Master Bai! This Celestial Fox Spirit Is Asking For Divorce
Chapter 114: Episode 10.4 Fox Spirit

Chapter 114: Episode 10.4 Fox Spirit

The life cycle of a fox spirit is simple, but it’s full of challenges.

They are beings that originally come from nature, a simple fox in the wild who, by some stroke of luck, gained sentience and enlightenment, which in turn granted them distinct supernatural attributes.

With these qualities that defy the world’s natural order, they are considered demon spirits in the spirit realm.

But unlike other demon spirits whose kind has homogenous powers and features, fox spirits are varied.

They aren’t cut from the same cloth as they have different elements that they each represent. Dark, wind, fire, earth, and so on, the list goes on and on.

One element is not inferior to the other.

The thing that determines their hierarchy is the number of their tails.

One tail is the weakest, practically a baby among fox spirits. And nine tails is the strongest of the entire kind.

Each tail signifies their hardships and also pride.

These tails only grow every hundred years as they gather knowledge and spiritual energy from nature.

And once they reach the thousand years of their lives as fox spirits, they will undergo heavenly tribulation—a harrowing and dangerous rite— granting them divinity and immortality.

They will transform into divine beasts, joining the ranks of other celestial beings.

Suki/Shen Yuan is the perfect example of this.

He’s a survivor and a victor of time and hardships.

So, as someone who conquered many impossible things in life, it’s natural for him to be ruthless in defending himself and the people that mattered to him.

Back in the conference room, Shen Yuan personally explained the reason for his sudden outburst to Chairman Mao— he realized Haichong was referring to the celestial fox spirit.

Yes, he didn’t withhold this information because he thinks that letting Chairman Mao know about this is a very important point for their investigation.

Knowing what their enemy wants gives them an idea of how they should move in the future.

But of course, he didn’t outrightly admit that he thinks he could be the Tailed Guardian that the Cardinals wanted to bag for their ideals.

The fact that there’s a looming threat that’s after him (as a celestial fox spirit and not just him being Shen Yuan) was another reason for him to keep everything under wraps.

Instead, he emphasizes that they dared to kill his son, Yanyan, to become a fitting vessel for a celestial fox spirit.

"You should understand that putting such a powerful being, full of mana, on a child’s body is like covering a bomb with a plastic basin! Their bodies will explode, and just the thought of it is enough motivation for me to kill that bastard!" Shen Yuan said with such heated passion.

Everything he said makes sense under the consideration of common sense. But that is not all. Each of his words was true. This is the reason why he never possessed a child, even if he saw them as compatible with him.

It was a terrible end for someone innocent, and he could never let that happen.

On the other hand, Chairman Mao ignored the passionate rants of the omega and had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Summoning a heavenly fox, huh... Now that you said it, I read that fox spirits can grant wishes in exchange for their tails. Riches, beauty, once a fox spirit’s tails are touched, they have no choice but to make that happen with their magic."

"That’s quite tempting," Admiral Wu Jin commented. But because of this, he also earned a sharp glare from Shen Yuan.

"Huh?" Shen Yuan asked, his face as stern as someone suffering from dysmenorrhea.

"I’m sorry?" He doesn’t know what he said wrong, so he gives an empty and unsure apology.

Xia Jinhai gave a fleeting glance at Shen Yuan, "Considering their motive and actions, then it is correct to assume that they are trying to summon the strongest fox spirit: the celestial fox spirit."

"But how are they going to summon something that’s sleeping?" Mo Zhu asked.

This immediately caught Shen Yuan’s attention.

"What do you mean by that?"

One thing he noticed is that these people didn’t question him on his claims; they calmly believed or at least considered that the celestial fox spirit was indeed real.

If it were his previous world, then telling them that they saw a handsome young man with a fluffy fox tail would warrant them a one-way ticket to a mental institution.

Bai Tingfeng seemed to see through his thoughts, so he explained.

"The existence of mythical beings like that has long been proven true. Back at the start of the Great Cataclysm, the spatial distortion caused by the dungeons created a rift for demonic spirits and celestial beings to pass through our world. That time, creatures that only live in our myths, like the Qilin, Baihu (the white tiger), Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, and Black Tortoise, have graced this world."

