Chapter 255: World Recognition: The Nine-Tailed Fox Calls It a Freebie

Moon, in Jerry's Small Courtyard.

After the Nine-Tailed Fox felt sad for a while, it noticed that Jerry had been wearing a smile the whole time; why did this feel a bit like he was watching a joke?

Could it be that Jerry had a way to resist the Heavenly Punishment?

Forget it, how could that be possible!

It had, after all, revived from the ancient times and had seen the power of Heavenly Punishment with its own eyes; although it looked similar to Thunder Tribulation, Heavenly Punishment was filled with the power of destruction.

Back in the day, it had a good friend from the Dark Blood Fox clan; for some reason, their clan's Cultivation was especially prone to attracting Heavenly Punishment.

Dark Blood Foxes with great strength basically all died under Heavenly Punishment, and other foxes dared not associate with them, so the Dark Blood Fox clan gradually declined later on.

In ancient times, the Nine-Tailed Fox was also treated as an outcast; other foxes could master at most two attributes, but an adult Nine-Tailed Fox could master nine, and thus it was treated as an outcast.

This was also the reason why the Nine-Tailed Fox clan dared to associate with the Dark Blood Foxes—they were both foxes fallen to the ends of the earth!

A race that does not follow the mainstream is destined to head toward extinction.

Because the Nine-Tailed Fox was too powerful and could easily learn the soul skills of other fox clans, it was besieged by other fox clans.

In that era when the world's consciousness was not manifest, various Rules were emerging, and god-level powerhouses were as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river, the outcome of being besieged was very miserable.

Especially during the War of the Gods, which directly implicated various races; other races still had the right to choose sides, but the Nine-Tailed Fox clan had no choice at all—who would be willing to keep a race that could easily learn the attribute soul skills of other races?

Therefore, the Nine-Tailed Fox could be said to be the most miserable race; before they could even react, they were besieged by other races.

At that time, the Nine-Tailed Fox clan only had one god-level powerhouse and had not yet developed; facing the siege of numerous god-level powerhouses, they resisted desperately, but in the end, they were still worn down to death by other god-level powerhouses.

Rather than saying the Nine-Tailed Fox clan was caught up in the War of the Gods, it would be better to say that the fate of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan was destined long ago.

The Nine-Tailed Fox thought for a while; although it felt it was impossible, a certain intuition told it that Jerry might have a way.

"Master Jerry, do you have a way to help me avoid the Heavenly Punishment?"

In the end, the Nine-Tailed Fox could not help but ask the question to which it already felt there was no answer.

"Hehe, Nine-Tailed Fox, what are you thinking! How could it be possible to avoid Heavenly Punishment? There is a way to avoid Thunder Tribulation, but not Heavenly Punishment."

Just as Jerry finished speaking, the Nine-Tailed Fox said with a mournful face: "I knew it would be like this; our Nine-Tailed Fox clan is truly too miserable. When we were alive, we were targeted by other races, and now that we have finally revived, we are being targeted by the world, woooo!"

Seeing the Nine-Tailed Fox like this, Jerry couldn't help it and laughed out loud.

"Jerry, I am already this miserable, and you are still laughing; you are simply not acting like a human!"

It was so miserable, yet Jerry could still laugh; in this world now, one of the only two people it knew was actually laughing at it and had no sympathy for it at all, so the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly felt a chill in its heart.

"Nine-Tailed Fox, hahahaha, I didn't mean anything else; I generally don't laugh, unless I can't help it. Your expression and movements right now, I really couldn't help it, hahahaha."

When the Nine-Tailed Fox spoke, it still maintained its beast form. Its body was upright, supported by its two hind feet, and its nine large tails were swinging back and forth on the floor like a mop.

One front paw was clenched into a fist, with only the short index finger sticking up, pointing at the sky, while the other front paw was tucked in like a dog standing up.

One front paw was clenched into a fist, with only the short index finger sticking up, pointing at the sky, while the other front paw was tucked in like a dog standing up.

Its expression was as serious as a human's, and its way of speaking also imitated humans, but no matter how you looked at it, it was a bit comical.

Its buttocks were swinging back and forth, as if something was pricking it, making it sit restlessly.

Even though it was speaking seriously, this comical behavior made people unable to help but laugh.

At first, Jerry held it in, but when it was complaining to the sky just now, Jerry really couldn't help it; from a human perspective, this was definitely a funny fox.

Laughed at by Jerry, the Nine-Tailed Fox's frustration turned directly into gloom, and it looked at Jerry with resentment.

This resentful look made Jerry want to laugh even more, and laughter is sometimes contagious; Hu Liena was disturbed by Jerry's laughter, came back to her senses, took one look at the Nine-Tailed Fox, and also started laughing along.

"You two, you really aren't acting like humans; I can't be bothered with you anymore."

The Nine-Tailed Fox was very frustrated, directly lowered its body to lie on the ground, and the tails behind it swung directly to the front, wrapping up its head.

