Three Nascent Souls VS Sixty Thousand Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!

The two old men smiled and nodded, seemingly not taking this ferocious beast, comparable to a Titled Douluo, seriously at all.

Hearing the conversation among these humans, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear below did not understand their words, but their attitude of treating it like merchandise to be picked over thoroughly enraged it.

As one of the rulers of the Star Dou Forest, when had it ever suffered such humiliation?

"Roar!"

Ignoring the terrifying pressure weighing on it, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear frantically burned the power of its bloodline.

Every strand of its dark golden fur stood on end, and a pair of terrifying claws four meters long instantly condensed into form!

This was its strongest attack—the Dark Gold Dreadclaw!

A dark golden blade of light, as though capable of tearing through space itself, took shape and immediately slashed toward the three old men in midair.

Even a Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall would probably have had to avoid the edge of this attack.

Within the Star Dou Forest, the Titan Giant Ape could not help clenching its fists.

"Tear them apart!"

Yet in the face of this earth-shaking attack, the purple-robed old man who had just declared his intention to subdue it merely curled his lips in disdain.

"Wretched beast, you still dare run wild."

The old man did not even form a hand seal.

He merely casually pulled a golden, glowing ring from his sleeve and lightly tossed it downward.

"Go."

The golden ring swelled in the wind, instantly becoming a massive iron hoop more than ten meters in diameter.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound rang out. The dark golden Dreadclaw blade, capable of splitting open a mountain peak, struck the golden ring, yet failed to leave even a white mark before shattering apart.

Immediately afterward, the golden ring plunged down.

It slipped directly around the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's neck!

"Seal."

The old man softly uttered a single word.

The golden ring instantly tightened. The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, which had been incomparably savage and possessed a body like a small mountain, seemed as though all its strength had suddenly been drained away.

In the end, under the joint suppression of the other two elders, it let out a mournful howl and crashed to the ground.

No matter how it struggled or roared, that small golden ring remained tightly locked around its neck, sealing all of its power.

A soul beast comparable to a Titled Douluo had still been captured alive before the three Nascent Soul-stage elders of the cultivation world.

Meanwhile, on Douluo Continent.

This time, every soul beast and soul master felt as though something were lodged in their throats, leaving them unable to say a single word.

In the core region of the Star Dou Forest, the Titan Giant Ape, which had just been cheering for the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, now stood frozen in place.

Its enormous lantern-like eyes were filled with confusion and wariness.

"Big Brother, what exactly was that golden ring?"

The Titan Giant Ape spoke in a deep, muffled voice, with a trace of irritation in its tone.

"That stupid bear may not have much of a brain most of the time, but even I have to avoid that Dark Gold Dreadclaw attack. How did it fail to leave even a mark on that ring?"

The Sky Azure Bull Python's massive body coiled within the lake, and its huge bull head was equally filled with solemnity.

"That should be what this world calls a magical treasure."

"That method has already surpassed the realm of mere physical strength. It contains some kind of law we cannot comprehend."

The Sky Azure Bull Python exhaled a breath of white mist, its tone carrying a hint of bitterness.

"Moreover, the aura of each of those three old human men in the sky is no weaker than those peak human experts."

"Three humans at the Titled Douluo level, joining forces with such bizarre magical treasures to suppress it."

"That bear did not lose unfairly."

Hearing this, the Titan Giant Ape clenched its fists, then helplessly loosened them again.

That was true.

If three Titled Douluo wielding divine artifacts laid siege to them, then aside from those few who were slumbering, who in the Star Dou Forest could withstand them?

Within Spirit Hall's Elders Hall, Qian Daoliu took a deep breath and withdrew his gaze from the light screen.

Beside him, Golden Crocodile Douluo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and spoke with lingering fear.

"Grand Worshipper, that place called the cultivation world has far too deep a foundation."

"Any three elders they send out can walk through the void and wield weapons of that caliber."

"If that sixty-thousand-year soul beast had gone somewhere else, it might have been manageable. But it just had to provoke a sect like that."

Qian Daoliu nodded slightly in agreement.

"Indeed."

"But this also proves one thing: in the human realm, the top combatants of our Douluo Continent are not entirely without the ability to fight back."

"As long as we do not encounter the upper ranks of such great sects, we can still handle ordinary cultivators."

Qian Daoliu's analysis was very fair.

After all, before the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was suppressed, it had shattered the defensive formation of those low-level disciples with a single blow.

That gave quite a few Titled Douluo of the Douluo Continent some confidence.

As long as they did not provoke those ancient monsters who had lived for who knew how many years, they still had the strength to fight in the human realm.

The image in the sky began to darken.

That grand voice rang out in everyone's minds once more.

[The sixty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear has been jointly suppressed by three Nascent Soul elders of the Covering Moon Sect.]

[Current status: Fitted with a Beast-Trapping Ring and demoted to the Covering Moon Sect's gate-guarding spirit beast.]

[As it has lost its personal freedom, its exploration opportunity has been interrupted.]

[The livestream perspective will now switch.]

[Current target locked: the final explorer, Soto City commoner Zhang Tiezhu.]

Upon hearing the announcement from the sky, many commoners across the Douluo Continent immediately perked up.

The previous four people or soul beasts had either been powerful soul masters or top-tier ferocious beasts.

Now, it was finally the turn of an ordinary person like them.

The screen lit up again.

This was an enormous city spanning a vast area, its prosperity in no way inferior to the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital.

The streets were crowded with people, and hawkers' cries rang out without end.

