An opening show of force, a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and a gift of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Inner Core

"We've only just arrived at the Sea of Mass Graves, and we've already run into a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear."

"Pretty good luck, really."

Lin Qing looked at the enormous bear ahead, towering like a small mountain, and a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.

"The Sea of Mass Graves?"

Liu Erlong turned toward Lin Qing, her delicate brows drawn tightly together.

"What the hell is this place? Why is there a primeval forest full of miasma on Sea God Island?"

Lin Qing slipped both hands into his pockets, his posture relaxed.

He surveyed the massive beast ahead and explained casually.

"This is Sea God Island's true forbidden ground."

"Put simply, it's a giant cage for high-level soul beasts."

"There are no rules here. The weak are simply meat for the strong."

Lin Qing pointed at the enormous bear growling ahead.

"In this godforsaken place, you could throw a stone at random and hit a ten-thousand-year monster."

"Like this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear we just ran into."

"Judging by its size and the length of its claws, I'd put its cultivation at thirty thousand years, conservatively."

Lin Qing glanced sidelong at the women and chuckled. "Even in the Star Dou Great Forest, this little fellow would be a rarity among rarities."

After hearing that, the girls unconsciously softened their breathing.

A thirty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!

According to the Douluo Continent's soul beast compendiums, this was a terrifying creature that ordinary soul beasts would go out of their way to avoid.

Lin Qing's gaze swept over the girls beside him, all poised for battle.

"You've trained hard on Sea God Island for a year, and your soul power levels have certainly risen, but piling on levels alone is useless."

"A soul master who's never fought a life-or-death battle is nothing