Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 319 - 186: The Beautiful Bai Ying

Chapter 319: Chapter 186: The Beautiful Bai Ying

Such an abrupt situation had not been anticipated by the White Fox Bai Ying, even in the slightest.

Just as the thunder descended, Zhou Yan had already embraced her in his arms—at that moment, even though the thunder struck, the White Fox didn’t suffer any direct impact.

What made the White Fox somewhat dubious was that despite the thunder’s fury striking Zhou Yan, there were no signs of his destruction. Instead, it seemed as if nothing had happened at all.

Not only was the White Fox Bai Ying stunned, but Zhou Yan himself had also been shocked prior to this.

Zhou Yan had considered the possibility that he could withstand the boundless thunder, but most of his ideas had been based on the derivations of the Purple Flame Void’s abilities.

And it was only when a terrifying ten thousand zhang of thunder came crashing down that Zhou Yan discovered the ineffectiveness of the Purple Flame Void—with that realization, he was utterly dismayed! It was akin to playing with fire or severing one’s only path to survival.

Because all the deductions based on the Purple Flame Void had lost their effectiveness, he was now completely exposed to the Heavenly Dao’s tribulation thunder.

For a cultivator of Zhou Yan’s realm, this represented a catastrophic disaster.

It was a disaster that seemed utterly indomitable.

At that moment, Zhou Yan’s thoughts—at their full potential—gathered to the highest degree, and in an instant, his mind erupted with endless ideas, deriving countless methods of evasion, even incorporating Fist Intent in his calculations. But without the effectiveness of the Purple Flame Void, these deductions were akin to trees without roots, water without a source—completely useless.

A cultivator at the Sword Soul Realm joking with death by provoking the Heavenly Tribulation, only to suddenly discover that the Magic Treasure he depended on for survival had malfunctioned—it was like a fox that had borrowed a tiger’s might to provoke all wild beasts, only to find out the tiger had long been dead when the beasts attacked. Such an outcome was nothing short of tragic.

Even Zhou Yan’s mental state couldn’t help but curse at being so utterly duped.

What could be done at this point? Nothing but to stiffly bear what was to come.

Zhou Yan stirred his blood and vital energy, activating all his capabilities and subconsciously placing the White Fox in front of him for protection.

In that instant, a ten thousand zhang thunderbolt suddenly struck Zhou Yan.

At that moment, Zhou Yan felt as if his body and soul were about to disintegrate into ash, but more than that, a series of inexplicable memories suddenly surfaced.

It was like a dream where many memories flashed suddenly—Flying Sky, traversing the Void, and other grand, shocking scenes.

These memories, however, were just a chaos within his mind, and as Zhou Yan became suddenly lucid again, they disappeared.

He couldn’t remember any details, akin to a person who forgets their dream completely upon waking.

"It seems, in those memories, I was quite adept at ’traversing the Void’?"

This thought emerged without reason in Zhou Yan’s mind, but it didn’t last. His train of thought was abruptly interrupted by the intense pain all over his body, as the ten thousand zhang thunder without warning had vanished.

His body still trembled uncontrollably, with a strange numbness and acute pain.

Only this sensation reassured Zhou Yan that everything that had just happened was indeed real.

It seemed as though the thunder had split into two parts, the first striking Zhou Yan who, due to being unharmed, had been stunned for a moment. The second part was furiously rampant—thunder filling the sky rained down in a torrent of rage, resulting in such a conclusion.

Zhou Yan felt baffled. He touched his nose and looked around at the gradually stabilizing Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain. After carefully inspecting his surroundings and making sure there were no problems, he couldn’t help but look toward the White Fox in his embrace.

However, this one glance shocked Zhou Yan once again.

Over endless training, Zhou Yan’s temperament had become as serene as Superior Water, undisturbed as an ancient well, but this time, there were simply too many things that surprised him.

This only went to show how peculiar this place was.

The White Fox, no longer on the brink of death, no longer bore the horrible wounds. In their place was a body covered in pure white, delicate fur. Underneath the white fur, a thick, beautiful tail divided into three branches.

Thus, the White Fox now had four tails.

Zhou Yan looked on in amazement, seeing the White Fox unconscious, he almost instinctively reached out to touch the four tails.

As he touched them, they felt like ice-cold satin, yet utterly smooth.

Barely thinking, Zhou Yan lifted the tails.

Lifting the tails, the White Fox’s body revealed something exquisitely beautiful... absolutely unparalleled.

"Uh... female."

Zhou Yan stared dumbfounded, subconsciously releasing his grip, but at that moment, a strong force surged from the White Fox’s tail, flinging Zhou Yan fiercely away. Following that, a beautiful and icy voice said, "Zhou Yan, you, you’re truly despicable and shameless! You took advantage of my unconsciousness to dishonor me!"

This beautiful and melodious voice caused the midair Zhou Yan to freeze for a moment, and then a force surged within him, steadying his body in the Void before he sighed and said, "Bai Ying, I really can’t be blamed for this. Do you really think me capable of that?"

"I think you are!"

The White Fox Bai Ying retorted furiously with no regard for his feelings.

