Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 1014 The True Form of the King of Storms

call--

The wind suddenly intensified, as if countless blades were slicing through the air.

Xia Xiu stood motionless in the storm with his outstretched arms, his chest facing the raging wind, letting the heavens and earth tear him apart.

This gesture is extremely sarcastic, like a blatant provocation, conveying the message—come and hit me!
How could Feng Hou, whose mind had already been corrupted by the Fifth Truth, possibly tolerate this?

Then, in the next instant, the air exploded, and a whirlwind blade compressed to its limit pierced through the air with lightning speed.

"call out!"

The blade, like lightning tearing through reality, pierced straight into Xia Xiu's back, its sharp edge carrying countless tiny wind pressures layer upon layer, fiercely stabbing through his abdomen.

This strike was extremely fast and extremely ruthless.

With a whooshing sound, a blurry figure appeared behind Xia Xiu. It was the Wind Queen. She wore a cold mask, her figure appearing and disappearing in the gale, holding the "Wind King's Blade" in her hand, its blade still wreathed in the hurricane that tore the heavens and earth apart.

However, the scene took a turn at that moment.

Feng Hou's gaze suddenly froze, an incredulous, stunned expression appearing beneath her mask. Looking down, she realized that the wound wasn't on Xia Xiu's body, but on herself.

"puff--"

Her abdomen was pierced by the "Blade of the Wind King," and blood trickled down the blade, soaking her robes. The gaping wound was clearly caused by this divine weapon, and even the wind pressure was raging within her body, tearing apart her flesh.

The owner of the courtyard, however, was unharmed.

Hey, this is the "revenge law" from the eldest son.

It's still the Crown Plus version, offering greater retaliation and stronger damage feedback.

He had been itching to use the abilities he received from the First Son for a long time, and today he finally got to play with them.

Reflecting damage, directly returning it, is his favorite gameplay mechanic.

At this moment, his abdomen was pierced by the "Wind King's Blade," but there was not a trace of blood in the wound.

In the next instant, he manipulated the [Flesh Manipulation Technique] of the Holy Forging and Desire Flesh, causing the flesh to tighten and the fascia to wrap around, forcefully trapping the divine weapon wrapped in whirlwind.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound, like steel cracking, filled the air. The "Wind King's Blade" was clamped tightly, unable to move an inch.

Feng Hou's pupils contracted sharply. She could even feel the flesh gripping her weapon, and she wanted to use the "Wind King's Blade's" constant cutting ability to sever the opponent's flesh and pull out her weapon.

However, her ruthless retaliatory nature caused all the harm to backfire on herself; the harder she tried, the more damage she inflicted, and the tighter her opponent gripped her.

"Your weapon is quite interesting."

Xia Xiu's teasing tone carried over into Feng Hou's voice, and then, all that could be seen was his left hand rising, his elbow suddenly sinking.

boom!
A heavy elbow strike landed directly on Feng Hou's abdomen.

The force surged like a collapsing mountain, instantly blasting her away. She flew out like a cannonball, leaving afterimages as she crashed heavily into the tower.

—Bang! !
A deafening roar shattered the sky.

The figure after the wind crashed directly into the outer wall of the palace tower, the stone pillars shattered, the rubble rolled down, and the entire tower was dented as if it had been torn apart by a ferocious beast.

Dust billowed into the air, and debris rained down, striking the square and rooftops with a series of resounding crashes.

Boom——

The figure behind the wind struggled to its feet from the tower wall, scattering rubble and dust. Her chest heaved violently, her eyes filled with madness and resentment. With her movements, the suppressed "Law of the Wind" went completely out of control.

call--!
Above Far East City, dark clouds churned like a monstrous beast, their layers of swirling vortexes suddenly expanding. Lightning crackled through the clouds, and the howling wind surged like a tidal wave, threatening to tear the entire city apart. The illusory image of a crown atop the tower appeared and disappeared, its imposing aura pressing down like a mountain in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the raging winds and howling winds, Xia Xiu remained unhurried.

His right hand still gripped the [Lever of Heaven], as steady as a mountain; his left hand, however, casually reached for his waist.

With a strange sound like flesh rubbing against steel, he pulled the weapon out of his waist.

"Wind King's Blade" - The blade is wrapped in whirlwinds, and the whistling sound is like thunder.

Xia Xiu held the weapon horizontally in front of him with great interest, his golden pupils swirling.

"This sword... is indeed interesting. It makes the wielder's body completely invisible by refraction through the wind layer, and the whirlwind around him is even more incredible, like a chainsaw sword, shattering and cutting every second."

He raised his wrist, and the wind pressure around the blade whistled, spinning so fast it could tear the air apart.

"The speed limit will automatically adjust according to the user's ability, with an extremely high upper limit; it can also easily unleash a wind pressure slash, which can cut the enemy in half even from a distance of tens of feet."

Xia Xiu's lips curled up slightly, "Moreover... this thing's attacks deal true damage."

