The moment Xue He launched his attack, Shikong sensed that something was amiss and wanted to counterattack. However, at that moment, he suddenly lost control of his body and his thoughts became stiff. By the time he recovered, he was already under Xue He's control!
"Was that an illusion?!"
Shikong's expression was solemn. That feeling earlier must have been due to an illusion. Otherwise, his reaction would not have been so slow!
"There's no need to guess. You were under my illusion just now, so you couldn't react properly."
Xue He looked at Shikong and said calmly, "Now that you're completely under my control, I can kill you at any time. So, admit defeat."
As a three-tailed fox, Xue He's strongest point was his three tails. Now that Shikong was bound by his tails, there was no way he could break free. It was too late for him to revert to his original form.
"In the past, you always had a premonition when you used your illusion. Why did you do it so suddenly this time?"
Shikong did not struggle. Instead, he humbly asked Xue He for advice.
Xue He chuckled and said, "People change. In the past, my illusion did have some flaws, but now I've made up for those flaws. So, you didn't lose unjustly."
After hearing Xue He's explanation, a look of understanding appeared on Shikong's face. He then said, "Although I know it's very difficult to beat you, I still want to try again!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Shikong let out a furious roar. His body suddenly swelled and turned into a brown lion. At the same time, Xue He's body also suddenly expanded. His tail became as thick as a bucket and tightly wrapped around Shikong's body. No matter how hard Shikong struggled, he could not break free from the tail's shackles!
After struggling for a long time, Shikong finally chose to give up. With his strength, he could only break free from the tail's shackles if he was more than thirty percent stronger than Xue He. However, the gap between him and Xue He was too small.
"I admit defeat." Shikong looked helpless. "I'm no match for you."
Hearing that Shikong had admitted defeat, Xue He let go of his tail and returned his freedom to Shikong. After Shikong left the arena dejectedly, Jiao Jiao announced that the winner of the selection was the Crown Prince of the Fox King Tribe, Xue He.
Although everyone could accept this result, they were still a little surprised. Snow River's victory had been a little too easy. Lion Kong had fallen into Snow River's rhythm and did not put up any decent resistance at all.
Xue He politely bowed to everyone and then walked towards the spectator stand where the Fox King Tribe was. Looking at Xue He's back, Qinchuan could not help but frown slightly. He did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Xue He had deliberately looked at him just now.
"Jiawen, do you have any information on Snow River?
I want to take a look. "Qinchuan turned to look at Ma Jiawen." The more detailed, the better. "
Ma Jiawen thought that Qinchuan felt that Snow River was a strong opponent and wanted to study Snow River. She did not ask and simply said, "I will go back and organize it and send it to you. I will try to be as detailed as possible."
Qinchuan nodded and said, "Thank you."
"Everyone, today's selection is over. The two remaining matches will be held tomorrow. The Crown Prince of the Whale King Tribe, Jing Ran, will face the Crown Prince of the Bear King Tribe, Xiong De, and the Crown Prince of the Tiger King Tribe, Hu Xiao, will face the Crown Prince of the Wolf King Tribe, Lang Yue."
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Less than an hour after the selection was over, Ma Jiawen sent the information on Snow River to Qinchuan. Qinchuan picked up the information and looked at it carefully. He did not miss a single word.
Seeing Qinchuan so serious, Lion King asked curiously, "You are so serious about studying your opponent. If I didn't know better, I would have thought that you were studying Hu Xiao."
Hearing Lion Duke's words, Qin Chuan raised his head and looked at Lion Duke. He said seriously, "Big Cousin, if I say that I have the confidence to defeat Hu Xiao, but not Xue He, would you believe me?"
Qinchuan's face turned serious, and he asked Qinchuan, "What did you find out about Snow River?"
"I am not sure yet. I just have some suspicions. That is why I wanted to look at Snow River's past."
Qinchuan pursed his lips and said to Lion King, "If I find out anything, I will tell you immediately."
Seeing Qinchuan being so serious, Lion King nodded and said to Qinchuan, "I will keep an eye on Fox King for you."
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Fox King Tribe
Demon King Xue Gui sat on a chair and looked at Xue He who was sitting beside him. He smiled and said to Xue He in a satisfied tone, "Today, Crown Prince defeated Shikong and won glory for our Fox King Tribe.
In the face of Returning Snow's praise, Xue He smiled faintly and said, "Aunt, you flatter me. I just did what I had to do."
"You are not arrogant. Very good."
Returning Snow was very happy: "In the past, I always envied Tiger King Division for having such an outstanding prince like Hu Xiao. Now, I don't need to envy them because our prince is also very outstanding, not worse than anyone else!"
Xue He just smiled and didn't say anything. If Xue Gui was happy, then let Xue Gui say a few more words.
"Your Highness, I originally didn't have any expectations for you to become the Prince Consort, but your performance today has given me a glimmer of hope. If you were to face Hu Xiao and Qin Chuan, what are your chances of winning?"
Xue Gui looked at Snow River with bright eyes. "As long as you can defeat them and become the winner, your bloodline won't be a problem."
Snow River hesitated for a moment before replying. "I've fought Hu Xiao before. Now that he's gone back to his roots, he's improved tremendously. Even if I've improved as well, I'd say I have a forty percent chance of winning.
As for Qinchuan, I have never fought him before. We will only know who will win after we fight. "
"You have a forty percent chance of winning against Hu Xiao?"
Returning Snow narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "If that's the case, then the Crown Prince really has a chance of winning!"
Snow River looked at Xue Gui and asked, "Auntie, you want me to become the Prince's Son-In-Law?"
"Not just the Prince's Son-In-Law."
Xue Gui looked deeply at Snow River. "Snow Autumn is now the Demon Empress. If you can become the Prince's Son-In-Law, with our Fox King Tribe's support and Snow Autumn's influence on the Demon King, you will become the new Demon King in a hundred years.
Our Fox King Tribe will become the Fox Emperor Tribe. Recreating the glory of the nine-tailed celestial fox is not a dream. "
"Snow River, the future of our Fox King Tribe depends on you."