Chapter 116: Come And Beat Me Up!
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"Woosh!"
At once, light started to flash past Xu Que's body. Yellow fur started to grow on both of his arms, legs, and the sides of his cheeks. At the same time, a golden band formed on the crown of his head. He also wore a tiger-skinned robe.
On top of that, his pupils turned into golden color as if he had trained those pair of piercing eyes himself. He looked very aggressive indeed.
"Ding! Host 'Xu Que' had used the High-rank Disguise Puppet and successfully changed appearance. Please choose your Cultivation Stage!"
Xu Que lowered his head to take a look at his new appearance. Feeling satisfied, he let out a big laugh, "I don't think I need to change my Cultivation Stage. I shall keep it this way!"
Finishing up, he kept his Dark, Heavy Buster Sword within the inventory and entered the system store again.
He bought a Golden Iron Rod. Although it was merely a One-Star ranked Rod, if used for acting tough, he felt that it was sufficient.
"Hargh!" Xu Que held onto the rod and its shadow started to form on the ground and jokingly took on Wu Kong's style. After adjusting his voice, he immediately proceeded towards the spell wall.
…
"Hold it! Who might you be?" The moment he reached the spell area, a faint voice emerged from within.
Xu Que scratched his head and spun the Rod in his hand. He mischievously laughed and replied, "I am the Great Sage of Equal Heaven, Sun Wu Kong. I am here to pay a visit to the Tiger-Dragon King!"
"Password!"
"What? Password?" Xu Que stunned for a second. This shithole requires a password? Damn it! I should have asked that two guys just now."
"That's right. We will not let in those without a password. No exceptions!" An extremely apathetic voice from within the spell area could be heard again.
Xu Que became very anxious. Who knew that after he posed so many questions yet he still didn't ask if there were any requirements to get inside the tribe. Srew that!
...
At the same time, not far behind Xu Que, two figures were lying atop a colossal ancient tree. They were keeping an eye on the spell wall's entrance all the while.
Both of the figures were females and behind their backs grew countless tails.
One of the females who looked rather young had a crimson red tinge to her tails, akin to a bunch of flames.
The other seemed like a grown-up and charming lady with tails as white as snow. They looked very clean and well groomed.
Without a doubt, the pair of them were demonic foxes of the demonic human race!
One of them was a breed of Red Fox and the other was a White Fox.
Additionally, coupled with their alluring appearances, atop each of their heads grew a pair of hairy and pointy ears. Every blink and smile they displayed exuded a type of false but charming disposition.
With Xu Que appearing before the spell wall, they were alarmed.
The Red Fox creased her brows and stated with a mellow voice, "Sister, do you think this Sun Wu Kong is the helper the Tiger-Dragon King asked for? In the Tribulations, the Tiger-Dragon will be able to summon Five Heavenly Thunders at most. However, my sister, you have already successfully cultivated to the Six Tails Transformation and able draw out the power of Six Heavenly Thunders. I reckon that the Tiger-Dragon King will try to act against you before the Thunder Tribulations Worship begins."
"That shouldn't be the case. Although he looks strange, his Cultivation Stage is only at the Full Foundation Golden Core Stage. With the Tiger-Dragon King's personality, he will never call for such a weak helper!" The female White Fox shook her head and replied softly.
The female Red Fox's eyes lit up abruptly, "Then we should quickly call him over. Although Golden Core is not a very high Stage, if we get him to join us, it will definitely strengthen our Sky Demon Tribe!"
"We should see how it goes before taking any necessary actions. We should only be wary of him if he tries to get in the Thousand Demon Tribe rashly without the password!" The White Fox replied dignifiedly.
Both of them continued to focus their attention on Xu Que who was not too far away in the distance.
At the same time, Xu Que was still contemplating whether he would try to outwit them or break through the spell wall.
He suddenly thought of an idea and asked the system, "System, do you have any free ways to break through the spell?"
The system coldly replied, "Break through with brute force!"
"Good idea. What's the probability of a successful breakthrough?"
"After calculations, with the spell in its defensive phase, your probability of successfully breaking through with brute force is 0% and you may even suffer heavy damage. However, if you let the spell enter it's offensive phase, the probability will become 100%. To unlock the information on how to break the spell, please pay 10 act tough points!"
"Damn you! Do you believe that if you continue this way, I will quit acting tough altogether?"
"After evaluation, detected that Host's words and feelings contrasts one another. Appraisal results: Impossible for Host 'Xu Que' to quit acting tough!"
"Eh, you have the ability to evaluate one's thoughts? Such a good function. You should help me take a look into that woman's thoughts in the Eighth level of the Tower of Soul and find out what she likes, her hobbies and whatnot. I don't believe I won't be able to successfully woo her!"
…
"Monkey-head, get lost if you don't know the password. If not, don't blame us for activating the spell and get you killed!"
Just as Xu Que was arguing with the system, a voice could be heard from within the spell. The tone was menacingly cold and sounded rather threatening.
Xu Que abruptly stared towards the spell and became furious.
Son of a bitch. You dare to threaten me? Why don't you go ask the others who I am? I am not afraid of anyone and my spirit is indomitable. You dare to threaten me? Hmph! You better wait there!
At the next moment, he laughed grimly, "Are you really sure you want the password from me?"
"I have orders from the King to not let anyone without the password in, no exceptions. You should get lost if you know your place!" The person from within the spell did not budge and replied coldly.
"Alright, you are really pushing me!" Xu Que grinned slightly, immediately kept his Golden Iron Rod and retreated a step.
Following, he squinted his eyes and accumulated his Qi within his dantian. A boundless aura started to brew deep within him.
Back in the woods, the Red Fox girl who was witnessing this scene exclaimed with eyes filled with excitement, "Sister, take a look! That Sun Wu Kong... looks like he is about to attack."
"Hmm, but it seems like he is going to suffer. The spell of the Thousand Demon Tribe is quite strong. It was set by one of the strongest individuals from the Tribe many years ago. Its defensive powers are remarkable and can practically reflect any skills. Even powerful Infant Transformation Stager cultivators had been injured by this spell before." The White Fox lady stared down and shook her head in disagreement.
Almost at the same time, the person from within the spell was alarmed and warned in a deep voice, "What are you trying to do?"
"Nothing. Didn't you want the password? Listen up carefully!" Without holding back his smile, Xu Que's eyes suddenly opened wide. His Qi rushed to his dantian and sang out loudly all of a sudden,
"The-King-called-me-to-patrol-the-mountains… I spin the Human World round and round, I play my drums, and knock my Gong, life's a tempo..." The loud and clear singing voice penetrated into the distance and resonated through the entire forest.
"The King called me to patrol the mountains, to catch a monk for his dinner…"
"Boom!"
In the forest, countless birds and beasts became alarmed and fled in disarray.
The two Demon Foxes were also astonished and became stunned.
"What… what is he singing?" The Red Fox was dumbfounded.
The White Fox was also at a loss. She nodded her head and was speechless.
"The King called me to patrol the mountains, to catch the Tiger-Dragon King for dinner…"
Before the spell wall, Xu Que was still singing at the top of his lungs. He got more intense as he sang. While singing, he started to change the lyrics and substituted the Tiger-Dragon King's name in.
"Keep your mouth shut!" The voice from within the spell, which remained silent, seemed to have reacted. A furious roar abruptly followed.
"This mountain stream's water, sweet as can be, both the pair of mandarin ducks and the immortal are not enviable…" Xu Que did not care and continued to sing intently. He accompanied his singing with a small dance and displayed a cheap and lowly image of himself. It was as if there were five characters written on his face-- 'Come and beat me up!'
Chapter 117: You, Obscene Monkey!
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"You're courting death!" The voice from within the spell sounded furious as he emitted a roar which shook the ground.
"Boom!"
Soon after, the spell wall in front of Xu Que let out a deafening boom. The entire protective wall of the spell started to turn and Qi could be seen swirling around in preparation to lash out.
In no time, the spell wall started to distort, as if iy was transforming into the mouth of a blood basin. The spell brought about an intense killing intent and covered Xu Que in an instant.
