Blood dripped onto the stone surface and seeped little by little into the cracks of the wolf tooth stone. A faint light slowly spread within the crevices.
Kaleb forced himself to stand upright. The spear in his shoulder gradually turned into black mist and dissipated, but the wound left behind showed no sign of healing. Black patterns spread on his skin, as if some ancient curse was trying to erode his soul.
Azure Claw growled and surrounded him, its eyes full of anger and worry: "Kaleb, you..."
"Don't come near!" Kaleb said in a deep voice to stop it.
Azure Claw suddenly stopped in its tracks. It smelled the dangerous aura pervading the air. That black mist not only pierced through Kaleb's flesh and blood but also left the mark of the Black Mist Phantom in his body.
Kaleb raised his eyes to look at the Black Mist Phantom. The other party still stood quietly on the altar, its dark blue eyes coldly fixed on him.
"Do you know what it means to be stained with my black mist?" The Black Mist Phantom said in a low voice, a trace of mockery in its tone.
Kaleb gasped, but a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "It means that you've also left a flaw in me."
The Black Mist Phantom was slightly taken aback, then slowly narrowed its eyes: "Arrogant."
Kaleb didn't speak anymore. Instead, he slowly inserted the long knife into the ground, knelt on one knee in front of the wolf tooth stone, clasped his hands in front of his chest, closed his eyes, and murmured an ancient and mysterious incantation in a low voice.
With the echo of the incantation, the cracked wolf tooth stone gradually emitted a silver glow. In the light, the illusory shadow of the Wolf Soul loomed.
The expression of the Black Mist Phantom finally changed subtly. A trace of barely noticeable nervousness flashed in its deep eyes.
"You're summoning it...?"
Kaleb slowly opened his eyes, and silver light danced in his pupils: "This battle is not just my own business."
At this moment, the silver light in the crack of the wolf tooth stone suddenly burst out, forming a column of light that shot up into the sky, straight into the night sky, tearing a gap in the black mist that shrouded the valley.
Above the sky, a blood moon slowly rose. Its scarlet radiance spilled over the earth. The originally withered vines and the black mist shrank and trembled under the illumination of the blood moon, as if being burned by a fierce fire.
The Black Mist Phantom looked up at the blood moon, and its face turned gloomy for the first time: "The contract of the Wolf Soul..."
Kaleb stood up from the ground. Silver light surrounded his body. His shoulder that had been eroded by the black mist gradually returned to normal. However, a silver wolf pattern appeared on his forehead, as if some ancient mark had awakened.
"Black Mist Phantom, you have violated the rules of the Wolf Soul. Now, pay with your own existence."
The Black Mist Phantom stared at Kaleb, its voice low: "Do you think a contract can trap me? Although the power of the Wolf Soul is strong, you're just a mortal."
"A mortal?" Kaleb sneered, raised his head, and met the gaze of the Black Mist Phantom. "You've forgotten that I'm also a werewolf."
As soon as the words were spoken, Kaleb's figure suddenly grew larger. Silver light enveloped his body, and sharp claws and fangs slowly emerged in the light.
"Roar —!"
A deafening wolf howl echoed in the valley, as if announcing to the entire Wolf Soul Mountains that the true inheritor had awakened.
The face of the Black Mist Phantom standing on the altar finally darkened completely. The black mist churned and enveloped its body. In the next moment, it also completely transformed into a huge black wolf.
Silver and black, light and shadow, the two huge wolves confronted each other on the altar, and a biting killing intent filled the air.
"Kaleb..." Azure Claw murmured in a low voice, its eyes full of shock and awe.
"Lead the wolf pack back." Kaleb said in a low voice, his voice deep and full of power. "No one is allowed to interfere in the following battle."
Azure Claw gritted its teeth and finally nodded. It led the wolf pack and gradually retreated to the periphery of the valley, watching the two huge wolves on the altar from a distance.
The Black Mist Phantom slowly took a step forward, and its sharp claws scratched deep marks on the stone surface: "Kaleb, do you think the protection of the Wolf Soul can make you invincible?"
"Invincible?" Kaleb slowly raised his sharp claws. The moonlight reflected a dazzling light on the claws. "No, I'm just here to hunt."
The Black Mist Phantom sneered: "Hunt? You're not qualified yet."
As soon as the words were spoken, the Black Mist Phantom suddenly erupted. Its black figure pounced towards Kaleb like lightning, and its sharp fangs stabbed directly at his throat!
Kaleb's gaze was cold and resolute. His figure moved like a gust of wind, avoiding the Black Mist Phantom's attack. At the same time, he swung his claws to counterattack. The silver blade like a knife light cut through the night sky and slashed fiercely on the back of the Black Mist Phantom.
"Puff —!"
The Black Mist Phantom was slashed with a deep wound, and black blood splashed out like
smoke.
However, the Black Mist Phantom didn't show any pain. Instead, it turned around and grinned. Its fangs were still stained with Kaleb's flesh and blood.
"Your speed is still not enough."
Kaleb looked down at his chest and realized that the Black Mist Phantom's counterattack just now had left a long scratch on his chest. Blood dripped down his fur, which was shocking.
"Interesting..." Kaleb licked the blood at the corner of his mouth, and excitement flashed in his eyes. "But it's still not fast enough."
In the next moment, his figure disappeared from the spot. Like a stream of light, he stabbed directly at the heart of the Black Mist Phantom!
"Shh —!"
The claw blade pierced through the black mist and hit the vital point.
The Black Mist Phantom stared wide-eyed and looked down at its chest. The torn black mist kept dispersing, like an afterimage on the verge of collapse.
"This is impossible..."
Kaleb slowly pulled out the claw blade. The silver light was particularly dazzling in the dark night: "You underestimated the hunter too much."
The body of the Black Mist Phantom gradually turned into black mist and dissipated, as if it had never existed, leaving only the whispers echoing in his ears.
"Kaleb... this is not the end..."
As the black mist completely dissipated, the blood moon in the night sky gradually faded, and the Wolf Soul Mountains returned to silence again.
Kaleb stood on the altar. The silver light gradually dissipated, and he transformed back into a human form. He quietly looked down at the forest in the distance that was gradually waking up.
He knew that after this night, the wind in the Wolf Soul Mountains would eventually be different.