The Nine Tailed Fox

Knowing that it wasn't possible for him to balance himself on this bubble which will soon pop, Nightin devised a new route in mind to take while kicking off to the bubble closest to him.

Since centering himself in the middle of the bubble was too taxing, then he would make use of this mistake and speed the whole process up by kicking off the side of each bubble.

By doing this, he would be able to make use of his fast reflexes to leap off before the bubble pops from the sudden pressure while making use of the momentum to conserve strength.

It was the best solution he could come up with right now.

Just like this, Nightin made it to the forty-third bubble quickly without any difficulty, but the drawback of this efficient method soon started to reveal itself.

His legs were sore and just by trying to use some strength to propel himself off the bubbles, they were crying from the burning sensation of pain.

At this point of time, he had managed to link the four words together.

"Six...Cups...Five...Are…"

He just needed to know the last word by getting onto the final bubble, but what could he do right now?

Continue pushing myself? It wouldn't work out.

Continue to center myself on the bubbles? My legs will give out.

There must be a way. Closing his eyes, he smiled.

Right now, he had nothing. Nothing besides his sword and that was enough.

Even though the sword was a lethal weapon sharp enough to pop the bubbles instantly, he just needs to control it well by smacking the bubbles with the biggest surface area possible.

With a confident smile, Nightin told Dylas, "Hey buddy, are you willing to help me out with this even though it's something beneath your job scope."

Dylas hesitated, but still shook gently to represent a yes.

"Thanks for this Dylas, it might be hard on you to be doing such child play, but just treat it as a part of your growth." Nightin explained patiently as he smacked the first bubble and surprisingly, it actually took close to zero effort from him to leap to the next bubble.

I see, the true essence of this stage was to test me in multiple fields and how I can react to different situations within a short period of time. Not only that, I would have to make use of my sword in the end. In my heart, the sword should be invincible.

With a final leap, Nightin landed on the final bubble as the final word popped into his head just like a bubble. The word was 'poisoned'

"Six...Cups...Five...Are...Poisoned…"

Right when Nightin managed to link the words together as he landed on solid ground, a table carrying six cups on it appeared before him. Without any hesitation, Nightin took the cup nearest to him and drank it.

If the test was to determine if he could figure out the cup of tea which wasn't poisoned, then all the previous trials would have been for nothing.

"Young fella, what made you so sure that the cup you drank wasn't poisoned?" The mysterious voice of a female travelled into Nightin's mind.

"Senior, I wasn't sure. But I know that the longer I hesitate, the worse the entire situation will get."

"What if I tell you that if you drink two cups, it would lead to you being able to enter the mysterious trial full of rewards while if you manage to drink all six cups, then you would have passed the second trail instantly."

"I wouldn't fall for the temptation regardless of the rewards that lay in wait for me? Yes, I desire strength much more than anyone else, but I won't allow my desire for greed to consume me." Nightin said calmly, the maturity beyond his age surprising the mysterious woman who had been studying him.

"Even if it means gaining the strength to save your woman? You may already be at the Martial Emperor fourth gate with a stable foundation, your strength may exceed that of your realm, but you're only eighteen and still developing."

"Just what is it that you want from me?" Nightin questioned.

"Time is short, are you sure that you wouldn't want to treasure this opportunity to grow much stronger in a short amount of time? Strong enough to bring your woman back to your side and protect your loved ones for life?" The feminine voice asked in a demanding tone.

"I do, but there's just way too many secrets revolving around me that I have to figure out. I'm wrapped in the middle of a mystery and this only adds on to my desire to grow stronger. But this is on the basis of one condition. I have to be alive."

"Young lad, you've done better than I expected of you." The feminine voice said as the mysterious liquid within the five cups evaporated.

In place of the mysterious liquid was a herbal drink and Nightin could sense the immense amount of spirit energy contained within it.

"These herbal teas are your reward, please drink them and they should be able to help you with your cultivation. Each cup contains enough heavenly enough to help purify your body with a slight increase in spirit energy." The feminine voice explained, yet the sudden concern it showed sent a shudder down Nightin's spine.

"Samsara eyes!" With a single thought, Nightin's pupils turned purple, taking on the beautiful shape of a lotus that was spinning in a clockwise direction.

When Nightin looked at the herbal teas in detail, he realised that lots of precious herbs were used in the brewing of these five cups of tea.

Taking one cup of tea from the table, he gulped it down and placed it onto the table before sitting down to absorb the full effects of the herbal properties in the tea.

"Young lad, what do you think you're doing? If you absorb all the herbal properties right now, then the effects of the remaining four cups of herbal tea would be greatly diluted and made redundant." The feminine voice questioned in rage.

Before closing off his senses to fully digest the herbal effects, Nightin told her, "While it may be true that all of them hold medicinal properties, too much of it can bring more harm than benefits."

"Young lad, it was pretty clear that your eyes aren't simple as it seems, but just where did you learn the balance between harm and benefits? I can tell you that even most cultivators standing at the apex of the universe have yet to figure this out."

"Haha, how about you meet me personally first instead of lurking in the dark light a ghost?" Nightin asked out of concern for his personal safety.

Even if the woman wanted to cause him harm, at least he would have that slightest bit of time to react even though it might still be too slow. At least, he stands a chance.

"Very well." The woman replied coldly, the cheerful voice of her dissipating as quickly as the passing wind.

Women sure are hard to understand. Nightin cautioned himself again. All of the women he had met right now beside his lovers had always made him to be on the losing end.

"Now then, tell me." The woman said coldly as she made an appearance.

Her hair was like the setting sun and rising moon. It was a mixture of elegant silver and daring gold, her eyes were the colour of love clouds. Her build was slender, her facial appearance dazzling and she seemed to have an alluring charm towards the opposite sex with the nine fluffy tails the colour of snow.

"You're pretty beautiful and judging from your aura, you should at least be a Demon Saint. If that's the case, then why are you hiding in such a desolate place which will never be located?" Nightin asked out of curiosity, but it was blatant probing to the nine tailed fox.

"All men are the same. First he sealed me here and now you're trying to get closer to me…" The nine tailed fox murmured, but it was loud enough for Nightin to capture with his sharp hearing.

Suddenly, Nightin realised that there was a yellow question mark floating above her head as he tried to make his way through to get her to express everything to him.

"Who is that man? I'll help you seek revenge." Nightin didn't have to ask how the nine tailed fox felt towards that man, the killing intent she was eluding right now was prevalent enough."

"You sure? You sure that you can defeat a Great Saint by yourself within two years?" The nine tailed fox asked.

"Yes I can."

"As expected, no one can help me." The nine tailed fox paused, looked up. Asking in shock "What did you just say?"

Host current realm: Martial Emperor fourth realm (Enough cultivation base in experience pool up till Martial Emperor sixth realm)

Combat strength: Equivalent to a early stage Martial Saint (Compared to the average cultivators)

Skills: Six mystic swords(Unique+), Phoenix Surge(Half god+), Phoenix Wrath (Half god)

Note: The (+) means that the skill can still evolve towards the next grade.

Laws: Samsara law(Comprehended), Life law(Comprehended), Death law(Comprehended), Fire law(Comprehended), Wind law(Comprehended), Aurora law(Comprehended)

Discord group: https://discord.gg/aXb8JT7