Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 318: Sixth-Order Celestial Fox Transformation

Chapter 318: Sixth-Order Celestial Fox Transformation

Seeing this, Tang San was a little taken aback. His understanding of the Celestial Fox Transformation wasn't particularly deep, since it was a power unlike anything else he’d seen before. However, Du Bai's stability was certainly a good sign.

Above Du Bai's head, behind the Celestial Fox, a third tail gradually appeared, as if an illusion was slowly materializing. The surrounding power of fortune visibly began to increase.

The Celestial Fox Transformation differed from other Demonic God Transformations; each order was a qualitative leap. Although it wasn't clear yet what abilities the sixth-order Celestial Fox Transformation would bring, it was certain that after advancing to the sixth order, Du Bai's strength would increase significantly. His control over fortune would be greatly enhanced. Of course, his improvement meant a corresponding improvement for Tang San as well.

White light surged continuously, and the fluctuations of fortune within the Golden Valley became increasingly intense. Even the Golden Tree seemed affected by the changes in the power of fortune emanating from him. Its bark radiated a bright golden aura, and a gentle life energy wrapped around Du Bai. Whenever his body needed it, it would flow into him effortlessly.

Every creature desired fortune, and the Golden Tree was no exception. This was also the strength of the Celestial Fox Clan. Wherever they existed, someone was there to protect them. No one wanted to harm the Celestial Fox Clan and incur misfortune; instead, they hoped for luck to follow them.

Such was the case here as well.

The life aura within the valley noticeably began to rise. Thanks to the senses granted by the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San could feel that the vegetation throughout the valley had an affinity for Du Bai, almost as if it was feeling affection, and all of it wanted to protect Du Bai.

The Celestial Fox Transformation is fantastic!

Wu Bingji, Gu Li, and Cheng Zicheng, who had been meditating, all opened their eyes one after another. When they noticed Du Bai breaking through, they held their breath, silently praying for him.

The light in Wu Bingji's eyes was the brightest. The team was growing and getting stronger almost every day, and as their eldest brother, he couldn’t be happier.

After burning his bloodline power during the last battle, his cultivation level had dropped, but as Tang San said, his bloodline was indeed purified. And the fact that he survived that ordeal unscathed was all thanks to the Golden Tree! Without the life energy here replenishing the one he had lost, bloodline purification would have been useless. He would have aged rapidly and, due to the lack of life force, he might never have been able to restore his cultivation.

He already felt he wasn’t far from returning to the eighth order. The purer bloodline power also allowed him to enhance his control over the ice element even further.

Meanwhile, with the rich life energy surrounding him and his mental state much more stable, Du Bai's breakthrough process this time was smoother than when he broke through to the fifth order. While the power of fortune surged and billowed, his spiritual power remained steady. The third tail of the Celestial Fox gradually took shape in the sky.

Tang San's Celestial Fox Transformation power was also affected. He could sense subtle changes in his own Discerning Eye of Heaven. Of course, he wouldn’t break through now; he still needed to absorb and accumulate more. But this was very helpful for his understanding of the Celestial Fox Transformation’s evolution.

Gradually, Tang San began to gain some insight. He had an inkling about the ability that the Celestial Fox Transformation had at the sixth order.

A strange scene then unfolded. The three-tailed Celestial Fox quivered slightly, and the third tail suddenly solidified. At that instant, a dark cloud suddenly formed above Du Bai's head, swiftly descending to envelop him. In the next moment, the third tail turned black.

Everyone around immediately felt an extremely uncomfortable sensation taking over, and even the life energy around Du Bai instantly retreated.

After quite a while, the black layer gradually faded; Du Bai’s appearance returned to normal, and the tail turned white as well.

Tang San's mouth twitched slightly; he could now fully confirm it.

The sixth-order ability of the Celestial Fox Transformation was indeed the control of misfortune.

The Celestial Fox Transformation controlled fortune, so it only made sense that it could not only bestow luck but also strip it away. The third tail had precisely that effect.

Du Bai had been able to do this to some extent before, but now, he was in full control of it, and just like he could enhance people’s abilities normally, he could now make them weaker.

Misfortune could be considered a curse, and when this curse was cast on an opponent, the effects were imaginable. With Du Bai's level of spiritual power, a bout of misfortune cast on an opponent would indeed have a noticeable impact on the battlefield.

The light and shadow of the Celestial Fox solidified; the breakthrough was thus completed and the stabilization process began.

Tang San sat beside Du Bai, crossed his legs, and started meditating. He quietly felt the changes in Du Bai and absorbed the Celestial Fox Transformation’s aura emanating from him, preparing for his own future breakthrough to the sixth order.

The more he interacted with the Celestial Fox Transformation, the more he felt its peculiarities. What would happen if the Celestial Fox Transformation was cultivated to the twelfth order and produced the full nine tails? The fortune controlled at that time might have influenced the entire Falan Planet. He wanted to meet the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor! Of course, that would have to wait until he was strong enough. He didn't want to be seen by the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor now, as the latter might be able to discern something regarding Tang San’s origin.

An hour later, Du Bai took a long breath and finally opened his eyes.

After so many days of secluded cultivation, although nourished by life energy, he had still lost some weight. However, his eyes sparkled brightly, and his entire demeanor had transformed again, adding a touch of ethereal grace.

He instinctively glanced at Tang San, who was meditating beside him, and a smile appeared on his face. He muttered to himself, "Finally, it’s done. Finally! Sixth order. I’m at the sixth order! I can feel it. The Celestial Fox Transformation only truly begins at the sixth order. I can now control both fortune and misfortune. Everything is different now."

Tang San opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Du Bai. "You need to practice controlling it more. The higher the level of fortune control, the greater the risk. In this world, fortune is always balanced. If you bestow luck in one place, misfortune will appear elsewhere. When your cultivation was lower, this wasn’t very obvious. But as your strength increases, you need to be more and more cautious."

Du Bai blinked. "Is that so?"

Tang San nodded. "Of course it is. It's impossible to have only luck. If you could be a hundred percent lucky every single day, the world would have changed long ago. Do you know why the Celestial Foxes are so few in number and why they don’t act rashly? It’s to prevent misfortune and having their own abilities backlash on themselves. You said it yourself: you’re now at the sixth order and you can control misfortune as well, which means your Celestial Fox Transformation is now the real deal. You must be careful with it."

Du Bai said with a cheeky grin, "Alright, alright. I’ll be careful. But as long as you’re by my side, I don’t need to worry about this stuff. Haha!"

He was naturally very happy now, having just broken through to the sixth order, something he never would’ve dared to even dream of.

Before Tang San arrived, he had been nothing but a waste of air. Yet in such a short time, he had reached the sixth order. To him, Tang San was practically his god of luck.

Tang San said helplessly, "You need to keep what I said in mind."

"Yes, yes," Du Bai said, pretending to be serious.

However, his understanding wasn’t entirely wrong. If Tang San was by his side to support him, the backlash issue wouldn’t be a significant problem.

Du Bai's breakthrough was undoubtedly great news for the Shrek Squad. Compared to their last team battle, their overall strength had improved again.