"Run! You might be able to hold your own against two or three Fire Spirit Foxes, but this is a whole pack! You have no chance of winning!"
Ren Lao immediately announced an emergency escape.
Looking at the powerful formations on both sides, Chen Zhou knew that if he didn't run away soon, he might really die here.
Without saying a word, he brandished his long whip and used his inner energy to propel the white horse away.
In order to enable the white horse to leap over the red liquid puddle in front of it, Chen Zhou wrapped his true energy around the white horse's four legs, enhancing its jumping ability.
"Waaah..."
Behind Chen Zhou, the Fire Spirit Fox King proudly raised its head and let out a long howl. All the Fire Spirit Foxes immediately sprang into action, targeting Chen Zhou.
The Fire Fox King was faster than all the other Fire Foxes. After letting out a long howl, it immediately followed a group of Fire Foxes in pursuit of Chen Zhou. Before long, it overtook all the Fire Foxes and took the lead.
Just as Chen Zhou was riding his white horse and about to pass through the pool of red liquid, the Fire Spirit Fox King behind him emitted a crimson spherical true energy from its mouth. It seemed to be aimed at Chen Zhou, but in reality, it landed in the pool of red liquid.
"Bang!"
The moment the crimson spherical true energy came into contact with the red liquid, it exploded immediately with a loud bang. Chen Zhou and Bai Ma were instantly surrounded by red flames, and Chen Zhou could not see whether the red in front of him was the liquid or the red flames.
All he knew was that the white horse he was sitting on had been blown to pieces.
Chen Zhou hurriedly used his true energy to protect his entire body, but the reaction time was too short. Before he could fully envelop his body in true energy, the explosion had already struck him.
The explosion engulfed Chen Zhou almost instantly. Chen Zhou first felt intense pain in various parts of his body, and then his whole body went numb. His eyes were tightly closed the whole time, and he only slowly regained consciousness when he felt himself fall heavily to the ground.
He forced his eyes open, and the first thing he saw was the flames scattered all around him, engulfing Chen Zhou's entire body.
Then there was a broken sword standing in front of Chen Zhou's chest.
Heavy-edged sword!
Chen Zhou's Taoist robe was torn. After waking up, Chen Zhou immediately used his true energy to clear the flames off his body. Then he gripped the Heavy Edge Sword tightly and looked resolutely at the rows of Fire Spirit Foxes standing behind him.
Chen Zhou's injuries were not as severe as Bai Ma's. At the critical moment, the Heavy Sword protected his chest and lungs. His limbs were burned to varying degrees, and his face was covered with black grime.
The white horse only accompanied him for half a day. Chen Zhou failed to protect it properly. Chen Zhou was indeed careless. He didn't know what the red liquid pool set up by the Fire Spirit Fox was, but he still forced his way in.
"Now all you can do is run. You might be able to hold your own against one Fire Spirit Fox King, but they are a whole pack of Fire Spirit Foxes! You have absolutely no chance of winning," Elder Ren said urgently, unsure if Chen Zhou would do something impulsive.
Chen Zhou had his own plans. Since they wouldn't let me escape, they would have to pay a price.
Standing still, Chen Zhou had already secretly set up a formation eye at the feet of the group of fire spirit foxes. As long as he found the right opportunity, he could quickly construct a small confinement formation! If the small confinement formation could delay them for a while, it would be enough to buy Chen Zhou time to escape.
However, the time is not right yet. The power of the small confinement array is limited and it is impossible to trap so many fire spirit foxes at once. Only by taking them by surprise can they be trapped all of them.
"Hmph! You were the ones who provoked us first!" Chen Zhou shouted, raising his heavy sword and charging into the Fire Spirit Foxes. The Fire Spirit Foxes were all shrouded in red true energy, but Chen Zhou's target was not these low-level Fire Spirit Foxes.
To catch the thief, first catch the king! Chen Zhou charged straight at the towering Fire Spirit Fox King!
As if provoked, the Fire Spirit Fox King raised its proud head high and glanced at Chen Zhou with a disdainful look. It did not believe that this little human could defeat it.
Chen Zhou charged forward, his sword poised to strike the Fire Spirit Fox King.
The spirit beast's fur was incredibly tough, and the Fire Spirit Fox King was extremely arrogant. It showed no intention of dodging and was prepared to directly withstand Chen Zhou's attack with its body.
This was exactly the effect Chen Zhou wanted. He thought the Fire Spirit Fox King would dodge, but he didn't expect it to be so arrogant.
This suited Chen Zhou's intentions perfectly. It was the first time he had used the heavy-edged sword to perform a draw slash, and Chen Zhou was unsure of its power.
When Chen Zhou actually lifted the Heavy Sword, he felt a magical sensation, as if the Heavy Sword was one with him. He wielded the Heavy Sword as if he were wielding his own arm. The Heavy Sword no longer felt so heavy, and he unleashed a powerful slash.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."
The sword strike landed heavily on the Fire Spirit Fox King's fur, and a pool of blood gushed out where the heavy sword had appeared.
"Waaah..."
The Fire Spirit Fox King let out a painful scream, and all the Fire Spirit Foxes panicked! They all rushed excitedly towards Chen Zhou!
At that very moment, Chen Zhou immediately used his pupil technique to locate the array eye he had set up earlier, then wrapped his true energy around it, and the small confinement array was completed!
"Bang!"
Chen Zhou can now instantly draw out a small confinement array after burying the array core, and quickly activate it!
All the Fire Spirit Foxes were trapped inside the small confinement array and were unable to break free for the time being.
Chen Zhou leaped onto the head of the Fire Spirit Fox King, who had retreated a few steps, grabbed the flaming crown with his true energy, and directly inserted it into his storage ring.
Then Chen Zhou turned and ran.
The small confinement array couldn't trap these spirit beasts for long, so Chen Zhou had to speed up his escape.
Moreover, Chen Zhou took away the Fire Spirit Fox King's crown, causing the entire Fire Spirit Fox to riot, and they might break the small confinement array in the next second.
It takes a hundred years of cultivation to condense the crown of a Fire Spirit Fox King. Only one Fire Spirit Fox in a group can condense it. If the crown disappears, the leader is stripped of his/her identity. This means that the next hundred years will officially begin, and only the Fire Spirit Fox that condenses the crown again can become the leader.
Alternatively, by seizing the Fire Spirit Fox Crown from Chen Zhou, one could become the leader of this species.
The fire spirit fox with the crown is the fire spirit fox king.
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