Three days of unbroken flight carried Xiao Feng across mountains and rivers, his cloak fluttering like a spirit banner under the endless blue dome. He cut through clouds with ease, the wind singing beneath his wings. His destination: the exact location where he had once been forced to flee with heavy injuries, bested by a ferocious opponent.
Now, he had returned stronger—deadlier.
> "Stormsky Raptor…" he murmured, standing atop a tall cliff overlooking the dense cloudsea. "It's time to settle the score."
With his sharp wind perception, he scanned the surrounding air currents. Within moments, a disturbance rippled through the flow of wind—sharp, chaotic, and furious.
> Found you.
Not far off, a majestic Stormsky Raptor soared in wide circles. Its sleek blue feathers sparked faint arcs of electricity with every flap, and its massive wings sliced the sky like blades. The aura it released was still intense—a mid-Rank 5 Magic Beast, equivalent to a 4-Star Dou Wang.
Xiao Feng narrowed his eyes and slowly rose into the air. Without hesitation, he channeled his Dou Qi and released a sharp blast of wind directly at the raptor's back.
Boom!
The attack landed harmlessly against its feathers, but the provocation worked.
The beast screeched—a thunderous cry that split the heavens. It turned, eyes burning with fury and hatred. Recognition flared in its gaze.
> You again…
With a roar, the Stormsky Raptor launched at him like a falling thunderbolt.
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Sky Clash Begins
Xiao Feng met it head-on.
"Falling Wind Slash – Triple Gale Cut!"
He slashed his sword three times in a blink. Three razor-thin wind blades whistled out, each striking with the precision of a master assassin. The raptor dodged two, but the third scraped across its wing, drawing a line of blood.
It retaliated, summoning violent gusts of wind and diving with devastating force. Xiao Feng's figure shimmered—
Wind Integration: Active.
He slipped through the wind like a mirage, vanishing and reappearing behind the beast. His sword danced.
"Second Form – Gale Bloom!"
Twelve wind blades bloomed like a storm lotus, spinning and tearing into the raptor's defenses. Screeches and shockwaves exploded through the clouds as the beast twisted in agony.
Their clash continued—twenty minutes of high-speed maneuvers, dodging, slashing, countering. Roars shook the sky. The clouds trembled. Wind screamed across the battlefield. The Stormsky Raptor was bleeding heavily, small cuts and slashes all over its majestic body.
But it still couldn't touch Xiao Feng.
> "You're fast, but you're not Wind."
The raptor faltered mid-flight, its wings slowing, exhaustion creeping into its movements.
Xiao Feng's eyes gleamed sharply.
"Tempest Swords – First Move: Gale Pierce!"
With a deep thrust, he vanished, reappearing right in front of the raptor. His sword tip became a blur, piercing through the air with such speed that it became nearly invisible.
Shuuk!
The blade stabbed into the raptor's shoulder, sending blood spraying into the wind.
The beast screeched in pain, stunned for just a second—but that second was enough.
Hand seals formed.
Wind gathered into his palm like a tidal wave compressing into a single point.
"Great Compassion Wind Rend Palm!"
A colossal, jade-green wind palm erupted from his hand, crashing down on the injured raptor with the force of a mountain.
BOOM!!!
The air exploded. The wind shrieked. The sky lit up.
When the dust settled, the Stormsky Raptor fell through the clouds, its massive body twitching once… then going still.
Xiao Feng exhaled and slowly descended.
> "You were strong... but you should've killed me when you had the chance."
He retrieved only what he came for—the Magic Beast Core—a glittering crystal pulsating with strong wind energy.
He left the corpse behind.
> "No need to harvest the meat. That was never the point."
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Status Update:
Stormsky Raptor (Rank 5 – Mid Tier) defeated
Battle Duration: 20+ minutes
New Core Acquired: Rank 5 Wind-Type Beast Core
Techniques Used:
Falling Wind Slash (Triple Gale Cut, Gale Bloom)
Wind Integration
Tempest Swords – Gale Pierce
Great Compassion Wind Rend Palm