The vicious grin on Xia Yuan's face, even more ferocious than the Eclipse Moon Demon Wolf's, had yet to fade when golden light flashed!
The golden battle-axe in his hand, wrapped in black-and-red Conqueror's Haki lightning, became a lethal arc that tore through space. Moving faster than the eye could follow, it cleaved straight toward Fenrir's head!
The deadly sense of danger made Fenrir's icy-blue pupils shrink to pinpricks. Its battle instincts, rooted deep in its bloodline, screamed a warning.
At the very last moment!
Its impossibly massive wolf body burst with astonishing flexibility and speed, and its head jerked sharply to the side.
Screee!
A piercing cutting sound rang out, accompanied by the dull tear of fur and flesh!
The golden axe blade skimmed past Fenrir's neck, spraying green blood.
A small piece of its silver-gray wolf ear spun through the air and landed in a graceful arc.
"Awooo!"
Excruciating pain and unprecedented humiliation overwhelmed Fenrir.
It hurriedly clamped a giant claw over the base of its ear, now gushing blood and torn open by a massive gash.
Its icy-blue eyes turned completely scarlet with rage.
Like an ancient ferocious beast pushed past its limits, it let out a furious, anguished howl that shook the heavens!
Its enormous body, wreathed in an overwhelming aura of bloodlust, shot back dozens of meters, gouging deep furrows through the ice.
"Tch. What a shame."
Xia Yuan flicked the wolf blood and ice crystals from his axe. His golden hair whipped wildly in the turbulent air stirred by Fenrir's howls, and the mocking, cruel grin on his face grew even more glaring.
"I only chopped off one of your noisy dog ears. I didn't manage to shut you up for good."
The offhand taunt nearly broke Fenrir.
"You'll die!"
Fenrir's roar warped almost