Chapter 959: Happy New Year's Day

Beast Domain.

Beast City.

At this moment, dusk had fallen, and in the Imperial Palace of the Beast City, the daily evening court was being held.

The gilded and resplendent palace was vast, and on its eighteen golden pillars were carved terrifying images of the nine‑tailed demon fox, rendered vividly.

Numerous great demons stood on the obsidian floor, slightly bowing, facing the seated Demon King.

At that moment, a fresh breeze blew in from outside the hall, and countless great demons looked up toward a certain direction, their eyes filled with astonishment.

"Nine‑tails!"

The seated Demon King rose abruptly, murmuring in a deep voice.

Nine‑tailed demon fox!

It is a being from the same era as the founding ancestor of the Beast Clan, its age unknown, now long revered as the clan's totem and the source of their power!

The great demons present could not calm their emotions for a long time. As members of the Beast Clan, they are highly attuned to the nine‑tails' aura. Yet in recent years the nine‑tails had vanished, and the Beast Clan had grown weaker, once equal to the Divine Clan now pressed down by them.

"His Majesty, the nine‑tails have manifested; this is a tremendous boon for our Beast Clan. We should seize this chance to restore our former glory!" a great demon urged excitedly.

The Demon King, looking like a middle‑aged man, nodded, his emerald eyes flickering with a faint light, exuding an unmistakable demonic aura.

"Grand Tutor Li is right; after ten thousand years the nine‑tails have reappeared, a monumental opportunity for our Beast Clan. This time we must invite the nine‑tails to the Beast Domain!"

An elderly great demon bowed slightly, his face troubled, "But Your Majesty, I, the old one, can sense the nine‑tails' aura is faint, clearly imprisoned. The urgent task is to send someone to rescue it."

The Demon King also sensed the anomaly in the nine‑tails' aura, and after a moment of contemplation ordered, "Go summon the Third Prince!"

With those words, the Beast Clan ministers present exchanged puzzled glances.

The Third Prince had been wandering abroad for years and only recently returned to the Beast Clan. Yet, despite his long exile, Your Majesty valued him greatly, even surpassing the Eldest Crown Prince and Second Prince in some respects!

Soon, the Third Prince was summoned.

The young Third Prince wore silver armor, tall and upright, his features exceptionally handsome, exuding imperial bearing that made one want to kneel in submission.

If Ye Qingran were present, she would surely recognize him.

Because the Beast Clan's Third Prince is none other than Lu Yunfeng!

If there is any difference between Lu Yunfeng now and before, it is that his eyes have changed from black to emerald, giving him a more bewitching aura, even more unfathomable than before!

"Your son, the heir, presents himself to Father Emperor!"

Lu Yunfeng bowed slightly, his voice low and powerful.

The Demon Emperor surveyed Lu Yunfeng, nodded lightly, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

"Third, there is a very important matter that Father Emperor wishes to entrust to you. With your wit, you must have guessed it. So, are you confident?"

"Father Emperor, rest assured; your son will not disappoint you."

"Excellent!" the Demon King rejoiced, "Then the matter is yours. We have roughly pinpointed where the nine‑tails appeared: within the Spirit Realm's Wànlíng Xuégōng!"

Above the Wànlíng Xuégōng, a massive phantom slowly materialized.

Its colossal body shone with immaculate snow‑white luster, as if stepped out of a blizzard, its nine snow‑white tails twisting powerfully, covering the heavens and blocking the sun.

The pointed fox head, originally turned sideways to the crowd, suddenly snapped around; its narrow fox eyes swirled with enchantment, and a single glance seemed to make one's soul lose its way!

"Nine‑tails, the nine‑tailed demon fox!"

An elderly elder in the academy pointed at the nine‑tailed demon fox's phantom, his finger trembling uncontrollably.

Everyone felt their hearts pounding so hard it seemed they might burst from their chests.

Who could have imagined they would witness here the legendary beast, the nine‑tailed demon fox, famed alongside the Primordial Dragon Ancestor Feng!

It is a supreme being that originated in the primordial chaos!

Ye Qingran shifted her intent, and the nine‑tailed demon fox bared razor‑sharp white fangs, lunging at Hua Chong Master. Its speed was blinding, its strength overwhelming; even the Flawless Emperor's Hua Chong Master could not contend.

"Puff~"

The attack struck Hua Chong Master hard; a spray of fresh blood erupted from his mouth, and his aura instantly waned.

The onlookers, already shocked, were now further stunned beyond measure by its formidable power.

"Even the Flawless Emperor is no match for it?"

"Too strong! Absolutely too strong!"

"Is this the legendary power of the nine‑tailed demon fox?"

Ye Qingran was pleased with the nine‑tailed demon fox's strength; although what they saw was not its true form and its power was less than half of the real one, it could still wound a Flawless Emperor with a single strike—such a level of combat power is truly terrifying.

"Well done," Ye Qingran praised without reservation.

Yet the nine‑tailed demon fox could not feel joy. Clearly, everything it did now was forced.

"This nine‑tails obeys Ye Qingran!"

Soon everyone saw the clue: this mighty nine‑tailed demon fox was under Ye Qingran's control.

The Ling Family Head, seeing Hua Chong Master wounded by the nine‑tails, instantly wore a sullen expression.

"This nine‑tailed demon fox is not the true body, merely a projection; attack together!"

Dozens of potent auras converged on the nine‑tailed demon fox. Under such assault, its eyes grew even more enchanting, and its nine tails behind twisted with increasing bewitching grace.

The combined attacks of dozens of great Emperors were terrifying, yet all strikes landed on the nine‑tailed demon fox without inflicting any real damage, as if punching cotton.

The nine tails spread, quickly enveloping the dozens of great Emperors within fox tails, obscuring everyone's view. Soon, wails rose in succession, and the figures were thrown out, lying on the ground in a pitiful mess.

Seeing the bodies strewn across the ground, the Ling Family Head's complexion turned grim.

He had not expected the nine‑tailed demon fox to be so formidable, and was further surprised that it obeyed Ye Qingran completely!

"No wonder she is so reckless, disregarding our Ling and Lu families; she has the nine‑tailed demon fox as a backing!" the Ling Family Head thought, his expression so gloomy it seemed water could drip from it.

"Gōngzhǎng Wanqi, is the Wànlíng Xuégōng allowing this person to become an enemy of my Ling and Lu families?"

The Ling Family Head pointed at Ye Qingran and shouted at Gōngzhǎng Wanqi Zifeng.

Gōngzhǎng Wanqi Zifeng was still immersed in the shock brought by the nine‑tailed demon fox.

I thought Wan Qi Zifeng had been at Wànlíng Xuégōng for many years, but only today did I learn that the Seal deep within the academy is actually a nine-tailed demon fox!