Space-Shattering Slash of the Forty-Five-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!

Roar!!!

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears possessed extremely keen senses of smell and hearing. Both bears had already noticed Chu Lan and Dugu Bo, stopped fighting, and turned to look at them.

"We've been discovered."

Dugu Bo closed the Soul Beast Encyclopedia and handed it back to Chu Lan. "The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear on the left is forty thousand years old, while the one on the right is forty-five thousand years old. Which one do you want?"

"The one on the right!"

Chu Lan made his decision without hesitation. "But I want to kill both of them!"

Dugu Bo frowned. "You only need one. Why kill both?"

"The Soul Bones that appear after Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears die are extremely powerful." Chu Lan's expression did not change. Even though slaughtering soul beasts indiscriminately was not a good thing, he did not care.

He wanted palm bones!

If there were no palm bones, then he would skin them and eat the meat!

Dugu Bo sighed. "Your temperament is too ruthless. Sometimes, you should restrain yourself a little."

"I know exactly what I'm doing." Chu Lan's tone was calm.

Ruthless? In this world, if one was not ruthless, one could not stand firm!

Wasn't it enough for him to be kind to his own people?

The two Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears before him were nothing more than livestock, like cattle and sheep!

At most, they were somewhat special livestock that could drop Soul Rings and Soul Bones!

If they had been soul beasts transformed into humans, he might have shown some mercy, but they were not!

And besides...

Dugu Bo had actually called him ruthless. Clearly, Dugu Bo himself was even more ruthless, wasn't he?

In the original story, Dugu Bo had slaughtered an entire city!

Although he had not done such a thing yet, it still showed that Dugu Bo was no kind soul!

Compared to Dugu Bo, he was nothing worth mentioning!

When people got old, they really loved lecturing others!

"Wait here for me. Protect yourself. I'll be back soon."

Dugu Bo gave him a brief instruction before moving out.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Avatar!"

There were two forms of manifestation for a beast Martial Soul Avatar. The first was for the user to transform into their Martial Soul, causing their body to become immensely huge; the second was to materialize the Martial Soul and then control it.

Of course...

Either manifestation depended on the user's own preference.

At this moment.

Dugu Bo stood atop the head of an incomparably massive Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. His robes billowed in the wind, while pitch-black Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison spread around him!

"Sixth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Poisons Return to the Void!"

Black-green poisonous mist blanketed the area, firmly surrounding the two bears.

The poison mist was immensely potent. Any plant that touched it immediately withered.

Roar!!!

The two Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears stopped their internal battle, united against their enemy, and roared furiously.

Outside the battleground.

Chu Lan was not worried about Dugu Bo in the slightest.

Although Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears were soul beasts with both formidable offense and defense, and possessed tremendous combat power, the two bears before them had not even reached fifty thousand years!

Soul beasts that were merely forty-odd thousand years old could not possibly withstand Dugu Bo's tyrannical poison!

Did they really think Dugu Bo was useless?

If Dugu Bo went all out, dealing with two Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears over forty thousand years old would be effortless!

Of course...

If both Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears were over fifty thousand years old, or even sixty thousand years old!

Then Dugu Bo would not have that ability!

Chu Lan still had great faith in the powerful bloodline and strength of Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears!

Dugu Bo was not skilled at frontal one-on-one combat. On a large-scale battlefield, he was the true killing weapon!

A long while later.

Chu Lan saw the poisonous mist ahead rapidly contract, revealing Dugu Bo once more.

Dugu Bo's face was slightly pale, and he appeared to have expended a great deal of energy. However, the two Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears were in far worse condition. They lay motionless before Dugu Bo as if they were dead.

"I've already poisoned them into unconsciousness. Even if you cut off their heads, they won't make a single sound."

Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, appearing utterly composed and unhurried.

"Stop pretending. I know you're not feeling well."

"Eat a couple of Dragon Ganoderma Leaves and recover. Otherwise, if we encounter another powerful soul beast later, you won't have the strength to resist, and we'll die here."

Chu Lan glanced at Dugu Bo, shook his head, and sighed.

Dugu Bo's mouth twitched.

Still, he obediently took out an entire Dragon Ganoderma Leaf from his Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch and swallowed it.

