Roar!
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear roared as five dark gold blades shot from its right paw,
compressing all its power into the tips of its claws. It no longer released blades of energy,
but instead concentrated its all-tearing sharpness in the claws themselves.
Golden light compressed furiously at the tips, carrying a terrifying force that tore through the air,
as they came straight down toward Liu Erlong's head.
This claw strike was a long-planned sneak attack.
However.
The claw stopped in midair.
As if it had struck an invisible wall.
And yet,
Liu Erlong's left hand had firmly blocked the giant paw.
The five dark gold blades, packed with terrifying power,
were held above her head by one hand, motionless and unable to advance an inch.
"Damn beast, how dare you sneak up on me? Die!"
Fierce flames of anger suddenly burst within Liu Erlong's Golden Dragon Pupils.
Her left hand shoved the giant paw aside,
while her right hand hooked around one of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's claws, her five fingers tightening like iron pincers.
Nine-Fold Explosive Slam.
She swung the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear around like a punching bag.
She slammed it face-first into the ground, smashing out a deep, body-shaped pit.
She slammed it on its back, and the earth cracked into a spiderweb.
She slammed it sideways, snapping a row of towering ancient trees in half.
Rumble, rumble, rumble—the entire forest shook amid the booming crashes.
"How dare you sneak up on me, you beast? You're asking to die!"
"How dare you deceive me? You're guilty!"
"Going on and on about three thousand times every day—damn it!"
"You're all to blame, you stupid bear! Why don't you just die?!"
The more Liu Erlong cursed, the more fired up she got. By the end, her words had begun to change in tone, as if she were hinting at something.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear couldn't fight back at all. She swung it around by one of its claws,
its enormous body slamming into the earth again and again, leaving one imprint after another.
"That hand sneaked up on me, so you don't need it anymore."
Liu Erlong hoisted the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear up again, pointing it straight at the sky.
Then,
her slender waist twisted sharply, and she spun in place like a crocodile performing a Death Roll with its prey in its jaws.
The hand gripping the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spun rapidly. Its terrifying centrifugal force, combined with brute strength, wrenched the arm clean off at the shoulder.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed everywhere, and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear howled in agony.
Liu Erlong casually tossed the severed arm aside. Before it could hit the ground,
she grabbed the other arm.
The Death Roll began again, and the second arm was wrenched clean off.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed everywhere.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear howled in agony.
"What are you roaring for?"
As the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear fell, Liu Erlong drove a Rising Dragon Fist straight into its nostrils.
The crack of breaking bones rang out. The terrifying force of her punch sent the enormous bear hurtling a thousand meters into the sky.
The Golden Holy Flame Dragon Wing on Liu Erlong's back beat sharply, and a sonic boom burst around her.
Mach rings appeared one after another behind her.
She instantly overtook the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and hovered above it,
raising her right hand and slamming her fist into the charging bear's chest.
Boom.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's breastbone shattered. Its massive body became a meteor, crashing down hard into the earth.
A small mushroom cloud rose from deep within the forest, and the entire forest shook three times.
As the dust slowly cleared, a massive crater appeared.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was covered in blood, its breastbone completely shattered. It spat out mouthfuls of blood, already on the verge of death.
A streak of light plummeted down, and Liu Erlong landed above the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's head.
"I hate being ambushed more than anything. Go to hell."
She stamped down hard.
Crack! The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's head split apart,
and the top-level hunter that could tear apart a ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast despite being only ten thousand years old met its end.
Liu Erlong continued to grumble and curse.
"One beast, one liar—they're both just asking to die!"
Suddenly,
the Black Latex Suit on her body began to writhe. Two whips sprang out from her back and cracked against her shapely rear.
"!!"
Liu Erlong's body stiffened.
Phantom Dragon Impact activated in sync.
"Wait—what are you doing?!"
The previously high-spirited Liu Erlong's aura suddenly dropped several notches, and her eyes couldn't help rolling back.
The whips kept cracking, while Jiang Ce's voice rang in her mind, sounding half amused:
"What am I doing? Someone was just making pointed remarks. Seems like somebody's dissatisfied."
"I-I wasn't—stop your Phantom Dragon Impact!"
"Don't... don't spin... Impact!"
"Ohoho..."
"Is that so?"
The vibrations didn't lessen. They grew even stronger.
Liu Erlong's legs went weak, and she slumped onto the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's head.
"Stop... I really wasn't..." Liu Erlong immediately surrendered.
She could feel the Phantom Dragon growing from a single meter. If she didn't beg for mercy, it really would crawl out of her mouth.
Although Jiang Ce's enhancement had improved her whole body, making her physical constitution incredibly strong,
and her internal organs and intestines were tough as well—
that only meant Jiang Ce could toy with her however he pleased.
"Next time you make pointed remarks, watch where you do it. Otherwise, be careful your mind goes blank and you turn into a wooden dragon that can only go 'oh, oh.'"
"Got it..."
Jiang Ce felt satisfied as Liu Erlong, who had been swaggering around just moments ago, now couldn't even stand after he'd used a little trick on her. He let out a pleased, cackling laugh.
The vibrations slowly weakened. Liu Erlong's eyes rolled back down, and she finally came to her senses.
