Hu Xian'er's special ability
The Great Belly Ghost King, with its palms outstretched, was over ten zhang long, like a dark cloud hanging down. What was even more terrifying was that this enormous ghostly palm sealed off the entire Heaven and Earth, giving the impression that this giant hand was infinitely magnified, making one feel that no matter which direction one fled, there was absolutely no way to escape.
Although Hu Xian'er's cultivation level was two levels lower than that of the Great Belly Ghost King, she was, after all, the Imperial Preceptor of the Great Tang Dynasty, and her strength was naturally not weak.
Seeing the Great Belly Ghost King's palm pressing down, and knowing there was no way to dodge it, Hu Xian'er's eyes narrowed. She saw that on her fair forehead, her skin cracked open, revealing a purplish-red eye standing upright in the center of her forehead.
Her purplish-red eyes were like a giant vortex; looking into them felt like they could suck one's soul in.
As those purplish-red eyes opened, Hu Xian'er's body grew like an inflating balloon, but it wasn't just a simple increase in size; it transformed into an enormous fox demon.
With snow-white fur, a slender figure, and nine fox tails that fluttered like ten arms, this Nine-tailed Demon Fox was, in short, beautifully alluring, while its purplish-red eyes on its forehead gave it an eerie appearance.
A faint light emanated from its pupils, and it was unknown what special abilities these strange eyes possessed.
"As expected, the Imperial Preceptor Hu Xian'er of the Great Tang Dynasty is indeed a fox demon." Zhuge Xiang was not too surprised when he saw Hu Xian'er transform into Nine-tailed Demon Fox.
As a courtier of the Great Tang Dynasty, although Zhuge Xiang had been staying in the Hall of Honored Guests these past few days, he still had some understanding of the Imperial Preceptor, including Hu Xian'er Zhuge Xiang.
The Three Great Imperial Preceptors are Niu Dali and Hu Xian'er, both of whom are Demon Cultivator. Niu Dali is a Wildlands and exotic Kui Ox has cultivated into a spirit, while Hu Xian'er is an exotic Nine-tailed Demon Fox.
If she is Nine-tailed Demon Fox, why is she considered a different species? This all comes down to the Evil Eye on Hu Xian'er's forehead. Hu Xian'er once hoped to enter the Hall of Honored Guests by relying on the power of this Evil Eye. Although she ultimately failed, it was enough to demonstrate the extraordinary nature of her Evil Eye. Coupled with her own cultivation at the Spirit Severing Stage, her strength far surpassed that of other experts at the same stage.
As for Hu Xian'er's Evil Eye, Zhuge Xiang had heard of it. It seemed that Hu Xian'er was a variant of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox clan, born with an Evil Eye and a strange and special ability: Sacrifice.
The so-called Sacrifice is to offer up one's own possessions in exchange for something one desires.
The things offered as Sacrifice can be real, such as Cultivation Technique, Spirit Stone, or Spirit Vein. They can also be parts of one's own body, such as eyes, nose, ears, or even knowledge, Memory, Skill, and so on. It seems that everything can Sacrifice.
Similarly, everything one desires is readily available; however, the more precious and powerful something is, the greater the Sacrifice required.
The crimson Evil Eye emitted a faint glow. Hu Xian'er had clearly activated the Sacrifice function. Zhuge Xiang not know what she was Sacrifice, but he could sense that at the same moment, Hu Xian'er's originally slender and graceful body suddenly became strong, and a terrifying Demonic Qi erupted, its power seemingly rivaling that of the Great Belly Ghost King.
"Did she exchange for cultivation? Because of the limitations of her physical body, the power she can exchange for cannot exceed the limits that her body can withstand. But to exchange for such powerful strength, I wonder what she Sacrifice?" Zhuge Xiang murmured to himself as he watched Hu Xian'er's transformation and sensed her soaring strength.
The Void Returning Stage is divided into six minor realms: Nascent Soul Stage, Dao Seeking Realm, Spirit Severing Realm, Dharma Aspect Realm, Tribulation Crossing Realm, and finally, the Great Mahayana Realm.
Hu Xian'er, relying on the Sacrifice power of the Evil Eye, suddenly exchanged for the maximum cultivation level she could withstand. Zhuge Xiang could sense that Hu Xian'er's cultivation had completely risen to a new level, from the Spirit Severing Realm to the Dharma Aspect Realm...
The Dharma Aspect Realm, the Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect— Zhuge Xiang once obtained a Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect Scroll, which granted him immense power, a memory Zhuge Xiang still Memory. So, how powerful would Hu Xian'er be if she entered the Dharma Aspect Realm?
The "Demon Fox Dharma Aspect," the physical body, had reached its limit in terms of power. Even in Hu Xian'er's shrill scream, a trace of pain could be heard.
However, as her cultivation reached the Dharma Aspect Realm, Hu Xian'er unleashed her Demon Fox Dharma Aspect. Her already enormous Fox Demon body grew even larger, transforming in an instant into a giant Fox Demon Hundred Zhang tall.
The Nine-tailed Demon Fox was Hundred Zhang tall, with nine white fox tails, each one like a pillar reaching straight into the sky, or like a waterfall hanging down from the heavens. As the Demon Fox Dharma Aspect unfolded, although her cultivation was still a level weaker, Hu Xian'er was now at least no less imposing than the Great Belly Ghost King in terms of physique.
"As expected of the Imperial Preceptor of our Great Tang Dynasty, such behavior is truly breathtaking..." Looking at Hu Xian'er's true form as Fox Demon and feeling the incredibly powerful Demonic Qi, all the Void Returning Stage experts present couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
The higher one's strength, the greater the gap between each level becomes. Although reaching the Void Returning Stage means entering the highest level of the Cultivation World.
However, at the Void Returning Stage, the gap between the strong and the weak is still very large. Just like the Void Realm powerhouse from the Ghost King Sect before, who was easily eaten by the Great Belly Ghost King as if he had crushed an ant.
"Hehe, even better. I didn't expect to encounter such a delicious feast as soon as Human Realm..." The Great Belly Ghost King patted his belly, which thumped loudly as if thunder were rolling. His eyes were fixed on Hu Xian'er with greedy eyes. He was not surprised but delighted by Hu Xian'er's improvement in strength.
Whether it was because the Great Belly Ghost King was inherently fond of food, or because the Hungry Ghost in the Hungry Ghost Path all had the habit of devouring their targets, all Cultivator were nothing more than Food in the Great Belly Ghost King's eyes. As for someone like Hu Xian'er, the stronger the cultivator, the better and more delicious the Food was to him.
"National Teacher Hu, we have come to help you..." Seeing that although Hu Xian'er's cultivation had improved to a terrifying level, she was still no match for the Great Belly Ghost King, the Yinzhi Old Man from the Ghost King Sect shouted.
The Ghost King Sect had ten remaining Void Returning Stage experts. As these experts from the Ghost King Sect Void Returning Stage in to help, representatives from several Large Sect exchanged glances and simultaneously joined the fray.
Of course, the Imperial Clan's several Void Returning Stage experts couldn't just stand by and watch.
In an instant, all the Void Returning Stage experts on Strange Stone Mountain moved, their target fixed on the Great Belly Ghost King. (To be continued...)