Seeing the Nine-Tailed Fox like this, Jerry decided not to tease it anymore.

"Nine-Tailed Fox, don't be angry anymore; let me tell you, Heavenly Punishment cannot be avoided, but it can be endured."

Hearing Jerry say that Heavenly Punishment could be endured, the Nine-Tailed Fox instantly perked up, stuck its head out, and stared at Jerry excitedly.

"It can be endured? How can it be endured?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox was also hearing for the first time that Heavenly Punishment could be endured; after all, in its understanding, Heavenly Punishment represented death and destruction, and no creature could endure it.

"Let me tell you, I once revived a person and then helped her endure a Heavenly Punishment; the Fairy Queen also only truly revived after enduring a Heavenly Punishment. A revived person will only be recognized by the world again after enduring a Heavenly Punishment. So if you want to return to the Douluo World again, you must also endure a Heavenly Punishment once."

Hearing Jerry say that it needed to endure a Heavenly Punishment once to be recognized by the world again, the Nine-Tailed Fox felt a bit desperate.

But Jerry's tone was very relaxed; Jerry himself had endured a Heavenly Punishment, and the Fairy Queen had also endured one. Regarding the power of Heavenly Punishment, the Nine-Tailed Fox knew it clearly, so if they could endure it, there must be a special method.

"How did you endure the Heavenly Punishment?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox was convinced that Jerry had a special method, so it asked.

"Enduring the Heavenly Punishment is very simple; once your God Body reaches the Third Layer and your Spirit Power breaks through the world's limit, you can endure it yourself."

Jerry said casually, as if he were talking about a small matter, but the Nine-Tailed Fox listened in total confusion.

God Body Third Layer?

Spirit Power breaking through the world's limit?

Which one of these was simple?

And what was this about the God Body Third Layer?

Does the God Body even have a Third Layer?

The Nine-Tailed Fox had not been a god for long when it became one in ancient times, and coupled with racial issues, it rarely associated with the outside world; the knowledge of Cultivation was all figured out by the clansmen themselves, and it didn't understand many things.

"Jerry, what is the God Body Third Layer? I do know about Spirit Power, but how can one make Spirit Power break through the world's limit?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox asked these two questions, and Jerry answered them very patiently, but getting the answer was worse than not knowing, because the Nine-Tailed Fox simply couldn't do it.

The Nine-Tailed Fox, which had been very excited and thought there was a way to endure the Heavenly Punishment, found that the result was something it could hardly accomplish; it instantly deflated, feeling very gloomy—unprecedentedly gloomy—and just lay on the ground without speaking.

"Actually, there is one more method to pass the Heavenly Punishment, which is to need a person with great strength to block the Heavenly Punishment for you."

Hearing Jerry's words, the Nine-Tailed Fox instantly had tears in its eyes; chatting with Jerry was simply messing with a fox's mentality, as its mood was like riding a roller coaster, going up and down—it was fortunate that its fox heart was strong.

"Then can you help me block the Heavenly Punishment?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox calmed its state of mind and said cautiously, its eyes filled with longing, terrified that Jerry might say no.

"It is possible, but what is in it for me?"

Hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Fox heaved a sigh of relief; Jerry had not refused, which proved there was still hope, but having just been resurrected, it had nothing on it, so how could it offer Jerry a benefit?

"Master Jerry, I have nothing right now, just tell me directly what you need me to do."

The Nine-Tailed Fox was truly too lazy to think about it now; whatever Jerry said went, he wouldn't really take its life, would he? Otherwise, why would he have resurrected it?

"Good, I was waiting for those words. After surviving the Heavenly Punishment, draw me some blood for alchemy."

"Just this? Just this?"

Upon hearing Jerry's request, the Nine-Tailed Fox was overjoyed; it was just needing some blood! He should have just said so; this great fox had nothing else, but it certainly had plenty of blood.

"That is it, do you agree or not?"

"I agree! As long as you don't drain me dry, draw as much as you want, there's plenty!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox said excitedly, speaking very boldly, though it would later pay a heavy price for these words.

"Alright then, Hu Liena, we can go back. I will first take the Nine-Tailed Fox to survive the Heavenly Punishment, and then I will take you to contract a Soul Beast."

"Alright Jerry, but can I watch how you survive the Heavenly Punishment?"

Having always heard them talk about Heavenly Punishment, Hu Liena was also very curious. She had survived the God Tribulation herself, but judging by their tone, this Heavenly Punishment was more powerful and terrifying than the God Tribulation, so she couldn't help but want to see it.

"Are you sure you want to see?"

Heavenly Punishment is not something good to watch; that kind of power that destroys everything—if one's state of mind is insufficient, seeing it could very likely cause one's mentality to collapse, ending one's path of Cultivation from then on.

"What's wrong? Can't I watch it?"

Jerry's counter-question left Hu Liena a bit confused.

