The nine-tailed celestial fox spoke softly, her tone carrying a hint of resentment.
After a pause, she asked, "What exactly are your conditions?"
"I want you..."
At this point, Li Yao paused for a moment, his gaze fixed on the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.
The nine-tailed celestial fox not only did not avoid Li Yao's gaze, but instead quietly met his eyes, its gaze carrying a hint of unspeakable amusement.
Li Yao put away his joking mood and continued, "...Be my spirit beast!"
"A spirit beast?"
The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox was taken aback, then chuckled and said, "This request is really a bit excessive. I have always done things my own way and am unwilling to be controlled by others, especially you humans."
So, you're saying you're unwilling?
Li Yao remained calm.
"No, not at all!"
The nine-tailed celestial fox lazily swayed its fluffy tail and said, "Since you were entrusted by Xiao Liu, you must be different from other humans. Besides, I've had enough of this dark place."
"So, you agreed!"
Li Yao smiled.
The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox nodded and said:
"Young master, since you can appear here, the Xuanhuo Mirror must be on you."
"Not far behind me, there is a huge stone platform."
"You only need to place the Mystic Fire Mirror on the stone platform to unlock the Mystic Fire Chains on my body."
"Without the restraint of the Xuanhuo Chains, the Eight Fiends Xuanhuo Formation below, which is not maintained by the Xuanhuo Mirror, cannot trap me at all."
Li Yao was naturally aware of all of this.
Of course, even if the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox cannot break free from the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation, Li Yao can help her break the formation.
Because he had already mastered the secrets of the Eight Fiends Mystic Fire Formation.
Li Yao reached out and gestured, a flash of red light appeared, and the Xuanhuo Mirror floated in front of him.
Bathed in the soft blue light, the ancient flame totem seemed to be burning gently.
When the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox saw the Mysterious Fire Mirror again, the fervor in its eyes was no longer what it had been three hundred years ago.
Clearly, she deeply regrets taking the Xuanhuo Mirror back then.
Li Yao, holding the Xuanhuo Mirror, came up behind the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.
A thick, crimson chain stretched from the nine-tailed celestial fox's waist to a stone platform.
Li Yao placed the Mysterious Fire Mirror on the stone platform.
The black fire chain binding the nine-tailed celestial fox's waist gradually began to brighten, slowly changing from a deep dark red to a vibrant color.
The ancient flame totem at the center of the Mystic Fire Mirror flickered slowly, as if a flame were burning.
boom!
A muffled thud.
The stone platform in front of Li Yao, under the strange divine power of the Xuanhuo Mirror, emitted a dull thud and slowly sank downwards.
The Mysterious Fire Mirror slowly floated up from the stone platform, rising into the air and emitting a pure red light.
As the stone platform sank, the surrounding stone walls began to tremble, and cracks appeared one after another.
At the same time, the Xuanhuo Chain also began to shake violently.
When the seventh crack appeared in the stone wall, a loud bang was heard.
The once indestructible Xuanhuo Chains, now like a lifeless snake, instantly lost all their luster and fell from the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's waist.
Freed from the chains, the nine-tailed celestial fox, which had been imprisoned for three hundred years, could finally unleash its full power.
Between ice and fire, darkness and light, I roar to the heavens!
The sound was mournful and distant, as if the Nine-Tails was venting the anger and bitterness that had accumulated during her three hundred years of imprisonment.
Soon, white smoke rapidly condensed around the Nine-Tailed Fox, obscuring its white fox body.
A moment later, a strange hissing sound came out, and a human figure gradually appeared in the increasingly thick white smoke.
Her hands, as white as jade, were faintly translucent under the intense firelight, as if one could see fine blood flowing gently through them.
And smooth shoulders, faintly undulating peaks...
At this moment, countless cracks appeared on the hard stone slab beneath Li Yao's feet, and pieces kept falling off.
The entire third level of space could collapse at any moment.
