Chapter 6 : The Power of Fox Fire
At this moment, Su Xiao no longer hesitated and volunteered himself, “I know a fire-type skill. Let me try!”
“You know fire-type abilities?” Bai Yiyi looked doubtful and examined him closely.
The fox’s pure white fur somehow pleased her. Because of her racial traits, she was naturally drawn to clean and pure things. But aside from that, no matter how she looked at him, the little fox seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary demonic beast.
“That’s right. But I’ll only have one chance. I’ll need you to restrain the Ancient Vine Wraith for me.”
Seeing Su Xiao’s serious expression, Bai Yiyi thought for a moment before nodding. “The Ancient Vine Wraith fears fire. Once it’s touched by flames, its regeneration ability drops sharply. If that happens, I can kill it before it has time to recover!”
Her ears twitched slightly. She felt Su Xiao’s suggestion was workable. Even if they couldn’t kill the creature outright, at least it would make the Vine Wraith wary enough that it wouldn’t dare pursue them, allowing them to leave calmly.
“Grraa! I’ll give you one chance. If it fails, you leave immediately.”
After saying this, Bai Yiyi returned to her earlier cold and fierce demeanor.
Where the tiger moved, the wind followed. And where the tiger commanded, the wind obeyed. Her speed suddenly surged to the extreme.
“Shura Triple Slash — Imperial Rakshasa!”
With a sharp cry, several figures split off from her body. Each figure grabbed hold of one of the Vine Wraith’s tendrils. As the vines were pulled tight, the previously moving Ancient Vine Wraith was abruptly halted.
And these figures were all real!
Su Xiao suddenly realized that every one of Bai Yiyi’s projections possessed a physical body. The discovery shocked him.
Seeing that she had temporarily restrained the Vine Wraith, Su Xiao didn’t hesitate. Gathering all the power in his body, he activated his innate ability.
Frost-Yin Fox Fire!
He felt the spiritual power inside him surge outward violently, flowing along a strange path before transforming into a pale blue flame. The flame floated before him. He didn’t have time to examine it closely. Immediately, he guided the flame toward the immobilized Ancient Vine Wraith.
When Bai Yiyi saw the fire flying toward the Vine Wraith, she noted that it wasn’t very large. At most, it might only limit part of the creature’s regenerative ability. But as long as its regeneration was weakened, she would unleash her full strength, aiming to kill it quickly, or at the very least severely injure it.
The icy-blue flame seemed to have a mind of its own. Locked in place by Bai Yiyi’s technique, the Ancient Vine Wraith had no way to dodge. The flame struck it head-on. The moment the blue fire landed on its vines, it spread instantly, like dry wood meeting a raging blaze. An intense burning pain spread rapidly through the creature’s body.
The Ancient Vine Wraith twisted violently. At the same time, ice crystals began spreading from the point of contact, freezing the vines solid.
Where the flames touched, ice crystals began to spread, freezing the vine worm's branches!
“This is… cold—”
The creature didn’t even finish its sentence. The ice had already covered its entire body.
Immediately afterward, Bai Yiyi followed up with a devastating strike. Her claws flashed like blades, slicing through the frozen Vine Wraith in an instant. The Refined Spirit-level demon specter shattered into countless fragments of ice, scattering across the grass.
Bai Yiyi was stunned. She stood there, momentarily at a loss. “Strange… Have my Shura Claws suddenly become this strong?” She looked doubtfully at her pale hands, unable to understand what had just happened.
Su Xiao also wore a shocked expression. He had never imagined that Frost-Yin Fox Fire would be so powerful, strong enough to freeze a Refined Spirit-level demon specter solid.
“Little fox, your Fox Fire is really special! It can actually freeze the Ancient Vine Wraith!” Bai Yiyi was in an excellent mood. “Thanks to your help, I managed to deal with this troublesome demon specter.”
She had not only obtained the Silver Fruit, but also defeated an Ancient Vine Wraith. At this moment, Bai Yiyi was so excited that her tail swayed unconsciously behind her.
As she spoke, several strands of black mist drifted out from the shattered remains of the Vine Wraith.
This made Su Xiao tense up immediately.
Bai Yiyi, however, didn’t seem concerned at all. Seeing Su Xiao’s expression, she kindly explained, “These are wandering souls from the human world. Around midnight, some of them drift into the Lishang Mountains. For various reasons, they sometimes turn into demon specters.”
“So… those are ghosts?”
Su Xiao watched as a clump of black mist gradually formed into a human shape. The shape resembled a farmer, though its features were impossible to see clearly.
Su Xiao had never seen a ghost before. Yet after transmigrating, he had already encountered half-demons, and now even spirits.
The shadowy figure of mist turned toward Su Xiao and bent forward at a ninety-degree angle, as if bowing like a human.
Moments later, the mist collapsed completely, drifting upward into the sky. In an instant, it seemed to be absorbed by some unknown force and vanished without a trace.
【Congratulations, host. You have freed an imprisoned soul and received 10 Luck from the cycle of reincarnation.】