Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The more the fox elder thought about it, the more he felt that something was off. In the desert, the Twin-headed Horse Spiders had disappeared into thin air, but that was just because they were illusions. There was no way that the Heavenly Fox would instantly disappear for no rhyme or reason. Furthermore, the Demon God of Hell was but a fleeting legend. Even if there were a demon like that, surely it wouldn’t have coincidentally abducted the heavily injured Heavenly Fox!
The only possibility was that Yang Ling had tampered with something!
After a moment’s deliberation, the fox elder said in a roundabout way, “Sir, the Heavenly Fox race is very important to us Beastmen. Do you think that you could…”
Seeing the fox elder looking at him nervously, Yang Ling knew that he could no longer hide it from this old fox. He deliberated for a moment, and instead of saying anything, he simply summoned the Heavenly Fox he had just tamed.
In the end, the summoning produced shocking results!
After a red glow flashed past, a lady suddenly appeared within the cave. She had long hair and bare legs, revealing a large area of fair skin. She was covered from head to toe with a fatal allure!
“Yuna pays her respects to her master!”
Just as the group was in shock, the teenage lady gently bowed before Yang Ling. In that instant, Yang Ling caught a fragrance wafting toward him.
Master? Could this be that puppy-sized Heavenly Fox?
Looking at the alluring skin of the lady’s chest, her elegant curves, and the small fox’s tail above her buttocks, Yang Ling let out a disbelieving smile as he shook his head. He did not expect to summon a beauty after taming a Heavenly Fox!
He had not expected to unintentionally tame a female servant, a female servant filled with a fatal breath-taking allure!
Yang Ling was shocked, while the Beastmen took the longest time to come to their senses. This was especially so for the fox elder. He was petrified when he saw the Heavenly Fox kneeling before Yang Ling.
He had not expected the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox to instantly evolve to take a human form, nor did he expect that the sacred Heavenly Fox would call Yang Ling her master!
Seeing Yang Ling slowly stand up, then looking at the Heavenly Fox still kneeling on the floor, the fox elder swallowed with difficulty. He had felt that something was off when Yang Ling said that the Heavenly Fox had been abducted by the Demon God of Hell. To think that he had guessed correctly!
“Your name is Yuna?”
Even though he had obtained her memories just like he did when he tamed his other Magical Beasts, Yang Ling still made it a point to ask. Faced with such a beautiful specimen, he was unable to associate her with the rest of the fang-baring Magical Beasts for the time being.
“That’s right, Master. I am Yuna from the race of the Heavenly Foxes!” The beautiful teenage lady said as she lifted her head, her dark eyes carrying a tear, invoking pity.
“You devil, you dare to corrupt our sacred Heavenly Fox!”
When he started to realize what was going on, a violent Bullman charged toward Yang Ling without consideration. He moved fast, and neither the fox elder or the ox chief had time to stop him. The barbarians and Ogres that were standing in the outer circle also could not aid Yang Ling in time.
But just as the Bullman was about to launch his attack, without waiting for Yang Ling to act, the beautiful Yuna stood in front of him, duty bound. She instantly cast a petrifying spell by merely moving a finger, turning the impulsive Bullman into a stone statue. The Bullman was unable to move even his eyes, much less any other parts of his body.
Seeing the agitated Beastmen, then looking at the silent Yang Ling behind her, the teenage girl Yuna let out a melancholic sigh, then slowly started explaining things.
It turned out that just as the historical records of the fox tribe had said, most of the Heavenly Foxes had moved abroad through an ancient Magical Spell Formation. Yuna’s family, however, had been living in a distant glacier when the Heavenly Foxes began leaving the Tailun Continent. By the time Yuna’s ancestors had arrived at the Taildon Valley, where the Magical Spell Formation for traveling was located, the Heavenly Fox that had been responsible for operating the spell had already left.
Without a Heavenly Fox to receive them, there was no way that Yuna’s ancestors could have activated the Magical Spell Formation. They were alone and helpless. But the crisis was only beginning!
Just as Yuna’s ancestors were about to leave the Taildon Valley and return to the distant glacier, a terrifying mutated Spider Monster suddenly charged in.
The Spider Monster was immensely strong, with both incredible physical power and Magical Energy that was strong beyond imagination. In order to protect the slower juniors in the tribe, the only Heavenly Fox that had taken a human form began a life and death battle with the spider.
After the fierce battle, even though the Heavenly Fox that had a human form managed to inflict injuries on the terrifying Spider Monster, he also had to pay a heavy price. He was taking his last breaths, and all they had left were the little Heavenly Foxes with little fighting prowess.
Just as the Spider Monster was unleashing its bestial instincts and preparing to exterminate the Heavenly Fox tribe attempting to escape the Taildon Valley, another surprise happened!
In the process of running fearfully for their lives, a little Heavenly Fox unintentionally hit a small protruding rock. In that instant, all of the rocks within the cave started releasing a strong Seven-colored Light. Following which, a massive Magical Spell Formation appeared within the cavern!
After the transformation, the Heavenly Foxes noticed that a ring of Seven-colored Light had appeared at the exit of the cave, and they could not run through it no matter how hard they tried. At the same time, the exit of the cavern started emanating a white fog. The slower Spider Monster would howl in pain every time it came into contact with the fog, and it could not escape no matter what. Just like that, both parties became trapped within the cave.
But the crisis was not over for the Heavenly Foxes!
After its body had recovered, even though the Spider Monster still couldn’t get out, it came up with a vicious plan. It used its powerful mental ability to continuously and directly attack the souls of the Heavenly Foxes. As they hadn’t evolved to take on a human form, the young Heavenly Foxes did not have any resistance to the attacks, and so they were tortured for a long time.