Above the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's corpse, a black Soul Ring slowly rose.
Liu Erlong sat cross-legged, dismissing all her enhancements and the Golden Holy Dragon Flame Dragon Wing.
She began refining the Soul Ring.
Soul power surged. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's vengeful spirit was left with nothing but fear before her, and obediently let itself be refined.
Power washed through Liu Erlong's body.
Sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three.
Sixth Soul Skill, Shield of Courage:
With courage as its foundation, the dragon wing becomes a shield.
As long as courage remains, the Shield of Courage will not break.
As long as the Shield of Courage does not break, courage will never run dry.
While courage remains, fighting spirit soars,
increasing all attributes by 100%.
Liu Erlong stared at the description of this Soul Skill, her mouth slightly agape.
It was a defensive skill, and also an enhancement skill.
As long as her courage didn't falter, this shield would never be pierced.
And as long as the shield didn't break, her courage would never be exhausted.
Jiang Ce had been right. She really had obtained a Conceptual Skill.
"Conceptual! This is an incredible defensive skill, and it boosts all attributes by a hundred percent! Hurry, hurry, check the guaranteed palm bone. Get that External Soul Bone and see if it really gives you Dragon Beast Nemesis."
Ever since he'd seen Dragon Emperor Gaia Cannon as her fifth Soul Skill, he'd had a feeling—
everything Liu Erlong got afterward would definitely have a conceptual effect.
Liu Erlong turned her attention to the two arms she had torn from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, especially the right palm bone, which was shining with dark gold light.
She condensed a small knife from Venom tissue and began to separate the palm bone.
Just as expected, once the flesh and bone were separated, a dark gold palm bone appeared before her.
An External Soul Bone.
Liu Erlong fused it with herself.
Soul power surged again as she refined and absorbed it.
Sixty-four, sixty-five.
External Soul Bone Skill, Both Arms Become Claws: Dragon Beast Nemesis.
Against dragons, ignores all defense.
I say you're a dragon!
The brief description contained terrifying properties.
Liu Erlong decided to test the External Soul Bone skill.
Dark gold light flashed across her arms—
but they didn't take on the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's clawed shape.
Instead, a pair of enormous claw-shaped weapons extended from the outer sides of her forearms. Dark gold claws gleamed coldly atop golden arm guards.
Just as its name suggested, Dragon Beast Nemesis was devastating against dragon-type beasts. It could effectively restrain the dragon race and unleash extraordinary power.
"Sure enough, it's Dragon Beast Nemesis! What a haul!"
Jiang Ce cackled. "I knew it, big-breasted dragon. You must be Battle Dragon Warrior reincarnated. Otherwise, how could even your moves be exactly the same? That upright Death Roll you just did, plus this Dragon Beast Nemesis—it's practically Battle Tornado!"
Battle Dragon Warrior's Battle Tornado involved bringing the Dragon Beast Nemesis claws on both arms together above the head,
then charging while spinning at high speed, piercing through the enemy!
Liu Erlong looked at the pair of dark gold claws extending from the outside of her forearms,
and the corner of her mouth slowly curved into a bold grin.
Battle Tornado?
Based on Jiang Ce's description,
it did sound pretty similar.
She moved the Dragon Beast Nemesis claws, and their edges sliced through the air with a sharp whistle.
From now on, any dragon that faced her would be nothing but prey waiting to be slaughtered!
Still, she scoffed at Jiang Ce's claim that she was Battle Dragon Warrior reincarnated.
According to Jiang Ce, Battle Dragon Warrior was male.
"I'm obviously a mother dragon you bastard trained to do nothing but Evil Dragon Roar."
Liu Erlong rolled her eyes.
"Exactly. A mother dragon who can only go 'oh, oh.'"
Jiang Ce cackled. Several tentacles spread from the Black Latex Suit again, binding Liu Erlong outright.
"Bastard, don't start messing with me again. Hurry up and absorb this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, then let's leave."
"We've been fighting all day and you've been messing with me every night. Let's get back to town. I want to have a proper rest."
"Didn't I let you rest properly?"
Jiang Ce wrapped Liu Erlong's soft mounds up layer upon layer, squeezing them until her arms looked like the plump ones of a Michelin tire mascot.
"You call that resting?" Liu Erlong's mouth twitched.
"You knocked me unconscious."
This bastard had never intended to let her rest.
Come to think of it, he really was the kind of Tentacle Monster he'd claimed to be.
Damn it, he was practically a monster.
An Incubus.
If her body hadn't been greatly strengthened, he would have killed her long ago.
Jiang Ce let out a satisfied, cackling laugh, then stopped teasing her.
The tentacles released her and wrapped around the enormous Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, along with the two severed arms that had been torn off.
Venomous tissue covered them, dissolved them, and devoured them all.
After quite some time, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which still retained Behemoth blood, was devoured completely.
It had converted into four thousand years of cultivation for him.
His cultivation had reached seventy-four thousand years.
Compared with other Soul Beasts, those four thousand years came from Behemoth blood and made his power purer.
Liu Erlong also received a four-hundred-year feedback of Soul Beast soul power.
The soul power within her rose by another small amount, saving her quite a long period of arduous cultivation.
"All right, how much longer are you two going to stand over there and watch?"
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