Chapter 97

This sound belongs to the white fox!

Almost at the instant this sound appeared, a powerful force of struggle arose from Bai Shi’s waist. As Bai Shi’s gaze sharply focused, a white afterimage instantly flew out from the storage bag at his waist!

This afterimage made the middle-aged cultivator in front of Bai Shi freeze again. In this moment of shock, before he could clearly see the source of the afterimage, he immediately swung his sharp sword.

However, as he swung his sword, a crisp sound of 'crack' could be heard, and the sword in his hand abruptly broke into several pieces. And at the moment the sword broke into pieces, he finally saw the true face of the afterimage.

It was a body covered in white fur, sharp claws, and a pair of deep blue eyes!

Just as he fully recognized the face of the afterimage, his pupils suddenly dilated, the eyeballs inside seemed to be compressed, as if they could burst at any moment. At the same time, a cold, piercing pain spread through his neck.

Instantly, as this pain arose, blood began to flow from his neck. Before he could even scream, his life force vanished, his eyes filled with death, and the blood stained the white fox’s fur! Moreover, the soul of his true self seemed to be obliterated by a powerful force emitted from the white fox, which vanished with a loud boom as the claws swung.

With the death of the middle-aged cultivator, the white fox landed on the snow, its body trembling due to rapid breathing. Its fur stood on end, and a phantom identical to itself appeared outside its body. Bai Shi recognized this phantom; it was the one that had enveloped him completely when he fell into the 'Devouring Abyss,' the one that could resist the power of the 'Devouring Abyss.' It was the white fox’s... soul!

The appearance of the white fox made the cultivators who were rushing towards Bai Shi stop in their tracks and quickly retreat.

The white fox stood in place, its deep blue eyes gazing at these cultivators, standing in front of Bai Shi.

Because of the white fox’s appearance, the blinding white light emanating from Bai Shi’s body, which came from his true soul, gradually faded. This was because he had abandoned the choice of soul explosion.

With heavy and weary steps, he walked to the side of the white fox and gently picked it up.

At the same time, a loud explosion echoed from the sky. This explosion, like thunder, was extremely piercing. When Bai Shi suddenly looked up, he saw Dong Chenzi, who was falling rapidly from the sky, accompanied by the transparent force waves, and heard Beichenzi’s almost manic voice.

"Ha ha, Dong Chenzi, even though your strength is formidable, you cannot withstand the combined 'Light Strike' from me and Nan Chenzi! Today, Bai Shi... must die!"

As Beichenzi’s words fell, Bai Shi looked at Dong Chenzi, who was now on the ground, clutching his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his body convulsing, seemingly without any strength to resist.

In this voice, Beichenzi also saw Bai Shi’s location. Her gaze focused on Bai Shi, and there was a hint of surprise. She had not expected that Bai Shi would still be alive after being attacked by so many cultivators, while several of her Beichen Manor cultivators had died. This result made her clench her teeth and shout again.

"Bai Shi, today is your day of death!"

As Beichenzi’s words fell, her expression suddenly changed, her eyes filled with a chilling killing intent. With a fierce wave of her sleeve, a powerful force erupted from her sleeve.

This force seemed to contain all of Beichenzi’s cultivation power. As it impacted the void, it forcibly tore open a crack in the air. In this crack, the almost transparent force suddenly transformed into a sharp sword, its pressure and aura making anyone who sensed it feel a sense of dread.

At the same time, the white fox in Bai Shi’s arms suddenly let out a sharp cry, leaped out of Bai Shi’s embrace, and flashed towards the force emitted by Beichenzi.

"Bang!"

Almost at the instant the white fox left Bai Shi’s embrace, its soul collided with the force. Immediately, a loud boom echoed, and the force emitted by Beichenzi vanished into nothingness, dissipating into the void.

This scene made Beichenzi, who was standing in the sky, tremble slightly. Looking at the suddenly appearing white fox, she felt a sense of dread and, under this dread, looked at Nan Chenzi.

Nan Chenzi’s expression was as surprised as Beichenzi’s. He clearly did not expect this beast to have such strong defensive power. This power, after being struck by Beichenzi, only made his body tremble slightly.

