Are You Guys Staging a Three Kingdoms War Inside My Body?!

"Roar!"

Sensing the approaching danger, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear struggled to heave its heavy body upright, opening its blood-filled maw to unleash a deafening roar.

A stream of intensely scorching crimson flames erupted from its throat.

The pillar of fire shot out over two meters, scorching a charred trail into the ground.

The entire Soul Hunting Group instantly leaped three meters back, their movements as synchronized as if they had been rehearsed.

"Everyone, be careful!"

"Wait!"

Xiao Chenyu reached out to stop the group.

Because after the giant bear finished breathing fire, it had actually clamped its paws tightly over its throat, wearing an expression of extreme agony.

A hoarse, rattling sound emanated from its gullet.

Its massive body swayed twice before collapsing heavily back onto the ground.

The group exchanged bewildered glances.

What was happening?

Did it injure itself by breathing fire?

What kind of maneuver was that?

Xiao Chenyu realized the truth in an instant.

This wasn't a fire attack at all; it was clearly the backlash from the immortal herb.

He immediately shouted, "It has no ability to counterattack now! Take advantage of this—subdue it!"

The leader of the Soul Hunting Group was a seasoned veteran and understood immediately.

With a wave of his hand, five figures lunged forward simultaneously.

The ensuing battle—no, it should be called a "one-sided beating"—ensued.

The scene was almost too painful to watch.

If one didn't know that this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was a notorious jungle destroyer, one would think this group was just bullying a dying oversized bear.

Before long, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was covered in wounds.

It fell into a complete coma, losing all ability to resist.

Xiao Chengkun let out a sigh of relief and waved at the Soul Hunting Group.

"Thank you for your hard work. Go guard the cave entrance; I won't trouble you further."

The members of the Soul Hunting Group acknowledged the order and retreated.

Xiao Chengkun did not want outsiders to witness his son's process of absorbing a soul ring.

Especially since the quality of this soul ring was truly shocking.

Xiao Chenyu stepped forward, his soul power surging as he manifested his Destruction Demon Wolf King martial soul.

"Awoo!"

The dark purple werewolf form appeared once more, its sharp wolf claws gleaming with a cold, eerie light in the firelight.

He swung a claw down.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew in every direction.

Xiao Chenyu: "..."

Only three shallow white marks were left on the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's forehead.

Xiao Chenyu swung again.

"Clang!"

Still no defense broken.

"Damn it, is this guy's hide really that thick?"

Xiao Chenyu's mouth twitched.

Even in a near-death state, its defense was still this absurd?

If it were in its prime, he feared his claw strike wouldn't even count as a massage.

He took a deep breath, channeling all his soul power into his wolf claws, the dark purple light condensing into a single line at the tips—

"Break! For! Me!"

One claw, two claws, three claws...

It took a full seven or eight strikes before he finally breached the skull of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

"Haa... haa..."

Xiao Chenyu panted heavily, looking at the giant bear that had finally breathed its last, with only one thought in his mind—

With defensive power like this, wouldn't it be enough to stop soul cannon fire if used as a city wall?

As the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear died completely, a purple soul ring slowly emerged from its corpse.

The light swirled, rich in purple hues, appearing exceptionally dazzling in the dim cavern.

A thousand-year soul ring.

"Yuer!"

The moment Xiao Chengkun saw this purple soul ring, he nearly jumped out of his skin—not out of joy, but out of sheer terror.

He had felt something was off the moment he started fighting the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear earlier.

The beast's ability to withstand a beating was completely beyond the scope of a hundred-year soul beast.

Now, seeing this thousand-year soul ring, he felt his entire world crumbling.

"Th-th-this... this is a thousand-year soul ring!"

"Don't you dare do anything reckless; you cannot absorb a thousand-year soul ring!"

He lunged forward in a flash, grabbing Xiao Chenyu's arm with a grip as tight as if he were catching a fugitive, terrified that his son might lose his head and do something foolish.

