178 Azure Dragon Spiri (1/2)
Xue Wei was not the only one to be brutal and domineering to his enemies. Wang Xiaoyun was like a graceful breeze that swept through the mob of Primordial Beasts, causing fountains of blood to bloom everywhere she passed and leaving many of them severely wounded.
Hei Gou also threw himself into the fray. He felt no remorse battling Primordial Beasts. In fact, he felt great joy being able to fight other beasts, if only to test his strength.
Their objective was not simply to stall for time – it was best to end the trail cleanly to avoid attracting further variables.
But they were outnumbered ten to three. Even though they had overwhelming strength and held the upper hand, it was impossible to completely curb the chances of someone escaping.
So far, four experts had lost their lives, and six had received injuries of various degrees.
”Retreat and regroup later!” one of the unscathed beasts suddenly yelled out. ”Spread out and flee in whatever direction you wish. We will gather at the same place as we entered the formation!”
After saying that, he turned around and made a beeline for the forest depths.
He was quick to realize that they had lost the high ground, and that victory came at a price he was not willing to pay.
”Stop them!” Xue Wei growled and accelerated. Afterimages appeared behind him as he rushed towards a target.
Arcane Fist!
A thousand palm imprints appeared in the sky, and each was a true blow. The wildly fleeing target suddenly felt an acute sense of danger. Before he could turn around, however, the thousand fist imprints blasted him away
The force of the impact ripped apart his insides, destroying every organ. It was a swift kill.
Xue Wei did not even check to see if he was dead. He picked a new target and rushed at him, this time even faster than last, like a wild beast.
Inner Might – Sword!
Windwolf Sword Slash!
The Windwolf Sword Slash tore its way towards the back of the person he was chasing.
Just as the attack was about to hit, the Primordial Beast barely rolled to the side and narrowly evaded the beam of sword energy, which swept through a tree and bisected it. A loud crash rumbled through the area as the two halves of the tree fell to the ground
”Not bad,” Xue Wei snickered, his eyes glistening with battle lust. He was tunnel-visioning onto the individual in front of him, so Xue Wei inadvertently forgot about the rest for a second, lost in his animalistic mental state.
The killing intent within Xue Wei had fully been ignited. His eyes were red and bloodshot. His lips curled into a sinister smile that displayed a row of white teeth, and his arms and legs slowly morphed into draconic limbs completely naturally.
”Why are you doing this?!” Xue Wei's next prey screamed out as he ran, but Xue Wei did not answer. He stomped hard on the ground and propelled himself forth like a projectile.
”You are one of us, you should not try to kill us!” the terrified beast in human form yelled out again as it ran away. But Xue Wei did not even register what he was saying.
Something inside him was growing rapidly., Had he been in a calm, rational state of mind, he would have seen how the small core in his midsection had begun to rotate around itself at unbelievably fast speeds.
His Qi had always been azure, but now the color was growing even denser. The Qi started to take the shape of small dragons that roared within his body.
From deep within, Xue Wei felt as if a beast was being unleashed. The killing intent and the bloodlust was growing stronger and stronger, until suddenly it peaked, and it felt like something opened up within him.
A loud roar pushed its way through his windpipe and escaped out from his lips. This was no ordinary roar, but a loud dragon roar that spread over the entire space covered by the formation.
The dragon roar was so imposing that no one could avoid trembling when they heard it. It mired their hearts in worry and fear.
This roar alone was enough to instill fear in every Primordial Beast in the area; it was also enough to cause Wang Xiaoyun to freeze in her tracks. Her brows furrowed and she looked in the direction from where the roar came from, but she shook her head and continued chasing down the Primordial Beast she was hunting after a bit of hesitation.
Xue Wei felt an unexplainable release after the roar. The bloodlust and killing intent no longer seemed to make him lose his mind, rather it felt like a living, breathing part of himself.
His temperament was no longer as it had been before, but he did not understand it. An incredible calm came over him.
When he examined himself, he found that his body had changed as well. Now, in his transformed state, he had wings and a tail to go with his arms and legs. His entire body seemed to have changed into a draconic shape while retaining human proportions.