Chapter 736: Slaying the Horned Yin Xu (4/10, Request Subscription)

The ox-faced Yin Xu's expression changed instantly; its ox face was stretched as if pulled by a black sphere, its body elongating like a canvas being dragged toward the black sphere.

Moo!!

No one knew the panic coursing through the Yin Xu at that moment—only a bellow echoed as the black sphere slammed straight into the Yin Xu.

Boom—

The next instant, from the perspective of others,

the black sphere struck something and exploded with a crash, black light spreading like a curtain, blotting out the night and blocking vision.

When the black curtain dispersed, the black sphere had vanished.

At the same time, something heavy crashed heavily to the ground, sending up vast clouds of dust and carving a massive human-shaped crater into the earth.

Seeing this, Fang Yue turned back immediately and returned to the scene.

Amid the thunderous roar of Night Rain above, the shadowy silhouette of the Yin Xu reappeared faintly—now lying on the ground, barely alive.

Heart leaping with joy, Fang Yue's black qi surged outward, coalescing upon his right hand's Ice Blade, subtly staining it pitch black.

With internal force poured into it, the Ice Blade stretched wildly to forty meters in length.

Rushing to the Yin Xu's side, the forty-meter great blade rose high and came down hard, aimed straight at the Yin Xu's neck.

The Yin Xu frantically raised its hands to block—but the Ice Blade had already fallen, striking its neck with crushing force.

The familiar resistance returned; the Ice Blade felt as if it had cut through water, sinking into the ground.

Ssshh—

Black blood spurted out; a wound of moderate depth appeared on the Yin Xu's neck, continuously oozing black blood.

And the Yin Xu, panting heavily with its ox head, stared fixedly at Fang Yue.

When the thunder faded and the Yin Xu vanished again, Fang Yue raised his blade once more—and brought it down!

Ssshh—

Black blood spattered again; had Fang Yue been able to see, he would have noticed the wound on the Yin Xu's neck had deepened abruptly from moderate to significantly deeper.

And Fang Yue's third strike landed with perfect precision!

Moo!!

The Yin Xu screamed in agony; its neck wound had become horrific—skin and flesh torn open, exposing the bone beneath.

Black blood gushed forth like a hot spring, impossible to stop.

As the black blood poured out, the Yin Xu's form was once again exposed to all eyes.

Seeing the Yin Xu's state, the crowd froze for a moment, then erupted into a coral-tide roar of cheers.

"Night Lord has done it!"

"It's Night Lord's victory!"

"No anomaly is a match for Night Lord!"

Excitement spread through the crowd.

At this moment, between the Yin Xu's horns, a second black sphere began to form.

Its face twisted in fury, it bellowed as if determined to take Fang Yue down with it.

Yet… Fang Yue had no intention of giving it that chance.

Fang Yue stood beside the Yin Xu, calmly watching it, his lowered eyes as if gazing upon a corpse.

In his raised right hand, black qi poured endlessly, winding up the Ice Blade's hilt and engulfing the entire forty-meter blade.

"Moo!!"

Amid the Yin Xu's final bellow, Fang Yue's Ice Blade came down with crushing force!

765281!

A massive amount of damage erupted above the Yin Xu's head.

Unlike the previous strikes, this blow shattered the Yin Xu's neck with a sharp crack—the ox's head rolled to the ground, its wide, copper-pot-sized eyes lifeless.

Black blood flowed in a river across the ground; the scene fell utterly silent.

Dead…

The Yin Xu is dead?

Everyone stared, eyes wide, unable to believe it.

Though they had seen Fang Yue dominating the fight, many still doubted whether he could truly kill the Yin Xu.

Now, seeing Fang Yue had actually severed the Yin Xu's head—and the beast lay utterly still—they finally confirmed: the Yin Xu had been slain by Fang Yue!

"Night Lord! Night Lord! Night Lord!"

Coming to their senses, the entire crowd roared those three words, gazing at Fang Yue as if he were a god.

Whether it was the moment he tore across the sky as a black line, or this instant of slaying the Yin Xu, it left every heart trembling.

Everyone was utterly convinced by Fang Yue.

Fang Yue himself, however, stared blankly at the Yin Xu's corpse.

Even Fang Yue confirmed it was a corpse—because the system notification had just sounded.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player Yese Liming, you have slain the Niujiao Yin Xu. Reward: Control Power +0, Deflection Power +0, Lifespan +5 years."

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player Yese Liming, your Control Power has reached the realm's upper limit and has been converted into 【Realm Breakthrough Progress】."

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player Yese Liming, Control Power… 【Realm Breakthrough Progress】."

"System Prompt: Congratulations, you have obtained 【Xujiao】 x2."

The Yin Xu's massive body disintegrated into countless particles, leaving only its enormous ox head behind.

Among the swirling particles, one cluster drifted toward Fang Yue's hand, slowly coalescing into something.

When his hand grew heavy, Fang Yue now held two translucent, crystalline ox horns.

「Virtual Horn: Unknown substance, function unknown. 」

「Note: Use magic to defeat magic! 」

Looking at the description of the Virtual Horn, Fang Yue pondered silently and carefully stored the two horns away.

He opened his attribute list after a long time.

「Name: Yese Liming. 」

「Realm: Human-level Beginner. 」

「Strange Realm: Catastrophe-level Beginner 【5.7%】. 」

「Spirit Root: Strange Spirit Root. 」

「Status: Strange Curse 【Black Rain】, ——. 」

「Health: 13000/13000. 」

「Internal Energy: 25000/25000. 」

「Strange Value: 25000/25000. 」

「Control Power: 21020 【Base: 21000 / Reached Realm Limit】 【Status/Bonus: +20】. 」

「Dissipate Power: 21020 【Base: 21000 / Reached Realm Limit】 【Status/Bonus: +20】. 」

「Comprehension: 17. 【Special Attribute】」

「Talent: Night's Breath 【Human-level Upper Rank】. 」

「Strange Gift: Stilled World, Strange Membrane. 」

「Rain Rank: Frozen Heart Method 【First Layer】. 」

「Human-level Martial Art: Analysis Pupil 【Human-level Lower Rank】. 」

「Innate Martial Art: Innate Qi Shield 【Human-level Beginner】, Aura 【Human-level Beginner】, Shadow-Treading Step 【Innate Third-Rate】, Dark Moon Blade Technique 【Innate Third-Rate】, Night Flow Mental Method 【Innate Third-Rate】, Coiled Tree Mental Method 【Innate Third-Rate】. 」

「Acquired Martial Art: ……」

「Lifespan: 48 years, 2 months. 」

「Realm Breakthrough Progress: 1.5%. 」

The base values have broken past the twenty-thousand threshold and reached the current limit.

With added bonuses from internal energy and blade techniques, combat attributes would be even higher.

As for lifespan, had he not been wounded by the Ox Constellation's blade technique, which sharply reduced his lifespan, he would have several more years.

(End of Chapter)