Three months passed in the blink of an eye.
During those three months, Ye Han and Demon Subduing Douluo had been active along the border between the two great empires, killing quite a few Wolf Bandits.
That day, after dealing with another dozen or so Wolf Bandits, they deliberately let two escape and followed the tracks they left as they entered the mountains. At last, they found their lair.
This pack of Wolf Bandits numbered as many as two hundred, large and small.
The three blue-furred Wolf Bandits were among them.
One of the blue-furred Wolf Bandits was clearly a full size larger than the other two.
Obviously, it was the leader of the Wolf Bandit pack!
That Bloodthirsty Berserk Right Leg Bone was on its body.
Demon Subduing Douluo hovered in midair, the Coiling Dragon Staff in his hand humming and trembling.
His nine Spirit Rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—bloomed one after another, their dazzling light illuminating the entire mountain stronghold.
His eighth Spirit Ring suddenly lit up. A dark golden halo spread from beneath his feet, expanding outward to cover an area several hundred meters wide in an instant.
The halo was like an invisible cage, trapping all two hundred Wolf Bandits within it and leaving them nowhere to run.
"Kid, after three months of searching, we've finally found their lair! Today, we'll wipe out these vicious beasts without leaving a single one alive!"
Demon Subduing Douluo's voice boomed like a great bell, echoing through the valley.
Ye Han held the Coiling Dragon Staff as his gaze swept over the restless Wolf Bandits suppressed by the domain. A cold curve lifted at the corner of his mouth.
"You beasts have slaughtered civilians, burned, killed, and plundered, committing every evil imaginable! Today is your day to die!"
The moment he finished speaking, his figure flashed as he charged into the Wolf Bandit pack.
The Wolf Bandits were vicious by nature. Even with their strength suppressed by Demon Subduing Douluo, they still bared their fangs and pounced on Ye Han.
Ye Han entered combat mode and unleashed the Unyielding Staff Technique with all his strength.
Staff shadows poured down like a torrential rain, every strike carrying the force to split mountains and shatter rocks.
Several Wolf Bandits were blasted away before they could even scream, their bones broken and tendons torn!
Facing the relentless Wolf Bandits, Ye Han released his Golden Light Wings and soared into the air.
The Coiling Dragon Staff came crashing down from above—Shaking Heaven, Shattering Earth!
The ground trembled violently.
Web-like cracks spread in every direction.
Dozens of Wolf Bandits were sent flying from the shockwave.
Ye Han didn't pause for even a moment.
His staff swept out like a pillar holding up the heavens, forcefully blasting away the Wolf Bandits that lunged at him.
His body spun sharply, and the Coiling Dragon Staff became a golden tempest.
This was the fourth form of the Unyielding Staff Technique—Heaven-Covering Earth-Blanketing!
The staff shadows were impenetrably dense. Everywhere they passed, Wolf Bandits fell one after another, severed limbs flying as miserable howls filled the valley.
Ye Han showed no sign of fatigue.
The longer he fought, the braver he became. The longer he fought, the stronger he grew.
Demon Subduing Douluo watched from high above, his eyes full of admiration.
This kid had simply been born for battle!
Just then, the largest blue-furred Wolf Bandit leader threw back its head and let out an earthshaking roar.
Its eyes instantly turned blood-red, every hair on its body standing on end as its muscles swelled. It entered a berserk state!
Its speed and strength multiplied several times over. Like a streak of blue lightning, it lunged straight at Ye Han.
Ye Han's pupils narrowed slightly, but instead of retreating, he advanced.
All four Spirit Rings on his body lit up at once, black light blazing brilliantly.
Thousand-Weight Break!
This was his strongest single-target attack so far.
A heavy dark golden radiance condensed around the Coiling Dragon Staff, as though it bore the weight of a thousand jun.
Gripping the staff with both hands, he thrust forward fiercely, meeting the berserk Wolf Bandit leader head-on.
The tip of the staff collided with the Wolf Bandit leader's claws, erupting with a heaven-shaking boom.
Golden and blue light collided, bursting into blinding sparks.
The Wolf Bandit leader's claws shattered inch by inch beneath the power of Thousand-Weight Break.
The Coiling Dragon Staff pierced through its chest like bamboo splitting beneath a blade, pinning it viciously to the ground.
The Wolf Bandit leader let out an unwilling howl, struggled a few times, then fell completely silent.
Ye Han pulled out the Coiling Dragon Staff and swept his gaze over the remaining Wolf Bandits.
Seeing their leader dead, they fled in all directions in terror, but Demon Subduing Douluo's domain held them tightly trapped, leaving no path of escape.
Ye Han raised his staff once more and charged in like a tiger among sheep, harvesting the remaining Wolf Bandits one by one.
In the end, only the Wolf Bandit cubs remained.