"You're only level ten! The limit for a first soul ring is four hundred and twenty-three years, and this is a thousand-year soul beast!"

He had thought the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was already exaggerated enough, but he hadn't expected it to be a thousand-year one!

Watching his father sweat with anxiety, a warm current surged through Xiao Chenyu's heart.

He patted the back of his father's hand, his tone calm: "Dad, I know the limit for a soul master's first soul ring is four hundred and twenty-three years. I've memorized that common knowledge better than you have."

"Then why are you still..."

"But you must have noticed it too, right? I'm not like ordinary soul masters."

"...This."

Xiao Chengkun had no rebuttal.

Nonsense, what child suddenly has their martial soul mutate four years after awakening, and then spontaneously manifests a second martial soul?

If word of this got out, no one in the entire soul master world would believe it.

He had lived for more than half his life, and he hadn't even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it.

If Xiao Chenyu's first martial soul hadn't awakened as the same wolf as his own, he would have doubted whether the boy was his own flesh and blood.

Xiao Chengkun was naturally aware that something extraordinary had happened to his son.

Although his son hadn't gone into detail, he vaguely sensed that it was no ordinary stroke of luck.

However, he had never intended to get to the bottom of it from the very beginning.

Every child has their own secrets.

What a father should do is not interrogate, but support.

Now that Xiao Chenyu had brought it up himself, Xiao Chengkun fell into deep thought.

The cavern was silent for a moment, save for the crackling of the torch.

He raised his head, looked Xiao Chenyu straight in the eyes, and asked word for word: "Yuer, are you truly confident that you can absorb this thousand-year soul ring?"

Xiao Chenyu's answer was only one word.

"Certainly."

The tone was not heavy, yet it carried the weight of a promise.

Before coming to the Hunting Forest, he had followed the reminder of the will of Douluo Planet and specifically consumed another piece of ten-thousand-year whale glue, raising his physical constitution by another notch.

Moreover, he had specifically asked the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life to evaluate him.

Since his two divine godfathers and godmothers said there was no problem, then there certainly wouldn't be any.

Seeing him so confident, Xiao Chengkun gave him a long, deep look.

After a full three seconds.

He let out a long breath and patted Xiao Chenyu's shoulder heavily.

"Good. Since you've said so, Yuer, then your old man will trust you!"

His palm was rough and powerful, carrying the warmth of a father.

"Go."

The word was short and crisp, yet it acted like a calming pill.

To think this cheap father would trust him so much...

Xiao Chenyu felt a ripple of emotion in his heart.

Having transmigrated for so many years, Xiao Chengkun was sometimes so simple-minded it left him speechless.

Yet, the support and trust he offered never required a reason.

"Dad."

"Hmm?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you down."

He returned a reassuring look, then strode over to sit cross-legged beneath the spirit ring.

He closed his eyes.

He took a deep breath.

He circulated his spirit power, drawing the purple spirit ring toward him.

Whoosh!

The spirit ring transformed into a stream of light, sinking into the center of his brow.

The next second—

Xiao Chenyu's expression changed wildly!

Pain!

Violent pain!

It was so painful that Xiao Chenyu nearly shattered his molars on the spot!

In an instant, it felt as if ten thousand steel blades were throwing a carnival party inside his blood vessels!

That violent metallic energy was like an unbridled bull, rampaging through his meridians, destroying everything in its path!

The extreme metal energy of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, the destruction attribute power of the Destruction Demon Wolf King, and a scorching flame force erupting from the residual medicinal power of the immortal herb.

The three forces staged a grand, tumultuous three-way struggle within Xiao Chenyu's body!

You attack, I defend.

You chase, I flee.

None would submit to the others; each wanted to be the boss!

Xiao Chenyu's face flickered between purple, gold, and red, looking just like a revolving lantern.

Watching him, Xiao Chengkun's heart rose and fell like a roller coaster.