The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 106 - Lightning Curse
"Purifying the power of lightning?"
The silent night made the voice of the Thunder Fox clearly audible even though the rain did not stop, he said calmly as he looked at Xin Chen in a serious face.
"Purifying power is the only way that the forces of nature submit to you. That way you can master more than just the Rain of Lightning. If you can master the lightning element it is not impossible that you can also master the other elements. There are still five Earth Ruler Demons alive in this world, if the Dark Demon has taken five of them then you should think of a way to compensate for its strength."
"All right, I understand." Xin Chen gave a small nod, the conversation came to a halt after that. The Lightning Fox refocused on its own meditation. Leaving Xin Chen pensive in his own thoughts.
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Towards the morning the Thunder Fox heard a voice calling out to him several times, annoyed by the sound she finally opened her eyes. Finding Xin Chen in front of him and returning, "I guess waking up a human is much easier than waking you up a Fox Master. You forgot we had to go where you said last night?"
The fox did not have time to let out his voice and Xin Chen was still cutting. "And how is Ye Long? Is he awake?"
Indeed, it was still too early now if Xin Chen asked Ye Long how, the Lightning Fox did not know either that the Black Dragon was awake or that it was dead inside its boundless space. He shook his hands until a silvery light appeared, in the blink of an eye Ye Long's body appeared before Xin Chen.
But there were no visible signs of life from Ye Long, the Black Dragon was petrified in its place. No sound of breathing or heart beating was heard.
This made the Lightning Fox sure that something bad had indeed happened to Ye Long and in fact until now he still had no way to ward off the lightning curse belonging to the Lightning God.
"He's... Dead?" Xin Chen did not dare to raise his head looking at the expression of the Lightning Fox, knowing that his Fox Master must have thought the same as him.
"I didn't hear his heartbeat anymore and his condition was beyond help. She's..." Xin Chen still believed in disbelief, he should have taken this matter quite seriously from the start.
Xin Chen's hand several times patted Ye Long's head, hoping for the dragon to awaken. It was inconceivable how forward it would be if Ye Long was actually killed by the lightning caused by his actions. Xin Chen would regret it for a lifetime if it were true that it happened. Remembering all this time Ye Long who had always helped him included when he was in the most difficult situation against the Four Surveillance Units.
"His body is dead." Just a few words came out from the mouth of the Lightning Fox but it was enough to make Xin Chen despair, in which case the Lightning Fox knew the situation better than him. Still continuing to look at Ye Long, Xin Chen asked quietly.
"Do you have no way at all? Usually you always have the Fox Master's way. I'd do anything even if the odds were one percent..." He turned his head towards Ye Long without heart as he added.
"I have to give Ye Long back to his family, I promised him that."
Slowly the Lightning Fox closed her eyes, she tried to think for a moment and let Xin Chen wait in uncertainty. The fox approached Ye Long calmly and placed his fingertips on Ye Long's body.
"His spiritual power still remains a little, it seems that the curse lightning did not completely destroy this dragon."
As hard as it tries, the most basic moves can no longer be done if it has been exposed to the Lightning Curse.
It was for that reason that the Lightning Fox did not hesitate to take out a quarter of its original form to protect Xin Chen, despite knowing he would not die but if Xin Chen could no longer use his strength. It would be very fatal. If Xin Chen had no way to protect himself then the person who was eyeing him like the people from the Silver Pagoda Association and the Four Surveillance Units would easily behead him.
"Even though Ye Long can still survive I'm sure he will live in agony. He could not bring fire out of his mouth. And seeing his body hurt so badly even after I recovered it with my strength..." Unaware of Xin Chen's clenched hands, he took a deep breath.
"He has no more strength and maybe some parts of his body have been damaged" the Lightning Fox continued. "To be honest, I have no way of dealing with this kind of problem. I've never faced it before."
Xin Chen's head nodded faintly, at the same time he thought Ye Long had a chance at life despite being very small. At least Ye Long's life could still be fought for. "I'll figure it out myself, until I find it please keep Ye Long's spiritual power safe."
"Not a problem." The Lightning Fox again stored Ye Long's body and made sure it remained safe. "We must leave immediately."
"Good."
During the trip the Lightning Fox realized something, he observed Xin Chen's increasing running speed. Either because he was only aware now but even though it was not so balanced Xin Chen could compensate for his Lightning Steps.
"I admit you learned quite quickly about the Lightning Steps."
Xin Chen regained his senses as the Lightning Fox spoke, he replied. "When I was at the Runaway Village every night I practiced the Lightning Steps. Shall I show you my book collection?"
"Stolen collection you mean?" The Lightning Fox croaked, Xin Chen's looks changed. "If they don't bother me, I won't rob them. Besides, instead of them dumping in the treasure vault, I'd better take it."
"You're just stacking that heirloom in your space ring."
"Later when we get to the city I will sell some non-essential items," Xin Chen explained. "By the way we've been running for five hours and you said we were almost there..."
Xin Chen's head turned to the left right and found no place that would be suitable for purifying power. There was only a vast expanse of weeds and only trees grew in the open.
"This place reminds me of the past." The Lightning Fox sounded murmuring to itself, as if millions of years had stopped by this place to train its strength and return after a very long time. It was a time when the Lightning Fox was just a hundred-year-old demon who was often the hunt for stronger demons.
"It should be a place I'm telling you it's still around here somewhere. Even though it's been a long time I can still feel the power of nature is very strong." The Lightning Fox explained as it turned its gaze to all directions.
"It seems that the Hermit Fox has returned to her dwelling..." A foreign voice rang out from a distance, the Lightning Fox was somewhat surprised to hear that voice she had long never heard.