Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

In midair, Tian Baixing opened her eyes and exhaled a sense of relief, particularly since her test had concluded. She instantly froze when she sensed someone's presence behind her, but she immediately turned around to attack.

However, Zhang Xiaolong [3] directly grabbed Tian Baixing's hand and smirked faintly. "The current you is not my opponent."

"You bastard!" Tian Baixing used her nine tails to attack Zhang Xiaolong [3], but he deflected them using his eight tails, which were dragon tails instead of fox tails. She kicked his chest and flew away from him directly. "What did you do to me? Why can't I use my abilities?"

"Haha." Zhang Xiaolong [3] laughed before showing the soul replica to Tian Baixing. "Did you forget what I did to you that time? I have replicated your soul and merged it with mine, so you can say that your soul is mine. Since the soul is a vital part of the body, you will not be able to do anything as long as I control your soul. Even though I did not enslave you, you are no different from my slave now, and the current you is no longer my opponent."

Tian Baixing's face turned deathly pale after she remembered how Nalan Yushu controlled her soul at their first meeting, and she also remembered when Zhang Xiaolong [3] replicated her soul that time.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] removed the soul and moved toward Tian Baixing, but a sudden attack that came out of nowhere struck him, sending him rolling inmidair several times. He immediately looked for the source, but he couldn't find anyone. 'Damn it! What was that attack just now? The force of that attack caused my entire body to hurt so much.'

Tian Baixing was also confused by that, especially since she couldn't use her abilities due to Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s control over her soul. She turned to Tian Baitian, but her brother was still seriously engaged in his test, and he didn't have such a surprise attack, so he couldn't have attacked him. 'Who attacked him just now?'

Just as they were thinking about that, a void crack suddenly appeared above them, and a man dressed entirely in white emerged from it. However, none of them could see the man's face because he was wearing a silver fox mask; nonetheless, Zhang Xiaolong [3] and Tian Baixing immediately recognized him as a fox beast, especially due to the nine silver tails dancing behind him.

[Master, the system cannot scan this mysterious man's status, so you must be careful of him.] Mei warned Zhang Xiaolong [3].

"You are indeed extraordinary, the heir of the ten-tailed fox." The mysterious man instantly enveloped Tian Baixing and Tian Baitian with his aura, bringing them to his side. "Unfortunately, I can't allow you to capture these two heavenly foxes now, and I will take them away with me. If you want to get them, you will have to come to the Illusion Spirit Fox Domain."

Without the mysterious man realizing, the other clones sent all the beasts into the beast space, and Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately activated the soul link. "I won't let you take them away!"

"Haha." The mysterious man laughed as Zhang Xiaolong [3] charged toward him, and he immediately fired several invisible attacks that instantly pierced his body.

"Argh!" Zhang Xiaolong [3] screamed in pain as the mysterious man's invisible attacks left several large, bloody holes in several parts of his body. He instantly fell to the ground like a broken kite, and his body slammed there quite hard. "Cough... Cough..."

The mysterious man floated down to Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s side, stomped on his chest, and looked at him with a condescending gaze. "I don't know how you managed to increase your strength to the level of a cultivator at the Celestial Emperor Realm, but your current strength is too meager in front of me. Since you're so confident in your current strength, I'll give you a little lesson to open your eyes."

"Argh!" Zhang Xiaolong [3] screamed in pain once again as another invisible attack pierced his body, causing his blood to flow out even more and soak the ground below.

Mu Ling, who saw the incident from a distance, immediately moved to help Zhang Xiaolong [3]. However, the mysterious man immediately locked him in an invisible prison, as did Tian Kui and Serpentera, who had just appeared above them.

"A Willow-Whisker Elk, huh?" The mysterious man then looked at Serpentera and Tian Kui before nodding in understanding. "So, you two are the Ancient Abyssal Leviathan Demon Beast and the Ancient Devourer Demon Beast left in this universe, right? Your cultivation is indeed high, but you two have spent too long in these Three Mortal Realms, so you two are no match for me."

"Who the hell are you? Why are you interfering in this kid's business?" Tian Kui asked with a shout.

The mysterious man showed them his nine tails. "Can you still not recognize my identity after seeing my tails?"

"You—"

"Hahaha." The mysterious man sealed their mouths and looked at Zhang Xiaolong [3], who was helpless under his feet. "If you want to defeat me and snatch them from me, you should stop borrowing other people's strength and cultivate harder. Otherwise, you will die by my hands on our second meeting, and your predecessor will be disappointed that the savior he chose was just a useless snotty brat who can only borrow other people's strength."

After saying that, the mysterious man knocked Zhang Xiaolong [3] unconscious. He immediately took Tian Baitian and Tian Baixing away from the scene, freeing Tian Kui, Serpentera, and Mu Ling.

