Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear

"Is this the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear?"

Hearing his father's words, Liu Xinghan looked calm on the surface, but a storm raged in his heart.

Having read the original novel, he knew of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

This was a species at the pinnacle of the soul beast bloodline hierarchy. A hundred-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear could fight a thousand-year soul beast; a thousand-year one could fight a ten-thousand-year soul beast. A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was enough to rival an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Just like Xiao Wu's mother in the original novel, a Soft Bone Rabbit with a hundred thousand years of cultivation—if she encountered a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, she would not stand a chance!

That was the power of bloodline.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was said to possess a bloodline comparable to that of dragons. Even in the Star Dou Great Forest, it was rarely seen. How had one appeared in this tiny Soul Hunting Forest?

It really was strange!

At the same time, the situation on the battlefield changed once more.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was indeed terrifying. Despite having only a hundred years of cultivation, it had practically pinned the thousand-year Flame Tiger to the ground and beaten it the entire time.

Tiger-type soul beasts stood at the top of the soul beast food chain due to their powerful attacks. Yet after an intense battle, the Flame Tiger had suffered severe injuries beneath its opponent's Dark Gold Dreadclaws and was in danger of losing its life.

"Dad, can you handle that Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear?"

An idea came to Liu Xinghan, and he asked.

Liu Xuanfeng glanced at his son and immediately understood what he was thinking. "Son, don't tell me you want the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Spirit Ring?"

Liu Xinghan immediately nodded.

Liu Xuanfeng frowned. "That Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear may only have a hundred years of cultivation, but it can rival a thousand-year soul beast. You might not be able to withstand the energy in its Spirit Ring!"

"Dad, did you forget that I was born with an extraordinary physique?"

After taking the Body Refining Pill, his physical condition had already been no weaker than that of a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master even before awakening his Martial Soul. After awakening it, his body's strength had increased dramatically once again.

It was not impossible for him to withstand the Spirit Ring of this hundred-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!

Liu Xuanfeng pondered for a moment and found it reasonable. He nodded. "Fine. We'll use it as my precious son's First Spirit Ring. I can't handle a thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, but a hundred-year one shouldn't be a problem, especially after it's gone through such a fierce battle!"

After father and son finished discussing it, they quietly hid in the shadows and waited for the two beasts to determine a victor.

In less than a few minutes, the Flame Tiger was torn in half by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

"Dad, act now while it hasn't reacted yet!" Liu Xinghan urged.

"Alright, watch your old man!"

Liu Xuanfeng shouted, "Martial Soul Possession!"

His body transformed, and Liu Xuanfeng charged out at lightning speed, heading straight for the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear before it could react.

Four Spirit Rings rose around him.

His First and Third Spirit Rings lit up at the same time.

First Spirit Skill, Body of the Demon Wolf.

Third Spirit Skill, Arrival of the Heavenly Wolf.

With the enhancement of those two Spirit Skills, all of Liu Xuanfeng's attributes increased by one hundred and forty percent, instantly bringing him to his strongest state.

Immediately afterward, his Second Spirit Ring lit up.

Liu Xuanfeng spat out a black fireball that expanded in the wind until it was as large as a millstone, then smashed fiercely into the unprepared Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Second Spirit Skill, World-Ending Black Flame. Enhanced by the First and Third Spirit Skills, the destructive power of this attack was terrifying.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear let out a pained roar.

But it was not over yet.

Liu Xuanfeng's final Spirit Ring lit up, and his Fourth Spirit Skill, Phantom Cross Kill, was unleashed immediately afterward.

Liu Xuanfeng, possessed by his Martial Soul, flickered like a phantom as he closed in on the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. His wolf claws crossed before him, then slashed out violently, sending a cross-shaped streak of light crashing into the bear's chest.

Boom!

With a deafening explosion, the fur on the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's chest scattered and its flesh burst apart. Amid a miserable howl, its massive body was hurled more than ten meters away before slamming heavily into the ground.

After hitting the ground, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was already at death's door!

From the shadows, Liu Xinghan stared in stunned silence. His father was way too fierce. In barely a dozen seconds, he had taken care of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!

"Son, come here!"

Liu Xuanfeng beckoned to Liu Xinghan.

Liu Xinghan immediately ran over. To absorb a Spirit Ring, he had to personally deliver the fatal final blow to the soul beast.

If someone else killed the soul beast, he would not be able to absorb its Spirit Ring.

Taking the refined steel dagger his father handed him, he followed his instructions and thrust it straight through the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's eye socket. The blade pierced its brain, ending the bear's life directly.

A yellow Spirit Ring rose up.

Only after completing this step did Liu Xinghan let out a sigh of relief.

This precious Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Spirit Ring was his!

"Dad, you're incredible. Even such a powerful soul beast as the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was instantly killed by you. One word: awesome!"

Liu Xinghan gave him a thumbs-up and spoke with admiration.

Liu Xuanfeng laughed loudly. "Of course!"

In truth, only he knew how difficult that victory had been.

As the owner of the Black Flame Demon Wolf Martial Soul, with the optimal Spirit Ring configuration and Soul Power at level forty-four, he had used all four Spirit Skills against a hundred-year soul beast—and even launched a sneak attack. It could hardly be called an easy victory.

"Absorb this Spirit Ring quickly, then we'll leave as soon as possible. It isn't safe here. The smell of blood may attract other soul beasts," Liu Xuanfeng said seriously.

"Alright!"

Liu Xinghan nodded earnestly.

He sat cross-legged and extended his right hand, summoning his Martial Soul.

A bronze-colored book appeared in his palm. With a slight urging of Soul Power, the yellow Spirit Ring produced by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear seemed to be drawn in and flew directly over, settling around Liu Xinghan's Martial Soul.

Roar!

At the same moment, an enraged bear roar exploded beside Liu Xinghan's ears, nearly destabilizing his mind and causing him to faint.

Fortunately, he had taken the God Transformation Pill. His Mental Power was even stronger than that of an ordinary Two-Ring Great Spirit Master, allowing him to endure that bear's roar.

Following the roar, a tyrannical and immense stream of energy surged madly into Liu Xinghan's body.

He knew that this was the energy contained in the Spirit Ring. Absorbing it all meant successfully fusing with the Spirit Ring!

No matter how painful it was, he had to endure it!

Beside him, Liu Xuanfeng watched his son with a tense expression.

"Son, you have to succeed!"

As Liu Xuanfeng prayed, he nervously observed the surroundings, guarding against a sneak attack from other soul beasts!

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Liu Xuanfeng seemed to sense something and looked toward his son.

His eyes immediately widened as he watched the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's corpse turn into a streak of golden light and merge into his son's Book Martial Soul.

"This..."

Even as Liu Xuanfeng was shocked, he was also deeply confused.

For a Martial Soul, the Spirit Ring was what mattered. He had never heard of any Martial Soul that could absorb the corpse of a soul beast as well!

It seems Xinghan's Book Martial Soul is anything but ordinary!

Liu Xuanfeng thought to himself.

At the same time.

After a prolonged struggle, Liu Xinghan finally subdued the terrifying energy within the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Spirit Ring.

It was fortunate that the Body Refining Pill had strengthened his body. If it had been an ordinary Soul Master, even a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master absorbing the Spirit Ring of this hundred-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear would have exploded and died.

The energy within this Spirit Ring was simply too immense!

No body below the Soul Elder realm could withstand it!

As the absorption neared its end, Liu Xinghan had begun to relax somewhat. But after his Book Martial Soul absorbed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's corpse, an even more terrifying pain struck him once again!