Good stuff, now it belongs to heaven!

The "Blade of the Wind King" trembled and whistled in Xia Xiu's palm, the wind so sharp it seemed to tear his hand apart.

That was no ordinary sword cry, but the backlash of authority—a sacred crown that had recognized its master was struggling frantically, resisting being played with by the enemy.

Unfortunately, this resistance was meaningless to Xia Xiu.

The [Triple Crown] around him began to exert its power, and three halos of light, as white as mutton fat jade, lit up at the same time, like three celestial bodies surrounding him, suppressing the sword with an unshakable pressure.

At the same time, the elemental power within him was unleashed, like layers of iron chains, forcefully suppressing the "Wind King's Blade." The whirlwind of the blade roared, but was forcibly torn apart, transforming into harmless air currents.

After casually suppressing the "Wind King's Blade," Xia Xiu raised his eyes and looked at Feng Hou.

Her mask cracked in the strong wind.

What was revealed below was not a human face, but a face composed of pure elements. The lines were blurred, as if it were a form forcibly condensed by wind and fog, with swirling vortexes in the eye sockets and sharp wind blades sweeping across the open mouth.

boom--

With a low growl, the crown of wind behind her suddenly expanded.

The crown, which had originally just been a halo around the back of her head, began to expand layer by layer, and the wind pressure fell like mountains across the sky above Far East City.

The dark clouds were forcibly lowered, and the entire city was shaking violently, as if the end of the world had come.

As the crown expanded, her own figure also grew taller, her bones and muscles were sculpted by the wind, and her body swelled up.

ka ka ka-

The roar of the elements exploded within her.

Her silhouette was no longer human; she had fully revealed the true form of the Storm King. She was a figure as tall as a Titan, and with each step she took, the earth trembled, and the dark clouds atop the tower seemed to surge and churn with the force of her breath.

After the storm, he raised his head and looked down at Xia Xiu and the son of the first return, his eyes filled only with the indifference of the storm and the will to destroy.

—The true king of storms has appeared.

People on the streets of Far East City looked up at the sky, their breaths momentarily frozen.

Under the oppressive weight of churning dark clouds, a colossal, Titan-like figure burst open the sky.

The true form of the storm was revealed, its body, hundreds of meters tall, was like a giant formed from the storm itself, and the sound of the wind was like a war drum, making people's eardrums buzz.

Boom——

With a casual step, the once majestic and immovable palace tower shattered, walls flew, and stones rained down.

The streets of Far East City descended into chaos. Residents screamed and fled, some fell and were trampled by the crowd, and cries and screams mingled together.

"Why...why did she reveal her true form!?"

"Lord Feng Hou... how could this be..." The sandstorm was churning in the sky, the gale was like a knife, tearing the roof off by the roots, and the wooden beams and stone tiles were dancing wildly in the air like sharp blades flying across.

Xia Xiu looked up at the Titan's massive body, his silver cane lightly touching the ground, the [Möbius strip] beneath his feet appearing and disappearing.

He couldn't help but mutter a complaint:
"A Grand-rank assassin, inflating his physique and abandoning his stealth tactics, really..."

He couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

According to the normal playstyle of a Grand Assassin, if the first strike misses, they should immediately flee far away, hide in the storm, and regroup to kill.

But Feng Hou didn't; she clearly wanted to fight Xia Xiu to the bitter end.

This Storm King, corrupted by the Fifth Truth, has completely lost the composure and rationality expected of a Grand Assassin.

The streets shook, and dust billowed into the sky.

Lupercal looked up at the towering Storm King, who stood like a Titan, and felt his breath being crushed, his heart pounding wildly in his chest.

Dark clouds loomed down, and the wind and sand were like knives. His legs almost went weak, and his instincts made him back away, but he gritted his teeth and trembled as he approached Xia Xiu's side.

He knew that only by standing beside his father could he avoid being swallowed up by this earth-shattering fear.

Xia Xiu sensed the boy's movement but did not reprimand him. He simply turned his wrist slightly and handed the suppressed "Wind King's Blade" to Lupercal.

The divine weapon, still trembling with the whirlwind, seemed to resist its new master, but under Xia Xiu's crown, the blade fell silent.

"This weapon is yours from now on," Xia Xiu said with a smile, patting the head of the Son of Return with his left hand and instructing him, "You must cherish it."

Lupercal paused, then took the weapon with both hands. He was breathing heavily, his arms almost numb from the shock, but his eyes gradually hardened amidst the trembling.

At the same time, Xia Xiu was no longer distracted.

He raised the [Lever of Heaven] in his hand, the silver staff rippling through the air. Since Feng Hou wanted to fight head-on, then he would fight head-on.

boom--

The crown of the Wind Queen shone brightly!
Behind her, the laws of the wind transformed into countless halos, piling up and rising.

As the crown unfolded, her domain completely tore open the sky.

