Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear

Seeing that the Cloud Leopard had no intention of retreating, Lu Xian's expression gradually turned cold.

"Since you won't leave, don't blame me."

Activating his First Soul Skill, a Magic Broom suddenly appeared before Lu Xian.

As countless branches erupted from the tip of the broom, the area within several dozen meters was completely blanketed by them.

Seeing the four soul rings appear on Lu Xian, the Cloud Leopard immediately realized it had kicked an iron plate.

It shifted its paws to retreat, clearly intending to flee.

"Want to leave now?"

"Too late!"

"Scatter, Thousand-Blade Broom!"

Tens of thousands of broom branches shattered in mid-air, transforming into endless blades that shot toward the frantically escaping Cloud Leopard.

Within three seconds, the Cloud Leopard had become a bloody mess.

It collapsed there, clearly breathing more air out than it was taking in.

The other predators lurking nearby with ulterior motives toward Lu Xian immediately lost their nerve and scattered in a flash.

They all had one thought in their minds.

Time to bolt!

There were plenty of base soul beasts, but once you displayed the strength to easily kill them in seconds, their eyes would suddenly become very clear.

At the very least, for the next several hours, Lu Xian didn't encounter a single blind soul beast.

As for his target soul beast, neither he nor Xiao Qing had encountered any trace of it.

After some time, Lu Xian had to stop to rest and relax his taut nerves.

"Tiger-type soul beasts are generally the cream of the crop among their peers; it seems I'll have to go deeper if I want to find one."

Having Xiao Qing return to his side to stand guard and activating his Luck Domain, Lu Xian began to doze off against a tree trunk.

It wasn't until his mental exhaustion had eased that Lu Xian opened his eyes again.

It wasn't that he didn't want to sleep longer, but something seemed to be poking his backside, forcing him to get up and inspect it.

Turning around, a piece of beast bone, seventy percent covered in dirt, appeared before his eyes.

"What the..."

"Could this be a soul bone?"

"Which big brother soul beast was so generous as to chop off its own leg to entertain me?"

Digging out the beast bone and examining it carefully for a while, Lu Xian discovered it was a right leg bone, though he wasn't sure of its age.

Marveling at the power of the Luck Domain, Lu Xian didn't hesitate to tuck the soul bone into his robes.

It seems I really need to get a storage Soul Tool; if a soul bone were to drop on the ground, that would be a real problem.

The Luck Domain had remained active, and after walking less than a few dozen meters, Lu Xian suddenly discovered several corpses.

Judging by the gruesome state of the bodies, it was highly likely these people had fought and perished together.

And the point of contention was likely the very soul bone Lu Xian had just found.

What made Lu Xian feel even more amazed was that on the middle finger of one of the deceased's right hands, a storage ring lay quietly.

"Why call it a Luck Domain? You might as well call it the Wish-Granting Domain."

Holding the philosophy that "if I found it, it's mine," Lu Xian successfully acquired his own storage Soul Tool.

The space wasn't large, only one cubic meter in size.

But it was enough for Lu Xian to use.

Stuffing the newly acquired soul bone and his prepared food and water into the Soul Tool, he could now travel light for the rest of his journey.

"This is truly convenient."

Perhaps having tasted the benefits, Lu Xian kept the Luck Domain active for the remainder of the time, only deactivating it and stopping to rest once his soul power had been depleted by half.

Perhaps he had exhausted his luck, as he found nothing else along the way except for a single Sun-Facing Flower.

The Sun-Facing Flower possessed hemostatic properties and was highly favored by the mercenaries in Soul Hunting Town.

Once he left the forest, it would fetch a decent amount of Gold Soul Coins.

With his soul power restored, Lu Xian reactivated the Luck Domain and began to head deeper into the forest.

After walking several dozen kilometers further into the forest, a "rustling" sound suddenly emerged from the thickets on both sides.

Lu Xian immediately stopped in his tracks, becoming vigilant.

A few seconds later, a small bear with dark golden fur and a body length of no more than half a meter appeared before Lu Xian.

The little bear cub discovered Lu Xian and charged toward him with a ferociously cute demeanor.

A Tom-like smirk instantly appeared on Lu Xian's face as he pointed a finger at the little guy with disdain, thinking:

Is that it?

As Lu Xian tapped his toes against the ground, his Ice Domain rapidly expanded, and an ice wall half a meter high rose from the earth, blocking the bear cub's path.

The ice wall was over 50 centimeters thick, enough to withstand even a thousand-year spirit beast.

However, the scene that followed nearly made Lu Xian's eyeballs pop out of their sockets.

The bear cub did not slow its pace in the slightest because of the wall; instead, a bright golden radiance erupted from its small claws, which it slammed fiercely into the ice.

The wall, capable of resisting the assault of a thousand-year spirit beast, shattered instantly, scattering across the ground.

"Holy..."

"Don't tell me this is actually a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear."

Its fur was dark gold, and its pair of sharp claws were bright gold.

After circling the clawing, snapping cub on his broomstick to observe it for a while, Lu Xian confirmed his suspicions.

This was undoubtedly the king of the bear clan, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, known for being able to rival ten-thousand-year spirit beasts while only at the thousand-year level.

Lu Xian's goal for this trip had been a tiger-type spirit beast, but there were exceptions to every rule.

With a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear right in front of him, who cared about tiger-type spirit beasts?

The one before him was clearly only at the hundred-year cultivation level—a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in its infancy.

If this thing were a thousand-year beast, Lu Xian would have turned his broomstick around and fled immediately.

But since it was only a hundred-year beast, Lu Xian could only accept the gift with a smile.

He pulled out a few pieces of bread and tossed them onto the ground; the little guy instantly dropped its fierce expression, replaced by confusion.

It reached out a small paw to nudge the bread, seemingly curious about what the flying two-legged creature had dropped.

Lu Xian released his martial soul, quietly circled behind the little guy, and then quickly controlled his broomstick to dive, pinning the cub down by its back.

As the Silver Light Orb slowly shifted into a dark golden hue, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear vanished without a trace.

As a yellow spirit ring appeared in the position of Lu Xian's fifth spirit ring, he didn't even have time to celebrate before a terrifying roar jolted him awake.

The roar came from several dozen kilometers away, filled with immense majesty.

"Damn, this wouldn't be the little guy's parent, would it?"

"Time to scram!"

Realizing this was no place to linger, Lu Xian immediately mounted his broomstick and flew toward the forest entrance.

After flying for half an hour and confirming that no giant creature was following him, Lu Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, that was dangerous."

"A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is nothing to mess with."

"Whatever, I've got the spirit ring anyway; I'll head back to Suotuo City and check it out later."

After catching his breath, Lu Xian quickly stood up and headed toward the outer edge of the forest; he was less than a few dozen kilometers from the entrance and would be out soon.

Whistling a tune with a light step, Lu Xian was very satisfied with the results of his trip.

Not only had he verified that his martial soul could directly absorb spirit rings from beasts, but he had also gained a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that could grow.

Counting Xiao Qing, he now had two powerful beast pets, both of which obeyed his commands completely.

While he was deep in thought, two figures—one tall and one short—suddenly appeared outside the forest.

Lu Xian never forgot that when hunting for spirits, the most dangerous thing wasn't the spirit beasts, but other people.

His vigilance spiked instantly, and he proceeded forward with caution.

Dozens of seconds later, an old man with sword-like brows and starry eyes, accompanied by a little girl with long chestnut hair, appeared before Lu Xian.

"Rongrong, it's dangerous here; don't stray too far from me."

"I know, Sword Grandpa."