When Shen Yuan heard it, his eyes turned completely round with amazement, like a child who just saw an amusement park for the first time.

"They are benevolent beings who supported humankind when we were still struggling with fighting the monsters from the dungeon. They gave the blessing of their blood to a select few people, creating the first powerful S-Class Awakeners."

"Wait, like your Bai Family and Wu Jin’s Wu Family?"

"Yes, like Chairman Mao’s Qing Family and my Mo Family," Mo Zhu interjected.

Shen Yuan didn’t even look at the red-haired omega and shot an eager look at Bai Tingfeng. "Then where are these sacred beings now?"

"After the world has stabilized, the majority of these mystical beings went back to their world, and they sealed the rift. However, because of the strain caused by the war, it was said that they are forced to take a deep slumber."

"And fox spirits are also included?" Shen Yuan carefully asked.

Chairman Mao answered, "Fox spirits also came to this world."

If this is the case then is it safe to say that the great spirit brothers he knew isn’t the same as the one in this world? As far as he could remember nothing of that sort happened to his friends and spirit realm that he knows.

If this is the case, then they are supposed to summon other celestial fox spirit and not him?

Chairman Mao had a thoughtful look when he stared at Shen Yuan, "They left a part of them here just like the others. The Wei Family."

"They are a beautiful family whose members are the only awakeners who have the ability to transform into a fox spirit and utilize the same power as the real one. Three tails, four tails, and the greatest number of tails ever legitimately in the Wei Family members: eight tails. Which is equivalent to an S-class awakened. Originally, they were one of the top families like the Bai, Wu, Qing, and Mo. However, one day, they started disappearing one after another until the state declared that they were dead. Extinct," Chairman Mao looked at Shen Yuan.

"Wait, Chairman Mao, pardon if I’m interrupting you. Is it related to the reason why Shen Yuan is being targeted? This Wei family fits perfectly to what that man said. Is Shen Yuan, by chance, a part of the Wei Family?" Admiral Wu Jin asked.

Mao Huanlong looked at Shen Yuan without saying anything. The two just hold each other with a staredown, as if they are weighing each other’s thoughts without verbal communication.

"That is something I need to verify first," Chairman Mao snappily turned to face Wu Jin. He already knew the answer, but since Shen Yuan was still adamant about keeping his tail a secret, he would support it for now.

"They attacked me thinking that I’m the descendant of the fox spirit, but as it turns out, they were mistaken. All they did was empower me to become an S-Class Awakener. So, it seems like finding the members of the Wei Family was tough even for those elusive terrorists," Shen Yuan seconded. Obviously, to misdirect the topic.

"I see," Admiral Wu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you’re one. Just imagine what kind of blood is flowing in Yanyan’s veins. One is the blood blessing of Baihu, while the other is a fox spirit."

"Is that a bad thing?" Shen Yuan asked, smirking smugly.

"Absolutely not!"

Chairman Mao interjected, "As long as he doesn’t grow up with your temper."

"Chairman Mao, I really think you’re the best when you don’t open your mouth when no one asks you to."

But unbeknownst to the two uncanny buddies, Bai Tingfeng was already unto them. He isn’t dense enough not to feel that his husband and Chairman Mao are hiding something.

It makes him feel jealous. He’s got to admit that.

"Yuan..." Bai Tingfeng called his husband out.

"Yeah?" Shen Yuan looked at the alpha male inquiringly. Bai Tingfeng didn’t answer, and to his surprise, he grabbed his resting hand on the top of the table.

Bai Tingfeng interlocked their fingers.

Everyone who saw it was utterly speechless—even Shen Yuan himself.

But since it calms him down, Bai Tingfeng likes it, and Mo Zhu’s expression is like he had eaten shit for breakfast. Shen Yuan didn’t move to separate their hands.

The chairman stifled his laugh at this shameless couple and continued his business, "Oh, okay. Back to the topic: I’ve been following the traces of the Wei Family to learn what really happened to them, but until now, there is no definitive answer."

"But I have some lists of individuals that may or may not be members of the Wei Family. If Shen Yuan is right, then that means they are targets of the Cardinals. We could use this opportunity as a starting point to drag the Cardinals out of the shadows."

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