Chapter 621: Silver Moon Wolf Clan

"Hmph! What do you mean, 'female'? You're implying I'm a 'bitch,' aren't you!" the woman said with a cold voice.

Hearing this, Han Li gave a wry smile but didn't respond immediately. After recalling the flying sword hovering above his head, he slowly said, "Regardless of whether you're male or female, you should at least tell me your origins."

"Origins? Am I not the artifact spirit of the ancient treasure in your hand!" The white fox half-crouched, looking at Han Li with calm eyes as it spoke.

"Of course, I know you're an artifact spirit. But I've never heard of an artifact spirit taking over a body," Han Li said, frowning, his voice turning cold.

"That just shows your ignorance. Am I not an example?" the white fox said dismissively, as if pursing its lips.

Han Li fell silent upon hearing this.

A moment later, however, he suddenly raised the Jade Ruyi in his hand and began to examine it closely.

"What are you doing?" the white fox asked coldly, a wary look appearing in its eyes as it stared at Han Li.

"Nothing. I'm just curious. Since you've successfully taken over this demon fox's body, this Jade Ruyi is most likely useless now. But if I were to destroy it, I wonder what would happen?" Han Li sighed, speaking calmly.

At these words, the white fox's expression immediately changed. It glared fiercely at Han Li, but after only a moment, it seemed to recall something, and its imposing aura suddenly dissipated.

"You don't need to test me. Indeed, if you destroy this Jade Ruyi, my artifact spirit body will naturally vanish with it. After all, as an artifact spirit, I have merged with this Ruyi," the white fox said indifferently.

Then, a silver light flashed around its body, and a powerful aura enveloped the white fox.

Han Li's heart tensed, and a cautious expression appeared on his face.

"Don't worry. It's just a bit inconvenient for me to speak to you in this beast form. I'm merely transforming now," the white fox said, after casting a cold glance at Han Li.

Han Li paused, then felt a slight sense of relief.

At that moment, the white fox's body emitted a dazzling silver light, causing Han Li to subconsciously take two steps back.

Within the silver light, the white fox transformed, rapidly morphing into an alluring human shape. When she stood up, Han Li noticed that, apart from the green light in her eyes vanishing and being replaced by clear black pupils, her facial features remained identical to how they were before the possession.

It seemed that once a demon beast's human form was set, it could not be altered.

While Han Li was silently pondering this, his hands subconsciously covered his vitals. After a moment of hesitation, she spoke with some embarrassment: "Fellow Daoist, do you have any clothes? I'm... not quite used to being like this." As she finished speaking, a hint of shyness appeared on her delicate face.

Han Li was slightly startled.

Without a word, he pulled out a spare set of clothes from his storage pouch and tossed them to her. "Thank you, Fellow Daoist!"

She thanked him softly and, raising a hand, draped the man's garment lightly over herself, instantly concealing most of her exposed form.

Han Li's expression shifted as he watched. Every movement of this woman was filled with an indescribable grace and charm, making her even more refined and gentle than a typical noble lady. It was truly difficult to believe that her original form had been a silver wolf demon.

After calmly putting on the clothes, she raised her face and slowly spoke to Han Li:"You can call me Silvermoon. As for my origins, it's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but that I can't clearly recall them myself. As you probably know, once a demon's soul is refined into an artifact spirit, it should lose all consciousness and simply obey the commands of its host artifact's master. Yet, for some reason, ever since the day I gained consciousness, I've had vague memories of some events from my life before. Though few, they're enough to grant me a degree of autonomy. I vaguely remember being a member of the Silvermoon Wolf Clan. That's why I gave myself the new name Silvermoon. As for what I was called originally, I can't remember." As she spoke, she took a few light steps, as if slowly adapting to her new body.

"Silvermoon Wolf Clan? I haven't seen any records or scriptures mentioning such a demon beast," Han Li said, stroking his chin, a flicker of doubt in his eyes.

"Those are just fragmented memories. Perhaps I've remembered incorrectly," Silvermoon said softly, a slight frown on her delicate brows.

Han Li was speechless at her words.

"Alright, even if Miss Silvermoon doesn't remember her origins. But how can an artifact spirit possess a body? Don't tell me all artifact spirits have this ability, or the cultivation world would have long been in chaos," Han Li asked gravely, after a moment of contemplation.

"Do you think I can just possess anyone?" she retorted with a cold chuckle.

