Soul Storm
Whoosh!
Bi Fan became a streak of golden flame and charged toward the Three-eyed Fire Toad Beast. A violent surge of spiritual power rippled from his body, and the blazing force shattered the surrounding trees and rocks, sending them crashing to the ground in clouds of thick dust.
The Three-eyed Fire Toad Beast's gaze darkened. It seemed not to have expected this human to be so bold as to engage a Wild Spirit Beast in close combat. A moment later, a cold glint flashed in its eyes. Its four thick legs suddenly drove its body backward, as if it meant to evade him.
But before Bi Fan's golden, cast-iron fist could reach it, the beast's retreating form slammed a foot against a massive boulder behind it. The powerful rebound sent its entire body hurtling toward Bi Fan like rolling thunder, its rushing wind sharp and fierce!
In an instant, the two figures collided head-on. A deep, muffled thud rang out, and both man and beast were sent flying by the violent impact.
The Three-eyed Fire Toad Beast landed on all fours. It used the ground to absorb the impact, skidded backward several meters, then came to a stop.
Bi Fan, by contrast, was like a dazzling golden kite whose string had been snapped by a gale. He plunged headfirst toward the ground. The force of the impact carved a long trench through the earth before he finally came to a halt.
He lay on the ground and lifted his pale face. The golden light enveloping him had dimmed considerably. He coughed and spat out another mouthful of blood. His breathing was ragged, and the pain and numbness spreading through his body had slowed the flow of his spiritual power.
Clearly, he had gained no advantage in that close-range