Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear

After absorbing his Third Spirit Ring, Ning Bei's Soul Power reached a terrifying rank 36. It was not that rank 36 was especially high, but one had to remember that Ning Bei would only turn nine after some more time had passed.

The Eight Petal Immortal Orchid had brought Ning Bei nearly eight ranks of Soul Power cultivation, and the eight-thousand-year spirit ring he had absorbed above his level had also brought him more than two ranks of Soul Power.

The enormous increase made Ning Bei afraid to continue cultivating to raise his level during this period. Instead, he consolidated his current rank to avoid making his Soul Power unstable.

During this time, the two Tool Douluo, Sword and Bone, also began traveling back and forth to the Star Dou Great Forest, capturing quite a few soul beasts to test the effects of the Pill Pagoda's Alchemy Fragrance.

Everyone discovered that the Alchemy Fragrance on the third floor could already help soul beasts just over ten thousand years old grow. Once they exceeded twelve thousand years, the effect was greatly reduced, and above fifteen thousand years, there was no effect at all.

This situation was also within Ning Bei and the others' expectations. Mass-producing hundred-thousand-year soul beasts was still a long road ahead.

That day, Ning Bei was consolidating his cultivation when Ning Tao informed him that Ning Fengzhi had summoned him to the Council Hall.

Although Ning Bei was puzzled, he did not ask further.

When he arrived at the Council Hall, Sword and Bone were there as well. He greeted them, then came to a stop before the three of them.

"Father, Grandfathers, why did you call me here?"

Ning Fengzhi did not answer. He waved to the servants, and before long, several Sect stewards pushed a small iron cage into the hall.

Looking at the little beast in the cage, which wore a savage expression and bared its fangs and brandished its claws at everyone, Ning Bei felt a burst of confusion.

"This is..."

At this moment, Chen Xin spoke up and dispelled his doubts.

"This is a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Old Bonehead discovered it when he went to the Star Dou Great Forest to capture soul beasts. The bloodline power of this type of soul beast is extremely terrifying. It is said that once it reaches Ten-Thousand-Year Cultivation, it can contend with other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts."

"A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!"

Ning Bei cried out in surprise after hearing this. Of course he knew about Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears. Bear Lord's true body in the inner core region of the Star Dou Great Forest was a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

That was a Beast capable of cultivating to nearly the five-hundred-thousand-year level, an existence that could even injure Di Tian.

"Father and Grandfathers want me to raise this Little Bear?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded and looked at Ning Bei.

"That's right. This soul beast has extremely high potential, and right now it is still in its infant stage, not yet a hundred years old. If you can build a friendship with it, then when it grows up in the future, you will have a terrifyingly powerful companion."

Beside him, Sword and Bone also nodded, agreeing with Ning Fengzhi's view.

Hearing this, Ning Bei walked up to the cage and looked at the little beast inside. Although this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was still young, a glimpse of its Beast King potential could already be seen. Facing everyone whose cultivation far surpassed its own, it showed not the slightest fear. It roared angrily at Ning Bei as he looked over, its pair of terrorclaws constantly scraping against the specially made iron cage and producing an ear-piercing metallic screech.

Seeing this, Ning Bei summoned the Pill Pagoda and extended it before the little fellow.

After the Little Bear saw the Pill Pagoda, it immediately put away its vicious look. With an intoxicated expression, it stretched its paws out of the cage, wanting to reach the Pill Pagoda.

Seeing this scene, Ning Bei ordered someone to open the cage. Under Sword and Bone's careful vigilance, he led the Little Bear out of the iron cage and placed the Pill Pagoda in front of it.

Once the Little Bear escaped its restraints, it scampered toward the Pill Pagoda before it on its little feet. Its little face kept rubbing against the pagoda, just like the previous Red Cloud Elk, revealing an expression of enjoyment. It even let out the whimpering sounds of a little puppy.

Seeing this, Ning Bei tentatively stroked the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Little Head with his hand. Seeing that it had no intention of resisting, he boldly began to rua it.

