The Rebellious Son Becomes a God

Chapter 9: Chapter 9: Black Mist



After walking for about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, they finally arrived at a spacious cave hall.

The spiritual energy fluctuations here were extremely intense. As soon as Jiang Li stepped in, he felt an intangible pressure rushing towards him, making it somewhat difficult to breathe.

The red foxes sniffed around the hall, occasionally letting out a few low barks.

Fox One:"Do you think the person the old lady brought is reliable?"

Fox Two:"I don't think so. He only has a bit of soul energy, and his body is weaker than that old wolf."

Fox Three:"He's so handsome."

Fox One:"I think so too, but it's just that his aura is similar. The old lady really doesn't want to leave this place."

Fox Two:"We might as well give it a shot."

Fox Three:"But he's really handsome."

Fox One:"..."

Fox Two:"..."

Jiang Li:"..."

Suddenly, the three red foxes stopped and growled softly towards the depths.

Fox Three hurriedly ran back to Jiang Li's side, tugging at his pant leg.

"Chirp~ Chirp~"

"Inside! Inside!"

Jiang Li's heart tightened at Fox Three's actions. He looked in the direction the three red foxes were facing.

In the depths of the cave hall, a faintly dark mist was slowly churning, as if hiding something extremely dangerous.

The mist seemed to sense their arrival and began to churn more violently, emitting a sinister aura that made Jiang Li shiver involuntarily.

"What... is this?" Jiang Li asked, his voice trembling slightly. He instinctively took a step back, only to feel something behind him.

Turning his head, he saw it was the larger red fox, which was now pressed closely against him, its fur standing on end, clearly on guard against the mist.

"Chirp~ Chirp~"

"Young master, don't be afraid, we will protect you." Although Fox Three's voice also carried a hint of nervousness, it still tried to comfort Jiang Li.

[This must be the evil aura the old fox mentioned; it's really eerie.]

"What should I do?" Jiang Li asked out loud.

Fox One and Fox Two also retreated back,"Chirp~" while calling and turning their heads to signal Jiang Li to approach the black mist.

(Touch that black thing, we can't get close.)

Jiang Li was extremely reluctant. This black mist was obviously not good, but if he left like this, how would he deal with the old demon king behind? It was like being caught between a black wolf and a vicious fox.

Taking a deep breath, he tried to calm himself down and could only walk towards the dark mist.

With each step, it felt as if an invisible force was pulling and hindering his progress. The pressure grew stronger and stronger, making him feel as if he were walking against a raging tide, making it difficult to move forward.

After taking just a few steps, Jiang Li noticed that there seemed to be a transparent barrier ahead. The barrier emitted a faint glow, isolating the black mist from the outside world.

He extended his left hand, attempting to touch the barrier, but felt a sharp pain in his hand, as if he had been struck by electricity, causing him to quickly pull his hand back.

"Chirp! Chirp!(This is it, this is it, we can't get in!)"

The three red foxes behind him were jumping up and down, shouting.

At this moment, Jiang Li's right-hand ring appeared again, but he was unaware of it.

He tried to touch the barrier again and found that his finger passed right through, and as he continued to probe forward, he suddenly stepped inside.

Looking back, the three red foxes were still jumping and shouting, but he couldn't hear a sound.

[It has a soundproof effect.]

Only then did he look at the black mist. The thick smoke rolled and condensed into a mass, churning back and forth, occasionally releasing two streams of black air, exuding an ominous aura.

Just at this moment, the black mist, which had been slowly churning, seemed to suddenly come to life and rushed towards him.

Jiang Li felt a strong chill rushing towards him, and the black mist was like countless cold tentacles, instantly wrapping him tightly.

"Ah!"

Jiang Li couldn't help but cry out. He struggled desperately, trying to break free from the black mist's grip, but the mist was extremely powerful. The more he struggled, the tighter it wrapped around him.

The three little ones outside were also jumping around in a panic, but they couldn't get in.

Fox Three hurriedly ran back to get reinforcements.

Jiang Li felt his breathing becoming increasingly difficult, as the black mist seemed to be constantly eroding his body.

A cold and sinister force seeped into his body through his pores, gradually numbing his limbs.

Just as he was about to despair, he felt a tug on his right hand, and a surge of heat came, emitting a dazzling light.

The light was like a brilliant sun, instantly dispersing the black mist that had entwined around Jiang Li.

He felt a sudden lightness, the force that had bound him disappeared, and he gasped for air, his legs feeling weak from the close call.

He raised his right hand to take a look.

[The ring! When did it appear again?]

However, before he could collect his thoughts, the dispersed black mist did not give up. Instead, it reformed not far away, becoming even denser and larger, as if it had been utterly enraged.

The ring on his hand vibrated slightly again, exerting force towards a certain direction, as if drawn by something.

Following this direction, Jiang Li saw something on the ground not far from the black mist, but he couldn't make out its shape.

The black mist condensed even more intensely and rushed towards Jiang Li. At this moment, his right hand was being pulled towards that direction again.

Following the guidance, he desperately ran towards the indicated direction, with the howling sound of the mist getting closer and closer from behind.

"Thud, thud!"

His ankle was entangled by the black mist, causing him to fall forward.

A strong dragging sensation came from behind. Looking at the object that the ring was attracted to, he saw it was a jade pendant!

Stretching out his arm, he managed to hook and grasp the pendant just before being completely dragged away.

The moment Jiang Li's hand touched the jade pendant, a strange force surged from it, flowing up his arm and spreading throughout his body, making him feel a warmth enveloping him.

The originally ferocious black mist that had been lunging towards him, upon sensing the aura of the jade pendant, seemed to encounter its natural enemy. It released the mist that had entwined Jiang Li's ankle and retreated sharply backward. The previously churning and surging state also came to an abrupt halt, with a hint of trembling, as if it was extremely fearful of the jade pendant.

Holding it in his hand and looking closely, it was a black and white Tai Chi jade pendant, with a texture that was warm and delicate. The pendant was perfectly round, with the black and white fish embracing each other. The eye of the black fish was a dot of bright white, while the eye of the white fish was a dot of pitch black. The boundary between the black and white was distinct yet naturally blended, truly a masterpiece of craftsmanship.

At this moment, the black and white dots were slightly rotating, and Jiang Li felt a suction force coming from his hand, and his already scarce spiritual energy was completely absorbed. A sense of exhaustion came over him, his vision went black, and he quickly supported himself to keep from falling.


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