Ultimate Assault Soul Beast

"Wife, did you feel that just now?"

Meng Shu looked solemnly toward a certain direction within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Strangely, his Dragon Head Cane had been trembling without pause.

At the same time, Chao Tianxiang's Serpent Cane was trembling as well. The two were deeply connected to their martial souls, and both had sensed fear from them.

Chao Tianxiang lovingly stroked her Serpent Cane and said in astonishment.

"Old man, an incredibly powerful aura did sweep past us just now. But ours are Tool Martial Souls. How could Tool Martial Souls feel fear?"

"Grandpa, Grandma, what are you talking about?"

Meng Yiran, who had felt nothing at all, was completely confused.

Meng Shu did not answer. Gazing toward the direction from which the aura had come, he said gravely.

"Let's not go that way. I suspect there may be Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts fighting over there."

"Our martial souls have already developed sentience. They were likely intimidated by their aura."

"Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!!!"

Meng Yiran covered her little mouth and cried out.

Seeing that Meng Shu was not joking, she quickly clutched Snake Granny's arm. The three grandparents and granddaughter hurried away in the direction opposite that aura.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, beside an enormous lake.

An exceptionally tall Black-Furred Ape paced restlessly along the lakeshore.

"Second Brother, stop pacing. You're making me dizzy."

Beside the Black-Furred Ape, a gigantic python with an ox head snapped impatiently.

At those words, the Black-Furred Ape stopped. Looking toward a direction on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, it said uneasily.

"Big Brother, did you sense that aura just now?"

"Mm, I did."

"It was terrifying. Before that aura, I actually felt the urge to kneel in worship."

"Mm, me too."

"Then why are you so calm? No, I'm going to take a look."

"Fine. Go ahead."

The Ox-Head Python was a creature of few words. After only a few remarks, it retreated beneath the lake's surface.

The Black-Furred Ape dropped to all fours and raced wildly toward the direction where the aura had erupted.

Beside a clear stream.

Yu Xiaowei scooped up a handful of water and splashed it over his face. The cool stream water cleared his mind, which had been congested with rage, considerably.

After wiping the water from his face, he began cleaning the blood from his body again.

The blood of the Illusionary Dream Seven-Colored Lizard was highly corrosive. While Yu Xiaowei had been dismembering it earlier, he had suffered several shallow corrosive wounds himself.

The stream water splashed against his wounds, bringing waves of stinging pain. Yet that pain could not dispel the chill in his heart.

He knew perfectly well that what he had just seen was not real. It had merely been the Illusionary Dream Seven-Colored Lizard's innate ability—illusion.

Had it been any other illusion, perhaps he would not have become so violently enraged.

But what it had shown him was the scene of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's annihilation.

That was Yu Xiaowei's reverse scale.

It was also what Yu Xiaowei feared most.

More than eighteen hundred members of the clan, from top to bottom, had all been slaughtered.

Those without Soul Bones had at least been left with intact corpses, but those who possessed Soul Bones had all been brutally dismembered.

The entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been littered with corpses, the ground filled with wails of grief.

Whenever he thought of that scene, like hell on earth, he felt the urge to kill.

Huff—

After washing away the blood, he let out a long breath, calmed himself, and prepared to continue hunting Soul Beasts.

Just as he rose to leave, he sensed that he was being watched.

A Soul Beast? Or a Soul Master?

Yu Xiaowei immediately stopped in alarm, trying to pinpoint the direction of that watching sensation.

Yet whenever he stopped moving, the sensation vanished without a trace.

The moment he moved again, the feeling of being watched returned. Worse, its direction constantly shifted, making it impossible to locate precisely.

And whatever was behind him was drawing closer and closer.

Yu Xiaowei heightened his guard, every muscle in his body tensed as he prepared to exert force at any moment.

There was no doubt that the thing following him was a Soul Beast. Since it possessed such powerful stealth abilities, it surely also possessed an even more terrifying killing strike.

One man and one beast began circling through the forest. Yet after Yu Xiaowei had circled for nearly two hours, this remarkably patient Soul Beast still refused to reveal itself.

He could not help cursing under his breath. "What a cunning Soul Beast."

