Striking It Rich Again, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone

The three of them made their way to where the Earth Dragon Beast had been.

"What a brutal scene."

They had only just reached the edge when they saw that the surrounding forest had been almost completely destroyed.

Some trees had sunk along with the collapsing soil, leaving even their aerial roots half exposed. Others had been uprooted entirely, their massive roots laid bare in the air.

With practically every step forward, they would tread on debris.

At the very center—

A massive crater had opened in the ground, at least three or four hundred meters across.

At the bottom of the crater, Dai Mubai and the others saw the enormous creature lying there.

It was an Earth Dragon Beast covered in thick, heavy scales.

It stood nearly thirty meters tall.

Its body was over seventy meters long.

It was without question a gigantic predator.

Yet this savage beast had now stopped rolling about.

It lay sprawled on the ground, its breathing so weak it was barely noticeable.

Still, even its faint breaths stirred wave after wave of dust before them.

They were practically miniature sandstorms.

But even though the Earth Dragon Beast looked incomparably weak now—

Dai Mubai and Su Xiong did not dare provoke it too much.

A starved camel was still bigger than a horse.

This thing was a forty-thousand-year Soul Beast.

It might look completely motionless right now.

But if it suddenly moved, one slap would be enough to kill all three of them.

Su Xiong might survive the blow.

But Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would certainly die.

"Let's wait it out and see how much longer it can live."

Dai Mubai was in no hurry.

They simply waited here for the Earth Dragon Beast's condition to worsen.

Once it had completely lost the strength to resist—

They would go in and finish it with a single strike.

"We should move farther away. This Earth Dragon Beast will probably make one last big move later."

Dai Mubai spoke.

Su Xiong and Zhu Zhuqing nodded and retreated a little farther.

Sure enough, about two hours after the three of them had withdrawn to the outskirts—

The Earth Dragon Beast in the crater began burrowing uncontrollably from the excruciating pain.

Then it burst out of the earth and rolled wildly across the ground.

After rolling for a while, it would stop again.

The Earth Dragon Beast repeated this cycle at regular intervals.

Su Xiong had thought it was already on its last breath. Who would have thought it had merely been taking a break midway through?

Dai Mubai was not surprised by this.

The Cave Poison Spider's venom was incurable. Once poisoned, death was inevitable.

But it was not the kind of poison that killed immediately.

Especially since the Earth Dragon Beast itself had high resistance.

So it would not take the Earth Dragon Beast's life right away.

The venom's greatest trait was torment.

The unbearable agony drove this forty-thousand-year, nearly Fifty-Thousand-Year giant to mutilate itself.

Perhaps only Immortal Herbs and the Nine Heart Begonia could cure this poison.

Dai Mubai watched as the Earth Dragon Beast's movements gradually became much weaker over time.

They also grew less frequent.

Finally, after three days—

The Earth Dragon Beast did not roll about for an entire day.

It no longer even had the strength to groan, and the sandstorms caused by its breathing had weakened considerably.

"We can make our move."

Dai Mubai spoke.

This truly was the perfect moment.

The Earth Dragon Beast no longer had the strength to counterattack.

Dai Mubai did not dare delay any longer.

Otherwise, the Earth Dragon Beast would soon be killed by the poison.

Hearing this, Su Xiong nodded and stepped forward to end the Earth Dragon Beast's life.

The Earth Dragon Beast looked at the human before it, filled with unwillingness.

It wanted to resist him.

But the moment its muscles tensed and it tried to stand—

It quickly went limp again.

It failed to stir up even the slightest disturbance.

It could only watch helplessly and feel the human's soul skill strike its body.

Ending its life.

The Earth Dragon Beast lay on the ground, completely devoid of life.

At that moment, a Soul Ring floated above its head.

Su Xiong immediately prepared to absorb the Soul Ring.

Ever since True Dragons had descended upon this world, many Dragonborn Soul Beasts carrying Dragon Race bloodlines had appeared.

