Reincarnated As a Fox With System

Chapter 979 Tang Li Xueʼs Challenge!

Tang Li Xue smiled in amusement instead and asked the pangolin: ”Why do you say that I am cheating?”

”Humph~! You did not even do anything at all! You only relied on others to get out of my maze!” The pangolin replied sullenly.

Tang Li Xue chuckled before she retorted to the pangolin: ”Xiʼer is my weaponʼs spirit, while the ghost soldiers are nurtured by Xiʼer inside my weapon. It can be said that both Xiʼer and all the ghost soldiers are part of my strength, so it should not be counted as cheating.”

Before the pangolin could say anything back, Tang Li Xue added again: ”On the contrary, I think it is you who are cheating instead.”

The pangolin was dumbfounded by Tang Li Xueʼs sudden accusation.

It jumped angrily while asking Tang Li Xue: ”What do you mean that I am cheating?! I, the Earth Guardian, never cheat anyone!”

Tang Li Xue sneered cunningly and said to the pangolin: ”You asked me to find the way out of the maze, but there was actually no exit from the maze.”

”What do you mean?! The exit is clearly hidden behind the wall! I even leave some clues and hints. This trial is to test your wisdom and strength!” The pangolin flusteredly explained to Tang Li Xue.

Tang Li Xue still smiled weirdly at the pangolin and muttered: ”Okay, then letʼs reverse our role this time. You will win if you can find a way to escape from me, then I will give up and get out of this pagoda. But if I can catch you, then you must submit to me from now on. How about that?”

The pangolin was stunned silly after it heard Tang Li Xueʼs words.

It should be the one who gives the trial to the candidate, but now, it has become the one who must pass the trial given by the candidate?!

The pangolin hesitated for a while, but Tang Li Xue sneered mockingly and provoked it by saying: ”Why? Are you scared now?”

”Humph~! How could I, the Earth Guardian, be afraid of a country bumpkin like you?! Okay, I accept your challenge!” The pangolin angrily snorted.

The pangolin had divine abilities called [Earth Escape] and [Shrink the Ground to an Inch], so it was extremely confident that it could definitely escape from Tang Li Xue.

”All right, letʼs start now~!” Tang Li Xue stated to the pangolin.

The pangolin immediately used [Earth Escape] and sank into the ground, then ran further from Tang Li Xue with unbelievable speed.

Tang Li Xue was not in a hurry as she released Little Loki from her Systemʼs pet space and whispered to it: ”Little Loki, please help me catch that naughty pangolin! I will give you a lot of snacks as your reward later, okay?”

Little Lokiʼs lazy eyes shone brightly in greed after it heard Tang Li Xueʼs words.

”Meeooow~! (Okay~!)” Little Loki meowed as it jumped down from Tang Li Xueʼs embrace.

Then Little Lokiʼs tiny black figure instantly split into thirty identical figures!

Yes, Little Lokiʼs [Phantom Splitters] actually improved so much that it could create twenty-nine phantom clones right now!

Not to mention that all of its phantom clones could use all of its skills, except for [Heavenʼs Devour] and [Temporal Storage].

Little Loki and all of its [Phantom Splitters]ʼs clones used [Instant Teleportation], and they quickly surrounded the escaping pangolin from all sides!

The pangolin was very surprised by Little Lokiʼs sudden appearance, and it hastily used its escape divine ability, [Shrink the Ground to an Inch], to get away from Little Lokiʼs encirclement!

However, Little Loki and its [Phantom Splitters]ʼs clones used their [Instant Teleportation] again to chase after the pangolin!

In that instant, their chasing game became extremely intense and exciting!

[Instant Teleportation] VS [Shrink the Ground to an Inch]!

Both of these skills were space-type divine abilities. The only difference was only their applications.

[Instant Teleportation] teleported the user to another location, while [Shrink the Ground to an Inch] shortened the distance to one step for the user.

Unfortunately, Little Loki was the one who held the advantage in the end because this match was basically 30 VS 1 thanks to Little Lokiʼs [Phantom Splitters].

When the pangolin tried hard to get away from the encirclement of Little Loki and her [Phantom Splitters]ʼs clones, Little Loki suddenly appeared right above it using [Instant Teleportation], then Little Loki opened its tiny mouth widely!

[Temporal Storage]~!

The poor pangolin was sucked out from under the ground along with the stones and dirts, then entered Little Lokiʼs mouth as if they were sucked into a tiny blackhole.