"What kind of strange beast is this, with such formidable defense..." In the sky, Beichenzi did not rush to attack but instead communicated with Nan Chenzi through her divine sense.

Nan Chenzi, looking at the white fox that had returned to Bai Shi’s hands, frowned, clearly unable to determine its nature.

"This thing is indeed strange. However, if we continue to use the 'Light Strike,' even Dong Chenzi cannot resist it. I believe this beast will also be unable to withstand it!"

In Bai Shi’s arms, the white fox’s body still trembled from rapid breathing. It gazed at Beichenzi and Nan Chenzi in the sky, its eyes filled with a more intense and eerie light, a defense born from its inner anger and madness.

After a moment, it suddenly saw Beichenzi’s palm swing out again.

Almost at the instant Beichenzi’s palm swung, the white fox let out another sharp cry, its voice filled with madness. It leaped out of Bai Shi’s arms and flashed towards Beichenzi.

"Beast... die!"

Beichenzi shouted, her palm meeting Nan Chenzi’s. The moment their palms touched, a powerful pressure erupted, making the white fox let out another sharp cry. Instead of retreating, it continued to advance against this pressure.

"Boom!"

As the white fox continued to advance, the point where their palms touched suddenly emitted a loud boom. A blinding white light, like a thunderbolt, shot down at the white fox.

This white light column seemed to contain a terrifying force capable of tearing apart heaven and earth. As it descended, it instantly collided with the white fox’s body, and a loud boom echoed. In this boom, a sharp cry from the white fox could be heard, and its body, accompanied by the energy waves, quickly fell from the sky.

Bai Shi was startled and, with a heavy step, rushed forward to catch the falling white fox. He saw a trace of blood trickling from the corner of the white fox’s mouth.

His eyes were not filled with anger, not as deep as before, but rather calm. Looking at the white fox in his hands, he smiled gently.

Everything seemed to become extremely quiet... only the howling wind and the drifting snow.

It was as if time had stopped at this moment.

Bai Shi took another Bone Tempering Pill from his storage bag and gently gave it to the convulsing white fox. Then, he placed the white fox back into the storage bag, not wanting it to face this disaster with him.

He knew that the previous attack, while not enough to kill the white fox, was enough to injure it. Therefore, before Beichenzi and the others realized the white fox was still alive, he placed it in the storage bag to give it time to recover.

"Everything should be over now!"

Bai Shi muttered to himself, took a deep breath, and, despite the pain from his wounds exacerbated by the cold wind, looked up at the sky, at Beichenzi and Nan Chenzi.

"Beichenzi, the one you want to kill today is only me, Bai Shi. There’s no need to make things difficult for my Uncle Dong Chen... Look, everything that has happened today is because of you, because of your so-called Evil King’s aura, because of your so-called sword technique. So many cultivators from your Beichen Manor have died."

His gaze was calm, seemingly devoid of any hatred. But only Bai Shi knew that the hatred had seeped into his bones and was buried deep in his heart, something that could not be fully expressed by a mere look. As he spoke, a smile appeared on his lips, a smile filled with endless ridicule.

"Uncle Dong Chen was indeed right... You are not fit to lead a sect. You are different from him. He protects his disciples with his life, while you sacrifice your disciples for your own desires!"

"Shut up!"

Bai Shi’s words seemed to touch Beichenzi’s bottom line, making her suddenly shout, clench her teeth, and wave her sleeve. A powerful force shot out and immediately struck Bai Shi’s body, causing him to spew another mouthful of blood and slide backward into the snow, finally stopping when he hit the broken stone platform.

Struggling to suppress the pain in his body, Dong Chenzi, due to his severe injuries, could no longer come to his aid and could only look up at Beichenzi in the sky, his eyes filled with anger.

"You can’t see that my Uncle Dong Chen never used his soul, because he considered you as fellow disciples, but you, without hesitation, injured him... Unjust and unrighteous!

In fact, my soul was never consumed by any Evil King’s aura. Because of your arrogance, you used this as an excuse. You couldn’t bear to see your disciples lose to me, Bai Shi, and you still harbor resentment over what happened a year ago. Therefore, you have a heart full of killing intent, and you are the true devil!"