"What do you mean by that?" Han Li narrowed his eyes, staring at her as he asked.

"Strictly speaking, the technique I just used wasn't true possession. It's an innate ability of our Silvermoon clan: soul consumption. It involves projecting one's own nascent soul to directly attack another's nascent soul and spirit. Naturally, after the target's spirit is consumed or forcibly expelled, our Silvermoon clan can temporarily reside in the new body. However, the duration cannot be too long, or the nascent soul will be assimilated by the body and unable to escape again. Moreover, this ability is a double-edged sword. Our Silvermoon Wolf Clan's divine sense is not inherently stronger than other demon races. If we encounter an opponent with an exceptionally powerful nascent soul, we risk losing our own lives. Therefore, it's not a technique we dare to use lightly. But for me, who lacks a physical body, it seems inconsequential," Silvermoon explained, her lips slightly parted, revealing words that startled Han Li.

Seeing Han Li's expression change drastically and about to ask something, she seemed to anticipate his words and quickly preempted him:"Don't ask me for details about soul consumption. I don't know exactly how it works myself; it's as if I'm born knowing how to use it. However, you don't need to worry; this soul consumption ability has many stringent limitations and cannot be used casually. Furthermore, I am not in my original Silvermoon body. Performing this innate ability in an artifact spirit form is nearly impossible. Had I not encountered this Four-Eyed Spirit Fox here, I wouldn't have been able to possess it. Otherwise, why would I have stayed in the Jade Ruyi all this time? In my memories, the Four-Eyed Spirit Fox seems to be naturally suppressed by our Silvermoon Wolf Clan, and this demon fox's body had actually already been possessed once by a clone of that Corpse Ghoul and was not its original owner. That's why I was lucky enough to succeed in taking it over," Silvermoon calmly stated.

"Four-Eyed Spirit Fox! Isn't this a Snowcloud Fox?" Han Li carefully observed the woman's beautiful eyes, finding nothing unusual, and asked in confusion.

"The 'Four-Eyed Spirit Fox' refers to this demon fox's state after its cultivation reaches mastery. Its demonic eye innate ability, in a sense, is even more terrifying than our Silvermoon Wolf Clan's soul consumption. With just a faint smile, it can virtually eliminate enemies invisibly. However, purely from its appearance, it indeed looks much like an ordinary Snowcloud Fox. Unfortunately, the moment it used its cultivation technique, my transformed body immediately recognized it," Silvermoon said with a slight smile, inadvertently revealing a hint of alluring charm.

"The demon fox's cultivation was already at the level of a seventh-level demon beast just now; isn't that considered mastery? Furthermore, since its cultivation hadn't broken through to the eighth-level transformation stage, why was it able to transform into human form early? And why were your cultivation levels fluctuating so much, just like the demon fox before it was possessed? Don't tell me you can also conceal your cultivation from me, just like the demon fox," Han Li asked, pressing his lips together and posing his most perplexing questions.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist certainly has a lot of questions. But then again, I don't know how many years it's been since I've conversed with anyone, so it doesn't matter. As for why that demon fox transformed early, I truly don't know. My guess is that the Corpse Ghoul, seeing the situation was dire, used some technique to temporarily graft a portion of its own cultivation onto this demon fox's avatar. That's why there was such a significant difference in its cultivation levels. The true cultivation of this Four-Eyed Demon Fox itself is still genuinely that of a low-level demon beast. Moreover, due to restrictions, even with the grafted cultivation, this demon fox still couldn't stray too far from the Corpse Ghoul's main body. As for my current human transformation, I also used a similar secret technique that can temporarily raise my cultivation to the level of a seventh- or even eighth-level demon beast. However, after a while, this cultivation will slowly dissipate, and I will revert to my true beast form. The next time I can transform again will be at least a month from now," she explained, revealing facts that brought Han Li to a sudden realization.

Following this, Han Li asked no more questions but lowered his head, pondering her recent words.

After a long moment, he finally spoke calmly:"Although these words haven't cleared up all my doubts, they have at least explained most of the reasons. Now, I have one more question for Fellow Daoist Silvermoon. What do you plan to do next, now that you have a physical body?"

Hearing Han Li's intriguing question, Silvermoon's face showed an enigmatic, half-smiling expression.

"If I were to say I plan to leave you, Fellow Daoist Han, to cultivate on my own, would you intend to kill me?" Silvermoon asked with a playful smile.