The Three-Eyed Demon Fox

"Little fox, among the foxes you know, are there any with three eyes that like to bully you?"

After parting with Dugu Yan, Li Ye could hardly wait to ask the Fox Demon about the Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

Hearing Li Ye's words, the Fox Demon naturally knew what he was planning.

Still, now that Li Ye mentioned it, it really did think of a certain Three-Eyed Demon Fox that was as rotten as could be.

Although it had only five thousand years of cultivation, as a Mutant Three-Eyed Demon Fox, its strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Precisely because that Three-Eyed Demon Fox was a mutant, it possessed a rather evil power within its body, making it bloodthirsty by nature and fond of slaughtering other Soul Beasts and passing Soul Masters for pleasure.

The Fox Demon had once happened to pass through that Three-Eyed Demon Fox's territory. All it saw was land stained black with dried blood, with the remains of Soul Beasts and humans strewn everywhere.

Had it not fled quickly enough back then, it would long since have become one of those skeletons.

But since Li Ye wanted to find a Soul Beast like that, it naturally had no reason to refuse.

If Li Ye could beat it, that would rid the Soul Beasts on the outskirts of Sunset Forest of a scourge. If Li Ye could not, he would have brought it on himself. Either way, the Fox Demon had nothing to lose.

"Hurry and take me to it. I'll get rid of it for you." Seeing the Fox Demon nod, Li Ye immediately grew excited.

At that, the Fox Demon wasted no words and ran with Li Ye in the direction it remembered.

Once they arrived, the Fox Demon immediately made a few gestures to Li Ye, then hurriedly fled the area to avoid getting caught up in what followed.

After the Fox Demon left, even Li Ye could not help shivering at the hellish sight before him.

With the keen perception afforded by his powerful mental strength, Li Ye immediately discovered the Mutant Three-Eyed Demon Fox resting a short distance away.

To be safe, Li Ye first recovered some Soul Power from afar.

Once his Soul Power had fully recovered, Li Ye decisively activated his first Soul Skill and charged toward the distant Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

Sure enough, just as Li Ye had expected, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox had noticed him long ago. The only reason it had not attacked was to let him fully recover his Soul Power so it could thoroughly enjoy a battle.

"Wind-Seeking Cloud-Piercing!"

Li Ye did not open with the Seven Desolate-Breaking Techniques, instead testing it with his second Soul Skill.

Yet the strike Li Ye considered precise was easily dodged.

Seeing this, Li Ye stopped testing it, gathered his strength, and unleashed the first of the Seven Desolate-Breaking Techniques on the Three-Eyed Demon Fox: Break.

Suppressed by the Death Desolate Qi that accompanied the Seven Desolate-Breaking Techniques, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox could no longer use its mental strength to predict where Li Ye would attack.

But it was as cunning as a fox. Since it could not dodge, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox naturally would not take the blow head-on either, instantly releasing a clone to block Li Ye's lethal strike.

"Damn it. It's born with six tails, meaning it can release five clones, but with my current Soul Power, I can unleash at most four killing blows."

That said, it did not mean Li Ye would concede defeat just like that.

Even if he could not win, at worst he could call in someone to fight for him.

But the Three-Eyed Demon Fox was no fool either. Seeing that Li Ye still had strength to spare after killing one of its clones, it immediately released two more, which joined its main body in attacking Li Ye from three sides.

As for why the Three-Eyed Demon Fox did not release all its clones at once, it was naturally afraid Li Ye would kill them all in one go.

"An opening! Desolate-Breaking, Spear's Extremity!" The moment the Three-Eyed Demon Fox released its clones, Li Ye seized the opportunity to lock directly onto its main body and unleash the strongest strike he could currently muster.

Faced with this powerful strike, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox had no time to recall its clones. It could only release its remaining two clones to block, then take advantage of Li Ye no longer having a weapon in his hands to order the other two clones to attack him with all their might.

