bookbashuk Chapter 54: Hu Tianbiao, acquired!
Chapter 54: Hu Tianbiao, acquired!
Hu Tianbiao was completely locked down by this unprecedented formation.
No matter how hard he tried to activate the raging Qi within his body, he could not move it even an inch.
The deep blue energy beams that surrounded him not only blocked his movements, but also pierced his meridians like countless fine needles, frantically disrupting the flow of Qi within his body!
What shocked him even more was that
These beams of light were continuously absorbing the Qi that was dissipating from his body and feeding it back into the ever-operating array!
The enormous phantom of a red fox behind him
It flickered violently like a candle in the wind, dimmed rapidly, and then with a "poof" it completely dissipated and disappeared.
The forcibly maintained "spirit materialization" could not be sustained, and the beast form quickly shrank and deformed, reverting to its original half-human, half-fox possession form.
The red fur covering Gao Lian's body was rapidly dissipating, and his beast-like claws were instantly degenerating; his unstoppable momentum had vanished completely.
His power was completely suppressed and drained, and he even had great difficulty lifting a single finger.
lost.
A complete and utter defeat.
The dignified head of the Northeast shamanic lineage, the archbishop who led a hall, was actually defeated by an unknown youth!
This humiliation and disbelief weighed heavily on Hu Tianbiao's heart.
Lu Xiaobai looked at Hu Tianbiao, who was weak and almost out of breath, and Gao Lian, who was possessed by him and was equally weak, and his thoughts stirred slightly.
The light from the massive magic circle covering the battlefield gradually faded.
The energy beam that had been binding Hu Tianbiao also broke apart and dissipated into nothingness.
In the beginning, neither side intended to kill the other; it was merely a battle of egos caused by differing stances.
Hu Tianbiao's arrogance and relentless pressure ultimately led to the situation spiraling completely out of control.
For Lu Xiaobai,
A celestial "corpse" without a soul is worthless.
What he needs is a "living" real research subject who can "cooperate" with him to unravel various mysteries.
He raised his hand, and a gentle, vibrant, emerald-green magical glow mixed with a faint azure light emerged from his palm, falling softly like a drizzle onto Gao Lian, who was under Hu Tianbiao's command.
Hu Tianbiao and Gao Lian both felt a cool, gentle, and vibrant energy permeating their limbs and bones.
The severe internal injuries received initial relief, and a faint but real "Qi" was slowly drawn out and generated in the depleted meridians!
Although far from recovered,
But it was enough to pull them out of their near-death state and barely maintain their basic movement and consciousness.
With the help of Gao Lian's body, Hu Tianbiao stood up somewhat unsteadily.
His expression was a mixture of humiliation, shock, resentment, and a hint of indescribable admiration as he looked at the white-clad youth who had just completely defeated him.
The boy's face remained calm and expressionless.
At this moment, Hu Tianbiao's mind was uncontrollably flooded with his arrogant declaration from not long ago:
"I'll teach you a lesson on what it means to be 'there are always people better than you'!"
To Hu Tianbiao, those few words sounded incredibly ironic. The one who truly needed to be "taught a lesson" was himself!
Silence pervades the wilderness.
Hu Tianbiao took a deep breath, and the pride and resentment on his half-human, half-fox face were finally replaced by a deep weariness and a sense of relief.
He looked at Lu Xiaobai, his voice low and hoarse, yet carrying a strange frankness:
"Kid..."
He spoke, his tone devoid of the previous rage, replaced by a calm that seemed to have settled.
"I have lived for a thousand years and have seen countless so-called geniuses and prodigies... but someone like you is the first of their kind."
He paused, as if chewing on this bitter admission.
"This fight was frustrating, but I was also... completely convinced of its superiority."
"A loss is a loss, there's nothing more to say. A thousand years of cultivation, fallen to you today, is no injustice."
He straightened his exhausted body, looked directly at Lu Xiaobai, and displayed a detached acceptance of life and death.
"I'm willing to accept my defeat. This spirit body is yours to do with as you see fit. Kill it or torture it, it's all up to you."
"I've lived this long, I'm not so foolish as to renege on my debts!"
Faced with Hu Tianbiao's frank words, Lu Xiaobai nodded slightly, a barely perceptible smile appearing on his lips.
He didn't utter any grand words, but calmly extended his right hand, palm up, and said to Hu Tianbiao:
"Then, senior, please guide me from now on."
Hu Tianbiao looked at the outstretched hand, then at the boy's calm and expressionless face.
The last trace of struggle in his eyes vanished, turning into a barely audible sigh.
He then made no further hesitation.
The red fur on Gao Lian's body quickly faded, and his claws returned to their human hand shape.
A condensed, crimson spirit, resembling a burning flame, suddenly burst forth from Gao Lian's crown chakra!
The spirit rapidly condensed into a form in mid-air, which was a lifelike, giant fox shape, its entire body shrouded in flame-like light!
The thousand-year-old fiery fox spirit belonging to Hu Tianbiao hovered slightly in mid-air before transforming into a blazing crimson stream of light without hesitation, rushing straight toward Lu Xiaobai's outstretched right hand!
It instantly disappeared into his palm and vanished—completing the most basic possession contract.
In the wilderness, only Lu Xiaobai and Gao Lian, who had just regained consciousness, were left, looking bewildered and exhausted.