187: Chapter 187 Hu Jiuying Reunited

Mo Zixing looked back in the direction of the voice.

Behind a tree in the distance, someone seemed to be hiding, only poking their head out.

This bizarre situation made Mo Zixing frown slightly.

To think he would actually encounter a human in a godforsaken place like this.

Instead of heading directly in that direction, he grabbed Ling Lin and blurred out of sight.

Relying on the silent nature of his Movement Technique, he quietly retreated into the shadow of another large tree.

He then took a wide detour, sneaking up directly behind the spot where the voice had just come from.

By the faint moonlight...

Mo Zixing finally saw clearly who was hiding behind the tree.

It was a very familiar young girl.

She looked only slightly older than the mini Sect Master Bai Ruotong, right around the age of budding maturity.

She possessed an Innate coquettish charm, yet her exhausted eyes still held the unique innocence of a young girl.

Atop her head, a pair of fox ears drooped, and her tail, which should have been fluffy, was soiled and swayed uneasily behind her.

Mo Zixing was slightly startled.

He remembered.

Wasn't this the girl from the Heavenly Fox clan, Hu Jiuying, whom he had met in the Domain of Blazing Flame?

Back then, she had deliberately hidden her ears and tail, pretending to be a Loose Cultivator to obtain the companion spirit fire.

Mo Zixing pulled up her system panel.

[Name: Hu Jiuying]

[Race: Heavenly Fox]

[Cultivation: 9th Layer of Crystallization]

[Personality: Family Devotion, Protective]

[Innate Luck: Fox Charm (Red), Slight Luck (Purple), Natural Wisdom (Purple)]

[Acquired Luck: Fox Blessing (Purple), Spiritual Fire (Purple), Yin Sha Soul Seizure (Black)]

It really was her.

But how did she also have the [Yin Sha Soul Seizure] trait?

Yet she was clearly able to call out to him just now, unlike those frenzied Yao Beasts that had already lost their minds.

Just as he was wondering...

Behind the tree, Hu Jiuying suddenly clutched her head and let out a painful groan.

Her body trembled violently, and her face contorted in extreme agony.

After a long while...

She slowly raised her head, only to lock eyes with Mo Zixing.

At that moment, her eyes suddenly turned a muddy crimson, identical to those frenzied Heavenly Foxes.

But the red color lasted only a brief moment before quickly fading away, returning to their original lively amber.

Hu Jiuying shook her head violently and stumbled toward Mo Zixing.

"Long time no see."

Mo Zixing looked at her and spoke in a calm tone.

Hu Jiuying froze, a very faint trace of confusion and familiarity flashing through her eyes.

She tried hard to recall something, but merely suppressing the influence of the Yin Sha aura was already incredibly difficult.

"You..."

In the end, she still couldn't remember anything. She could only shake her head and say in a raspy voice:

"Hurry and leave this place... Don't go any further in that direction..."

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly stopped. Clutching her head again, she let out a painful roar:

"Run... Go..."

She squeezed those words through her teeth, each one seeming to drain all of her strength.

The next second.

Her eyes turned completely crimson, and a dense wave of Yin Sha Demonic Qi erupted from her body.

"Kill... Kill him..."

A muffled growl escaped Hu Jiuying's throat as she suddenly raised her hand.

By now, her hand had transformed back into sharp claws, and she lunged mercilessly at Mo Zixing.

Bang!

The claws struck heavily against Mo Zixing's already prepared spiritual energy barrier, producing a dull, thudding boom.

The barrier blocked the strike, causing him no harm whatsoever.

Mo Zixing shook his head helplessly.

This Hu Jiuying clearly couldn't control herself, yet she had still thought of calling him over to hide from the other Heavenly Foxes.

If he hadn't been strong enough, her good intentions would have led to disaster.

But she truly lived up to being a Heavenly Fox at the 9th Layer of Crystallization.

Boosted by the Yin Sha aura, the power of this strike was already close to the Early Stage of the Golden Core realm.

Rebounded by the force, Hu Jiuying stumbled back a few steps and fell to the ground, but immediately struggled to climb back up.

"Master, this beast has been corrupted by the Yin Sha. Keeping her is useless."

Ling Lin pointed her sword at Hu Jiuying, her ethereal voice carrying a trace of killing intent:

"Do you need me to kill it?"

To her, the souls of Yao Beasts corrupted by Yin Sha were also a great supplement.

"No need."

Mo Zixing waved his hand, his gaze falling back onto Hu Jiuying's system panel.

He hadn't forgotten that he still possessed the ability to block traits.

Although the cooldown was a bit long, using it now to block her [Yin Sha Soul Seizure] was perfect.

Doing this for other Heavenly Foxes might be a waste, but Hu Jiuying was a Heavenly Fox who possessed destiny luck, so she couldn't be treated the same.

At this moment...

The commotion of the fight had already alerted the pack of Heavenly Foxes in the distance.

The patch of green glowing spots grew visibly restless, and their rising and falling howls became even more piercing.

"Master, they are coming."

Ling Lin's voice warned.

Mo Zixing nodded.

With a thought, he selected the black [Yin Sha Soul Seizure] trait on Hu Jiuying's interface.

[Do you confirm the permanent blocking of the target trait?]

Mo Zixing directly chose to confirm in his mind.

As [Yin Sha Soul Seizure (Black)] disappeared from the interface...

Hu Jiuying's body suddenly arched, the dense Demonic Qi rapidly dissipating as she collapsed onto the ground.