External Soul Bone

The next moment, Su Hao and Tang Wulin saw a massive Dark Gold Light Shadow cleave apart everything where they had been standing a moment before.

Then, Su Hao and Tang Wulin watched as, without any roar, the trees were completely torn to pieces by that terrifying Dark Gold Light Shadow.

This was the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's attack, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw! It was also an innate attack possessed by Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears.

At that moment, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's enormous body leaped up. Its terrifying jumping power allowed it to nearly reach the same height as Su Hao and Tang Wulin, who were suspended in the air, in an instant.

Seeing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear leap up, Su Hao and Tang Wulin both thought, Let's fight it to the end.

Su Hao then gathered all the Law of Strength into his right hand and slammed it toward the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. As the Law of Strength condensed, his entire right arm turned golden, like gold itself.

Golden Light flashed in Tang Wulin's eyes as all the Soul Power in his body instantly poured into his right arm. Golden Scales rippled, and the Golden Dragon Claw appeared at once.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear in midair raised its other, uninjured left arm and clawed at Tang Wulin and Su Hao as well, leaving three fleeting Dark Gold cracks in the air.

Compared to that enormous Dark Gold Dreadclaw, Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw appeared far too small. Tang Wulin fiercely swung his right arm, slashing toward the Dark Gold Dreadclaw.

At the same time, Tang Wulin adjusted his body in midair, moving his head out of the way. Even if his Golden Dragon Claw were broken and his body split apart, as long as his head was not directly cut open, the intense pain would only last for an instant and would not leave too many lasting effects.

Clang!

Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw collided with the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's left claw.

At the instant of the collision, Tang Wulin felt the Soul Power in his body instantly drained dry. Every bloodline in his body gave off an intense burning sensation, especially between his brows, where the heat was even stronger, and faint Golden Light seemed to glow.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's left claw was slightly knocked aside, allowing Tang Wulin to evade not only his head but even his upper body.

But in the next instant, the Golden Dragon Claw on Tang Wulin's right hand vanished. The Dark Gold Dreadclaw swept through, slicing Tang Wulin apart horizontally.

At the same time Tang Wulin collided with the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's left claw, Su Hao's right fist struck the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's body, producing a muffled bang.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was sent flying backward. At the same time, its left claw shifted downward as a result, slicing Tang Wulin apart horizontally.

After falling from the air to the ground and being struck in the body twice in succession by Su Hao, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear had suffered serious internal injuries.

This time, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear could no longer stand. It could only lie on the ground and howl mournfully, its cries gradually weakening.

As Su Hao descended from the air onto higher ground and looked at the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear before him, he knew that even if he did not kill it, this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear would not live much longer.

Thus, he raised his right hand, intending to give the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, which was still howling miserably, a final blow. At the same time, he said:

"Although we accidentally trespassed into your territory, you also helped us deal with some of our troubles.

"You killed several of my classmates as well, but in the Forest Platform, it is the survival of the fittest. If you had killed me, I would have had nothing to say.

"Now that you have been defeated by me, I can only send you on your final journey."

As he spoke, Su Hao walked behind the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's head, raised his right hand, condensed part of the Law of Strength, and smashed it down.

Crack!

With a cracking sound, Su Hao's right hand smashed through the back of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's skull.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear stopped howling. Then White Light flashed, and a burst of Spirit Power erupted from where it lay, while a Dark Gold bone was left at its left claw.

After killing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, Su Hao immediately spotted the bone left behind. He instantly recognized it as either the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Left Arm Bone or an External Soul Bone.

But according to his memories, this was very likely the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's External Soul Bone.

Regardless, whether it was a Left Arm Bone or an External Soul Bone, as long as he fused with it, he would possess a powerful offensive Soul Skill—a trump card capable of killing in a single strike at critical moments, perhaps no weaker than some five- or six-ring assault-type Soul Skills.

Su Hao swiftly picked up the arm bone and quickly left the site of the Spirit Power eruption.

He then darted through the forest before finally stopping inside a hidden cave. The cave was completely invisible from outside; only from high in the air could one see where its entrance was.

After entering the cave, Su Hao slightly adjusted his breathing and Soul Power. He took out the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's arm bone and examined it carefully. Once he confirmed that it was the External Soul Bone from the original work, he began absorbing it.

Before absorbing the External Soul Bone, Su Hao had prepared himself for pain. Yet to his utter surprise, there was no pain at all and no difficulty whatsoever. It was as easy as eating and drinking, and he effortlessly absorbed the External Soul Bone into his left palm.

Before long, Su Hao had absorbed the External Soul Bone into his left palm. He then tried using the Soul Bone.

Then, Su Hao saw his entire left hand turn Dark Gold. Its bones grew slightly larger, though the enlargement was not obvious. The bones of his five fingers became wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, somewhat like sharp blades.

Next, five Dark Gold rays suddenly extended from the fingers of Su Hao's left hand. Each ray was about one foot two inches long, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, like a blade. Dark Gold flowing light rippled like water, and the moment they appeared, the air unconsciously let out a faint whistle.

Seeing what his left hand had become, Su Hao subconsciously raised it and slashed at the cave wall before him.

Then Su Hao felt as though his left hand had cut into tofu. Without the slightest pause, it plunged into the wall and slid through it.

Delighted by the result, Su Hao began freely slashing around the cave.

After playing around for a while, Su Hao remembered that he still had a Soul Bone Trace. Faced with what might be his only Soul Skill not created by himself, he could not help feeling excited.

Without caring that he was still inside the cave, he used the Soul Bone Skill, Dark Gold Dreadclaw.

Then, Su Hao saw five Dark Gold cracks slash out from his left hand and fly forward.

They sank into the cave wall as easily as if cutting into tofu.

Just after Su Hao used the skill, the cave he had been testing could no longer hold up. It collapsed with a rumble, and Su Hao, seeing this, pressed the Survival Button without hesitation and exited the Spirit Ascension Platform.