Volume One: The Dragon's Soul Awakens Chapter 86: Awakening

“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King lunged toward Dongjun once more, when suddenly a bronze-colored wall shot up before it.
The Wolfblade King halted, just as several shells exploded in its direction. It dodged nimbly, as massive craters erupted all around.
“Wu Dancé?”
Mo Xing turned and looked back, finally spotting that familiar figure coming into view.
“Sorry, sorry! I overslept!” Wu Dancé scratched his head sheepishly, then raised his Dragon’s Roar and fired toward the Wolfblade King’s path.
“Uh…” The others were momentarily speechless.
The Wolfblade King kept maneuvering, dodging attacks with agility, making the number of craters around it multiply.
“This terrain is too tight!” Wu Dancé paused, frustration in his voice. “It’s so easy to accidentally hit you guys!”
“Glad you know!”
Xiaofeng, who had just been knocked aside by the Wolfblade King, slowly climbed to his feet, covered in dust, his face smudged and unrecognizable.
“Big bad wolf! Come fight me again!” Xiaofeng shouted with renewed vigor, gripping his long spear, determined to redeem himself.
“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King paid him no heed, turning once more to attack Dongjun.
“Protect him!” Shiyan called, unleashing Double Explosive Strike to block the Wolfblade King’s advance.
“Alrighty!”
Wu Dancé cast Ironclad Barrier again, a massive wall rising to block the way. But this time, the Wolfblade King wasted no time circling around: it leapt clean over the wall!
“Damn!”
Wu Dancé hurriedly gathered metallic energy, dozens of mechanical arms sprouting from the barrier to seize the Wolfblade King. But with a violent twist, the beast shattered their grip and pounced toward Dongjun, who was sprawled on the grass below!
“Ah!”
Dongjun collapsed to the ground in terror.
“Don’t be afraid!”
A figure rushed in from the side, stepping between Dongjun and the beast, sword flashing in a sudden thrust at the Wolfblade King!
Mo Xing!
“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King roared, blood swirling through the air from its palm.
“Frozen Wasteland!” Mo Xing bellowed. Instantly, the temperature plummeted by several degrees, and ice crystals crept swiftly over the Wolfblade King’s body.
“Awooo—”
The beast howled again, erupting with a surge of violent energy that shattered the ice and sent a raging gale toward the pair!
“Watch out!”
Mo Xing shielded Dongjun, and both were swept aside by the wind. Mo Xing’s body slammed into a stone, a sharp pain lancing through his nerves!
“Mo Xing!” Shiyan cried out, firing another Double Explosive Strike, bullets rattling across the Wolfblade King’s body, one striking the corner of its eye!
“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King let out a cry of pain, its aura growing even more turbulent as it charged straight at Shiyan!
“Big bad wolf! Take this!”
Just then, Xiaofeng burst in from the side, spear in hand, unleashing Collapsing Spear Technique. He leapt high, aiming to bring his weapon down on the Wolfblade King’s head!
“Hey!”
Sensing disaster, Wu Dancé quickly cast Iron Shield on Xiaofeng. But the Wolfblade King shattered it with a single punch, sending Xiaofeng flying.
“It’s gone completely berserk!” Li Xiangcao gasped, drawing a sharp breath.
“Cough!”
Mo Xing spat a trace of blood, eyes fixed on the wild Wolfblade King, his brows furrowed, gaze dimming, blood streaming from his forehead down his cheek.
“Brother!”
Dongjun sobbed, shaking Mo Xing as he cradled him in his arms. “Wake up, brother! Please, don’t die!”
…