Although Li Ye was no fool and had anticipated this outcome, he had already used his full strength, so he could only release his Second Martial Soul, the Ghost-Cold Sword, to provide a little protection for his vital points.

With no time to retrieve the Demonic Flame Spear, Li Ye could only use the Ghost-Cold Sword to deal with the remaining two clones first.

"Heaven-Slaying, Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling! Heaven-Slaying, Star-Turning and Moon-Overturning!"

After disposing of the remaining two clones with those two moves, Li Ye's Soul Power had also run dry.

Fortunately, while his earlier powerful strike had dealt with two of the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's clones, it had also inflicted considerable damage on its main body.

Just as Li Ye retrieved the Demonic Flame Spear, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, which had been in poor condition, suddenly erupted with an immensely powerful evil force. Its strength instantly soared, becoming even greater than that of its five earlier clones combined.

Seeing this, Li Ye, who had already exhausted all his trump cards, could only summon Spear Old Demon to fight for him.

"Kid Ye, you were right to call me out. I'm far stronger than that fellow Sword Old Ghost. Whatever opponent you face, I can take care of it for you."

Because Spear Old Demon and Sword Old Ghost could only sense Li Ye's circumstances, not know what he was doing, the two naturally had to make the most of this opportunity to come out and see the outside world.

"Heh, it's just a little fox. One move will finish it." Looking at the demonized Three-Eyed Demon Fox, Spear Old Demon, who had possessed Li Ye, was not the slightest bit flustered.

But to stay outside a little longer, he immediately abandoned that thought.

Facing the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's ferocious offensive, Spear Old Demon casually swung the Demonic Flame Spear a few times and easily blocked its attacks.

Then he swept the spear, raising a surge of blazing flames that instantly forced the Three-Eyed Demon Fox back.

"Kid Ye, if you weren't so weak right now, I'd make sure you learned the true power of the Seven Desolate-Breaking Techniques."

"Desolate-Breaking, God-Slaying!" After fighting for a while, Spear Old Demon lost interest and directly unleashed the strongest strike Li Ye's body could currently perform.

The spear flourished, piercing straight through every internal organ of the Three-Eyed Demon Fox as it lunged at him. The final thrust pierced directly through its brain.

After the Three-Eyed Demon Fox died, Spear Old Demon sensed that Li Ye was no longer in danger and returned to Li Ye's mental space.

"Kid Ye, the backlash that follows will be very painful. You'll have to endure it." Before returning, Spear Old Demon did not forget to give Li Ye a warning.

But who was Li Ye? The big boss of Nuoding Academy, Tang San's senior brother, someone even Xiao Wu admired. How could he fear such things?

He simply ignored the backlash Spear Old Demon had just mentioned and began absorbing the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's Soul Ring on his own.

The very next moment after Li Ye entered his mental space to fight the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, his punishment for having someone fight for him arrived.

A suffocating sense of loneliness, desolation, and death surged straight into Li Ye's soul. Faced with an attack that struck directly at his soul, Li Ye felt as though his whole being were endlessly falling.

That helplessness, coupled with the sorrow of solitude constantly welling up in his mind and the fear of the unknown that came with approaching death, immediately made Li Ye feel that his consciousness was about to dissipate.

But remembering that he was absorbing a Soul Ring and would surely die here if he did not regain his senses quickly, and that he still had many things to do, Li Ye rallied once more.

Precisely because Li Ye's will had grown firm, the sensation that had struck directly at his soul began to fade slowly.

"Luckily, Kid Ye only had me fight this little fox this time. Otherwise, he'd probably be in grave danger now." Seeing Li Ye, who had just been letting the Three-Eyed Demon Fox attack him, begin to fight back, Spear Old Demon could not help remarking.

"Indeed. But speaking of that, Spear Old Demon, what's the outside world like?"

"What do you mean, what's it like? It's just like that."

"You old bastard! Just watch me put you in a chokehold!"