Both the Nether Flame Demon Tiger and the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear seemed to have been swept up in bloodlust. Completely disregarding their injuries, they tore into each other with all their strength.
Although the Nether Flame Demon Tiger was only a six-thousand-year Soul Beast, it had already unleashed a Soul Skill that only ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts could use. The dark blue flames covering its body looked even more uncanny.
Watching the two Soul Beasts attack each other desperately with bloodshot eyes, Xu Zhengyang stared fixedly at the battlefield, his palms growing a little sweaty.
The battle between the two Soul Beasts was far too fierce. Every tree within dozens of meters had been destroyed, and deep craters pocked the ground. Even the area nearly a hundred meters away had been affected. They truly deserved their standing among the world's finest Soul Beasts.
The Nether Flame Demon Tiger was utterly enraged. Ignoring its injuries altogether, it bit every part of the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's body with all its strength, its sharp claws battering the bear desperately as well.
Even the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear, with its immensely powerful defenses, had now lost more than half its fur. Countless wounds covered its body, so deep that bone showed through. Judging by the situation, if they continued fighting desperately, both Soul Beasts would likely suffer grievous injuries, and might even perish together.
A trace of fear had now entered the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's eyes. In terms of Soul Beast quality, it was only slightly superior to the Nether Flame Demon Tiger. After all, the tiger was a six-thousand-year Soul Beast, older than the bear and considerably larger as well.
Xu Zhengyang watched every change on the battlefield intently. Both Soul Beasts could now be said to have suffered grievous injuries, but even so, their fighting strength alone was probably still greater than his. If he let the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear escape, everything he had done would come to nothing.
These two Soul Beasts had already been fighting for almost half an hour. Countless wounds covered their bodies, some even exposing bone, yet they still displayed terrifying fighting strength and imposing might. That alone showed just how formidable their underlying strength was.
Just then, Xu Zhengyang quietly approached the two Soul Beasts before suddenly leaping into the air. A huge net instantly descended from above. It was his Class 4 Soul Tool, the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net.
The two Soul Beasts locked in combat were caught in the huge net in an instant. Ferocious as they had been, both were immediately enveloped. Caught while pressed close against each other, their bodies seemed completely beyond their control.
In just an instant, the two battling Soul Beasts had been netted into a ball. Clearly, even with the sudden appearance of an enemy, their Soul Beast instincts would not let their rage toward their original opponent dissipate. They continued wrestling, even rolling across the ground like a huge ball.
Xu Zhengyang seized that instant, a red spear already appearing in his hand. It was the Class 5 Soul Tool his father had given him: the Flame Spear. Its tip, in particular, gleamed with an uncanny hint of blue. This came from the various deadly poisons Xu Zhengyang had collected and smeared onto it while training in Sunset Forest.
In a single instant, Xu Zhengyang gripped the Flame Spear and struck with all his strength, driving it straight into a wound on the Nether Flame Demon Tiger's abdomen. The deadly poison instantly passed from the spear into the tiger's body.
The Nether Flame Demon Tiger let out a shrill scream. Its entire body thrashed desperately as it battered the enemy before it, looking utterly crazed.
Xu Zhengyang felt a tremendous force surge through the spear, and he was instantly sent flying.
However, with both the Nether Flame Demon Tiger and the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear trapped inside the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net, it was the bear that suffered the greatest impact.
Just then, a terrifying tearing sound came from the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net. Despite being a Class 4 Soul Tool, it had actually been forcibly ripped open by the two Soul Beasts. Even its flames and lightning had little effect on them.
The instant Xu Zhengyang was sent flying, he flipped like a sparrowhawk and swiftly returned to the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net. With a sweep of the damaged net, he trapped the two Soul Beasts again using its intact section.
Many people might not have known that nets naturally restrained wild beasts. Though wild beasts were frenzied and immensely strong, their intelligence was ultimately limited. In particular, after being caught in a net, they would briefly lose their reason and struggle desperately, pulling the net tighter and tighter. When two top-tier Soul Beasts were netted in the middle of fighting, it was especially difficult for them to focus their attention on destroying the net with all their strength.
Moreover, even if they tore an opening in the net, Soul Beasts this massive could not break free completely so quickly. Smaller Soul Beasts, by contrast, could escape more easily.
After maneuvering the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net to wrap the two Soul Beasts up again, Xu Zhengyang gripped the Flame Spear with all his strength. With a thrust straight into the yellow dragon's lair, he drove it at the nearly crazed Nether Flame Demon Tiger, forcing it through a wound in its torso and piercing its entire body.
Even so, the Nether Flame Demon Tiger abruptly twisted its body and struck with all its strength, sending Xu Zhengyang flying along with his spear. Even the previously formidable Class 5 Soul Tool, the Flame Spear, was now covered in countless cracks.
Xu Zhengyang spat out a mouthful of blood from the heavy blow, but the Nether Flame Demon Tiger looked even worse by comparison. Clearly, the thrust had struck its internal organs, and the poison had even begun spreading through them.
Xu Zhengyang knew very well that this was an extremely critical moment. Soul Power flickered rapidly over his body, and the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear appeared in his hand. At the same time, two Soul Rings emerged around him, one yellow and one purple.
His second Soul Ring flashed, and the entire Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear seemed to transform into the enormous phantom of a White-Eyed Devil Tiger, letting out a tiger's roar. Beneath that roar, the defenses of the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear and the Nether Flame Demon Tiger were greatly weakened, while Xu Zhengyang's own attack increased by two hundred percent.
At that moment, Xu Zhengyang unleashed his second Soul Skill, Devil Tiger Destruction Kill, with all his strength. His spear struck as though splitting stone and startling heaven. This time, his target was not the Nether Flame Demon Tiger, but the equally frenzied Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear.
Restricted by the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net, with the Nether Flame Demon Tiger practically hanging off its body, the bear had no way to resist Xu Zhengyang's attack with its full strength.
Xu Zhengyang pushed his strength to its absolute limit with this strike. In particular, this was a thousand-year Soul Skill, and the tiger's roar could disrupt his enemy.
The Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear failed to react in time. By the time it tried to resist, it was already too late.
Xu Zhengyang had prepared this thrust well in advance. He drove the spear straight into the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's head, forcibly blinding one of its eyes.
The Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear tried to cover its eyes, but it was trapped in the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net, with the crazed Nether Flame Demon Tiger still hanging off its body. Not only had it failed to defend itself in time, but its excessive movements even injured the tiger.
The Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear let out a shrill scream, its enormous claws striking with all its strength. The huge blades on both claws, in particular, tore desperately at everything, unable to target its enemy at all.
Xu Zhengyang took another blow from the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear and was sent flying once more, even coughing up another mouthful of blood.
These two Soul Beasts were simply too ferocious. Never mind that he was only a Grand Soul Master-even a Soul King might not be their match. Judging solely by the strength of the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear and the Nether Flame Demon Tiger, even Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao at the Grand Soul Master stage, together with Soul Elder-level Wang Dong, would be no match for them despite joining forces. That alone showed how formidable these two Soul Beasts were.
Xu Zhengyang could only exploit this clash between snipe and clam, seizing the opportunity while they fought each other with all their strength to gain the slightest chance of victory.