“Are all these people really this clueless?”
Far off, Sasaki shook his head as he watched the awkward scene: seven against one, yet the wolf still dominated. He wiped sweat from his brow. “Even the contender you vouched for, Mo Xing, is down!”
“His potential hasn’t been unlocked yet.” Lin Ao remained calm, as if everything unfolded according to plan.
“Mhm? If he doesn’t erupt now, they’ll all be wiped out!” Sasaki shrugged, then turned his gaze two hundred meters west. “Is that old man still not making a move? He’s got some patience!”
“Old Ao, why don’t we just jump in?” Sasaki suggested. “We could show off a bit, stretch our legs, maybe even give them a lesson in how to fight!”
“That’s not the point. The point is…” Sasaki rambled, “We could impress the ladies!”
“Enough. Shut it.” Lin Ao shot him a glance.
“Alright…” Sasaki instantly fell silent, avoiding the murderous glare beside him.
“The main act is about to begin.” Lin Ao smiled faintly, his gaze returning to the battlefield.
…
“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King roared, launching itself at Li Xiangcao.
Li Xiangcao hurriedly activated Spiral Storm, trying to escape to safety, but the beast moved with lightning speed, its claws slashing at her in mid-air!
Wu Dancé tried to erect another Ironclad Barrier, but the wall couldn’t rise in time—Li Xiangcao was already sent flying.
“This is bad!” Wu Dancé frowned. Only two or three of them could still fight.
“We missed our last chance.”
Shiyan watched the Wolfblade King’s tail begin to mend, taking a deep breath as thoughts raced through her mind.
“…” Shiyan muttered softly, white mist rising around her.
“Awooo—”
Sensing a change in her aura, the Wolfblade King lunged for Shiyan!
Just then, a surge of blue light swept in—a figure with sword in hand blocked Shiyan’s path, eyes flickering with shifting radiance.
“Mo Xing!”
Shiyan exclaimed in surprise, halting her incantation.
Mo Xing said nothing, just turned his face slightly and smiled. Then his entire being became a dazzling blue light, flashing behind the Wolfblade King. His sword, The Frostless Divine, rang with a clear note!
Blue radiance flared, cold as hoarfrost!
Mo Xing swung his blade, slashing fiercely at the Wolfblade King’s spine!
“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King howled and bolted. This was no mere scratch—this strike truly wounded it!
The beast spun, arms spread wide. Bursting with unimaginable speed, it sent shockwaves through the air, dirt and grass swirling up in its wake!
Berserk beyond measure!
All the dust and burning plants within the domain whirled about the Wolfblade King.
Wolf King’s Domain!
“Mo Xing! Be careful!” Shiyan shouted, her body buffeted by the wind, feet scraping against the ground.
“What the heck! This thing has multiple attributes!” Wu Dancé exclaimed in awe. No wonder it was so hard to beat! He quickly cast Iron Shield on himself and Shiyan to shield them from the storm and debris. He was about to shield Mo Xing as well, but the latter had vanished!
A flash of blue light—Mo Xing appeared before the Wolfblade King!
“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King swiped at him with razor claws. Mo Xing swept his sword in a wide arc, cleaving through every claw in his path!
He then flickered to the beast’s snout, slashing down at its eye!
“Awooo—”
The Wolfblade King howled in agony, its aura swelling even more, the Wolf King’s Domain expanding to engulf the entire slope. Trees burned and toppled, grasslands turned instantly to ash!
A desperate, fatal blow!
Yet Mo Xing’s blue eyes shone ever brighter. Phantoms of blue light danced behind him as he swung his sword, and time itself seemed frozen by the chill—
Only Mo Xing’s form and blade moved, one with each other, flickering beside the Wolfblade King.
First strike!
The blade cleaved the beast’s right arm!
Second strike!
The blade severed its left leg!
…
In just two seconds, Mo Xing unleashed twenty-three slashes!
Wu Dancé could barely react before the Wolfblade King’s tail was lopped clean off by the final blow, the sound ringing out like a bell tolling midnight’s end!
The Wolf King’s Domain collapsed in an instant, pale blue afterimages of Mo Xing and his blade lingering in the air.
Sword raised, sword fallen—less than three seconds had passed. The Wolfblade King shuddered, then crashed to the earth, blood pouring from wounds all over its body.
“What… what just happened!” Wu Dancé stared at Mo Xing in shock. “What technique is that? How is it so powerful? He took down the Wolfblade King just like that?”
“Mo Xing? Are you… alright?” Shiyan saw him standing motionless, gripping his sword, and hurried over.
“Brother!”
Dongjun ran over too. He’d just been weeping in despair, blaming his own helplessness, when Mo Xing suddenly loosened his embrace, stood up, blue light blazing in his eyes, and in a blink appeared beside the Wolfblade King.
Mo Xing gave no answer. He simply lifted his head, gazing at the night sky. The blue light in his eyes dimmed, like a taut string suddenly slackening; he toppled backward, collapsing to the ground.
“Mo Xing!”
…
“That power is strong, but it exceeded what his body could bear.”
Far away, Sasaki shook his head. “A bit more and he’d have been consumed by it.”
“Extremes beget their opposites,” Lin Ao summed up.
“Mo Xing isn’t going to die, is he?” Sasaki nodded. “Now I’m as curious about this interesting guy as you are!”
“Mm.” Lin Ao replied simply, his gaze fixed on the distance.
“What does ‘mm’ even mean?”
Sasaki frowned in confusion, when suddenly a few raindrops fell on his face. He looked up—
“Huh? It’s started raining!”
“Prepare…” Lin Ao paused.
“Huh? Prepare for what? To find shelter from the rain?”
Before Sasaki could finish, a blinding light shot into his eyes, wind whipping his hair—
In the distance, a shaft of green light soared to the heavens, illuminating the night sky in a tempest of clouds and wind!
“What… what’s happening?!” Sasaki exclaimed. It was barely 2 a.m.—there was no way for the sun to rise now, yet the night sky was ablaze with light!
Something was very wrong!
“Follow him!” Lin Ao commanded.
“Huh?”
Sasaki snapped out of it just in time to see the old onlooker slip away, and Lin Ao dissolved into a swirl of black sand, vanishing before his eyes!
“Seriously? Can’t a guy get any rest? Am I just a tool for everyone?” Sasaki grumbled.
“Chase Mo Xing, then chase that old fox Mr. Shen? Isn’t sleep better than this?”
With that, Sasaki too faded into a shadow and disappeared.

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