Chapter 452: Let Me Run a Test on You

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Chapter 452: Let Me Run a Test on You

The battle between the giant and the monster erupted into fierce intensity from the start.

The nine-tailed fox displayed agile movements and raw strength, showing solid melee skills. Yet she faced Fang Cheng—a seasoned combatant who outmatched her in close-quarters fighting.

In his first-stage transformation as the King of Kshitigarbha, Fang Cheng towered ten meters tall.

Though he hadn’t yet developed three heads and six arms, his single head and two arms sufficed to deploy Tactical Master maneuvers. His colossal frame moved with surprising nimbleness.

The nine-tailed fox swung her claws so fast they left afterimages, yet failed to land a single hit. Instead, Fang Cheng pummeled her effortlessly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each colossal fist smashed into the nine-tailed fox’s skull, battering her massive frame backward. She crushed swathes of dense vegetation as she staggered.

The final rocket-powered punch erupted from Fang Cheng’s elbow, jets along its length propelling the strike with unmatched force.

Dazed, the nine-tailed fox couldn’t evade. The rocket punch slammed into her chest, launching her hundreds of meters downhill until she tumbled to the mountain’s base.

Fang Cheng sprinted, leaped, and planted himself on the fox’s belly. He yanked up a Large Tree and crammed it into her jaws.

“Let’s run a little test.”

Whether it counted as a nucleic acid exam or something… throatier… hardly mattered.

Already battered senseless, the nine-tailed fox gagged on the wooden intrusion, fury blazing in her eyes.

Swish! Swish!

Her nine Kujo Tails lashed like barbed chains, coiling around Fang Cheng’s neck, arms, and torso to yank him backward.

Seizing the chance, the fox spewed blue Fox Fire from her maw. The flames devoured the tree in her teeth, reducing it to ash before surging toward Fang Cheng’s face.

ROAR!

A thunderous bellow shook the forest—the primordial cry of some ancient leviathan. Fang Cheng unleashed Heavenly Dragon’s Wrath again, this time focusing the shockwave into a concentrated blast.

The dragon roar accompanied rippling air distortions as the shockwave shattered the Fox Fire midair. The remaining force hammered the nine-tailed fox’s skull, nearly driving it into the dirt.

Her Kujo Tails still vise-gripped Fang Cheng’s limbs and throat, immobilizing him.

His massive form abruptly shrank to normal size, slipping free from the Binding. A golden silhouette with three heads and six arms enveloped him.

Six golden fists became a blinding barrage, pummeling the nine-tailed fox relentlessly. She howled, shielding herself with forepaws while her tails whipped the golden figure like barbed long whips.

Fang Cheng plummeted from above, a bizarrely crafted Thunder Hammer now in hand.

“Thunder Hammer!”

The nine-tailed fox’s eyes narrowed. She spewed pale blue Fox Fire upward.

Fang Cheng swung the hammer downward. Thunder rumbled as the weapon clashed with flames, the Fox Fire splitting like wood cleft by lightning.

Fang Cheng charged toward the nine-tailed fox and swung heavily at her head.

Bang!

The Thunder Hammer struck the nine-tailed fox’s head with precision, accompanied by a faint thunderclap that snapped her head backward.

The weapon proved particularly effective against the fox, its lightning effect causing her fur to stand on end and her eyes to roll white.

As the sealing ability took effect, the nine-tailed fox’s massive body rapidly shrank into an ordinary golden retriever.

Fang Cheng landed beside her, prepared to strike again—this was Tamamo-no-Mae, a formidable monster, and caution remained essential.

The fox lay completely unconscious, eyes whitened, tongue lolling, legs curled tightly. At first glance, she appeared dead.

Fang Cheng hastily checked her nose, relieved to feel faint breath. His priority was confirming her identity, not killing her outright.

“Ah Cheng!”

The enlarged Tsukikage Chuxia bounded over joyfully, her cat Tail dangling a Skull. Qingxue sat listlessly atop the fat cat’s head—a privilege previously denied.

“Ah Cheng! Look!”

Tsukikage Chuxia proudly rolled the Skull toward Fang Cheng with her paw. “I beat this old hag myself! See how awesome I am?”

Her pride stemmed from proving she wasn’t just a lazy glutton, and from reminding Fang Cheng of their promise.

“Well done.” Fang Cheng smiled. “Don’t worry—joy, dried fish, and catnip await back home.”

