I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

"Xiao Jiu, what's wrong with me?" An Xin's soul seemed to be trapped in darkness.

"Xiao Jiu? Can you hear me? Where am I?"

"Xiao Jiu, are you kidding me? Answer me! This isn't funny at all!"

Like a living person trapped in a coffin, An Xin was terrified and trembling, even breathing became difficult. She shouted desperately, but there was no response.

"I am you... why did you abandon me..."

A distant, indistinct voice rang out. An Xin nervously looked around, but there was nothing there except pitch-black darkness.

I miss you so much... Do you miss me?

"Why……"

"Why? Why are you doing this to me!"

The sound was sometimes near, sometimes far, ethereal and indistinguishable in gender.

"Who...who are you? Do you know me?" An Xin tried to suppress her fear and asked.

"Who...who am I? Do I know you?"

"My name is An Xin, what's your name?"

"Your name is An Xin, and so am mine!"

"Can you come out? If you say you are me, then you must look just like me. I'm very curious, and you must be too!" An Xin coaxed.

"Do we look alike? Are you curious? Am I curious too?" The owner of the voice seemed to be wondering.

"You must be curious, so let me tell you a secret: I have an older brother named Xie Zi'an. If you were me, wouldn't you also have an older brother?"

"Brother? Who is my brother? Are you lying to me again? You have a brother, why don't I?" The voice suddenly became sharp, as if she was extremely angry.

An Xin realized that this so-called self was not simple or even abnormal; it was chaotic and repressed.

“I’m not lying to you. Maybe we can go find your brother together.” An Xin tried to comfort her/him.

"Really?" The voice softened slightly, and the person asked with some doubt.

“Yes, as long as you come out, we’ll go find him together.” An Xin nodded.

Suddenly, in the dark sky, a huge eye slowly opened, with a purple pupil, a golden pupil, and the rest of it pitch black.

An Xin was momentarily dazed, while at the same time, the golden core and yin and yang energies within her body began to circulate wildly, and the sea of ​​qi in her dantian also churned.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you planning to abandon me again?" Her voice became cautious.

"No...no...I just suddenly felt the power inside my body...surging..." An Xin gritted her teeth and finished speaking intermittently.

"Accept me quickly! You'll be complete once you merge with me... Hehe..." The voice seemed to be circling around An Xin, excitedly.

At this moment, An Xin could not hear anything and could only sit down and meditate to regulate her breathing.

Little by little, he calmed the primal power within him. In this world, he lost track of time and place, sometimes even forgetting himself...

When An Xin opened her eyes again, she was stunned.

—Why have I turned into a fox again? Does Sheming like me in my fox form that much? Every time I turn into a fox, he hugs me!

Looking up...

"Squeak... Waaah?" — Ah, who are you?

"Is A-Xin awake? That's great!" The man holding An Xin had black hair and black eyes, wore a white wide-sleeved cloak, had a cool temperament, and was exceptionally handsome. His voice was also as pleasant as a clear spring hitting a stone.

"Chirp? Waaah?" -- Huh? You know me?

"I know you! I'm your chosen master, I've been that way since you were born!"

"Waaah? Waaah... Waaah!"—Who are you? I don't know you!

"I am Hu Qing from the Black Fox Clan! Oh, right, I found you thanks to it. This jade pendant was given to me by your fox mother and father!"

As he spoke, Hu Qing took out a jade pendant that shone brightly from his sleeve. However, there was a deep crack on the jade pendant.

"When my aunt and uncle entrusted this to me, they said that as long as I get close to you, the jade pendant will glow and its temperature will rise. Sure enough, that's exactly what happened the day I found you!" After putting the jade pendant away, Hu Qing stroked An Xin's fur and asked in confusion, "I heard from the clansmen that you can't transform, have no spiritual power, and only have one tail. This is completely inconsistent with the strange phenomenon at your birth. But when I found you, you had three tails. If I hadn't had the jade pendant to confirm it, I really wouldn't have believed it!"

"Squeak, ah, ee-ah... oh?" — You can't transform, you don't have spiritual power, you only have a tail... sigh?

An Xin suddenly thought of something, flicked her tail... and stared wide-eyed in disbelief!

"Oh my god! It really does have three tails... Right, I haven't transformed into a fox since reaching the Golden Core stage. Why are there three tails? The Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages clearly only have one tail. Could it be like Xiao Jiu said, that after reaching the Golden Core stage, the remaining beast beads fused together to form a new beast bead, so everything is normal now? Right, I'll just ask Xiao Jiu!"

"Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu!" An Xin called out to Di Ting in her heart.

--what happened?

The little fox blinked...

—Why can't I even enter my sea of ​​consciousness... I can't take human form... I can't use my spiritual power, and even the space is blocked! Am I really going to stay with this beastman who claims to be my lord's chosen one?

"Chirp? Whew..." — What time is it now? How many days are left until the rainy season?

