Dual Extreme Attributes, External Soul Bone: Dark Gold Dreadclaw

Seeing this, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear tried to pry apart the invisible giant hand gripping its neck with its massive paws.

At the same time, it let out a vicious roar, seemingly trying to frighten off the figure below clad in Golden Armor.

"Noisy."

A cold yet majestic voice emerged from Ye Chen's body. His voice was no longer that of a soft, childish boy, but the voice of an Emperor seated alone upon the supreme throne.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's body was locked in place by the Emperor Armor, its enormous frame actually frozen in midair.

Ye Chen—or rather, the Heavenly Dao Emperor—looked at the frail and helpless Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear before him and tightened his grip slightly.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, suspended in midair, lost its life. To the Emperor, it was nothing more than a casual gesture.

Once the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear no longer showed any signs of life, the Emperor Armor slowly lowered its outstretched hand, and the bear that had been suspended in the air naturally fell to the ground.

After a short while, a purple Soul Ring appeared above the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's massive body. The purple Soul Ring was brilliantly colored and radiated a powerful aura.

The Emperor Armor looked toward the purple Soul Ring floating above the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. With a gentle wave of its right hand, the purple Soul Ring shot toward him.

It was immediately absorbed by the Emperor Belt at his waist. Then, the Emperor Armor surveyed its surroundings, its majestic gaze taking in everything within a hundred meters.

The Emperor Armor then moved both hands in a taiji motion, and a golden ring spun between its palms.

The Emperor Armor drove the golden ring into the ground, where a large golden circle with a one-meter radius appeared. A terrifying aura spread from around its edge.

After doing all this, the Emperor Armor looked up at the sky. Then, the Emperor Armor on Ye Chen's body gradually dissipated, leaving behind only Ye Chen's small figure.

After the Emperor Armor separated from him, Ye Chen naturally fell into the golden circle the armor had just drawn for him.

A long while passed.

Only then did Ye Chen slowly open his eyes. The instant he did, the large golden circle surrounding him had already vanished.

"What happened to me?"

"Wasn't I just grabbed by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear? Why am I lying on the ground now?"

After waking up, Ye Chen had countless questions, but there was no one here to answer them.

He then looked around and discovered the enormous Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear lying on the ground.

Judging by its condition, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear no longer had any breath left.

Ye Chen was puzzled. Had some human expert passing by saved him? Clearly, he did not remember much about what had just happened.

Ye Chen then checked his own condition and suddenly discovered something incredible.

"Why do I have a second Soul Ring?!"

Ye Chen was completely dumbfounded. Looking at the two golden Soul Rings circling his body, his mind went blank.

That was right. Like Ye Chen's first Soul Ring, after being transformed by his Emperor Aurora Sword, the color of his second Soul Ring had become golden.

Looking at the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's corpse not far away, then recalling the Golden Beam he had seen before losing consciousness—

An answer slowly formed in Ye Chen's mind. He summoned his Martial Soul, the Emperor Aurora Sword.

Looking at his Martial Soul, Ye Chen smiled knowingly, his lips unconsciously murmuring.

"Thanks."

Ye Chen knew that his survival at the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's hands must have been due to the Emperor's protection.

He then sensed his Soul Power Level again, and what he found surprised him.

His Soul Power Level had actually reached level twenty-five, an increase of five whole levels—equivalent to having completed half the path of a Soul Grandmaster.

As for his second Soul Ring, Ye Chen had already guessed it came from the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear that had died beside him.

A five-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear raising him by five levels seemed perfectly normal to Ye Chen. Not to mention its formidable five-thousand-year age—

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's species alone surpassed countless Soul Beasts. It was absolutely among the king-tier Soul Beasts.

When Ye Chen examined his second soul skill, he was somewhat surprised to find that it was actually a Metal Attribute soul skill.

"Second soul skill, Emperor Thunder Shocking Slice. Metal Attribute soul skill. When used, attack power increases by 100%, and it comes with armor-piercing properties that ignore defense."

After understanding his second soul skill, Ye Chen drew in a sharp breath.

What shocked him was not the 100% increase in attack power, but the armor-piercing property that could ignore an opponent's defensive skills. This attribute was simply terrifying.

Moreover, after absorbing this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Ring, Ye Chen gained another attribute: Extreme Gold!!!

Ye Chen now possessed not only the Extreme Light Attribute, but also the Extreme Gold Attribute. A Martial Soul with Dual Extreme Attributes—how terrifying was that?!

Ye Chen felt that when he obtained Soul Rings in the future, he should not only seek Light Attribute Soul Rings. He needed to obtain a Five Elements Attribute Soul Ring as well.

According to Ye Chen's thinking, every Five Elements Attribute Soul Ring he acquired in the future would grant him an Extreme Attribute.

Although the Six Extreme Attributes sounded terrifying, Ye Chen felt like crying.

After all, Soul Masters with Extreme Attributes cultivated as slowly as turtles crawling during the stages from level thirty to level seventy. It was unbearably slow.

Not to mention that Ye Chen already possessed two Extreme Attributes. It was truly hard to imagine just how slow his cultivation would become after level thirty.

Thinking this, Ye Chen felt bitter inside. It seemed he had a long ordeal ahead of him from level thirty to level seventy.

After a while, Ye Chen wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible. Now that he had reached level twenty-five and possessed two Extreme Attributes, he did not fear even ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.

Furthermore, after the Emperor Armor had possessed him earlier, the Power of Light had healed all the injuries inside his body.

Thus, Ye Chen was currently in peak condition.

Ye Chen withdrew his Martial Soul and Soul Rings and immediately prepared to leave. Just as he passed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's corpse—

Looking at the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear beside him, a thought occurred to Ye Chen.

"Could this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear possibly..."

Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then took out a sharp blade from his Storage Soul Tool.

Before long, Ye Chen had skinned the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and dug out its bones. Soon, a piece of dark-gold bone appeared in his hand.

The dark-gold bone was filled with Soul Power, and it was an External Soul Bone—the rarest kind of Soul Bone!

"It really does have one. The ancients did not deceive me."

Holding the dark-gold bone in his hand, Ye Chen could not help but sigh.

Ye Chen then stored the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's External Soul Bone in his Storage Soul Tool, intending to find an opportunity to absorb it later.