Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

"Ouch——!"

The wolf demon's howl echoed through the dense forest, causing the leaves to rustle.

This wolf demon was enormous, over two meters tall, covered in grayish-brown fur, with a pair of green eyes that gleamed fiercely in the night, and its sharp fangs reeking of an unknown liquid.

"My God! This dog... how can it be so big!" Zhu Feifei was so startled that she almost dropped Yukishiro Chihiro from her arms.

"Don't... don't be afraid..." Although Yukishiro Chihiro's face was pale, she still tried to remain calm. "This wolf demon... isn't high level... you... you can handle it..."

"I... I can handle this?" Zhu Feifei looked at her own thin frame, then at the ferocious wolf demon in front of her, and said with a bitter face, "Qianxun, you... you're... forcing me into this..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Use 'Burning Heaven Flames' now!" Yukishiro Chihiro urged.

“Oh… Oh… Okay…” Zhu Feifei hurriedly activated the “Burning Heaven Flame” divine power on the nine-bead bracelet.

Instantly, a surge of intense energy erupted from his body, igniting a raging fire in his hands.

"Hehe, big dog, try my 'roasted wolf steak'!" Zhu Feifei said, waving his hands which were burning with flames, and charged towards the wolf demon.

"Awooo!" The wolf demon roared and pounced on Zhu Feifei.

The human and the demon instantly engaged in battle.

Although Zhu Feifei had mastered the "Burning Heaven Flame", he lacked practical combat experience, and the wolf demon had thick skin and flesh, so ordinary flames could not harm it at all.

"Ouch! It's burning me!" Zhu Feifei cried out in pain as the wolf demon slapped her with its claw.

"You idiot! Why don't you use the Nine-Toothed Rake!" The voice of the Ringwraith White echoed in his mind.

"Oh right! How could I forget that!" Zhu Feifei slapped his forehead and quickly summoned the Nine-Toothed Rake.

"Take this from Old Zhu!" Zhu Feifei shouted, swinging his nine-toothed rake at the wolf demon.

"Awooo!" Caught off guard, the wolf demon was hit squarely by the nine-toothed rake and let out a miserable howl.

"Hehe, now you know how powerful I, Old Zhu, am!" Zhu Feifei laughed smugly.

"Awooo!" The wolf demon was enraged. It opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a cloud of black demonic energy, attacking Zhu Feifei.

"Oh my god! What... what is this thing?!" Zhu Feifei was so frightened by the sight that she quickly dodged away.

But the black, demonic aura seemed to have eyes, relentlessly pursuing him.

"Idiot! This is a wolf demon's 'demon energy bomb,' quickly burn it with 'Burning Heaven Flames'!" Little White reminded him.

"Alright!" Zhu Feifei quickly activated "Burning Heaven Flame" and sprayed it towards the black demonic aura.

With a deafening roar, flames and demonic energy collided, unleashing a powerful energy surge.

"Ouch! My God!" Zhu Feifei was so shocked by the energy fluctuation that she staggered backward and almost fell to the ground.

"Hahaha... Useless!" The wolf demon laughed triumphantly, "My 'Demonic Energy Bomb' is no match for your 'Heaven-Burning Flames'..."

Before it could finish speaking, it suddenly felt a scorching heat coming from behind it.

"What?!" The wolf demon was startled and quickly turned around to see a huge fireball flying towards it.

With a deafening roar, the fireball struck the wolf demon in the back, blasting it away.

"Awooo!" The wolf demon let out a shrill scream, crashed heavily to the ground, its body billowing black smoke, clearly beyond saving.

"Phew... Finally... It's done..." Zhu Feifei breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling as if her whole body had fallen apart.

"Feifei... are you... are you alright..." Yukishiro Chihiro asked weakly.

"I'm fine..." Zhu Feifei turned around, looked at Yukishiro Chihiro, and said, "You... how are you?"

"I...I'm alright..." Chihiro Yukishiro said, "We...must...get out of here quickly..."

“Hmm…” Zhu Feifei nodded, then carefully helped Yukishiro Chihiro up, preparing to leave the dense forest.

"Want to leave? Not so easy!" Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.

Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro turned their heads at the same time and saw a familiar figure standing there, looking at them coldly.

"Phantom Fox!" Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro exclaimed in unison.

"Hehe, didn't expect that, did you? I'm back!" A smug smile played on the Illusion Fox's face as he slowly approached the two. "So? Are you two satisfied with my illusion?"

"You...you weren't trapped by Qianying's barrier? How...how could this be..." Zhu Feifei looked at Huanhu with disbelief.

"With her meager skills, she thinks she can trap me?" Huanhu sneered disdainfully. "I just want to see what tricks you're up to."

“You…you’ve been following us all along?!” Chihiro Yukishiro exclaimed.