Her attitude had also become somewhat cold.

"So you really don’t understand me, otherwise you would never doubt my orientation. You should know, once the incredibly beautiful woman—’Ghost Rain Sword Soul Lee Xinyu’—undressed in front of me, I didn’t feel the slightest desire.

But this time, after surviving the Heavenly Tribulation, seeing you unconscious, I didn’t know if you were injured or if something was wrong, so out of concern, I subconsciously checked your body."

Zhou Yan said shamelessly.

These words were true, of course not entirely true.

The highest art of deception is to use the truth to mislead, but that truth is from another story.

"Having a physical examination, is, is it necessary to touch my tail? Do you know what that place would become if I transformed?"

The white fur of the White Fox emitted a mysteriously red halo, ineffably beautiful. Her voice was extremely pleasant to the ear, hauntingly captivating.

This was the innate power to bewitch; no wonder she had previously disguised her voice. Otherwise, with such a voice, it’s likely that any Cultivator at the Sword Soul Realm would be completely enchanted by her.

Clearly, she didn’t want to enchant Zhou Yan at first, which is why she hid her beautiful voice.

Zhou Yan was also somewhat shocked in his heart, but seeing the White Fox’s resentful demeanor, he couldn’t help but touch his nose and smile, "Yeah, I really never thought about touching your tail. And as you know, I don’t know much about Demon Beasts.

Regardless of my realm, firstly, with your abilities, you should see that I, Zhou Yan, am only in my twenties, right? Since I am this young and still have such cultivation, then most of my time must have been spent on cultivation, and I surely wouldn’t know much about other matters.

So, I didn’t know that a tail is a forbidden area for a Demon Beast.

Moreover, the reason I said I wasn’t planning to look at your tail is because during the examination, I suddenly discovered that your tail had split. I remember clearly, you only had one tail before, but now there are four. This... this made me very worried about your condition!"

Zhou Yan spoke with justified seriousness.

"...You, you are no different from those cunning humans, utterly shameless!"

The White Fox angrily retorted.

Clearly, she didn’t believe Zhou Yan’s absurd explanation.

One tail, four tails, can’t tell them apart? Go fool a ghost!

However, Zhou Yan’s words provided her an excuse to step down, so her face looked a bit brighter.

But suddenly, she was moved as well, for upon subconsciously sensing her own condition, she found herself incredulously frozen on the spot.

"White Fox Bai Ying, how exactly is your condition now?"

Zhou Yan asked with concern.

This time, he wasn’t being shameless, but truly seemed worried.

"I have actually restored to the Perfection of the Three Refinement Sword Tribulation Realm, my strength has returned, and my constitution has undergone a transformation as well. Moreover, I’ve absorbed some of Thunder Power... although my Soul has only recovered to sixty percent... Zhou Yan, thank you. I’m sorry, I misunderstood you earlier. That matter... it would be best if you forget it."

The White Fox suddenly said, emotionally touched.

This time, she wasn’t cold, but rather incredibly tender.

Such an inexplicable change puzzled Zhou Yan; he looked at the White Fox with some surprise, only to see that she seemed to be staring at him as if in a daze.

Just as Zhou Yan was about to ask something, he strangely found that when the White Fox stared at him, her gaze fell on the center of his forehead.

Under such a gaze, Zhou Yan suddenly felt an intense itch at the center of his forehead, an itchiness so unbearable that it exceeded the numbness and stinging sensations in his body.

Zhou Yan instinctively reached out to scratch.

However, as soon as his hand touched his forehead, Zhou Yan felt a powerful surge of Thunder throughout Heaven and Earth.

Yet Zhou Yan didn’t dwell on this, still reaching to scratch his forehead.

Upon scratching, there was a ’crack’ sound, and suddenly, an enigmatic Soul Crystal fell from his forehead.

This Soul Crystal had a powerful and incomparable aura of Thunder, perfectly square, and the size of an egg, deep purple in color.

"This..."

Zhou Yan was dumbfounded, still unaware of what had happened.

But at this moment, the White Fox looked at Zhou Yan with great astonishment and said, "You’re a composite body? Emperor Qi Sword Body, Thunder Flame Body?"

"What Thunder Flame Body? I honestly have no idea what’s happening, White Fox Bai Ying, if you know, please share it with me."

Zhou Yan sincerely appealed.

He felt the events occurring to him were utterly bizarre,

Leaving him totally at a loss.

As Zhou Yan spoke, he subconsciously sensed the Purple Flame Void, but the next moment, he felt a chill in his heart as the channel to sense the Purple Flame Void disappeared completely.

He couldn’t feel it at all.

This shock was anything but trivial, and Zhou Yan’s complexion immediately changed.

Without a second thought, he reached out to grab his forehead and then shouted loudly, "Come out."

A terrifying force exploded within him, all focusing toward his forehead, "Whoosh—"

A multitude of purple Soul Crystals blasted out from his forehead, piling up like a mountain in this Void.

This time, there were simply tens of thousands of them!

And judging by their grade, they were at least Mid Grade Soul Crystals, if not High Grade Soul Crystals.

Such an unimaginable wealth was an earth-shattering discovery!