Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Arm Palm Bone

"Got it, got it!" Gu You unleashed his martial soul and charged into the depths of the forest.

With a Limit Douluo protecting him, he had to kill to his heart's content.

"This child." Leng Yaozhu shook her head helplessly. He was too impulsive—why was he acting like such a child...

As he ran, Gu You leaped. Empowered by his martial soul, he used his dragon claws to propel himself onto the crown of an ancient tree.

What kind of sight lay before him? It was an endless green ocean, rolling without end as far as the eye could see. The sky was clear, the clouds sparse, and the boundless greenery and immense canopies gave off an indescribable sense of life. It seemed as though this world possessed inexhaustible vitality.

It was too realistic. This virtual-world technology was millennia ahead of his previous life.

Under Gu You's careful observation, he spotted more than a dozen Hundred Year Diamond Baboons still playing among the distant treetops.

"I'll start with you." Gu You shot forward in an instant as purple Dragon Scales spread over both his hands.

The Diamond Baboons noticed Gu You as well. They roared at him, trying to intimidate him into retreating.

But all that greeted them was a deep dragon roar and dragon claws brimming with annihilating destruction.

One Diamond Baboon after another fell. Gu You's methods were brutally ruthless, every strike bursting a head.

Watching from the sky, Leng Yaozhu's brows furrowed slightly. His methods were somewhat cruel, but she liked that. Earlier, because of the Tyrant Dragon soul spirit, she had thought this child was quite kind-hearted.

What Leng Yaozhu did not know was that Gu You merely regarded this as an exceptionally realistic game. In reality, he would probably restrain himself much more.

Before long, Diamond Baboon blood soaked the treetops. After a while, the corpses and blood turned into specks of light and vanished, leaving behind only energy that could raise his soul ring.

But Gu You did not let down his guard. Pack-dwelling Soul Beasts like Diamond Baboons generally had a stronger leader. One capable of commanding these Hundred Year Diamond Baboons was either a Thousand-year Soul Beast or close to one.

Here it came!

Purple Gold Annihilation Kill!!

Gu You gave a cold shout and fired Purple Gold Annihilation Kill into the trees behind him. A furious roar immediately followed.

As the smoke from the collision dispersed, a Diamond Baboon covered in white fur and standing two or three meters tall appeared before Gu You.

Not a Thousand-year Soul Beast. Gu You let out a breath of relief, though it was close. It had probably mutated, too. He just did not know what its mutation ability was.

Leng Yaozhu remained silently in the sky. Unless absolutely necessary, she would not intervene. Letting Gu You enter the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform already counted as abusing her authority. Only those below Soul Ancestor rank were allowed to enter. If she acted, she would truly be breaking the rules. If word got out, public pressure alone could crush her to death. Though she was not afraid of that, what she feared was that once there was a first and second time, there would be a third. If she brought her disciple in once, others might use it as precedent to bring their own disciples in as well.

But at that thought, Leng Yaozhu's lips curled into a faint smile. She also wanted to see just how much combat power this disciple she had picked up for free could unleash in real battle. She was certain that Gu You's talent was no worse than Yun Ming's had been in his youth—perhaps even somewhat greater.

The battle between Gu You and the Albino Diamond Baboon continued. Purple dragon claws clashed head-on with the Diamond Baboon's fists. The staff outside the Spirit Ascension Platform watching the scene nearly had their jaws drop. Was this a humanoid ferocious beast? No wonder the Vice Tower Master had accepted this child as her disciple. He truly was a talent-based fighter.

Gu You was already cursing inwardly during the battle. Why was Leng Yaozhu still not making a move? So she had come just to be decoration? He was almost unable to hold on. That last Purple Gold Annihilation Kill had nearly drained him dry.

Damn it, I'm going all in!

