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"Alright, leave the rest to me." Li Yuan nodded at the Spirit Beasts, then headed into the forest ahead on his own.

As for Juhua and the others, after Li Yuan left, they did not remain idle. They split up and surrounded the surrounding area as a precaution.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the chance of Li Yuan losing was not particularly high. They were doing this mainly to ensure that the Ten Thousand Year Tyrannosaurus Beast would not escape.

They had all witnessed Li Yuan's strength, especially those flashy Self-Created Soul Skills of his. Even Spirit Beasts with more than Fifty Thousand Years of cultivation would find them extremely troublesome to deal with.

Roar!

Li Yuan had not walked alone through the forest for long before an angry roar rang out beside his ears. Immediately afterward, he felt an oppressive pressure bearing down on him.

After all, he had spent so many years in the Sunset Great Forest. He had seen quite a few Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts.

Thus, Li Yuan quickly determined that the owner of this pressure was a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast, likely around ten thousand years old. It was still far inferior to Spirit Beasts with over Fifty Thousand Years of cultivation, such as Old Baboon and Juhua.

"Looks like I've found you." Li Yuan murmured, the corners of his lips curling into a brilliant smile.

A Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast was at least comparable to a Five-Ringed Spirit King. A powerful Spirit Beast like the Tyrannosaurus Beast could even be stronger than an ordinary Six-Ringed Spirit Emperor.

Of course, in Li Yuan's eyes, it was nothing much. It was not as if he had never encountered Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts before. He had even killed them with his own hands.

Therefore, when he sensed the Tyrannosaurus Beast charging toward him, Li Yuan did not panic. Instead, he stood calmly in place, feeling the breath of the wind.

A moment later, a Spirit Beast over ten meters long and five or six meters tall entered Li Yuan's field of vision.

This Spirit Beast was entirely blood-red. Judging from its appearance alone, it did not resemble the giant dragons of mythology at all. Instead, it looked remarkably like the dinosaurs that had once ruled Earth.

Its appearance was somewhat similar to a Tyrant Dragon among dinosaurs, and it looked quite imposing. A layer of blood-red armor covered its entire body, giving it a ferocious and menacing appearance.

The instant it spotted Li Yuan, the Ten Thousand Year Tyrannosaurus Beast let out another furious roar before swiftly charging at him.

According to the information provided by the White Jade Mammoth, the Tyrannosaurus Beast was a Spirit Beast skilled in both strength and speed, with extremely formidable close-combat abilities.

Normally, the best way to deal with this kind of Spirit Beast would be through long-range attacks.

Unfortunately, Li Yuan was not particularly skilled at ranged combat. Like the Tyrannosaurus Beast, he followed the path of close-quarters fighting.

"Universal Pull!" Therefore, Li Yuan did not bother with any ranged attacks. Seeing the Tyrannosaurus Beast charge at him, he immediately extended his right hand.

With a low shout, Li Yuan's Soul Power erupted, forming a force field that directly dragged the Tyrannosaurus Beast toward him.

Over the past few years, Li Yuan had relied on the experience from his previous life to develop quite a few unique Self-Created Soul Skills.

The Soul Skill he was using now was one of the results of his research over the years. Its inspiration came from Nagato, the rice-carrying boy from Naruto.

Of course, the Soul Skill he had created was merely a knockoff version of Universal Pull. Its power was certainly no match for the original Universal Pull wielded by Pain's Deva Path.

The principle was actually very simple: use Soul Power to create a force field and pull the opponent directly over. Its actual power was not necessarily all that great; its main purpose was to catch the opponent off guard. After all, such bizarre tricks were not very common on Douluo Continent.

The Tyrannosaurus Beast had clearly never seen such a bizarre move before. It had originally intended to rely on its physical advantage to deliver a vicious blow to Li Yuan. In its estimation, this human would most likely choose to flee or dodge. Who would have thought that this human had gone mad and actually wanted to pull it over?

Thus, caught completely off guard, the Tyrannosaurus Beast was struck by the move and dragged right in front of Li Yuan.

"Lightning Release, Rasengan!"

Seeing that the Tyrannosaurus Beast had fallen for it, Li Yuan let out another low shout. The next moment, a sphere formed from Soul Power and imbued with lightning attribute energy appeared in his hand.

At the same time, Li Yuan's Keyboard Martial Soul floated above his head, and its second Soul Ring flashed brightly.

To give the Tyrannosaurus Beast a surprise, Li Yuan directly used his Second Soul Skill, Heavenly Strike.

In an instant, the sphere in Li Yuan's hand visibly grew larger.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yuan flashed forward and appeared before the Tyrannosaurus Beast, then pressed the sphere directly onto its forehead.

Everything happened far too quickly. Before the Tyrannosaurus Beast's already underdeveloped brain could react, Li Yuan's Rasengan had already exploded against its head.

Bang!

With a muffled boom, Li Yuan fell from midair and staggered back several steps before finally steadying himself.

The Tyrannosaurus Beast, meanwhile, was in a far more miserable state. Although its head was protected by armor, taking a Rasengan to the skull was hardly pleasant. Its flesh split open instantly, blood spraying all over the ground, making for an extremely grisly sight.

"Good beast. As expected of a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast—you took one of my Rasengans, and it's only a flesh wound!"

Seeing this, Li Yuan could not help but praise it. This Tyrannosaurus Beast was even stronger than he had imagined. Though it looked extremely miserable now—

—in reality, its injuries were nowhere near serious. They could only be considered superficial wounds.

Of course, that was also because Li Yuan had not gone all out. Although his attack just now looked rather flashy, it was not his strongest attack.

For Li Yuan, his greatest strength was neither his Martial Soul nor his Soul Power, but his own physical power.

However, to unleash all of his strength, his current form would not do. He had to remove all his restraints before he could fully wield his power.

In other words, if he did that, he would no longer be able to maintain the Transformation Technique. Thus, under normal circumstances, Li Yuan would not use this move.

But the problem was that if he wanted to deal with this Tyrannosaurus Beast, hiding his strength clearly would not work. For the sake of his Soul Ring, Li Yuan could only make some sacrifices.

"Beast, take another Heavenly Strike!" After roaring, Li Yuan dispelled his Transformation Technique.

In an instant, the handsome and dashing Li Yuan vanished from where he stood. In his place was a mountain-like giant over three meters tall, with muscles that seemed forged from raw iron. The very sight of him was enough to inspire fear.