"Hehe... I'm waiting!" Xu Que also stopped singing and let out a mischievous laugh. He then started to gather a bunch of Molten Green Lotus flames in his left hand and the Bone Freezing Fire in his right.
"Bam!"
He joined both of his palms together and the pair of flames started to splash against one another. All of Xu Que's fingers started to move in perfect sync as the balls of flames squeezed against one another!
At the same time, behind Xu Que, back in the forest...
The pair of Demon Foxes could only see Xu Que's back view. They also saw that the spell had already entered its offensive Killing mode and ramping up its attack. Both their expressions changed.
The Red Fox girl anxiously cried out in alarm, "Why… why is he not escaping? Sister, let's quickly save him!"
"Oh no! He must have beeen scared stiff. Let's go over quickly!" The White Fox lady also cried out.
The both of them jetted off the ancient tree. So quickly that they transformed into white and red beams of light.
However, the spell had already shrouded over Xu Que's head.
"Not good! We won't make it in time!" Despair started to show in both the Demon Fox ladies' eyes.
However, at the next moment, they were dumbfounded.
They witnessed Xu Que's image becoming fuzzy. Following that, a green and faint light filled the air, accompanied by pieces of willow leaves floating in the air. Xu Que had disappeared in an instant.
"What… What's this skill?"
"How magical!"
The two Demon Fox ladies were awestruck.
"Woosh!"
At this time, Xu Que abruptly appeared beside one of the trees. He was standing not too far away from the two Demon Fox ladies.
The three of them met eyes and were all startled by each other.
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 40 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 60 act tough points!"
The skill which Xu Que just executed was the "Dark Willow Limbo" which he had stolen from one of the Sky Incense Valley disciples. He did not expect to bump into the two pretty ladies after he had retreated from the attack.
Damn! Pretty fox ladies! How charmingly breathtaking!
Xu Que became alarmed after looking at them and at the same time, that Killing spell behind him had already extended out towards him. The protective spell wall stretched into a huge mouth-like figure. It covered the skies with an intense killing intent, akin to a catastrophe which was about to descend.
Ignoring what was happening, the unfazed Xu Que held the "Buddha's Fiery Lotus" in his hand which he had just finished casting. He rushed towards the two ladies with a wide smile, "Hi, my pretty ladies! I am the Great Sage Sun Wu Kong from the Heavenly Explosion Faction and I am currently single. May I know how should I address the pair of you?"
"Umm…" The two Demon Fox ladies were astonished and didn't know how to react to his words. They stared at Xu Que blankly. Is it the time to be exchanging greetings?
"This is not good. Sis-sister, Sun Wu Kong, run quickly!" At this time, the Red Fox lifted her head and looked up. The spell was already almost enveloping them. She let out a shiver and cried out in alarm.
"Run!" The White Fox lady also reacted quickly. After the Red Fox girl's warning, both of them simultaneously retreated.
At this critical moment, they had no time to care about Xu Que. However, they could tell that Xu Que was capable of escaping and thus evacuated themselves.
However, when the both of them retreated, they realized that Xu Que wasn't intending to run. On the contrary, he was standing at his original spot and was smiling at them from ear to ear. He was even waving to them.
"Is… is he an idiot? Eh, why is he not running away?" The Red Fox girl panicked and stomped her foot.
The White Fox girl was also stunned and she shouted, "Sun Wu Kong, escape quickly!"
"Oh yeah, give me a moment. Let me explode this dog shit of a spell first and make a name for my Heavenly Explosion Faction!" Xu Que nodded and replied calmly.
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 60 act tough points!"
After the system beep, Xu Que calmly turned his body and lightly moved his arm forward in a smooth motion.
"Har!" A bunch of erratic moving Buddha's Fiery Lotus flames floated outwards gently, akin to a thread connecting a needle. It then started to blossom but was engulfed by the spell in the blink of an eye.
Following that, Xu Que stepped on his lightning and rushed out swiftly.
The two Demon Fox ladies were still having doubts over Xu Que's words of "Explode this dog shit of a spell". However, after witnessing him rushing out, they let out a sigh of relief.
"Sun-" Just as the Red Fox girl was preparing to shout for Xu Que to escape with them, a magnificent blaze burst forth, akin to a golden explosion!
The two Demon Fox ladies were stunned.
"Boom!"
In an instant, a ear-splitting explosion resonated and filled the air in all directions.
The entire ground shook violently. The violent energy tore the entire spell wall into pieces and ripples could be seen forming out of thin air. Instantly, the energy broke out of the wall.
The Two Demon Fox ladies were dumbfounded. They had not seen such a destructive display of power before.
Also, the energy ripples destroyed countless trees after breaking through the spell wall.
Luckily, the ladies were further into the forest and avoided the destruction. However, the strong gust of wind caused by the explosion rushed towards them and sent them flying!
"Ladies, be careful!" Xu Que had a serious and imposing look on his face. He rushed over from the distance and like a firefighting hero, spread his arms, leapt high into the air and pounced on them.
The two Demon Fox ladies did not have time to react. With a "Plop", they were pinned on the ground by Xu Que and was left with a look of confusion and astonishment.
'Careful? What do you mean careful?'
"Rustle, rustle~~"
Afterwards, a gust of wind blew over.
Danger was over!
Seeing that the calamity was over, Xu Que propped his body up and let out a sigh of relief. He exclaimed earnestly, "What a close shave! I almost inured the both of you! Are you alright? Any injuries? I should help to do a body check-up. I am an awesome doctor…. Eh, what's this soft thing?"
"Ah! What… what are you doing?" The Red Fox girl let out a sharp scream stood up in panic, and covered her chest area. She stared at Xu Que with an angered look.
The White Fox lady also fixated her eyes and stared at Xu Que in fury.
Xu Que was in an awkward situation. He laughed bitterly and waved his hand, "My bad. This was just a misunderstanding. For real, I am just cracking a joke. I didn't think that I would… have actually touched it."
He originally wanted to act tough and act as the hero saving the beauties. Who would have thought that the Buddha's Fiery Lotus's powers were so unimpressive. Its impact didn't manage to reach over and thus he didn't have a valid reason to press his arms onto their chests. One had a large chest and the other was flat chested and the both of them were soft and silky on touch!
"You… Obscene monkey!" The Red Fox girl judged and pointed at Xu Que.
"Little Fox, be reasonable. When I touched you just now, how was I to differentiate your chest from your back since you're so flat? And it wasn't on purpose. d
Do you have to insult me and call me obscene?" Xu Que stared and rebutted.
"You… You…" The Red Fox girl's face was filled with embarrassment and anger. She could not think of anything to scold Xu Que anymore.
The White Fox lady also reacted to Xu Que's words and blushed slightly. She was somewhat angry and stared at Xu Que.
Xu Que took the initiative and spoke confidently, "Big Fox, don't look at me this way too. When I touched you just now, it just felt like touching a pillow. The reason was that it was too big!"
Chapter 118: Wang Zhai Little Bun
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The White Fox lady froze.
'This… This monkey, how dare he say…'
"Smelly monkey, stupid monkey, how dare you take liberties with my sister?! I'll fight it out with you!" the Red Fox girl brandished her claws and fangs as she rushed towards Xu Que.
Xu Que extended his arm and pressed his hand on the little Red Fox's head.
No matter how much the fox swayed her arms and kicked, her reach wasn't long enough to hurt Xu Que.
"Wang Zhai Little Bun, how are you going to fight me with your stumpy arms and legs? I am the famous long-legged big brother!" Xu Que replied disdainfully.
(T/N : Wang Zhai refers to a cereal drink which has a very cute child for a mascot)
"You… Smelly monkey! How shameless!" The little Red Fox embarrassedly chided but no matter how much force she used, she could not advance and could only punch and kick the air.
"You have no boobs!" Xu Que rebutted indifferently.
"Smelly monkey, I…"
"So flat!"
"You…"
"Like an airport runway!"
"Stupid monkey, shut your trap!"
"Wang Zhai Little Bun!"
"You…" The little Red Fox was furious and her three furry tails suddenly lit up.
Witnessing the situation, the White Fox lady let out a frown and shouted, "Enough! Stop quarreling! Sister, stop your nonsense. Sun Wu Kong, who exactly are you?"
