Lion King Soul-Suppressing Roar

Three hours later, on the western side of Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo pointed to an open area ahead and lowered his voice. "Your Highness, that beast is just up ahead."

Qin Yao looked in the direction he pointed.

A giant lion, over ten meters long, lay dozing on a rock.

Its body was covered in golden fur that gleamed like metal in the sunlight. Its mane was especially thick, like a ring of golden flames.

Even lying down, it exuded the imposing presence of a ruler of the forest.

Twenty-nine thousand years old—the Golden Lion King!

Qin Yao had already made his assessment. Though this Soul Beast's bloodline was nowhere near as powerful as his Amethyst Winged Lion King's, it was still among the top of ordinary Soul Beasts. It would just barely qualify as his fifth Soul Ring.

"Your Highness the Holy Son, allow this old man to take it down for you." Dugu Bo volunteered, the emerald-green Soul Power already surging around him.

"No need."

Qin Yao strode forward. "I'll handle it myself."

Dugu Bo froze, and Dugu Yan, beside him, looked worried as well.

That was a Soul Beast overlord nearing thirty thousand years old!

Before they could urge him again, Qin Yao's body had already begun to change.

Amethyst Winged Lion King Martial Soul Possession!

Dark purple crystal armor covered his body, and a pair of fearsome bone wings unfurled behind him. An overbearing aura, drawn from an ancient Ferocious Beast, spread through the forest.

Yellow, purple, purple, black!

Dugu Bo's eyelids twitched wildly. Not long ago, when he'd learned that Qin Yao was going to obtain his fifth Soul Ring, he'd been completely stunned.

How had he reached level fifty already?

Such a rate of cultivation was unheard of!

"First Soul Skill, Amethyst Lion King Body!"

"Third Soul Skill, Lion King's Might!"

Qin Yao had no intention of testing his opponent. He opened with a double enhancement.

His muscles tensed as his strength, defense, and speed surged to their peak in an instant.

He stamped down hard, cracking the ground beneath his feet. His body became a purple blur as he charged straight at the Golden Lion King, which had just been roused from its nap!

"Roar!"

The Golden Lion King felt the provocation and let out a thunderous roar. Its thick paw, carrying the weight of a thousand jun, slammed down at the approaching Qin Yao.

Qin Yao didn't dodge. He raised his right fist, covered in purple crystal, and met the blow head-on.

"Boom!"

Fist and claw collided with a dull, thunderous impact.

A violent wave of air burst outward around them, nearly knocking Dugu Yan off her feet in the distance.

Qin Yao didn't budge, but the Golden Lion King was forced back half a step. A dull ache throbbed through its enormous paw.

"Not bad."

Qin Yao rolled his wrist and charged again.

He gave up the advantage of attacking from a distance and fought the Golden Lion King, renowned for its strength, in the purest way possible: hand to hand.

Thudding blows rang out without pause as purple flames clashed wildly against golden Soul Power.

"Second Soul Skill, Lion's Fang!"

In the middle of the fight, Qin Yao seized an opening. Purple fire gathered around his right fist, taking the shape of a massive lion-shaped shock wave that slammed squarely into the Golden Lion King's chest.

"Boom!"

The Golden Lion King staggered backward from the blow. Its golden chest fur was scorched black, and it let out a pained roar.

It was completely enraged!

The Golden Lion King suddenly raised its head. Its chest and belly heaved violently as it opened its cavernous jaws.

"Roar!!!"

A visible golden sound wave burst from the beast and spread indiscriminately in every direction!

This was the Golden Lion King's innate Soul Skill: Lion King's Roar!

Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, was naturally unaffected in the distance.

But Dugu Yan, standing beside him, went deathly pale. She clapped her hands over her ears, feeling as though the sound wave would shatter her very soul.

Qin Yao furrowed his brow.

He'd been planning to play around a little longer and test the strength of his body after fusing with the Blue Silver Emperor leg bone.

But now, this stupid lion had disturbed his people.

"Obnoxious."

At his icy murmur, an even more terrifying and domineering pressure erupted from within him!

The next instant, dark purple Nether Flame surged skyward from Qin Yao, spreading outward in every direction.

Crystal-clear purple lines spread across the ground with the flames. The air warped wherever they passed, and the temperature rose sharply!

A fifty-meter radius became a purple inferno.

The Golden Lion King's all-conquering sound-wave attack entered the purple domain and vanished like a stone sinking into the sea.

"Th-this is..."

The pressure around Dugu Yan suddenly lifted. She stared in shock at the purple world before her, unable to get the words out.

"A domain! This is His Highness the Holy Son's domain!"

Dugu Bo's voice brimmed with uncontrollable shock and fervor!

Heavens!

Twelve years old! A twelve-year-old Soul King!

And he already possessed a domain, something even many Titled Douluos could only dream of!

This was no longer mere talent. This was the bearing of a god!

No wonder the First Worship had thought so highly of him and appointed him the Holy Son!

Dugu Bo was overwhelmed with relief.

With a powerhouse like him to follow, the Dugu Family's future was limitless!

Within the domain, Qin Yao was the one and only ruler.

The Golden Lion King discovered in terror that the Soul Power within its body had grown sluggish. Its vaunted strength had been greatly weakened, and even its movements had slowed.

The young man, by contrast, only grew more powerful. Every wisp of purple flame seemed to cheer for him.

"It's over."

Qin Yao vanished from before the Golden Lion King.

When he appeared again, he was above its head.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Amethyst World-Destroying Claw!"

His claw, covered in purple crystal and purple flame, swept down with the power to tear through space!

Splurt!

The Golden Lion King's enormous head was torn apart by the blow. Its massive body crashed to the ground, lifeless.

Dugu Bo stared blankly at the scene.

A Quasi-Soul King who had just broken through to level fifty had killed a Soul Beast overlord nearing thirty thousand years old, despite the difference in their strength.

Wasn't that enough power to match a Soul Emperor above level sixty?

Dugu Yan was even more captivated.

She gazed at the tall figure descending slowly from the air, withdrawing his Martial Soul as the purple flames around him gradually died down. Her heart raced uncontrollably.

This was the man she had chosen to follow.

Powerful, domineering, and full of verve!

Qin Yao paid no attention to the two stunned figures behind him. He walked straight to the Golden Lion King's corpse and sat cross-legged.

A black Soul Ring slowly rose from the body.

Without hesitation, he immediately began absorbing it.

Vast Soul Power poured into him, and Qin Yao guided it against the bottleneck he had just broken through.

An hour later, he finished absorbing the Soul Ring.

Fifth Soul Skill, Lion King Soul-Suppressing Roar!

He summoned the Lion King's source power to unleash a roar. Its sound waves combined physical impact with spiritual suppression. Wrapped in purple flame, the roar also inflicted burning damage, making it a versatile skill for offense, defense, and battlefield control.

Qin Yao was very pleased with this Soul Skill. He slowly opened his eyes and felt the Soul Power surging through him.

Level fifty-one, late stage.

After absorbing a Soul Ring nearing thirty thousand years old, his Soul Power had risen by just over one level.

Qin Yao wasn't surprised.

His foundation was far stronger than that of an ordinary Soul Master, and each level required a vast amount of Soul Power.

But that increase brought him absolute strength unmatched by anyone of the same level.

Wherever Qin Yao stood in cultivation, he was the limit of that realm!

Feeling the Soul Power surging through him, Qin Yao stood and prepared to leave.

Just then, a strange stream of information poured into his mind without warning.

This was!