The Fox Spirit Raised by the Villain Wants to Defect - Chapter 60

The pursuing demon beasts finished devouring the slain one, leaving only bones.

The bones had a faint glow, concentrated in a certain area.

Xiao Yu turned her body, trying to see what it was. Her right arm hung down, and as it abruptly swayed like a rock, the pulling pain nearly overwhelmed her.

Powerless, she tumbled to the ground.

Her entire body fell onto the (remnant bones), and the pain made it hard for her to breathe.

Xiao Yu couldn’t get up immediately. She could only try to move her body, inching toward the flat ground.

Lying on the ground, gasping for breath, the pungent odor surged in with every inhale, causing her to choke violently and endure another bout of pain.

“Are you alright?” Coal Ball, the size of a bean, clung to Xiao Yu’s scattered hair. His voice was weak, and like Xiao Yu, he was severely injured.

Xiao Yu was too weak to speak, and the pain made it impossible to talk.

She tilted her head to look at the faint glow on the demon beast’s bones, trying to alleviate the pain in her body, so that she could retrieve the glowing bone once she regained some strength.

Blinking her eyes, Xiao Yu forced away the moisture. She clenched her teeth and mobilized all her meridians to restore her demonic energy, hoping to speed up the recovery of her injuries.

But her broken right arm…

The Sword Flute vibrated weakly, seeming to be as exhausted as Xiao Yu.

She struggled to open her eyes wide to look around. Her cheek sank into the dirt, stained with who knows how much blood. The sound of her heartbeat was amplified infinitely.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yu finally felt some of her demonic energy return. The pain in her body gradually became numb, and she tried to prop herself up with her left arm.

The pain hadn’t lessened; she was merely ignoring it.

With this movement, the kind of pain that nearly made her faint rushed back to her brain.

Xiao Yu bit her teeth fiercely, not falling down, and supporting herself to slowly straighten her upper body.

Her right arm hung by her side in a drooping posture, like a pendulum. Every movement inflicted excruciating pain on Xiao Yu.

But she kept her lips tightly sealed, not uttering a single sound of suffering.

She was afraid of attracting those demon beasts again, afraid that she would die here.

The brief rest period happened to confirm her suspicion.

This piece of glowing demon bone left behind was absolutely useful.

When those demon beasts were devouring, they avoided this glowing bone. Moreover, this bone had a similar effect to the light cluster she released—it could repel demon beasts.

At least for now, with this demon bone present, no demon beasts would approach in the short term.

Xiao Yu used the Sword Flute to retrieve the glowing section of the demon bone, laboriously filing off the unnecessary, curved parts at both ends.

Bone fragments scattered on the ground. Xiao Yu rested briefly, panting, before picking up the demon bone.

Bending over hurt everywhere.

Sweat dripped onto the ground; the droplets were larger than Coal Ball’s current size.

“What are you doing with this bone?” Coal Ball was hidden in Xiao Yu’s scattered hair, his voice so weak that Xiao Yu could barely hear him.

After picking up the demon bone, Xiao Yu tucked it into her clothes, not putting it in the Jiezi Fu (Dimensional Talisman).

Her movement paused. She suddenly remembered that, besides clothes, there were other things in the Jiezi Fu Wen Yu gave her.

She immediately rummaged through it. When she saw the bottles and jars inside, her vision blurred.

Although she knew this was a trial, forcing out her potential to gain insight into a new innate divine ability, she still felt it was too difficult and too painful.

She took out the pills, swallowing one without even water.

Her throat hurt when she swallowed.

Xiao Yu clutched the porcelain bottle, suddenly thinking of Wen Yu.

She couldn’t contact him, and even the Sword Flute lay neglected beside her, as if the connection with Wen Yu had been cut off.

Now, she could only rely on herself.

Xiao Yu blinked hard, squeezing out the tears. She would wait for her demon beast body to quickly heal before looking for a way out.

Even if she couldn’t gain insight into her innate divine ability, she had to get out of here alive.

She no longer had the presence of mind to think about Yan Qing. She took out the demon bone and began to study it.

When concentrating on a certain task, the physical pain seemed to disappear. Xiao Yu stared at the texture of the demon bone.

The glowing area was concentrated in the middle, gradually fading toward both ends. The bone was overall black-grey, but the light made it appear greyish-white.

Her fingertip rubbed the demon bone. There was still some residue stuck to it, which Xiao Yu wiped on the corner of her clothing a few times.

She carefully examined the demon bone, and several guesses emerged in her mind.

Demon beasts with this kind of bone could avoid being cannibalized by their kind while alive—this was the most uncertain guess, as all the demon beasts she had encountered since arriving here hadn’t shown any signs of cannibalism.