"Hmph!"
Upon seeing her sister getting angry, the little Red Fox did not dare to press on further. She pouted her little lips and retreated while staring menacingly at Xu Que.
Xu Que then tidied up his clothes and laughed slightly, "I am Sun Wu Kong, from the Heaven Explosion Faction. The reason I am here today is to watch the Thunder Tribulations Worship!"
"So you are here to find the Tiger-Dragon King?" The White Fox lady asked.
"Yes, but his people are too aggressive. They chased me for no reason." Xu Que shook his head.
The both Demon Fox ladies immediately blanked out and were left speechless.
'Too aggressive? They can't be as aggressive as you though. You sang at the top of your voice all of a sudden and destroyed the Tribe's entire spell in one move…'
The both couldn't help but turn their heads and looked at the mountainous spell area of the Thousand Demon Tribe.
The area had turned into ruins. White smoke could be seen everywhere and it was a tragic sight to behold. Corpses of several Golden Core Stagers could be seen lying everywhere. Those closer to the impact zone had completely evaporated from utter destruction.
More importantly, an ancient one which had been passed down centuries ago was gone just like that. It was destroyed in one move by this 'Sun Wu Kong'!
Such a terrifying display of strength had left everybody's hearts in palpitation.
"Let's go. Since the Tiger-Dragon King does not welcome me, I shall reluctantly stay over at your place for the next two days, Nine-tailed Demon Fox!" Xu Que smiled from ear to ear and told the White Fox Lady.
The White Fox lady was alarmed as she retreated a step and asked, "Do you know me?"
"I don't, but I am not blind. You are at the Full Foundation Infant Transformation stage and a beautiful lady of the fox race. You totally suit the position as the Queen of the Sky Demon Tribe!"
Xu Que had already guessed this some time ago. This White Fox lady had so many tails and must've been the leader of the fox race.
Also, she was exactly how he had imagined. A prideful and dignified Full Foundation Infant Transformation stager. She was definitely the Queen of the Sky Demon Tribe. She was the other candidate contesting for the throne of the new Demon King apart from Tiger-Dragon King!
The White Fox lady let out a hearty laugh, "Since you've guessed my identity and still showed me disrespect, you must be a demonic human too. I can punish you for breaking the rules!"
"Queen, calm down! I really didn't mean to do it." Xu Que insincerely asked for pardon and his tone was extremely relaxed.
The White Fox lady frowned, "Sun Wu Kong…"
"Please call me the Great Sage!" Xu Que corrected her.
"..." The two Demon Fox ladies were speechless once again.
"Boom!"
At this point, a majestic aura could be felt abruptly coming from a distance away.
"Infant Transformation Stagers?" Xu Que blanked out for a moment.
Both the Demon Fox ladies had grim expressions and were clearly alarmed, "Not good. The elders from Thousand Demon Tribe have come. Let's leave this place quickly."
"Sun Wu Kong, come with us." The White Fox lady glanced at Xu Que and asked in a soft voice.
"Please call me the Great Sage!" Xu Que corrected her again. However, he did not hesitate and followed the both of them.
Based on the strength of the aura, there were at least three or four Infant Transformation Stagers. No matter how much strength Xu Que had, in the face of three or four Infant Transformation stage cultivators, his only choice was to escape.
Unless he had 30 levels of Glory stacked, he would be powerless in front of them! After all, the Infant Transformation cultivation stage was extremely powerful!
With the pair of them leading the way, Xu Que followed closely as they wormed their way into a deep and dark cave.
This was a very complicated cave with many hidden tunnels. Some of them were similar and connects to other parts of the cave but some led to dead ends. It was an enormous labyrinth.
On top of that, Xu Que could feel light flowing past on the stone walls as if protective spells were alive within the walls.
"Thousand Demon Tribe had the giant mountain spell as a means of protection passed down from generations ago. We, the Sky Demon Tribe, have something of our own too. Unless someone has a map or the Token of Passing, or was being led personally by us, he will never be able to find his way." The White Fox lady explained as they coursed through the cave route.
"If this place is so safe, why did the both of you go to the entrance of the Thousand Demon Tribe?" Xu Que shrugged his shoulders and objected.
Although this cave was very complicated, if they use brute force to gain entry, it would not be a problem at all.
After hearing that, the White Fox lady replied bitterly, "There was a traitor from our Tribe and he handed the map and Token of Passing to the Thousand Demon Tribe, so…"
"So you wish to strike preemptively, and kill Tiger-Dragon King first?"
"That's not the case. We've heard that the Tiger-Dragon King had hired assassins from a killing organization named Tian Sha to prevent me from participating in the Thunder Tribulations Worship!"
"Don't they have Infant Transformation Elders? Why do they still need to hire assassins?" Xu Que asked curiously.
The Red Fox girl heard and rolled her eyes at Xu Que, "Smelly monkey, are you really a demonic human? How can you not know this. The Thunder Tribulations Worship is a sacred ceremony. The Elders have all made a vow with their own Heart's Devil to never interfere in it. If they do so, they will be destroyed by the Heavenly Tribulations."
"Oh, no choice. I've travelled the world and led a wandering existence from young. I've almost forgot about the teachings of our ancestors while trying to achieve world peace." Xu Que shrugged his shoulders and lied.
The two Demon Fox ladies was already used to his eccentric personality and didn't doubt him.
After all, the odor on his body along with his appearance points him being a part of the demonic human race!
Quickly, they rounded more than half of the cave and they could start to see some light. They were nearing the exit.
The White Fox lady turned and faced Xu Que, "The exit is up ahead. Remember, don't spout nonsense when we get out. If the Elders hear it, there will be trouble!"
"Rest assured. I do not like to speak nonsense." Xu Que slapped his chest and made a solemn vow.
Both of the ladies had blank expressions on their face and looked speechless. They obviously didn't believe Xu Que's nonsense.
"Xiu!" At this time, trouble started to brew.
A faint light beamed past Xu Que. The sounds whistled through the air and something appeared around the White Fox lady's body.
The light was a result of the flying sword which looked thin and delicate. It seemingly appeared out of thin air and abruptly flew towards her snow white neck silently.
Both the White Fox lady and Red Fox girl were completely unaware of it!
Chapter 119: Eat My Rod!!
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"Careful!"
Xu Que's expression changed as he waved his Golden Iron Rod in response.
The two Demon Fox ladies also reacted quickly and stepped back in an instant.
However, it wasn't because they sensed danger but rather, they thought that Xu Que wanted to take advantage of their bodies again.
Yet they were wrong this time.
"Dang!"
Inside the pitch-black cave, a spark burst forth. Xu Que had slammed his rod against a flying sword. As a result, the sword ricocheted and embedded itself deeply into the stone wall.
Meanwhile, five Original Infant Staged killers, dressed in white and each with a red mask had appeared. They surrounded Xu Que and the two ladies within the narrow cave.
Xu Que was overjoyed. Wasn't this bunch of killers from the same organization as the ones trying to kill the Flaming Sun Princess back then?
"So these are the killers from Tian Sha? They don't look out of the ordinary." Xu Que waved his rod, lowered his body and smilingly stared at the five killers.
"Tian Sha!"
Both the White Fox lady and Red Fox girl reacted. They had misunderstood Xu Que's intentions and realized that they had met with real danger!
"So you've come. Who would imagine that Tiger-Dragon king would strike so quickly." The White Fox lady's eyes turned cold and continued with a grim tone, "However, attacking us in our Tribe's territory entrance, aren't you people a little overconfident?"
"Haha! I was told that the Demon Fox race ladies are remarkably beautiful and they are naturally charming with their eyes and lips being so seductive. Today, I've finally seen it for myself and you ladies indeed live up to your reputation."
"Too bad that you beauties are gonna be killed soon."
"The reason we've launched an attack within the entrance of the Sky Demon Tribe is that we are indeed confident of killing all of you. If not for that monkey's quick reflexes, you would've already been dead long ago." The five killers laughed grimly and their attentions slowly shifted towards Xu Que.
They realized that they shouldn't lose sight of Xu Que after his quick display of deflecting their attack.
