"Wow! So... so amazing!"
"The Wolf King was hammered away."
Outside the platform, Xiangling, who was grilling meat, and Razor, who was eating meat, both watched Andrius fly off, their mouths agape in surprise.
Then Razor quickly closed his mouth—the meat in his mouth almost fell out.
"The meat you grilled is delicious!" Razor's hands were full of skewers; he had never tasted such delicious grilled meat.
"Hehe, I'm quite confident in my cooking skills." Xiangling only watched for a moment before returning to tending the skewers over the bonfire.
Compared to fighting, she was more focused on cooking. As for Razor, he was intently watching Xiangling's movements.
Only by eating well can one better hone oneself! Moreover, Andrius and Yu Jin were too fast; he couldn't make out anything special...
"Phew! I wanted to see how much I'd regressed, but it seems it's quite a lot!" Andrius shook his head, laughing as if in self-mockery.
"Don't belittle yourself. You've lost some things, but you've also gained some, haven't you?" Yu Jin drew his greatsword and once again rested it on his shoulder.
"Haha, indeed! Awoo—" Soon, Andrius composed himself. He had long been prepared for his strength to decline.
Although he was no longer the God who could freeze the northern lands, with Boreas's flowing wind, his power had become much gentler.
It was precisely because of this that he could protect this land, rather than destroy it as he once did.
Accompanied by a wolf's howl, specks of white light gathered on Andrius's body, turning his entire form pale.
"Whoosh!" Surging green wind swept up, and after the white light dissipated, Andrius, exerting his full power, appeared before Yu Jin.
At this moment, he was enveloped in azure and deep blue, and the flowing fur on his body was even more agile.
This made Andrius look much lighter, like a soft feather landing, as if he would fly towards the Sky in the next second.
"Clip-clop! Clip-clop!" The sound of wolf hooves striking the stone slab was so crisp. Andrius became even faster after gaining the power of the wind.
Not only that, a hazy, misty wind had once again enveloped the entire plaza at some point. This misty wind blurred vision, allowing Yu Jin to only see a faint blue streak of light flashing through the mist.
Andrius ran circles around Yu Jin, trying to find a weakness in the mist.
Both he and his people liked this. The only difference was that ordinary wolves hid in dense forests, while he hid in a turbulent flow of element.
In this misty wind, elemental perception was useless. The only reliable things were one's own eyes and body.
The Wolf King's trial could not be passed by relying solely on element.
Andrius circled Yu Jin an unknown number of times. He couldn't find any weaknesses in Yu Jin, or rather, Yu Jin was full of weaknesses.
But he maintained this seemingly flawed posture, motionless, with even his breathing frequency remaining exactly the same, which made Andrius even more hesitant to attack easily.
The large bump on his head hadn't even gone down yet!
"Heh heh, since you won't move, then it's my turn!" Yu Jin scratched his butt and pulled out a staff.
Then he held the Greatsword in one hand and the staff in the other, thrusting the staff firmly into the ground.
As the staff was inserted, large rotating patches of Frost began to appear around Yu Jin.
Samir's Ice Storm—the ice magic passed down in Samir Town. It allows one to thrust a staff into the ground, creating a cold storm around them. Its power can be increased by charging.
Samir's knights, wreathed in ice storms, have been challenging the fire giants since ancient times.
"Click! Click!" Countless ice crystals formed within the rotating Frost. A fierce wind swept all the cold, blowing against Andrius's body.
This made him... feel a little comfortable?
Nonsense, Andrius was the Wolf King who commanded the North Wind. The ice and snow of Mondstadt back then had a lot to do with him; how could he possibly feel uncomfortable due to the cold?
The familiar chill blowing against Andrius's body made him feel a little sleepy. Ever since Barbatos ascended to the position of the Seven Gods, Mondstadt's ice and snow had been blown away by the flowing wind.
Correspondingly, he had not felt that comfortable cold ever since.
As for Dragonspine, Andrius's soul was already bound to this land. Dragonspine's chill was destined to be beyond his reach.
Moreover, it seemed that some major changes were happening in Dragonspine now.
Andrius looked at the brilliant golden yellow in the Sky. As a wolf, his curiosity was still very strong. But it was clear that he couldn't satisfy this curiosity.
"It's not good to be distracted when fighting me!" Just as Andrius was running wildly, Yu Jin's voice suddenly came from behind him.
Andrius abruptly turned his head and saw Yu Jin running wildly behind him—his two legs were almost a blur.
Chasing four legs with two legs, Yu Jin had to put in some effort.
Just as Andrius was about to turn and scratch, he suddenly felt a sharp pain at the base of his butt.
Yu Jin had grabbed his tail.
"Hah! Get up!" Yu Jin held Andrius's tail with both hands, using his waist as an axis and pushing with his legs.
A tremendous force came from behind Andrius. Even though he dug his sharp claws deep into the earth, he couldn't stop his body from gradually lifting.
After only a moment, Andrius found that his claws could no longer touch anything—he had flown up.
Yu Jin spun like a top, so fast that both he and Andrius became blurs.
"Take off!" Seeing that the speed had accumulated sufficiently, Yu Jin released his hands, and Andrius's figure flew out like a cannonball.
"Whoosh!" Andrius transformed into a pale blue flash, flying towards the end of the Sky.
However, it was clear that Andrius did not want to visit Celestia. So, with a "Bang!" Andrius's figure turned into a phantom, dissipating between heaven and earth.
"Wolf King!" Seeing this, Razor immediately threw the meat skewers in his hand and ran towards Yu Jin.
This infuriated Guoba next to him, but fortunately, Guoba's plump physique had a soul that was completely mismatched with it.
After a few blurs, Guoba's bear paws held several skewers, causing Xiangling to clap repeatedly.
"Ugh..." Just as Razor was running anxiously, he heard a familiar yet unfamiliar retching sound.
It was familiar because it was the Wolf King's voice; it was unfamiliar because the Wolf King had never been weak.
Then, he saw the Wolf King's figure reappear in his sight. But this time, he was no longer standing proudly, but rather sprawled on the ground, like a little dog.
Andrius now only felt dizzy and disoriented. He hadn't felt this nauseous even when he was hit by Yu Jin's Greatsword.
No, how could he, a God, feel nauseous? What an eye-opener.
"Ugh..." Andrius felt another wave of nausea. He looked wearily at the unconcerned Yu Jin, his legs trembling slightly.
If it happened again, he felt that his and Boreas's originally fused souls would be completely scattered.
That's right, Boreas! Andrius's dim wolf eyes brightened slightly. Now that the fight was over, it was his turn.
"Andrius... ugh..." Boreas was about to say something inside when he suddenly felt a wave of nausea.
Andrius, that guy, actually directly transmitted the memory of what just happened to him!
This amused Yu Jin, who was standing by. He hadn't expected a dual-soul entity to be able to play like this?
"How about it, do you recognize my strength now?" Yu Jin stepped forward, flexing his muscles as he spoke.
Andrius finally felt a little better. He nodded weakly and said, "Recognize, recognize! I recognize it too much!"
He was now afraid that Yu Jin would do it to him again. If that happened, he feared he would be a goner.
"Hmph hmph hmph!" Yu Jin crossed his arms, looking at Andrius before him, extremely smug.
The Little Wolf King, how ridiculous!
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