Fox Race

The day after the great victory at the Human Race's Two Worlds Pass, all factions of the Human Race began a secret investigation into the creator of "Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage," known only as 'Anonymous.'

On the other side of the space channel, the Fox Race.

Here too stood a city similar in style to the Human Race's Two Worlds Pass.

It was also layered, with an inner and outer section.

Within the inner layer was a strange vortex. This vortex was, in fact, the space channel.

On the other side of the space channel lay a vast expanse of land, ten thousand miles in radius. This was the Void Battlefield, where the realms of various races were connected through space battlefields and space channels.

These were the similarities. The difference lay in the city walls on the Fox Race's side, which were entirely red, constructed from a stone called Red Pine Stone found within the Fox Race's realm. In contrast, the Human Race's side was built from cut bluestone.

Of course, despite the difference in construction materials, these city walls were built with the most suitable materials from their respective interfaces, and their sturdiness was beyond doubt. After all, if the city walls couldn't hold, their own realms would be in danger, and enemies would march in unopposed, free to slaughter and pillage as they pleased.

Therefore, the cities guarding the space channels might not be the largest or finest within their realms, but they were certainly the most robust.

The guardian city on the Fox Race's side was named Qingqiu Fort, sharing the same name as their ancestral land.

At this moment, a fiery red fox darted rapidly through Qingqiu Fort. If she encountered an obstacle, she would leap over it, her speed undiminished. Finally, the red fox darted into a palace somewhat similar to the one on the Human Race's side.

Inside this palace, a fox with snow-white fur was lounging on her bushy tail, feigning sleep.

The white fox heard the commotion and opened her eyes. Seeing the red fox enter, panting, she casually said, "Red Jade, why are you in such a hurry?"

The red fox rested for a moment, caught her breath, and then hurriedly said, "Leader, we've found the Human Race's divine ability. It's on the Heavenly Dao Virtual Net, called 'Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage,' and the creator is Anonymous."

Upon hearing this, the white fox immediately stood up. Simultaneously, she revealed the nine equally snow-white tails she had been hiding beneath her. At this moment, these nine tails swayed freely behind her, signifying her status.

This was a Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

"'Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage'... a Human Race divine ability... Let me see... Indeed, it is this kind of divine ability."

Now that she knew the name, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox quickly found the divine ability on the Heavenly Dao Virtual Net.

The Heavenly Dao Virtual Net was not exclusive to the Human Race; it was shared by all races. Every intelligent race could freely buy and sell divine abilities and classics on it.

Of course, this excluded physical items.

Therefore, there were no secrets within the Heavenly Dao Virtual Net, only the question of whether one could find them.

After personally experiencing the power of the "Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage" divine ability, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox had an idea. She asked, "By the way, Red Jade, have you tested the 'Combined Forces Divine Ability'?"

"I have tested it. For the Myriad Fox Formation, it directly generates ten thousand questions. As long as the target answers all ten thousand questions correctly, they can break free."

"Ten thousand questions? This divine ability only has two to three hundred questions in total. So, there must be repetitions?"

"There are indeed repetitions, Leader. Moreover, if a particularly intelligent fox answers the questions, he can help other foxes. With the repetitions and this assistance, the calming effect isn't actually that good. We only suffered a loss this time because we were unfamiliar with this divine ability. Next time, it definitely won't happen."

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox remained noncommittal. She pondered for a moment, grooming her fur with two of her tails, and casually asked, "If the Myriad Fox Formation targets a single individual, what is the effect?"

"Red Jade also tested this. When targeting a single individual, the opponent only needs to answer one question to break free. Furthermore, the opponent can choose which question to answer. So, it's no better than a one-on-one fight."

"Is that so!"

It seemed that even with this divine ability, the Myriad Fox Formation posed little threat to Grandmaster-level experts, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox thought to herself.

Subsequently, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox activated her bloodline divine ability. Moments later, a will descended into the palace in Qingqiu Fort.

"Lingxue, aren't you stationed at Qingqiu Fort? What is it?"

"Old Ancestor, recently the Human Race has produced a divine ability..."

Following this, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, Lingxue, recounted the recent events on the Void Battlefield to her Old Ancestor, and also revealed her plan.

After speaking, Lingxue remained still, awaiting her Old Ancestor's reply.

After about ten breaths of time, the familiar voice of the Old Ancestor appeared in Lingxue's mind, "Lingxue, I have discussed it with a few others, and they have agreed. The time is set for today afternoon, the third quarter of the You hour. Prepare yourself as soon as possible."

