Almighty Genius

Chapter 2342 - 1836: Mutant Blood Crown Fox!

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Qin Fang had just begun to lie low, holding his breath, and his body activity had dropped to such a low level that it was almost impossible to sense his presence... His eyes fixed on the other side of the stone, waiting for the scouting spirit beast to appear.

Sure enough, it was less than a minute before a white figure swiftly darted past the stone where Qin Fang was hiding. Its speed was extremely fast, making it nearly impossible for Qin Fang's eyes to capture its entire body, only faintly seeing a silhouette.

However, the spirit beast seemed to be quite vigilant. Just as it rushed past, it immediately stopped, turned around, and looked directly at Qin Fang's hiding place, as if it had discovered something.

To ensure that he wouldn't be discovered, Qin Fang not only lowered his lifeforce, but even his body was in an invisible state. He used the Water Escape Technique skill to hide within the thick ice layer nearby.

Ice is also a state of water, which can apply the Water Escape Technique... This way, Qin Fang was hidden well enough.

But this spirit beast didn't pursue the decoy ahead anymore. It stopped, its eyes rolling, staring at the position where Qin Fang was hiding... Clearly, it had found something.

"Eh, this is..."

Of course, it was at this time that Qin Fang was able to see what the scouting spirit beast following him truly looked like... Yet he was slightly lost in thought.

"Blood Crown Fox?"

What surprised Qin Fang was that this snow-white fox had something akin to a rooster's comb growing atop its head, a blood-red crest contrasting its snow-white body, making it exceptionally conspicuous.

"It's actually this kind of spirit beast..."

No reconnaissance skill was needed; the blood crown on its head alone was enough to confirm the spirit beast's identity.

Foxes are cunning creatures with relatively high intelligence among beasts, so their potential for growth is comparatively high... In ancient Dragon Country legends, there are quite a few tales of Fox Immortals.

Of course, it's not a real Fox Immortal but a growing fox spirit beast. Once their strength reaches a certain level, they possess some special abilities... And fox spirit beast powers are mostly illusion-related.

Such illusions can easily lead people into illusory scenarios, which is where these Fox Immortal legends originate from...

As for transforming into human form…

Qin Fang, for one, doesn't quite believe it. Even if a fox spirit beast advances to the Supreme Realm, it's impossible to have such a capability... As for whether it's possible to grow beyond the Supreme Realm, that's beyond Qin Fang's imagination.

However, in human history over so many years, the Supreme Realm seems to be the pinnacle. Being able to break through the Supreme Realm to achieve higher levels, at least Qin Fang has never heard of it... The only exception being that golden corpse he saw in the underground palace, which might have been such an existence in life, but whether other beings of similar rank even exist is unknown.

As far as Qin Fang is concerned, such mighty figures are truly rare... This can be seen from the artifacts within that mysterious underground palace. Even a sect with a thousand-year inheritance may not have such terrifying resources!

The Blood Crown Fox before him is a variant among fox spirit beasts, naturally more powerful than other fox spirit beasts of the same level... Its potential to grow into a Spirit Beast King is higher than that of other fox spirit beasts.

But clearly, this Blood Crown Fox is just an ordinary spirit beast, probably a bit more potent than typical spirit beasts, at most reaching the level of the Black Water Xuan Snake... Likely hasn't crossed into the Spirit Beast King level yet.

If it were, Qin Fang would be incapable of hiding and would've been pulled out by it long ago...

The Blood Crown Fox is very powerful, and a Spirit Beast-level Blood Crown Fox is even stronger. However, what's slightly different from other spirit beasts is that... Its inner core is the place where its essence is refined, but its blood crown is equally as precious as the inner core.

It's said that the blood crown of a Blood Crown Fox accounts for thirty percent of its power... If the blood crown is cut off, its strength immediately decreases by more than a third, almost comparable to its inner core.

As an alchemist, the value of a Blood Crown Fox's blood crown surpasses even its inner core... This is a rare herbal material, as precious as a Middle Grade Spiritual Medicine or higher.

If it were a Spirit Beast King-level blood crown, it would be comparable to a Superior Elixir...

Its value lies in its natural fusion compatibility, allowing it to blend with almost any drug without causing any rejection... It can even forcibly harmonize and adjust two drugs with completely opposing attributes to achieve the miraculous effect of dragons and tigers complementing each other!

