The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's roar echoed through the forest, carrying the majesty of the king of beasts and a trace of fury at having been provoked by an ant.
It could not understand the flames burning in the eyes of the tiny human before it, but those flames instinctively disgusted it.
It would crush him, just as it had crushed that human with golden claws before!
Yet what answered its roar was a figure charging forward without hesitation!
There was no hesitation, no retreat, not even the slightest attempt at probing.
Situ Xuan moved!
The ground beneath his feet exploded into a shallow crater, and his body shot forth like an arrow loosed from its bow. Wrapped in the Black Wind spiraling around him, he charged fearlessly at that dark golden beast of death!
The hymn of humanity was a hymn to courage. Humanity had flourished for so long because courage had always existed within human hearts.
At this moment, that courage became Situ Xuan's most blazing battle intent, igniting his Soul Power, his blood and vitality, and his unyielding will!
"First Soul Skill, activate!"
"Second Soul Skill, activate!"
Two bright yellow soul rings rose beneath his feet in an instant, blazing with light!
A surging sense of power filled his entire body. His physique, already far beyond that of his peers, swelled once more beneath the enhancement of the two soul rings!
His muscles bulged, his bones and tendons rang in unison, and it seemed as though coiling dragons were swimming beneath his skin.
"Roar—!"
A low, majestic tiger roar sounded from within him. His Soul Spirit, Black Tiger Xuan Sha, fully manifested, transforming into a solid black whirlwind that coiled around his body. Wherever the Black Wind passed, his speed, strength, senses, and reactions instantly rose to