Gu You unleashed Purple Gold Annihilation Kill with his left hand again, and his face instantly turned pale. But he could not stop. His right hand continuously condensed the annihilating destruction attribute unique to his own martial soul. In the end, a dragon phantom and a dragon claw struck out together.

Roar~!

Accompanied by a long, furious, unwilling roar, the Albino Diamond Baboon fell. Along with the area it had guarded, it turned into specks of white light and disappeared between heaven and earth.

Seeing the ground covered in energy, Gu You was delighted. He no longer cared about Leng Yaozhu or anything else and immediately sat down to absorb it.

As he felt the unceasing energy gathering around his soul ring, Gu You experienced an indescribably wonderful sensation throughout his body.

Soul rings greatly enhanced all bodily functions. This was true for ten-year soul rings, and even more so for Hundred Year Soul Rings.

After a brief rest, before Gu You had fully recovered, a roar suddenly resounded throughout the Star Dou Forest.

Leng Yaozhu stared in shock at the enormous bear below.

"How is this possible? A Hundred Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!"

Though it was only a Hundred Year Soul Beast, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's terrifying strength, combined with its sharp bear claws and tough hide, was enough for it to contend with Thousand-year Soul Beasts.

"How did they release it?" The staff watching outside the Spirit Ascension Platform were dumbfounded. This Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear had been formed from a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear palm bone and certain specific energies. It was considered a minor leader. After defeating it, it would drop a soul bone for absorption.

Leng Yaozhu prepared to act at any moment. Both she and Gu You wore red button rings on their arms. Pressing one would immediately withdraw them from this Spirit Ascension Platform session, but that was utterly useless when facing some powerful Soul Beasts. Their reaction speed simply could not match the speed at which those beasts could kill them. Although the special equipment meant they would suffer only seventy percent of the pain after leaving, it was still an extremely dangerous mental trauma. If one could not endure it, they might become a vegetable.

Everyone was shocked, and Gu You was no exception. He was already fleeing, but seeing that the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was about to catch him, Gu You steeled himself.

Fight, then! What the hell am I afraid of? It's not like I can die anyway.

Though he had not recovered much Soul Power, he could still use Purple Gold Annihilation Kill once.

Martial soul, activate!

Purple scales instantly covered Gu You's arms again. Boundless, majestic power surged forth as a dragon roar echoed across the Star Dou Forest.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was briefly stunned. Fear seemed to flash through its eyes, but it ultimately charged at Gu You, raising its bear claw.

Gu You dodged aside, then struck the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's back with his dragon claw. With a bang, Gu You was forced backward, clutching his arm in pain.

Its defense was insane, and it even had thorn armor. Its abdomen was hard to hit too. No matter what, this was a dead end. Gu You felt unwilling to accept it.

As if he had suddenly thought of something, Gu You smiled at the sky.

"What is this brat doing?" Leng Yaozhu was secretly alarmed.

Gu You relaxed his entire body. He was truly risking everything, desperately squeezing himself dry and gathering all his strength into the dragon claws on both hands. An aura of annihilating destruction surged out, and even the surrounding air seemed to freeze. But the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear did not care. It opened its jaws, raised its bear paw, and mindlessly charged at Gu You.

As it closed in and the bear paw was about to smash Gu You's head to pieces, just as Leng Yaozhu was about to act—

Purple—Emperor—Annihilation—Kill!

With a dragon roar accompanying Gu You's furious shout, a dragon phantom shot from beyond his twin dragon claws and straight into the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's mouth. The reversal came too quickly. The immense power caused the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to collapse from within and explode. No one had expected Gu You to be this insane.

A black beam of light shot into the sky, drawing the attention of many soul masters within the Spirit Ascension Platform. It also marked the fall of one of the platform's minor leaders. The reward was a soul bone.

Gu You's hands trembled violently. Purple-red blood flowed from the fine corners of the dragon scales on his claws, yet it was as though he could no longer feel pain. He reached out and touched the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Arm Palm Bone, which radiated golden light.