"To be able to break my Spirit-Grabbing Flying Sword's attack, you must have a high soul strength. We are fortunate that you are still at the Golden Core cultivation stage. If not, we would have failed our mission today." One of the Full Foundation Original Infant staged killer stared at Xu Que and let out a chilly laugh.
"You flatter me, you flatter me!" Xu Que laughed mischievously, "I was just asking myself, how did my reflexes get so quick? Looks like it was due to the increase in my soul strength."
The Red Fox girl abruptly rolled her eyes, "Stupid monkey. They are not complimenting you! Why are you acting humble?"
The White Fox lady became serious, "Sun Wu Kong, don't be careless. They are an elite group of killers from Tian Sha and experts at that. I'm afraid that we may not achieve victory even if we face the weakest fighters from Tian Sha!"
"Don't be afraid, just now I…" Xu Que waved his hands, not giving a care.
But before he finished, he was interrupted by the White Fox lady, "Wait, listen to me. I know that your Buddha's Fiery Lotus move was very powerful. Still, bear in mind not to use it inside this cave. If not, the consequence will be dire!"
"Actually, what I wanted to say was that Hua Wu Que, who was from my Heaven Explosion Faction, killed tens of them a while back. Both of you, stand aside and watch. I won't even need to use the Buddha's Fiery Lotus to dispose them!" Xu Que replied light heartedly.
The pair of Demon Fox ladies were astonished.
Upon hearing that, the killers immediately emitted their murderous intents which filled the cave.
They glared at Xu Que and asked with chilly tones, "We had ten over members who've lost their lives back in Fire Nation. Do you have any relations to that incident?"
"Just a little. After all, it was done by the Heaven Explosion Faction. If you guys are not happy, you can wage a war with my Faction. We shall see who will suffer the most." Xu Que smiled from ear to ear and replied.
The killers laughed ominously, "Hehe… Heaven Explosion Faction? Never heard of it. The Tian Sha is well-known throughout the Five Nations. You want to challenge our organization with your puny Faction?"
"What? Our Heaven Explosion Faction is not that famous yet?" Xu Que was startled.
He pointed at them and exclaimed, "Let me spell it out to you guys. The one who destroyed the entire Celestial Sect was Xu Que. The one who single-handedly exterminated the Blood River Sect was Xiao Yan. The one who previously killed tens of your organization members was Hua Wu Que. We still have quite a few more members who are more low-profile. For example, the Condor Hero Yang Guo, the Renegade Immortal Akuma Wang Lin. Ye Fan, who could cover the Heavens with a palm. The one with seven wives, Wei Xiao Bao, the First Generation Sect master Duan Mu Ci, and more. Oh, and there's also me, the Great Sage, equivalent to Heaven, Sun Wu Kong!"
"Ha ha ha ha!!! " The five killers laughed out loudly in harmony.
"A mere Golden Core staged monkey, who's neither a human nor demon, dares to proclaim himself as the equivalent of heaven, the Great Sage?"
"We will consider letting you enter Hell and be a dead monkey there!"
After finishing his sentence, an icy look flashed within their eyes. One by one, they held up their bloody red daggers which were as thin and delicate as cicada's wings and rushed viciously towards Xu Que and the pair of Demon Fox ladies.
Their speed was so quick that their movements looked strange. It was as if they disappeared into emptiness and reemerged into an erratic attacking stance.
The Red Fox girl only cultivated at the Golden Core Stage, level 2, and was no match for the group of enemies. She was immediately pulled behind shielded by the White Fox lady.
However, it was futile.
To the killers of Tian Sha, there was nobody they could not assassinate in this world.
"Die!"
One of the killers who was at the Original Infant Stage level 9 suddenly emerged from behind the White Fox lady. Wielding his icy and crimson red dagger, he aimed for the Red Fox girl's throat.
"Xiu!"
At this point, a Flying Sword appeared!
The sword cut through the air purposefully and soundlessly appeared right in front of the killer's eyes.
"What…"
"Pu!"
The killer widened his eyes. His hidden face beneath the mask displayed outright astonishment. Before he could finish his scream, the Flying Sword penetrated the area of his brows and killed him on the spot.
"Spirit-Grabbing Flying Sword? How is that possible?"
"How are you able to use the skill exclusive to our organization?"
The other four killers were dumbfounded. They looked at Xu Que in utter disbelief.
Escaping death by the skin of her teeth, the Red Fox girl turned pale. The White Fox lady's face was filled with shock too.
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. The reward is 200,000 experience and 1 x storage ring!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 40 act tough points!"
Xu Que waved his hand lightly with the wind, "I forgot to tell you guys. I am a genius. No matter what skill, I will be able to learn it in one look. Do you know why? It's because I have the Golden-Fire Eyes. Come, take a look, it's these! They are gold in color!"
He stretched his hand and pointed at his golden colored eyes and proudly proclaimed.
But in actuality, this "Spirit-Grabbing Flying Sword" was only being mimicked by the "Phaseless Magic". Although not as powerful as the original, this type of Flying Sword skill required a very high level of soul strength. With Xu Que's powerful soul strength, this skill's prowess was frightening, even if it wasn't at full power.
"How deceiving and full of nonsense! Let's kill this monkey first!"
The killer who had his Flying Sword skill imitated felt thoroughly embarrassed. He let out a deep war cry and rushed towards Xu Que along with the other three killers.
Based on their experience, it was clear that Xu Que was more of a threat than the White Fox lady. They knew that they had to dispose of him first.
"Sun Wu Kong, be careful!" The White Fox lady's expression fell. She prepared her skill and wanted to aid Xu Que.
However, Xu Que laughed plainly, "Don't come! Stay over there and witness me killing all of them with a swing of my rod!"
Finishing his sentence, he focused his eyes upon his targets. The Iron Rod abruptly spun in his hand, and he leapt upwards.
"Eat my rod!"
Xu Que let out a shout and smashed his rod at the distorted looking air on his left. He anticipated where the killer was about to move to.
"Wam!"
One of the killers, who was at the Original Infant Stage Level 8, abruptly landed on the ground. His skull was smashed on the spot, and he turned into a mist of blood.
Chapter 120: We Are A Pair Of CP!
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"What?"
Three shocked voices could be heard from the distorted moving air around.
The three killers were appalled and reappeared from the hollow air, then retreated explosively from Xu Que while their faces were filled with astonishment.
One smash from his rod was enough to kill a Level 8 Original Infant Staged killer. How… How was this possible?
How can a Golden Core Stager achieve this?
The pair of Demon Fox ladies were dazed as well. Although they had witnessed the destructive powers of Xu Que's Fiery Lotus, little did they know that Xu Que's strength was insurmountable even without that skill.
Although the strike of his rod was imbued with his skill power, it would not have been so powerful without Xu Que's inner strength. If he didn't possess such strength, he would not be able to kill the Level 8 Original Infant Staged killer so easily!
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. Acquired 200,000 experience and x1 item hoard!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 50 act tough points!"
"The Killer Sword's passive ability is so useful!" Xu Que smirked. The additional added strength would stay as long as the Killer Sword was still in his possession.
This maximum Glory would stay passively and would not drop levels as long as he did not sustain any injury.
Even without activating Soaring Dragon Nine Transformations, he was able to crush a Level 8 Original Infant Staged killer into blood mist. Such an additional boost of strength was terrifying indeed!
Xu Que was over the moon. Carrying his rod over his arm, he starting to sing a modified theme from Journey to the West, "I've just searched two mountains! I've touched another river again! The killer's wife is rich and flooding with gold! Hey, hey! Eat Sun Wukong's rod. Your underpants will drop when I kill you, your legs shiver and chrysanthemums shall tremble. I'll stab and make a giant hole out of you… Forming a street so big and wide…"
The Two Demon Fox ladies started to reveal bitter smiles. They were wondering why the monkey was starting to sing again and why did the lyrics sound so weird?
"We can't continue! This monkey is too strong!"
"Mission failed! Let's retreat!"
The three killers were decisive and determined whenever they undertook missions. However, after meeting with Xu Que's peculiar powers, they immediately chose to retreat.
When an attack misses, retreat a thousand miles!
This was a rule set by killers and also a standard protocol across their own organization. They will never have doubts which may bring out the Heart's Devil.
