Successful Transformation

"Your Highness, should we withdraw first?"

Bald Qiang looked at the Divine Tribulation in the sky and quietly spoke.

Of course, it was not that he feared this Divine Tribulation. He was mainly worried that if he intervened, he might delay the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's transformation.

"Withdraw!"

Qin Feng snapped back to his senses and nodded in agreement.

Now was not the time to think about such things. Staying alive came first.

As for whether the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could hold on, that was none of his concern.

If it successfully transformed, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear would still be his underling. If it failed... it would perish.

Without further thought, Qin Feng's figure rapidly retreated until he was outside the Divine Tribulation's range.

"Brother Qiang, do you think the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear can make it?"

Standing on a tree, Qin Feng gazed toward the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and asked.

"It probably won't be a problem."

Bald Qiang spoke indifferently.

To him, it was no big deal. He did not know much about this world's rules, either.

But back in Bald Bear Ridge, a Divine Tribulation? Wouldn't that just be giving him a bath?

"Rumble!"

Under the two men's watchful gazes, the Divine Tribulation in the sky gradually grew denser, and the lightning became increasingly violent.

As time passed, a purple bolt as thick as a water barrel slowly took shape.

"Rumble!!!"

Accompanied by a muffled boom, the purple lightning surged down from above.

It struck the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear directly.

"Roar!"

After taking that blow, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out a pained howl.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

It was not over yet. Two more barrel-thick purple bolts of lightning descended.

This time, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear made no sound at all.

The Divine Tribulation slowly dispersed at that moment as well.

"Did the transformation fail?"

Feeling the silence around him, Qin Feng muttered, a hint of regret flashing through his eyes.

That made sense. After all, not everyone was the protagonist. How could there be so many miraculous escapes from certain death?

Bald Qiang was just about to sigh when he suddenly sensed a fluctuation of Soul Power from nearby.

Although it was not particularly strong, only at the Soul Douluo level, it was just right for an eighty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"Your Highness, the transformation seems to have... succeeded!"

Bald Qiang nudged Qin Feng beside him with his elbow, signaling that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was not dead.

"It succeeded?"

At those words, the disappointment in Qin Feng's eyes instantly vanished, replaced by delight.

"As expected of one of the overlords of the Xingdou Great Forest. It survived even this? What a tough life!"

After sighing in admiration, Qin Feng jumped down from the tree and jogged toward the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Seeing this, Bald Qiang closely followed behind him.

A moment later, Qin Feng and Bald Qiang arrived at the spot where the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had undergone its tribulation.

The once-flat ground had turned into a deep crater, and the surrounding earth was scorched black.

Qin Feng paid no attention to that. His gaze swept back and forth as he searched for the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

When he saw no sign of it nearby, he looked down into the crater.

"Damn... he isn't wearing anything?"

Qin Feng lowered his head and saw an eye-searing sight.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's enormous body had transformed into an honest-looking middle-aged man.

Though the middle-aged man was not particularly handsome and sported a large beard, the eight Soul Rings circling him showed that he was a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse.

"I can't look at this."

Seeing that, Bald Qiang shook his head with a wry smile and closed his eyes.

At the same time, after adapting to his new body, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the crater slowly opened his eyes.

Sensing the two gazes from above, he did not linger. His figure rose into the air and landed on the ground.

Facing Qin Feng and Bald Qiang, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear did not hesitate in the slightest before dropping to his knees.

"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear greets Your Highness."

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear shouted, his expression exceptionally respectful and entirely free of disrespect.

"Put on some clothes first."

Qin Feng waved a hand and hurriedly took out a set of clothes from the System Space, handing them over.

Fortunately, he had specifically bought some clothes at the market. Otherwise, this would have been troublesome. He could not exactly let the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear stay naked forever, could he?

If he were still a Soul Beast, being naked would have been fine. But now that he had transformed into a human, staying naked would be embarrassing even for Qin Feng to see, never mind anyone else.

His eyes kept drifting downward without him meaning to.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear did not seem embarrassed in the slightest. After receiving the clothes, he carelessly pulled them on.

"Your Highness, I'm dressed."

After putting on the clothes, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spoke again.

"Not bad. You finally look like a person."

Hearing him, Qin Feng turned around, looked at the properly dressed Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and nodded in praise.

"Hehe."

Hearing the compliment, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear scratched his head somewhat sheepishly.

"Do you have a name?"

Qin Feng scratched his head and asked.

He could not keep calling him Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear forever, could he? The name was ridiculously long and awkward to say.

If they ran into danger, even calling out his name would waste precious time.

"No."

At the question, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear shook his head, a trace of confusion flashing through his eyes.

Qin Feng was not surprised. Unless a Soul Beast reached one hundred thousand years, it rarely had a name.

He stroked his chin and sized up the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear from head to toe before slowly saying, "In that case, you'll be called... Dajin from now on."

"Yes, thank you for granting me a name, Your Highness!"

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear hurriedly nodded and silently committed the name Dajin to memory.

"No need to be so formal. We're family from now on."

Qin Feng waved a hand.

"By the way, what level is your Soul Power?"

Qin Feng suddenly remembered that he had been so focused on getting Dajin clothes that he had forgotten to ask about Dajin's Soul Power level.

"Reporting to Your Highness, my Soul Power is level eighty-eight. I am a Power Attack Type Soul Douluo!"

Dajin answered without hesitation.

"Level eighty-eight... not bad."

Qin Feng nodded thoughtfully.

An eighty-eighth-level Soul Douluo, combined with the Martial Soul traits of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, could basically be invincible beneath the Title Douluo rank. It was not impossible for him to fight a low-level Title Douluo to a draw.

Of course, if that Title Douluo possessed a Power Attack Type or defensive Martial Soul, Dajin's chances of winning would still be very high.

After all, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was renowned for both attack and defense.

The saying that a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could challenge a one-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast was no empty boast.

"Is this your territory?"

After learning Dajin's Soul Power level, Qin Feng did not ask any further questions and instead asked whose territory this was.

"That's right. It's mine."

Dajin nodded, a hint of pride flashing through his eyes.

He had seized this territory from a ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast, a White Tiger, through his own strength.

"Do other Soul Beasts usually come here to cause trouble?"

Qin Feng continued asking.