193: Chapter 193 Two Beads Stir, Human and Fox Connected

Mo Zixing was carrying Ling Lin, following behind Hu Jiuying as they slowly walked into the Holy Temple of the Celestial Fox Clan.

The interior of the Holy Temple was even more dilapidated than it appeared from the outside.

The side halls on both sides had long since collapsed, and the murals on the walls had become unrecognizable.

It was unclear whether this was caused by that corpse puppet from earlier, or if it had been like this long before.

The two passed through the dilapidated front hall.

They arrived all the way at the main hall in the deepest part.

Upon entering the main hall, Mo Zixing was slightly taken aback.

In the center of the main hall stood an immensely huge statue of a Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

And this statue was actually preserved completely intact?

The Celestial Fox statue stood with its head held high, its nine fluffy tails spread out behind it.

Her eyes were lively and majestic, quietly watching everyone who entered the hall.

"This is the statue of the first Clan Chief of our Celestial Fox Clan."

Hu Jiuying looked up at the statue, her eyes filled with reverence for her ancestor:

"Look over there, that is the ninghong fox core."

Mo Zixing looked in the direction she was pointing.

He saw a pink orb of moderate size embedded in the chest of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox statue.

The orb was a translucent pink, with a jet-black vertical pupil at its core, reflecting a beautiful luster.

Mo Zixing's thoughts stirred, and he brought up the system panel.

[Target: ninghong fox core]

[The sacred Legacy object of the Celestial Fox Clan through the generations; it condenses the cultivation of several Clan Chiefs and is the concrete symbol of the will of the entire Celestial Fox Clan, containing unimaginable power.]

A concrete symbol of the clan's will, huh...

What it represents is quite heavy.

Oh well.

Letting him take this ninghong fox core to use for his Breakthrough could, in a sense, be considered a shared prosperity.

As long as he didn't die, rounding up, it meant the will of the Celestial Fox Clan would not be extinguished.

For the Celestial Fox Clan, this should count as a good thing.

"Are you asking me to pry it out of the statue?"

Mo Zixing turned his head and asked Hu Jiuying, who was standing to the side.

"This… I suppose this is the only way."

Hu Jiuying scratched her two fox ears somewhat embarrassedly, a trace of reluctance flashing in her eyes as she looked at the orb:

"I only remember the Clan Chief saying that only someone who truly gains its recognition can possess it."

"Alright then."

Mo Zixing shrugged and looked back up at the orb.

He walked forward a few steps.

With a light tap of his feet, his figure leaped up, firmly gripping the statue's neck.

He even specifically circulated his spiritual power to strengthen his barrier to protect his whole body, guarding against any potential traps or backlash.

But until his hand touched the ninghong fox core, in fact, nothing happened at all.

What surprised him even more was that he didn't even need to use any force to pry it out.

The moment he touched the orb.

The ninghong fox core trembled slightly and voluntarily fell out of the statue's recess.

It landed in his palm.

Mo Zixing jumped back to the ground lightly.

The ninghong fox core felt warm in his hand, and a gentle current of warmth spread throughout his body from the point of contact.

This warm, pure power was a world of difference from the cold, bone-chilling Evil Qi outside.

Hu Jiuying stared blankly at the orb in his hand, a complex mix of emotions flashing in her eyes.

There was reluctance, nostalgia, but mostly, it was relief.

This orb had guarded the Celestial Fox Clan for many years.

Now, it seemed to have found a new master.

"You just… took it down like that?"

She asked softly.

"Otherwise what?"

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow and asked in return.

"It's nothing."

Hu Jiuying shook her head and explained:

"There were a few Elders in the clan before with crooked intentions who wanted to secretly keep the ninghong fox core for themselves."

"But no matter what methods they used, they couldn't make the orb on the statue move at all."

Mo Zixing looked at the orb in his palm, thoughtful.

Could it be because he broke the prophecy and saved the last Bloodline of the Celestial Fox Clan?

Is this the reason why the ninghong fox core recognized him?

"Perhaps it knows that I will help you guard the last spark of the Celestial Fox Clan."

Mo Zixing weighed the orb in his hand and said casually.

But no sooner had he finished speaking.

The ninghong fox core in his palm suddenly began to vibrate violently.

Immediately after.

A dazzling pink light erupted from the orb, illuminating the entire dim main hall in an instant.

A pink thread extended from the orb, quickly wrapping around Hu Jiuying not far away and sinking into her brow.

"Ugh…"

Hu Jiuying let out a soft groan, feeling as if all the strength in her body had been drained away instantly.

Her legs went weak, and she collapsed.

"Hu Jiuying!"

Mo Zixing stepped forward to support her.

But an extremely surging and pure force of life and Divine Soul was rushing out from the ninghong fox core.

It flowed ruthlessly along his arm and into his body.

What surprised him even more was that the soul-contracting beast orb, which he had always kept on his person, suddenly began to vibrate violently as well.

He hadn't yet found a use for this orb, so he hadn't expected it to react at this moment.

The soul-contracting beast orb floated to the side of the ninghong fox core and began to resonate wildly at the same frequency.

At the same time.

Another pink thread suddenly extended from the ninghong fox core, connecting Mo Zixing and Hu Jiuying together.