“That’s right!” Phantom Fox nodded. “I’ve been secretly observing you ever since you entered the ‘Phantom Night’ bar.”

"What... what exactly do you want to do?!" Zhu Feifei asked.

"What do I want to do? Hehe..." Phantom Fox chuckled, "What I want... you'll find out soon enough..."

After saying that, he suddenly flashed and turned into a blur, rushing towards Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro.

"Watch out!" Zhu Feifei quickly shielded Yukishiro Chihiro behind him, while simultaneously swinging his Nine-Toothed Rake at Phantom Fox.

"Overestimating yourself!" Illusion Fox sneered, and with a casual wave of his hand, a purple demonic aura sent the Nine-Toothed Rake flying.

"What?!" Zhu Feifei was shocked. He hadn't expected the Illusion Fox to be so powerful.

"Hehe, now... do you have any last words?" Huanhu looked at Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro, his eyes full of mockery.

"You...you don't get cocky!" Zhu Feifei said, forcing a smile. "We...we will not...surrender!"

"Is that so?" Phantom Fox smiled. "Then let me see what other skills you have!"

After saying that, he formed a hand seal and chanted incantations, and a powerful demonic energy erupted from his body.

"Oh no! He's going to use illusion magic!" Zhu Feifei's expression changed, and she quickly said, "Qianxun, close your eyes!"

“It’s too late…” Chihiro Yukishiro shook her head. “His illusion… has already been activated…”

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Feifei felt the scenery around her begin to distort and deform, as if she were in a bizarre dream.

"Where...where is this?!" Zhu Feifei asked in horror, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings.

"Hehe, welcome to my illusionary world!" The phantom fox's voice echoed all around. "Here, I am the ruler! You... will obediently... become my puppets!"

"Puppet? Don't even think about it!" Zhu Feifei roared, pushing the power of the nine-bead bracelet to its limit, and the golden light on his body grew brighter and brighter.

"Nine-Toothed Rake! Appear!" Zhu Feifei shouted, summoning the Nine-Toothed Rake.

"Burning Heaven Flames! Break!" Zhu Feifei brandished his nine-toothed rake, smashing it fiercely at the surrounding illusions.

"Boom!" A loud noise came, and the surrounding illusions began to shatter, revealing the original scene.

"Huh? You actually managed to break my illusion?" The Illusion Fox's voice held a hint of surprise. "It seems... I underestimated you..."

"Hmph! Now you know how powerful I am!" Zhu Feifei said smugly, "You'd better just obediently accept your fate!"

"Prepare to die? Hahaha..." The Illusion Fox suddenly burst into laughter, "You think... you can defeat me just because you broke my illusion? How naive!"

After saying that, he suddenly vanished from the spot in a flash.

"Where is she?!" Zhu Feifei was stunned and looked around, but couldn't find Huanhu anywhere.

"Watch out behind you!" Just then, Chihiro Yukishiro's voice suddenly rang out.

Zhu Feifei quickly turned around and saw that Huanhu had appeared behind him, holding a dagger that gleamed with a cold light, and was stabbing it towards his back.

"Oh my god!" Zhu Feifei was so frightened that she was scared out of her wits. She quickly activated "Swift Wind Step" to try to dodge the phantom fox's attack.

But the phantom fox was too fast. Before Zhu Feifei could react, she was kicked away by the phantom fox.

"Pfft!" Zhu Feifei spat out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily to the ground.

"Feifei!" Upon seeing this, Yukishiro Chihiro rushed over and helped Zhu Feifei up.

"I...I'm fine..." Zhu Feifei wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said, "This...this guy...his speed...is too fast..."

“His true form… is a wind fox…” Chihiro Yukishiro said, “a kind of… yokai skilled in speed…”

"Wind Fox? Then... what do we do?" Zhu Feifei asked, "We... we can't catch him at all..."

“Even if we can’t catch him… we have to keep chasing…” Chihiro Yukishiro said. “We… must… stop him…”

“But…” Zhu Feifei wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yukishiro Chihiro.

“No buts!” Chihiro Yukishiro said, “We… have no way out…”

After saying that, she struggled to her feet, ready to continue fighting.

"Chihiro, you..." Zhu Feifei looked at Yukishiro Chihiro's weak appearance, her heart filled with worry.

“I’m alright…” Chihiro Yukishiro said, “As long as… as long as I have a breath left… I… I must… stop him…”

“Okay! Then… then let’s fight him together!” Zhu Feifei said, standing up and standing side by side with Yukishiro Chihiro.

"Hehe, how touching..." The phantom fox reappeared, looking at Zhu Feifei and Yukishiro Chihiro with a mocking gaze. "But do you think... you can defeat me like this? How naive!"

After saying that, he charged towards the two of them again.