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Chapter 394 Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, Fangtian Halberd

The next day, the sun slowly rose.

Jing Chen stretched and stepped out of the cave, yawning as he walked to the pool and splashed water on his face. After washing his face, Jing Chen's drowsiness completely disappeared.

Today was also the day Jing Chen began his hunt. Yao Lao slowly floated out of the cave entrance; he was increasingly unable to understand Jing Chen. Despite only possessing the strength of a Seven-Star Dou Zhe, Jing Chen's Dou Qi reserves were significantly higher than those of ordinary Dou Zun, and even surpassed the Dou Qi reserves of some Half-Saints. Sometimes, Yao Lao really wanted to cut Jing Chen open to see what was inside.

With his strength suppressed back to that of a Dou Zhe, Jing Chen finally felt the long-lost benefits of those cheat codes. The Glazed Heart constantly provided Jing Chen with Dou Qi, and could even help him overdraft his Dou Qi. The miniature version of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in his dantian constantly replenished his body's energy, while the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone greatly enhanced Jing Chen's recovery ability.

Originally, Jing Chen would have had virtually no use for these cheat codes, but now he's actually using them. Could this be considered an unexpected gain?

He stretched, opened the system's inventory, and looked at the Divine Beast Bloodline Selection Card. There weren't many options, just three: Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, Nine-Nirvana Phoenix, and Heaven-Devouring Kun.

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox goes without saying, and the Nine-Nirvana Phoenix needs little introduction either. As for the last one, the Heaven-Devouring Kun, its origins are truly extraordinary. The description states that the Heaven-Devouring Kun possesses the power to devour all things, and its size is immeasurable. The rest of the descriptions can be summarized in two words: "As long as you eat, you will become stronger."

This ability was basically useless to Jing Chen. The Devouring Kun wanted to eat, but where was there anything for him to eat now? After much deliberation, he had no choice but to select between the Nine-Nirvana Phoenix and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. The Nine-Nirvana Phoenix could be reborn from the ashes, and each rebirth brought a tremendous increase in power, almost exponentially. As for the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, it was said to be able to charm all living beings, and so on and so forth.

At least, Jing Chen could only understand one sentence: disguise, in a desperate situation, has an extremely powerful counterattack capability. Disguise is unquestionable, but as for counterattacking in a desperate situation... Jing Chen felt that although its usefulness might not be great, it was still something that could be useful.

Moreover, all three bloodlines can "color" Jing Chen's battle qi. "Coloring" doesn't mean literally altering it, but rather transforming Jing Chen's battle qi into a specific attribute. For example, the Nine-Nirvana Phoenix can convert battle qi into fire attribute, and the Devouring Kun can convert it into water attribute. However, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox is different. While it doesn't possess any attributes, it has an extremely powerful talent: replication.

For example, if Jing Chen's opponent is a Rock type, but Jing Chen is not, the Nine-Tailed Fox's talent allows Jing Chen to copy his opponent's Rock type.

In summary, each of the three bloodlines has its strengths and weaknesses. The Nine-Nirvana Phoenix can be reborn from the ashes, the Heaven-Devouring Kun can devour everything, and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox can be replicated.

"Choose the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox!" Jing Chen decisively chose the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. Overall, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox was much more practical than the other two. Just the ability to disguise itself gave Jing Chen many more plans for doing bad things.

The moment he finished speaking, Jing Chen instantly felt a surge of power within his body, a power that transformed him completely in the blink of an eye. He closed his eyes, sensing his current state, then abruptly opened them. His eyes, which had been ordinary before, now possessed a captivating quality that could mesmerize anyone. Moreover, these eyes allowed Jing Chen to see many incredible things.

Not only that, Jing Chen also grew a pair of black and white fox ears on his head, the left ear white and the right ear black. A fluffy fox tail followed behind him. Jing Chen was somewhat bewildered. Fortunately, he could control his ears and tail. He retracted his tail and couldn't help but give a wry smile. Good grief, he's becoming more and more inhuman.

"Master Yao, let's continue hunting today," Jing Chen said to Master Yao.

"Alright, let's go." At this moment, Yao Lao also put down the scroll in his hand, looked up at Jing Chen, and was completely dismayed.

"Master Yao, don't stare at me like that. I'll explain this to you later. Let's start today's hunt first. Let's see if we can get a few more magic cores today." Jing Chen smiled helplessly at Master Yao.

"You have many secrets, so I won't pry too much into them." The old apothecary smiled helplessly; he was already used to Jing Chen.

