Douluo: Martial Soul Nine-Tailed Fox, I am the White Fox Emperor

Hu Bai looked at the figure in front of him, a figure so familiar to him that it was etched into his very bones, and his eyes instantly reddened.

That deep-seated affection, stemming from the depths of his soul, burst forth like a flood, instantly shattering his psychological defenses.

In the Douluo Continent, he was the supreme Holy Son.

But on Earth, he was just a wanderer, a child yearning for his parents' love.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

When Hu's mother saw that her son's eyes were red, she quickly put down the spatula, came over and touched his forehead.

"You don't have a fever... How old are you, still crying like that? Aren't you ashamed?"

Feeling the rough yet warm touch on my forehead.

Hu Bai could no longer hold back and hugged his mother tightly, bursting into tears.

"Mom! I miss you! I really miss you!"

……

The days that followed were like paradise for Hu Bai.

He discovered that the world was so perfect it seemed unreal.

First of all, his dad actually won the lottery jackpot, a whopping 50 million!

Overnight, the mortgage and car loan were all paid off, the family moved to a large villa, and bought a luxury car.

My parents are in good health, even more robust than before, and their smiles never fade.

Secondly, he no longer needs to face life-or-death battles, scheme against the conspiracies of the gods, or worry about dying in the streets one day.

My daily life consists of sleeping until I naturally wake up, playing games, watching movies, and having barbecue and drinks with friends.

This ultimate relaxation, this life without any pressure, allowed every pore of his body to open up.

This is joy.

Carefree, all wishes fulfilled, the pinnacle of life.

"Xiaobai, shall we go to the Maldives for vacation this weekend?"

One month later, one evening, in an upscale restaurant, a sweet-looking and gentle girl sat across from him, looking at him with eyes full of love.

That was his first love. In this world, they didn't break up; instead, they were about to get married.

The girl's name is... Xue'er.

She looks nine-tenths like Qian Renxue, but she lacks that aloof divinity and only possesses the gentleness and affection of a girl next door.

"Okay."

Hu Bai, cutting his steak, smiled and agreed.

"You can go anywhere you like."

"Really? That's wonderful! You're so good to me, honey!"

The girl happily took his hand.

Hu Bai felt the warmth from his palm and his heart was filled with satisfaction.

Isn't this the kind of life he had always dreamed of?
A wife and children, a warm bed, parents living in the house, and financial freedom.

Compared to the dangerous Douluo Continent, this is the true "paradise on earth".

"Stay here, live out your happy life here."

A voice seemed to resound from the deepest part of his heart.

That was his own subconscious, and also the most terrifying killing move in this illusion: oblivion.

It doesn't break you with fear, but melts your will with the happiness you crave most.

The days passed by.

Hu Bai seems to have truly forgotten everything about Douluo Continent.

He even began to think that the memories of "Martial Soul," "Soul Ring," and "God Realm" were just a long and absurd dream he had.

Until the night before the wedding.

Hu Bai sat alone on the balcony of the villa, holding a can of beer in his hand, looking at the moon in the sky.

The moon is beautiful tonight, a silver disc hanging high, cold and lonely.

"so good……"

Hu Bai took a sip of wine, a smile on his lips, but a tear slid down his cheek.

"Unfortunately, all of this... was just a dream."

"It's time, it's time to end this."

Hu Bai looked at the moon in the sky and murmured to himself.

His eyes gradually cleared, and the sharpness hidden deep within them returned.

At that moment, the floor-to-ceiling window behind them was pushed open.

"Xue'er" came out wearing a white lace nightgown, bathed in moonlight, looking incredibly beautiful.

She looked at Hu Bai with concern.

"Honey, what's wrong? It's your wedding tomorrow, get some rest."

She walked over and tried to hug Hu Bai.

In the past, Hu Bai would have naturally embraced her, but this time, Hu Bai took a step back and avoided her hug.

Xue'er was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes, looking pitiful.

"Honey? What's wrong with you? Don't you love me anymore?"

At the same time, the voices of his parents could be heard downstairs.

"Son! Come down here! Mom has made you a midnight snack!"

Warm, beautiful, and readily available happiness.