Li Yao raised his hand to put away the Xuanhuo Mirror, and called out to the nine-tailed celestial fox that was transforming into human form:
"This place is about to collapse, I'm going first!"
The next moment, Li Yao soared into the sky, crashing through the roof above. In a flash, he disappeared from the space and appeared on a small hilltop.
The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox followed closely behind, a dazzling white light flashed, and it landed behind Li Yao.
Li Yao didn't turn around. Instead, he took out a set of clothes from his spatial storage, tossed them behind him, and said calmly:
"I'm sorry, I forgot to prepare clothes for you. These are some clothes I wore. If you don't mind, please make do with them for now."
Nine-Tailed Fox was stunned when she saw Li Yao take out a piece of clothing out of thin air.
She was quite knowledgeable, but she had never seen such a miraculous method.
It seems that the man in front of us is indeed extraordinary.
She took the clothes and said softly, "Thank you, young master!"
Then, Li Yao heard a rustling sound of clothes being put on behind him.
A moment later, the Nine-Tailed Fox, now dressed, walked gently to Li Yao, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you for saving me, young master."
Even though Nine-Tails was wearing ill-fitting clothes, it couldn't hide her beautiful figure.
The wide robes couldn't conceal the fair skin beneath, sparking the imagination.
At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox turned its gaze to the Xuanhuo Altar in the distance.
boom!
Without the suppression of the Eight Fiends Mystic Fire Formation and the Mystic Fire Chain, the volcano that had been dormant beneath the Mystic Fire Altar finally erupted.
The crimson magma erupting from the ground shot into the sky like a fire dragon, instantly dyeing the entire horizon red.
"For three hundred years, I have been imprisoned in the Xuanhuo Altar, for over three hundred years!"
"Now, I have finally escaped my cage!"
Looking at the Xuanhuo Altar engulfed by crimson magma, the Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't help but sigh.
Then, her gaze fell on the ruins beside her, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she said, "Huh? This Incense Valley has been destroyed? Did you do this?"
"It wasn't me!"
Li Yao shook his head and laughed, "Yun Yilan destroyed it herself!"
Nine-Tailed Fox looked puzzled.
Li Yao smiled and calmly recounted how Yun Yilan resurrected the Beast God and used it to wreak havoc in the Central Plains.
"That kid's ambition was so great, he deserved to die!"
Nine-Tailed Fox snorted coldly.
At this moment, Li Yao suddenly spoke up: "Give me your hand."
Chapter 403 The Spirit Beast Battle Team Gains a New Member
When Nine-Tailed Fox heard Li Yao ask her to extend her hand, she was slightly taken aback.
However, she did not hesitate and immediately extended her fair and delicate right hand.
Li Yao grasped the Nine-Tailed Fox's right hand, and with a thought, began to communicate with it through the system.
At this moment, a look of surprise appeared on Nine-Tails' face.
Because she could clearly feel that a strange message was flooding into her mind.
Through this information, she gained some understanding of Li Yao.
Moreover, a powerful consciousness has emerged in her mind: Li Yao is her master.
This awareness was deeply imprinted in her mind and could not be erased.
"Alright, now you are my spirit beast!"
Li Yao lowered Nine-Tailed Fox's right hand and said, "From now on, your name will be Xiaobai."
"noob?"
Nine-Tailed Fox recited the name aloud, then smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you for bestowing this name upon me, Master!"
Li Yao waved his hand and said, "You should still call me Young Master."
"Yes, young master!"
Xiao Bai nodded respectfully.
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "Now that you have become my spirit beast, there are some things you should know."
Xiao Bai said, "Please speak, young master."
Li Yao said, "Actually, I am not a person of this world, and I will leave this world soon. As my spirit beast, you can only leave this world with me."
Xiao Bai was taken aback and asked, "Why didn't you say so earlier, young master?"
Li Yao laughed and said, "If you had told me earlier, would you still have agreed to become my spirit beast?"