Peak Soul Ancestor

Then he clamped his legs around the Golden Lion Mastiff's neck and, borrowing the terrifying momentum of its charge, hurled it with all his might.

Bam!!

The Golden Lion Mastiff flew backward and slammed heavily into the ground, blood pouring from its mouth.

This throw turned its own strength against it, using four ounces to move a thousand pounds. The Golden Lion Mastiff's terrifying power had instead become a liability, leaving it badly injured.

Looking at the severely wounded Golden Lion Mastiff ahead, Su Bai smiled faintly as the fourth soul ring beneath his feet flashed repeatedly.

Soft Bone Rabbit soul spirit, fourth soul ring, first soul skill: Soft Bone Rebound!

Effect: reflected seventy percent of an attack back at the opponent. Attacks exceeding its limits by too much would affect the user.

The effect of this soul skill was brutally simple: reflecting damage.

Against a soul beast like the Golden Lion Mastiff, which relied on strength alone, it was practically a divine skill.

By then, the mastiff had staggered back to its feet, its eyes gleaming with ferocity.

"You still want to fight?"

Su Bai raised an eyebrow. Generally speaking, soul beasts that had lived long enough possessed at least some intelligence and could communicate, so he tried talking to the Golden Lion Mastiff.

"I didn't come here to fight. Can we talk?"

The moment he finished speaking, the Golden Lion Mastiff let out a low growl and charged straight at him.

The golden ring of its domination domain abruptly expanded. Murder filled its eyes, and its terrifying strength made even the air faintly tremble. Its entire body became a streak of light, moving so fast that faint sparks flickered across its fur.

"Holy shit!" Su Bai's eyes widened. He knew how terrifying the Golden Lion Mastiff's strength was. If that blow landed, he reckoned he would be rammed into the same sorry state as the Wasteland Flame Wolf lying on the ground.

His first soul ring flashed, and Su Bai's speed surged as he leaped into the air.

The Golden Lion Mastiff refused to relent. With a powerful thrust of its hind legs, it jumped after him, driving its massive head straight toward Su Bai's abdomen.

The fight had stirred some anger in Su Bai as well. He wrapped both arms around the Golden Lion Mastiff's neck and twisted gently.

Soft Bone Rebound!

Crack!

A sharp snap rang out, followed by a teeth-grating sound from the bones in the Golden Lion Mastiff's neck. Its forward momentum halted, and it fell.

Bam!

The Golden Lion Mastiff crashed to the ground. It howled a few times and was just trying to rise when Su Bai stomped it back down.

As he planted his foot on it, the rabbit ears atop Su Bai's head rapidly faded, replaced by countless Blue Silver Emperor vines rising beneath his feet.

The Blue Silver Armor covered his body, greatly increasing his strength as he rained down punch after punch.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

His fists struck the Golden Lion Mastiff relentlessly, while countless Blue Silver Emperor vines rose to bind it, giving it a severe beating.

Yet its hide was exceptionally tough, and the Blue Silver Emperor's weakness became apparent: insufficient offensive power. He had to keep pounding it for quite a while before finally breaking through its defenses.

"Phew..."

Su Bai let out a long breath and controlled the Blue Silver Emperor vines to hoist the Golden Lion Mastiff into the air. "Can we talk now?"

Despite being covered in wounds and having many broken bones, the Golden Lion Mastiff still looked vicious. Its jaws gaped, its fangs jutted outward, and its eyes remained fixed on Su Bai, brimming with murderous intent.

Seeing this, Su Bai knew words alone would get him nowhere. With the Golden Lion Mastiff's temperament, it would refuse to bow its head even if he beat it to death.

Fortunately, the Spirit Pagoda offered more than one way to form a contract.

Since the Golden Lion Mastiff refused to cooperate, Su Bai said nothing more, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

I wanted to form a contract peacefully, but you refused to play along. You can't blame me now.

Another storm of punches rained down. Only when the Golden Lion Mastiff was seeing stars and barely clinging to life did Su Bai stop.

The Golden Lion Mastiff certainly lived up to its ferocious reputation. Its body was so terrifyingly tough that beating it had worn him out.

Then Su Bai took out the Spirit Pagoda. Light immediately radiated from the exquisite little tower, enveloping both him and the Golden Lion Mastiff.

A moment later, the light slowly faded, and the Golden Lion Mastiff on the ground vanished along with it.

"It worked!"

Joy shone in Su Bai's expression. At the same time, a mastiff appeared on the third floor of the Spirit Pagoda in his hand, lying on the ground with its eyes closed as it rested, specks of golden light radiating around it.

For a moment, Su Bai felt strength fill his entire body. His previously lean frame grew bulkier, and his height rose to one meter ninety. His once-loose clothes suddenly became snug, clearly outlining his muscles.

He threw an experimental punch, immediately producing the sound of air being cleaved.

Whoosh!

Then, with a thought, Su Bai switched his martial soul to the Golden Lion Mastiff.

A layer of golden light immediately covered him, carrying a sense of immense power. Every movement of his hands and feet could stir a howling wind.

Su Bai now felt as though the strength within him was inexhaustible. He had only just finished switching when several low growls reached his ears.

He looked back and saw a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear slowly approaching, drool dripping from its mouth. It had been drawn by the scent of blood released when the Golden Lion Mastiff killed the Wasteland Flame Wolf.

Rather than being alarmed by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's appearance, Su Bai was delighted.

I just got a new soul spirit, and a punching bag has already arrived?

He studied the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear briefly. Judging it to be around thirty thousand years old, he charged straight at it.

A mere thirty-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear dares to act so boldly?

After absorbing the Golden Lion Mastiff, Su Bai's soul power had risen again, bringing him to level forty-nine.

A thirteen-year-old Peak Soul Ancestor-the very claim would probably scare someone to death.

And now, faced with a thirty-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, this Soul Ancestor not only showed no fear but chose to charge straight at it.

Any ordinary Soul Ancestor, no matter how powerful their martial soul, would have had no choice but to flee.

But Su Bai was different.

He had contracted three top-tier soul spirits. The first two were both hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, and although the third was less than ten thousand years old, it was a Golden Lion Mastiff, a top-tier strength-type soul beast.

With three great soul spirits empowering him, along with the immortal herb he had consumed, Su Bai's physique had now reached a truly terrifying level.

"Little bear, let's spar!"

Excitement flashed in Su Bai's eyes as he charged straight ahead and threw a punch!

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was utterly bewildered when it saw Su Bai charging at it.

Every other human it had encountered before had fled after a single glance. Why was this human not only refusing to run but actually daring to attack it first?

Still, as a soul beast, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was vicious by nature, and murderous intent flashed in its eyes.

Fine, don't run. Just another meal!

It swung a claw, meeting Su Bai's fist head-on.

Bam!

A deafening crash rang out, followed by the sound of bones breaking. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear threw back its head and howled in agony. Su Bai had broken its outstretched arm outright.

Broken with a single punch!