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox replied with a resounding affirmation. Then, she asked, "By the way, Old Ancestor, have the Human Race investigated the creator of this divine ability?"

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's Old Ancestor, being an eight-star Great Grandmaster, could roam the myriad realms. Although not in person, and possessing no power upon arrival, it was not difficult to obtain some information. As for Lingxue herself, to learn news from the Human Race, she would have to go through the Human Race's space channel. However, she was not confident she could pass their checkpoints, which was why she asked her Old Ancestor.

Lingxue was extremely curious about the creator of "Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage."

Moments later, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's Old Ancestor's somewhat surprised voice echoed in her mind, "Strange, the Human Race hasn't found any clues either. It seems this person is exceptionally well-hidden this time. Alright, don't worry about that for now; your plan is more important."

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox had to temporarily set aside her curiosity. However, she didn't believe the other party could remain hidden forever. If the other party truly managed it, then...

Lost in these thoughts, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox looked at Red Jade before her and instructed, "Red Jade, immediately gather the accumulated Earth Luck and have the million-strong army of Qingqiu Fort learn 'Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage.' After practicing well, at the third quarter of the You hour, march on the Lion Race's Celestial Lion Fortress. This time, we will annihilate the Lion Race's elites."

Unexpectedly, Red Jade did not immediately comply upon hearing this. Instead, she asked, "Leader~, the Lion Race should have also learned this divine ability. Isn't this operation too risky?"

In Red Jade's opinion, their Fox Race and the Lion Race were of similar strength, and the other party might have also learned this divine ability. She feared their side might suffer heavy losses in this operation, hence her question.

Red Jade didn't immediately agree, instead asking her doubts. Lingxue wasn't annoyed at all, as her plan was indeed quite audacious. So, she patiently explained: "Those big, dumb brutes of the Lion race, do you think they can compare to our Fox race just because they learn the same supernatural power?

This supernatural power tests IQ.

The Lion race isn't good in terms of IQ.

And do you think they could have guessed we'd attack their main camp today?"

Red Jade thought about it. It was true, the Lion race had only ranked among the strong races due to their physical bodies. While their IQ wasn't bad, it was far inferior to the Fox race.

For a supernatural power that tested IQ, the Lion race would indeed take much longer to master it than the Fox race.

However, Red Jade thought of another problem, "Leader, what if they memorize the answers? Wouldn't this supernatural power be useless against them then?"

"Memorizing answers, that is indeed a problem.

But they shouldn't be able to memorize it that quickly, let alone have their entire million-strong army memorize it. And even if they did memorize it, they'd still be at a disadvantage compared to us. At the very least, they wouldn't be able to have their entire army learn this supernatural power. Our swift deployment this time will definitely catch them off guard."

Red Jade didn't object to what the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox said, because that was indeed how it would be.

Take their Fox race for example. If she hadn't known they were going to attack the Lion race today, she wouldn't have had her million-strong army learn this new supernatural power and memorize the answers to those questions. Moreover, perhaps only tens of thousands of people would even learn this supernatural power. Besides, when they attacked in the afternoon, the Lion race might not even have found the name of this supernatural power yet.

Thinking of this, Red Jade asked again, "Leader, one more question. Why don't we wait a bit? Wait until the questions for this supernatural power increase, and then act. Wouldn't that be more stable?"

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox flicked its tail. "Opportunity knocks but once. We must strike them down completely while they haven't learned the supernatural power. After some time, when they've all learned it, even if we still have the IQ advantage, our casualties will undoubtedly increase significantly. So, it's better to act now.

And if nothing unexpected happens, the ones guarding the border passes in the future will all be eight-star Great Grandmasters. By then, surprise attacks will be impossible."

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox didn't deny the issue of increasing questions that Red Jade brought up, as it was inevitable.

Even if the original owner of this supernatural power, 'Anonymous,' didn't actively add questions, a similar supernatural power would inevitably appear, and it would have even more questions. This was due to the strong demand from all races, making it inevitable.

Red Jade nodded after hearing the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's explanation. "I see! Now is indeed a very good time. Then why did we choose a strong race? Why not choose a weaker one, like the Rabbit Clan or the Leopard Clan? Their IQ isn't as high as ours, and their physical bodies aren't as good as the Lion race's. They should be easier to deal with, and our losses should be less."

Facing Red Jade's doubts, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox continued to explain:

"If we attack strong races, then other races will be happy to see us fighting constantly, even to the point of mutual destruction, so they can reap the benefits.