These Soul Beasts were generally called earth dragons, but they were vastly inferior to True Dragons.

The ranks among earth dragons also varied greatly.

For example, the White Armored Earth Dragon, the inherited Martial Soul of the Holy Dragon Sect, was already considered quite good among earth dragons. Its defense could rival the Plated Giant Rhinoceros of the Defense Clan.

But compared to the Earth Dragon Beast, it was still far inferior.

According to the Compendium of Soul Beasts, Earth Dragon Beasts had been deliberately created by True Dragons in order to increase the Dragon Race's numbers.

In the early days, Earth Dragon Beasts had been regarded as part of the Dragon Race, though they were merely used as expendable tools.

Modern earth dragons, however, could only be called Dragonborn and did not count as part of the Dragon Race at all. Some inferior earth dragons even carried Earth Dragon Beast blood rather than True Dragon blood.

Before long, Su Xiong finished absorbing the Soul Ring.

His Soul Power rose to rank 81, and he officially became a Soul Douluo!

"Your Highness!"

Su Xiong spoke with an excited expression.

To be honest, Su Xiong had never expected in his life that he would Breakthrough to Soul Douluo.

Even becoming a Soul Saint would have taken him several more years if not for those medicines that exhausted one's potential.

Yet after following Dai Mubai, not only had his talent improved, but he had also become a Soul Douluo.

His Soul Ring was even from a forty-thousand-year Earth Dragon Beast.

This was simply...

Too incredible.

"Oh, right. A Soul Bone dropped from this Earth Dragon Beast. You should absorb it too."

Dai Mubai handed a Soul Bone to Su Xiong.

Dai Mubai had dug it out while Su Xiong was absorbing the Soul Ring.

"Zhuqing, I'll give you one the next time we find a Soul Bone."

"It's fine."

Zhu Zhuqing smiled. How could she blame Dai Mubai over something like this?

She knew that Dai Mubai was rushing to strengthen Su Xiong because he was concerned for their safety. It was the most correct choice.

"This... it's another Soul Bone? And it's a forty-thousand-year Soul Bone!"

Su Xiong was utterly astonished, so much so that he forgot to celebrate his recent breakthrough.

His Highness's luck was far too good.

They had encountered two Soul Beasts, and both had dropped Soul Bones. His Highness truly was a Son of Destiny!

But—

He had already received a forty-thousand-year Soul Ring.

How could he ask for more?

Besides...

Even the royal family could not produce a forty-thousand-year Soul Bone.

He was merely a guard.

"Your Highness, I cannot accept this!" Su Xiong hurriedly waved his hands.

"Absorb it. Only if you become stronger can our plans proceed more smoothly."

Dai Mubai spoke calmly. "An ordinary Soul Douluo may not be enough to support me in accomplishing what I intend to do."

"Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones are not that precious."

He knew what Su Xiong was thinking.

But Yang Wudi was not so simple.

Was defeating a Titled Douluo with the cultivation of a Soul Douluo really an achievement someone outside the main cast should have?

As a supporting character, Yang Wudi was one of the few characters who had left a deep impression on Dai Mubai, because his combat talent was truly monstrous.

"This... all right."

After pondering for a moment, Su Xiong finally accepted the Soul Bone. "Then this subordinate shall accept it."

With His Highness's miraculous methods, capable even of changing Martial Souls, perhaps he truly could obtain more Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Thinking of how they had found two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones in just three days, Su Xiong began to accept it gladly.

After Su Xiong finished absorbing the Soul Bone, his Soul Power rose by another rank, reaching rank 82.

This level of strength was already equal to Yang Wudi's strength when he first appeared in the original story.

Dai Mubai silently pondered.

Right now, Yang Wudi was probably still only a Soul Saint.

Though he excelled in battle—

No matter what, a Soul Douluo, especially one with a forty-thousand-year Soul Bone—

Should be enough to back him up.

Such combat strength would command respect anywhere within the Two Great Empires.

As they spoke, deep in the distant forest—

A group of people was approaching this place.