Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear

Not long after, Lin Xuan led Wang Qiu'er through the outskirts of the Evil Demon Forest. As they ventured deeper, the Soul Beasts around them grew steadily stronger. Hundred-year Soul Beasts were everywhere, and thousand-year Soul Beasts appeared from time to time.

But none of them held any value to Lin Xuan. He could not even be bothered to spare them a glance. The occasional Soul Beast that foolishly tried to attack was frightened away by the dragon's might emanating from Wang Qiu'er.

Shortly after Lin Xuan stepped into the central region of the Evil Demon Forest, his outward-spread spiritual power detected something unusual.

Lin Xuan suddenly halted and pulled Wang Qiu'er into his arms with a swift exertion of his arm.

"Lin Xuan... you..." Caught off guard by the sudden force, Wang Qiu'er fell straight into Lin Xuan's embrace.

"Thud!"

Just as she was about to say something else, Lin Xuan stomped heavily on the ground, producing a dull impact. Holding Wang Qiu'er, he slid backward seven or eight meters.

The moment Lin Xuan retreated seven or eight meters with Wang Qiu'er in his arms, a huge pitch-black beastly shadow crashed down onto the spot where he had just stood.

"Boom!"

The beastly shadow struck the place where Lin Xuan and Wang Qiu'er had been standing, instantly crushing the ground beneath it. A deafening boom rang out, and a vast cloud of dust billowed up.

Lin Xuan's gaze sharpened as he looked through the dust toward the direction of the attack.

The dust gradually dispersed, revealing a massive beastly figure.

It was a bear—a gigantic purple-black bear with two enormous heads. Its body was exceptionally burly, resembling a moving Tiger tank.

Its entire body was covered in steel-needle-like fur that glimmered with a faint purple light. Both pairs of bear eyes revealed a trace of ferocity, while powerful Soul Power fluctuations spread from its body.

"Two heads? What the hell is that?" After releasing Wang Qiu'er from his embrace, Lin Xuan examined the two-headed purple-black bear before him with a surprised expression.

Lin Xuan did not recognize the Soul Beast before him, but Wang Qiu'er identified it after studying it carefully.

Wang Qiu'er turned to Lin Xuan and explained, "This is an Evil Shadow Demon Claw Bear, though it may have mutated."

"Uncle Xiong Jun once mentioned the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear, a Soul Beast unique to the Evil Demon Forest. They are born with mastery over the powers of earth and darkness, possessing both formidable offense and defense."

"But this kind of Soul Beast is extremely difficult to reproduce. Their mating season lasts as long as twenty years, and males leave after mating, never raising their offspring, resulting in an extremely low survival rate."

Wang Qiu'er stared at the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear before her and analyzed, "As for this two-headed one, it should be an exceptionally rare mutant, and its cultivation is likely around thirty thousand years."

"Heh heh, who cares whether it mutated or not?" Lin Xuan sneered, his fingers fluttering like butterflies as he began forming hand seals.

"Myriad Souls Heavenly Lock!"

As the hand seal in Lin Xuan's palm settled into place, a cold shout came from his mouth.

"Clatter!"

In an instant, jet-black chains shot out from all directions around the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear, covering the sky and earth. They wound around its body several times before binding it tightly.

"Roar!"

Entangled by Lin Xuan's Myriad Souls Heavenly Lock, the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear immediately let out an enraged roar. Its massive body struggled madly as purple-black Soul Power surged from within it, attempting to snap the black chains wrapped around it.

"Dragon Spear Worldbreaker!"

Before the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear could break free from its restraints, Wang Qiu'er had already summoned the Golden Dragon Spear. With a turn of her wrist, the spear traced a fierce arc through the air. Then, her slender jade-like leg burst forth as she precisely kicked the butt of the Golden Dragon Spear.

"Whoosh!"

With Wang Qiu'er's kick, the Golden Dragon Spear transformed into a dazzling golden streak of light. Carrying terrifying Soul Power fluctuations, it tore through the air and shot straight for the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear's heart.

"Squelch!"

A muffled, teeth-gritting sound rang out as the Golden Dragon Spear pierced straight through the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear's heart with unstoppable force.

The Golden Dragon Spear did not lose any momentum. Carrying a violent gust of wind, it passed through the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear and finally embedded itself deep within a towering tree dozens of meters away.

This mutated Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear, whose defense was astonishing, had not even managed to let out a scream before Wang Qiu'er killed it.

"Thud!"

The Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear's body collapsed onto the ground like a mountain, sending dust flying into the sky.

"Clatter!"

As the Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear's massive body crashed to the ground, the black chains that had tightly bound it lost their support at the same time. They collided with one another, producing a crisp yet piercing sound in the deathly silent forest.

"Qiu'er, let's keep going. This Dark Shadow Demon Claw Bear's cultivation is still too low. I'll find you a better one." Lin Xuan smiled gently at Wang Qiu'er, then made a grasping motion toward the Golden Dragon Spear embedded in the distant tree trunk.

In an instant, a powerful suction force swept out from Lin Xuan's palm, drawing the Golden Dragon Spear back and making it hover steadily before Wang Qiu'er.

"Alright." Wang Qiu'er nodded lightly. With a grasp of her jade-like hand, she retrieved the Golden Dragon Spear and said, "Let's go."

The two continued walking side by side toward the depths of the forest.

Lin Xuan naturally reached out and smoothly took Wang Qiu'er's slightly cool little hand.

This time, Wang Qiu'er did not react as fiercely as she usually did.

A faint ripple passed through her pink-blue eyes. The hand he held merely trembled slightly, then made no further movement.

This time, Wang Qiu'er did not pinch Lin Xuan's waist, nor did she try to break free again. She simply let him hold her hand in silence.

As Lin Xuan and Wang Qiu'er continued deeper into the forest, ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts had become a common sight around them.

Yet neither of them panicked. Titled Douluo-level spiritual power swept outward, as though they had activated clairvoyance, allowing them to sense danger in advance. Whenever a Soul Beast approached, they calmly detoured around it, easily avoiding all unnecessary trouble.

"System, System, help me find the nearest Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast." After walking for some time while still holding Wang Qiu'er's hand, Lin Xuan grew too lazy to keep searching and decisively asked the system in his mind.

"Ding! Reporting to the host: Four kilometers to your front left is a dragon-type Soul Beast at the hundred-thousand-year level. However, this dragon-type Soul Beast is currently being besieged, and its aura is extremely weak. If the host requires it, please hurry there."

Before long, the system's cold mechanical voice echoed through Lin Xuan's mind.