Chapter149:FamiliarPerson

"IceBlade!"

"IceBlade!"

"IceBlade!"

YunXiactedlikeachildwhohadjustobtainedanewtoy.Heplayedwiththefiercewhitetiger,ignoringthatitcouldkillhimathousandtimesoverifitspawstouchedhim.

WaterGod’sblessingwasfarbeyondYunXi’simagination.Hegraduallyunderstoodheroranksecretsduringthebattle,especiallytheicebladetransformedfrommist.Theyseemedtobeverygoodfitforhisbody,andsoonafter,theyhadbecometheskillheknewbest.

"IceBlade!Burst!"

Thousandsoficebladesexplodedatthesametime.Countlessfragmentsoficecrystalsflewtowardsthefiercewhitetiger,interweavingintoavastnetintheair,itwasanetthatcouldbringdeath!

Trees,rocks,andsoil...everythingwasasfragileasapieceofpaperinfrontofthesharpfragmentsoficecrystal.Theyweretorntoshredsimmediately,andsoonafterwards,theyweretorntodustinthefaceofmoreicecrystalfragments,tilltheyturnedintoimperceptibleparticlesandvanishedintotheair.

"Roar!"Thewhitetigerwasseriouslyinjured.Itstwopawscovereditshead,lyingonitsstomachinfrontofYunXi.

"Whoooh!"Itactedasifitwasn鈥檛abloodthirstymonsterbutanaggrievedpuppy.

"Ok,stoppretending!Iknowyouareok."YunXiwassatisfiedwiththeiceblades’effect,butheknewthattheywouldn鈥檛damagethewhitetigersomuch.Thewhitetigeractedlikeithadcometoitssensesandrealizedsomething.

"Roar!"AsYunXihadexpected,thewhitetigerraiseditshead.Itspupilshadturnedfromredtoblack.

ThewhitetigercarefullywalkedtoYunXiafterrealizingthatYunXiwasn’tgoingtoattackit.ItbentdownonitsforepawsandlickedYunXi’sfeet,thenrolledonthegroundandexposeditsbelly,showingthatitwasnothostileanymore.

"Smarttiger."YunXistrokedthewhitetiger’shead.Hehadknownthattherewassomethingwrongwiththewhitetigerfromthebeginning.

PerhapsitwasbecauseoftheWaterGod’sMask,hevaguelyknewaboutallthelivingbeingsontheisland.

Thegiantwhitetigerwasanaturalkingintheforest.Ithadaninvulnerablebodyandcouldcontrolthewind.ThiswasWaterGod’sworldandnaturally,thewhitetigerwasoneofWaterGod’ssubordinates.However,ithadsuddenlylostitssanityrecentlyandbecameabloodthirstymonster.IfYunXihadn’tbecomeWaterGod’sApostleandhadthehero-rankedability:WaterMist,probablyhewouldhavebeeneatenbythefuriouswhitetiger.

"Roar!Roar!"ThewhitetigerlickedYunXi’sface,actingasifitwasapuppy.Then,itpickedYunXi’ssleeveanddraggedhim,tryingtoguidehimtosomeplace.

"Whereareyougoing?"YunXisensitivelyfeltthewhitetiger’sintention.

"Roar!Roar!"

ThewhitetigerwaggeditstailandpickedupYunXitoputhimonitsback,thenranatfullspeed.

"Isitaveryimportantplacetoyou?Ithassomethingtodowithyourchange?Istheresomethingwrongatthatplace?"

Basedonhisintuition,YunXiaskedthewhitetigerandgotitsaffirmation.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃構)

"Roar!Roar!Roar!"

Asahero-rankedcreature,itsintelligencewasn’tinferiortoordinaryhumans.YunXicarefullymadeoutthemeaningofitsroar.

"Danger!Blood!Strangeperson!"

YunXiunderstood.Thewhitetigerencounteredastrangepersonbefore.Theyhadatoughfight,buttherewasnowinner.Bothofthemhadsufferedgreatlosses.Thewhitetigerlostitssanityandthestrangepersonwasdying.

"Strangeperson..."YunXiguessedthatitwasanoutsiderwhowasinvolvedinhistrialworldbythestars.

However,therewasnovictorinthestrifebetweenthestrangepersonandthewhitetiger,whichmeant...probablythepersonwasn’toneoftheStarwingKnights鈥檊irls,norwasitHuaHuoorthetwinwitches.

WasitapassengerfromWhiteLotus?Or...

YunXirodeonthewhitetiger’sbackindeepthought.Theytrampedoveradozenofmountains,finallyreachingthewhitetiger’sden.

Itmusthavebeenafiercefight.Thegroundlookedasifithadexperiencedatyphoon,coveredwithcountlesscrushedstonesanddozensofmeltedholesintheground.Atallmanwaslyingdownonthegroundinfrontofthewhitetiger’sden.Thebloodunderhisbodyhaddyedthegroundaroundhimred.

Itwasapparentthatthereweretwotypesofbloodontheground.Throughhismask,YunXicouldseethatonecontainedfiercebloodpowerandtheotheronecontainedamysteriousmagicalpower.

"You...are..."YunXilookedatthemaninsurprise.

Themanwasn’tastrangertohim,becausehewasthearcherinredinhissecondstartrial,whohadstoppedYunXionthebridgecountlesstimes.Morethanonce,hisarrowshadcutthroughYunXi’sheadandheart.Muchmoreoften,thearcherjustshothimthroughhishandsandfeet,stoppinghimfromescapingfromthestonesoldiers’attacks.Hehadevenbeenkilledbythearcher’stwindoubleknivesonce.

Inthesecondstartrial,thearcherinredhadalmostbecomeapsychologicalshadowinYunXi’sheart.Andjudgingfromtheevaluationofthestars,thearcherinreddidhavethehighestpotentialamongstthefourstrongestenemiesinYunXi’ssecondstartrial.

ThethreeChildeswerenomatchforhim.Hewasarealgeniusthathadthepotentialtoreachtheherorank.IfYunXihadn’tkissedhischildhoodsweetheartHuaHuotoraisethecompletedegreeofHuaHuo’sseed,YunXididn’tknowhowmanytimeshewouldhavebeenkilledbythearcher.

Itlookedlikethemysteriousarcherhadalsobecomestrongerafterthetrial.Afterall,hecouldendthebattlebetweenhimandthewhitetigerinadrawnow.YunXiwasn’tsureifhecoulddothisifhetookoffWaterGod’sMask.