Successful Hunt, External Soul Bone?

After hearing Gu Han's reasoning, Bibi Dong could not help falling into thought.

If Gu Han had merely been blindly confident, believing himself different from everyone else, she certainly would not have agreed to let him hunt this Golden Dragon Turtle of over eight hundred years and absorb its soul ring.

But Gu Han's reasoning was sound: it was because of the special nature of Martial Soul: Sacred Dragon.

When the Sacred Dragon consumed Light Attribute dragon flesh and Spirit Medicine, it fed Soul Power, life force, and medicinal power back into Gu Han's body.

Of these, the life force strengthened Gu Han's physique.

This allowed Gu Han, despite being unable to undergo Martial Soul Possession, to possess physical qualities surpassing those of Soul Masters at the same level even in his normal state.

Though Bibi Dong did not know the specifics, the fact that Gu Han had cultivated from 0.25 Soul Power to Level 20 so quickly meant it was most likely true.

"Since you truly have the confidence to withstand the soul ring of this Golden Dragon Turtle with over eight hundred years of cultivation, we will help you hunt it."

Having made up her mind, Bibi Dong spoke slowly.

Several hours later.

Among the mountain ranges where the Soul Hunting Forest was located.

Within a valley thick with trees and threaded by babbling streams.

Tall trees rose from the dense forest.

Atop a distant mountain peak.

A waterfall crashed down like the Milky Way falling from the heavens, smashing into the pool below and sending towering sprays into the air. The endless current flowed through the riverbed toward the distance.

Although the Golden Dragon Turtle had the word "dragon" in its name and possessed exceptionally pure dragon bloodline, it was still a turtle-type soul beast.

Land-dwelling turtle soul beasts preferred living near water sources, and the Golden Dragon Turtle was no exception.

After entering the general area where the map indicated the Golden Dragon Turtle lived, Gu Han, Bibi Dong, and Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo began searching along the rivers in the region.

At last, they spotted the Golden Dragon Turtle they had been seeking in a patch of woodland.

The Golden Dragon Turtle was also known as the Golden Hawksbill.

Its entire body gleamed brilliant gold. Its shell, neck, head, and limbs were covered in glittering dragon scales. Its four feet ended in sharp claws like Dragon Claws, its head was that of a dragon, and its tail was a short, slender dragon tail. It looked like a golden divine dragon that had crawled into a golden-scaled turtle shell.

The Golden Dragon Turtle Gu Han had set his sights on had a shell more than two meters in diameter alone.

But that was perfectly normal.

On Earth in Gu Han's previous life, even ordinary turtles could have shells approaching one meter in diameter.

And the one before Gu Han was a Golden Dragon Turtle with dragon bloodline.

Its size after reaching adulthood would certainly be far greater than the turtles from Gu Han's previous life, let alone the fact that this was a Golden Dragon Turtle with over eight hundred years of cultivation.

At that moment, the Golden Dragon Turtle was lazily basking in the sun by the riverbank.

Though riverbanks were dangerous places, often visited by ferocious predatory soul beasts searching for prey or water, none of that concerned the Golden Dragon Turtle.

Because even Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts rarely set their sights on it.

As a dragon turtle possessing formidable dragon bloodline, the Golden Dragon Turtle's defense was so powerful that, even with only eight hundred years of cultivation, ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could not break through it.

"Found it!"

Having found the Golden Dragon Turtle, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei joined forces once more.

Ghost Douluo Gui Mei once again unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill: Ghost Shadow Ground Pool Hand, summoning enormous ghostly hands that suddenly shot out from the shadows beneath the ground and firmly bound the Golden Dragon Turtle in place.

Then it was Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's turn to act. This time, he used his Sixth Soul Skill: Golden Stamen Flowing Radiance.

In an instant, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan raised his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum martial soul high, and countless golden petals scattered from it like razor-sharp blades, screaming through the air toward the Golden Dragon Turtle like a rainstorm.

Though the Golden Dragon Turtle was a Light Attribute soul beast with pure dragon bloodline and astonishing defensive power, such that even ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts could not break through its defenses.

That only applied to ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Before the Sixth Soul Skill of a Titled Douluo, the Golden Dragon Turtle's defenses ultimately could not hold.

