Ming Lunyu glanced at the Golden Jade Earth Dragon sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, swiftly reviewing the information he knew about it.
The Golden Jade Earth Dragon was a gold-attributed Soul Beast, a type of subdragon. Though thick-skinned and able to wield metal Soul Power that represented slaughter, it was mild-tempered by nature and not particularly bloodthirsty. Other Soul Beasts were also unwilling to provoke it. Thus, barring unforeseen circumstances, the Golden Jade Earth Dragon race generally had an easy time living out its natural lifespan.
The one before him should have been no exception. It had already reached ninety thousand years, becoming a local overlord in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, where ferocious beasts roamed freely—yet it had been knocked flat by some suddenly appearing big shot like a roadside stray...
What cruel law of the world did this reveal?
Ming Lunyu shook his head and did not dwell on the question. He felt that he did not understand philosophy very well.
But he understood absorbing Soul Rings very well.
Without another word, Ming Lunyu covered his fist in a layer of multicolored Soul Power and punched the Golden Jade Earth Dragon directly in its round eye.
A black Soul Ring tinged with red floated out. Ming Lunyu sat down cross-legged and drew the Soul Ring toward himself.
Unexpectedly, the absorption process went exceptionally smoothly. The remnant Soul Beast spirit within the ring was not violent like those in the other Soul Rings he had absorbed. On the contrary, the Golden Jade Earth Dragon's spirit seemed like a lump of soft cotton, ready to be kneaded however one pleased.
"You should've said you wanted my Soul Ring! Couldn't I have just sacrificed myself?"
Vaguely, Ming Lunyu felt the Golden Jade Earth Dragon's