However, Xu Que had already decided not to let them escape.
He immediately purchased three Cold-Iron Flying Swords from the system store. Holding them in his hands, he executed the "Spirit-Grabbing Flying Sword" skill!
"Pff! Pff! Pff!"
In a flash, the three killers collapsed onto the ground in the darkness.
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 80 act tough points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. Acquired 200,000 experience and a storage ring!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. Acquired 200,000 experience and a storage ring!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Staged cultivator. Acquired 200,000 experience and a storage ring!"
As the quick Flying Swords disposed of the targets, the system beeps resounded in Xu Que's head simultaneously.
However, he soon felt a wave of dizziness. It was akin to having a lack of oxygen. His vision started to become blur and everywhere was spinning. His body started to sway and he almost fell over!
The two Demon Fox ladies were still in a state of shock. But after witnessing Xu Que's situation, the White Fox lady rushed to him and held him up, "Sun Wu Kong, what's happening to you?"
"I don't know either…" Xu Que was in a daze and the dizziness started to become more and more intense.
In panic, he asked the system, "System, what's up with my body? Quickly activate the regeneration function!"
"Ding! Due to host using the "Spirit-Grabbing Flying Sword" four times in a day, soul strength is being consumed and you are weakened by 10%."
"What the hell?"
Xu Que was dumbfounded. He needed to consume 10 Empty Sky Pills to make up for that 10% decrease in his soul strength. That was equivalent to a whole 100 act tough points!
He then clearly saw the description of the skill, given by the system.
:
A Sky-rank intermediate skill trained by Mormons, originated from the lost chapters from ancient times. A homing skill. It is able to chase down one's Spirit for thousands of miles. Powerful enough to kill in one strike. The higher one's soul strength is, the stronger the skill potential! (Warning: This vicious skill consumes a very high amount of soul strength and is limited to two uses per day. If one presses on and exceeds daily usage, it will automatically weaken his soul strength!)
"God-damnit! I'm gonna faint!" Xu Que eyes rolled and immediately fell into the White Fox girl's breasts.
This time, his head was perfectly positioned and fell into her breasts. He immediately felt his head being cushioned and surrounded by silky and soft flesh. On top of that, a vague and light fragrance entered his nose.
Xu Que decided to continue to act like he had fainted and remained there!
He immediately shut his eyes tight and lay against the White Fox lady's body as he scolded himself incessantly in his head.
Previously, he had used the Phaseless Magic to imitate the "Spirit-Grabbing Flying Sword", and it was all because he witnessed that the Red Fox girl was in danger. He made the decision in a split second and had no time to read the skill's description.
Who knew that a mere Tian Sha killer possessed a Sky-rank skill, and an intermediate leveled one at that.
However, upon reading the description of the "Spirit-Grabbing Flying Sword", it really lived up to its rank. It was able to take down an Original Infant Stager in one move and not every skill could achieve that.
Its only disadvantage was that its limit was too much, being able to be used only twice a day. If overused, one would ended up in his situation, in which one's soul would suffer the consequences and be weakened.
However, he felt that he didn't suffer any losses. The three killer's skills and movements were too erratic. On top of that, Xu Que couldn't activate his Mystical Fires easily in such a restricted and narrow space. If he used the Lightning Haste or the Dark Willow Limbo, he would inevitably let one or two of them escape.
But now, in exchange for 100 act tough points worth of soul strength, he managed to kill the entire group of killers and also got to learn a Sky-rank skill. He didn't lose anything. Also, after that battle, even if he deducted the 100 act tough points, he still got to earn an additional hundred over act tough points!
Thinking up to this point, Xu Que released the tension in his body once again. He couldn't help but to let out a smirk and continued to embrace in the warm and soft sensation.
"Sun… Sun Wu Kong, wake up… What happened to you?" The White Fox lady was blushing red. Feeling Xu Que's warm breath on her chest, her body went a little soft. But she couldn't just push Xu Que aside, in fear that he had sustained severe injuries.
The Red Fox girl walked over in time, glanced at Xu Que and cried out in alarm, "Sister, take a look quickly. This stupid monkey is smiling! He is just acting like he fainted to take advantage of you."
"What?"
The White Fox lady became surprised and pushed Xu Que aside.
Xu Que shamelessly let out an "Aiya". He held onto the stone wall and "woke" up.
Squinting his blurry eyes, he asked, "What happened to me? What is this place? What happened here?"
"You…" The White Fox was sharp. She was aware that Xu Que was putting on an act and was angered speechless.
She let out a 'Hmph', immediately turned her body and walked towards the exit of the cave.
The Red Fox girl stared at Xu Que, and waved her tiny fist, "Stupid monkey, smelly monkey! Don't think that you can take advantage of us just because you saved us! My sister is the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!"
"Right, and I am the Great Sage. Don't you know that in the game, the Great Sage and Nine-Tailed Demon Fox are a pair of CP?"
"CP? What's a CP?" The tiny Red Fox was stunned.
"It refers to a match made in heaven. Whatever, I shan't speak further. Your sister and I are truly in love. Don't you try to break us apart. Even if you take over my body, my heart will never be yours. Goodbye!"
After finishing his sentence, Xu Que strode towards the exit.
The tiny Red Fox stood confused at the same spot. She was extremely puzzled over Xu Que's words.
A short moment later, she abruptly reacted. With an angry and bashful look, she exclaimed, "Stupid monkey! You continue dreaming if you want to marry my sister!"
However, Xu Que had already followed closely behind the White Fox lady and left the cave. If he had heard the tiny Red Fox's words, he would have told her sarcastically, "You are so clever!"
Outside the cave...
A vast field came into their sight. It was accompanied by many demonic humans.
All of them looked bizarre. Some of them had a pair of giant wings, some were humans in their upper halves and a horse for their lower bodies. Some of them even had horns on their heads belonging to different animals.
These people were working in the fields and making use of their skills to harvest the crops.
In the distance, there were countless small houses and many of them had smoke coming from their kitchen chimneys.
This beautiful scene of nature will practically cut any sight-seers off from reality!
"What a beautiful Tribe!" Xu Que gasped in surprise.
The White Fox Lady was still angry and ignored Xu Que's words.
However, at this time, a young lady with sheep horns on her head and in plain clothes rushed over, and anxiously said, "My Queen, something bad has happened at the Pill Refining House!"
Chapter 121: The Noble Musician, Xu Que
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The White Fox lady creased her delicate eyebrows abruptly, "What's the matter?"
"Niu Da Li is still not proficient in Pill-Refining. Xiao Yu feels that he's not good enough to become an alchemist. However, there is no one else in our Tribe who specialized in Pill Refining. Xiao Yu was extremely furious after they made two stoves worth of failed pills. She then said she was giving up and locked herself up in her home and refused to come out." The lady with a pair of sheep horns recounted in panic.
After hearing these words, White Fox sighed and shook her head, "That silly girl… she must be feeling guilty! After all, the Thunder Tribulations Worship starts in two days. It's normal for her to be stressed. Let me talk to her."
"No can do, my Queen. Even if you look for Xiao Yu personally, she will still refuse to come out. The reason she's hiding at home must be because of the fact that she wasn't able to refine the Recuperation and Blood Circulation Pills and is blaming herself for that." The sheep horned lady shook her head.
White Fox turned silent with an imposing look on her face. It was clear that both the pills were very important to her.
After listening up to this point, Xu Que had a rough idea of the situation. Thumping his chest, he exclaimed, "Don't fret! I will settle this problem."
"You?" White Fox lady turned her head and looked at Xu Que.
The sheep-horned lady abruptly realized Xu Que's presence before them. She scanned him from top to toe unconvincingly and didn't speak.
Xu Que widened his eyes and nodded, "Yeah, it's just Pill Refining. I can do that!"
"You know Pill Refining too?" White Fox lady was taken aback.
"Of course! I am a qualified Alchemist!" Xu Que replied, brimming with confidence.
Although he had never refined any pills, he had used the Occupation skill book before. With this current status, even if he wasn't proficient in it, the system would allow him to refine a One Star Pill at a 100% rate!
