Zhang Chen held the Luminous Pearl, making his way to the bronze door, carefully examining the gap where the door met the rock. In the next instant, Zhang Chen couldn’t help but curse, "I underestimated the wisdom of that ancient ’deity.’ If even I can think of this problem, how could that deity not?"
He saw that the stone wall had a bronze plate embedded in it, about a meter thick. It was unclear how deeply it was embedded, but considering the deity’s means, it certainly wouldn’t leave any loopholes for people.
As for the junction between the bronze door and the stone wall, it depended on a large ’hinge,’ as long and thick as the door itself. Though there were gaps, they were probably only wide enough for cockroaches to squeeze through.
"Unless one masters the Fox Spirit’s methods, capable of Void Transformation to traverse matter, this tomb is like a Copper Wall and Iron Wall."
Zhang Chen checked for a moment and finally gave up hope, sitting quietly in the tomb, waiting for the Fox Spirit’s arrival.
At this moment, Zhang Chen not only had the Fox Spirit’s physical body strapped to his chest but was also holding it in his arms. The light emitted by the Luminous Pearl in front illuminated the darkness, giving Zhang Chen a slight sense of security.
As Zhang Chen sat in the dark, he became acutely aware of the threat that the Fox Spirit posed.
Imagine the Fox Spirit could emerge at any moment from the surrounding walls, the floor, striking while you’re drowsy—doesn’t that terrify you?
Of course, Zhang Chen could coat the entire stone wall with Golden Light, but there was still one problem—he had to sit on the ground eventually, right?
What if a knife suddenly came up from the ground? That knife wouldn’t be afraid of the Light of the True God, would it?
"Luckily, I have the Fox Spirit’s physical body to manipulate now; otherwise, it would toy with me to death. After all, I’m just a mortal who needs to eat, drink, sleep, and there are times when I’m tired and not focused. The Fox Spirit holds the initiative; if it makes a sneak attack, I would be utterly defeated. Maybe I could narrowly escape once, twice, ten times, a hundred times, but the Fox Spirit could make dozens or hundreds of mistakes, while I can only make one mistake and die immediately!" Zhang Chen sat upright in the darkness, his spirit tense, the hairs on his body moving, searching the air for any unfamiliar scents.
Fortunately, after absorbing the golden blood last time, Zhang Chen was reborn, his skin extremely sensitive. Otherwise, he wouldn’t really dare to sit securely now.
"I actually have another idea."
A thought flashed through Zhang Chen’s mind, and the underground river surged, forming a meter-square block of ice in front of him. Zhang Chen then added Golden Light to the ice block before jumping onto it and sitting down.
"I can now control a meter’s worth of water flow to form an ice block. With the cold ice cushioned under me, the Fox Spirit can’t stab me from below. The only downside is that this ice block is too cold, bone-chilling!"
As soon as Zhang Chen sat on the ice block, he felt a chill in his rear, a piercing cold invading his heart.
This ice block couldn’t be sat on for long. Every ten minutes or so, Zhang Chen had to stand up and get his blood circulating.
Although he made this ice block, it was no different from a real one, and he didn’t have the ability to resist the cold.
"My Water Control Technique is still a bit low-level, not having evolved into a supernatural skill!" Zhang Chen started to complain about his Water Control Technique while sitting on the ice.
However, the bone-chilling cold was good; it kept him alert, preventing any drowsiness.
If the Fox Spirit wanted to ambush him at this moment, it could only attack through the air. But with his current skin sensitivity, if the Fox Spirit came with a knife, it would surely cause the sound of tearing through air, giving him time to react.
As time slowly ticked away, Zhang Chen remained vigilant in the darkness, awaiting the arrival of the Fox Spirit’s soul.
"If the Fox Spirit’s soul dares to come, I’ll use the Soul Hook to deal with it. I want to see if killing the Fox Spirit’s physical body can also obliterate the Fox Spirit." Zhang Chen muttered under his breath.
In the darkness, time seemed to pass unnoticed. Suddenly, the sound of a sinister wind behind Zhang Chen’s head alerted him, as if a club or staff was rushing towards the back of his head.
"The Fox Spirit has made its move, trying to knock me out with a club and seize back its physical body."
Zhang Chen’s skin was extraordinarily sensitive; it perceived the change in airflow almost immediately.
But before Zhang Chen could react, the long knife at his waist vibrated with a soft hum. In the next moment, a Golden Light burst forth from the blade, shooting toward the white-robed girl who had appeared within an arm’s length of Zhang Chen, holding a club.
Clearly, Zhang Chen had underestimated the Fox Spirit; he underestimated the speed of her club and overestimated his own reaction time. Although his skin sensed the change in the air, the Fox Spirit’s club was too fast, appearing within a moment before him.
The club, as thick as an adult’s arm, threatened to split his skull if it struck, yet it stopped just before reaching Zhang Chen.
"Ah~"
The speed of the golden sword light was too fast. It burst from the blade, striking the white-robed girl almost instantaneously.
Zhang Chen didn’t have time to avoid the Fox Spirit girl’s club, and she couldn’t block the sword light erupted from the long knife.
A scream was heard as the sword light penetrated the white-robed girl, causing her to drop the club and transform into a white-furred fox, which then burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
As the girl burrowed into the underground bluestone, the golden sword light lost track of her. It danced through the void briefly before slowly dissipating.
"This..." Zhang Chen stared at the fading golden light, a previously unseen intensity flickering in his eyes.
This sword light had been stored within his long knife, and it automatically flew out to strike the Fox Spirit girl. It was his own True God’s Light, a fourth-tier new skill: Automatic Cruise.
However, after the skill had been set up, Zhang Chen could no longer control the golden light, equivalent to a protagonist’s sword energy in some novel.
"This True God’s Light of mine is a bit overpowering!" Zhang Chen’s eyes were bright, exceptionally bright.
The most crucial discovery was that he felt a difference between the sword-shaped golden light before him and the golden light within his body.
The sword-shaped golden light not only possessed the form of a sword, but it also carried a sharpness his internal golden light had never seen.
That golden light was like a blade, a dazzling and powerful broadsword.
"Incredible! Truly incredible! What happened after the golden light left my body to give it such attributes? How can it suddenly possess sharp properties?"
Zhang Chen found it somewhat unbelievable.
"Could it be that when I place the golden light inside an object, it automatically changes attributes, gaining the object’s strength?" Zhang Chen speculated.
However, he wasn’t concerned about this issue now. Instead, he quickly infused his internal gold light into the long knife again.
"With this skill, any bizarre entities wishing to ambush me will find it nearly impossible! Unless their attack speed is faster than my golden light, or they attack directly from the wall, as my golden light can’t penetrate matter!" Zhang Chen’s mood improved significantly as he viewed the darkness before him with an unprecedented sense of contentment.
The advantage was now his! As long as his feet weren’t touching the ground, the Fox Spirit couldn’t do a thing against him.
As for the Fox Spirit throwing stones at him? With his mastery of the Cold Ice Water Control Skill, he wasn’t defenseless either!
I’m at a major advantage now!
PS: Tomorrow, the Fox Spirit meets its end, so no need to worry, everyone!