Walker Of The Worlds

Chapter 3594: Xueyan’s Eagerness

”Yes,” Xueyan said with a small laugh. ”You see, I didn’t inherit strong ice affinity like my mother. And I also didn’t have the Moon Dao affinity like my father.”

He spread his hands.

”So for a long time, I thought I had nothing.”

There was no bitterness in his voice.

Just honesty.

”It wasn’t until we visited the Guardian Beast Temple in the Huli Capital during an annual festival that everything changed.”

Lin Mu listened more closely now.

Xueyan’s expression softened slightly.

”I was just... in the crowd. Nothing special. But for some reason, Temple Head Puyi noticed me.”

Meng Bai leaned forward.

”He noticed you?”

”Yes,” Xueyan nodded. ”Later, he called me and my parents to meet him privately.”

His ears twitched at the memory.

”He told us something we never expected.”

”That I had a Spatial Element affinity.”

Meng Bai’s eyes widened slightly.

”That must have shocked your parents.”

”It did,” Xueyan said with a grin. ”They didn’t believe it at first.”

”But Puyi demonstrated it,” he added. ”He showed how my perception interacted with space differently from others.”

”And after that?” Meng Bai asked.

”After that...” Xueyan shrugged lightly. ”I became his disciple.”

He paused.

”And then he locked me in seclusion for ten years. He let me out for a month, then again in seclusion for another decade. I kept on repeating that pattern for a long time... I think its been five hundred years now? No wait... Eight hundred... Nah, more than nine hundred and fifty for sure. Its hard to keep track.”

Cattaleya snorted.

”Sounds about right.”

Meng Bai couldn’t help but laugh slightly. Though he was also surprised at how long the foxkin had been cultivating.

Then, after a moment, he asked something else.

”...Is it normal for one talent to suppress others like that?”

Daoist Chu nodded.

”It can happen,” he said. ”Especially with rare elements or the three primordial ones.”

He glanced at Xueyan.

”In such cases, the dominant affinity can suppress or even erase the manifestation of others.”

Meng Bai nodded slowly.

Then he turned to Lin Mu.

”...Then how does Master have multiple affinities?”

Daoist Chu gave a wry smile.

”...Do you think there are many people like him?”

Meng Bai paused.

”...No.”

”Exactly,” Daoist Chu said.

Meng Bai let out a small ”Oh” and nodded.

That made sense.

But Xueyan... Xueyan was staring at Lin Mu.

”...You have multiple affinities?”

His voice was quiet.

Curious.

Lin Mu replied simply.

”Space, Metal, Fire, Water, and Earth.”

Silence.

Xueyan blinked.

Once.

Twice.

And then... His tail froze mid-wag.

”...Five?”

Lin Mu nodded.

”...Five.”

There was a pause before Xueyan inhaled sharply.

”...That’s not possible.”

Daoist Chu chuckled.

”And yet...”

Xueyan looked at Lin Mu again. This time, differently. Not just with excitement, but with utter awe.

”...No wonder Master sent me with you,” he muttered.

He lowered his head slightly.

”...I thought it was just a learning opportunity.”

He looked up again, his eyes shining.

”...This is a miracle.”

His tail started wagging again.

Faster.

”...I can learn four different elemental interactions with space!”

Lin Mu: ”...”

Daoist Chu: ”...There it is.”

Cattaleya laughed.

”Back to being a puppy.”

Xueyan didn’t even deny it. He was too busy imagining all the things he could learn.

Below them, the Tival Kingdom passed by.

They did not stop.

Shrubby continued forward, maintaining his speed as they crossed the borders and moved further south.

The land began to change once more.

The air grew denser.

The forests thicker.

And somewhere far ahead the Mother Forest awaited.

And with it... Whatever came next.

A week passed in flight.

The vast skies of the Fox Scion World stretched endlessly before them, shifting from dense green canopies to rugged highlands, from winding rivers to distant mist-covered valleys. The journey was long, but not tedious, not with the group Lin Mu traveled with.

They did not stop often.

Only twice.

And both times, it was for Little Shrubby.

Even a beast like him, capable of tearing through the sky at unimaginable speeds, required rest and sustenance when pushing such distances continuously. Each halt became an opportunity, not for leisure, but for training.

For Xueyan though...

It became something far more valuable.

A revelation.

The first halt came on the edge of a vast plateau, where the winds howled softly and the horizon stretched endlessly. Shrubby lounged nearby, lazily chewing on a large roasted carcass he had hunted, while the others gathered a short distance away.

Xueyan stood at the side.

Watching, observing and recording.

He had taken out a jade slip, his fingers moving rapidly as he inscribed everything he saw, afraid that even a single missed detail might cost him something invaluable.

And what he saw...

Left him stunned.

Lin Mu stood calmly, arms behind his back, while Daoist Chu adjusted several formation flags planted in the ground. In front of them was Meng Bai.

He was sweating, breathing heavily, but standing firm.

”Again,” Lin Mu said.

Meng Bai nodded.

He stepped forward.

Then—

Cattaleya moved.

BOOM.

Her fist came down like a falling mountain.

Xueyan’s eyes widened.

”O.O!”

Meng Bai reacted instantly.

His spear spun, forming a defensive arc as water Qi surged around him, condensing into a rotating shield. At the same time, a talisman activated on his sleeve, reinforcing his stance while a formation beneath his feet flared to life.

CRASH.

The impact exploded outward.

Dust rose.

Water splashed.

And yet Meng Bai did not fall.

He staggered.

But held firm.

Xueyan’s mouth opened slightly.

”...He blocked that?”

He could clearly feel it.

Cattaleya had not held back much.

That attack was easily capable of crushing a Second Tribulation Immortal if taken head-on.

And yet... Meng Bai, who wasn’t even an Immortal yet, had endured it.

Not with brute force.

But with skill, technique and precise timing. All on top of absolute focus.

Cattaleya grinned.

”Not bad.”

Then, she attacked again.

This time faster.

WHOOSH

Meng Bai shifted, deflecting instead of blocking, redirecting the force while stepping back. His formations flickered, adjusting in real time, while his spear moved like flowing water, never rigid, always adapting.