However, the White Fox lady was doubtful. Under normal circumstances, Cultivators who specialize in Pill Refining don't usually have powerful combat strength. After all, these Cultivators would not have the time to train skills in those aspects after being proficient in refining arts.
With Xu Que's strength so much more powerful than Original Infant Stagers, White Fox was clearly doubtful that he was equally proficient in pill refining.
Still, after hearing his words, the sheep horned lady's eyes lit up. She replied quickly, "That's great! You can become Xiao Yu's disciple. She will definitely try again with new hands to help. Let's go and find her."
Finishing her sentence, she tugged on Xu Que's hands and rushed towards one of the houses a distance away.
"What the hell?! Why do I have to be an alchemist disciple?!" While being pulled along, Xu Que loudly disagreed.
The White Fox lady immediately followed behind, "Stop shouting! Listen to her and be an alchemist disciple obediently. I still haven't settled my debt with you from earlier on!"
"I really fainted just now! I'm telling the truth! The Sun and the Moon can be my witnesses!" Xu Que vowed solemnly and stopped arguing further.
After all, he did take advantage of her. Xu Que knew that it was smart to give in this time and not push his luck. He realized he should show respect sometimes. If not, how will he be able to take advantage of her again in future?
The White Fox lady rolled her eyes at him and followed behind.
After a while, they arrived before a small house.
The entrance was very clean and the walls were scrubbed white. However, there were many red carrots hanging from its roof.
Xu Que was surprised. What's the use of hanging so many carrots like that? Oh dear me, how sinister-looking!
"Thump, thump!"
At this time, the sheep-horned lady walked towards the wooden door, knocked lightly and shouted out, "Xiao Yu! Quickly open up! I've found a new alchemist disciple to assist you. He is definitely better than Niu Da Li!"
"..." There was only silence in the house.
However, they could sense that there was indeed someone inside. It was clear that the person simply didn't wish to reply.
"Xiao Yu, believe me! I'm not lying. Can you please open the door?" The sheep-horned lady continued to knock and persuade patiently.
Xu Que watched on and shook his head profusely. He retreated several steps, moved beside the White Fox lady and asked softly, "Who's this Xiao Yu? What's up with the temper?"
White Fox lady stared at Xu Que abruptly before shaking her head. She sighed out loud, "Xiao Yu was too caught up in the Pill Refining process. The dangers in crossing the Tribulation this time around is very high for me since I will call upon the power of the Six Heavenly Thunder Tribulations. Thus, I have to rely on sufficient pills to treat injuries which I will inevitably sustain. Xiao Yu is afraid that I will not have the necessary pills on time and fail my attempt at the Tribulation, that is why…"
"That is a small matter. Let me refine them. Let's go to the Pill-Refining House!" Xu Que finished his words and was about to leave.
The White Fox lady grasped firmly onto Xu Que's robes and frowned, "Stop joking around and quickly think of a way to get Xiao Yu out. If not, I will settle whatever happened at the cave with you now!"
"Oh, I have to tell you that I am a fearless man. No use threatening me…"
"..."
"Alright, alright! Stop looking at me like that. I just have to persuade someone right? Not a problem. But you have to tell me first if Xiao Yu is a male or female? And also the age. This way, I can solve the problem easily."
"..." The White Fox lady relaxed and replied, "Xiao Yu's ancestry is of the Jade Hare race. The later generations of this race are all females. However, Xiao Yu is still very young and her temper is thus that of a small child's. Despite that, she has a gift in refining pills."
"Eh, Jade Hare? If that little Jade Hare is called Xiao Yu(Jade), then what are you called? Little Nine? Little Tail?"
(T/N : Jade is 'Yu' in Chinese. This means her name is actually Little Jade directly translated)
"Now isn't the time to talk about this." The White Fox lady tensed up and chided him. "If you can get Xiao Yu out, I will tell you."
"That's too easy." Xu Que let out a complacent laugh.
"Easy? Alright. Yun Er, stop knocking on the door. Let Sun Wu Kong try. He said that he can get Xiao Yu out easily!" The White Fox lady clearly thought that Xu Que was merely boasting. Feeling a little peeved, she shouted for the sheep-horned lady to return.
The sheep horned lady was confused. She looked at Xu Que warily as she walked past him.
For a stranger to persuade the stubborn Xiao Yu out? How was that possible?
"My Queen, why don't you let me persuade her?" Yun Er laughed out bitterly.
"Not needed. Let him try. If he fails, I shall settle my debt with him!" White Fox lady stared at Xu Que angrily.
"Fail? What joke are you cracking? I am the Great Sage, Sun Wu Kong. There's nothing in this world that I can't accomplish! Isn't this task merely about persuading a rabbit out of her home? Too easy!"
Yun Er's expression changed. She warned cautiously, "Shush! Lower your voice. Xiao Yu absolutely hates it when people refer to her as a rabbit! She is not just a rabbit. She is of the Jade Hare race!"
"That's right! Sun Wu Kong. Stop spouting nonsense. Based on the legends, the Jade Hares were brought to the Heavenly Palace by a Goddess. They can thus be called 'Immortal Heavenly Hares'. What do you know?" White Fox replied in a deep and serious tone.
"Chh, who doesn't know that! I even know that the Immortal's name was called Chang'e. Soon after, my disciple Marshal Tian Peng tried to take liberties with her and was punished to becoming a pig. Soon after, another stupid baldy man became my disciple. The three of us then embarked on a journey to the west to obtain Buddha's scriptures." Xu Que earnestly summarised the story of the Journey to the West.
Both the White Fox lady and Yun Er were taken aback and stared at Xu Que in confusion.
Xu Que laughed, "But do you guys know why did sister Chang'e bring the Jade Hare to the Heavenly Palace?"
"I know!" Yun Er immediately replied, "Xiao Yu told me this before. It was because the Jade Hare race had genuine and pure blood running through their veins and had very strong soul strengths. They also had an innate gift for refining medicinal pills. That was the reason the goddess took them to heaven."
"Bah… You're wrong! Think about this. If Chang'e didn't bring a rabbit up the Heavens, but instead brought just a carrot, wouldn't her intentions be too obvious?" Xu Que winked at them and exclaimed, and gave a 'You know what I'm saying' look.
The two ladies really could not understand his meaning.
The White Fox lady shook her head, "Why must she bring the carrot?"
"Um…" Xu Que paused, and laughed, "This is a very deep biological question! We shall discuss it in detail another day. Isn't the most important thing to get that stupid rabbit out of its house? Too easy! Servants, bring me my Golden Rod. Pah! That's not right! I mean bring me my Gu Qin!"
"Gu Qin? What do you want a Gu Qin for? We don't have it here!"
"It's obviously to accompany my singing." Xu Que replied, brought out the system interface and entered the system store.
"System, give me a good quality and cheap Gu Qin!"
Swish!
A ray of llight flashed past his eyes and countless Gu Qins appeared.
Xu Que scanned through and bought the cheapest Charred-Tailed Qin. He only spent 10 act tough points and reached for it out of thin air.
"Don't tell me you are going to sing again?"
Upon realizing the situation, White Fox recalled Xu Que singing a song titled, 'The King Has Called For Me To Search The Mountains'. The song was so horrid that it forced a defensive spell to go on the offensive.
Seeing that he had taken out a Gu Qin, she was appalled. She then exclaimed in panic, "Xiao Yu's mood is already poor. Please don't provoke her. This move is useless."
Xu Que laughed, " Don't worry, don't worry. Besides being a qualified alchemist, I am also a noble musician, eh, I mean composer. I shall use music to influence Xiao Yu!"
He had previously acquired five technical ability books at the Tower of Souls as a reward. One of them was the musician ability.
This was an ingenious ability as it had the ability to influence one's state of mind and rationality.
Hence, apart from trying to cajole Xiao Yu out, his other aim was to test out the power of One Star Musician.
He flung his tiger-skinned robes as he sat on the ground, and harnessed the Gu Qin on his lap. With both of his hands flat on the instrument strings, he shut his eyes gracefully and took a deep breath.
With his serious look, he had an invigorating aura around him.
White Fox and Yun'er wanted to speak but after witnessing his imposing manner and look, they were taken aback for a moment.