More terrifyingly, the Spider Monster used its massive mental energy to summon a group of powerful spiders in front of the cavern. It not only instructed them to attack the young Heavenly Foxes, it also discovered a secret. The white fog at the exit of the cavern dealt heavy damage to the Spider Monster, but it didn’t have much of an effect on the spiders it summoned.
This way, despite not being able to charge out, the Spider Monster could still summon a large number of spiders within the cavern and launch waves upon waves of attacks on the young Heavenly Foxes. The Heavenly Foxes that had been lucky to survive were once again faced with a crisis that threatened to exterminate their tribe!
In order to survive, the Heavenly Foxes had no choice but to reach a compromise with the cruel Spider Monster. They had to send a Heavenly Fox that was about to evolve to take a human form into the cavern to serve the disgusting Spider Monster once every few hundred years. This was the reason why the race of Heavenly Foxes still did not have a Heavenly Fox with a human form, despite the passage of a few thousand years. Thus, they had no way of battling the powerful Spider Monster.
After understanding what was going on, Yang Ling took off his jacket and draped it gently over the teary Yuna. As he had tamed her, he could clearly see her memories and emotions at any point in time, and he thus felt more deeply Yuna’s grief and sorrow. At this moment, he could no longer think of her as a Magical Beast!
“Oh Yiblis, let’s charge in and kill the detestable Spider Monster!”
“That’s right, charge in and chop it into pieces!”
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After learning about the misfortune of Yuna and the rest, the Beastmen were furious, quickly changing their target. Some of the restless Bullmen even roared as they lifted their giant war halberds. If not for the ox chief stopping them, they might have charged in already.
After calming down, the fox elder had no choice but to admit that Yuna had already become a creature that Yang Ling could summon. According to the rules of the Summoning Contract, if Yang Ling died, Yuna wouldn’t survive either. The fox elder had to accept the truth. Furthermore, Yang Ling had a massive influence, and his abilities were unbelievably strong. Having a falling out with him would not be wise.
“According to my observations, the white fog in the cavern suddenly turned duller over the last few days. The Spider Monster might be able to escape at any time!” Rubbing the tears off her face, Yuna continued, “Now, we have two choices. We can either charge in and kill the Spider Monster, or we leave quickly and get as far away from here as possible!”
Even though she was raring to obliterate the Spider Monster deep within the cave, Yuna’s judgment was not clouded. As she spoke, she secretly summoned the members of her tribe that were in hiding. Soon, five puppy-like Heavenly Foxes raced out from the tunnel on the right. Other than one that had evolved six tails, the rest all had five tails.
The Spider Monster was too powerful. Yuna knew that she had just evolved to achieve a human form, and she had no time to master many of the high level spells. Charging in rashly would only be inviting her own doom. Furthermore, even if they were going to fight to the death with the monster, she should at the very least settle the rest of the little Heavenly Foxes first.
Run as far as possible?
Yang Ling didn’t know exactly what abilities a Heavenly Fox with a human form had, but the fox elder was different. According to the historical records, evolving to achieve a human form was a dividing line in the abilities of a Heavenly Fox. After successful evolution, not only would their Magical Energy increase by several multiples, they could also gradually master several powerful abilities. If they trained themselves to a certain degree, it was not impossible for them to face off against a human Sage level fighter.
Seeing how Yuna’s expression changed when she spoke of the Spider Monster, he could not imagine how powerful the Spider Monster deep within the cave must be. Unless he had no choice, he would definitely not be willing to cross swords with such a monster. But the Beastmen had proliferated in the Ladak Mountain Rage for thousands of years now. Where would they move to at such short notice?
After looking at the Medusa leader and ox chief, no further words had to be spoken before the fox elder understood their concerns.
If the Spider Monster escaped from its constraints and summoned a large number of spiders, the entire Ladak Mountain Range might soon become a massive spider hive. Then, the Beastmen who had lived here for thousands of years would be the first to suffer.
Yang Ling had promised to treat the Beastmen fairly, but his territory was only a couple hundred miles away from the Taildon Valley. If the Spider Monster escaped, Yang Ling might no even be able to take care of himself. How would he be able to protect the Beastmen that were willing to enter his camp?
If this was the summer, they might be able to hide in the Terras Forest that spanned tens of thousands of miles, or perhaps move to the large wasteland outside the Aila Mountain Pass. But with the snow falling from the sky, moving their entire tribe was basically an unimaginable task. Their clansmen might starve to death or freeze on the journey before they even had the chance to be killed by the Spider Monster.
The Beastmen could not do anything, and Yang Ling could not find a good idea in such a short span of time!
Through Yuna’s memories, he knew something of how terrifying the Spider Monster deep within the cave really was. If this monster managed to leave the cavern, then the safety of Wissen Town would face an unprecedented challenge.
Faced with a monster who was powerful beyond imagination, the low level Magical Beasts and Swordsmen were definitely not a match, no matter their numbers. If he was not careful, the effort he had spent in Wissen Town might be destroyed in an instant!
Seeing Yuna cradling a small Heavenly Fox, the fox elder said, “Yuna, does the Spider Monster deep within the cave not have any weaknesses?”
“Yes. Every month, when the moon is at its roundest, the Magical Spell Formation within the cavern releases a large amount of white fog. Then, the Spider Monster is at its weakest in physical ability, Magical Energy, and even mental energy,” Yuna said furiously, telling everyone the secret that her clansmen had obtained with much difficulty over the millennia.