Two forty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears were like two exceptionally powerful high-ranking Soul Douluos. Capturing them alive had not been easy for him.

Chu Lan gripped Tiger Soul and advanced step by step. Yellow, purple, purple, and black—four Soul Rings rose beneath his feet, while his first and second Soul Rings activated simultaneously.

First Soul Skill—Soul-Devouring Break!

Second Soul Skill—Nether Transformation!

A three-inch-long bloody blade aura extended from Tiger Soul's edge, making it appear even sharper.

At the same time, dark-purple armor covered Chu Lan's body, greatly enhancing his attributes.

"Swallowing Heaven and Earth Seven Great Limits, Shatter Mountains and Overturn Peaks!"

Chu Lan let out a low shout. His aura surged explosively as he gripped Tiger Soul and slashed with all his strength. A bloody blade aura entered the bodies of the two bears through their slightly open mouths.

In an instant, the blade aura shredded the internal organs of both Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears.

The external defenses of Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears were indeed powerful, but their insides were another matter!

Roar! Roar!!!

The two bears woke from their unconsciousness in agony, letting out miserable screams that echoed through the forest.

Even Dugu Bo could not help wiping his forehead and swallowing when he saw this scene.

Buzz—!!

The two Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears did not endure for long before quickly dying in unbearable pain.

Two black Soul Rings rose from their corpses.

The Soul Power fluctuations emitted by one of the Soul Rings were clearly stronger than those of the other. Chu Lan's gaze settled on that more powerful Soul Ring.

"I'll guard you while you absorb it. Absorb it without worry."

Dugu Bo patted Chu Lan on the shoulder and began setting deadly poison around the area.

This poison could not only drive away soul beasts, but also conceal their aura, preventing soul beasts from being drawn over by the bloody scent emanating from the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears.

Chu Lan sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to absorb the Soul Ring.

After arranging the poison formation, Dugu Bo came to a spot not far in front of Chu Lan.

He silently watched Chu Lan with an unreadable expression, no one knowing what he was thinking.

A long while later.

Chu Lan slowly opened his eyes, and the forty-five-thousand-year black Soul Ring had completely fused with him.

Fifth Soul Skill—Space-Shattering Slash!

A defense-breaking Soul Skill!

"How did it go?"

Dugu Bo asked at this moment.

"I obtained a decent offensive Soul Skill. It can effectively counter all kinds of defense-type Soul Masters."

Chu Lan was extremely satisfied with this Soul Skill.

The Soul Ring of more than forty-five thousand years had also raised his Soul Power to level fifty-two!

The youngest Soul King in history was none other than him!

Few would ever be able to surpass him in the future!

Dugu Bo understood this very clearly as well. His expression was complicated, and his heart was filled with countless emotions.

Chu Lan then walked toward the two bears.

At this moment, because the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears had been poisoned by Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, their bodies were covered in pus and blood. Their skin had ulcerated, and they gave off a foul stench.

He frowned and covered his nose and mouth.

"You're looking for Soul Bones, aren't you?"

"I'll help you."

Seeing Chu Lan's disgusted expression, Dugu Bo could not help laughing.

"What a shame about the bear meat. Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears are extremely rare soul beasts. Every one of them is precious. I was planning to have a good feast."

Chu Lan looked regretful.

"Since I was the one who acted, there was no way for things to end well. You should have thought of that long ago."

Soul Rings rose around Dugu Bo, and his ninth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

"Jade Phosphorous Divine Light!"

Dugu Bo shouted, shooting two green beams from his eyes that struck the two Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bears!

The bears' corpses began to rot at a visible rate, and foul-smelling blood flowed all over the ground.

Before long, only their bones remained. All their flesh and blood had turned into black blood.

Chu Lan watched the scene unfold, secretly alarmed as he instinctively swallowed.

"Kid, don't tell me you're frightened?"

Noticing Chu Lan's condition, Dugu Bo turned back with a smile and teased him.

"Blergh—!"

Chu Lan could no longer hold it in. Clutching a large tree, he began vomiting.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!!!"

Dugu Bo laughed heartily, looking exceptionally pleased.

But at that moment, the remains of the two bears drew his attention.

Four spots on the two pale skeletons shone with brilliant dark-golden light.

"Those are... Soul Bones?"

Upon hearing that, Chu Lan immediately looked over.