During the battle, he’d monitored the two cats. Though ready to intervene against Bone Woman, their progress impressed him.

Qingxue’s power now solidly reached Hazard level A-, yet her limit stretched further. Tsukikage Chuxia had gained both strength and courage, no longer fleeing danger.

Most crucially, their teamwork against Bone Woman marked the first improvement in their strained sisterhood.

Tsukikage Chuxia’s whiskers twitched happily as she nudged the Skull forward. “For you!”

Fang Cheng touched the Skull. A familiar warm current surged through his fingertips.

[Energy absorption in progress…]

[Life +8]

[Thousand Bone Rain +1]

[Bone Resonance +1]

Eight lives and two abilities—Bone Woman’s power neared Hazard level A, slightly below the fox’s.

Thousand Bone Rain mirrored Fang Cheng’s Flying Rain Needle but packed greater force. Merging identical abilities never failed.

With ease, Fang Cheng fused them into a new ability—Stormy Flying Bone Needle.

The name reminded him of a famous hidden weapon – the Stormy Pear Blossom Needle.

The masters’ names carried poetic elegance while his own sounded utterly ridiculous.

Qingxue had descended from her sister’s large head. Noticing bloodstains along her flank, Fang Cheng beckoned, “Come here.”

Without protest, Qingxue leapt gently into Fang Cheng’s arms.

He pressed his palm against her wound, channeling healing through the Word Spirit Technique.

Tsukikage Chuxia crept toward the unconscious nine-tailed fox, timidly nudging it with her paw. When no reaction came, her demeanor instantly swelled with boldness: “Ha! Thought you could eat me? Now taste my spit! Heitui!”

Peering over Fang Cheng’s shoulder, Qingxue asked, “Is this truly Tamamo-no-Mae?”

“Uncertain.” Fang Cheng shook his head.

This white-faced golden nine-tailed fox clearly possessed monster-level strength comparable to Oni Yuki. Yet the gap between ace-level power remained vast – being captured so easily cast doubt on its identity as the legendary fox.

Shōki had demonstrated overwhelming power even in an incomplete state. Without the Child-Cutting Ankan, they’d have been hard-pressed to defeat it.

Fang Cheng studied the restrained creature. If this wasn’t Tamamo-no-Mae, he’d simply kill it and loot the corpse.

Sensing his killing intent, the unconscious fox shivered involuntarily.

The nine-tailed fox awoke after twelve hours of unconsciousness, slit eyes opening to throbbing cranial pain that drew a pained whimper.

Fang Cheng’s attacks had focused entirely on her head – particularly the Thunder Hammer’s final strike that nearly scrambled her vulpine brains.

“Awake?”

The fox lifted her aching head toward the voice.

Nightfall draped the star-strewn sky. In the primordial forest’s darkness, their campfire glowed like a beacon.

Fang Cheng sat with the human-transformed cat sisters by the flames. He and Qingxue sipped warm drinks while Tsukikage Chuxia wrestled a chicken wing.

The fox instinctively tried rising, only to discover thick crimson chains binding her to a massive tree trunk.

Normally insufficient restraint, but the Thunder Hammer’s sealing effect left her paralyzed – powerless and strengthless.

Damned thunder affinity! Those Qingqiu legends gave lightning special potency against nine-tails. Otherwise she’d have escaped despite losing.

Fang Cheng loomed over her with a cup. “Will you answer now? Are you Tamamo-no-Mae?”

The fox remained silent, considering lies.

He drew the Thunder Hammer from shadows. “Deceive me if you wish. Know this – if you’re not Tamamo-no-Mae, you die. Impersonate her? Same fate.”

“Why seek Tamamo-no-Mae?” the fox blurted, exasperated. Was this vengeance? She didn’t recognize him. If another fox’s mischief doomed her, what cursed luck!

“None of your damned business.” Fang Cheng raised the hammer. “Answer now. Guess if I’ll strike with forty or eighty pounds of force?”

“……”

The fox sighed. “Call me Tamamo-no-Mae and I am. Say I’m not and… wait, stop!”

As Fang Cheng swung the hammer down with crushing force, it halted centimeters from her skull.

“SPEAK!”

Confronted by imminent cranial impact, the fox surrendered truth: “I’m a transformed tail of Tamamo-no-Mae.”

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