This hunting method meant it was definitely a feline Soul Beast. He just did not know what species it was.

When feline Soul Beasts hunted prey, most of them acted this way. They used their presence to frighten their prey into running about wildly, waiting until its stamina had been completely exhausted before appearing to enjoy their meal.

And he clearly had not yet shown any signs of fatigue, so it was unwilling to reveal itself. It still wanted to wear him down.

After roughly figuring out this Soul Beast's habits.

Yu Xiaowei pretended his waist and legs were aching. Now rubbing his waist, now massaging his legs, he staggered toward the stream from earlier.

There were fewer trees there, so the feline Soul Beast would have a greater chance of exposing itself.

Sure enough, when he headed toward the stream, the presence behind him visibly hesitated. But seeing that Yu Xiaowei seemed exhausted, the Soul Beast still chose to follow.

Along the way, Yu Xiaowei occasionally let his shoulders droop or rubbed his legs, deliberately making his footsteps unsteady.

When he reached the stream, he immediately lunged toward it.

Just as he crouched down and assumed the posture of drinking water, a fierce gust suddenly struck at him from behind.

It's here.

Yu Xiaowei rejoiced inwardly. Just as he had expected, in a Soul Beast's mind, drinking water was when prey was least vigilant.

As the Godzilla Martial Soul possessed him, he violently swung his tail at the attacking Soul Beast.

Clang—

The sound of metal striking metal rang out.

His Tail Whip, which had always been unstoppable, was actually blocked by this Soul Beast.

Feeling a burning pain from his tail, Yu Xiaowei was instantly startled and quickly turned around.

The moment he clearly saw the tiger-shaped Soul Beast before him, his head began to buzz.

It was a Crimson Gold Tiger, an Ultimate Assault Soul Beast. Its attributes were all invested into attack and strength, making it incredibly fast. Only its defense was average, and its skull was especially fragile. That was why it particularly favored hunting methods that first exhausted its prey's stamina.

The Yu Clan's Soul Beast encyclopedia recorded several other traits of the Crimson Gold Tiger.

First, it was unstoppable. No matter what defense one had, even the Black Tortoise's shell, it could break through it with a single claw.

Second, the wounds it inflicted healed extremely slowly. For example, there were now three bloody wounds on Yu Xiaowei's tail. Even with Godzilla's formidable regenerative ability, they would take at least half a day to recover.

Third, although its physical defense was average, its fur was immune to elemental attacks. No matter what damage came from water, fire, wind, or lightning, it was useless. Therefore, one could only fight it in close combat.

Among the rankings of Soul Beasts most suitable for Assault System Soul Masters, it ranked fifth. Those above it were all Soul Beasts with top-tier bloodlines, such as the Titan Giant Ape.

Among the rankings of Soul Beasts that were hardest to provoke, it ranked among the top three.

Most absurdly, unlike other tiger-type Soul Beasts, which grew larger the older they became, this thing's size became fixed once it reached adulthood. It did not grow any larger.

The Crimson Gold Tiger before him was only around three meters long, about the same size as an ordinary Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

But judging from the length of its tail, this was likely a Soul Beast nearing fifteen thousand years.

Facing such a terrifying Soul Beast, Yu Xiaowei did not dare be careless in the slightest. The Source of Power and Demon God's Body both empowered him.

The Crimson Gold Tiger elegantly paced around him with an utterly arrogant gait, seemingly searching for an opening.

Yu Xiaowei did not dare attack first either. Even his earlier unexpected Tail Whip had been blocked by the Crimson Gold Tiger, showing just how terrifying its reactions and speed were.

If he rashly took the offensive, he would likely expose his own weaknesses too easily.

After the standoff lasted a while, the Crimson Gold Tiger attacked first. Its body abruptly transformed into an afterimage.

Fast! Truly fast!

Yu Xiaowei could not see its movements at all.

Yet he calmly stamped his foot, and the Nuclear Radiation Domain instantly erupted outward with him at its center.

He had not activated the Nuclear Radiation Domain earlier because he had been waiting for this moment.

The Crimson Gold Tiger's fur could resist elemental damage, but it could not resist the control brought by Nuclear Radiation.

