Chapter 285: Fox Borrowing the Tiger's Might

On the vast wilderness, a river winds, its shimmering waves like a white python coiled in place.

Yet the perennial silence was broken today.

At the end of the river, a figure glides, the power of the Water Resonance flowing beneath his feet; he uses the current to slide forward, his frame tall and straight, his grey-white hair fluttering lightly in the wind, and paired with that handsome, pleasing face, he is quite a stunning sight.

However, the youth's frequent glances backward and the look of disarray on his face ruin much of this atmosphere.

But this really cannot be blamed on Li Luo, for whoever is being hunted for their life by a spirit beast at the peak of the Heavenly General stage would find it hard to maintain a calm and detached appearance.

Roar!

Suddenly, a deafening beast roar erupts between heaven and earth, and the gale sweeping in from behind seems to carry a foul stench.

In the distance behind, a giant three-tailed beast charges over, kicking up rolling dust and smoke, its scarlet beast eyes filled with irritability as they lock onto Li Luo's figure.

It had originally thought that as long as it rushed out of the restricted mountain range, it would be easy to catch and devour this little mouse, but it had not expected this little mouse to be so cunning; despite having very weak strength, he had used the flowing water to accelerate, leaving it unable to do anything about him for a time.

The three-tailed giant beast suddenly opens its mouth, and several energy orbs, carrying intense heat, tear through the air, bombarding directly toward Li Luo's figure in the distance.

However, there is a certain distance between the two, so those energy orbs ultimately lose their accuracy and fall into the river behind Li Luo.

Boom, boom!

The wind and waves kicked up by the explosion of the energy orbs still shake Li Luo, causing the Qi and blood in his body to churn, but he quickly circulates his Water Resonance and the healing power of his Wood Resonance to soothe the tremors within.

Then, he continues to sprint without looking back.

Yet, although he avoided the three-tailed giant beast's indiscriminate bombardment, Li Luo's heart grows increasingly heavy, for he can perceive that the distance between him and the three-tailed giant beast is gradually shortening.

In the end, he had still underestimated a spirit beast at the peak of the Heavenly General stage.

Even though he had cleverly utilized the speed of the flowing water, maintaining an absolutely safe distance was not as easy as he had imagined.

"At this speed, it might still take quite a while to reach the outpost."

Li Luo looks up at the direction of the outpost, his brows tightly furrowed; must he maintain this heart-stopping situation for so long? How truly exciting.

After all, facing the hunt of a three-tailed giant beast, if he makes even the slightest mistake, it will likely be a narrow escape from death.

And most importantly... right now the three-tailed giant beast has indeed not caught up, but Li Luo feels that if he truly thinks a Heavenly General stage spirit beast only has these few tricks, then he would be far too naive.

But thinking about this now is useless; Li Luo is currently walking a tightrope, so he must remain absolutely calm, prepare for the worst-case scenario, and meet each move as it comes.

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Li Luo no longer pays attention to the three-tailed giant beast chasing from behind; the power of his Water Resonance flows through his body and resonates with the river water beneath his feet, and his figure seems to merge into the current at this moment.

This frantic chase continues for an hour in the blink of an eye.

During this hour, the three-tailed giant beast behind no longer roars in rage, but instead pushes its speed to the limit, tightly biting onto Li Luo's trail.

The two sides seem to have fallen into a peaceful race.

However, this calmness of the three-tailed giant beast actually makes Li Luo somewhat uneasy; where there is an anomaly, there must be a demon, and at this moment, the three-tailed giant beast must be brewing a fatal strike.

Li Luo's entire body tenses up, his two Resonance Palaces within him ready to erupt at their limit at any moment.

Woo!

And it is precisely at this moment that Li Luo suddenly hears a long howl from behind; he glances out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly, the hairs all over his body stand on end.

Because he sees that the three-tailed giant beast has suddenly stopped, its three giant tails held high, and the original black tails are rapidly turning a blood-red color.

