Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 860: Chapter 671: Young Master of the Ghost Snake Clan

The old Clan Leader’s once benevolent and gentle expression changed in an instant the moment he saw Shen Li collapse at the door.

With one hand behind his back, he slowly paced over.

His voice turned icy, carrying a hint of manic laughter, ”Ten-tailed Fox, oh Ten-tailed Fox, I have searched for so many years, and finally, I’ve found the true Ten-tailed Heavenly Fox!”

Shen Li, struggling to maintain consciousness, leaned against the wall trying to stand, looking at the elder who had become sinister and terrifying behind him. His face paled, and he asked incredulously, ”You... you poisoned the tea?”

The Clan Leader sneered, ”You’re still too naive.”

In his palm, he conjured a chain formed of energy, which instantly lashed out towards Shen Li at the door.

Shen Li’s face grew even more solemn, as he used the last ounce of strength in his body to suddenly dodge the attack!

At the same time, nine flowing, fiery red fox tails unfurled behind him, forming a shield in front that blocked the blow.

And in the center of the nine tails, an energy-formed fiery red phantom flickered faintly, beautiful and ethereal, like the burning twilight at the horizon.

The old Clan Leader gazed greedily and fervently at him, or more accurately, at the yet-to-be-fully-formed tenth tail behind Shen Li!

Heavens truly favored him, delivering a young fox beast with an unformed tenth tail and incomplete power!

This was the easiest moment to seize!

As long as he captured the fox beast’s Crystal Core, he would be able to break through the realm and become a true Ten-tailed!

”Don’t waste your effort; this place is completely sealed inside and out by me. You won’t escape today—surrender peacefully!”

The old Clan Leader snorted coldly and struck at Shen Li again.

This was always meant to be a trap, with Shen Li walking right into it as prey, especially after drinking the poisoned tea—he was doomed today!

The Clan Leader’s attacks grew more vicious, as nine pure white fox tails appeared behind him, followed by a semi-consolidated white tail shadow, which was his unformed tenth tail.

Over the years, the old Clan Leader had barely managed to form a shadow of the tenth tail. Unfortunately, his talent was limited, and he couldn’t complete it.

If he could live another ten years, he might hope for a breakthrough, but now he was running out of time.

Shen Li, poisoned and clearly struggling, barely resisted, weakly and angrily speaking, ”Doing this... aren’t you afraid of retribution?”

”Retribution?” The Clan Leader sneered, ”For this Ten-tail, I could even lay hands on my own son, let alone an outsider like you!”

What?

The words exploded like thunder.

Even Shen Li was shocked.

Shen Tang, hidden in his garments, was even more dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.

My God...

Could it be that the mysteriously vanished Young Master of the Divine Fox Clan years ago was actually killed by this old devil?

Shen Li’s voice turned cold, ”The young master Xin Rong missing over ten years ago, did he die by your hands?”

The old Clan Leader looked indifferently at the nearly defeated Shen Li, as if looking at a dead man, and said patronizingly, ”For the sake of your coming sacrifice of the tenth tail, I’ll let you die knowing.”

”For years, I’ve poured endless effort into forming the tenth tail, but unfortunately, due to limited talent, I never reached that Legendary Realm.”

”Rong’er’s talent surpassed mine, able to form even a shadow of the tenth tail back then. I was proud, yet jealous...”

”For the tenth tail, I even attempted to consume the Crystal Cores of some talented Beastmen, but it was to no avail.”

Hearing this, Shen Tang cursed in his heart: This old fox is truly disgusting, killing even his own clan to gain power!

However, there was no rumor of this within the Divine Fox Clan; it’s not unusual for a few Beastmen to die accidentally over the years. Moreover, as the Clan Leader, he could easily fabricate a reason of training or missions to make people disappear reasonably, naturally leaving no one the wiser.

”But I never expected that one day, my actions would be discovered by Xin Rong.”

The old Clan Leader’s expression turned fierce as he spoke with a tone of regret, ”I couldn’t let the secret leak, so I had no choice but to kill him.”

Hearing this, Shen Li’s gaze grew colder.

That Xin Rong, being the only son of the Clan Leader, was in the same boat as him. Even if he discovered his father’s secret, he might not have exposed it; instead, he might have chosen to conceal it together.

But clearly, this old Clan Leader had long harbored jealousy and murderous intent towards his son.

The closer the bloodline, the more easily one could absorb the other’s Crystal Core power. Not to mention, the Young Master had outstanding talent, making him the ideal choice for the old Clan Leader to break through to the tenth tail.

But after all, he was his biological son. This old Clan Leader had hesitated for a long time before he could actually act, and this incident simply gave him a reason to justify his actions.

The old Clan Leader spoke with a trace of regret on his face—not for his son’s death, but reminiscing, ”It’s a pity, really, that Rong’er’s talent was a bit lacking. Though it allowed me to form a phantom of the tenth tail, it didn’t help me truly complete it.”