Zhang Tiezhu, an honest-looking young man dressed in coarse linen clothes, stood in a corner of the street, looking somewhat lost.

"Th-this... where am I?"

Zhang Tiezhu swallowed hard. Seeing the people around him dressed in silk and brocade, and the occasional figure flying overhead on a sword, his heart was filled with awe.

He was merely an ordinary farmer without even half a rank of soul power, whose martial soul was a rusty iron sickle.

One moment, he had been working in the fields; the next, he had been transported to this unfamiliar place.

Just as Zhang Tiezhu stood there in confusion—

A burst of gongs and drums suddenly sounded from up the street.

"Make way! Make way!"

"The High Heaven Sect's once-in-a-decade Immortal Ascension Assembly will soon be held at the central city square!"

"Anyone under the age of twenty may come to be tested, regardless of background!"

"Those with spiritual roots may enter the immortal sect. From then on, they will shed their mortal forms and enjoy longevity!"

Several young disciples in azure Daoist robes rode flying swords through the air above the street, making the announcement loudly.

At the words "Immortal Ascension Assembly" and "longevity," the entire city erupted in excitement. Countless people rushed toward the city center with their families in tow.

Swept along by the crowd, Zhang Tiezhu also arrived at the enormous square in the city center in a daze.

Several enormous, crystal-clear stone pillars stood in the center of the square.

Several immortal elders of the High Heaven Sect sat cross-legged beside the pillars, their expressions stern and imposing.

"Regardless of background, anyone can be tested?"

Within Shrek Academy on the Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang frowned as he watched the scene on the screen.

"Absurd."

"To cultivate, one must possess a martial soul and awaken innate soul power."

"That is an iron law of the Douluo Continent that has remained unchanged since ancient times."

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, his tone carrying certainty and disdain.

"I have seen this Zhang Tiezhu in Soto City before. He is someone with no soul power and not even a martial soul."

"He couldn't even reach the threshold of becoming a soul master. Even if he went for the test, he'd only be thrown out."

Tang San nodded from the side as well.

Without soul power, one could not cultivate. That was common knowledge.

On the screen.

The testing proceeded extremely quickly.

Most mortals stepped forward and placed their hands on the stone pillar, but it showed no reaction whatsoever, and they were promptly eliminated.

Very soon, it was Zhang Tiezhu's turn.

Nervously wiping the sweat from his hands on his clothes, he cautiously stepped forward and pressed his rough palm against the transparent stone pillar.

One second.

Two seconds.

Just as everyone on Douluo Continent thought he would be driven away.

"Buzz!"

The transparent stone pillar, which had shown no response at all, suddenly lit up!

The light came in three colors: red, yellow, and green.

The three colors intertwined. Though they were not especially dazzling, they appeared with incomparable clarity before everyone's eyes.

The High Heaven Sect elder overseeing the test opened his eyes, glanced at the stone pillar, and nodded slightly.

"Fire, earth, and wood—three true spiritual roots."

"Your aptitude isn't particularly outstanding, but you meet the standards for an outer disciple of High Heaven Sect."

The elder casually took out a wooden token and handed it to the still-dazed Zhang Tiezhu.

"Keep this identity jade token safe. Go over there and collect a set of outer disciple robes and a basic cultivation technique."

"From today onward, you are a disciple of High Heaven Sect."

"Remember to cultivate diligently. Do not squander this opportunity."

Upon hearing that, Zhang Tiezhu was completely dumbfounded.

He took the token blankly. Even after walking over to the place where supplies were being distributed, he still could not believe it was real.

He was a worthless person without soul power or a martial soul.

Yet an immortal sect had truly taken him in, and he could cultivate?

At that moment, however, those most shocked were undoubtedly the people of Douluo Continent.

All the commoners, all the low-ranking soul masters, and even Bibi Dong, the lofty Pope of Spirit Hall, were stunned.

On Shrek Academy's training ground.

The confident expression on Yu Xiaogang's face instantly froze, as though someone had slapped him viciously across the face.

"That's impossible!"

Yu Xiaogang shouted in utter loss of composure, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.

"He has no soul power! He doesn't even have a martial soul!"

"How could he possibly cultivate?"

"What exactly are these so-called spiritual roots? This completely defies the fundamental laws of cultivation!"

Across the cities and villages of Douluo Continent.

Countless commoners without soul power, who could only labor like beasts for their entire lives, were as excited as if they had seen some priceless treasure.

"Did you hear that? You don't need a martial soul or soul power!"

"As long as you have something called spiritual roots, no matter how lowly your birth, you can cultivate!"

"And that immortal elder said cultivation can even grant immortality!"

At the same time, within the Heaven Dou Empire's royal palace.

Emperor Xue Ye abruptly rose to his feet, staring at the heavenly screen with a pale face.

"If this method of cultivation that doesn't require martial souls spreads to our world..."

"Then the empire's rule, the status of soul masters..."

Emperor Xue Ye did not dare to continue that thought.

On the screen, Zhang Tiezhu had already received a gray cloth bag.

Under the guidance of a senior brother from High Heaven Sect, he carefully took out a thin thread-bound book from the bag.

Four ancient, unadorned characters were prominently written on its cover:

Eternal Spring Technique Basic Volume.

With trembling hands, Zhang Tiezhu slowly opened the book.

At the same time, the heavenly screen's perspective followed Zhang Tiezhu's gaze, magnifying the words on the pages with perfect clarity and displaying them before every living being on Douluo Continent!