"Boom... crack, crack!"
The ice arrow collided with the dark gold terrorclaw bear. After the thunderous impact came the strange sound of cracking ice.
"Roar!!!"
The dark gold terrorclaw bear roared in fury and spat out a mouthful of blood, but still refused to retreat. Instead, it seized the ice arrow with both claws and tore it apart.
"Crack!"
With a sharp crack, the ice arrow shattered.
The dark gold terrorclaw bear was wounded too, but its ferocity remained undiminished as it continued lunging at Gu Yunxiao.
"As expected of a super soul beast. Its defenses are astonishing."
Gu Yunxiao nodded inwardly, then withdrew his Extreme Dust Ice Bow martial soul. In its place, an exceedingly terrifying power spread outward.
The Heavenly Tribulation Demon Dragon martial soul!
The Extreme Dust Ice Bow martial soul possessed impressive power that let him fight above his level. The Heavenly Tribulation Demon Dragon martial soul could only be more terrifying.
After martial soul possession, parts of Gu Yunxiao's body underwent dragon transformation. His right arm had already become a dark purple dragon claw, wreathed in the power of heavenly tribulation.
"Hum..."
Three soul rings-blue, red, and cyan-swiftly descended, representing the three attributes of ultimate water, ultimate fire, and ultimate wind respectively.
As Gu Yunxiao's aura spread outward, Bi Ji, Zi JI, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion all felt an oppressive pressure settle over them.
Zi JI and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt it most keenly.
"Roar!"
At that moment, the dark gold terrorclaw bear swiped its claw at him.
A cold glint flashed through Gu Yunxiao's eyes. Rather than dodge, he raised his transformed right arm and met the attack head-on with his dragon claw.
The sight brought worried looks to the faces of Zi JI, Bi Ji, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as they watched.
Although this dark gold terrorclaw bear was only a thousand years old, its strength was equally terrifying. Ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts could not contend with it.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous crash, Gu Yunxiao's dragon claw collided with the dark gold terrorclaw bear's terrorclaw. Energy surged outward with astonishing force.
Under the gazes of Bi Ji and the others, the dark purple energy centered on Gu Yunxiao gradually overwhelmed the dark gold terrorclaw bear's dark golden energy.
In this contest of strength, Gu Yunxiao held an absolute advantage.
"Our worries were unnecessary." Bi Ji smiled gently.
"The young master is only a rank thirty-five Soul Elder, yet his Heavenly Tribulation Demon Dragon martial soul lets him surpass a thousand-year dark gold terrorclaw bear in strength."
"Amazing. Truly worthy of being the next Dragon God!"
Zi JI's beautiful eyes shimmered with admiration, and her affection for Gu Yunxiao grew stronger and stronger.
Beside her, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion said nothing, but her eyes brightened slightly with boundless delight.
"Roar..."
Meanwhile, Gu Yunxiao continued increasing his strength, forcing a series of roars from the dark gold terrorclaw bear.
The enraged dark gold terrorclaw bear regained a measure of clarity, and a humanlike trace of shock appeared in its crimson eyes.
It had never imagined that Gu Yunxiao could surpass it in strength.
Just as the dark gold terrorclaw bear reeled in shock, Gu Yunxiao unleashed another burst of power, dark purple light flashing over his dragon claw.
"Bang!"
With a heavy impact, Gu Yunxiao sent the dark gold terrorclaw bear flying, tumbling across the ground.
"Go."
With a thought from Gu Yunxiao, his blue and red soul rings lit up simultaneously, and two dragon heads emerged from behind him.
One dragon head had water-blue eyes.
The other dragon head had fiery-red eyes.
The twin dragons then lunged forward, each sinking its teeth into one of the dark gold terrorclaw bear's shoulders.
"Crack, crack!"
The sound of snapping bones rang out, growing ever more severe.
On top of that, its wounds had to endure the onslaught of ultimate water and ultimate fire.