"It's the late part of the hot season now, and there are still more than 20 days until the rainy season."

—What?! I've been unconscious for 20 days!

"Waaaaah?... Waaah..." -- Where am I? How far am I from the temple?

"Is Ah Xin going to the temple? I want to go to the temple too, to participate in the priest awakening ceremony!"

"Eek!" (The little fox will only say "Eek" from now on!) — You're going to participate in the priest awakening ceremony too? ...Can I really trust you?

"Ah Xin, don't you remember me? We've met twice before, I really am Hu Qing!"

"Ouch!" — I don't remember. I fell off a cliff and hurt my forehead. I don't remember anything before that!

"Is it that serious? Could it be your birthday? Your aunt and uncle said that after you went missing that day, a crack suddenly appeared on the jade pendant, which terrified them!"

"Eek!" — I don't know! I really don't know anything! You haven't told us where we are yet.

“We are in the Eastern Territory, but we can reach the Anze Forest by crossing this grassland, and the temple is located in the middle of the forest.”

—Ah! I'm going crazy! Have I been traveling the whole time? In over 20 days, I've already crossed thousands of mountains and rivers from the Western Region to the Eastern Region? No wonder I have no spiritual power at all! Waaah... those people must be so worried about me.

The little fox gave Hu Qing a resentful look, not wanting to say a word!

"What's wrong, Ah Xin? Are you unhappy? Don't worry, I've already used the Spirit Bird Secret Technique to inform your aunt and uncle that I found you!" Hu Qing said to the little fox with a smile.

Seeing that the little fox remained silent, Hu Qing stopped disturbing her and continued to carry her forward with composure.

西境

After several days of traveling, the five of them looked quite haggard.

They took turns traveling, and apart from annihilating two more groups of ferocious beasts along the way, they did not stop for a moment.

"Xinxin seems to be heading back; she's closer to us now." Ao Jue touched his heart, carefully sensing the area.

"Luckily, Lord Jue was able to sense A-Xin, otherwise everyone would have scattered. The first one to abandon us would have been the High Priest... Ever since A-Xin flew away, his face has been as cold as ice, and he hasn't said a word!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Panda Han wanted to say something to lighten the mood.

"Arno, don't stay silent! Didn't Lord Jue say that A-Xin has turned back? She must have come back to find us. We'll be able to see each other soon!"

"Han Wuyi, come on up. I've rested enough to carry you flying!" Wu Ran said quietly.

And so, the five of them resumed their journey in silence.

………………

"Why? Why is it still not working?" A hysterical voice roared, its chilling power erupting in the dark, empty room.

"Guards, guards, drag these people away! Where is Xiao? Where is he?" His voice was full of impatience and irritability.

"Evil Emperor... Lord Xiao... hasn't returned yet. Recently, the beastmen in the Western Territory... have all been killed... It's said that it was done by that Serpent Priest... So, Lord Xiao went to the Eastern Territory to find high-grade beast beads and females for you." The man knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, and ignored the female corpses scattered on the ground, stammering as he answered the Evil Emperor's question.

"Quickly drag all the ones on the ground away, and find me a few more!" The voice seemed to have calmed down.

The ferocious beasts on the ground, as if granted a pardon, quickly dragged the corpses off the floor and left the room.

The figure hidden in the darkness stuck out its tongue and muttered, "He can transform from a snake into a dragon, and he even tries to ascend to become one. Why can't I? I'm already similar to a dragon, and I even have four more limbs than him..."

A cave in the eastern region

"Fox Ling, Ana and I have been together for a long time, and after we go back this time, I will become her concubine!" Fox Hua, with his arm around the half-naked Fox Na, spat at Fox Ling on the ground with disdain.

"Ana, I love you so much, why did you do this to me!" Hu Ling collapsed to the ground, unable to shed any more tears.

"Why? Because you're useless. In terms of strength, you're not as powerful as Ahua, and in terms of personal influence, you're not as good as Ahua either. He's the captain and commander of the Red Fox Clan's warriors. All you have is your pretty face, but it's a pity you can't even handle your own brother... Besides, what does it matter if I have a few more concubines? In the future, I'll be the chieftain of the Fox Clan. I can have as many males as I want."

Fox Na turned around and continued to flirt with Fox Hua, not even giving Fox Ling a glance.

Hu Ling sat there, stunned, thinking about Hu Na's words, and felt utterly useless...

"Why don't you chase him away? Do you want me to do it?" Hu Hua's hands were already wandering restlessly over Hu Na's body.

"Don't worry about him, he's already firmly in my grasp, he can't pull any tricks!" Fox Na whispered in Fox Hua's ear, her hand already tracing his sexy Adam's apple across his cheek, then moving over his chest and firm abs...

"You little slut! I've never done this in front of anyone else! And this is your concubine, just thinking about it makes my blood boil! Hahahaha!"