Chapter 241: The Ancient Immortal of Xi, Boundless in Magic Power

A scar stretching from afar split the sky in two, as if severing the entire world.

The out-of-control "Hei Wang Hao" slammed into the ground with immense kinetic energy, its hardened front end plowing forward without pause, crashing into buildings on either side of the road, debris flying outward at hundreds of meters per second.

The shockwave surged skyward, sweeping across the surroundings with a low rumble; glass on nearby skyscrapers shattered simultaneously, exploding into fragments that scattered everywhere, while the roar of thunder pounded endlessly in their ears.

"Spit, spit, spit!"

He elbowed open the vehicle's door, wiped his face, and leapt out of the massive crater, casting a pained glance at the Hei Wang Hao, twisted into a garbage-like mess by the impact—clearly beyond repair.

The pure fox, radiating a faint yet terrifyingly resilient glow, floated slowly into the air, spotless and pristine, and gazed at Jia Ji's grimy face with a dazed, innocent question: "You okay?"

"Stupid." Jia Ji gave her a thumbs-up, then twisted his neck, bones cracking loudly, and turned his head with clear irritation toward the massive hole he'd carved into the Super Tower of Moon City during his crash.

"The Lone Winged Bai Lu"—the silver-haired goddess with her braid, her eyes wide with astonishment, standing just outside the hole—gave off exactly this impression.

One glance revealed the goddess, clad in a purple long-sleeve shirt and beige coat, sporting a bird's wing on her right back, its color grading from deep gray at the top to pale gray at the bottom.

This was Xi Shen Tan Nu—the goddess who summoned verbal calamity, the Moon's Demon Bird.

She possessed the power to reverse events merely by speaking—what she called "Safe travels" actually meant "Crash and burn!"

Her ability, which seemed deliberately contrary, was in truth an invincible curse of fate-energy—nicknamed "Moon City Xu Dong."

Due to her power, she was taciturn—even in dreams—and rarely spoke; whenever she did, especially during holidays, the world would inevitably change.

—This is the power of words.

More peculiar still was her essence: she was neither ghost, nor deity, nor spirit, but a type of Tian Xie Gui, ranking even above Tian Xie Gui in divine status.

In the Ashihara, she was a Kunitsu Kami; in Takamagahara, she was a Amatsukami—that was her.

As she faced Jia Ji, Xi Shen Tan Nu also observed him.

In an instant, she realized, and confirmed one fact:

—This guy was a complete, unadulterated jinx!

Utterly cursed—no matter what he did, he met failure and obstruction.

Yet, in the eyes of this Moon Sage, Jia Ji, wrapped in thick black ill-fate energy, suddenly blazed with an extraordinarily brilliant light—the fate-light, so dense and pure that only deities bearing the divine office of fate could perceive it.

A majestic, dragon-shaped radiance coiled around him, its lifelike, animated eyes locking onto the Moon Sage, roaring with deafening power.

The stars beyond Moon City seemed shaken by that roar, dimming their light, vanishing for an instant.

In her long existence, she had witnessed countless mortals—heroes who achieved epic feats, champions who built earth-shattering deeds; whether the great who opened an age or the mad who ended one, even the most powerful demons, sages, or ancestors, had never borne such radiance.

—One bearing such fate always achieves what they desire.

"Weird."

Two contradictory fates manifesting simultaneously on one person—one leading to success, one to failure—Xi Shen Tan Nu had never encountered such a case before.

Gah! So weird! Look again! No, still weird! Look again! Gah, no more! Look again… What is this blasphemy!

Her eyes bloodshot, Tan Nu fell silent for a long while, blinded by the overwhelming fate-light.

Finally, she let out a soft sigh—today, she might have to break her own rule and intervene against this man, to see just how far he'd go.

Yeyuan, now known as Takamagahara, was founded by Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, who led his kin from the defiled earth to the moon, where many deities later dwelled.

The one iron rule of Moon City was:

Absolutely no defilement permitted.

The Moonfolk abhorred defilement with extreme prejudice, refusing even to touch it. They could not venture beyond Moon City, nor even look upon it.

They even expelled the spirits born near Moon City's borders.

Any Moonfolk tainted by defilement was banished to the earth.

"Never want to meet them," "Those people are defiled—keep your distance"—this was the view of nearly all Moonfolk; only a rare few, like Kaguya, willingly accepted the Penglai herb.

Defilement, born from life devouring life, meant that not only were all invading earth demons to be expelled, but Jia Ji, saturated in massive defilement, must never be allowed near Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto or Chang'e—it was unforgivable.

He might destroy this pure land, forcing Moon City to regain the concept of mortality like the earth.

I cannot stand idly by and let Moon City's future be ruined… After receiving the message from the Moon Rabbits, Xi Shen Tan Nu, possessing the fastest speed on the entire moon and the ability to travel between earth and moon, rushed here immediately to stop him.

But, having turned off her fate-filter, Xi Shen Tan Nu finally saw everything—and let out a bewildered scream…

"—Pure Pure Pure Fox?!!"

The figure behind Jia Ji, radiating a soft golden glow, gave her a gentle nod and a smile.

That simple gesture made Tan Nu's face twitch, her body freeze with ice-cold dread, and in the next instant, she shot away like lightning, wishing she'd grown a second wing.

She had the power to make her words law, but against deities whose essence and rank surpassed hers, her power might not work—and worse, the Pure Fox could kill her before she even opened her mouth.

"Old Immortal, don't flee—catch this—Bai Lu: Flying Kick!"

A supersonic slash, its edge transformed by battle qi into a razor-sharp surface, formed a visible, unstoppable shockwave.

Before the first shockwave struck, a second appeared, then a third, a fourth…

Countless battle-qi slashes merged into overlapping shockwaves, like a storm surging toward Xi Shen Tan Nu in midair.

Oh oh, revenge for the Hei Wang Hao… Tears of blood!

(End of Chapter)