"Roar..."
The dark gold terrorclaw bear roared in pain and tried to fight back, but its terrorclaws could only leave a shallow scratch on the water dragon.
Finally, the dark gold terrorclaw bear lost the strength to resist.
Gu Yunxiao withdrew the twin dragons.
The dark gold terrorclaw bear lay on the ground, its aura weak, but it was not dead.
"Bi Ji, heal the dark gold terrorclaw bear."
"Zi JI, have the titan giant ape and the dark gold terrorclaw bear attack together next. I need to get a rough idea of my strength while using the Heavenly Tribulation Demon Dragon martial soul."
Gu Yunxiao looked toward Bi Ji and Zi JI nearby.
He had still underestimated the Heavenly Tribulation Demon Dragon's power. A thousand-year super soul beast posed no threat to him whatsoever.
"All right."
Zi JI answered.
"Yes, young master."
Bi Ji nodded and cast a gentle, watery-green light over the gravely wounded dark gold terrorclaw bear, healing its injuries.
Before long, the dark gold terrorclaw bear's wounds improved at a speed visible to the naked eye, its aura strengthening little by little.
"Will you really be all right fighting the titan giant ape and the dark gold terrorclaw bear at the same time?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion walked over to Gu Yunxiao, looking somewhat worried.
When two super soul beasts joined forces, their combat power was by no means as simple as one plus one equaling two.
"Don't worry. I know my limits."
Gu Yunxiao stroked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head and smiled faintly. "Even if I can't beat them, I can still get away unscathed."
"Then..." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's large eyes shifted mischievously as she suggested, "How about sparring with me when you have time?"
"I can't beat you."
"How do you know before we've even fought?"
"Heh. Do you really want to spar with me?"
Gu Yunxiao chuckled. "I'm almost embarrassed to expose you. You're obviously just looking for a chance to give me a beating."
"I'm not! I don't! Don't make things up!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion shook her head firmly, denying it again and again.
But her eyes darted about, clearly betraying her lack of confidence and guilty conscience.
"You are. You do. I'm not making anything up," Gu Yunxiao said calmly.
"Hmph!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion gave a petulant huff and turned her head away.
Seeing this, Gu Yunxiao shook his head with a smile and vigorously ruffled the fur around the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's neck before withdrawing his hand.
Fight the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?
What a joke!
Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was the Emperor Auspicious Beast, she also ranked among the very best of the super soul beasts.
Though she was only fifteen thousand years old, her ultimate light, ultimate fire, Golden Dragon Bloodline, and extraordinarily powerful spiritual power made her every bit a match for a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
With Gu Yunxiao's current strength, he could not yet contend with a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
"Young master, everything is ready."
Zi JI walked over.
Gu Yunxiao gave a slight nod and returned to the center of the field, facing the titan giant ape and the now-recovered dark gold terrorclaw bear.
The dark gold terrorclaw bear looked at Gu Yunxiao, a trace of wariness flashing through its eyes.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
The titan giant ape pounded its chest wildly, utterly frenzied. Its eyes held no fear, only eagerness to fight.
"Whew..."
Gu Yunxiao drew a deep breath, and the Heavenly Tribulation Demon Dragon martial soul possessed him once more. The oppressive might of heavenly tribulation and the Dragon God descended abruptly.
Even though the titan giant ape and the dark gold terrorclaw bear had no Dragon Clan bloodline, they still felt an oppressive pressure settle over them.
"Come on." Gu Yunxiao beckoned to the two super soul beasts, his gesture distinctly provocative.
The sight instantly sent both super soul beasts into a rage.
The dark gold terrorclaw bear immediately forgot its crushing defeat and lunged first, slashing a claw at Gu Yunxiao.
The titan giant ape was somewhat more intelligent and knew how to make use of its surroundings.
Knowing that Gu Yunxiao was no easy opponent, it first lifted a nearby boulder, then hurled it at him with a powerful swing.
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