The Fox Spirit's most powerful technique is the Power of the Mind, and once the Power of the Mind is restrained, it is difficult to demonstrate all its abilities.
Originally, if they were in the Land of the Dragon Vein, Zhang Chen wouldn't be able to mobilize the Power of the Earth, and the Fox Spirit would still have the advantage in cultivation, being an eighth-tier powerhouse capable of making Zhang Chen suffer with just its cultivation level alone. But now, having arrived at the River Basin, Zhang Chen has mastered the Water Control Technique, able to manipulate all water flow within a kilometer, directly closing the gap between the two sides.
With a thought from Zhang Chen, streams of Water Dragons rose into the sky from the river, carrying the power of thunderbolts, and launched a mighty attack toward Bai Cang's physical body.
"Great technique!" The Fox Spirit praised, constantly leaping in the air, an eerie flicker in its eyes as it watched the Water Dragons.
However, the Fox Spirit possesses an Innate Bloodline, and its movements are incredibly agile, always narrowly dodging the impact of the Water Dragons.
On the river's surface, Zhang Chen watched the Fox Spirit repeatedly breaking out, and the next moment, he lightly clenched his hand in the void, as the Buzhou Seal appeared in his grasp.
Then, with Zhang Chen chanting the incantation, he saw the Buzhou Seal transform into a streak of light, darting straight at Bai Cang.
The Buzhou Seal grew with the wind, its Divine Power flowing, and even before its Seal Techniques arrived, the Divine Power was already suppressing downwards.
"That is!!!"
Bai Cang looked at the incoming Buzhou Seal, and his surrounding Divine Power became chaotic under its pressure, directly swept up by the Water Dragons, disrupting his formation. The Buzhou Seal came crashing down, knocking Bai Cang into the river, the riverbed revealing mud under the impact.
"Did it die?" Zhang Chen looked at the exposed riverbed, retrieving the Buzhou Seal to his palm, his eyes scanning the spot where it fell, but saw no fox corpse, only a fallen tail floating in the river.
"Tail sacrifice for life?" Zhang Chen was momentarily stunned seeing this scene. If this assumption was correct, Bai Cang should at least have six more lives.
"Such a privileged race, able to perform a tail sacrifice to survive. Incredible. But then I'll just have to kill you six more times. Today, no matter what happens, you must not escape again." Zhang Chen's eyes showed a cold indifference.
Can't kill once?
Then kill twice!
"That fellow used Void Transformation to escape directly, but can you really get away?" Zhang Chen released the Water Control Technique, and the next moment took out the Blood Transformation Divine Saber, starting to sense the Fox Spirit's direction.
The opponent was struck by the Blood Transformation Divine Saber, which has absorbed a trace of Innate Divine Blood from the opponent's blood. Being a master of blood techniques, Zhang Chen can use methods to sense the Fox Spirit's direction.
Zhang Chen made a brief sense and had already found the direction the Fox Spirit fled. Then he transformed into a Vampire Bat and disappeared among the mountains. A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Chen appeared in a certain dense forest: "According to the direction that the Fox Spirit fled, it must pass through here."
Zhang Chen took out the slingshot he obtained from the Spiritual World, whose origins are untraceable, mysterious, equipped with seven twelfth-tier Dragon Pearls as projectiles, considered the top-tier on earth, with the only downside being too hard to pull open. Even Zhang Chen with the Mountain-moving Technique can only pull it partially open.
But it could be worth trying to see if it's possible to ambush Bai Cang.
Zhang Chen suppressed his aura, quietly sensing Bai Cang's aura. It didn't take long before he saw a snowy white figure emerging from the rock wall, cursing and swearing: "Damn! Simply unbelievable! That kid doesn't seem that strong, right? How could he have such techniques?! If I ever get a chance again, I will summon the Demon Race masters to kill him."
Bai Cang was cursing angrily, his eyes full of fury, losing a tail was equivalent to losing a life, the cost too high.
While Bai Cang cursed angrily, from afar, Zhang Chen had the slingshot in his hand, with Magical Power flowing, and the Mountain-moving Technique displayed. Next, he saw the golden ball formed from the Dragon Pearl swinging with a whistling sound, while Bai Cang hadn't reacted yet, only seeing a streak of Golden Light pass by, and another tail fell to the ground.
"What the hell!!!" Bai Cang looked at the fallen tail, shocked out of his wits, not knowing who attacked him. How did a tail just disappear?
Without thinking, he burrowed underground, fearing exposure of his figure.
Zhang Chen put away the slingshot, and the projectile returned to his hand, placing them back in the Ba Snake Space, then sensed the White Fox's aura. The Fox Spirit had already detected his presence and was swiftly approaching underground, planning a sneak attack. The next moment, he retreated suddenly, as underfoot, the bluestone burst open, multiple green rays from the Fox Spirit's hand burst upward through the ground, straight into the sky before vanishing.
"That was close!" Zhang Chen was secretly amazed, narrowly escaping. The Fox Spirit's reaction speed was too fast, finding Zhang Chen's position after only a few breaths delay.
After failing the sneak attack, Bai Cang jumped from the rocks, glaring at Zhang Chen: "You youngster, you bully too much!"