Seeing this, the two Douluo beside him, Sword and Bone, also put away their vigilance. Sure enough, no soul beast could resist the temptation of Ning Bei's Pill Pagoda.

Looking at the Little Bear as it kept rubbing against the Pill Pagoda and absorbing the Alchemy Fragrance, Ning Bei could not help joking:

"You were so fierce and menacing just now, but now you're already rubbing against it. So you're the type who says beastmen will never be slaves—unless food and lodging are included, huh?"

And just like that, Ning Bei gained a beast pet that needed special nurturing. However, apart from the Alchemy Fragrance, there was now an additional food expense. Do not be fooled by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's current small size. When it ate, it was like a Taotie; devouring food heavier than itself was no problem at all.

However, this little expense was merely a drop in the bucket for Ning Bei, who had the wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at his back. Even without the Sect's support, Ning Bei could afford to raise it just by selling medicine.

Ning Bei named it A Bao.

The Alchemy Fragrance on the third floor of the Pill Pagoda could increase A Bao's cultivation by four years every day. In other words, if it stayed on the third floor for a year, it would have around fifteen hundred years of cultivation. By then, A Bao would possess combat power no weaker than a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. This was the effect when Ning Bei only left it on the third floor. If multiple soul beasts were supported at the same time, the effect would be greatly reduced.

Ning Bei's previous beast pets, such as the Hurricane Hunting Falcon and the Golden Armor Battle Bear, nearly had red eyes when they saw Little Bear A Bao's treatment. It was just that A Bao's bloodline seemed to have a natural Suppression over ordinary soul beasts, and those soul beasts did not dare provoke it. This situation was especially obvious with the Golden Armor Battle Bear, which was also a bear-type soul beast.

When A Bao appeared before the Golden Armor Battle Bear, the other party would prostrate itself on the ground, as if it had seen an emperor.

Several days passed, and Little Bear A Bao became extremely clingy toward Ning Bei. But that was understandable. Whoever had milk was mother.

Because the academy had reached its half-yearly holiday period, after missing classes for many days, Ning Bei simply went on break. As for expulsion, they should take a look at who stood behind Ning Bei. Leaving aside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, First Prince Xue Qinghe alone was someone they could not afford to offend.

Ning Bei once again began a regular life of cultivating, refining elixirs, nurturing soul beasts, and rua-ing Rongrong. After Rongrong learned to walk, she especially liked following Ning Bei around, not only because of the pleasant scent of elixirs, but also because of that adorable Little Bear.

With Ning Bei's permission, Ning Rongrong could also rua this bear at will. A Bao did not dare resist either, or it would face the threat of having the pagoda cut off. As a result, whenever A Bao saw Rongrong now, it demanded to hide back inside the Pill Pagoda. However, Ning Bei paid no attention to it. If he took you back in, wouldn't Rongrong come rua me instead?

Yes. After being rua-ed by Ning Bei for more than half a year, Rongrong had successfully learned to rua back. If he refused to let her, she would open her throat and cry. With the mindset that it was better for a fellow daoist to die than himself, Ning Bei handed A Bao over to Rongrong, indicating that she could rua it however she wanted.

After all, beasts felt much better to the touch than humans. After Rongrong rua-ed A Bao twice, she completely fell in love with that feeling, then abandoned the hard-bodied Ning Bei and threw herself into A Bao's embrace.

At first, Ning Fengzhi and the others were still worried that A Bao might accidentally hurt Rongrong, but after seeing its pitiful, humanlike little expression, they relaxed and stopped caring about the matter.

The elixirs sold by the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce were extremely popular among mercenaries. All sorts of elixirs for treating injuries and restoring Soul Power were always in short supply. In particular, the fact that elixirs of the same type could have their effects stacked made them feel as though they carried a mobile fountain with them during Soul Hunting, causing their casualty rate to plummet.

After these mercenaries saw the immediate effects of the elixirs, they all abandoned Support Soul Masters and came to Seven Treasure City to seek elixirs, leaving Support Soul Masters in misery. Now, if Support Soul Masters wanted to obtain spirit rings, they even had to spend money. Where could they even go to reason about that?