Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 685 - 66: The Cunning Little Fox (First Update)_2

Slowly, they moved towards Tang, these wandering souls opening their mouths wide as if desperately suctioning something.

Tang's pace finally hesitated, his life force starting to drain away in great amounts.

The Xuan Bird was overjoyed.

These remnant souls were slow to react, but at this moment, they finally sensed that an intruder had entered their territory.

The rate at which Tang's life force was draining suddenly increased several fold.

The Xuan Bird thought that even Tang couldn't possibly survive this ordeal. However, what it hadn't anticipated was that Tang's footsteps, after hesitating for just a few seconds, fell once again.

During those few seconds, the Xuan Bird clearly saw a layer of sickly, deathly gray overtaking Tang's body, and the skin began to show signs of sandy decay. It was as if the soul was leaving the body, then the flesh turned to dust.

Yet, after those few seconds, an even more terrifying life-restorative force forcefully pulled Tang back from the brink.

His pace had indeed slowed, but he continued to move forward. Like a death-seeking demon, he advanced step by step.

There was a time when the Spiritual Purgatory was hell for all creatures, a paradise for the Xuan Bird. Now, the Spiritual Purgatory had become the Xuan Bird's own hell.

For some unknown reason, the Xuan Bird began to feel fear towards Tang; the manner in which Tang steadily advanced as if to claim a life, his cold expression, seemed more terrifying than the Eden Tribe outside.

[What on earth... are you?]

Tang, as if understanding this question, or perhaps because he intended to say this before killing his prey, spoke:

"My name is Tang, I seek... revenge."

The demon's fist crashed into the Xuan Bird's feathers, and the blue flames dimmed instantly.

Tang's offensive strength was not formidable, but the Xuan Bird was already teetering on the verge of death.

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Although the Gold-Breaking Beast was slightly faster than Tang Xian, Tang Xian managed to calculate its movements.

After a few exchanges, Tang Xian kicked the Gold-Breaking Beast away.

[Do you think you've won? The Xuan Bird cannot die; it will soon revive.] The Gold-Breaking Beast protested indignantly, apparently realizing that the scales of victory and defeat had completely tipped.

Bai Mansheng was also worried about Tang; the scenes within the Spiritual Purgatory were very blurry, occasionally visible, and occasionally not at all.

Tang Xian waved his hand and said:

"Get ready to deal with that lizard; once it senses defeat, it will definitely try to escape. I can't track that lizard; it has some sort of special ability to hide."

Bai Mansheng glanced and knew who Tang Xian was talking about. In the corner of the battlefield, there indeed was a strange chameleon-like creature.

It seemed to be hiding something in its mouth.

From beginning to end, the chameleon had not made a move, as if observing the battlefield, or as though its purpose was to bring something here, indifferent to the outcome of the battle.

Although Tang Xian gave such instructions, he was unable to do anything about the lizard, and evidently, Bai Mansheng couldn't keep it either.

"As for Tang, he's the first monster in this world that I can't tear apart. What can the Xuan Bird do to him? Rather, the Xuan Bird itself should pray for good fortune."

Bai Mansheng was momentarily startled. So... it was the Xuan Bird that was in danger? Was Tang really that strong?

"What about the Sin Spine Spider?"

"Don't worry about that spider either, it can't kill you instantly, and its target is too large, making it easy to deal with, not a threat at all."

Tang Xian's tone didn't seem like he was describing a calamity-level boss creature; rather, it sounded more like he was detailing some inconsequential fish.

Bai Mansheng focused on Tang Xian's retreating figure, pondering the forces that had gathered to hunt him down today... She was increasingly perplexed by this man... She had the feeling that back when there were arguments over Tang Xian being Xu Xian, he was still weak.

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But now, he had become one of the most terrifying beings in the world.

Tang Xian wasn't certain whether he should kill the Xuan Bird.

Indeed, the Xuan Bird held a position of great authority within the Myriad Beasts Court, even among the Judgment Chiefs.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be stationed at the holy mountain year after year.

"The Xuan Bird might be the key to finding the holy mountain, but given the current situation, Tang will probably kill it, right? If it doesn't come out, I'll just let Tang deal with it."

While keeping an eye on the Gold-Breaking Beast, Tang Xian contemplated how to handle the situation with the Xuan Bird.

Suddenly, he remembered that before leaving Baichuan City, Bai Shuang had given him a feather.

"If you encounter the Xuan Bird, deliver this feather to it."