Its incomparably hard shell and dragon scales were instantly torn and sliced apart by the razor-sharp golden petals. Pale golden blood gushed out as it let out a pained roar.

Very soon, the Golden Dragon Turtle was gravely wounded and on the verge of death. Not only had its shell been cleaved open, but the flesh beneath had also been ripped apart, exposing its internal organs.

At this point, Gu Han summoned Martial Soul: Sacred Dragon, then walked toward the Golden Dragon Turtle with the Sun Radiance Sword in hand.

"Roar!"

When Gu Han summoned the Sacred Dragon, the dying Golden Dragon Turtle struggled and turned its pale golden eyes toward it. Its fist-sized eyes were filled with weakness and confusion.

Isn't this a human's martial soul? Why has it materialized, and why does it radiate the noble bloodline of a Golden True Dragon? Could it actually be a young noble Golden True Dragon?

After arriving before the Golden Dragon Turtle.

Gu Han noticed that the Golden Dragon Turtle's gaze toward the Sacred Dragon seemed somewhat unusual, but he did not think much of it. He simply thrust the Sun Radiance Sword through the Golden Dragon Turtle's eye.

Ending the Golden Dragon Turtle's life.

After the Golden Dragon Turtle was killed, streams of deep yellow motes immediately drifted from its corpse, gathering above it into the embryonic form of a soul ring.

"Xiao Han, who gave you that sword?"

Noticing the Sun Radiance Sword in Gu Han's hand, Bibi Dong frowned and walked over, asking in a deep voice.

Gu Han had not intended to hide it.

Because Bibi Dong might not know about his relationship with Qian Renxue now, but she would eventually find out. He only needed to pretend that he did not know Qian Renxue's identity.

"I met an older sister while reading in the Archives of the Pope's Palace, and she gave it to me. She said her name was Sister Xue'er!"

Gu Han did not conceal anything and replied with a smile.

Sister Xue'er... is that the daughter of that damned beast?

Heh! Beast, you never expected this, did you!

You were so opposed to Xiao Gang and me being together, and you did something so unforgivable to me.

Yet your daughter seems to get along extremely well with my disciple. And my disciple's martial soul is Luo Sanpao, just like Xiao Gang's.

How does that feel? Surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you?

Upon learning that it had been a gift from Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong first knitted her brows tightly. Then, as though she had thought of something, she burst into delighted laughter inwardly.

"Her? I understand."

Having discovered that Gu Han knew Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong did not stop Gu Han from interacting with Qian Renxue. In fact, both to take revenge on the Qian Family and to make up for her own regrets, she even looked forward to Gu Han winning Qian Renxue over.

She eagerly anticipated the sight of that old man Qian Daoliu jumping in fury after learning of this.

Thus, Bibi Dong ultimately said nothing more and merely nodded faintly.

Gu Han was rather surprised that Bibi Dong had not told him to stay away from Qian Renxue.

But at that moment, the Hundred-Year Soul Ring above the Golden Dragon Turtle's corpse had already fully formed.

"Xiao Han, quickly absorb the soul ring!"

Urged by Bibi Dong, Gu Han sat cross-legged beside the Golden Dragon Turtle's corpse and began circulating the Sacred Dragon Art. He drew the soul ring onto the Sacred Dragon and fitted it around it.

In an instant, Gu Han felt an immensely violent surge of Soul Power rush into his body, rampaging through his extraordinary meridians, eight channels, limbs, and bones. His entire body suddenly swelled with pain, an intensely unpleasant sensation.

However, because he cultivated the Sacred Dragon Body Forging Method, Gu Han had already developed qi and blood, and his physical constitution was far stronger than that of an ordinary Level 20 Soul Master.

This amount of discomfort was nothing to Gu Han.

But when he had nearly finished absorbing the Golden Dragon Turtle's soul ring, another strange energy suddenly emerged from it and gathered toward his chest.

Gu Han's clothes at his chest abruptly bulged outward. Soon, a lump larger than two fists combined rose up, tearing through his clothes.

It was a glittering golden Chest Guard, like a turtle shell but covered in golden dragon scales!

"This is... an External Soul Bone?!"