It's like a gentle net, trying to pull him back.

Hu Bai looked at the face in front of him that resembled Qian Renxue's, and then at the window downstairs where warm light was shining through.

Two lines of clear tears slid down his cheeks.

Really hurts.

Rejecting this beauty is more painful than facing a thousand troops.

But he knew that if he succumbed to this, then the real Qian Renxue, the real Gu Yuena, the real Bibi Dong...

They are still waiting for him.

"Sorry……"

Hu Bai's voice was a little hoarse, but incredibly firm.

"It's beautiful here."

"It's really beautiful."

"But... I can't stay."

Xue'er's expression changed, becoming somewhat ferocious.

"Why?! Isn't it good here?! You have everything you want!"

"Because I know it's all fake."

"Thank you for letting me see my parents again. My parents died in an accident when I was young, and I couldn't see them one last time."

"This is the biggest regret of my two lives."

"thank you so much……"

Perhaps that's why Hu Bai wasted so much time on this first exam.

Even though he knew it was all fake, he still craved this warmth and was willing to accompany this dream for a little longer.

But time was running out.

He had to leave.

Hu Bai slowly walked towards the stairwell, but he didn't go downstairs to eat that late-night snack.

Instead, he stood at the top of the stairs, facing downstairs, and bowed deeply.

The illusion seemed to sense his resolve.

His parents came out from downstairs, stood in the living room, and looked up at him.

Their expressions were no longer kind, but rather calm.

Are you sure you don't want to stay?

"If you nod, this dream will be real."

Hu Bai straightened up, shook his head, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

"No."

"thank you all."

"But outside, there are people I care about."

"My parents, brother, sister, and me, Xiaoxue and Nana, in my second life—I can't let them worry."

After saying this, Hu Bai closed his eyes, and a platinum-gold light suddenly shone from between his brows!
"The Ninth Test - Joy."

"break!"

The next moment, the entire world began to collapse.

The luxurious villa was reduced to fragments, the tender lover turned into smoke, and the kind parents became specks of light.

The endless white light engulfed Hu Bai's figure, burying his reluctance and longing completely.

Goodbye, Blue Star.

Goodbye, my dream.

……

in the real world.

Martial Soul City, Hu Bai's bedroom.

He remained seated cross-legged, surrounded by an elemental aura.

A tear still clung to the corner of his eye, but his aura had become even more composed and mellow.

[First Trial: Trial of Joy - Passed!]

Hu Bai's consciousness was in a void filled with white light. "Hoo..."

Just as he was about to catch his breath.

The surrounding white light suddenly began to change color.

From pure white, it instantly turned into a blinding blood red!
A strong, nauseating smell of blood wafted over.

The scene changed instantly.

This time, it's no longer a cozy modern city.

It was ruins!

A ruin engulfed in flames!
"here it is……"

Hu Bai stood in the center of the ruins, looking at the familiar broken walls and rubble around him, his pupils suddenly contracting.

This is Wuhun City!

That imperial capital that he had painstakingly built!
That Martial Soul City, which was incredibly prosperous and had all nations paying tribute to it just yesterday!
now.

It has become a dead zone.

The towering city walls collapsed, and the exquisite buildings were reduced to ashes.

The corpses of countless civilians and soul masters piled up like mountains, and their blood flowed into rivers, staining the moat red.

Dark clouds filled the sky, and thunder rumbled.

A tattered banner of the Martial Soul Empire swayed helplessly in the wind, stained with blood and dirt.

"Do not……"

Hu Bai's voice trembled.

"how so……"

"Who did this?!"

He ran frantically through the ruins, searching for a familiar figure.

"Teacher! Xiaoxue! Nana!"

He prayed in his heart, praying that it was just a nightmare.

He ran until he reached the square in front of the Papal Palace.

That scene pierced his heart like a sharp blade.

The enormous angel statue was cut in half at the waist, and on the statue's base...

A golden figure was pinned to a stone pillar by a black halberd!

That's a thousand feet of snow!
The twelve-winged angel's wings on her back were torn off and scattered in the pool of blood.

On that exquisitely beautiful face, the despair and resentment of death still lingered.

"Little Snow!!"