Without further ado, Jing Chen slung the Xuan Heavy Ruler over his shoulder and sped into the forest. He hadn't gone far when he encountered a magical beast. Fortunately, it was only a first-tier magical beast.

Having learned his lesson, Jing Chen wouldn't give this magical beast any chance to react. He raised his hand and used Blue Silver Grass to bind the beast tightly, while his right hand opened, and the Blue Silver Overlord Spear condensed in his palm.

Seemingly sensing the power emanating from the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, the demonic beast panicked, frantically twisting its body in an attempt to escape. However, Jing Chen wouldn't give it any chance. The instant the Blue Silver Emperor was broken, the Blue Silver Overlord Spear was hurled. In the blink of an eye, the Blue Silver Overlord Spear pierced through the demonic beast's head.

Jing Chen glanced at the monster's corpse and left immediately. That monster didn't have a magic core, and without one, Jing Chen wouldn't waste time on it; he was in a hurry to find the next one.

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Jing Chen darted swiftly through the woods, his fox ears twitching slightly. He nimbly leaped onto a treetop, cautiously observing the direction he had come from. Soon, four or five people appeared in that direction, each wearing a badge identifying them.

"Wolf Head Mercenary Group!" Jing Chen sneered, "You've provoked me time and time again. If I don't take you down this time, I'll change my name!" With that, Jing Chen's figure instantly disappeared above the treetops.

The five mercenaries ran to the tree where Jing Chen had just stood, their eyes warily scanning their surroundings.

"Where did they go? I just saw them running this way."

"Are you sure that's Jing Chen? You're not mistaken, are you?"

"Bullshit! That long, silver-white hair is the only thing that's noticeable! How could I be wrong?"

"Damn it, just talk, don't swear!"

"Stop arguing! Jing Chen might be watching us from somewhere! Be careful!"

The five men became highly alert, gripping their weapons and standing back to back, wary of Jing Chen's sneak attack. However, after a full three minutes, almost four, they hadn't seen a single person.

"Where did they go? Did they run away?"

"That can't be! We didn't make a sound when we were chasing him, how did he know we were coming?"

"We still can't be careless. Jing Chen became a six-star Dou Zhe half a month ago, and half a month has passed. Who knows if he's still a six-star Dou Zhe!"

In the shadows, a shadow flashed by. One person, very perceptive, noticed it and immediately looked towards the shadow, but there was only a pile of withered grass, nothing else.

"Let me tell you, I am a Seven Star Warrior!" With that, he stabbed the mercenary who had been talking the most earlier right through the heart.

Even as he lay dying, the mercenary couldn't believe that he would be killed so easily, despite the vigilance of four people. Seeing their companion killed, the other four instantly pinpointed Jing Chen's location.

However, Jing Chen decided not to run any further. He clenched his right hand, and the halberd appeared in his grasp. Looking up again, his blood-red peach blossom eyes were fixed on the remaining four people.

"Don't...don't be afraid, there's only one of him, let's go!" one of them said, rushing towards Jing Chen.

The remaining four people also rushed towards Jing Chen, but they weren't just aimlessly charging at him. In the blink of an eye, Jing Chen was surrounded by the four of them.

Jing Chen merely snorted, twirling his halberd in a flourish as he charged towards the mercenary in front of him. The other three followed closely behind. Jing Chen thrust his halberd forward, and the mercenary swiftly raised his weapon to block.

"Pfft..."

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out, and the other three watched in shock. The mercenary who had held his weapon in front of him stared in disbelief at the halberd that had pierced his body. His weapon had already been broken in two by the halberd, and he was still holding the half-finished weapon in his hand.

Jing Chen swiftly drew his halberd, then turned and slashed, sending the mercenary's head flying into the air, while the headless corpse fell to the ground.

"The four of you are surrounded." His calm words sealed the fate of the remaining three. Jing Chen vanished instantly, leaving the three terrified.

Before they could even react, another person fell, followed by a second. In the blink of an eye, only one of the five remained! The mercenary watched in horror as Jing Chen, wielding his halberd, walked step by step toward him.

The halberd was still dripping with the blood of the four men, and Jing Chen's blood-red peach blossom eyes appeared exceptionally crimson at this moment.

"Ah! No, don't kill me! No! No..." The man screamed frantically, even kneeling down, begging Jing Chen to spare his life. However, before he could finish speaking, a head flew into the air.

(End of this chapter)