Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1088: The Mysterious Fox’s Identity

”You’ve seen my face, but you still can’t recognize me, my foolish descendant.” Tian Baixing froze as a tenth tail appeared behind the mysterious male fox, and his fur turned from silver to completely white. ”That’s right, I am the mighty Hu Tianlang.”

”How... how is this possible? Isn’t—”

”I’m dead?” Tian Baixing vigorously nodded at Hu Tianlang. ”Hahaha! I was dead the moment I split into two, you foolish fox. Long before I died, I had already divided my soul into several parts, and I left my soul of wrath in this realm. However, this soul was different from my other souls, and it was much stronger than the others, which allowed me to monitor everything.”

”Does... does that mean—”

”There is no resurrection in this universe, and I am only the soul of my wrath. Even so, I can still kill you and your foolish brother, you know?” Tian Baixing trembled when Hun Tianlang said that. ”You two are my direct descendants, and I passed on so much knowledge to you two, but you haven’t put it to good use. So much time has passed since I separated myself into you two, but your cultivation is stuck at the Ten Mortal Realms, and you don’t even know how to reach this realm. Unlike you two, Zhang Fei didn’t inherit anything from me, and he’s much younger than you two, but his strength terrifies you two. If I hadn’t made a move, you two would have fallen into his hands by now.”

Tian Baixing’s expression turned gloomy after hearing that. ”Why? Why did you choose him as your heir? Why are you being unfair to us? We are both your direct descendants, but you chose an outsider as your heir!”

”Do you think I really chose Zhang Fei as my heir?” Hu Tianlang responded with a shake of his head.

”What do you mean by that? Weren’t you the one who left the writing on those stone monuments?”

Hu Tianlang let out a soft sigh. ”It’s true that I left those writings behind, but I didn’t choose him as my heir. Instead, a hidden power that surpasses me and the other primordials chose him as my heir, and I simply wrote down what it conveyed to me.”

”A hidden power that surpasses you?” Tian Baixing was quite confused by what Hu Tianlang had just said.

”Our cultivation, this universe, the laws, the Dao, the Heavens, and many others are all part of that hidden power. I won’t talk too much about it because I don’t understand it myself, but that hidden power does exist, and it shackles us with some things that we can’t just let go of.” Hu Tianlang directly touched Tian Baixing’s chest and channeled his qi into her, causing her cultivation to soar suddenly. ”Cultivate and break through to the Five Celestial Realms for now.”

Tian Baixing just nodded and sat cross-legged at her spot, especially since her cultivation had started to fluctuate, indicating that she would break through soon.

’I’m sorry, but your fates have been sealed since you two were born, and you guys will be the sacrifices for Zhang Fei to break the shackles.’ Hu Tianlang immediately disappeared from that place and went elsewhere.

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Time passed so fast, and Zhang Fei’s soul world has changed completely. It has become a true world with many living creatures in it, except for humans, demons, and natural races.

Tang Ying immediately moved to support Luo Yunxiao as soon as she withdrew her soul power, especially since her soul became so weak after she did all that.

”Hah... Hah...” Luo Yunxiao gasped heavily. ”I’m exhausted.”

”How did you manage to do this? As far as I know, your physique hasn’t awakened yet, right?” Nalan Yushu asked her.

”You’re wrong about that, Yushu,” Luo Yunxiao responded to her. ”The benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox told me that the key to awakening my physique was my husband, and my physique had already begun awakening as soon as our bodies were connected. Although it hasn’t fully awakened yet, it’s enough for me to do all this. If I dual cultivate with him more often, my physique will fully awaken sooner, and my cultivation speed will be several times faster than it is now.”

Nalan Yushu nodded in understanding. ”Your physique is truly terrifying; did you know that? Look at this Soul World! It was previously completely empty, but you’ve made it more vibrant, and it’s now like the real world out there! Day, night, plants, oceans, valleys, lakes, mountains, and beasts have appeared. This way, my master can bring other living creatures to live here, and they will become his strength.”

”Hehe.” Luo Yunxiao chuckled. ”Please bring me back, Tang Ying. I need a long sleep after this, and I probably won’t wake up for a while. Therefore, you two should tell him that I’m okay if he wakes up before me.”

Both women nodded to Luo Yunxiao, and Tang Ying immediately took her soul out of Zhang Fei’s soul world, returning it to her body. Meanwhile, Nalan Yushu went out to pick up Ma Kuangyu, and she took him back to the soul world afterwards.

”This is crazy!” Ma Kuangyu exclaimed in astonishment as he observed the interior of Zhang Fei’s soul world. ”Little Yunxiao’s Heaven-Earth Reversal Physique is too terrifying! No wonder Fenghan and Xiaoyi hid her from the public, especially since people would target her if they knew about her physique.”

Nalan Yushu nodded in agreement. ”This way, my master’s strength will increase significantly, and he will be even more prepared to explore the Paradise Realm in the future.”

”Yeah.” Ma Kuangyu let out a soft sigh. ”Yushu, I think we should go to that place to reshape our bodies soon, especially since Zhang Fei will need our help in the future.”