Demon beasts possessing this glowing demon bone have special abilities.

But Xiao Yu was now incapable of killing another demon beast and cutting open its body to check if it had such a bone inside.

All she could do now was wait for her body to recover, then figure out a solution.

Xiao Yu swallowed another pill, feeling the pain in her body ease.

She suddenly thought of Coal Ball. She immediately reached for her shoulder, didn’t feel the coolness, then reached for the top of her head—still nothing.

“Coal Ball?”

She spoke softly, suddenly struck by a sense of panic and loneliness, as if the whole world was empty but for herself.

Coal Ball heard her and answered, but Xiao Yu couldn’t hear him.

He needed to replenish his demonic energy, but there was none here.

“Coal Ball…” Xiao Yu raised her voice slightly, the end quivering. She clenched her left hand, anxiously waiting for a response.

Could Coal Ball be gone?

Coal Ball finally realized that Xiao Yu couldn’t hear him, so he used his bean-sized body to touch her cheek, rubbing against her face.

He finally settled on her ear and said weakly, “I’m here.”

Hearing Coal Ball’s voice at last, the heart that Xiao Yu had been holding tight dropped back into place.

“You’re still here, you’re still here…”

At this moment, Coal Ball felt like her spiritual anchor, her only reliance in this dangerous environment.

“Stop talking. You should rest quickly.” Although Coal Ball was also in distress, his injuries were not as severe as Xiao Yu’s. He clung steadily to the tip of Xiao Yu’s ear, also trying to recover.

Xiao Yu said no more, speeding up the circulation in her meridians and striving to restore her demonic energy.

Many more dangers awaited her ahead; she had to seize the time.

Fortunately, she hadn’t bled during the fight with that demon beast. Otherwise, it would surely have attracted more demon beasts.

While restoring her demonic energy, Xiao Yu also pondered how the demon beasts at the bottom of the cliff survived.

It was perpetually dark here, with no food. With so many demon beasts at the bottom of the cliff, was the source of food cannibalism?

As she contemplated, Xiao Yu clearly felt the pain in her body ease considerably; the pill was taking effect.

Since no demon beasts had come during this time, Xiao Yu decided to stay here and heal her injuries first.

But her plan fell through.

Suddenly, a scattered sound of footsteps rushed toward her direction. Coal Ball hurriedly warned Xiao Yu, “They’re coming again!”

Xiao Yu also sensed the approaching demon beasts. She grabbed the hilt of the sword and stood up to face them.

At the same time, she noticed that the demon bone was no longer glowing.

This confirmed that the glowing demon bone absolutely had the effect of repelling demon beasts.

She stared intently at the bright spots ahead, and the thought in her mind grew firmer.

She could not die here, and she would absolutely not die here.

With the experience from fighting the previous demon beast, Xiao Yu wasn’t as flustered this time.

She focused on the front, her vision dim.

“Help me call out their positions.”

Before, it was too dark to see clearly. This time she was prepared, but she only had one arm to use.

“Understood.” Coal Ball spoke, giving Xiao Yu a shot of confidence.

The footsteps were getting closer. Xiao Yu’s body began to heat up, a sense of excitement surging through her, eager to fight these demon beasts.

“There are three in total. The nearest one is three meters in front and to your left.” Coal Ball quickly finished, then began stating the positions of the next demon beasts.

But Xiao Yu was not in good shape and was not proficient with her left hand. She could only use the Charm Technique to hold them one by one.

The fragrance converged toward one direction. Xiao Yu keenly heard the footsteps weaken.

She immediately channeled spiritual energy to form a light cluster in the front left for just two seconds, but it was enough to clearly see the demon beast’s exact position.

Xiao Yu lunged forward, swinging her left hand. The Sword Flute followed her motion and struck, chopping down fiercely from the upper left, sinking into the demon beast’s neck, but failing to cut it off.

Her left hand lacked the strength.

But the other two demon beasts were already close, leaping up and crashing into her.

Xiao Yu was slammed to the ground, her chest and lungs shuddering, and a metallic taste filled her throat.

She swallowed it down. Coal Ball’s shriek almost pierced her eardrum.

“It’s coming again!”

The powerful sound of wind signaled the direction of the demon beast’s attack. Xiao Yu had no choice but to force herself to roll on the ground to dodge the blow.

The Sword Flute was still stuck in that demon beast’s neck. She lit up a light cluster again. Her vision was briefly illuminated, and her heart jumped into her throat.

The demon beast’s head was right in front of her, its black mouth opening wide, ready to bite at her neck.

