Chapter 475: Rondo of Wind and Storm

Fang Yi's spear sent wind howling and lightning flashing through the skies. The spear thrust was so quick it left dozens of afterimages in all directions, surrounding Niutou completely.

Niutou sent his mace whirling horizontally around him, causing the ground to crack as wind buffeted Fang Yi. Under the effects of [Rondo of Wind and Storm], Fang Yi nevertheless stood firm, then sent another dozen spear thrusts toward Niutou.

Niutou continued to wave his spiked mace, but despite his strength, he had neither the speed nor agility to catch Fang Yi. Fang Yi continued thrusting, only to find Niutou's muscles as strong as armor in their own right—all his spear could do was leave behind a few faint marks on Niutou's skin.

"This leather's too tough!" Fang Yi struck once and again, dozens of afterimages flooding Niutou from all directions. The aura of wind and storm around him grew even stronger.

Niutou continued waving his spiked club in order to disrupt the effects of Fang Yi's aura, but the speed disadvantage proved to be a serious detriment.

As Fang Yi attacked, Niutou's body was buffeted by billowing winds and a gathering storm, and the two fighters persisted in a fragile stalemate.

"[Heaven's Judgment]! [Tiger's Howl, Dragon's Bellow]!" Fang Yi's spear took on the aspect of a dragon of the winds and a storm tiger as he charged forward.

With a flurry of techniques, Fang Yi's spear broke the stalemate, piercing Niutou's chest and sending blood spraying everywhere. Fang Yi smiled, but so too did Niutou. His pectorals contracted, squeezing the spear in place while he smashed down with his club.

The resulting force sent the wind exploding from the origin of the impact, and a huge crater could be seen in the ground where Fang Yi had been standing. He had darted back almost as soon as he realized what was going on—he hadn't expected Niutou to be so daring as to give up on defense in order to have an opening against him.

Another spear appeared in his hand, around which a snake seemed to writhe. This was the newest peak-grade soulshard he had received, that from a stormwind serpent. Yelling, he dashed forward with his spear in hand, trailed by a cyclonic gust of wind.

Niutou pulled out the spear trapped in his chest. His arms bulged with corded muscle, and his eyes flashed blood-red.

His green horns shone even more brightly, and his muscles bulged to such an extent that they seemed to be like a suit of armor in their own right, suppressing the wound he had taken in its entirety. He met Fang Yi's charge with a wave of his mace.

An explosion rang out with the force of thunder. The energy of the impact ravaged the land, causing it to crack in two. No one else could remain standing after the explosion.

A peal of thunder rang out in the sky, and white-silver lightning tore the sky apart. Wrapped in wind, Fang Yi leapt high up into the air. His spear caught a strike of lightning, charging up his body and making him look like a storm god.

"[Heaven's Judgment: Stormwind Explosion]!" Wind and storm combined and crackled at the tip of Fang Yi's spear, and a dragon's howl echoed resoundingly in the air. As he manipulated his spear, a tower of lightning crashed down on Niutou.

Niutou bent his thighs and clenched his fists. The muscles all throughout his body tensed, and his arteries and veins bulged as though there were worms crawling underneath his skin. He sent his mace whirling through the air.

The tremendous force of wind seemed to divide the very sky in half, splintering space all around it.

The tower of thunder crashed against the spiked mace, sending yet another explosion booming through the air and choppy waves along the river. The stormclouds that had gathered over the battlefield were torn apart. Rays of sunlight shone down on man and sura with a clash of spear and mace.

Niuhou howled out, his strength increasing by yet another level. His muscles were like steam engines, continuously producing more and more energy as the fight dragged on. Steam wafted out of his nose.

As wind and lightning crackled around the spear, Niutou's spiked mace began to crack, then broke in half. The difference wasn't in their own strength, but rather their weapons'.

Seeing the crackling spear headed right for him, Niutou hurriedly lowered his head, causing the spear to strike his horns instead. The ground beneath Niutou began to sink, and half his body was forcibly pushed within. Nevertheless, thanks to the strength of his horns, he was able to resist the spear attack.

Niutou planted both his hands in the ground and pulled, dragging up a huge chunk of earth and rock which he tossed at Fang Yi in mid-air.

Fang Yi whirled his spear, dodging the attack with the spin of his body. His spear flashed in midair and cut downward, slicing off one of Niutou's horns.

As the clod of earth and rock rushed toward him, Fang Yi activated [Wind's Spirit] and [Floating Clouds], dodging each attack by a hair's breadth.

Niutou planted his feet firmly on the ground as he leapt upward like a rocket, his fists reaching for Fang Yi.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Fang Yi flew up into the air, darting behind the boulders that Niutou had tossed upward.

Niutou pummeled each boulder into smithereens, but he was unable to catch up to Fang Yi. He roared in rage. His muscles bulged, and he punched the very air, sending a frightening burst of wind toward Fang Yi.

Meanwhile, Fang Yi leapt off a boulder, thrusting forward with his spear.

"[Heaven's Judgment]! [Tiger's Howl, Dragon's Bellow]!" Along the spear's breadth rose a dragon of wind and a tiger of thunder. As they twined around each other, the tip of the spear gleamed, crackling with concentrated power. The spear shot straight toward Niutou's back from behind.

Niutou, still looking all around for Fang Yi, never noticed the incoming attack. Fang Yi had been waiting for this opportunity all along—the spear pierced cleanly through Niutou's back and out his chest.

In disbelief, Niutou glanced at the spear tip that penetrated his chest before sending a powerless punch backward at Fang Yi.

Fang Yi clutched the heft of his spear with both hands, rotated in mid-air, then launched off by kicking Niutou's head, simultaneously pulling out his spear and sending him flying.

The minotaurs and sura were shocked to see Niutou's defeat. They simply couldn't believe that their sura king had lost to a mere human.

Niutou had seemed like an undefeatable existence to them, but Fang Yi had somehow wounded him mortally. They rushed forward to their fallen king, trying to save him from death...