The space around it seems to slowly ripple at this moment.

Li Luo does not know what the three-tailed giant beast is about to do, but he has a feeling that disaster is imminent, so he dares not look any longer and immediately pushes his speed to the limit, fleeing frantically.

Hum!

However, not long after he fled, he seems to hear a peculiar humming sound resonate between heaven and earth.

Li Luo's rapidly advancing figure suddenly stiffens; the blood throughout his body seems to stop flowing, because in the reflection of his pupils, the void ahead twists, and the giant beast appears in front of him as if by teleportation.

It stands on the wide river surface, its scarlet beast eyes staring at Li Luo, who is sliding over at high speed, with cruelty and mockery.

It clearly used some secret technique to cross such a long distance and teleport here.

That speed seems to have surpassed light.

At this moment, Li Luo understands that he had, after all, underestimated these high-level spirit beasts.

Boom!

While Li Luo's whole body is icy cold, the three-tailed giant beast has already made its move; its giant palm slams down heavily, and violent, peerless heaven and earth energy gathers beneath its palm, forming a massive black palm shadow that strikes down toward where Li Luo is.

That power tears this relatively wide river surface wide open.

Such a heavy blow is almost enough to kill Li Luo instantly.

The giant beast-palm shadow rapidly enlarges in Li Luo's pupils, and a monstrous killing intent rushes toward him; this is the first time in all these years that Li Luo has encountered an attack of such might.

Under that palm, he feels almost desperate.

It is too strong.

That might is so oppressive that he cannot even catch his breath.

It feels as if he can only wait for death.

However, Li Luo is ultimately not crushed in spirit by the might of that palm; his gaze flashes rapidly, and then it turns into a look of ruthless determination.

Facing that terrifying palm, not only does he not dodge, but he suddenly stomps his foot and charges straight out.

He is actually meeting it head-on!

Li Luo's choice surprises the three-tailed giant beast, but the cruelty and mockery in its crimson beast eyes do not diminish.

Swish!

Li Luo's figure charges out, and just as he is about to collide with the three-tailed giant beast's palm, he suddenly roars: "You beast, today, this place shall be your place of sealing!"

He extends his palm, and the ancient "Seal" character in his palm suddenly blooms with light.

At this moment, the three-tailed giant beast also sees the ancient "Seal" character in Li Luo's palm, and at the same time, it senses the energy fluctuation it is extremely familiar with.

That power indeed comes from the seal that has bound it for many years!

So, the reason that seal disappeared was because it had come into the hands of this human boy!

But, why would it be like this?!

The fur all over its body stands on end at this moment.

In the three-tailed giant beast's scarlet eyes, shock and fear appear; years of binding have left it with great fear of that seal, and of course, it fears the owner of that seal even more.

That kind of existence makes it tremble from the depths of its soul.

Now that the seal has appeared in the hands of such a weak human, is there some other conspiracy?

Could it be that it was intentionally lured out of the mountain range to be suppressed when the opportunity arose?!

Is this a trap?!

The three-tailed giant beast looks at Li Luo, who is charging toward it with a wild laugh; there is not a trace of fear on the latter's face, but rather a sense of satisfaction as if he had succeeded.

Does this brat want to use the power of the seal to kill it?

In a fleeting instant, a myriad of thoughts flash through the three-tailed giant beast's mind; ultimately, its cautious nature causes it to suddenly withdraw its giant palm, and then it hurriedly leaps out of the river, its massive figure retreating violently.

No matter what, dodge first!

The three-tailed giant beast retreats rapidly, but its beast eyes are fixed firmly on Li Luo's figure, and then it sees that as it avoids him, Li Luo's figure charges straight past, and then...

He runs away without looking back.

The three-tailed giant beast hesitates on the spot; it watches Li Luo's figure frantically moving away, and the so-called power of the seal also disappears along with him, as if everything had never appeared.

A gust of wind blows by, and the three-tailed giant beast falls into a silence.

It feels as if it has been played.