However, if we attack weaker races, even if we win this time, they will definitely unite against us in the future, treating us as a thorn in their side. This is not conducive to our future development.

Also, if we attack strong races, nine times out of ten, the slightly weaker races will not support the other party."

Red Jade listened and put herself in the position of a weaker race. She indeed felt there was no need for them to rescue. "That's true."

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox added at this point: "Moreover, for this operation, we have allies. The Old Ancestor has already made contact.

Our Fox race will attack the Lion race, the Monkey race will attack the Tiger race, the Rat Clan will attack the Ox race, and the Phoenix race will attack the Snake Clan.

With four races acting together, we must suppress these freeloaders this time and establish the authority of our high-IQ intelligent races."

Red Jade deeply agreed with her leader's statement about those races being freeloaders. It was true, those races only knew how to eat all day, and they could grow stronger just by eating, without relying on their brains. In a way, they could indeed be considered freeloaders.

This was definitely not jealousy.

In fact, the cultivation methods of the Hundred Races were broadly divided into two types. One type relied on their physical bodies, or rather, on bloodline inheritance. They could become stronger just by eating, typical examples being the Pig Race, Lion Race, and Tiger Race, which were naturally strong in physique.

The other type relied on their brains, such as the Human Race, Fox Race, Rat Clan, and Monkey Race. It was difficult for them to improve their strength by just eating; they could only improve their talent by learning, thinking, and researching, thereby increasing their strength.

Because the races that cultivated through bloodlines ate more, they usually had much stronger aggression than other races.

This created a sense of mutual hostility between the two types of cultivation routes, often leading to conflicts on the Void Battlefield.

This time, those who followed the talent route decided to seize the opportunity to teach those who relied on bloodlines a lesson, so that the other party wouldn't continue to be arrogant on the Void Battlefield.

Therefore, Red Jade did not strongly oppose this expedition against the Lion race; she just wanted to minimize their own losses.

"Then, Leader, if we all leave, what about the defense of Qingqiu Fort?"

"For defense, a group of people will be transferred from Qianye to garrison in the afternoon. It should be fine. Besides, there are several Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters watching the outer perimeter. Even if they come, they won't reach the rear."

"That's good! Then, Leader, I'll go down and prepare."

"Oh, Red Jade, before we set out, we must memorize the answers to all the questions. Don't be careless."

"You can rest assured about this, Leader."

At the third quarter of the You hour in the afternoon, the Fox race, Monkey race, Rat Clan, and Phoenix race, relying on the military strategy supernatural power [Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea], concealed their tracks and launched a surprise attack through the Void Battlefield on the Lion race, Tiger race, Ox race, and Snake Clan.

In this battle, the Fox race and the other three races achieved a great victory. They annihilated the million elites of their respective target races stationed at the border passes, with minimal casualties on their own side.

Immediately after the battle, the Hundred Races Alliance reconvened and redrafted the Hundred Races Treaty, abolishing the regulation that prohibited eight-star Great Grandmasters from being stationed at the border passes.

After this regulation was abolished, most of the Hundred Races breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to worry about their safety. They were worried about being suddenly attacked, which would mean certain death.

After this battle, the once lively Void Battlefield suddenly became desolate.

It was as if everyone was just playing around before, and no one could kill anyone, or the damage caused was not significant. Now, everyone carried a sharp and deadly sword, so who would dare to go out?

It was better to stay at home and guard.

Moreover, in the original Void Battlefield, everyone lost at most tens of thousands of lives annually, but in this one battle, four million elites were wiped out.

This was too exaggerated and too dangerous, causing all races to be in a state of constant fear.

It could be said that in the short term, no race wanted to fight in the Void Battlefield, nor could they fight.

Furthermore, after this battle, the Lion race, Tiger race, Ox race, and Snake Clan each lost a million elites. They had to reallocate personnel from their rear to fill the gaps, inevitably slowing down the development speed of their entire race.

Regarding this, all races except the four were happy to see it happen. The stronger ones hoped to have one less competitor, while the weaker ones hoped to have one less mountain pressing down on them.

As for the Fox race and the other three races, they gained a large number of Earth Luck Points and spoils of war from this battle. With this gain and loss, the gap between them and those bloodline races was completely widened.

This battle, which shook the Hundred Races, also made the supernatural power [Chicken and Rabbit in the Same Cage] completely famous among the Hundred Races. Without learning this, you wouldn't dare to mix in the battlefield.