"Deng… Deng…"
With a twitch of his finger, he plucked the musical strings gently. What accompanied was a prolonged and splendid note filling the air.
"This Qin's sound…"
"He really knows how to play it."
The two ladies were dumbfounded and looked like they were attracted to the lovely sounds of the Qin.
As the sound of the Qin's string lingered in the air, Xu Que opened his mouth. He then started by syncing his vocal chords to the tune, as he started to sing.
"Little Rabbit, be good, open the door, quickly open it, I want to come in…"
Chapter 122: Be Good Little Rabbit
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The Nine Tails Fox lady and Yun'er were stumped.
Based on the alluring melody of the instrument, it was evident that the lyrics were supposed to be touching and beautiful. Why did this cursed monkey start singing stupid lyrics like these to ruin the song? And… The lyrics sounded like he was trying to coax a child to sleep. Wouldn't he cause the problem to worsen?
At that point, Yun'er hurriedly intervened and spoke out, "Sun… Wu Kong, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you not to call her a little rabbit? She will really get mad."
"Be good little rabbit, open the door…" Xu Que ignored her and continued singing, his voice started taking a brighter and happier tone. His voice was trembling in vibrato, clearly immersed in his music.
The White Fox lady folded her arms and shook her head as she mumbled, "Sun Wu Kong, you're finished. Xiao Yu will come out and bite you. Anyway you are forbidden to retaliate when she does!"
"Crkkkk!"
All of a sudden, the wooden door to Xiao Yu's house opened with a creak.
The White Fox lady and Yun'er seemed to have expected this and shot Xu Que a sympathetic glance as they turned their heads towards the door.
A little rabbit girl was standing in the doorway. She had a small pair of ears standing erect on her head. All of a sudden, she disappeared into a ray of white light and shot towards Xu Que.
Xu Que stopped playing the Qin at this point as he held the instrument with both hands and smiled plainly. He wasn't the least flustered.
"This stupid monkey is going to get bitten by Xiao Yu for sure." White Fox and Yun'er thought to themselves while feeling sympathetic for him.
However, what they saw at the next moment left them speechless.
Xiao Yu dashed out of her home and slammed hard into the embrace of Xu Que. However, she didn't bite him as everyone expected her too. Instead, tears flowed down her eyes as she mumbled, "Big brother monkey, you sing extremely well. Can you sing for me once again? Your singing made me think of my mother."
"Sure!" Xu Que patted the head of this little rabbit who looked to be around eight or nine years old as he smiled warmly at her.
Soon after, he settled his hands down on the Qin once again and started playing.
Xiao Yu grabbed on tightly to his robes as she leaned in closer towards him and closed her eyes. She seemed to feel as though she was back in her mother's embrace once more!
In actual fact, this effect wasn't a result of Xu Que's singing. It was because of the Qin which he had purchased. After he acquired the One Star Musician ability, the notes he played had a special effect. Added to the fact that he sang the song in a nursery rhyme sounding melody, it caused Xiao Yu to think of her childhood years.
White Fox and Yun'er were dumbfounded. Disbelief was written all across their faces.
They had never seen this side of Xiao Yu. She was so mild and gentle now. She had always been extremely spoilt and demanding, always insisting on having her way. Although she often refined pills for the entire race, she would always fly into an intense rage whenever she failed in making a batch. Whoever disturbed her while she was in that state would get bitten severely by her.
And yet, she seemed to have been charmed by Xu Que with just a simple song. This caused both the white foxes to watch on in disbelief.
"My god! Damned monkey, you… You won't even let off a child! Let's fight it out." At this point, the sound of a angry shriek rang out from a distance away. It came from the Red Fox.
She erupted like a volcano after assuming that Xu Que was at his vulgar ways again. Killing intent swirled around her before radiating outwards towards him.
Before she could sprint towards Xu Que, she glanced upon the menacing state casted upon her by the Nine Tails Fox and halted. The White Fox lady then pointed towards them, as if asking her sister to take another look.
The Red Fox then glanced at Xiao Yu, who looked so sweet and obedient. She was stumped by her demeanor and continued staring, clearly shocked.
"How… How's this possible?" She mumbled in astonishment.
At last, the melody from the Qin ceased. Xiao Yu had already fallen asleep in Xu Que's embrace.
While he was playing the Qin, he incorporated a sleep inducing spell within the melody. Although he had no idea how he could play the Qin, he knew that the One Star Musician talent was gifted to him by the system. Thus it felt like it was innate and that he had known how to play it all his life.
"Carry her back into the room to sleep. When she wakes up, she won't be feeling any negative emotions."
Xu Que then handed the sleeping Xiao Yu over to Yun'er.
He then started smiling as he approached the Nine Tails Fox and asked plainly, "How was that? Didn't I say it wasn't going to be a problem?"
"How… How did you do that?" The White Fox lady asked, her eyes were full of curiosity and suspicion.
Xu Que gave a smirk as he raised his head to the sky and replied, "As long as I set my mind on something, I will definitely be able to achieve it."
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 30 act tough points."
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 50 act tough points."
The system rang out continuously.
He had earned 80 act tough points just like that!
The 10 act tough points which Xu Que had spent was recovered just like that. He even managed to earn an additional 70 act tough points!
He then looked at the Nine Tails Fox who was stumped as he laughed out, "Now, you can tell me your name right?"
"Big sister, don't tell him."
Even before waiting for the White Fox to open her mouth, the little Red Fox ran over and started whispering something into her older sister's ears.
Several seconds later, the White Fox lady's face started turning red. She then glared at the little Red Fox, "Do not speak nonsense! You're starting to learn all the bad things."
"It's true sister. He said it himself. He wanted us to…"
"Shut your lips. Go and cultivate. You've been playing too much for your own good." The White Fox spoke out to her younger sister.
The little Red Fox had an expression which showed that she clearly felt wronged. She looked at Xu Que angrily before running away.
Xu Que stepped forward and laughed out, "She's still young and it's normal for her to be playful. You don't have to be so strict with her."
"You aren't any better off." The White Fox rolled her eyes and turned around to leave.
Xu Que's lips curled into a subtle smile.
At this point, the White Fox, Nine Tailed lady halted in her footsteps before speaking against the wind, "My name is called Su Ling'er!"
Xu Que was momentarily stunned.
Shit. Su Ling'er? How are you related to Su Da Ji?
(T/N : Su Da Ji was a mythical fox spirit and concubine for an emperor in the Shang dynasty.)
"Ka chi!"
At this point, Yun'er came out from Xiao Yu's room and saw Xu Que standing alone outside. She paused before asking, "Sun Wu Kong, why are you still standing out here? Where's the Queen and little seven?"
"Oh? The little Red Fox is called little seven?" Xu Que's eyebrows were raised.
"Yes, that's right. What's the matter?" Yun'er nodded her head.
"Nothing. I was just asking. Oh right, Yun'er. Find me an upper class suite to stay. Afterall, I'm an esteemed guest of your Queen and a world renowned Great Sage of the world. After coming here for so long, nobody's offered me a cup of tea yet. Surely, it won't be nice if word of this gets out?"
"Hehe!" Yun'er started giggling as she replied, "You must've made the Queen angry. If not, she wouldn't leave you all alone here. Come with me."
"Yun'er, you are wrong this time. Your Queen is clearly too shy to remain in my presence. It's true! Ai, why are you walking so quickly? Wait up!"
Xu Que started walking faster to catch up to Yun'er.
Before long, he was led into a plain and simple room by Yun'er. According to Yun'er, all the rooms here looks the same and there aren't any special rooms.
"That's fine. Yun'er, I'm not a person who places too much emphasis on his own pleasures. Back when I was roaming around the world, I always used to earth as my bed and the skies for my blanket. I would eat winds and drink dews. Now that I have such a comfortable room, I am already extremely satisfied." Xu Que spoke out.
"Hm, that's good then. Remember not to run around. We have special rules in the tribe. Go get some rest. I shall come and find you when Xiao Yu is awake and we can help her to refine pills"
"No problem. Leave it to me!" Xu Que thumped his chest as he escorted Yun'er out of the room.
"Thud!"
