Dugu Bo's "Righteous Courage"

"Roar—!!!!"

"Martial Soul Avatar—Red Dragon Descends!"

Liu Erlong did not hesitate in the slightest. Amid a piercing roar, her entire body was instantly swallowed by dazzling crimson light!

A Red Dragon True Form wreathed in blazing red-gold flames appeared with unstoppable force!

Its dragon might soared to the heavens as it tried to withstand the terrifying shockwave and shield Xiao Yin firmly behind it!

But how could a Soul Saint easily withstand the furious strike of a top-tier seventy-thousand-year soul beast?

Boom—!!!

The fiery breath spewed by the Red Dragon True Form collided fiercely with the sonic energy of the Dragon Claw Violent Bear!

They only held out for a few seconds!

The flames spewed by the Red Dragon True Form were torn apart!

The violent sonic shockwave did not lose any momentum as it slammed viciously into the Red Dragon True Form's massive body!

"Roar—!"

The Red Dragon that Liu Erlong had transformed into let out a pained dragon cry. Her enormous body was blasted off the ground and sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a distant cliff as shattered rocks flew everywhere!

The glow around the Red Dragon True Form instantly dimmed. It had clearly suffered severe damage!

"Er Long!"

Xiao Yin's eyes nearly split apart!

An unprecedented fury erupted within him!

Watching the Dragon Claw Violent Bear crush toward him like a mountain, watching the beam of Destruction energy gathering in its enormous maw, Xiao Yin did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward!

"Roar—!!!"

A roar from the ancient primordial era suddenly burst from Xiao Yin's throat!

The Taotie phantom behind him instantly solidified to an unprecedented degree!

Its dragon head was savage, its ram-like body coiled tight, and its fanged maw opened wide. A Beast Pressure that made all things submit and tremble—

—erupted without restraint!

This pressure differed from Soul Power suppression. It was the absolute crushing force of bloodline and status!

It was the ultimate declaration from the apex of the food chain!

Buzz—!!!

Time seemed to solidify at that moment!

The Dragon Claw Violent Bear, which had been about to unleash its beam of Destruction, suddenly froze!

The fury capable of burning the heavens in its scarlet eyes was instantly replaced by terror rising from the deepest depths of its bloodline!

The energy beam gathering in its mouth immediately dispersed. Its head lowered uncontrollably as it let out a terrified whimper!

And it was not the only one!

Even the massive Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor behind Dugu Bo suddenly recoiled the instant it came into contact with that primordial, savage pressure!

A flicker of instinctive fear flashed through its emerald snake eyes!

Dugu Bo himself let out a muffled groan, feeling even the very origin of his martial soul tremble!

The look he gave Xiao Yin was filled with indescribable shock!

"Th-This... even my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor... Is this the mysterious martial soul Yan Yan told me about?"

However, though Taotie's pressure was powerful, the gap between Xiao Yin's Soul Power Level and that of the Dragon Claw Violent Bear was simply too great!

The intimidation lasted only for an exceedingly brief instant!

"Roar!"

The Dragon Claw Violent Bear, having recovered its senses, was instantly consumed by even more violent rage!

To be intimidated so thoroughly by a puny human was the greatest humiliation imaginable!

Its massive dragon claw descended upon Xiao Yin's head with a shriek that tore through the air!

Before the claw even arrived, the terrifying pressure of the wind had already crushed the ground into cracking fragments!

"Cauldron Cook!"

A savage light burst from Xiao Yin's eyes as his third soul ring instantly blazed to its utmost brilliance!

A phantom of a black giant cauldron appeared above his head, its opening aimed directly at the descending claw.

At the same time, his right fist, covered in phantasmal scales and sharp teeth, gathered all his strength and Soul Power. With an unwavering resolve, he slammed it viciously toward the massive dragon claw!

Boom—!!!!

The black cauldron slightly slowed the dragon claw's descent, while Xiao Yin's fist struck solidly against its thick palm!

But the gap was far too great!

The phantom of the black cauldron burst like a soap bubble!

Xiao Yin felt as if his fist had struck a mountain of stone!

An irresistible, terrifying force surged wildly through his fist!

"Pfft—!"

