Fusion with the Darkgolden Terrorclaw! Special Skill Book 1

"It really was quite good—a domain-type soul skill."

Jingliu glanced at the Blazing Lion King energy form beside Xu Yuan and nodded slightly in praise.

With Jingliu's discernment, she could naturally see how extraordinary Xu Yuan's second soul skill was.

That first soul skill from a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had already exceeded a total amplification of 350%, while the Blazing Lion King had another twenty thousand years of cultivation.

Its specific amplification attributes could only be greater, not fewer.

Xu Yuan did not keep them in suspense and continued.

"Not only that, within this second soul skill—Blazing Dawn Domain—it provides me with doubled attack and defense, with an initial duration of three hours."

"Fire-type ability damage increases by 500%. After burning an enemy's soul power, 2% of it is converted to my own."

"Every attack also comes with a Red Flame Light Slash, dealing 150% light-type damage, doubled against dark and evil creatures."

"The Blazing Lion King energy form inherits 50% of its abilities from when it was alive. Its actual combat strength is equivalent to a thirty-five-thousand-year Soul Beast, it can move within a thousand-meter radius, and it can grow."

Xu Yuan spoke at length before dismissing the soul skill.

He was indeed very satisfied with this second soul skill.

Not only was it an extremely well-rounded domain-type ability, but in terms of practicality and compatibility, it was comparable to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

It was probably because the Blazing Lion King suited his martial soul so well.

Moreover, the true strength of domain-type soul skills lay in their malleability—it all depended on how the user developed them.

Strictly speaking, this soul skill was a summoning ability, while those buffs were simply raw stats.

As soon as those words were spoken, Dugu Bo was completely stunned.

The strength and numbers of Xu Yuan's second soul skill nearly rivaled the ninth soul skill of Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo.

His first soul skill was Armor-Piercing Assault, while his second was a domain buff that also burned soul power to restore his own and came with a summoned beast.

With only two soul skills, his setup was already this extravagant. It was impossible to imagine what his third soul skill might be like.

"It truly is powerful. Since you've already absorbed your second Soul Ring, little brother, fuse that palm bone as well."

Jingliu's crimson eyes blinked as she made the suggestion.

Hearing that, Xu Yuan felt a little touched inside. Jingliu truly was an excellent white-haired master.

When it came to protecting her own, she was beyond reproach.

Every Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was a priceless treasure forged from rivers of blood, let alone an External Soul Bone at the full fifty-thousand-year level.

Xu Yuan raised his hand and brushed over Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, taking out that strange dark-golden bone.

Immediately afterward, a violent will surged into Xu Yuan's body.

Boom—

Intense soul power fluctuations rapidly spread through his body. The energy was incomparably scorching as it continuously strengthened his palm.

It then flowed from his right palm into his limbs and bones, resonating from afar with his black first Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Bathed in the wildly raging dark-golden glow of the Darkgolden Terrorclaw, his entire right palm became radiant.

The power of the Darkgolden Terrorclaw was not fire-attributed, but metal-attributed.

It was also a terrifying existence that brought the sharpness of the metal attribute to its utmost limits. At full maturity, it could tear apart a giant dragon with its hands.

Then, a tingling itch spread through him.

The Darkgolden Terrorclaw's energy seeped into his right palm like a sponge and began reshaping his bones.

His bones grew slightly larger. The bones in his five fingers widened at the top and narrowed at the bottom, strange patterns emerging over them.

Cloud patterns and sharp triangular markings complemented each other, and within them, an immensely vast energy took shape.

His right palm had completely turned dark gold. A dark gold so profound it resembled the endless void itself!!

Under Jingliu and Dugu Bo's watchful gazes, the intense dark-golden radiance gradually receded and slowly fused into him.

By the time the fusion was complete, night had fallen.

Jingliu lit a bonfire and waited silently with Dugu Bo for Xu Yuan to finish fusing it.

Another ten minutes passed before Xu Yuan suddenly let out a low growl and sharply raised his right hand.

With a squelch, blood burst from his fingertips.

The next instant, five dark-golden rays abruptly extended from the fingers of Xu Yuan's right hand.

The five rays were roughly one foot and three inches long, broad at the top and narrow at the bottom, resembling blades. Dark-golden light rippled across them like waves.

The moment they appeared, the air unconsciously gave off a faint whistling sound.

Xu Yuan's entire right hand had turned dark gold.

The wounds split open at his fingertips rapidly healed. His fingers and those blades became one, indistinguishable from each other.

The five blades were like extensions of his fingers.

Immediately afterward, dark-golden streams of light surged forth, spreading from his right palm throughout Xu Yuan's entire body in an instant.

He looked as though he had been cleansed by a layer of dark-golden light, while the golden sharpness in his eyes flashed and vanished.

[Soul Power Level: 38]

[Main Quest Honkai Progress Bar: 3.5%. Reward: Special Skill Book *1.]

There was even a reward?

On second thought, it made sense. In the original story, Tang San had slaughtered every fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast in Sunset Forest.

Most of the Darkgolden Terrorclaw's soul power had been used to reshape his right palm, so the improvement brought by the cleansing was not significant.

Even so, it was already extremely powerful.

After all, Xu Yuan was only thirteen years old. Cheats were always satisfying, and using cheats forever was satisfying forever.

"Congratulations, little brother."

A gleam flashed through Jingliu's eyes as she offered her quiet congratulations.

"Thank you, big sister, and Senior Dugu, for guarding me. This Darkgolden Terrorclaw has two forms."

"One is normal, and the other is its soul skill attack."

Xu Yuan casually slashed out, effortlessly tearing through the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's fur defense as though cutting tofu.

The cut was smooth as a mirror, sharp enough to slice through iron like mud.

"Next is the soul skill attack form."

Xu Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly as the Darkgolden Terrorclaw on his right hand swept toward the space before him.

A burst of intense dark-golden light instantly erupted.

The powerful Darkgolden Terrorclaw transformed midair into a six-meter-long dark-golden claw shadow and slammed toward the ground.

Five enormous six-meter-long gashes instantly appeared across the ground, leaving behind five deep claw-shaped trenches.

For that instant, its sharpness seemed capable of cutting apart even the air.

After the attack ended, a hissing sound like escaping air still lingered in the atmosphere.

"What terrifying sharpness!!"

Dugu Bo sucked in a breath of cold air and exclaimed.

If that claw strike landed solidly, Dugu Bo felt that without using a soul skill, even his Jade Phosphor Serpent scales would split apart on the spot.

"The consumption is also considerable. That one strike used around thirty percent of my soul power."

Xu Yuan smiled and dismissed the Darkgolden Terrorclaw possession state.

"Not bad. It is an excellent combat method."

Jingliu's beautiful eyes shifted as she regarded this External Soul Bone very highly.

All External Soul Bones possessed growth potential and grew alongside their soul masters. That was also what made them so precious.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Yuan summoned the Darkgolden Terrorclaw possession state again and quickly dissected the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

"Big sister, Senior Dugu, thank you for guarding me earlier. Let me treat you to my cooking."

Xu Yuan spoke, then took seasonings from Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and began busily working.

The Terrorclaw Bear's meat was dark red throughout, with an extremely springy texture. Fine strands of white fat were evenly distributed across it like a net.

He cut off ten jin of bear meat, which looked exceptionally fresh and tender.

Xu Yuan cut it into dozens of small strips, washed them clean with the water he had brought, and threaded them onto sharpened branches.

Using the bonfire, he sprinkled on the seasonings and began roasting them.