Shocking Appearance of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear! Ye Linyuan's Thoughts

Half a day later.

Ye Linyuan and Du Bùsǐ appeared above the Star Dou Great Forest.

Looking down at the sprawling dense woods below, Du Bùsǐ began selecting a target for Ye Linyuan's second soul ring.

"Linyuan, your first soul skill, Wind Thunder Flash Strike, enhances speed while carrying formidable offensive power."

"Even among Thousand-Year Soul Skills, its power and effect rank among the top."

"For your second soul skill, I suggest you find an all-attribute amplification type, to better unlock your martial soul's potential."

Ye Linyuan slowly nodded, sharing the same thought.

Du Bùsǐ pondered, "Your Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is a super soul beast; in terms of bloodline, it's absolutely the top-tier existence among beast martial souls."

"Even most dragon-type martial souls can't compare to you."

"Legend says the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possesses six attributes: wind, lightning, strength, evil, space, and time."

"Among these six, the most powerful are naturally evil, space, and time."

"But as strong as these three attributes are, soul beasts with such abilities are exceedingly rare."

"Finding a suitable Thousand-Year soul beast won't be easy."

Ye Linyuan thought for a moment, then said, "Teacher, how about we find a strength-attribute soul beast with a top-tier bloodline?"

"Oh?" Du Bùsǐ was slightly surprised. "Why strength?"

Ye Linyuan smiled faintly. "Teacher, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's strongest attribute is indeed evil, but evil-attribute soul beasts are too scarce."

"Finding one in a short time isn't easy."

"As for time and space-attribute soul beasts, most excel in speed, which overlaps somewhat with my first soul skill."

"And powerful time and space soul beasts are currently too high in age for me."

"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's strength is already formidable, and with the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum I just consumed, plus Life Gold reshaping my body,"

"my current strength likely rivals that of a three-ring strength-type soul master."

"As they say, strength overcomes a hundred techniques. Since this advantage is already here, why not fully tap into it?"

"If I can find a soul beast with a top-tier bloodline that also excels in strength and attack, it should be a good choice."

"If that soul beast naturally possesses an amplification-type innate soul skill, that would be even more perfect."

After hearing Ye Linyuan's reasoning, Du Bùsǐ thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "If that's the case, I do have a target in mind."

Ye Linyuan asked curiously, "What target?"

Du Bùsǐ chuckled. "One of the Star Dou Great Forest's top soul beasts—the Golden Earth Dragon!"

"Our Body Sect has few disciples, so we can't afford to be careless in training each one."

"And choosing soul rings is naturally the top priority."

"Over thousands of years, our Body Sect's predecessors have scoured the outer and mixed zones of the Star Dou Great Forest; we know exactly what soul beasts are where."

"And this Golden Earth Dragon is one of the highest-quality Thousand-Year soul beasts we've recorded."

Ye Linyuan's eyes flickered.

That name sounded very familiar!

He suddenly recalled that in the original story, Wang Dong had obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Earth Dragon King soul bone from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

"The Golden Earth Dragon lineage possesses pure but diluted Light Dragon Clan bloodline, that is, the Golden Dragon."

"Its origin is even more storied, tracing back to the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings—specifically, the Golden Dragon King."

"Linyuan, you may not have heard of the Golden Dragon King."

"But I can tell you, the Golden Dragon King has another domineering title: the Ancestor of Strength!"

Du Bùsǐ said gravely, "Don't underestimate the Golden Earth Dragon just because it's an earth dragon; its strength is formidable, and its bloodline is top-tier, no less than orthodox dragons."

"Its greatest forte is strength and light."

"Normally, the Golden Earth Dragon's light attribute would completely conflict with your Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."

"But you have Twin Martial Souls, and your Exquisite Sacred Heart inherently possesses a sacred attribute even purer than light power."

"Thus, the attribute conflict ceases to be an issue."

Ye Linyuan's eyes brightened, and he said without hesitation, "Teacher, I'll choose this one. Where is the Golden Earth Dragon you mentioned?"

Du Bùsǐ looked at him, then hesitated for a moment. "That Golden Earth Dragon's age is a bit high—over 4,000 years. You..."

Under normal circumstances, the second soul ring an ordinary soul master can absorb has a limit of about 700 years.

Only extremely talented soul masters, through physical enhancement and mental discipline, can raise their second soul ring to the Thousand-Year level.

Du Bùsǐ himself had done so.

Ye Linyuan had already absorbed a Thousand-Year level for his first soul ring, two to three times the normal limit—that was already monstrous.

But if he wanted to absorb that 4,000-year Golden Earth Dragon, it would be nearly six times the normal 700-year limit for a second soul ring!

Such a massive leap in rank left even Du Bùsǐ, who had already witnessed Ye Linyuan's monstrous talent, feeling uncertain.

Ye Linyuan's gaze sharpened, his expression turning serious.

A 4000-year second soul ring—the difficulty of fusing it was easy to imagine.

But after only a moment's thought, he grinned and said, "Teacher, let's go with this one. I believe I can do it."

Du Bùsǐ looked at him intently. "Are you sure?"

Ye Linyuan nodded firmly. "Sure!"

Without the Life Gold in hand, Ye Linyuan might not have dared to attempt such a leap in age to absorb a soul ring.

But now.

With the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum tempering his bones and sinews, and the Life Gold reshaping his martial soul, strengthening his bloodline and spirit.

If he still didn't dare to try with all this, he'd be too spineless to amount to anything!

Seeing Ye Linyuan so resolute, Du Bùsǐ suddenly let out a bold laugh. "Good! With that courage, you're worthy of being my disciple!"

"Since you have that kind of nerve, how could this old man refuse?"

"Let's go! We'll take that Golden Earth Dragon!"

A flash of green light, and the two swiftly plunged into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Moments later.

They stood atop a certain canyon in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Du Bùsǐ pointed downward. "See that cave at the end of the canyon below? If that Golden Earth Dragon hasn't changed its den, it should be inside."

With that, Du Bùsǐ prepared to lead Ye Linyuan down.

But just then, an unexpected change occurred.

"Roar!"

A savage roar, accompanied by heavy footsteps, suddenly came from the other side of the canyon.

Du Bùsǐ paused mid-motion and turned to look.

A massive, burly creature had appeared in the canyon, heading toward the cave on the opposite side.

Its fur was dark gold, and its eyes flickered with a faint green light.

Most striking were the claws on its enormous bear paws, each over two feet long, radiating fierce menace.

Recognizing its form, Du Bùsǐ couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "That's... a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!?"