That was Bai Shuang's instruction, which Tang Xian had promised to fulfill. In his plan, he was supposed to contact the Xuan Bird after infiltrating the holy mountain, to avoid a confrontation with it as much as possible. But unexpectedly, now, before he had even taken out the feather, the Xuan Bird might be dying.

He was not conflicted.

"If the Xuan Bird dies, I hope it drops the ability to summon the Nether River for me."

Bai Shuang's request was something he would fulfill if possible, but if the Xuan Bird was fated to die, Tang Xian would not be pretentious about it, feeling not the slightest bit guilty towards Bai Shuang—even finding it slightly amusing to think if it did drop an ability~

This was his way of thinking, if you want to kill me, you must pay a price.

"Forget it, let's see how Tang decides to deal with it. As for this feather, I'll ask Bai Shuang about it later."

"The chances of victory now are ninety percent."

Almost certain to win, Tang Xian still didn't relax his vigilance, carefully observing the entire battlefield.

In the midst of the great fire, he didn't know how Tang Xiaojiu and the female fox were faring in their fight, but he could smell Tang Xiaojiu's presence; the girl was still fighting hard.

As long as he knew this, he wasn't anxious at all, leisurely keeping the Gold-Breaking Beast at bay.

The Gold-Breaking Beast's slashing attacks kept landing on Tang Xian, but they always failed to inflict any significant damage.

And Tang Xian's fists were merely an irritation to the Gold-Breaking Beast.

The Gold-Breaking Beast couldn't believe the Xuan Bird would lose, so it was dragging out the fight with Tang Xian just the same.

It was, after all, not as rational as the Xuan Bird, not even feeling at first that the human's punches landing on its body... were getting more painful.

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Foxfire burned on the battlefield beneath the spider web.

Tang Xiaojiu wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, glaring fiercely at Qing Jiuye.

"Tsk tsk, what's with the fierce look, little girl? I, your sister, haven't even put in much effort yet."

In this duel, Tang Xiaojiu fought in her half-human, half-fox form, displaying strength far beyond Tang Xian's expectations.

But against Qing Jiuye, Tang Xiaojiu was still being outmatched at every turn.

The fight between the demon foxes came down to a contest of the power and skill of using foxfire.

In this regard, Tang Xiaojiu was at a disadvantage.

"Qing is the queen of the fox clan, and today... I will defeat you for Qing!"

"Try it if you can," Qing Jiuye said.

Tang Xiaojiu's eyes rolled, and she said in a tone full of whining grievance,

"But I'm hungry. Can you wait until I've eaten before we fight?"

"..."

Qing Jiuye was at a loss for words, a metaphorical bead of sweat forming.

The foxfire's envelopment, free from any interference by living creatures, indicated that the Judgment Chiefs of the Myriad Beasts Realm intended to let her have this shameful duel with a member of the fox clan.

Among the same species, a one-on-one sacred duel like this was extremely sanctified in the Myriad Beasts Realm; once the fight began, no one was allowed to intervene.

Qing Jiuye had a simple plan: to kill this girl and then, with the spoils of victory, go and humiliate Qing JiuYu.

Tang Xiaojiu exchanged more than a dozen rounds with Qing Jiuye, and in each round, she was repelled. But this disgrace of the fox clan didn't seem obsessed with defeating Qing Jiuye, instead thinking about eating?

Had she given up on herself?

"Tang Xian said that eating nothing and then exercising vigorously is bad for the stomach. A bad stomach leads to indigestion; with indigestion, all the good food eaten will just be thrown up."

As if the idea of vomiting up food that was almost eaten was more dreadful than losing the duel itself.

Qing Jiuye suddenly thought this little girl might be a bit silly.

But Tang Xiaojiu kept talking.

"I love the flowy shrimp dumplings and kung pao shrimp balls made by Tang Xian. Also, the fish head soup he makes."

"Do you know about fish head soup?"

"You must've never had it, right? I'll let you in on a secret. If you just swallow a fish whole, there's no flavor, only a fishy taste, not yummy at all. But when it's made into a soup..."

"Enough! Are we fighting or not?" Qing Jiuye yelled impatiently.

"We're fighting, but I have to eat until I'm full first," Tang Xiaojiu stated earnestly,

as she opened her little pouch and took out a small chicken leg.

Such food wasn't available in the Sin Snatching Territory; this was brought from Baichuan City by Yuan Wu, who then secretly gave it to her.

Qing Jiuye, seeing this little girl truly starting to eat, suddenly snapped back to reality and angrily accused,

"You're stalling for time!"

"Ah, no, it's not me, don't talk nonsense!"