Chapter 6

Tang Dongfeng's mind was full of questions.

Brother, we're complete strangers. I was just passing by.

"Little brother, Ling Ling is in your hands. I'll buy you time."

The man summoned his Martial Soul. He was actually a Soul King, and his Martial Soul seemed to be a wolf.

"Teacher Qin Ming, I'm not leaving. I'll heal you."

Ye Lingling stopped in her tracks. Two yellow Soul Rings lit up beneath her feet, and the Nine Heart Begonia appeared at once.

Qin Ming? Ye Lingling?

They seemed to be a teacher and student from Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

It was hard to imagine that Qin Ming would entrust Ye Lingling to a complete stranger like him.

And what species was that brown soul beast chasing them?

The brown soul beast had already collided with Qin Ming, revealing its true appearance.

A Soul Ring Delivered to His Doorstep

Before them stood a giant bear.

It was over two meters tall. Its eyes held no emotion, only coldness and cruelty.

Its entire body was covered in dark golden fur, and its arms were exceptionally thick. Its broad shoulders were like city walls.

At the ends of its arms were incomparably sharp dark golden claws. Each claw was nearly a meter long.

As its claws swept through the air with its movements, they produced a faint hissing sound.

"Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear?"

Tang Dongfeng froze, unsure whether that was really what it was.

His knowledge of soul beasts was practically nonexistent.

"Little brother, take Ling Ling and leave! I'll hold off this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!"

Qin Ming had already accepted death. He attacked the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear without regard for his life.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia kept Qin Ming alive, its healing ability pushed to the limit.

Unfortunately, after fleeing all this way, they had very little Soul Power left.

With her Level 30 Soul Power, assisting Level 59 Qin Ming was exceptionally difficult.

"Take this chance and run."

Ye Lingling had already prepared herself to die.

If it were not for her, Teacher Qin Ming would not have come to Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts.

If they had not come looking for soul beasts, they would not have encountered the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

If she had not been so useless, Teacher Qin Ming would not have been held back by her.

In truth, Teacher Qin Ming could have escaped if he had abandoned her.

But Teacher Qin Ming had not done so. He had fulfilled his duty as a teacher, yet he would have to pay for it with his life.

Tang Dongfeng: ???

I was just passing through. Are you two putting on some tragic drama here?

Unfortunately, I won't give you that chance.

"How old is this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear?"

Tang Dongfeng stood beside Ye Lingling and examined the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

Did it matter which Fierce Beast's bloodline it belonged to?

A Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear had formidable offense and defense, making it equally suitable for his Second Soul Skill.

"It's comparable to a soul beast over twenty thousand years old. If you don't leave now, none of us will get away."

Ye Lingling was already at the end of her rope.

Her body was severely overdrawn, while Qin Ming was being pinned to the ground and mauled by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

A long wound had appeared across his left shoulder.

"That means it's around two thousand years old. Perfect for my second Soul Ring. Miss, keep your teacher alive."

Tang Dongfeng stepped forward two paces and shielded Ye Lingling behind him.

"Let go of that Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. I'll handle it."

A yellow Soul Ring slowly descended beneath Tang Dongfeng's feet.

This move nearly made Ye Lingling cough up blood in anger.

You're a one-ring Soul Master. No matter how righteous you sound, aren't you just delivering yourself to the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear as food?

But very soon—

Both their expressions changed drastically.

A Sea Blue Flame rapidly gathered in Tang Dongfeng's right hand.

"Huh, Star Dou Great Forest is pretty good. It actually contains so much uranium ore."

As the flame seeped beneath the ground, large quantities of Uranium-235 nuclei were rapidly extracted.

They gathered within the flame container. A neutron struck a nucleus, gradually setting off a fission reaction.

His aura shot from that of a Soul Master to a Soul Elder in an instant, then reached the Soul King realm in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterward, it surged again, entering the terrifying level of a Soul Emperor.

Sensing the terrifying power in Tang Dongfeng's right hand, Qin Ming immediately changed direction.

He poured all his strength into his legs and fled with all his might.

"Explode for me."

The circular flame in his right hand gradually twisted, barely able to suppress the energy produced by Nuclear Fission.

The Nuclear Fission Tang Dongfeng created was all uncontrollable.

Once it could no longer be restrained, it would produce a terrifying explosion. Accompanied by Nuclear Radiation, it would destroy everything around it.

Unfortunately, Nuclear Radiation was actually beneficial to the people of this world.

The Soul Power cultivated by Soul Masters was the Nuclear Radiation produced after a Nuclear Explosion.

With a deafening boom, a mushroom cloud rose into the sky.

The terrifying shockwave directly blasted Qin Ming, who was close to the center of the explosion, into the air.

He even crashed through several trees so thick that two people could barely encircle them. Blood sprayed from his mouth as he was flung dozens of meters away.

If Qin Ming had not run fast, and if Ye Lingling had not healed him at any cost—

He would probably have died.

As for the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, its body was drenched in blood as it lay in a crater over a hundred meters wide.

It let out a dying wail.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Before throwing out the Nuclear Explosion, Tang Dongfeng had used Sea Heart Flame's power to protect himself.

Including Ye Lingling, everyone had been protected within the sea-blue flames.

Standing behind him, Ye Lingling had barely suffered any injuries.

"Are you all right?"

Ye Lingling stared blankly at the enormous crater before her.

She could never have imagined that the soul beast which had chased them into a dead end would now lie motionless in the pit.

And her teacher Qin Ming, a Level 59 Soul King, had nearly been blown to death by the lingering force of a Soul Master's Soul Skill.

"Keep your teacher alive. It'll only take a few breaths."

Tang Dongfeng coughed up several mouthfuls of blood. His physical constitution was far too weak.

A mere Soul Saint-level Nuclear Explosion had nearly blown him into serious injury.

Sea Heart Flame's First Soul Skill mainly increased the flame's temperature. It could not block much damage.

That was why he desperately needed a defensive Soul Ring.

And preferably one from a Fierce Beast bloodline, so he could use a Nuclear Fusion Reactor to power it.

Although the power he could draw upon was limited, Tang Dongfeng possessed almost inexhaustible energy.

It was like owning an entire ocean while his meridians were only as thick as water pipes.

Although only a little water could pass through those pipes—

Behind them lay a boundless sea.

"You're coughing up blood."

Ye Lingling was deeply worried about Tang Dongfeng's injuries.

If not for them, Tang Dongfeng would never have needed to use such a secret technique.

Using a Soul Master's body to unleash power beyond that of a Soul King could very likely come at an irreversible cost.

"If I cough up enough, I'll get used to it."

As soon as Tang Dongfeng finished speaking—

A purple Soul Ring appeared above the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Ye Lingling: That strength made no sense!

Actually, Tang Dongfeng was not seriously injured. At most, it was a minor injury.