Fusion, Dark Gold Terrorclaw External Bone!

Ye Linyuan nodded firmly. "That's right—a Soul Bone!"

Du Bùsǐ chuckled. "Who wouldn't want a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Soul Bone?"

"But the odds of a Soul Bone appearing are already extremely low. For soul beasts under ten thousand years, the chance is pitifully small."

"This Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear may have top-tier bloodline, but it's only six thousand years old. How high could the odds of a Soul Bone really be?"

"Kid, you're thinking too simply."

Ye Linyuan grinned and leaned in to whisper a few words in Du Bùsǐ's ear.

After hearing them, Du Bùsǐ's eyes widened slightly, his expression startled. "That can work? Will that really work?"

Ye Linyuan looked eager. "Of course there's no absolute guarantee, but it's definitely worth the gamble."

"If it succeeds, I can harvest both a four-thousand-year Golden Earth Dragon Soul Ring and a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Bone!"

"And when it comes to luck, I'm not too shabby, am I?"

Du Bùsǐ himself was no stranger to gambling.

Looking at Ye Linyuan's determined, expectant gaze, and recalling the bizarre fortune and divine inheritance on him, he only pondered briefly before nodding firmly. "Fine! Let's give it a try!"

"Let them fight first, and we'll move when the time is right."

With the plan set, the two hid in the shadows, watching the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and the Golden Earth Dragon battle.

Though the Golden Earth Dragon had Dragon's Fury boosting its combat power, its cultivation age was still far below that of the six-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear itself was a sovereign-level soul beast, its combat prowess already terrifying.

Thus, even with the Golden Earth Dragon using a life-risking enhancement skill, it gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Its golden scales were constantly torn apart by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, blood streaming everywhere.

Several times, the Terrorclaw Bear's claws nearly pierced the Golden Earth Dragon's vital points.

But oddly, every time it tried to finish its prey, a strange green energy would appear out of nowhere, perfectly blocking the fatal blow.

After this repeated several times, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's initial advantage was slowly reversed by the Golden Earth Dragon.

And the Terrorclaw Bear, having missed its full-force attacks multiple times, was caught off guard by the Golden Earth Dragon's counterattacks, sustaining serious injuries.

"Roar—!"

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, shocked and enraged, let out a sky-shaking roar.

It had no idea that Du Bùsǐ was secretly intervening from the shadows; it only felt that today was eerily off.

Clearly, its prey was inferior, yet it couldn't kill it, and at critical moments, it was inexplicably countered.

Furious and frustrated, the bear grew increasingly irritable, its attacks becoming more and more frenzied.

But that hidden mysterious force kept obstructing it, making a kill impossible.

It nearly drove the bear mad!

In the end, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was caught by the Golden Earth Dragon, which whipped its tail across its head.

This left it severely injured and dazed.

And though the Golden Earth Dragon had gravely wounded the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it was also at its last gasp.

The effects of Dragon's Fury gradually faded, its aura rapidly weakening, and the golden scales on its body grew dim and lusterless.

Both top-tier soul beasts were now utterly exhausted, on the verge of death.

Just then.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Crisp applause echoed from above the canyon.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and the Golden Earth Dragon both looked up to see an old man and a young man slowly descending from the air.

The old man had green hair, his Mediterranean hairstyle quite conspicuous.

The young man had black hair and blood-red eyes, his demeanor cold and sharp, a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

They were Du Bùsǐ and Ye Linyuan.

Seeing these two humans appear, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear suddenly realized.

So all those strange occurrences earlier were the work of these damned humans lurking in the shadows!

"Roar—!"

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's eyes split with fury as it let out a roar of ultimate rage.

It tried to stand and fight, but a powerful pressure pinned it down.

Yet the madness and venom in its eyes were so thick they nearly solidified.

Ye Linyuan looked at its state, a mocking grin tugging at his lips.

He strolled slowly up to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Then.

Under the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's stunned gaze.

Smack!

A heavy slap landed squarely on its face!

The crisp sound echoed through the canyon.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was dazed for a moment.

Then, an unprecedented wave of humiliation and fury erupted like a volcano!

It was the undisputed overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest—when had it ever been slapped in the face by some human brat?

But before it could react.

Smack!

Another slap!

Ye Linyuan shook his hand, grinning as he looked at the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. "What are you looking at?"

"Look again, and I'll give you a few more slaps, believe me?"

Pfft—!

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was so enraged it spat out a mouthful of blood, its vision going dark.

It struggled desperately to rise, to tear this arrogant little human to shreds.

But Du Bùsǐ was suppressing it with soul power from the side, leaving it completely unable to move.

All it could do was 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!

Ye Linyuan kept slapping while counting, "One, two, three, four—two, two, three, four—three, two, three, four..."

The rhythm was impeccable.

"Tsk, thick-skinned bastard. My hand's gone numb."

He shook his hand, then nodded with satisfaction. "That should be about enough."

Sensing the dense, almost tangible resentment and fury radiating from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, a sharp glint flashed in Ye Linyuan's eyes.

Finally.

He stopped stalling.

Roar—!

With a low tiger's growl, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul instantly fused with his body.

A purple soul ring flickered faintly.

A layer of ink-stained cyan-purple light enveloped him.

The next second.

Boom!

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, Ye Linyuan transformed into a bolt of cyan-purple lightning.

His sharp tiger claws, carrying the power of wind and thunder along with the corrosive force of the evil attribute, stabbed viciously into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's eye!

It was his first soul skill—Wind Thunder Flash Strike!

Puchi!

The claws pierced through the eyeball, driving straight into the brain.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear didn't even have time to scream before it crashed to the ground.

Its remaining intact eye was still fixed on Ye Linyuan.

Life rapidly faded away.

A deep purple soul ring slowly rose from its corpse.

But Ye Linyuan didn't spare it a single glance. He eagerly pounced on the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's body and began digging for treasure.

Du Bùsǐ also leaned in, his eyes filled with anticipation and curiosity.

Despite how calm Ye Linyuan had acted just now, he was just as nervous inside.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's soul bone was formidable, but this one was only six thousand years old—the chance of it producing a soul bone was indeed low.

Even using this method to provoke the bear's resentment didn't guarantee success.

But perhaps it was the luck of a transmigrator.

When Ye Linyuan fully cut open the flesh and bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right paw.

A strange piece of bone, glowing with a dark gold light and shaped like a palm bone, appeared before their eyes!