Xiao Yu was so scared she instantly used her left arm to block.

The arm being clamped down on was nearly broken again.

Xiao Yu finally lost control, letting out a painful cry.

In an instant, all her demonic energy burst forth. The bitter scent pressed down on the demon beast. The demon beast froze, and the biting force relaxed.

Xiao Yu immediately pulled her arm free, pulled out the demon bone, which was no longer glowing, and plunged it into the demon beast’s neck.

The demon beast was still frozen. Xiao Yu pulled it out and plunged it in again.

This repeated until she heard Coal Ball say that the demon beast was dead.

Xiao Yu released her hand. The pain of something swelling in her left arm immediately overwhelmed her.

She fell back to the ground with a thud, gasping for breath.

But she heard the sound of something chewing.

Her heart skipped a beat. The guard she had just let down returned as she heard Coal Ball describe the scene.

“The remaining demon beast is eating the one whose neck you struck.”

Xiao Yu couldn’t see.

She didn’t have the energy to look again, so she just listened to Coal Ball.

She needed to recover her strength. There was still one demon beast alive.

Her left arm was numb and shaking. Xiao Yu could barely feel the existence of both her arms.

She listened to the movement of the remaining demon beast. She channeled demonic energy into her left arm, speeding up the circulation in her meridians to restore sensation.

The chewing sounds gradually subsided. Xiao Yu heard faint footsteps begin.

She remained lying on the ground, still, secretly gathering strength to deliver a fatal blow to that demon beast.

Soon, the demon beast walked over, sniffing to catch Xiao Yu’s scent.

“It’s here!”

The demon beast’s nose and eyes nudged Xiao Yu’s face.

At that moment, Xiao Yu erupted. The Charm Technique struck the demon beast first. Her left arm, tightly gripping the demon bone, swept horizontally toward the demon beast’s neck, plunging straight in.

Not giving the demon beast time to react, Xiao Yu pulled out the demon bone and plunged it in again.

Using the same method, she successfully killed the remaining demon beast.

Her left arm fell heavily to the ground. Xiao Yu was exhausted, her breathing ragged.

Dizzy and light-headed, she felt like her body was no longer her own.

After recovering for a while, Xiao Yu dug out a pill from the medicine bottle and put it into her mouth. The medicine quickly took effect.

Unsure how many more demon beasts awaited her, Xiao Yu only dared to take one pill this time.

The bodies of the two demon beasts lay nearby. After Xiao Yu regained some strength, she first asked Coal Ball if the bone of the demon beast that was being devoured had a glowing part.

Coal Ball immediately replied, “Yes! It looks exactly like your previous one!”

Xiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“That’s good.”

She used the Sword Flute to slowly cut open the demon beast’s belly. Using her swollen left arm and legs, she pulled apart the internal organs and saw the faint light emanating from the demon beast’s heart area.

It felt like a glimmer of hope.

Xiao Yu was only happy for a moment. She couldn’t immediately pull the bone out and had to grind it bit by bit with the blade of the sword.

“Thank you for your hard work. Once I get out, I’ll definitely clean you.”

Xiao Yu ground out one bone, rested for a bit, and continued with the next one.

After the two demon bones were finished, she leaned against the intact side of the demon beast to rest, using the light of the demon bones to examine the injuries on her arm.

Two bloody holes.

Xiao Yu shivered all over just looking at them.

She carefully blew on the wound, urging her body to heal quickly.

There were many useful items in the Jiezi Fu. Wen Yu seemed to have anticipated she would encounter such danger. Not only were there healing potions, but also things like gauze for treating wounds.

Xiao Yu felt like crying again.

After one wave of attacks after another, her life felt out of her own hands.

She stared at the gauze. Tears escaped her eyes, falling onto the gauze and soaking it.

She had no way to bandage the wounds herself.

Coal Ball couldn’t help her either.

She could only use her fingers to pull out one end of the gauze, secure that end against the demon beast’s body, and laboriously try to wrap it around her arm.

She didn’t hold it tightly, and the gauze fell, rolling away on the ground.

Xiao Yu’s body froze. No longer able to control herself, she cried, trying to stifle the sound.

She couldn’t gain insight.

She had faced death twice, yet her mind was empty; she couldn’t think of anything.

“Don’t cry,” Coal Ball saw Xiao Yu crying and also felt sad: “Let’s hold on a little longer. Once I recover, I can help you.”

Xiao Yu was scared, afraid that she would truly die here.

Tears blurred her face, and every part of her body ached.

But she couldn’t make the pain disappear instantly; she was forced to endure it.

Coal Ball didn’t know what to say to comfort her, so he focused on recovering.