"Heavenly Punishment is not something anyone can watch. This is something even more powerful than the God Tribulation. Many people with insufficient states of mind will have their inner selves collapse when facing the God Tribulation, let alone Heavenly Punishment. For the sake of your future Cultivation, I think you had better not watch."

Jerry put away the smile on his face and said very seriously. He had survived the God Tribulation himself; at the very beginning, his heart was extremely fearful. If it hadn't been for Jerry provoking himself, he probably wouldn't have dared to undergo the tribulation at all.

She had originally just been curious about what the Heavenly Punishment, which was even more terrifying than the God Tribulation, was like, but she had overlooked her own state of mind. Fortunately, Jerry reminded her, and her curiosity vanished in an instant.

With her state of mind, she was already afraid of the God Tribulation; if she saw the Heavenly Punishment, she probably wouldn't dare to cultivate ever again.

Jerry had said before that when cultivating the Rule, one must slowly comprehend it and carefully observe this world to comprehend the Rules inherent to it.

If one does not comprehend according to the normal World Rule, it is considered acting against the heavens, and Heavenly Punishment will descend.

Unless one's strength is sufficient and one does not fear Heavenly Punishment, only then can one act against the heavens. Otherwise, it is better to be honest and dutifully comprehend according to the World Rule.

"I won't watch! I won't watch!"

After understanding the gravity of the matter, Hu Liena did not dare to watch.

Jerry let Hu Liena teleport back first, then took out a Soul Guidance Device capable of storing living things, directly took the Nine-Tailed Fox inside, and used Teleportation to arrive beside the Tribulation Crossing Site.

Of course, it could not be at the Tribulation Crossing Site; the Tribulation Crossing Site had just been built. It was fine for the God Tribulation, but Heavenly Punishment was another matter. If it were smashed to pieces, it would have to be rebuilt, which would not be worth the loss.

He withdrew his ninety-five clones. Why not all of them? That was because one clone was acting as a Pillar Supporting the Sky in Wuhun City, and everyone was used to its existence; the commotion of withdrawing it would be too great.

One was at the Moon Base, supporting the normal operation of his Small Courtyard.

There were ten more supporting the operation of these ten Small Worlds; these ten could not be withdrawn.

The main body was always here, and the other ninety-five clones—eight were in the Star Dou Great Forest acting as biological storage, and the other clones had always been transformed into Pillars Supporting the Sky, converting soul power.

Including the main body, there were ninety-six in total. He also had the energy collected from when everyone survived the God Tribulation last time; for surviving the Heavenly Punishment, it was completely sufficient.

When the Nine-Tailed Fox arrived in the Douluo World, the World Rule detected it immediately, and the Heavenly Punishment instantly aimed at the Nine-Tailed Fox inside the Storage Spirit Tool.

The old method: use his clones to withstand the Heavenly Punishment. With sufficient energy, after the 108 bolts of Heavenly Punishment were finished, he still had over forty clones left.

Hmph! Heavenly Punishment! It's just like this!

After the Heavenly Punishment, Jerry released the Nine-Tailed Fox. A golden light shot down from the sky and hit the Nine-Tailed Fox directly; it came fast and disappeared just as fast.

A moment later, the Nine-Tailed Fox opened its eyes, then flew directly into the sky, roaring.

After roaring a few times, it said loudly: "I have been recognized by the world! I have finally been completely resurrected! Hahaha, I, Baisong, am indeed the Fox of Good Fortune! Hahahaha."

Seeing the Nine-Tailed Fox's excited appearance, forget it; it had just been completely resurrected, was it happy? Let it be.

But what was that it just said? I, Baisong, am indeed the Fox of Good Fortune.

Fox of Good Fortune?

Pfft, more like the Fox of Misfortune!

And was Baisong the name of the Nine-Tailed Fox?

The Nine-Tailed Fox had the surname Bai; this was actually quite normal. In the novels Jerry read in his previous life, many nine-tailed foxes had the surname Bai. It seemed that Bai was a major surname for the Nine-Tailed Fox clan.

But what kind of ridiculous name was Baisong?

Who gave you that name?

Are you sure the person who named you didn't have a grudge against you?

Baisong—"Baisong" (delivered for free)!

No wonder you fell; you were "delivered for free"!

The Nine-Tailed Fox had a name, the Silver Dragon King would later have a name, and the Fairy Queen should have a name too, right?

What was her name?

It seemed she had never told him.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Baisong should know, right? They knew each other before.

"Baisong, stop roaring, come down, I have a question for you."

Hearing Jerry call him, the Nine-Tailed Fox hurriedly flew down; Jerry was the master, after all, and it dared not offend him.

"What question? Ask away, I will tell you everything I know!"

"Good, what is the Fairy Queen's name?"

"Ah, this..."

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox suddenly fell into deep thought; could it be that even the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox does not know?

Is the name of the Fairy Queen that mysterious?

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(End of this chapter)