Ye Linyuan nodded heavily. "That's right, a Soul Bone!"
Du Busi laughed. "Who wouldn't want a Soul Bone from a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear?"
"But Soul Bones already have an extremely low chance of appearing. For soul beasts below ten thousand years, the chance of producing one is even pitifully low."
"Though this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear has a top-tier bloodline, it has only cultivated for six thousand years. How high could its chances of producing a Soul Bone be?"
"Kid, you're thinking too simply."
Ye Linyuan grinned and leaned close to Du Busi's ear, whispering a few words.
After hearing him out, Du Busi's eyes widened slightly, his expression stunned. "You can do that? Will that really work?"
Ye Linyuan looked expectant. "There's no absolute guarantee, of course, but it's definitely worth a gamble."
"If it works, I can obtain both a four-thousand-year Golden Earth Dragon Soul Ring and a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Bone!"
"When it comes to luck, mine shouldn't be too bad, right?"
Du Busi himself was no stranger to gambling.
Looking at Ye Linyuan's determined and expectant gaze, then thinking of the strange fortune and divine inheritance surrounding him,
after only a brief moment of thought, he nodded heavily. "Alright! Let's give it a try!"
"Let them fight first. We'll make our move once the time is right!"
With the plan decided, the two hid in the shadows and watched the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear battle the Golden Earth Dragon.
Although the Golden Earth Dragon had its combat power enhanced by Dragon's Fury, its cultivation was still far below that of the six-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear itself was an overlord-class soul beast, and its combat strength was already terrifying.
Therefore, even after using a life-or-death enhancement skill, the Golden Earth Dragon gradually fell into a disadvantage.
The golden scales covering its body were constantly torn apart by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, leaving it drenched in blood.
Several times, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's terrorclaws nearly pierced the Golden Earth Dragon's vital points.
Yet strangely, whenever it tried to finish off its prey, an inexplicable green energy would appear and perfectly block the fatal blow for the Golden Earth Dragon.
After this happened several times, the advantage originally held by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was gradually reversed by the Golden Earth Dragon.
Meanwhile, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear repeatedly missed with its full-force attacks, allowing the Golden Earth Dragon to seize openings and counterattack, leaving it seriously injured.
"Roar—!"
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was shocked and furious as it released an earth-shaking roar.
It had no idea that Du Busi, hiding in the shadows, had been secretly intervening. It only felt that everything was horribly wrong today.
Its prey was clearly weaker than it, yet it simply would not die. Worse, it kept getting mysteriously countered at crucial moments.
Furious and aggrieved, the entire bear became increasingly violent, its attacks growing more and more frenzied.
But that mysterious force in the shadows continued obstructing it, leaving it completely unable to succeed.
It was nearly driven mad with rage!
In the end, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was caught by the Golden Earth Dragon and struck on the head by its tail.
The blow left it heavily injured and dazed.
Although the Golden Earth Dragon had severely wounded the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it too was at the end of its strength.
The effects of Dragon's Fury gradually faded, its aura rapidly weakened, and the golden scales on its body became dull and lusterless.
The two top-tier soul beasts were now both exhausted and on the verge of death.
Just then.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
Crisp applause drifted down from above the gorge.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and Golden Earth Dragon raised their heads at the same time, only to see an old man and a young man slowly descending from the sky.
The old man had a head full of green hair, and his balding hairstyle was particularly eye-catching.
The youth had black hair and blood-red eyes. His aura was cold and stern, while a faint smile rested on his lips.
They were none other than Du Busi and Ye Linyuan.
The moment it saw the two humans, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear suddenly realized.
So those strange events earlier had all been caused by these two damned humans meddling from the shadows!
"Roar—!"
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's eyes nearly split with rage as it let out a roar filled with extreme fury.
It wanted to rise and fight, but a powerful pressure held it firmly in place.
Yet the madness and hatred in its eyes were so intense they nearly took physical form.
Seeing its expression, Ye Linyuan curled his lips into a mocking smile.
He sauntered over to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
Then.
Under the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's stunned gaze.
"Slap!"
A resounding slap landed directly across its face!
The crisp sound echoed through the gorge.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear froze for a moment.
Then, an unprecedented sense of humiliation and fury erupted like a volcano!
It was the mighty overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest. When had it ever been slapped by a human brat?
But before it could react.
"Slap!"
Another slap!
Ye Linyuan shook out his palm and looked at the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with a smile. "What are you looking at?"
"Keep staring, and believe it or not, I'll give you a few more slaps?"
Pfft—!
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spat out a mouthful of blood in rage, its vision going dark.
It desperately wanted to struggle to its feet and tear this ignorant human brat to pieces.
But Du Busi was suppressing it with Soul Power from the side, leaving it completely unable to move.
It could only watch helplessly as Ye Linyuan stood before it, slapping its face again and again.
The humiliation and frustration nearly made it explode on the spot!
As Ye Linyuan slapped it, he counted, "One-two-three-four, two-two-three-four, three-two-three-four..."
The rhythm was perfect.
"Tsk, your hide is really thick. My hand's gone numb from slapping you."
He shook his palm again, then nodded in satisfaction. "That should be about enough."
Sensing the resentment and fury around the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, so dense they nearly solidified, a sharp gleam flashed through Ye Linyuan's eyes.
Finally.
He stopped delaying.
"Roar—!"
With a low tiger's roar, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul instantly possessed him.
The purple Soul Ring flickered faintly.
A layer of inky violet-blue light enveloped him.
The next moment.
Boom!
Accompanied by a thunderous explosion, Ye Linyuan transformed into a streak of violet-blue lightning.
Sharp tiger claws carrying the power of wind and thunder, along with the corrosive force of darkness, viciously stabbed into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's eye!
It was his first Soul Skill, Wind Thunder Flash Strike!
"Psh!"
The claws pierced through its eyeball and drove straight into its brain.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear did not even have time to scream before it crashed to the ground.
Its other intact eye remained fixed on Ye Linyuan.
Its life force rapidly faded.
A deep-purple Soul Ring slowly rose from its corpse.
But Ye Linyuan did not even glance at the Soul Ring. He eagerly pounced toward the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's corpse and began digging for treasure.
Du Busi also came over, his eyes filled with anticipation and curiosity.
Though Ye Linyuan had acted so calm just now, he was equally nervous inside.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Bone was certainly powerful, but this one had only cultivated for six thousand years. The chance of it producing a Soul Bone truly was not high.
Even if he had used this method to provoke the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's resentment, success was not guaranteed.
But perhaps it was because he had the fortune of a transmigrator.
When Ye Linyuan completely cut open the flesh and bones of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right paw,
an extraordinary bone, shaped like a palm bone and radiating dark golden light, suddenly appeared before them!
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