stupid."