"Wasn't it the elder who bullied first?" Zhang Chen responded calmly, his hands naturally hanging down, the Blood Transformation Divine Saber reappearing in his hand, although Bai Cang couldn't see it due to Zhang Chen's wide sleeve concealing it.
"How about we resolved our grudges here? Otherwise, if we fight to the death, we'll both end up severely injured. I still have five lives, so if we fight to the death, the odds of me surviving seem to be much higher than yours." Bai Cang kept his eyes on Zhang Chen, feeling uneasy whenever he looked at him, and not wanting to continue the conflict with Zhang Chen.
What's the point in continuing the fight when my strongest techniques have been countered? I'm just the military advisor type, not good at direct confrontation.
"Do you think you can just stop whenever you want? There's no such good fortune!" Zhang Chen sneered coldly, now holding the upper hand, there's no way he'd surrender.
Especially now, having left the Northern Land Dragon Vein, he could already manipulate the Power of the Earth. Not to mention a mere Bai Cang of the Eighth Tier, even if endowed with an innate divine bloodline, he had no fear.
"Fine! Then let's fight to the end. Without the Water Control Technique, I want to see what other skills you have to oppose me." Bai Cang was infuriated by this point; he had already lost three lives to Zhang Chen and seeing how Zhang Chen was not ready to end things amiably, he wasn't going to back down either.
Then Bai Cang burrowed into the ground, his voice resonating through the air: "Aren't you adept at Escape Techniques? I want to see if you can withstand my Void Transformation."
Zhang Chen focused his mind, sensing the earth. Within fifty meters, the authority of the earth was clear to him, all the trajectories of the laws visible, including Bai Cang who had turned into void form. Once again, Bai Cang silently tried to sneak up for an attack.
"Although my Earth Control Technique is of no use against a void-form Bai Cang, however..." Zhang Chen's Blood Transformation Divine Saber suddenly stabbed into the rock, causing Bai Cang to emerge in distress from the distance following a shriek.
Bai Cang, in void form, could ignore all attacks from the Material Realm, but to attack others, he had to exit the void state and materialize again.
In that instant, it became Zhang Chen's best opportunity to strike.
Bai Cang gripped his head, a terrifying scar running down his cheek, and blood continued to flow from the wound.
"How did you find my location?" Bai Cang asked, utterly incredulous, staring at Zhang Chen.
"Such a trivial trick, and you dare show off?" Zhang Chen sneered, yet internally, he was contemplating how to capture Bai Cang. This old fellow still had five lives, and if he decided to flee, it'd be hard to catch him.
"To give him a quick death, it's best to capture him first and then devise a method." Zhang Chen thought, worried that Bai Cang might discard any strong-person dignity and simply flee—given Bai Cang's Void Transformation, killing him would be nearly impossible.
So he must first suppress him!
Yet, searching through his skills, the only techniques capable of countering such powers were perhaps the Fixed Rune and Sealing Rune, but these runes were too low in level. Bai Cang was already an eighth-tier powerhouse, and with his current skill levels, it'd be impossible to hold Bai Cang in place.
"Should I first upgrade the Fixed Rune? Or find a way to lure him into the Nine Bends Yellow River Array?" Zhang Chen contemplated internally.
Meanwhile, Bai Cang had attacked again, stomping his foot and directly controlling countless stones to overwhelm Zhang Chen.
Some stones were as big as millstones, others as small as fists, and seeing this made Zhang Chen's eyelids twitch. The next moment, a wall of earth rose, blocking all the incoming rock attacks.
"He can also control the Power of the Earth? This kid is truly troublesome," Bai Cang cursed internally as his manipulation methods failed.
For a cultivator of the Divine Soul Dao, manipulating physical attacks before achieving Yang God was already the most powerful approach.
"I might not be a match for this kid." Bai Cang felt uneasy, although the opponent's cultivation realm was low, his methods were simply too numerous.
At that moment, Zhang Chen also considered if he should use the Golden Scissors.
"If I use the Golden Scissors, this old fellow will probably be scared and flee. However, the God-Beating Whip could be used, trying to utilize it to knock his soul from the body, separating it, and after seven days, use a skill to mark it," Zhang Chen pondered, setting his sights on the God-Beating Whip.
"Old Fox, have you run out of tricks? With such insignificant skills, you dare to snatch my treasures? You're truly oblivious to your own limitations." Zhang Chen mocked with a sneer in his voice.
He decided to create an opening for this old fox to lower his guard; otherwise, once frightened away, having such an old fellow lingering as a threat would be disastrous.
"Boy, don't be arrogant. Do you think you can imagine the lengths of my skills?" Bai Cang retorted, unwilling to back down, activating Secret Techniques for another confrontation with Zhang Chen.
What realm is Zhang Chen at? What kind of trash is he? Yet he dares to contend with me? Having fallen into Zhang Chen's hands left Bai Cang utterly dissatisfied! Not conceding at all!
He still believed his current predicament was due to underestimating the opponent and his own carelessness. If he were just a bit more cautious, victory would be his.
Then all of Zhang Chen's treasures would be his!