The three male beasts immediately moved to Zhang Xiaolong [3]'s side to check on his condition, and they breathed a sigh of relief. Although his injuries looked horrific, they weren't life-threatening, as the mysterious man had no intention of killing him.

Mu Ling immediately carried Zhang Xiaolong [3] and spoke to the two beasts. "I will take him to the Life Pond, and his injuries will recover faster there."

"Yes." After Mu Ling took Zhang Xiaolong [3] away, Tian Kui asked Serpentera directly. "Do you think the mysterious man just now was really part of the fox race? Why did he only act now?"

"Based on the shape and fur of his nine tails, he is clearly part of the Ancient Spirit Fox Race. However, that race has long since disappeared, and no one has ever known their whereabouts." Serpentera looked in the direction the mysterious man disappeared. "His abilities are clearly related to the void element, and it seems he's been observing Zhang Fei for a long time. If my guess is correct, he didn't act before because that kid hadn't attacked the two heavenly foxes, and he made his move as soon as he wanted to capture the female fox."

"What was the purpose of that mysterious man saving them?"

Serpentera shook his head in response. "I can't guess that mysterious man's reasons, but it's not yet time for that kid to get the two foxes. I hope he won't be down or discouraged because of this incident, and I hope he can use his first defeat to spur his spirit even more; only then will he become a stronger and more mature cultivator. Let's go back and wait for him to return."

"Yeah."

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In the eastern forest, Ren Shuo and the others were completely shocked when Mu Ling brought Zhang Xiaolong [3] there, especially since his injuries were too severe and caused his blood to continuously flow out.

They immediately carried Zhang Xiaolong [3] to the Life Pond and laid him on its surface. Some of those with light elements immediately used theirs to aid his recovery.

"What exactly happened to him? How could he be injured this badly?" Ju Tan asked Mu Ling, who immediately explained the situation to them. "A mysterious man who emerged from the void?"

Mu Lin nodded at them. "That mysterious person's strength is too high; even his two acquaintances couldn't move in front of him. Fortunately, he didn't intend to kill him; otherwise, he would have died earlier. For now, we should focus on helping him recover, but I hope his defeat just now won't deal a heavy blow to his mentality."

"Let's hope."

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Panic gripped the pavilion as Zhang Fei's other four clones also suffered the same injuries as his third clone. All of his women who possessed the light element, such as Ru Xue, Liu Qingyu, Chu Xing, and several others, immediately moved to heal them.

Meanwhile, Luo Yunxiao sat by his bedside and cleaned the blood on Zhang Fei's body, while Huang Xiaoyi sat beside her daughter and used her healing technique to treat her son-in-law.

Cheng Mengyao and Bing Xingying stood side by side a little distance away from them, staring at Zhang Fei, who had fallen unconscious, with a confused look. He was previously fine when chatting with them, but he suddenly suffered such horrific injuries.

"What really happened?" Luo Fenghan asked Ma Kuangyu.

Ma Kuangyu shook his head at him. "I'm here, so I don't know what happened to him, but Nalan Yushu should know the matter."

"A mysterious male fox attacked my master when he was about to capture Tian Baixing, and he beat him to such an extent." Nalan Yushu's answer caused all of them to frown. "I don't know the identity of that man, but he seems to belong to the ancient fox race because he recognized Tian Kui and Serpentera, and he stopped those two beasts from saving my master."

Ma Kuangyu frowned at that. "Are you sure that mysterious fox can stop Tian Kui and Serpentera?"

"Do I need to lie to you?" Nalan Yushu immediately created a Qi screen in front of them, which showed the incident at the Dao Test location. "See? That male fox is truly powerful!"

"The Ancient Spirit Fox Race."

"Huh?" Luo Fenghan turned to Ma Kuangyu directly. "Are you sure this mysterious man is a member of that fox race?"

"A hundred percent." Ma Kuangyu pointed at the screen. "There are many fox races in this universe, but only the Ancient Fox Race has such silver fur, so I'm sure he's a member of that race. However, I'm certain that the fox race disappeared along with their Illusion Spirit Fox Domain long ago, and no one has seen or heard of them since."

"Then, why did this man suddenly appear and beat my son-in-law this badly?" Luo Fenghan asked with a gloomy tone.

Ma Kuangyu just shook his head, especially since he didn't have the answer himself. "Even though this kid's injuries are quite severe, his regenerative healing factor continues to work to restore his condition, so he will be fine soon. The main problem is that he has never lost before, and I'm afraid this first defeat will weigh on his heart and bring him down mentally."

"Uncle Ma, my husband has experienced defeat in the past, and he has also experienced death once, so this incident will not affect him." Luo Yunxiao confidently spoke. "I believe my husband will not be like that, and I believe he will rise again to become a much better cultivator after this. By the way, you guys should go first, and I will help him recover from his injuries."

- To Be Continued -