They huddled in the corner of the cave, their furry bodies trembling as they whimpered softly. They looked harmless, even somewhat pitiful.
Yet Ye Han raised the Coiling Dragon Staff without hesitation.
Though these cubs looked pitiful now, their Wolf Bandit bloodline meant they would grow into vicious demons.
One had to pull out the roots when cutting weeds!
He absolutely could not leave them alive to harm innocent civilians!
When the last miserable cry faded away, the entire mountain stronghold fell into dead silence.
The air was thick with the stench of blood. More than two hundred Wolf Bandits had been slaughtered, with none left alive.
Ye Han walked over to the Wolf Bandit leader's corpse and smashed open its right leg with the Coiling Dragon Staff.
Amid the sound of bones breaking, a dark red Spirit Bone was revealed.
It was shaped like the bones of a right leg, its surface flowing with a dark red sheen. Faintly, one could sense a bloodthirsty, violent aura from it.
Ye Han took out the Spirit Bone.
Demon Subduing Douluo descended from the sky and landed beside Ye Han.
When he saw the dark red Spirit Bone, he was both shocked and delighted.
"This is... a right leg Spirit Bone?!"
"Yeah. That Wolf Bandit leader entered a berserk state just now. It should've been the effect of this Spirit Bone."
Demon Subduing Douluo picked up the Spirit Bone, examined it carefully, and said with a chuckle,
"This Spirit Bone is of pretty good quality, around thirty thousand years old. Kid, your luck is unbelievable!"
As he spoke, he handed the Spirit Bone back to Ye Han.
Ye Han didn't take it.
"Grandpa Demon Subduing, do you have any Spirit Bones?"
Demon Subduing Douluo shook his head and sighed softly.
"The chance of a Spirit Beast dropping a Spirit Bone after death is less than one in a thousand. Though I've lived for over a hundred years, I only hunt Spirit Beasts when I need Spirit Rings. I haven't killed that many in total, so how could Spirit Bones be so easy to obtain?"
"Then you can have this Spirit Bone."
"Give it to me?"
Demon Subduing Douluo froze, then quickly waved his hands.
"Kid, you obtained this from your hunt, so it should belong to you. I'm already this old. What would I need a Spirit Bone for? You're the one who needs it more, since this is the time for you to increase your strength."
Ye Han smiled.
"You're advanced in years, and your vital energy and blood aren't what they used to be. This Spirit Bone has a Bloodthirsty Berserk effect that can invigorate your blood and boost your vitality. It might become your chance to break through."
Demon Subduing Douluo froze again.
Ye Han's words had awakened him.
He was getting old, and his vital energy and blood truly weren't what they had once been. That was also one of the reasons his soul power had been unable to advance any further.
Ye Han continued,
"You're a powerhouse of the Consecration Hall. The stronger you are, the greater your ability to deter enemies. With this Spirit Bone and the Unyielding Staff Technique, it may truly help you break through."
Demon Subduing Douluo looked at Ye Han's sincere eyes, and a warm current rose in his heart.
"Good kid! Then... I'll shamelessly accept it."
Demon Subduing Douluo accepted the dark red Spirit Bone. Feeling the violent power contained within, a long-lost fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.
Perhaps he really could use this Spirit Bone to take another step forward.
"Fuse the Spirit Bone now. I'll take care of these corpses."
"No rush. I'll finish cleaning up with you first, then fuse it."
"Alright."
Ye Han cut off the heads of the three blue-furred Wolf Bandits, then gathered the Wolf Bandit corpses with Demon Subduing Douluo and burned them.
Flames soared into the sky, and the air filled with a dense, charred stench.
Demon Subduing Douluo sat some distance away and fused the Spirit Bone.
In only half an hour, he had completely fused with it.
Ye Han walked over to him.
"Grandpa Demon Subduing, you fused the Spirit Bone so quickly. How does it feel?"
"Kid, just as you expected, this Spirit Bone comes with a Bloodthirsty Berserk skill."
As Demon Subduing Douluo spoke, he stood up. Light flashed from his right leg as he released the right leg bone.
"While the right leg bone is active, it feels like the blood in my body is boiling. It really does invigorate the blood and boost vitality!"
"That's great! Maybe you'll reach level ninety-seven very soon!"
"Haha, I'll borrow your lucky words. I hope so."
Demon Subduing Douluo looked around.
"There's still plenty of daylight. Let's head down the mountain. We've done such a good deed in Spirit Hall's name, so we should publicize it. Besides, this operation should count as one of your merits."
The two carried the three wolf heads down the mountain, tossed them to the villagers in a nearby village, and left their names behind so they would know that Spirit Hall had eradicated the Wolf Bandit pack.
Afterward, they flew toward Sacred Soul Village.
There was another right leg bone there, and it was at the hundred-thousand-year level...
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