Super Soul Beast, Mutated Behemoth

Its face was ugly and ferocious. Having just been gnawing on flesh and blood, its mouth was covered in blood, making it look even more savage and terrifying.

Seeing a small human, it became somewhat interested. It had not eaten a human in a long time, so this weak little thing would do as a change of pace.

With the thought of changing up its diet, the soul beast set down the half-eaten thigh in its hand and slowly rose to its feet.

Only when the soul beast stood up did Jing Chen finally see its full form clearly.

Humanoid in shape, it stood roughly two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a burly, exceptionally muscular build, like an iron tower.

Its arms were long and thick, its nails like sharp blades—long and keen. Even hanging naturally at its sides, its hands could reach its calves.

Once Jing Chen clearly saw the soul beast's form, his pupils contracted. He instinctively took a step or two back, already recognizing it.

A Behemoth. This soul beast looked almost exactly like the legendary Behemoth, so it was clearly one.

The soul beast encyclopedia given by the Artifact Spirit also contained records of the Behemoths of this world.

It documented many kinds of Behemoths, likely listing every variety that had ever appeared in this world.

Among them was a record of Ice Attribute Behemoths, a mutated breed.

They had lived in frigid regions for long periods and consumed special ice-element heavenly treasures, causing their bodies to mutate and turn them into ice-element soul beasts.

After mutating, Behemoths retained their originally powerful physiques and sharp claws while also gaining the Ice Attribute, making them undoubtedly even more powerful.

The Behemoth before him was absolutely among the best of the Super Soul Beasts. Compared to super races like the Titan Snow Demon and the Ice Jade Scorpion, it was only stronger, not weaker.

"Roar! (Food)" As all sorts of memories surfaced in Jing Chen's mind, the Ice Crystal Behemoth had already charged toward him.

It ran much like a human, only faster, and each step on the ground caused a greater commotion.

"Yi Yi, it's your turn to perform." Jing Chen was not overly flustered as he gently patted Yi Yi in his arms.

"Yiyi! (Leave it to me!)" Yi Yi cried out excitedly, leaping from Jing Chen's arms and running on four short little legs.

Its body grew larger as it ran, quickly returning to its normal form. Standing over a meter tall, its muscles bulged as a murderous aura swept outward.

The moment Yi Yi revealed its aura, it directly suppressed the Ice Crystal Behemoth's aura, gaining an absolute upper hand.

The Ice Crystal Behemoth was indeed a Super Soul Beast, but wasn't the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that Yi Yi had become in this life also a Super Soul Beast?

Their bloodline strengths were not far apart, but Yi Yi had over a thousand more years of cultivation than the Ice Crystal Behemoth's six hundred-plus years.

In terms of cultivation, Yi Yi held an absolute advantage. It was only natural that its overall strength surpassed the Ice Crystal Behemoth's.

When the Ice Crystal Behemoth sensed Yi Yi's aura, fear appeared on its savage face. It hurriedly slowed down, not daring to charge forward any farther.

It was brutal and battle-hungry, but that depended on its opponent. Faced with someone far stronger than itself, it too would feel fear and wish to retreat.

The Ice Crystal Behemoth was decisive as well. Knowing it was no match, it immediately turned and fled, with no intention of forcing itself into a desperate fight.

"Yiyi! (Don't run!)" Yi Yi roared. The sound of wind rose around its body, and its running speed suddenly increased.

It used its Wind Attribute ability to ride the wind, making its body lighter and its limbs move much faster.

With superior running talent, a higher cultivation age, and the advantage of the Wind Attribute, Yi Yi was several times faster than the Ice Crystal Behemoth.

The distance between them rapidly shrank, and Yi Yi soon closed in enough to attack.

Yi Yi lunged forward, crossing its front claws as it slashed out. Two black tiger claw marks descended toward the Ice Crystal Behemoth's back.

Sensing the danger, the Ice Crystal Behemoth tried to dodge, but it was not fast enough and failed to evade.

The two energy tiger claws, filled with darkness and evil attributes, left two deep bloody claw marks across the Ice Crystal Behemoth's hard back.

The Ice Crystal Behemoth was blasted away, smashing heavily into the snow and sliding more than ten meters, carving out a trench.

The moment Yi Yi landed, it kicked off fiercely and charged forward. Before the fallen Ice Crystal Behemoth could even get up, it pounced again.

The Ice Crystal Behemoth was sent flying once more, two deep claw marks appearing on its chest. Its hardened body could not effectively withstand Yi Yi's attacks.

There had never been any suspense in this battle. The gap in cultivation age made it impossible for the Ice Crystal Behemoth to contend with a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger whose bloodline level was no weaker than its own.

Even though this was the Ice Crystal Behemoth's preferred fighting environment, it could not make up for the enormous gap in cultivation.

"Roar, roar, roar! (Damn it!)" the Ice Crystal Behemoth roared in frustration. How could this black tiger be so powerful?

It had always been an overlord in this region. Even soul beasts nearing ten thousand years old would not dare provoke it casually.

Having grown accustomed to being the overlord here, this was the first time it had been bullied so badly. How could it possibly endure that?

"Roar, roar, roar! (I'll fight you to the death!)" Beaten to the point of desperation, the Ice Crystal Behemoth decided to risk its life against Yi Yi. At worst, they would perish together.

"Yiyi! (In your dreams!)" Yi Yi stepped on the Ice Crystal Behemoth's body and slapped its face with its two front paws as though delivering ear slaps.

Its Evil God Hook stabbed forcefully into the Ice Crystal Behemoth's abdomen, piercing through a wound it had clawed open earlier.

The Ice Crystal Behemoth struggled violently in pain, but it had been beaten too severely and had little strength left to resist. Its struggles accomplished almost nothing.

"Yi Yi, don't kill it," Jing Chen hurriedly reminded it when he saw that Yi Yi intended to kill the Ice Crystal Behemoth.

Yi Yi had been planning to deliver the killing blow, but upon hearing Jing Chen, it held back and merely gave the Ice Crystal Behemoth another vicious beating.

By the time Jing Chen walked over, the Ice Crystal Behemoth lay limp on the ground, breathing weakly. Its injuries were so severe that it was already on the brink of death.

"Somewhere between six hundred and seven hundred years. I can give it a try." Jing Chen stared at the Ice Crystal Behemoth with burning eyes.

This Ice Crystal Behemoth's soul ring was relatively perfect for him: a super bloodline, with top-tier strength, attack, and defense.

There was practically no soul beast better suited to serve as his first soul ring.

The only flaw was that its age was somewhat too high, exceeding the limit a Soul Master could bear for a first soul ring.

But he had trained since childhood, and after eating soul beast meat for so long, his body had certainly been nourished far better than that of an ordinary level-ten Soul Master.

Absorbing a soul ring beyond his level was not impossible at this point. Even if the risks were considerable, the superb attributes alone made it worth the gamble.

Having made up his mind, Jing Chen no longer hesitated. He immediately took out the dagger he had prepared beforehand and plunged it into the Ice Crystal Behemoth's wound.

Already on its last breath, the Ice Crystal Behemoth died instantly from the stab. A dark yellow soul ring floated up from its body.

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