Little Loki trotted proudly back to Tang Li Xue.

Tang Li Xue laughed as she saw Little Lokiʼs smug expression and put on a victorious pose in front of her.

”Hahaha, I know that you are the best, Little Loki~!” Tang Li Xue praised while patting Little Lokiʼs tiny furry head gently.

Little Loki felt satisfied after it was praised by Tang Li Xue, and then it spat out the pangolin from its mouth.

Tang Li Xue quickly caught the pangolin before it could run away again.

”There you are~! Hehehe, I finally caught you, Little Pangolin~!” Tang Li Xue giggled happily as she caressed and pinched the pangolin in her arms.

”No, no, no! You are cheating again!” The pangolin protested unhappily.

Tang Li Xue sneered while saying: ”What? Do you want to get swallowed by Little Loki again? It is okay, but I cannot guarantee that it will spit you out this time. I wonder if I can find a new Earth Guardian if you accidentally get digested by Little Loki.”

The pangolinʼs small cute body shuddered in fright after it heard Tang Li Xueʼs words.

”I... I will submit to you, okay? So please do not bully me anymore.” The pangolin muttered in resignation with pitiful tearful eyes.

WEEEEENG~!

RUMBLE~! RUMBLE~! RUMBLE~!

This entire floor shook for a few moments, but it quickly calmed down again.

Tang Li Xue immediately felt different, as if she had established a close connection with the Earth Floor of this [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda], and she could control everything in this Earth Floor in just one thought.

Tang Li Xue nodded in satisfaction, then she quickly decided to give the pangolin its deserved reward by pinching and kneading its small but chubby body again and again.

The poor pangolin cried even more pitifully, but it did not dare to let out any sound since Little Loki had glared enviously at it while sitting at Tang Li Xueʼs shoulder.

After bullying... cough, I mean after Tang Li Xue playing with the pangolin to her heartʼs content, she began to interrogate the pangolin instead to know more about the other guardians who were guarding the other floors of this [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda].

The pangolin thought for a while before it replied to Tang Li Xue: ”The next floor is Water Floor. Water Guardian is kind and gentle, so it should be easy for you to pass its trial. Just remember to never make it angry.”

”The third floor is Wind Floor. Wind Guardian is mischievous, so you should be careful not to fall into its trick.”

”As for Flame Guardian and Lightning Guardian, who are guarding Fire Floor and Lightning Floor, I am not close to any of them, so I do not know much about them.”

”But I heard from my previous masters and the other guardians that Flame Guardian has a fiery temper and likes to fight, while Lightning Guardian is righteous and aloof. Both of them are really hard to get along with.” The pangolin explained while munching on delicious fruits and snacks given by Tang Li Xue.

”What kind of trials do they usually give to a candidate like me?” Tang Li Xue asked the pangolin again.

But the pangolin shook its head and replied innocently: ”I do not know. The trials are usually random according to our mood.”

Tang Li Xueʼs pink lips twitched as she thought: ʼSo, you finally admit that the trial depends on your mood!ʼ

After feeding Little Loki and the pangolin, Tang Li Xue bid her farewell to the pangolin before she pushed open the bronze gate.

Tang Li Xue was immediately greeted by a small hill of high-grade spirit stones and several treasure chests.

”Woah, those spirit stones and treasures should be left by Senior Nie Jun for us~!” Tang Li Xueʼs topaz blue eyes shone brightly in excitement.

Even though Tang Li Xueʼs hands were really itching to take all of those things away with her right now, but she still decided to leave them here for now.

Anyway, this [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] would belong to her sooner or later, so it would be much safer to just store those treasures and spirit stones inside this pagoda.

Tang Li Xue reluctantly left all of those treasures behind as she climbed the stairs that led to the second floor.

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The pangolin that was staying on the Earth Floor suddenly remembered: ”Ah, I forgot to say that Water Guardian is a clean freak. It would be very angry if anyone dirtied its place.”

The pangolinʼs small chubby body shuddered in fright: ”Water Guardian is usually kind and gentle, but it is very scary when it is angry. I hope that Little Girl would not make Water Guardianʼs floor dirty, or she would be in big trouble. If that really happens, even I will also get blamed and scolded by Water Guardian because I let that Little Little Girl pass.”

The pangolin regretted that it had actually forgotten to tell this crucial information to Tang Li Xue, but unfortunately, it was already too late for that.