Xiao Yu cried silently by herself. The emotions came quickly and went quickly.

She wiped her eyes, took a pill, pulled the gauze back, wrapped it, cut it with the Sword Flute, and tightened the gauze, tying a knot.

Tucking the two demon bones into her clothes, Xiao Yu went to retrieve the bone of the demon beast that had been devoured.

Just like before, the glowing area had not been completely eaten.

The three demon bones placed together significantly increased the brightness of the light.

But these demon bones had a time limit. Xiao Yu only kept one, putting the other two into the Jiezi Fu to see if that would extend their glowing time.

She didn’t have the strength to hunt and kill demon beasts to obtain these bones.

“Do you still have any energy?” Xiao Yu gritted her teeth, stood up, and dragged the Sword Flute to look for a way out.

Coal Ball immediately replied, “I’m still alive!”

Xiao Yu managed a weak smile: “That’s good.”

She used the light from the demon bone to illuminate a small area in front of her and moved forward.

Her right arm had lost all sensation. If it weren’t for the skin connecting it, she would feel as if she didn’t have that arm at all.

Xiao Yu walked for a while, didn’t encounter that group of demon beasts again, but also didn’t see anything related to an exit.

The only way out she could think of was the crack above.

To leave by flying on her sword.

But with that barrier in place, she couldn’t escape.

The light of the demon bone was getting dimmer and dimmer.

Xiao Yu immediately looked at the demon bones in the Jiezi Fu. The light from those two bones had also dimmed.

Storing them in the Jiezi Fu was useless.

She took all the demon bones out and put them together. The light became much brighter, but it also told Xiao Yu that she needed to hunt demon beasts again.

Her demonic energy had mostly recovered. It seemed that using it up instantly and then recovering it rapidly—this rapid circulation—would accelerate the replenishment of her demonic energy.

Xiao Yu tried to release the Charm Technique again, and the used demonic energy was quickly replenished.

Xiao Yu’s eyes lit up. She had finally received some good news.

She looked down at the demon bone, suddenly thinking that it looked slightly brighter than before.

Afraid it was an illusion, she asked Coal Ball, “Do you think the demon bone has gotten brighter?”

Coal Ball stared closely and confirmed that it had gotten slightly brighter: “Did you do something?”

Xiao Yu thought back and realized that the demon bone had brightened after she used the Charm Technique.

Her heart jumped. She immediately used it again. This time, Xiao Yu clearly felt the brightness of the demon bone continuously increasing.

She gasped, filled with joy.

This was like a battery; it could store her demonic energy!

She channeled demonic energy directly into the demon bone, but it didn’t brighten further. After a moment of doubt, she switched to the Charm Technique, and the demon bone suddenly shone brightly.

It was related to her Charm Technique!

Xiao Yu continued channeling, wanting to know the limit of the demon bone’s brightness.

In the end, only the initial glowing part of the entire demon bone increased in brightness; the rest remained black-grey.

In other words, only specific positions could glow.

But what was the purpose of such a demon bone?

Xiao Yu withdrew her innate divine ability. After staring for a long time, she couldn’t figure out the reason.

Tucking the three demon bones into her waist, Xiao Yu continued to search for a way out.

When the demon bone dimmed, one demon beast blocked her path. She killed it with one strike, without using the Charm Technique.

When she cut open the demon beast’s corpse, she didn’t find a glowing demon bone inside.

Xiao Yu began to wonder.

Did all demon beasts have glowing demon bones, or did only some of them?

What exactly was the difference between the glowing and non-glowing bones?

Xiao Yu quickly found the answer. Through her deliberate verification, she discovered that the demon beasts she had used the Charm Technique on all had glowing demon bones, while those she hadn’t used it on did not.

Now, she needed to verify what effect the Charm Technique had on the demon beasts.

The previous times, she had killed the demon beasts directly, so she hadn’t had the chance to observe any changes.

The Charm Technique, when mastered, could control the minds of others, turning them into puppets.

Since arriving here, Xiao Yu had used the Charm Technique nearly ten times. She skillfully deployed it whenever she encountered a demon beast. Even she herself felt that the Charm Technique was gradually changing, no longer just briefly freezing the demon beasts.

She put the demon bone into the Jiezi Fu, plunged into darkness, and quietly waited for a demon beast.

The silent bottom of the cliff lacked even the sound of wind.

Xiao Yu stood there, holding the Sword Flute in her left hand, her heart beginning to pound.

She wanted to see what level her innate divine ability had reached after these few battles with the demon beasts.

The smell of dried blood attracted something.

There was only a single set of footsteps. Each step felt like it was treading on Xiao Yu.