Hu Bai let out a heart-wrenching roar and stumbled forward.

But before he could get close...

The scene on the other side completely broke him down.

A massive, silver dragon carcass lay across the center of the plaza.

That's Gu Yuena!
Her dragon horns were cut off, her dragon scales were stripped off, and her belly was ripped open, with golden dragon blood flowing all over the ground.

And beside the dragon's corpse.

Bibi Dong held the broken magic scythe, knelt on one knee, and lowered her head.

There was a horrifying hole in her chest; her heart had been ripped out.

died.

All dead.

The person he loved most, the teacher he respected most, everything he wanted to protect.

Everything vanished in an instant.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

A burst of ear-piercing, maniacal laughter came from the sky.

Hu Bai suddenly looked up and saw countless figures radiating divine light floating in the sky.

The figure looked down at Hu Bai, his eyes full of mockery.

"This is the consequence of defying the divine realm!"

"The so-called Martial Soul Empire, the so-called Angel God, Rakshasa God, and Dragon God are nothing but ants!"

"Your women, your country, all perished because of you!"

Are you angry? Are you in pain?

"Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do!"

boom!
In that instant, Hu Bai felt a string in his mind snap.

An unprecedented rage erupted from the depths of his soul.

"you……"

Hu Bai slowly straightened up.

He kept his head down, and no one could see his expression, but at that moment, his hair turned blood red!

A palpable killing intent, centered on him, instantly swept across the entire world.

"Everyone must die!!!"

Behind Hu Bai, the nine tails instantly turned as black as ink.

The divine artifacts in his hands no longer shone with holy radiance, but instead turned into black streams of light that destroyed everything.

"kill!"

Hu Bai soared into the sky.

He didn't use any soul skills; he acted entirely on his instinctive bloodlust.

He wielded the Asura Blood Sword in his hand, unleashing streaks of blood-red sword energy that stretched for tens of thousands of meters.

"Puff puff!"

Those so-called "gods" in the sky were torn to shreds by his sword as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

Blood fell like raindrops, and Hu Bai, bathed in divine blood, had bloodshot eyes, like a demon god crawling out of hell.

"Kill them all!"

"Destroy this world!"

"Since you've destroyed my home, I'll drag the whole world down with me!"

kill!kill!kill!

Hu Bai has lost his mind.

He wasn't just killing enemies; even the surrounding space and the ground were within his attack range.

This extreme anger gave him unprecedented power.

"That's it, unleash your fury, become a slave to slaughter..."

The voice of his inner demons whispered in his ear, tempting him to utterly fall into depravity.

Just as Hu Bai was about to unleash his ultimate move and completely shatter the entire illusionary world.

"Om..."

A clear buzzing sound suddenly rang out in his mind's sea.

Ghostly Carved Magic Sword!

That is a divine artifact representing the god of emotions.

At the same time, a cool force of destiny flowed from his third soul core, instantly washing over his feverish brain.

"wrong……"

Hu Bai's movements suddenly froze.

The sword remained suspended in mid-air, not falling.

He looked at his blood-stained hands and at the completely destroyed Martial Soul City below.

Through that pool of blood.

He saw his own reflection.

That wasn't the elegant nine-tailed boy.

It was a ferocious monster with bloodshot eyes, whose only purpose was destruction!

"What am I doing?" Hu Bai's eyes began to struggle.

"Huh...huh..."

Hu Bai was panting heavily, and the bloodshot in his eyes gradually faded.

Instead, there was an extreme coldness...

Trial!

Hu Bai closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, his one gold and one silver pupils were clear again.

“I am the arbiter.”

"Not a butcher."

"The path of Asura lies in stopping killing, in judging evil!"

Hu Bai raised the sword in his hand.

This time, the sword no longer emanated a violent blood aura, but rather a layer of sacred, inviolable platinum-gold light.

boom!
A sword fell.

That arrogant figure, under this light of judgment, melted away like ice and snow, instantly turning into nothingness.

At that moment, the world turned into a vast expanse of white once again.

[Second stage: Trial of Wrath, passed!]

In the real world, Hu Bai's murderous aura instantly subsided, becoming more introspective and profound.

...(End of chapter)