Hunting the Golden Lion Mastiff! Breakthrough, Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Chapter 12: Hunting the Golden Lion Mastiff! Breakthrough, Millennium Spirit Beast!

"Sigh, I hope Teacher can calm down and overcome this difficult hurdle!"

Looking at Yu Xiaogang, who had fallen unconscious once again, Tang San had no other choice.

He could only think about how he should comfort his teacher once he woke up.

On the other side.

Star Dou Great Forest.

In the blink of an eye, seven full days had passed since Yao Xuan entered the Star Dou Great Forest.

After a week of hunting, the number of millennium spirit beasts that had died at the hands of Yao Xuan was no less than fifty.

Each spirit beast provided Yao Xuan with cultivation ranging from a minimum of one year to over a decade.

However, Yao Xuan had not replicated the good luck he had when slaying the Crystal Bear, nor had he obtained any new millennium Spirit Bone.

But by accumulating small gains, Yao Xuan's cultivation had finally reached 997 years.

He was just one final step away from breaking through to become a millennium spirit beast!

"Very good, you're the one!"

After some searching and filtering out spirit beasts with low hunting value, Yao Xuan finally discovered a suitable target!

In the distance, a lion with golden fur was strutting about, looking arrogant and peerless; within a large radius around it, no spirit beast dared to approach.

With a thought, Yao Xuan directly activated his system ability, [Eye of Detection]!

[Target: Golden Lion Mastiff]
[Cultivation: 4500 years]
[Description: A rare and powerful spirit beast. For it, even hunting enemies with more than twice its own cultivation is not a problem. It harbors a trace of ancient fierce beast bloodline within its body and has high devouring value!]
[Hint: This spirit beast has strong combat power, please handle with care and do not underestimate the enemy!]
[Devouring Reward: 25 years of cultivation]

Following Yao Xuan's mental command, a transparent attribute box appeared before his eyes.

"A spirit beast possessing a trace of ancient fierce beast bloodline? A devouring reward of a full 25 years of cultivation? Let's do it!"

Looking at the information on the attribute box, a flash of excitement crossed Yao Xuan's eyes.

Although this Golden Lion Mastiff's cultivation was not as high as the few seven-thousand-year spirit beasts he had hunted before.

However, the cultivation it could provide him after being devoured far exceeded those spirit beasts!

After all.

Just as the Eye of Detection showed, it possessed a precious ancient fierce beast bloodline within its body!

Although the amount was scarce, it was extremely valuable!

Of course, with the existence of the ancient fierce beast bloodline, the combat power of this Golden Lion Mastiff also surpassed its stated cultivation.

However, in front of a massive cheater like Yao Xuan, this Golden Lion Mastiff's cultivation was simply not enough to look at!

With a thought, Yao Xuan activated his Golden Dragon King bloodline power!

"Golden Dragon Claw!"

Streaks of brilliant golden patterns flashed across Yao Xuan's right claw.

And Yao Xuan's right claw expanded in the wind once more, transforming into an incomparably sharp Golden Dragon Claw capable of Shattering everything!

Immediately, Yao Xuan exerted force with both legs, his body shooting toward the Golden Lion Mastiff like a brilliant rainbow!

Sensing the enemy's aura, a dangerous scarlet glint flashed in the Golden Lion Mastiff's pupils.

To think another spirit beast would dare to enter its territory and even provoke it!

Today, it must fight this intruder to the death!

Lifting its head to let out an angry lion's roar, the Golden Lion Mastiff's Bloodline Power surged, and golden light erupted from its entire body, making it look like a small sun as it charged toward Yao Xuan.

"Well come!"

Watching the Golden Lion Mastiff pounce toward him, Yao Xuan's eyes erupted with fighting spirit, his bloodline surging within him, and his sharp right claw carried terrifying momentum as he struck at the Golden Lion Mastiff!

Boom!

The next moment, a pair of lion claws and a pair of dragon claws met in mid-air, colliding and emitting a loud hum!

"You truly deserve your reputation as a creature with ancient fierce beast bloodline; you're much stronger than those small fries! Unfortunately, you met me!"

Taking half a step back and watching the Golden Lion Mastiff, which had been knocked back several meters by the impact and had plowed a long trench into the ground, Yao Xuan did not hesitate to press his advantage!

Feeling Yao Xuan's terrifying speed, the Golden Lion Mastiff had no time to escape and could only wave its right claw to fight back in a panic!

"Shatter!"

With nearly fifty percent of the Golden Dragon King bloodline power within his body boiling and burning, Yao Xuan did not hesitate to activate the Shatter trait attached to his Golden Dragon Claw!

The next moment, brilliant golden rays of divine light flashed across Yao Xuan's right claw, radiating an endless, mysterious power!

Immediately!

In mid-air, the two claws collided violently once again, emitting a muffled "bang"!

However, the state of the battle this time was completely different from before!

Crack!

Crack!

Accompanied by crisp, snapping sounds, the Golden Lion Mastiff's claws shattered and broke instantly, as if they were fragile potato chips!

It wasn't just the claws; even the metacarpal and phalangeal bones of the Golden Lion Mastiff were completely pulverized under the terrifying power of Shatter!

The entire paw hung down limply!

"Again!"

Without conserving the bloodline power within his body, Yao Xuan repeated his actions, once again channeling the power of Shatter to coat his Golden Dragon Claw, while simultaneously bringing his right claw down in a frenzied strike toward the Golden Lion Mastiff!

This time, the Golden Lion Mastiff could only endure the pain and attempt a desperate last stand with its only remaining lion paw!

However, even in its prime, the Golden Lion Mastiff was no match for Yao Xuan, let alone now that it was severely wounded and could exert at most fifty percent of its strength.

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out as Yao Xuan's claw shattered the Golden Lion Mastiff's left paw, followed immediately by a strike to the top of its head!

Bang!

Accompanied by a dull thud, the Golden Lion Mastiff's head exploded like a dropped watermelon, scattering red and white matter everywhere!

"It's over! Devour for me!"

Looking at the Golden Lion Mastiff's corpse that had collapsed before him, completely devoid of life, Yao Xuan did not hesitate to activate his Devour Evolution ability!

A flash of dark red light swept over the corpse on the ground, and at the same time, an extremely pure surge of bloodline power poured into Yao Xuan's body.

Frenziedly devouring the bloodline power within his body and completing the conversion, Yao Xuan's cultivation base surged at a speed visible to the naked eye!

998 years, 999 years, 1000 years!

At the very moment his bloodline cultivation reached a millennium, Yao Xuan felt his entire body relax immensely, as if he had returned to the womb, and surges of mysterious evolutionary power welled up from the depths of his body once again.

At this moment, Yao Xuan's body expanded and developed once more; in less than ten minutes, he had grown from two meters in length to three meters!

Along with the growth of his body, Yao Xuan's strength surged significantly once again, the scales on his body surface became thicker and more robust, and all his attributes nearly doubled compared to before!

Of course, just like the previous two rank breakthroughs, this breakthrough to a millennium soul beast further unlocked the combat techniques hidden within Yao Xuan's bloodline!

Therefore, although he had just broken through, Yao Xuan adapted perfectly to his new body, and his strength soared!

[Ding, congratulations on successfully breaking through to a millennium soul beast. As an incentive for a diligent evolver, the system has prepared a reward for you. Do you wish to claim it?]

Just then, the system notification sounded in Yao Xuan's ears once again.

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(End of chapter)