At that time, in her mind, the only thought that crossed was how Tianlong had told her that she did not need to care much.

He would handle it.

She just had to act according to the script he told her.

But she? She was a core formation, a weak cultivator in a place filled with literal mobsters whose power level she couldn't even see.

And then, as if a force resonating with the forest itself, everything instantly vanished.

The trees that had been standing there disappeared into the ground. The hole stretched around a mile, cleared of everything, leaving nothing except a plain surface—an empty stage prepared for the chilling voice that resonated throughout the space.

"How strange," Akane murmured, her voice carrying the musical quality of wind chimes in a gentle breeze, though there was steel underneath the melody. "A human woman being chased by such an unfamiliar, corrupted kitsune. Tell me, child—where did you get this strange kitsune from, and how in my territory?"

'Ah shit, how can you be so cruel, honey.'

The fallen fox stirred slightly, one crimson-gold eye opening just enough to focus on the assembled threats.

Tianlong could smell a honey-like aroma emitting from that woman, whose only feet he could see—but enough to tell... she was gorgeous.

A man of culture's hidden ability to distinguish beauty just from her toes could never be wrong.

But for now, he needed to handle the situation like a gentleman.

And about getting stabbed in the back one time—he was the man who gave back not just ten, but a thousand folds. So he was definitely going to stab her back more than a thousand times.

With effort that sent waves of agony through his disguised form, he managed to access his system interface, the familiar blue glow appearing in his vision.

System, he thought through gritted teeth, activate Beast Taming Aura. Maximum output. Now.

[Beast Taming Aura Activated - Emergency Override Protocol]

[Power Output: 100%]

[Range: 500 meter radius]

[Warning: High vitality consumption detected]

[Estimated duration: 15 minutes before host collapse]

The aura exploded outward from his broken form like an invisible shockwave, washing over every creature in the clearing with irresistible force.

[DING!]

[System Notification: Beast Taming Aura - Maximum Override Detected]

[Multiple High-Tier Spiritual Beast Targets Identified]

[Bloodline Recognition Protocol Activated]

[Warning: Ancient Bloodline Resonance Detected - Royal Fox Lineage]

The effect was instantaneous and devastating.

Every fox spirit in the clearing—whether in human form or beast shape—suddenly went rigid, their eyes snapping toward the fallen corrupted fox with mechanical precision. Their gazes locked onto Tianlong's disguised form as if pulled by invisible strings, pupils dilating with something that looked disturbingly close to worship.

"What—?" Akane's golden eyes widened in shock as she felt the shift in the spiritual atmosphere.

The very air around them seemed to thicken with an ancient, primal authority that made her nine tails bristle involuntarily. Her perfect composure cracked for the first time in centuries as she sensed something impossible—a bloodline presence that shouldn't exist in this lower realm.

The corrupted fox form began to shimmer and distort, black ichor evaporating like morning mist as the twisted illusion melted away.

What emerged was far more shocking than any nightmare creature.

A man.

Completely naked, his body a masterpiece of masculine perfection—broad shoulders, rippling abs, powerful thighs, and between his legs hung nine inches of thick, veined cock that, even in this tense moment, commanded attention.

His skin held a golden radiance that seemed to pulse with each heartbeat, and his crimson-gold eyes burned with an authority that made the assembled fox spirits whimper with need.

'Ah, that hurts, man.'

Tianlong slowly pushed himself to his feet, golden blood trickling from the spear wound in his chest—blood that carried a scent so intoxicating that several fox spirits actually took unconscious steps toward him.

"STOP!" Yu Xiang's terrified scream echoed across the clearing as she saw the fox spirits suddenly surge forward like a living tide. "THEY'RE GOING TO ATTACK HIM!"

But her fears proved utterly unfounded.

Instead of violence, something far more shocking occurred.

One by one, every fox spirit in the clearing dropped to the ground in perfect prostration, their foreheads pressed to the earth in the deepest form of submission.

The sound of dozens of bodies hitting the ground simultaneously was like thunder.

"GRRRROWWWLLL..." Low, submissive growls filled the air as they pressed their muzzles to the ground.

"WHHIIINNNEEE..." Soft whimpering sounds of absolute submission echoed through the clearing.

A massive five-tailed fox, easily the size of a bear, crawled forward on its belly toward Tianlong. Its tongue lolled out as it began gently licking the spot where the spear had struck, tending to his wounds with the devotion of a loyal pet.

Another four-tailed spirit nuzzled against his legs, soft whimpering sounds emerging.

"W-what..." Yu Xiang's voice cracked with disbelief as she watched the scene unfold.

The fox spirits who had been maintaining human forms began to shimmer and change, their carefully crafted illusions dissolving like smoke.

Where elegant fox-eared humans had stood moments before, now lay genuine fox spirits—beautiful creatures with four or five magnificent tails, their true forms revealed as they pressed themselves as low to the ground as physically possible.

"Grrhhhh..." Low, rumbling sounds of submission filled the air as the creatures whimpered and crawled forward on their bellies, desperate to get closer to their new alpha.

Perfect, he thought. My suspicions were completely correct.

The Beast Taming Aura—one of his earliest system rewards that he'd never found much use for, given his preference for taming beautiful women on the bed rather than actual beasts—was proving invaluable.

But after hearing from Zhang Wuji regarding the information of this tribe and from the reaction of Yuki, he understood the basis of this tribe's condition: everyone here, except for Akane and her daughter, were spirit beasts who did not have the ability to transform.

Given his knowledge of this novel, he was aware of how foxes in this world evolved—how their hierarchy was set by the number of tails, and how upon receiving seven or more tails, they turned into human forms.

The humanoid form gave them the ability to cultivate the same as humans.

And all this just made him see an opportunity: an alone milf in the countryside, living without protection, without a man by her side. As a gentleman, he should fulfill her loneliness—and her body—with his presence.

To teach this world a lesson: never leave a beautiful woman abandoned, especially with a daughter by her side.

He was here to create a drama whose end would not be revealed to Akane until the moment she held a rotund baby of his in her arms.

"Cough—!" He let out a gust of golden blood which, naturally, was red, but through the ability of morphing, he had converted it into the color belonging to the royal fox clan of the upper realm—whose story he was going to use.

"Slurp."

And with his Beast Taming Aura, he was literally controlling all the fox spirits irrespective of their intellect, which was that of a cultivator—but mixed with absolute domain authority. Through the villain route, he had gained the ability to completely control any lesser cultivators.

Plus, with the added Beast Taming Aura, he was literally using these foxes as puppets, enough to make them lick his wounds.

After all, first servants would have to lick his blood, and the master would have to lick something else dangling between his legs—something he made sure to give a better visual of by arriving here naked.

'!'

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