Dark Gold Dreadclaw Palm Bones

"Lin Feng, don't force it! I don't want this soul ring anymore!" Wang Dong shouted in a hurry, watching the blood dripping from Chen Zifeng's shoulder wound.

"It's fine." Lin Feng turned back, giving her a reassuring look. "The cave was too narrow for me to move freely. Now that we're outside, it's time for me to show my strength."

His fire lotus was too powerful; it was difficult to control and could easily hurt his own teammates.

Now that he had no such concerns, it was the perfect time to test his theory.

He was going to imitate Ning Tian's Ring Fusion secret technique to try and forcibly fuse two different Exotic Flame Soul Rings together.

The next moment, the aura around Lin Feng surged violently.

A deep blue flame spread silently—the Blue Silver Nether Fire.

In this primeval forest, it was like a fish in water, quickly seeping into the surrounding shadows and vegetation to further disrupt the already chaotic senses of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Immediately following, the frigid, forest-white Mystic Ice Spirit Flame rose, transforming into streaks of ice that slowed the giant beast's movements.

In the distance, Ling Luochen added layers of ice control in tacit understanding, restricting its actions.

Lin Feng raised both hands, and terrifying light began to converge above his palms.

In his left hand, the dark red Nirvana Phoenix Fire twisted and rose, condensing into a black fire lotus that pulsed with a violent heat capable of burning everything to ash.

In his right hand, the scorching Red Dragon Heart Fire surged out, gathering into a crimson fire lotus that radiated a pure and savage heat.

Two top-tier flames, equally violent yet completely different in nature, were forcibly pulled together by his overwhelming soul power.

"Fuse!"

Lin Feng's eyes hardened as he pushed the Flame Mantra to its limit. The two fire lotuses slammed into each other in front of his chest.

"Hum—!!!"

A piercing shriek of energy erupted, distorting the very air.

The black and red streams of fire tore at each other like a dragon and a phoenix, devouring and entangling until they were forcibly fused into a dual-colored fire lotus, black and red intertwined, with a core pulsing with violent power!

"This strike... it's probably enough to kill a Soul King instantly." Chen Zifeng watched from afar, his face filled with shock.

"Dragon Phoenix Fire Lotus, go!"

Lin Feng stopped suppressing it and flicked his finger.

The dual-colored fire lotus drifted out silently.

Just as it was about to touch the fur of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear:

"BOOM!!!!!!!"

The world seemed to turn white for an instant.

A wave of destruction exploded in all directions, expanding and sweeping outward!

Within a radius of several dozen meters, towering ancient trees, hard rocks, and dense shrubs—everything was flattened in an instant, burned to charcoal, or vaporized into nothingness!

The scorched earth was laid bare, with a giant crater several meters deep in the center.

The raging turbulence of energy slowly dissipated.

In the center of the rolling smoke, the massive body of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear stood frozen in place.

Large patches of its tough, dark gold fur had peeled away, charred black. Its body was covered in horrific burns and gashes, its face was unrecognizable, and its life force was fading to a mere flicker.

"Wang Dong! It's your turn!" Lin Feng shouted urgently.

Wang Dong, who had been stunned, snapped back to reality. Her butterfly wings flapped, and she flew over in an instant, the sharp edges of her wings slicing through the air to precisely pierce the heart of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The heart of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear gave one final twitch before falling completely silent.

A deep purple soul ring slowly emerged from the broken carcass.

"Senior Sister Xixi, please help dissect the body and see if there are any soul bones," Lin Feng said, turning to Xixi not far away.

"Alright." Xixi's figure flickered, and she appeared beside the charred remains of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. The cold light of the dagger in her hand flashed as she moved with clean, precise motions, quickly cutting and dismantling the beast.

"There really is a soul bone!" Xixi paused, a hint of surprise in her tone as she pulled a blood-stained bone fragment from the pile of flesh.

The bone was dark gold, and even without processing, it naturally radiated a terrifying fluctuation of soul power.

"It's actually the rarest palm bone!" Chen Zifeng ignored the pain in his shoulder and forced himself to stand up to look, his eyes full of astonishment.

Just as Lin Feng was about to step forward to inspect it, Xixi let out another soft cry: "Wait... there's another one! It's also a palm bone!"

The group was stunned for a moment before crowding around.

"This luck..." Chen Zifeng looked at the two similar-looking dark gold palm bones in Xixi's hands, his eyes glowing. "As a top-tier soul beast that combines offense and defense, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear has a decent chance of producing soul bones, but they are usually skull or arm bones that primarily provide defensive boosts. Parts that provide offensive boosts, like the palm bones of those terror claws, are extremely rare. According to academy records, a senior once accidentally obtained a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear palm bone; thanks to its ability to grow alongside one's cultivation, he broke through to become a Super Douluo in just a few years."

Ling Luochen's cold gaze swept over the two palm bones before turning to Lin Feng, and she spoke readily: "Lin Feng, you contributed the most, and close-quarters combat is your weakness. These two palm bones should belong to you."

"Yes, Lin Feng, you are indeed the most suitable, and your physique is strong enough to absorb them safely," Wang Dong agreed with a nod.

"I also agree to give them to Lin Feng," Chen Zifeng said readily. Xixi nodded silently as well.

Seeing the sincere expressions of his companions, Lin Feng did not decline further and smiled candidly: "In that case, I will accept your kindness."

"The three of us will be responsible for keeping watch; you two hurry up and absorb the soul ring and soul bone. This place is not safe to stay in for long," Chen Zifeng arranged.

"Understood." Lin Feng and Wang Dong responded in unison, then sat cross-legged and began to absorb the soul ring and soul bone before them.

Thanks to the solid foundation laid by consuming Whale Rubber multiple times, the physical constitutions of the two far exceeded their peers.

Although the energy from the Soul Ring and the violent power contained within the soul bone brought waves of impact, they did not pose any significant obstacle.

Before long, the two completed their absorption.

"Prepare to withdraw." Ling Luochen, who had been keeping a close watch on the surroundings, spoke up to remind them; she sensed that other soul beasts in the distance had been drawn by the aftermath of the previous battle and were closing in.

The group understood and did not linger. The five of them immediately followed the route planned upon their arrival, each displaying their own abilities as they retreated rapidly toward the outer edge of the forest.

Some flapped their wings to fly low, some leaped through the trees, and others sprinted across the ground.

"Roar—!"

They had not retreated far when the bushes to their front-left exploded, and a massive male lion with its entire body burning in crimson flames lunged out!

Judging by its aura, its cultivation was between eight and nine thousand years; it had clearly been drawn by the scent of blood.

"Just in time."

A glimmer of eagerness flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

He swung his arms, crossing them in front of his chest, and let out a low shout.

A faint "click" sound came from the joints of his fingers, and a dark golden luster flowed beneath his skin; the tips of his ten fingers suddenly became sharp, elongated, and transformed into ten ferocious claws shimmering with a cold, dark golden light.

The skin on his arms also took on a metallic, dark golden hue, brimming with a sense of power.

The wounds where the claws had broken through his skin healed almost instantly, the claws and his arms becoming one, as if they had been born that way.

"Sky-Ripping Claw!"

Facing the lunging Flame Lion, Lin Feng did not dodge or evade, instead swinging his crossed arms outward.

Ten sharp, dark golden claw beams slashed out, moving so fast that they left only crisscrossing trails of light in the air, the gale they whipped up seemingly capable of tearing everything apart.