“Such a big demon beast…”

Coal Ball exclaimed.

Xiao Yu couldn’t see, but based on the changes in the surrounding airflow and the loudness of the footsteps, she judged that she had attracted a demon beast several times larger than the previous ones.

She thought this was tricky.

She couldn’t guarantee that the Charm Technique would work completely on this demon beast. If she had to kill this demon beast to survive, she would have to attract another one afterward.

This time, she had to give it her all.

“It’s here!”

As Coal Ball’s voice fell, Xiao Yu poured out all her demonic energy. The bitter scent exploded, and the airflow at the bottom of the cliff fluctuated.

The demon beast’s body became sluggish. Seeing that there was a chance, Xiao Yu continued to support the technique, channeling all the scent in one concentrated stream.

It quickly took effect.

The demon beast froze, no longer moving.

Xiao Yu dared not relax immediately. She persisted for a while longer. Seeing that the demon beast didn’t move, she cautiously began to withdraw the energy bit by bit.

“It’s not moving!”

Xiao Yu pulled out the demon bone and slowly approached the demon beast.

The light illuminated the demon beast’s head. Xiao Yu saw that the demon beast’s eyes were still open, but its gaze wasn’t focused on her; it seemed completely blank.

Not daring to get too close, Xiao Yu observed from the side, watching the demon beast’s reaction.

She waited patiently for a long time. The demon beast suddenly moved.

Xiao Yu hurriedly threw a still-glowing demon bone toward it and retreated.

The demon bone fell in front of the demon beast. The faint light illuminated the demon beast’s approaching pupils.

They were black-grey, not the uniform red she usually saw.

The moment Xiao Yu saw the black-grey pupils, the demon beast looked toward her, their eyes meeting.

Her heart skipped a beat. She immediately turned and ran away faster.

However, the demon beast struck the demon bone away with one paw, sending it flying in front of Xiao Yu, blocking her escape route.

“Where do you think you’re running?”

Xiao Yu stopped. Her body was unbalanced, and she almost fell.

In the blink of an eye, the demon beast had caught up to her.

Just as Xiao Yu was about to use the Charm Technique again, she heard the demon beast’s voice: “Don’t waste your energy. No matter how many times you try it on me, it won’t work again.”

A heavy breath sprayed onto the back of her neck. Xiao Yu’s body shivered uncontrollably.

She slowly turned around and saw a head larger than her body.

“Who are you, and what are you doing here?”

Xiao Yu understood the demon beast’s words and suddenly felt a glimmer of hope that she could survive.

“I was thrown here. I just want to get out alive. I didn’t intend to kill the demon beasts here.”

After she said this, she only received a loud, contemptuous snort.

“Demon beasts? There are no more demon beasts here.” The huge head pressed down, and the black-grey pupils drew closer to Xiao Yu. The eyes were almost as large as her head.

“You are the only demon beast here.”

The head lifted. The demon beast looked up, its massive body shading Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu felt something heavy pressing down on her head, a vast, dark mass, giving her a sense of oppression.

“What did you do to me just now?” The demon beast withdrew its gaze. Its paw hit Xiao Yu. It just so happened to strike her right arm.

The force was so great that it knocked Xiao Yu straight to the ground.

She quickly twisted her body as she fell, avoiding hitting her injured areas.

But she still couldn’t get up immediately. She could only lie on the ground, doing her best to protect her vulnerable parts from being struck in a vital spot by the demon beast.

“I used my innate divine ability, the Charm Technique, on you just now,” she said through gritted teeth, hearing the demon beast’s interested tone.

“Charm Technique? The innate divine ability of the Fox Clan was actually able to awaken me.” The demon beast stared at Xiao Yu, leaning its head closer and scrutinizing her.

Xiao Yu inferred something from this sentence. A flash of inspiration crossed her mind, and she immediately seized the opportunity to fight for her survival: “Senior, are you facing some difficulty? If there’s anything I can help with, I will give it my all.”

Her intention was seen through. The demon beast sneered, but did not refuse: “Your ability is indeed useful.”

Before Xiao Yu could be happy, the demon beast bit her arm, tossed its head up, and threw her into the air.

The demon beast released its bite and caught Xiao Yu on its back, moving its legs to leave.

Xiao Yu only had time to clench the Sword Flute before she landed heavily on the demon beast’s hard back, her face twisting in pain for a moment.

“Pray that your Charm Technique is still effective, or you will soon die.”

Xiao Yu had no time to worry about her injuries; she could only speed up the recovery of her spiritual energy.

Then she heard Coal Ball scream in her ear: “So many demon beasts!”