Ah ah ah ah...!!!

Snow Moon panicked.

Water had reached her ankles.

What should I do!?

Snow Moon was frantic.

Calm down!

This is an escape room!

The water is also slowing down.

It must be just the next step, not a death trap!

She looked around.

The bas-reliefs were all glowing with the foxes.

What should I do!?

She scanned everywhere.

Trying to grasp any useful information.

The glowing fox bas-reliefs...!?

Huh?

The "sky" on the ceiling of the Water Fox Ancestor's room.

It was sparkling with stars.

No.

It was reflecting the light from the fox bas-reliefs.

That's when Snow Moon realized.

The ceiling was as smooth as a mirror.As if it were reflecting...

The surface of the water.

Startled.

Snow Moon looked down at the water's surface.

Beneath her cloak, something inside was glowing.

What is this...?

She took it out from under her cloak.

The glowing item was the Yaoguai Fox Jade Trinket.

The fox engraving on the pendant was also glowing.

Suddenly.

The pendant kept emitting a bright halo.

Causing the water at her feet to shimmer brilliantly.

As if there were phosphorescence in the water.

The streams of water began to flow toward the trinket.

Enveloping it like a sphere of water.

Huh...

The system screen appeared.

【Condition for changing race has been fulfilled.】

【Do you want to change your race from Human to Aqua Vulpes?】

Ah...!?

Snow Moon couldn't help but cover her mouth in astonishment.Is it possible...!?

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Aqua Vulpes Tribe.

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Among the Ten Thousand Yaoguais, Ten Thousand does not refer to the number of existing yaoguais.

It refers to the Ten Thousand Tribes.

There are tens of thousands of tribes within the Yaoguai.

During the peak era of the Yaoguai, it was indeed like this.

Later, although times changed and the number of yaoguai diminished significantly, the leader of the Yaoguais was still referred to as the Ruler Of Ten Thousand Yaoguais. - Or Ruler Of All Yaoguais.

The Aqua Vulpes Tribe has been passed down through many stories.

There was a fox living in a certain village, very fond of eating fish.

When fishermen went fishing, they would sometimes see a fox playfully hopping on the water's surface.

It was very picky.

Selecting only the tastiest fish to eat.

Over time, the fishermen in that village learned from it.

Wherever that fox dived to catch fish, they would surely haul in a big catch, with particularly delicious fish.

Children playing in the sea, if they accidentally drowned, would often be pulled ashore by that fox.

Over time, people called that fox the guardian deity of the fishing village.

Every time they set out to sea for many days, before leaving, they would take the biggest, most delicious fish and place it before the fox statue erected near the sea.If the next day the fish is no longer there.

Then the fox has agreed to protect them.

They can safely set sail.

If the fish is still there the next day.

It means the sea is rough.

Even the fox cannot provide protection.

They must not go.

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Amethyst listened intently to her mother's story.

Nestled snugly by her mother's side, she cuddled close.

Listening to her mother recount tales about their clan.

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"The Aqua Vulpes Ancestor was that very fox."

"That's why, even though the Aqua Vulpes belongs to the Yaoguais, we have a close relationship with humans."

"Unless attacked, the Aqua Vulpes is taught not to harm humans."

"However, because of this, other yaoguais dislike us."

A voice resonated from the jade trinket.

It was the voice of the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King.

"To them, human flesh is a delicacy, why not eat it?"

"No wonder the Aqua Vulpes is weak. Not even a single Yaoguai King belong to their tribe, or so they said."

The Water Fox Clan lives beside lakes and near bodies of water.The Aqua Vulpes Tribe of the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King settled at the very fishing village that the Aqua Vulpes Ancestor protected long ago.

Amethyst could never forget that day.

Loud thunder.

Strong winds.

The little fox burrowed into her mother's embrace, frightened by the overwhelming sounds.

Her mother gently smoothed her fur, nuzzling her.

To reassure her.

She truly felt at peace.

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"Yes...!"

Immediately after those words, the token began to glow.

Water started to flow along Snow Moon's hand, covering her entire body.

A refreshing sensation.

As if she were bathing in cool water.

A...?

It felt like she was shrinking.

"My legs...!?"

Her legs had dissolved into the water.

Just like when the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King had brought her down here.

Ting.

Ting Ting.

【New Skill has been added.】

【Flow Glide - Aqua Vulpes】

【Galaxy Under the Ocean - Aqua Vulpes - LOCKED】

【Transforming Water - Aqua Vulpes - LOCKED】

Two skills are still locked?

Snow Moon hurriedly opened the skill panel to see the effects of Water Surface Glide.

【Flow Glide - Aqua Vulpes Clan】

【A fox running and leaping on the water.】

【Passive: When moving on water, movement speed increases by 20%.】

【Active: Each step consumes vitality, but creates a water surface beneath the feet. Allies and oneself who tread on this water surface receive a 20% boost in movement speed and evasion.】

Wow...

The words "Aqua Vulpes" on each skill.

These aren't ordinary skills; this is Yaoguai Magic.

The unique spells and skills characteristic of each clan.

It can be considered to be similar to Almighty Skills.

These skills should only be possessed by NPCs.

How did Snow Moon unlock not just one, but three skills?

Even using a Yaoguai Elixir to change clans doesn't grant Yaoguai Magic.

It would only provide a normal skill related to that yaoguai clan.

What’s going on?

She truly wanted to leave and inform Director Minh and Tofu immediately.

First World... is no longer what they once knew.

The Yaoguai Fox Jade Trinket continued to emit sound.

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The little fox would often frolic on the ocean's surface.

It loved the feeling of its paws touching the water.

The fur of the Aqua Vulpes species was highly water-resistant.

They almost never got wet.

Run! Run faster!

I want to see those water droplets splash all over the surface!

Snap.

A much larger fox clamped its mouth around the little one's neck and carried it away.

It was Mother Fox.

The little fox still wanted to play, wriggling as it demanded to be released.

"Not today. The fish placed at the Statue of the Ancestor is untouched, which definitely means there will be rough waves."

The little one puffed its cheeks in frustration, having no choice but to let Mother Fox carry it home.

On the way back, they passed by the Statue of the Aqua Vulpes Ancestor by the shore.

The fish that Mother Fox had placed there yesterday was still untouched.

The Ancestor had not accepted the offering.

This meant strong winds and thunderstorms, frightening indeed!

The little fox shook its head.

The little one jumped down and climbed onto its mother's back.

"Your fur is warm, Mom!"

Mother Fox happily licked its cheek.

"He he he! Mom! That tickles!"

The mother and child joyfully headed home.

They cuddled warmly together and slept through the storm that day.