As soon as the door closed, he conjured the system and entered the system shop. He then purchased a huge red sofa, a golden silk bed along with goose feather blankets and placed them all around the room.
He then jumped into his fluffy bed and leisurely scrolled through the system shops for Alchemist related items.
Afterall, he had his own Tribulations to cross in two days time as well. He decided to take advantage of this pill refining process to make some pills for himself.
Chapter 123: Bleeding Out
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
A single One Star Alchemist Ability Book was sold within the system store for five hundred act tough points.
Although it was extremely expensive, it was worth it. The reason is because the ability book guarantees a 100% success rate on pill refining for One Star Pills.
This means that when it comes to One Star pill refining, the failure rate is zero and no pills would be wasted while in the refining process.
Although One Star Alchemists are of the lowest ranks of Alchemists within the cultivation world, there are extremely few of them in existence. Hence, even the lowest ranking Alchemists hold lofty statuses. And none of these One Star Alchemists can guarantee a 100% success rate when it comes to refining pills. Even if they manage to attain Five Star or Six Star rankings, there would still be a chance that they might get distracted while refining the simplests pills and fail or create a low quality pill.
Once, a Nine Star Alchemist was teaching and helping a disciple to refine a One Star Pill. While he was busy at work, he made a small error while controlling the furnace. As a result, half the entire batch of pills were failures and went to waste. However, that didn't cause respect for him to decline. In fact, he was still widely revered and admired since everyone understood that mistakes happened and that nobody could achieve a 100% success rate.
Hence, with such an example, even Nine Star Alchemists wouldn't be able to confidently say that they can attain 100% success rate when it came to refining pills!
However, with this particular One Star Alchemist Ability Book, Xu Que didn't have to waste time practicing and could boast that he had a 100% success rate. This caused the disparity between him and other Alchemists to be very obvious.
That's why when Xu Que stumbled upon the "Two Star Alchemist Ability Book" price, he was excited beyond words.
[Two Star Alchemist Ability Book]:
After purchasing and activating, it would cause the user to attain Two Star Alchemist Ranking. He would be able to refine Two Star Pills at a 100% success rate!
Price : 1500 act tough points.
"Screw this!" Xu Que's lips curled into a snarl. Compared to the One Star Alchemist Ability Book, this Two Star Book was more expensive by a thousand act tough points.
However, while gritting his teeth, Xu Que still purchased the Two Star Alchemist Ability book.
Xu Que knew that he would require several Vitality Pills and Circulation Pill in order to successfully make it through the Tribulations. These concoction could only be refined by a Two Star Alchemist and was thus naturally expensive.
Xu Que knew about the Vitality Pills and how precious they were. Some time ago, Sun Jue Li or Elder Sun of Celestial Sect had used a single Vitality Pill to convince the Sect Leader of Fallen Spirits Sect to attack Pan Shan Village. This showed its worth and value.
As for the Circulation Pill, it was used to recuperate and heal by improving blood circulation. To an Original Infant Stage Cultivator, owning a single Circulation Pill was akin to having a second life.
Su Ling'er also knew that she needed these two pills when it came to the Thunder Tribulations Worship.
The Vitality Pill was used to maintain and regain Soul Strength, while the Circulation Pill was used to recuperate and heal up. These pills were extremely important to her and to Xu Que, who had his own Tribulations to worry about.
Xu Que was unclear on how much difficulties he would face while facing the tribulations. He also didn't know if his Spirit Visage Armour would be able to withstand the Tribulations all the way to the end. So, he felt the need to prepare some pills for himself.
However, the pill which he needed wasn't the Vitality Pill nor was it the Circulation Pill. In fact, it was another type of rare pill.
When it came to regaining his Soul Strength, he could use Smelly Tofu to help him in that aspect. As for healing and circulation of blood, he could use the System's healing function to aid him.
What he truly wanted to refine was the Lightning Evasion Pill!
[太清避雷丹]:
Lightning Evasion Pill :
Two Star Ranked. This pill was first refined during the ancient days and is considered a mythical pill. After consuming, it can improve physical toughness and reduce the effects of lightning during the Heavenly Tribulations. In fact, whenever lightning strikes the user, he can borrow the strengths of the lightning to refine his own body, and make himself stronger.
Cost: 200 act tough points.
Although this pill did belong to the cultivation realm, it was a lost art since almost nobody around knew how to refine it anymore.
Just a single Lightning Evasion Pill was sold for a high price of 200 act tough points.
And the recipe for the Lightning Evasion Pill costed 1000 act tough points.
Xu Que knew that he would have to face the Tribulations several times over the course of his life. Hence, without much hesitation, he purchased the recipe.
Along with the Two Star Alchemist Ability Book, Xu Que had spent 2500 act tough points just like that. The feeling was comparable to losing a large amount of blood.
However, he didn't regret his purchase. Neither did it cost him any heartache. Afterall, the act tough points were there for him to become stronger.
Xu Que had a feeling that this particular Heavenly Tribulations wasn't going to be simple. Hence, he knew that he had to refine this Lightning Evasion Pill to go along with his Spirit Visage Armour. Only then would he be confident about his preparations.
"Ding! Congratulations to hots 'Xu Que' for activating the Two Star Alchemist Ability Book. You have ascended the realms of the Two Star Ranked Alchemist!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for activating the Lightning Evasion Recipe. You have successfully grasped the methods of refining it."
…
Feeling the beeps go off in his head and surge of knowledge flooded into his mind, Xu Que fell backwards onto his soft king sized bed while a smile lingered on the corners of his lips.
At this point, his disguise had worn off. The system thus started deducting 1 act tough point for every hour in which Xu Que was still in his disguise. He didn't care too much about it as he closed his eyes and started drifting into deep sleep.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom doom boom!"
After some time, Xu Que heard someone knocking on his door and woke up.
Slowly opening his heavy eyelids, he waved a hand casually as the door opened.
"Sun Wu Kong, come with me."
The second the door opened, an anxious sounding Yun'er could be heard. However as she was speaking, the words seemed to get stuck within her throat.
Yun'er stared wide eyed, mouth gaping into the luxurious room which Xu Que was residing in. She was so stumped that she couldn't speak.
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 50 act tough points!"
Hearing the notification in his head, Xu Que immediately became alert.
I could even act tough just like that? Yun'er must've seen how suave I am after waking up huh?
"Yun'er, what's the matter? Where would you like to go? Is it time to eat yet?" Xu Que asked out happily.
Yun'er didn't reply as a look of disbelief swept across her face while she glanced at the luxurious furniture spread out across the room. She then spoke out in envy, "Sun Wu Kong, this… Where did you get all these from? They are so pretty…"
Xu Que's expression froze. He then realized that he managed to earn the act tough points because of the furniture instead of how handsome he was!
But that didn't matter. All the furniture added up only costed two or three act tough points. And now he had earned 50 act tough points just like that. He was making huge profits!
He smiled, causing his eyes to disappear, "You like it? Don't worry. I'll be gone in a few days, I can give them all to you then."
"Wa, are you for real?" Yun'er was clearly elated as she beamed at him.
"Of course. I, Xu… No. I am the equal to heaven, the Great Sage. Whatever I say counts. I can easily conjure furniture like these effortlessly. Just a snap of my fingers and I can create several thousands. You can have this entire set, it's no big deal." Xu Que replied benevolently.
"That's wonderful. Thank you, Sun Wu Kong." Yun'er looked extremely touched.
"Wait a second. Giving you all these furniture is not a problem at all. But you have to promise me something!"
"What is it?"
"From now on, you have to refer to me as the Great Sage." Xu Que spoke out confidently.
Yun'er paused before breaking out into a smile and nodding her head profusely, "Fine, fine. Great Sage. The equal to Heaven…"
"Ding! Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 40 act tough points!"
Xu Que revealed an extremely glad smile. He had earned points just like that!
"Oh yes, I almost forgot. Hurry and come with me to the Pill Refining Room. If not, Xiao Yu will throw another tantrum." At this point, Yun'er seemed to have recalled something and hurriedly spoke out.
"Right, pill refining!"
Xu Que looked outside and realized it was the morning of the second day. He hurriedly jumped off the bed.
One should never be late for his first ever experience of pill refining!