Volume 5 Chapter 38

Volume 5 + Chapter 38: A Demonstration of Magic

“Join the White Night Sect. Serve the true Fox God. You… have no other choice.”

White Lotus gazed at Xia Yi.

After all, she had personally brought Xia Yi here and allowed an outsider to witness things that were never meant to be seen.

There were only two possible outcomes. The first was to die here, the second was to join the White Night Sect.

No matter which path was chosen, the secrets of this place could not be allowed to spread.

“You want me to join the White Night Sect?”

Xia Yi let out a cold snort.

“I refuse! I have not the slightest interest in a crooked cult like yours!”

“Once you taste the holy water, once it fills the regrets in your heart and shows you the beauty unattainable in reality, you will naturally join the White Night Sect.”

“No matter how extravagantly you dress it up, I will never drink that stuff!” Xia Yi’s attitude was resolute. “And as for joining your sect, don’t even dream of it. Fox God or not, I couldn’t care less!”

“Lady Shrine Maiden, there’s no need to waste words with her. Allow us to handle this. Some force may be required to quiet her down,” suggested a senior member of the White Night Sect. “She has been disrespectful to you the entire time. She needs to be taught a lesson!”

All the exits had long since been secured by the senior followers. Without their consent, no one was leaving.

Moreover, so many ordinary believers of the White Night Sect had already surrounded Xia Yi.

In terms of sheer numbers, the advantage was overwhelmingly one-sided.

White Lotus made no move to stop them, she merely watched from the side.

In a situation like this, escape was all but impossible.

“Shorty, surrender obediently!” One of the senior followers stepped forward, adding mockery to his threat.

“Shorty?!”

At the word, veins throbbed at Xia Yi’s temples, even the little tuft of hair atop her head bristled in fury.

Short? Where exactly am I short?!

I’m a solid one-meter-eighty grown man! If I hadn’t failed at slaying the dragon, how would I have ended up as this white-haired loli…?

The senior follower stopped in front of her. The stark difference in their physiques cast her entirely within his shadow, forming a pitiful contrast.

Another silent humiliation.

Xia Yi’s anger flared even hotter. She had originally thought of simply leaving, why should she meddle in another nation’s mess? That should be the little fox’s responsibility.

But now, she truly couldn’t endure it.

“Rose Staff!”

Xia Yi summoned the Rose Staff into her grasp and glared fiercely at the senior follower.

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“Oh ho ho, so you’re a mage?”

The senior follower burst into laughter, thoroughly amused.

“Even if you can use magic, what can you possibly do? At this distance, the moment you start chanting, I can lift a hand and crush your skull! Magic you cannot cast is meaningless!”

Everyone knew that casting magic required time for incantation.

If interrupted during the chant, not only would the spell fail, the mage would also suffer backlash.

Especially in a situation like this, surrounded by enemies, every movement under watch, there was virtually no chance of victory.

“This holy water is a blessing from the Fox God and exceedingly precious. Thanks to Lady Shrine Maiden’s special permission, you should not refuse, ”

The senior follower took out a bottle of holy water, intending to force it down Xia Yi’s throat.

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw a blur rush toward him. In the next instant, his vision went black. He lost consciousness and flew backward like a kicked ball.

Boom!!

Before anyone could react, the senior follower standing before Xia Yi had vanished, followed by a thunderous crash.

Turning toward the sound, the believers saw that he had first been slammed into a wall, and then the wall itself had collapsed, bricks burying him beneath the rubble.

Only then did they realize that the staff she had summoned was not meant for casting spells at all.

The other White Night Sect members froze for a moment before shouting at Xia Yi, “Y-You’re a mage, aren’t you?!”

“I am a mage,” Xia Yi replied. “It’s just that when allocating my stat points, I invested a little more into strength.”

“Damn you!!”

The senior followers charged at once, attacking from multiple angles in an attempt to overwhelm her.

But the disparity in strength was far too great. To Xia Yi, what did numbers matter?

This was nothing more than mowing down weeds.

“Sleep Spell!”

With the Rose Staff in hand, Xia Yi demonstrated to the foxfolk what (physical) magic truly meant.

The seemingly delicate staff, once swung, carried the force to topple mountains and overturn seas. The charging sect members were sent flying one after another, the immense strength knocking down swathes of believers in its wake.

“You’re attacking unarmed foxfolk!”

Seeing the tide turn, a senior follower resorted to moral condemnation.

“Do you have no shame? There are elders and children among them!”

“Who are you to lecture me?” Xia Yi shot back disdainfully. “You were the ones who provoked me first. I’ll hit whoever I please. Don’t like it? Too bad.”

“…”

The senior follower was left speechless.

Xia Yi figured this should be enough. A display like this ought to intimidate them, they likely wouldn’t dare obstruct her departure now.

Just as that thought crossed her mind, a voice rang out.

“Will-o’-the-Wisp.”

A cluster of eerie, otherworldly flames shot toward Xia Yi.

She looked up to see White Lotus holding a fan, magical energy swirling around her, it was she who had launched the attack.

“What is this fire? It won’t go out?”

The flames landed on Xia Yi and instantly spread, burning rapidly, devouring every part of her body. Ordinary means seemed incapable of extinguishing it.

“This is the Fox God’s flame. It will never be extinguished. The will-o’-the-wisp will burn ceaselessly until its target is reduced to ashes,” White Lotus said, gripping her fan. “If you beg for mercy now, there is still time. Depending on your attitude, I may consider recalling the flames.”

“How annoying.”

Xia Yi could tell that White Lotus was far stronger than the other foxfolk here.

What she said was true, if an ordinary person were struck by this will-o’-the-wisp, there would be no saving them.

“This kind of fire can’t kill me. You want me to beg? Not happening.”

Xia Yi stopped holding back. She unleashed the power of the dragon race, forcibly dispersing the flames clinging to her body in the simplest and most brutal manner.

With the release of her draconic power, the disguise granted by the transformation potion faded. Distinct dragon traits manifested, most notably, a large silver tail unfurled behind her.

The sudden appearance of a dragon stunned all the foxfolk present.

In an instant, the atmosphere shifted dramatically.

“You’re actually… a dragon?” White Lotus said in disbelief.

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