Thus, when refining some extremely precious elixirs, the value of a Blood Crown Fox's blood crown is immeasurable...

Understanding this point, when Qin Fang saw the Blood Crown Fox, besides feeling deeply surprised, he also showed some interest... Even though he knew this Blood Crown Fox was extremely difficult to deal with, even much stronger than him.

"Forget it, time is limited, I can't afford to be greedy now..."

However, he was only somewhat interested, asking Qin Fang to find a way to capture this Blood Crown Fox was impossible...

Firstly, the Blood Crown Fox is very powerful and cunning, not easy to catch, even Qin Fang's grandmaster-level Thousand Illusions Technique couldn't deceive it, which shows how terrifying its sense is.

Secondly, Qin Fang has to rush to save Ning Yumo, and cannot afford to delay here. No matter how valuable the Blood Crown Fox is, it isn't comparable to Ning Yumo... He already possesses quite a lot of resources and doesn't lack this bit, while Ning Yumo is unique. He absolutely won't allow her to have an accident!

"How should I leave here?"

Now, Qin Fang indeed wanted to leave, but that Blood Crown Fox just stood there staring. It was troublesome for him to leave... The perception of the Blood Crown Fox was incredibly sharp, and Qin Fang wasn't assured he could leave quietly.

Helpless, Qin Fang started to cautiously look around, attempting to find a route to leave...

"Gone?"

However, after Qin Fang looked around and didn't find a suitable route, he turned back and was surprised to find the Blood Crown Fox had disappeared without him knowing...

Indeed it disappeared, Qin Fang had placed a reconnaissance mark on it, allowing him to locate it on the mini-map... But now there's nothing displayed on the mini-map, indicating the Blood Crown Fox has left the monitorable range.

"It's better that it's gone..."

Though somewhat puzzled why the Blood Crown Fox chose to leave at this moment, Qin Fang didn't have the luxury of time to ponder it. He immediately revealed himself and swiftly continued onward.

The matter of the Blood Crown Fox was just treated as a small accident encountered while traversing Mount Kunlun...

Now that the Blood Crown Fox is gone, this accident truly became an accident.

Qin Fang no longer thought much about it, focusing on traversing the perilous, cold Kunlun Mountain Range, with True Qi fully operating within him, resisting the cold and piercing chill all around, which also served as a form of training for him.

Such cold is highly lethal to ordinary people, freezing to death or injury is very common, but Qin Fang as a martial artist naturally possesses very strong vitality and resistance. Coupled with his special physique and abundant True Qi as the foundation, this extreme cold poses no threat to him.

The more severe the weather, the stronger the stimulus to Qin Fang... This icy chill compels Qin Fang to go all out to cope with it, even when he feels tired physically, his spirit remains very alert.

Qin Fang maintained his speed throughout, even when climbing such cold and slippery ice, it seemed as if walking on flat ground. He leapt up and passed easily... Effortlessly avoiding some of the glacier traps.

After spending a full five or six hours, with the sky about to darken, Qin Fang finally reached a relatively remote mountain peak... Looking diagonally down from here, besides the ice and snow, there was a faint hint of blackness, or some glittering lights.

"Almost there..."

Looking at the small town at the foot of the mountain, Qin Fang couldn't help but chuckle lightly. After enduring for such a long time, he was finally about to reach his destination... In the vast Kunlun Mountain Range, apart from military posts, only such a small town would have lights.

The conditions at the posts might be a bit worse, not necessarily having lights... But this small town, due to the expansion of smuggling trade, has increasingly comprehensive facilities. Even this tiny town specifically built a small power station to meet various electricity needs!

This information was gathered by Qin Fang from the data...

Now with lights in sight, Qin Fang naturally understood he had arrived at his destination.

"Yumo, I'm here..."

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Fang jumped straight down from the mountain top, completely ignoring any potential danger, heading directly to the corner of this small town below where Ning Yumo awaited him, no longer able to afford delays.

As the saying goes, a horse may die from exhaustion viewing a mountain. From the top it looked like only a few hundred meters away, but descending from the mountain to the town took many times more time to cross... Ice layers are dangerous, a slight mishap may end one's life here, even for a monstrous expert like Qin Fang! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)