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 the Wolf Bandits' lair.
This pack of Wolf Bandits numbered as many as two hundred, large and small.
The three Wolf Bandits with cyan fur were among them.
One of the cyan-furred Wolf Bandits was clearly a size larger than the other two.
Obviously, it was the leader of the Wolf Bandit pack!
The 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.
Nine Spirit Rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—blossomed in sequence, their dazzling radiance illuminating the entire mountain stronghold.
His eighth Spirit Ring suddenly lit up. A dark golden halo spread from beneath his feet, expanding outward from him and instantly covering a radius of several hundred meters.
Like an invisible cage, the halo trapped all two hundred Wolf Bandits within it, leaving them nowhere to flee.
"Kid, after searching for three months, we've finally found their lair! Today, we'll wipe out these vicious beasts completely—not a single one will be spared!"
Demon Subduing Douluo's voice boomed like a great bell, echoing through the valley.
Holding the Coiling Dragon Staff, Ye Han swept his gaze over the restless Wolf Bandits suppressed by the domain, a cold curve rising at the corner of his lips.
"You beasts have harmed the people, burned, killed, plundered, and committed every evil imaginable! Today is your day of death!"
As soon as 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 lunged at Ye Han.
Ye Han entered battle mode and unleashed the Unyielding Staff Technique with all his strength.
Staff shadows poured down like a torrential rain, every strike carrying the power to split mountains and shatter stone.
Several Wolf Bandits were blasted away before they could even scream, their bones shattered and tendons broken!
Facing the Wolf Bandits rushing forward one after another, Ye Han released his Golden Light Wings and soared into the air.
The Coiling Dragon Staff smashed 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 by the shockwave.
Ye Han did not pause for even a moment.
His staff swept out like a pillar supporting the heavens, forcefully blasting away the Wolf Bandits that pounced toward him.
He spun sharply, wielding the Coiling Dragon Staff into a golden storm.
This was the fourth form of the Unyielding Staff Technique, Heaven-Covering Earth-Blanketing!
The staff shadows were impenetrable. Wherever they passed, Wolf Bandits fell one after another, severed limbs flying as miserable howls rang through 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 was simply born for battle!
Just then, the largest cyan-furred Wolf Bandit leader threw back its head and let out a deafening roar.
Its eyes instantly turned blood-red, every hair on its body standing on end as its muscles swelled dramatically. It had entered a berserk state!
Its speed and strength surged severalfold. Like a streak of cyan lightning, it charged straight at Ye Han.
Ye Han's pupils narrowed slightly, but instead of retreating, he advanced.
The four Spirit Rings on his body lit up at the same time, their black light dazzling.
Thousand-Weight Break!
This was his strongest single-target attack so far.
A heavy dark golden radiance gathered around the Coiling Dragon Staff, as though it carried the force of a thousand weights.
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 an earth-shaking boom.
Golden and cyan light collided, bursting into blinding sparks.
Under the might of Thousand-Weight Break, the Wolf Bandit leader's claws shattered inch by inch.
The Coiling Dragon Staff pierced through its chest like bamboo, brutally nailing it to the ground.
The Wolf Bandit leader let out an unwilling shriek, struggled a few times, then fell completely silent.
Ye Han pulled out the Coiling Dragon Staff and turned his gaze toward the remaining Wolf Bandits.
Seeing their leader dead, they fled in all directions in terror, only to be tightly trapped within Demon Subduing Douluo's domain with no way out.
Ye Han raised his staff once more and charged in like a tiger entering a flock of 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 let out low whimpers. 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 determined that they would grow into savage demons.
To pull up weeds, one had to remove the roots!
He absolutely could not leave them alive to harm innocent people!
When the final miserable cry faded away, the entire mountain stronghold sank into dead silence.
The air was thick with the stench of blood. More than two hundred Wolf Bandits had been killed, with not a single survivor.
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 cracking bones, a dark red Spirit Bone was revealed.
It was shaped like the bones of a right leg, dark red luster flowing across its surface. A bloodthirsty, violent aura could faintly be felt from it.
Ye Han removed 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?!"
"Mm. That Wolf Bandit leader entered a berserk state just now. It should have been the effect of this Spirit Bone."
Demon Subduing Douluo picked up the Spirit Bone, examined it carefully, and chuckled.
"This Spirit Bone is of decent quality, around thirty thousand years old. Kid, your luck is incredible!"
As he spoke, he returned the Spirit Bone to Ye Han.
Ye Han did not 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 a hundred years, I only hunted Spirit Beasts when I needed Spirit Rings. I haven't killed that many in total, so how could Spirit Bones be so easy to obtain?"
"Then this Spirit Bone should go to you."
"To me?"
Demon Subduing Douluo froze, then hurriedly 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, on the other hand, are at the stage where you need to improve your strength. You need it more."
Ye Han smiled.
"You're advanced in years, and your blood and vitality are no longer what they used to be. This Spirit Bone possesses the Bloodthirsty Berserk effect, which can invigorate the blood and boost vitality. It may become your opportunity to break through."
Demon Subduing Douluo was stunned again.
Ye Han's words had awakened him.
He was getting old, and his blood and vitality truly were far inferior to before. This was also one of the reasons his Soul Power could not advance any further.
Ye Han continued.
"You're a powerhouse of the Worship Hall. The stronger you are, the greater your deterrence against enemies will be. With this Spirit Bone and the Unyielding Staff Technique, it may truly help you break through."
Demon Subduing Douluo looked into Ye Han's sincere eyes, warmth rising in his heart.
"Good kid! Then... I'll shamelessly accept it."
Demon Subduing Douluo took the dark red Spirit Bone, feeling the violent power contained within it as a long-lost fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.
Perhaps he truly could use this Spirit Bone to advance another step.
"Fuse the Spirit Bone now. I'll handle these corpses."
"No rush. I'll finish dealing with them together with you before fusing it."
"Alright, then."
Ye Han chopped off the heads of the three cyan-furred Wolf Bandits, then gathered the Wolf Bandit corpses with Demon Subduing Douluo and burned them.
The flames soared into the sky, and the air filled with a strong burnt stench.
Demon Subduing Douluo sat some distance away and fused with the Spirit Bone.
In only half an hour, he had completely fused with it.
Ye Han walked toward him.
"Grandpa Demon Subduing, you fused with 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 rose to his feet. Light flashed from his right leg as he released the right leg bone.
"With the right leg bone activated, it feels like the blood in my body is boiling. It truly has the effect of invigorating the blood and boosting vitality!"
"That's wonderful! Maybe you'll reach Rank Ninety-Seven very soon!"
"Haha~~ I'll take your good wishes. Let's hope so."
Demon Subduing Douluo looked around.
"It's still early. Let's head down the mountain. We've done such a good deed in Spirit Hall's name, so we should spread the word. And this operation should count as one of your merits."
The two carried the three wolf heads down the mountain, threw them to the people of a nearby village, and left behind their names so they would know that Spirit Hall had eradicated the Wolf Bandit pack.
Afterward, they flew in the direction of Sacred Soul Village.
There was another right leg bone there, and it was at the hundred-thousand-year level...
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