The Dark Gold Bear was already at death's door, but when it saw Qi Dao descend from the sky and land before it, a savage light flared in its enormous eyes.
"Roar!"
The Dark Gold Bear let out a furious howl. Its hatred for Qi Dao was so fierce that it forced itself to its feet in the massive crater despite its injuries.
But its wounds were too severe. No sooner had it stood than it collapsed again, before it could charge at Qi Dao and tear him apart.
It struck the ground with a boom, shaking the earth.
Qi Dao showed not a trace of pity.
As a Soul Master, he needed a Soul Ring!
Qi Dao gripped his sword hilt in his right hand. Vast Sword Intent erupted from his body, almost taking physical form.
The next instant, Sword Light flashed from its sheath. Qi Dao thrust once, ending the life of the 70,000-Year Dark Gold Bear.
As the black Soul Ring rose from the bear, Qi Dao sat down beside it and began to absorb it.
The moment Qi Dao drew the Soul Ring's power into his body, he felt an extraordinarily domineering force rampage through him.
Even at the same age, Soul Rings from different Soul Beasts were not equally difficult to absorb.
The power of a Soul Ring from a Plant-type Soul Beast, for instance, was comparatively gentle.
But the Soul Ring of a top-tier Soul Beast like the Dark Gold Bear was brimming with extreme, violent energy.
The previous two times, he had absorbed Soul Rings from a 6,000-Year Dark Gold Bear and a 20,000-Year Dark Gold Bear, yet neither process had been particularly difficult.
Given Qi Dao's physique at the time, neither six thousand nor twenty thousand years had reached his limit.
That