Chapter 690: Target, Ruins! (3k)
“There are always people better than you, and skies beyond the sky. I am only at the Battle King Level.”
Facing the other party’s questioning, Su Jiu slowly shook her head, looking at the pale-faced former with a hint of pity in her eyes.
Being weak is not a mistake, but being weak and unaware of it is your problem.
A gentle breeze blew past, and after glancing at each other, the Seoul University students all retreated a few steps, seeing the fear in each other’s eyes. They remembered—
The girl in front of them should have been in the student competition.
No matter how they thought about it, they wouldn’t have reached this point. With just one move, she defeated her teacher, even severely injuring him. Was she still a student like them?!
And most importantly, the girl in front of them didn’t use her avatar at all. She was just holding something that resembled a branch, and in a flash of white light, she completed two actions simultaneously—dodging and drawing her sword.
This scene, how could it not shock these graduating students?
It would be like a student in your neighboring class who performed well, achieving first place in the grade for a monthly exam. Everyone wouldn’t be too surprised. But suddenly, one day, you find her grading your teacher’s annual performance review, even writing “Failing grade.”
This would be quite jaw-dropping.
“Teacher Huacheng, what should we do now?”
The student supporting Ran Huacheng from behind looked at Su Jiu and asked in a low voice.
“Her secret technique is too effective, isn’t it? Defeating a War God in a higher rank is like an adult fighting a child, and there are no side effects after using it. She looks like she’s fine. Such a genius in our time would also be among the top tier.”
Looking at the scene on the rice field, the Fox Girl was slightly stunned, with a hint of contemplation in her eyes. Geniuses whose strength far surpassed their peers were called the Chosen Generation in Sakura back then.
Then she turned her head to look at Lin beside her, sizing her up. With a slight twitch of her fox ears, she said teasingly:
“Seeing you always following behind her, you’re not planning to follow her after thinking about your future, are you? Unfortunately, she is still a distance away from the War God Level, so you’ll have to wait a long time.”
“Who’s waiting for her?!”
Hearing this, Lin’s shoulders trembled sensitively, like a startled rabbit, and then she quieted down. Her hands were tucked inside her sweater, and she lightly patted her elastic white silk thighs, saying softly:
“I won’t wait for anyone. Your being powerful is your business, and me wanting to become stronger is my own business.”
“You’re quite interesting, but with your bloodline, you won’t get far. After a few years, it will be impossible to catch up.”
After Inari God replied, she focused her gaze on Su Jiu. A faint flame flickered in her fox eyes, as if she was thinking about something.
Hearing her words, Lin fell silent for a moment, her gaze lowered to Su Jiu below, and she said softly: “If I don’t have talent, then I’ll use time. She cultivates for six hours a day, so I’ll cultivate for eighteen hours. If I believed in fate, I might just be an ice vulture ‘quacking’ now.”
With Su Jiu’s progress, she also felt a sense of loss. The other party always wanted her to be a beast pet, and perhaps in a year or two, she would no longer be interested in her…
“What if I say there’s a way to change your fate?”
The Fox Girl still swung her fair legs, and the bell on her ankle made a “ding-ling” sound, just like a real shrine maiden.
“Change my fate? My bloodline is inferior, and I have internal injuries and seals. Without top-quality essence blood, it’s difficult to advance further. To recover to my previous state would be a blessing.”
Upon hearing this, Lin chuckled and shook her head, then lowered her head. Her light purple eyes reflected the appearance of the most ordinary ice vulture, with a sense of loss lingering in her pupils, and a deep-seated inferiority complex from the bottom of her heart.
Her beginning of self-reliance was precisely from inferiority, a humility that came from her bloodline.
Lin was not as strong as she appeared on the surface.
At this moment, Su Jiu had already dismissed those students and then leaped behind the two. She had actually heard about seventy to eighty percent of their conversation.
“Little Lin’er…”
She looked at the little foolbird who was looking down, wanting to reach out and pat her head to comfort her, but then realized that she was not a ‘E Huo’ who would smile foolishly when petted.
Her hand remained suspended a few inches above her head, unable to fall for a long time.
“Heh heh, interesting.”
The Fox Girl suddenly smiled upon seeing this scene, her gaze fell on Su Jiu, and she said softly:
“Do you remember the scales of Izanami that I told you about? The scales originally contained some essence blood, but because they were used to seal the armor, that essence blood was attached inside the armor. If the armor is destroyed and the fragments are collected and burned with fox fire, it may not be impossible to refine it.”
As soon as she said this, Lin’s body obviously moved, but then she sank down, her long hair covering her pretty face, and she said faintly: “It’s very dangerous, isn’t it? Simply taking the armor from those powerful ‘Ghosts’ is already extremely difficult, and then facing humans… Heh.”
“The method, the fox has already told you. As for whether you dare to go, it’s up to you. The fox is going to get the tail feathers.”
The Fox Girl slowly stood up, turned, and walked towards the small temple. Her wooden clogs made a “clack-clack” sound on the wooden floor. As her small figure moved, her fluffy fox tail swayed behind her.
“Sigh.”
Hearing this, Lin sighed softly. If she still had the strength of a mid-level War God, she would definitely take the risk, but now…
Let’s forget it.
