Ten Thousand Year Jade Spirit Fox

To be honest, it felt its own situation was truly miserable.

Originally, it was a 99,999-year-old Jade Spirit Fox living among a population of its kind in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest. Because it sensed it was on the verge of breaking through to the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast level, it quietly left the core area to avoid angering those few beings in the Great Fierce Land, arriving in the mixed area to prepare for its breakthrough at any moment.

It hid cautiously in the mixed area all by itself, preventing any other soul beasts from attacking while it was in the middle of breaking through.

Just like that, it successfully reached the hundred-thousand-year level.

However, having just entered the hundred-thousand-year stage, it was not much stronger than before during the initial period. Furthermore, lacking combat ability, it quietly blended into a group of its own kind in the mixed area. Relying on several new innate skills gained from reaching the hundred-thousand-year cultivation, it disguised itself as a Jade Spirit Fox that had just entered the ten-thousand-year level, preparing to endure this period of weakness.

Originally, its size was similar to that of a lion or tiger, but after becoming a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, its volume had shrunk significantly, so disguising itself as a ten-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox did not seem too far off.

Thus, several decades passed by while it laid low. Just as it saw that in a few more years it would be able to survive the weak period and become a truly powerful hundred-thousand-year soul beast, it encountered Tang Liu.

At that time, it was sleeping, and perhaps because it had become more familiar with the surrounding kin, it was not as vigilant as it had been at the start.

Moreover, it did not feel any hostility directed toward it at the time; it only vaguely sensed that a plant seemed to be slowly approaching it.

In its perception, the aura of that plant was very similar to Blue Silver Grass. Coupled with the fact that it was sleeping quite soundly and was lying on a patch of Blue Silver Grass, it felt that the grass approaching it was merely an illusion caused by the abundance of Blue Silver Grass in the surroundings, so it paid it no mind.

Consequently, it was brought to Tang Hao by Tang Liu and was now a prisoner.

Having finally lived to be a hundred-thousand-year-old beast, and being a cunning fox, it naturally cherished its life.

Therefore, in order to continue living, it was willing to abandon its dignity.

Furthermore, it could sense that Tang Liu and Tang Hao held no malice toward it. The killing intent Tang Hao currently directed at it was only because he feared it might harm Tang Liu.

Regarding this, it expressed understanding. After all, as a fox that had lived for a hundred thousand years, it had seen how those of its own kind went mad when their offspring were eaten by other soul beasts.

In this regard, humans and soul beasts were no different.

Tang Hao slowly released the pressure he had been exerting on the Jade Spirit Fox, allowing it to move. Of course, he did not dissipate the pressure entirely, keeping it constantly around the Jade Spirit Fox.

Should it show even the slightest sign of abnormality, Tang Hao could instantly strike it down.

The Jade Spirit Fox was truly afraid of death, so it dared not harbor any ulterior motives. It cautiously approached half a step toward Tang Liu, who was being supported by Tang Hao, then prostrated itself and dared not move again.

Subsequently, the Jade Spirit Fox lying on the ground emitted a few low whimpers, and immediately after, its entire body lit up with a cyan-green glow.

The next moment, all this light gathered at the center of its brow, forming a ball of light filled with life energy, which slowly detached from its body and finally entered Tang Liu's brow.

Throughout the entire process, Tang Hao remained very tense, sensing Tang Liu's physical state to prevent him from being sabotaged by the Jade Spirit Fox.

Fortunately, the Jade Spirit Fox was indeed honest and did not pull any tricks, and Tang Liu's physical condition was steadily improving after the cyan-green ball of light entered his body.

"My lord, after my treatment, this junior of yours is no longer in any danger and should wake up very soon. However, his origin was severely overdrawn, and he needs a good rest to fully recover." The Jade Spirit Fox maintained its prostrate posture, lowering its head and looking up at Tang Hao with its eyes, its tone extremely fawning.

Without it saying a word, Tang Hao could sense Tang Liu's physical state.

In just this short while, the luster had returned to Tang Liu's eyes, though his body remained limp and devoid of strength. It seemed that even the treatment of a hundred-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox could not end the period of weakness caused by overusing the Haolan Spell prematurely.

Of course, Tang Hao did not withdraw his pressure on the Jade Spirit Fox, clearly maintaining sufficient vigilance toward a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

A little more time passed, and Tang Liu finally woke up completely. He first stared blankly at Tang Hao, then said in a weak voice, "Dad, did I catch a hundred-thousand-year soul beast? I must be dreaming, how could a hundred-thousand-year soul beast be caught by me?"

The hundred-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox, caught in a dream, shivered: "..."

Tang Hao's face twitched, and he then had Tang Liu turn his head so he could just see the hundred-thousand-year Jade Spirit Fox prostrate on the ground.

The Jade Spirit Fox blinked its large, emerald-green eyes and looked at Tang Liu cutely.

Tang Liu stared at the Jade Spirit Fox with his beautiful blue-black eyes, stunned.

Man and fox stared at each other blankly for a long time.

After a while, Tang Liu finally snapped out of the fact that he had "really caught a hundred-thousand-year soul beast," and spoke in a stiff tone, "Dad, lend me some soul power; don't resist."

Before Tang Hao could even answer, he suddenly felt a faint suction force generated from within his body, which then drained a small wisp of his soul power.

To Tang Hao, this was a negligible amount of soul power, but it was equivalent to five percent of Tang Liu's total soul power.

And this bit of soul power was enough for what Tang Liu needed to do next.

He saw four blue-black soul rings slowly rising from the soles of his feet, and then, the first soul ring lit up.

Immediately after, the Jade Spirit Fox in Tang Liu's eyes gradually became transparent, and he saw the Hao-Lan Mark remaining in its body.

Then, under his control, the mark that had existed on the Jade Spirit Fox's chest began to move slowly upward, finally reaching its brain.

And the moment the Hao-Lan Mark moved into the Jade Spirit Fox's mind, it lost its self-awareness within a few breaths and fell into a state of deep coma.

At that same moment, the bit of soul power Tang Liu had drawn from Tang Hao's body was also completely exhausted.

"Dad, it's no longer a threat to us. Unless I wish it, it won't be able to wake up. I'm going to take a nap first; when I wake up, I'll deal with it..."

Tang Liu's voice grew quieter as he spoke, and finally, he closed his eyes and also fell into a coma.

Tang Hao: "..."