"Where is this...?"
Linglong gazed at the familiar surroundings, confusion filling her eyes.
She had no idea why she had appeared here again.
"You're awake."
Just then, a seductive yet weary voice rang out.
At the sound, Linglong slowly turned her head.
She saw the pale-faced woman in white sitting cross-legged before her.
She also saw the nine snow-white fox tails swaying gently behind the woman.
"The Nine-Tail Celestial Fox?"
Linglong stared at Xiao Bai, astonishment in her eyes.
"I never thought that after thousands of years, I'd get to see you here, you old fox."
"Giggle..."
At Linglong's words, Xiao Bai let out a weak, girlish laugh.
"You little girl aren't dead yet. How could these old bones of mine dare to leave before you?"
Her voice was full of teasing, but her face showed nothing but exhaustion.
Clearly, she had expended far too much strength during the spell she had just cast.
"Were you the one who awakened me?"
Linglong looked at her and asked slowly.
"That's right."
Xiao Bai nodded.
"We came here because there's something very important we'd like to ask you about."
"What is it?"
Linglong looked at her, her eyes full of questions.
"We want to know..."
Xiao Bai's expression turned utterly grave.
"How to erase the monster you created with your own hands from this world, once and for all."
Linglong's body jolted.
Pain and struggle filled her eyes.
The atmosphere in the cavern grew unbearably heavy.
Linglong's translucent form began to tremble violently at the mention of the Beast God.
Tears glimmered in her sorrowful eyes.
"You've seen him?"
At last, she spoke, her voice trembling.
"That's right."
Xiao Bai nodded, her expression just as grave.
"Not only has he come back to life, he's become even stronger and more insane than