It’s time to give up when you should give up, just like when you attacked the city back then.
“That armor…” Su Jiu finally spoke.
But before she could finish, Lin turned to her, her eyes serious, and said with a tone she had never used before: “My low bloodline is my own business, and it has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to interfere unnecessarily, and you don’t need to worry about that armor.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu was stunned, then rolled her eyes, raised her hand, and flicked her forehead, laughing out loud:
“You don’t think I’m going to take risks for you, a little debt-ridden foolbird, do you? Don’t joke, I cherish my life…”
“Ouch!”
Her forehead flicked, Lin tucked her hands inside her sweater, raised her hand to cover her forehead, and looked at Su Jiu with dissatisfaction: “What are you doing! What do you mean by a debt-ridden little foolbird? I have a name…”
“A little foolbird is a little foolbird, looking silly.”
She pinched Lin’s cheek again. Su Jiu felt the coldness and the smooth skin, and couldn’t help but rub it more.
“You smelly con artist, I’ll kill you! You dog con artist! You useless trash! I’ll kill you!”
This made Lin’s face puff up with anger, her cheeks like little steamed buns, glaring at Su Jiu. Her short hands, which had no sleeves, kept blocking in front of her, even using the “Continuous Patting” skill as a form of attack.
The image of this emotionless girl was instantly shattered into that of an angry younger sister.
“Little foolbird can’t hit me, hee hee.”
Looking at the girl’s harmless “attacks,” Su Jiu supported the top of her head with one hand and made a funny face, playfully teasing her in an uncharacteristic way.
For a moment, the two began to bicker playfully, as if they had a tacit understanding not to expose this clumsy attempt to change the subject.
Lin was simply venting her emotions.
As she greeted the “king of crap punches” from the little foolbird, Su Jiu did not dodge, letting the weak punches land on her shoulders.
She knew that it was difficult for Lin to give up on bloodline evolution, but Wei and the never-before-seen “Sheqi” were mountains weighing on both of their hearts.
Of course!
If there was a chance, Su Jiu would still be willing to help her get that armor, after all, she was her future beast pet.
“You two have waited.”
Inari God’s speed was very fast. After a few minutes, she came out holding a crimson feather. The feather was slender and long, emitting a faint golden-red light, and this light exuded a gentle aura.
“Dead con artist!”
“Little ~ Fool ~ Bird.”
When Su Jiu and Lin saw her come out, they stopped their childish antics with tacit understanding. Lin called out the other party’s nickname and then, with a smile from the latter, she descended.
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s deliberately drawn-out address, she almost fell over. She finally stabilized herself and then turned her head to look at the former with gritted teeth.
This person, she really wanted to beat her up!
Looking at the bickering couple in front of her, Inari God blinked her eyes and then gently tossed the feather to Su Jiu, chuckling:
“This is Amaterasu’s tail feather, and its purpose is as I told you, to destroy the armor.”
“This… Amaterasu’s feather?”
As she took the feather, a sense of familiarity surged into Su Jiu’s heart. She couldn’t help but recall the “divine bird” she had heard about in Chuan Yu back then.
The feathers of the two were very similar, but perhaps because they were from different parts, their appearance was slightly different.
“Then I’ll go into your Shōtoku gourd and hide first.”
Inari God smiled and, without waiting for Su Jiu’s permission, turned into a crimson stream of light and directly entered the gourd at Su Jiu’s waist.
“What?”
Looking at her actions, Su Jiu was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at the small temple that was almost completely burned. She felt like she had seen this operation somewhere before…
Shouldn’t she set up a formation around the temple before going?
Was it unnecessary to set it up because the temple was destroyed, or…
“The temple is destroyed!?”
Suddenly, a group of small town residents appeared. The town elder leading them, leaning on his cane, looked at the temple that was almost half burned down and immediately knelt on the ground, looking as if tears were flowing down his cheeks, patting the dirt with his hands.
Other townspeople looked at the Seoul University students who had followed them and began to rebuke them: “It’s all you outsiders who did this?!”
The students looked at each other, not daring to speak carelessly. This was someone else’s country.
“Mr. Town Elder, please get up first.”
“Inari God is gone, what will happen to Spicy Town’s future?”
The old town elder remained kneeling, crying as he looked at the fox temple, refusing to get up no matter how others tried to pull him…
When the boy was young, while plowing the field for his father, he met a deity wearing a red and white kimono, looking like an immortal.
She told him that as long as the fox temple was worshipped, the entire small town would have a good harvest.
The boy asked: “What is your name?”
The deity smiled: “Inari God.”
…
Arriving at the riverbank, Su Jiu summoned the Tooth Whale but did not choose to go up directly. Instead, she looked down at the gourd and asked softly:
“Don’t you need to say goodbye to these villagers?”
After a long while, a faint voice came from inside the gourd:
“The fox does not like human goodbyes.”
Just then, Lin came running over in a hurry from the sunflower forest. She glanced at Su Jiu, pouted, and extended her small hand:
“You asked me to burn three sticks of incense for that smelly fox, and I’ve burned them. Hand over the Magic Crystal!”
