When Your Disciple Is Too Strong, It Is Not Necessarily a Good Thing

Hearing Jiang He's words, Dugu Bo slightly raised his chin.

He had originally wanted to remind Jiang He, but after thinking carefully, he had already said enough.

Besides, Jiang He had already proven once through action that his choice had not been wrong.

"Fine. This old man will look."

After saying that, Dugu Bo led Jiang He to search the nearby area.

Although Sunset Forest was not as vast as Star Dou Forest, it still had quite a few Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

However, even Dugu Bo needed some time to precisely find one around the twenty-thousand-year mark Jiang He wanted.

Fortunately, Dugu Bo had lived in Sunset Forest long enough and knew the area well enough.

After passing over several Soul Beasts in succession, Dugu Bo brought Jiang He to the territory of a Giant Bear.

This Giant Bear looked seventy percent similar to Jiang He after Martial Soul Possession, though it was more primitive and massive.

Its size was estimated to be nearly ten meters!

However, its fur was grayish-white, and a row of stegosaurus-like bony plates ran along its spine.

Although its bear claws were not as long and slender as Jiang He's Terrorclaws, they were thicker and heavier. With a casual swing, an indescribable aura emerged.

"This is an Ancient Terror Bear, a mutated subspecies with a trace of Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear bloodline.

"Because it possesses Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear blood, the Terror Bear is among the strongest Soul Beasts of its rank.

"However, its bloodline is too thin. This kind of Soul Beast usually reaches its limit at ten thousand years, and rarely exceeds twenty thousand.

"Like the one before us. This old man estimates that it is only a little over nineteen thousand years old. It falls slightly short of your target, but since its bloodline contains that of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it is rather suitable for your Martial Soul.

"What do you think? Will you choose it, or should we find another?"

Dugu Bo pointed at the Terror Bear in the distance.

The Terror Bear stared fiercely at Dugu Bo and Jiang He, continuously letting out low growls.

With its current intelligence, it naturally understood what Dugu Bo was saying.

But faced with Dugu Bo's overwhelming pressure, it did not dare make a move for the moment.

Jiang He slowly looked toward the Terror Bear, his gaze shifting to the system panel.

[Ancient Terror Bear, approximately twenty thousand nine hundred years old. Strength-type Soul Beast. Meets the absorption limit for the second Soul Ring!]

Looking at the system panel's description, Jiang He raised an eyebrow inwardly.

It seemed Dugu Bo truly was not very good when it came to Soul Beast knowledge.

A military man, after all. Their education was usually limited.

"Let's go with this one, Teacher. I'll have to trouble you again."

Jiang He spoke to Dugu Bo.

"No matter."

Dugu Bo slightly raised his chin, and a dangerous aura began to emanate from him.

At the same moment, all the fur on the Ancient Terror Bear's body stood on end, and it let out an enraged roar at Jiang He and Dugu Bo.

"Roar!!!"

The instant it roared, the Ancient Terror Bear rose onto its hind legs and viciously stomped the ground.

Boom!

A thunderous sound rang out, and cracks spread across the ground.

The tremor made Jiang He's body sway uncontrollably.

At the same time, waves of dizziness surged through his mind.

Something was wrong!

Realizing this, Jiang He immediately circulated the Ancient Bear Visualization Method to resist the dizziness.

Yet his vision still blurred slightly, and for an instant, he could not clearly see what was in front of him.

"Hmph!"

Just then, Dugu Bo snorted coldly, and the discomfort and dizziness in Jiang He's mind instantly vanished.

"You vile beast, you dared to attack this old man first! And you still want to run?!"

Along with Dugu Bo's cold shout, a terrifying aura erupted from his body.

The optimal configuration of two yellow, two purple, and five black Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet.

Only then did Jiang He notice that after stomping the ground, the Ancient Terror Bear had not chosen to press its advantage. Instead, it turned around and sprinted wildly toward the edge of Sunset Forest.

But before Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, its speed was still far too childish.

In the blink of an eye, Dugu Bo appeared above it.

"Freeze!"

Dugu Bo let out a light shout, and the eighth Soul Ring beneath his feet flashed.

The Terror Bear, which had been fleeing frantically, was instantly frozen in place.

Even the trees within ten meters of it were completely immobilized.

"Go!"

Another light shout rang out. Dugu Bo's sixth Soul Ring flashed, and the phantom of a massive Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor appeared above the Terror Bear's head, biting down on its body.

The Terror Bear's body then turned black at a visible rate, while the stench of decay rose from it.

Immediately afterward, chunks of flesh fell from its body.

In the blink of an eye, its legs had been corroded until only bone remained.

"What are you standing around for? Don't you want the Soul Ring? This old man's Soul Skill is not so easy to endure."

Dugu Bo's words jolted Jiang He awake.

Jiang He hurriedly ran to the Terror Bear's side.

He then used Martial Soul Possession, drew his longsword, leaped high into the air, and drove the blade straight into the Terror Bear's heart.

At this point, the Terror Bear's body had already been corroded beyond recognition by Dugu Bo's Soul Skill.

Jiang He's longsword easily pierced its heart, taking its life.

No matter how unwilling it was, it could only shut its eyes in resentment.

As the Terror Bear's life force faded away, a Soul Ring even blacker than the Berserk Giant Ape's appeared above its corpse.

Following the previous method, Jiang He sat cross-legged beside the Soul Ring and circulated the Tyrant Emperor World-Devouring Art to begin absorbing it.

Watching the Soul Ring's power enter Jiang He's body, Dugu Bo withdrew his Martial Soul and began vigilantly guarding the surroundings.

Time passed bit by bit.

The absorption of this Soul Ring took somewhat longer than the last one.

Fortunately, Jiang He showed no sign of pain throughout the process, so Dugu Bo had nothing to worry about.

When the Soul Ring above the corpse vanished and a black Soul Ring appeared beneath Jiang He's feet, a smile appeared on Dugu Bo's face.

A ten-thousand-year first Soul Ring, and a ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring!

With such a configuration, he did not dare imagine what a spectacle it would be when Jiang He reached the pinnacle in the future!

But soon, Dugu Bo realized a problem.

Normally, Soul Masters only absorbed ten-thousand-year Soul Rings after reaching Soul King, and even then, they could only absorb ones below twelve thousand years.

Even the sixth ring could only be below twenty thousand years.

The seventh ring ranged from thirty thousand to fifty thousand years, the eighth ring was above fifty thousand years, and only at the ninth ring would one consider challenging a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

But at Jiang He's current pace, his third ring would probably have to challenge one above thirty thousand years.

Then by the time he reached his fifth ring... wouldn't he be challenging a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?!

A hundred thousand years... Even Dugu Bo himself was not confident he could defeat a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Much less kill one and turn it into Jiang He's Soul Ring.

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo felt a headache coming on.

His disciple was too strong. That did not seem to be a good thing either...

A Soul King challenging a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? And absorbing its Soul Ring?

It sounded ridiculous just hearing it.

At that point, even if Jiang He wanted to help, he would not be able to. He could only rely on himself.