【The Crown Unfolds, the Pure Land Untainted】

In an instant, the entire Far East City was engulfed in a roaring, colossal tornado. Columns of wind shot straight into the sky, dozens of bolts of lightning struck the vortex, and violent arcs of electricity intertwined in the gale.

The buildings caught in the whirlwind collapsed in an instant, with stone and steel being torn apart like pieces of cloth in the whirlwind, and even the dust and sand floating in the air were stripped away to the particle level that was difficult to detect with the naked eye.

Metal fragments, accompanied by a storm, swept across the streets like millions of flying knives, leaving trails of blazing white light.

The ground roared, as if the heavens and earth were being ripped apart by a destructive force.

Xia Xiu stood amidst the storm, his robes fluttering in the wind, his golden pupils narrowing slightly.

He sensed the power of the other party's crown—when released, it forms a super-giant tornado within the domain, carrying lightning and metal fragments, stripping matter down to the atomic level wherever it passes.

The [Lever of Heaven] in Xia Xiu's hand hummed incessantly, as if ignited by some otherworldly will.

He uttered a sentence in a low voice, as if giving himself an order:
"If this continues, Far East City will be completely destroyed by her... It seems we need to act quickly."

The tip of the staff pointed straight at the core of the Storm King's crown.

—【Realm of Nations: The Wrath of Ishtar】.

"Initiate calibration."

The handle sealed on the lever was slowly turned.

"Click."

That subtle, crisp sound was like gears meshing somewhere in the universe.

Immediately, the entire staff vibrated, and the surface silver light peeled off, revealing layers of "sealing nodes".

They surround the world from the inside out, like the laws of the gods gradually unfolding in the world.

First level - Unlocked.

"Authorization granted: Tianzhigongniu No. 1 Unit's location permissions have been released."

boom--!
The air was instantly compressed into a vacuum, and the clouds above Far East City were torn into a huge vortex.

Above Xia Xiu's head, a circular door, interwoven with gold and azure, appeared. Its edges flowed with the trajectories of stars, and at its center was a slowly opening abyssal crevice.

The silent door opened.

From within the rift, countless runes poured down like a torrent of fire. They resembled scrolls formed from sacred hymns, shimmering with golden light, their pages burning and shattering in the storm, yet constantly reforming themselves.

next moment.

The Bull of Heaven descends!

The thunderous roar was not a sound from the sky, but a resonance from a higher dimension, as if the concept itself was forcibly pressed into the three-dimensional world, and the frequency of the roar tore the air and the earth apart.

From behind that golden gate, a giant shadow slowly stepped out.

Its body is like the skeleton of a giant bull, covered by heavy metal divine armor. Ancient divine runes are engraved on each plate, and the symbols are burning, as if a secret ritual buried deep in the starry sea has been awakened.

Its back spreads out like wings forged in a furnace, traversing the clouds and cutting through the storm.

Deep blue lightning crackled on its horns, curving into elegant yet dangerous arcs, like two orbiting tracks supporting the primordial starlight.

Its eyes shone brightly, rotating two spheres of light that seemed to be a fusion of machinery and celestial bodies, cold and sacred.

Its first step caused the earth to sink with a roar, and the storm was suppressed like a tattered veil.

"Moo—!!!"

A deep and resonant roar shook the heavens, like the awakening declaration of a lost deity.

Xia Xiu's voice fell coldly, like a single decree issued to the world.

"Unit 1, intercept the target."

boom! ! !
The bull of heaven roared fiercely, its sound like the drums of a primordial war.

The two giant horns, wreathed in deep blue lightning, instantly burst into dazzling light. The gravity of the entire world went out of control in an instant, forcibly twisted and reversed by it, and condensed into an irresistible torrent.

It took a step forward with its head held high, and its massive metallic body caused the air to explode into countless vacuum vortexes.

In an instant, it was on top of the Titan's body after the wind!
Boom——!
The collision of the two crown-like domains was like the impact of stars, causing the foundation of the entire Far East City to crack.

Countless dust and rubble were blown into the air, as if the end of the world had arrived.

After the storm, the Pure Land of Immaculate Purity was torn apart by the impact of Unit 1. The tornado collapsed layer by layer, lightning danced wildly, and sharp metal fragments were directly crushed into dust.

Immediately afterwards, the Bull of Heaven used its irresistible brute force to send the hundred-meter-tall Titan flying!

"boom--!!!"

It was as if friction and resistance had suddenly disappeared between heaven and earth. The enormous figure behind the wind was thrown out of Far East City, leaving a long afterimage.

Her seemingly enormous body was blasted away into the distance as if it had been stripped of its weight.

"Kacha kacha——"

The rocks along the way were torn apart, and a bottomless ravine was carved into the earth. Finally, Feng Hou's body crashed heavily into a towering mountain outside the Far East City.

Rumble!
The entire mountain trembled violently, the mountain walls collapsed, and boulders rolled down as if the sky were falling and the earth were splitting apart. Dust rose into the sky, obscuring half of the sky.