An Encounter with a Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear, the Sharpness of the Atlas Spear

Star Dou Great Forest, elsewhere.

Yun Yuan arrived at a dense forest and finally stopped to rest, no longer fleeing for his life.

From earlier until now, Yun Yuan estimated that he had fled over a hundred li, all to prevent Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Scarlet King from finding him.

"This time, my luck in obtaining my Second Soul Ring has truly been terrible. How did I run into that Emperor Rui Beast?"

Leaning against a large tree to rest, Yun Yuan could not help sighing as he recalled what had just happened.

Then his thoughts began to drift, and he started worrying about his teacher, Qian Xunji.

"Sigh, I wonder whether Teacher can escape Scarlet King's grasp. With the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, escaping shouldn't be much of a problem, right?"

"But for now, I should think about how to leave the Star Dou Great Forest. As for Teacher, I'll naturally know once I return to Spirit Hall."

Setting aside his thoughts, Yun Yuan headed toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest after restoring his Soul Power to its peak.

But before long, he sensed terrifying soul beasts fighting nearby. The thunderous sounds of their collision reached his ears directly.

"How could there be a clash of this level in the outer region? What's going on?"

In Yun Yuan's view, the two soul beasts fighting nearby had to be soul beasts over ten thousand years old at the very least.

But this was the outer region. Even soul beasts a few thousand years old were rarely seen here, so how could Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts possibly appear?

With doubts in his heart, Yun Yuan turned his gaze toward where the two soul beasts were fighting, intending to see what was going on.

Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts were not yet enough to threaten his life. After all, his life-preserving abilities were exceptionally strong.

The Forbidden Sky Domain innately possessed by the Atlas Spear had gained a greater range after the Martial Soul evolved, while also developing spatial suppression capabilities and consuming less Soul Power.

The External Soul Bone, Wind and Thunder Wings, allowed for extremely fast flight, and its Soul Bone Skill also possessed the ability to traverse space.

These two abilities directly pushed Yun Yuan's survival capabilities to the limit, giving him confidence even when facing Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

Before long, Yun Yuan reached a high cliff. Looking down from above, he spotted the two soul beasts in battle.

One of them was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast—a Lava Earth Dragon, a top-tier soul beast.

The other soul beast surprised Yun Yuan. It was a Super Soul Beast, a Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear, but its Year Limit was only a little over a thousand years.

After a full year of theoretical study, Yun Yuan could naturally identify the species and Year Limit of most soul beasts at a glance.

At that moment, the Lava Earth Dragon below was already covered in wounds. It roared at the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear not far away, trying to drive him off.

The Lava Earth Dragon had originally been resting peacefully in the inner region, but a Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear had suddenly appeared and tried to hunt it.

Then the Lava Earth Dragon fled while the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear gave chase. They had fled all the way to the outer region, yet it still had not shaken off the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear.

Now, the Lava Earth Dragon's injuries were already severe, forcing it to fight the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear to the death.

The Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear opposite it also had wounds of varying sizes across his body, though they were not as serious as the Lava Earth Dragon's.

Although he was a Super Soul Beast, the Lava Earth Dragon was also a top-tier soul beast, and its Year Limit far exceeded his. Being able to achieve this much already demonstrated the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's terror.

Watching this scene from atop the cliff, Yun Yuan kept his eyes fixed on the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear, his thoughts unknown.

Below the cliff, the battle between the two soul beasts was on the verge of erupting. They launched into a fierce fight, and the shockwaves of battle along with their powerful auras directly scattered the soul beasts within a thousand meters.

As time passed, the Lava Earth Dragon's injuries grew increasingly severe beneath the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's claws, and its aura became weaker and weaker.

The Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear was not faring well either. Blood sprayed from his massive body, but his bloodthirsty and prideful nature made him determined to hunt the Lava Earth Dragon.

More than ten minutes later.

The Lava Earth Dragon had lost all signs of life beneath the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's claw attacks, lying motionless on the ground.

Seeing this, the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear fiercely pounded his chest and let out a roar, venting his emotions.

Immediately afterward, the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear dragged his heavily wounded body toward the Lava Earth Dragon, intending to feast on it.

But an accident occurred.

After Yun Yuan atop the cliff saw the Lava Earth Dragon die and the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear become severely injured, the incandescent Atlas Spear instantly appeared in his hand, radiating an aura of Ultimate Sharpness.

The next moment, the External Soul Bone Wind and Thunder Wings appeared behind him. He used the Soul Bone Skill Wind and Thunder Instant Body to appear behind the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear.

The incomparably sharp Atlas Spear stabbed directly toward the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's heart. He intended to hunt this Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear for his Second Soul Ring.

Sensing the danger behind him, the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear tried to dodge. But he was already bulky to begin with, and with his severe injuries greatly reducing his speed, how could he possibly evade Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear?

The next second, the incomparably sharp Atlas Spear plunged straight into the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's body. The pain sent the Soul Power within him violently surging, instantly blasting Yun Yuan away.

"Roar—!"

After taking that spear strike, the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear let out a howl, venting his fury.

Staring at Yun Yuan, he dragged his wounded body and charged straight at him.

Facing the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's enraged attack, Yun Yuan smiled disdainfully. His Wind and Thunder Wings beat again, and he instantly appeared in midair, leaving only the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear below to rage helplessly.

Yun Yuan's earlier strike had made the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's already severe injuries even worse, leaving him with little combat power.

All Yun Yuan needed to do next was wage a guerrilla battle against the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear, and he would be able to kill him.

The Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's powerful defense was of little use against his Atlas Spear.

The Atlas Spear innately possessed Ultimate Sharpness and Armor Piercing. Not to mention that after the Martial Soul evolved again, the Atlas Spear's power had increased once more.

Breaking through the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's defenses was effortless for Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear.

After a grueling half-hour battle, the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear finally collapsed, devoid of any life force.

Flapping his Wind and Thunder Wings, Yun Yuan landed on the ground and panted lightly. Clearly, killing this Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear had not been easy; more than half the Soul Power in his body had been consumed.

Walking over to the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear, Yun Yuan kicked its corpse.

"This big bear was really hard to kill. If it hadn't been seriously injured, I might not have been able to kill it either."

After sighing with emotion, Yun Yuan sat down cross-legged and prepared to absorb the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's soul ring.

Before long, a purple soul ring appeared above the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's corpse.

Seeing this, Yun Yuan slowly closed his eyes, circulated his Soul Power, and, following his experience from absorbing a soul ring for the first time, guided the soul ring onto his body and began refining it.

As time passed, Yun Yuan successfully absorbed the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear's soul ring. He abruptly opened his eyes and jumped up in delight.

Just as he was rejoicing, he suddenly discovered...