Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2465: 224: Black Fox (Part 2)

Wang Ba watched the unfolding events, his brows knitting together just a touch:

'Is it possible that it has no Spiritual Wisdom?'

A subtle heaviness settled in his chest, prompting him to unleash his full might. From above his head arose the Yellow Dao Domain, resembling a lucky cloud hovering in the sky.

Those eight fox tails whipped downward fiercely like lashes, every one slamming into that lucky cloud.

Resembling swirling clouds, the Yellow Dao Domain merely dipped a bit, absorbing the impact from the eight tails before swiftly mending itself.

The sight entered the view of the Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox.

Blood-red eyes of the Black Fox shimmered enchantingly, stirring the soul and inducing a state of distraction.

Next, it parted its razor-sharp jaws, swelling its throat as it unleashed a beam of dark light.

To its shock, however, Wang Ba—whose thoughts ought to have been captured—showed no alteration in his face, skillfully wielding the Yellow Dao Domain to steadily face the oncoming dark beam!

Yet a trace of disdain akin to a human's and a mocking curl soon formed at the edge of its lips.

The instant the dark beam touched the Yellow Dao Domain, it sliced through Wang Ba's barrier effortlessly!

'Oh?'

Wang Ba voiced his astonishment. In that fleeting moment, his eyes rapidly scanned the Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox, noting how its vitality had abruptly faded after releasing the dark beam, leading him to understand:

'This has to be the Demon Fox's ultimate move.'

Though taken aback, he kept his cool. As the dark beam pierced the barrier and rushed toward his visage, a earthy glow of yellowish-brown hue flared up around him at the same time.

Upon hitting the yellowish-brown glow, the dark beam made it tremble faintly, before promptly fading away as anticipated.

Still, Wang Ba felt considerable astonishment.

Since refining the Land-Parting Staff to perfection, he hadn't budged even against three Great Bodhisattvas at once, but this blow from the Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox carried such formidable strength. It was no surprise that the Northern Great Bodhisattva didn't dare stay and escaped swiftly…

He held nothing back anymore. The Yellow Dao Domain over his head, akin to a propitious cloud, rotated gently and ballooned outward in a flash, wrapping around the vitality-drained Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox and sealing it entirely within moments.

Even though the Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox felt drained somewhat from the dark beam, it wouldn't yield so simply. Its eight tails thrashed nonstop, pounding like massive ocean swells, building in intensity with every surge, their might sharp as swords or hatchets, tearing open the encircling Yellow Dao Domain once again.

Its throat swelled anew.

Wang Ba's face grew a bit taut, his Primordial Spirit's Land-Parting Staff poised for action.

But suddenly, he heard the Black Fox utter human language, awkward yet brimming with intense fury:

'… Cultivator! You… what are you planning?'

Wang Ba felt a bit startled, then a pleased grin spread across his face:

'So you're able to talk. I figured you lacked Spiritual Wisdom.'

The Black Fox adapted swiftly to speaking like a human, its tone gravelly like grinding stones:

'I've been in cultivation in this place for endless ages; how could I be without Spiritual Wisdom? Why do you seek to injure me?'

Its phrasing hovered between formal and casual, neither fully elegant nor entirely everyday.

Wang Ba gave a faint shake of his head:

'Harming you is not my aim, but rather offering you a chance. Should you agree to it, we could strike a deal. Should you refuse…'

He halted briefly, then stated evenly:

'Then I'll have to compel your acceptance.'

The Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox's face turned grim at these words, its gaze blazing with wrath and a sinister fire.

Still, eyeing the swiftly closing Yellow Dao Domain around it, it refrained from rashness and muttered softly:

'I hail from the Heavenly Demon Cave in Jicang Abyss! If you move against me, aren't you worried about provoking the Heavenly Demon Cave's fury?'

Wang Ba's mind stirred a little at this revelation, sensing that the Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox possessed notable origins.

That said, this fox proved vital for his own continued existence, and riling up the Heavenly Demon Cave seemed trivial next to threats from the Supreme True Buddha and Tianshang Buddha Lord.

He let out a soft laugh and replied:

'Would you truly ignore this chance I'm presenting? It might just propel you toward the Ninth Tier breakthrough… If you consent, we ally here and now. My cultivation rise will seal it. If you decline, the Heavenly Demon Cave holds no terror for me. I could withdraw to Duanhai Cliff, and regardless of their tricks, what could they achieve?'

Upon catching Wang Ba's rather nonchalant tone, surges of profound rage, unwillingness, and despair flickered in the Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox's crimson eyes.

However, it promptly seized on the key detail in Wang Ba's statement, its nine tails' defiance waning, eyes shifting as it inevitably inquired:

'What makes you so certain you can assist my advance to the Ninth Tier?'

Wang Ba stayed serene while flicking his sleeve, releasing a swarm of Demonic Beasts. The majority hit Seventh Tier, with just over a dozen in early Eighth Tier, yet they promptly merged with the Wu Monkey King. The Wu Monkey King's presence surged visibly, surging to mid-Eighth Tier in haste, on the verge of late-stage evolution any second!

He regarded the Black Fox in front of him, its eyes wide with disbelief, and offered a mild smile:

'What do you think of that?'

The Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox gaped at the Wu Monkey King, its wild crimson gaze now brimming with awe.

It fell silent, gradually dipping its head, the manifested ninth tail vanishing without a sound, and the eight tails drooping a fraction, signaling surrender:

'I agree to follow.'

Wang Ba, witnessing this, showed no astonishment.

At this level of attainment, a breakthrough would have happened ages ago if feasible, but being trapped in this impasse for so long made it obvious. His assistance offered no sure victory, yet even a slim hope was sufficient for this spiritually aware Eight-tailed Heavenly Fox to cling to desperately. He retracted the Yellow Dao Domain, wore a friendly smile, and elegantly landed in front of the Black Fox, asking: