His master, the elders... and the beautiful figure who haunted his dreams flashed through Long Aotian's mind as golden light flickered in his eyes.
Long Aotian's mind was perfectly clear. He could even feel the chill of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw, ready to tear through anything, but his body would not move.
Was it fear of death, or had the claw's savage aura pinned him down? He did not know. Either way, he was finished...
Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bears had plenty of weaknesses: simple minds, predictable attacks, slow movement... the list went on.
But once a Dark Gold Dreadclaw connected, none of those weaknesses mattered.
Rumor had it that Xiong Jun, one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, had once wounded Beast God Di Tian with a Dark Gold Dreadclaw.
That was the Beast God. Even a Limit Douluo might not have been able to hurt him.
"Ao Tian!"
Vina shouted from below the stage. The sudden reversal had left most of the audience unable to react.
Fortunately, Unbreakable Douluo, the referee standing guard nearby, did react.
"Stop!"
Zheng Zhan roared. In the next instant, he appeared in front of Long Aotian.
Boom!
The Dark Gold Dreadclaw came down. A shockwave erupted across the arena, leaving the barrier around its edge on the verge of collapse.
The piercing hum briefly deafened the spectators in the front rows. Some even passed out.
A Ten-Thousand-Year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear was comparable to a Titled Douluo. In past tournaments, even seeing a Soul Sage had been rare. The organizers had never expected this.
The white blast cloud cleared, revealing two rather battered figures: Zheng Zhan and Long Aotian.
Several long, claw-shaped furrows had been gouged into the arena, each several feet deep and stretching across almost the entire metal platform.
"Long Aotian is eliminated!"
Zheng