Xiao Yin was struck as though by lightning, his body flying backward like a cannonball. The blood he sprayed from his mouth drew a dazzling arc through the air!

He crashed heavily onto the ground and rolled dozens of meters before stopping. Every bone in his body felt as though it were about to fall apart, while his organs ached as if they had been displaced!

If not for his monstrous physique, the healing of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, and the fact that Iron Chewer had instantly devoured and converted part of the impact back into nourishment for himself, that claw would have reduced him to pulp!

Even so, he had suffered serious internal injuries, and blood stained the front of his robes.

Dugu Bo's eyelid twitched when he saw this.

This brat had taken a strike from a seventy-thousand-year soul beast head-on and had not died?!

The strength of his body was simply monstrous!

At the same time, he saw Liu Erlong struggling out of the rubble. Blood seeped from the corner of her lips, and she had clearly been seriously injured as well.

Then he looked at the Dragon Claw Violent Bear, which would not rest until it had killed Xiao Yin. An extremely complicated light flashed through Dugu Bo's emerald eyes.

This brat was a freak!

A ten-thousand-year third ring!

He had survived a strike from a seventy-thousand-year soul beast head-on!

And that beastly aura that even made his martial soul tremble... If he were allowed to grow...

Dugu Bo instantly thought of the undisguised interest in his granddaughter Dugu Yan's eyes...

If this brat died, Yan Yan would truly be heartbroken...

"Damn it! Consider this old man indebted to you!"

Dugu Bo gritted his teeth hard, a trace of determination flashing across his face!

"Seventh Soul Skill—Jade Phosphorous True Body!"

"Eighth Soul Skill—Time Solidification!"

"Ninth Soul Skill—Jade Phosphorous Divine Light!"

With his hoarse roar, the enormous phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor instantly became as solid as jade!

Its jaws opened wide, and an intensely condensed beam of emerald light shot out, accurately enveloping the Dragon Claw Violent Bear as it was about to pounce on Xiao Yin!

Hiss—!

The emerald radiance twisted around the Dragon Claw Violent Bear's massive body like living vines!

The Dragon Claw Violent Bear let out an earth-shaking roar. Its enormous body was actually temporarily fixed in place by Dugu Bo's full-strength attack!

However, the restraining screen of light fluctuated violently under the Dragon Claw Violent Bear's frantic struggle. It clearly would not last long—but it was enough!

"What are you standing around for?! Run!!!"

Dugu Bo's face had turned deathly pale. Launching this full-power attack was clearly an enormous burden on him, and he roared sternly at Xiao Yin and Liu Erlong!

An opportunity!

Enduring the intense pain, Xiao Yin sprang to his feet. Driving his speed to its limit, he instantly rushed to Liu Erlong, who had just struggled out from the rubble at the base of the cliff!

Though Liu Erlong was badly injured, she remained conscious. When she saw Xiao Yin rush over, she immediately understood his intention.

"Go!"

Xiao Yin let out a low roar and wrapped an arm around Liu Erlong's slender yet powerful waist, sweeping her into his arms!

There was no time to care about the softness and warmth in his grasp.

"Hold tight!"

Liu Erlong knew the situation was dire. She did not resist. Instead, she stretched out her arms and tightly wrapped them around Xiao Yin's neck, burying her head against his sturdy chest.

Xiao Yin pushed off with his feet. Combining the power of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone with the finesse of Wind-Following Step, his body shot toward the outskirts of Sunset Forest like an arrow loosed from a bow!

He moved so fast that he left an afterimage where he had stood!

"Senior! I will never forget this great favor!" Xiao Yin's voice drifted back from afar.

"Hmph! Get the hell out of here!"

Dugu Bo watched the two disappear into the distance, then looked at the Dragon Claw Violent Bear that was about to break free. He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"Brat, don't you dare die for real! Otherwise, all my efforts will have been for nothing!"

He did not dare linger in battle. Emerald light flashed around him, and he transformed into a streak of green smoke, fleeing rapidly in another direction!

A level-90 Title Douluo could not defeat a seventy-thousand-year Dragon Claw Violent Bear!

Who would believe that?

He was Dugu Bo.

Oh...

Then that was normal!