The Crimson Gold Tiger, which had vanished moments earlier, immediately reappeared in front of Yu Xiaowei. Yu Xiaowei viciously punched it in the head, while the Crimson Gold Tiger also swung its claws, carving three massive wounds across his chest.

Drip, drip—

In only a moment, the blood dripping from Yu Xiaowei's chest had already dyed the ground red.

That claw strike from the Crimson Gold Tiger had torn even Godzilla's scales into three enormous gashes. Had the Nuclear Radiation Domain not delayed it for a moment, Yu Xiaowei would likely have been disemboweled by now.

It truly was ultimate assault.

The Crimson Gold Tiger opposite Yu Xiaowei was not doing well either.

It climbed up from the ground, barely able to stand steadily as it continuously shook its head. Yu Xiaowei's punch to its head had left it dizzy and disoriented.

Staring with huge tiger eyes, the Crimson Gold Tiger looked utterly confused, as if wondering what had suddenly made it dizzy just now.

The battle had barely begun, yet both man and beast had already suffered serious injuries.

Yu Xiaowei stared at the Crimson Gold Tiger, considering how to turn the situation around.

Damn it, the clan's records were wrong.

This thing's skull was not ordinarily hard. With his terrifying strength, stacked with a two-hundred-percent enhancement and the sharp aura carried by his Soul Bone-enhanced fist wind, he still could not smash its skull apart.

The Nuclear Radiation Domain remained active. The Crimson Gold Tiger noticed that within the circular area around Yu Xiaowei, all the grass and trees were rapidly withering.

Just as it prepared to leap out of that circle, a white flame glowing blue shot rapidly from Yu Xiaowei's mouth, heading straight for the Crimson Gold Tiger's face.

The Crimson Gold Tiger snorted and revealed a disdainful expression. It turned sideways, intending to use its fur to endure the Heat Ray head-on.

However, after consuming the Ice and Fire Herb, the Heat Ray had gained a new property besides its fire-attribute heat—it could explode.

Boom!

After a thunderous explosion, the Crimson Gold Tiger was instantly blasted away. Blood could clearly be seen seeping through patches of its crimson fur.

Having been sent flying once more, the Crimson Gold Tiger was completely enraged.

The Heat Ray's explosion might not have dealt much damage, but to it, the humiliation was immense.

A forest overlord like the Crimson Gold Tiger had actually been injured repeatedly by a weak human.

Just as it rose and shook its body, preparing to attack again, blue light illuminated the entire area.

An incomparably thick blue beam struck the Crimson Gold Tiger, which had only just climbed to its feet, in an instant.

A small Mushroom Cloud rose amid the forest.

A powerful shockwave spread outward in a ring. Wild winds ravaged the woods, making the trees rustle as countless leaves were blown down, while loose stones on the ground bounced violently.

Yu Xiaowei, whose Soul Power had been depleted by more than half from that single strike, clutched his still-bleeding chest. Enduring wave after wave of dizziness in his mind, he found the Crimson Gold Tiger beneath the Mushroom Cloud, its flesh blasted into a mangled mess.

Just as he raised his left leg, ready to finish the Crimson Gold Tiger with one strike.

The Crimson Gold Tiger's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened. With the only claw it could still lift, it viciously stabbed into Yu Xiaowei's abdomen. Its blade-like claws pierced straight through his back.

"Ah—!"

The agonizing pain robbed Yu Xiaowei of his reason. He grabbed the Crimson Gold Tiger's claw with both hands, then opened his mouth and viciously bit down on its neck.

As the warm tiger blood entered his mouth, Yu Xiaowei discovered in astonishment that the wounds torn open by the Crimson Gold Tiger were rapidly healing.

This was not recorded in the Yu Clan's Soul Beast encyclopedia.

Crimson Gold Tiger blood was the best medicine for healing the wounds it inflicted.

The brutal battle finally ended when the Crimson Gold Tiger completely lost its breath and a black Soul Ring rose from its corpse.

Covered in blood, Yu Xiaowei collapsed onto the ground and revealed a grim smile belonging to the victor.

This was the strongest challenge he had encountered so far. This Crimson Gold Tiger, comparable to a high-level Soul King, had put him in mortal danger for the first time.

But in the end, he had won.

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