Refining the Heavens 2 (炼天二)

Chapter 27: Grey Wolves (Part 4)

Right after the initial attack, a swarm of wind blades flew towards the boys. Everyone's faces turned grisly, knowing that even Kairos' physique will be torn apart if struck by this many razor-sharp gales.

The ominous black wind was like guillotines that came to take their lives, but as death arrived, an unexpected party stood in the way.

Grey Wolves, fearlessly, jumped in front of the boys and threw themselves into the deadly wind. The merciless edge cut into fur and flesh, dying the ground crimson.

*uwoooo*

Their sacrifice and screams drove every person here into seething anger; not at the Black Winds, but their own carelessness.

"Let's not hold back anymore," Edward said coolly.

"Seconded."

"Yeah..."

"For sure!"

"Let's do it," their captain agreed.

The boys closed their eyes for a moment and connected with the lifestream hidden within themselves. The passive pool of energy that is meant to keep one alive started stirring and the immense power they had been holding back now rolled out from each of them with suffocating pressure.

Using this power is burning the oil lamp when the flame is spent so will their life. However, if they remained unfeeling by the Grey Wolves' sacrifice, then they are no better than the degenerate nobles they despised.

Their cultivation quickly raised as their complexion paled. From Peak D rank, the infusion of Origin Energy into their flesh brought them all the way to Mid B rank before stabilising.

Wind blades continued flying at them but were deflected with ease. The boys moved forward with determined steps with Jim, who is the swiftest leading the charge.

Disregarding his wounds, he jumps into the midst of their enemies like a vengeful wraith while muttering under his breath an incantation. The rage of seeing their wolf companions die was thick on his tongue.

I am the one whom encompass all,

The abyss of dusk and dawn,

The purgatory of good and evil,

The devourer of the enduring day.

I am Suzaku, vermillion bird of the South!!!

The entire space turned chaotic, powerful spheres of light manifested which quickly dimmed into pure darkness. When the spheres became completely black, it once again reverted into luminous white orbs. The beasts that touched the white balls were blown apart, while those that touched the black balls were sucked into it and crushed into dust.

Then, they witnessed a truly terrifying event.

As the intervals of the spheres flickering between black and white varied, it was inevitable that two orbs of different colours will touch. At that moment, the planes of existence trembled dangerously with a terrible screech. More and more orbs gathered, and it wasn't long before reality was torn like a paper ripped into two. Above Jim, an enormous fissure opened up with a howling roar. Those nearby Jim did not notice any pressure, but the Black Wind wolves felt an immense force dragging them closer.

The gaping darkness revealed by the tear was like a hungry beast, and it noisily pulled in almost two dozen wolves with a frightening voracity. While friends and companions stared wide-eyed, the crack had already resealed itself like it never appeared.

For a moment, there was only silence. Both men and beasts dared not make a sound as if fearing that the fissure may return.

Against this Secret Art, any A ranker can easily avoid it. However, what's frightening is that Jim is only using Mid B rank power.