”Have you obtained the materials?” Nalan Yushu asked excitedly, especially since she had long wanted to reshape her body.

Ma Kuangyu nodded at her. ”Fenghan has already obtained some of the materials, and he is still looking for the rest. Since Zhang Fei will still be in seclusion for a long time, we will use that time to reshape our bodies once he has collected all the materials.”

”Alright, I agree with you, but we must wait for my master to wake up and discuss this matter with him first.”

”Yeah.”

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In their battle area, Zhang Fei, who had gained additional strength due to Luo Yunxiao’s actions in his soul world, attacked the former owner of the cursed demon heart with full force. His current soul strength simply surpassed the male demon’s incomplete soul, and he pinned his soul under his leg. ”After this, the cursed demon heart will be completely mine, and I won’t have to worry about it turning me into pure evil.”

”No! Don’t kill me! I don’t want to die!” The male demon shouted hysterically.

”Too late!” After saying this, Zhang Fei immediately absorbed the male demon’s soul until he disappeared from that place, but he did not feel any increase in his soul power because the male demon’s soul was incomplete.

Zhang Fei then turned to the two souls of the ten-tailed fox who were fighting not far from his location, and he could see that the benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox was inferior to the evil soul, especially since the evil soul of the ten-tailed fox had superior strength.

Zhang Fei immediately dashed toward them and attacked the ten-tailed fox’s evil soul. ”Back then, I successfully absorbed your soul, and I’ll absorb your soul power clean this time, so you won’t be able to bother me again forever.”

”You bastard!” The evil soul of the ten-tailed fox shouted furiously, but Zhang Fei and the benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox continued to attack it, turning the tide of their battle. ’Damn it! That stupid demon is dead, and I will definitely die too if I can’t reverse our situation!’

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While Zhang Fei and the benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox were busy fighting the evil soul, more than half a month had passed in the outside world, which was almost seven months in the pavilion.

While they waited, all of Zhang Fei’s wives continued their cultivation. However, they still couldn’t rest assured because he still hadn’t regained consciousness, even though his soul had long since awakened.

They were aware that Zhang Fei was in a fierce battle with the evil soul of the ten-tailed fox, and they wanted to help him fight it by asking Hun Di to send their souls inside. However, the Soul Emperor repeatedly turned down their requests because their souls were not as strong as their husband’s, and the evil soul could devour their souls easily to strengthen itself.

In the Immortal Lotus Sanctuary, Huang Xiaoyi repeatedly went to her daughter’s room, but Luo Yunxiao still had not woken up from his sleep. Even though Tang Ying had explained that her daughter was fine and was just exhausted after exhausting her soul power to help Zhang Fei, she couldn’t calm down before she woke up.

Huang Xiaoyi asked her to check into Zhang Fei’s soul, but Tang Ying refused her request and asked her to calm down. She finally gave in and didn’t force her anymore, and they were waiting for Zhang Fei and Luo Yunxiao to wake up.

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After their long battle, Zhang Fei and the benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox managed to suppress the evil soul of the ten-tailed fox. ”You bastard! I will never disappear from your soul, and I will take over your body one day!”

”Absorb his soul power now, kid.” Zhang Fei nodded at the benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox and directly absorbed the evil soul, which struggled futilely to break free.

A while later, the evil soul of the ten-tailed fox disappeared from their sight. Despite this, he didn’t feel relieved yet. ”Do you think he can still come back?”

”Yes.” The benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox nodded at him. ”The only way to stop him is to collect all the pieces of my soul and merge them into your soul, including both of us. At that time, you will be ready to take the hearts of those two heavenly foxes, and you will become the ten-tailed fox.”

Zhang Fei nodded in understanding. ”Old fox, since you reside in my soul, you should know the identity of the mysterious male fox that attacked me before, right?”

”The one that attacked you before was the soul of my wrath.”

Zhang Fei frowned at that. ”Why did he attack me?”

”Don’t you already know the answer, kid?”

Zhang Fei sighed heavily. ”Because I’m weak, and I rely too much on all my advantages, especially my advantage of borrowing the power of the beasts.”

”That’s right.” The benevolent soul of the ten-tailed fox nodded at him. ”As you already know, I was a primordial being in the past, and I never depended on anyone or anything. I was born and grew strong through my efforts, and your reliance on your advantages angered the wrath. It’s fine to use your advantages, but relying on them too much is wrong. Your dependence clouded your thoughts and judgment, just like what happened when the cursed demon heart affected you. Therefore, you must have more confidence in yourself and hone yourself further; only then will you become a true cultivator, and you will be worthy to become my successor.”

Zhang Fei nodded in understanding. ”Thank you for your advice, old fox. I will definitely improve myself, and I won’t disappoint you again.”

”You’ve been here too long, so it’s time for you to go back.”

”Yeah.”

- To Be Continued -

(A/N: Starting Chapter 1098, I reduced the total characters from 2000-2500 to 1600/Chapter, which reduced the use of coins and free passes.)