Chapter 75: A Soul Bone Drops, Absorbing the Dark Gold Terror Claw!
"Roar!"
The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear sensed the threat and lunged forward again with an enraged roar.
Its razor-sharp claws slashed down toward the girl's head.
The power and momentum were unmatched, but…
"Too slow!"
Zhu Zhuqing used the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, her body moving like a ghost as she easily dodged the attack.
Dark-gold light flashed in her left hand. When the bear's attack missed, it suddenly felt an enormous force pressing down upon its body.
Its already sluggish movements became even heavier.
Whoosh—
The moment the gravity force pressure took effect, the girl moved like the wind, her claws following like shadows.
Her third and fourth soul rings lit up simultaneously as both cat claws stabbed into the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's left leg.
"Pfft!"
Her claws pierced through the thigh. With a twist and a violent pull—
Rip!
Flesh tore apart, blood spraying outward.
Two chunks of bear meat flew out, exposing the thick bone beneath.
"ROAR!"
With its left leg wounded, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear roared furiously and swung its claws backward in retaliation.
The attack successfully forced the girl to retreat, but its own body staggered and nearly fell.
"It's time to end this…"
Eight Spider Lances extended from Zhu Zhuqing's back as she prepared to deliver the finishing blow.
"Activate the White Tiger Slaughter Formation. Leave the rest to me."
Bai Lu's voice sounded instantly.
Zhu Zhuqing immediately stopped, retracting the Eight Spider Lances and watching quietly.
Scarlet energy flowed beneath her feet as the White Tiger Slaughter Formation unfolded.
One by one, vengeful spirits appeared, their eyes filled with murderous intent as they stared at the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.
"Roar?!"
The bear was momentarily stunned, cautiously looking around.
"Go."
Bai Lu sat upon the throne within the spiritual sea, his entire body glowing crimson.
All the undead spirits received the command and surged toward the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear like a tidal wave.
"ROAR!"
The bear was startled and immediately unleashed its full strength.
While strengthening its defense, it slashed out multiple Dark Gold Terror Claws.
Each claw strike easily cleared a path through the incoming undead spirits.
But even so, the undead spirits continued their fearless assault.
The Dark Gold Terror Claw was powerful, but it consumed enormous amounts of soul power.
The moment the bear's soul power was exhausted, it was completely submerged by the undead spirits and pressed to the ground, unable to move.
"White Tiger Slaughter Formation—Secret Technique—Soul Sacrifice!"
Bai Lu possessed Zhu Zhuqing's body and pressed a hand onto the ground.
In an instant, all the undead spirits exploded, turning into a strange crimson mist that enveloped the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.
The mist flowed into its body like smoke.
The bear's eyes glowed red as all the power within its body gathered into its right claw.
Its body gradually decayed, and its despairing soul began to burn.
From the outside, the bear's claw appeared to snap apart.
"ROOOAR—!!!"
When the red light faded, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear let out a miserable scream.
Its eyes widened before its shriveled, massive body collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud.
A purple soul ring slowly floated out.
But before it could fully form, it flickered and shattered.
It was dead.
Not even leaving behind a soul ring.
'Your secret technique is getting more and more outrageous…'
Zhu Zhuqing inwardly complained, though her expression remained calm.
She had already grown used to it.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'm exhausted. Go check if there's a soul bone."
Bai Lu slumped on his throne, both tired and excited.
"A Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear can drop a palm bone—the Dark Gold Terror Claw."
"In terms of destructive power, it's the strongest external soul bone!"
External soul bone!
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up.
Her left hand already possessed the evolved Dark Gold Left Hand from the Vigorous Vajra Bear.
If her right hand obtained the Dark Gold Terror Claw, she could hardly imagine how powerful she would become.
Excited, the girl stepped forward.
Her cat claws cut like blades as she severed the bear's right forelimb and split it open.
Flesh parted, revealing a dark-gold palm bone shimmering like rippling water.
Unlike the Vigorous Vajra Bear palm bone she had absorbed before, this one had five slender blade-like extensions at the front, resembling miniature terror claws.
Dark Gold Terror Claw.
An external soul bone.
"It really dropped!"
Zhu Zhuqing exclaimed.
"Looks like my effort wasn't wasted."
Bai Lu let out a relieved sigh.
"Since we got it, store it first. Let's go hunt the Man-Faced Demon Spider."
"Store it?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked confused.
"Shouldn't we find a suitable place and absorb it first?"
Such a precious palm bone; if she didn't absorb it immediately, she wouldn't feel at ease.
"You'll have a very hard time absorbing it right now."
Bai Lu shook his head slightly.
"The Dark Gold Terror Claw is different from the Vigorous Vajra Bear palm bone. The energy inside it is extremely violent."
"Based on experience, you should absorb the palm bone first before absorbing the right arm bone."
"And your right arm bone has conflicting attributes with the Dark Gold Terror Claw. I'm afraid you won't withstand it… Your right hand might explode."
In the original story, Huo Yuhao obtained the Dark Gold Terror Claw from Xiao Xiao, which greatly increased the absorption difficulty.
Even so, it already showed just how difficult the absorption was.
With Zhu Zhuqing's current condition, even though her physique was stronger than Huo Yuhao's, the difficulty would only be greater.
In short, extremely dangerous.
"If we don't try, how will we know?"
Zhu Zhuqing said unwillingly.
"Fire restrains metal. The Flame Right Arm Bone might suppress the Dark Gold Terror Claw."
"I still have the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone to save my life, and the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone can nourish my body."
"The worst outcome would just be consuming a large portion of the herb's medicinal power and losing my right hand."
She paused, determination shining in her eyes.
"I think it's worth the gamble. If it fails… I'll just cut off my hand."
"You win."
With the girl speaking so firmly, what else could Bai Lu say?
Naturally, he would accompany her to the end.
After absorbing the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, Zhu Zhuqing's physique already rivaled that of an average Soul Douluo.
As she said, even the worst outcome was acceptable.
And besides—
This was the Star Dou Great Forest.
Soul beasts were the one thing this place never lacked.
"If you insist on trying, make some preparations first."
Bai Lu advised.
"Alright."
Zhu Zhuqing's bracelet flashed as she stored the bear's corpse in her soul tool.
She left the dark forest and began hunting nearby soul beasts.
After killing more than ten of them, she piled their corpses in an open clearing.
Whoosh!
The Eight Spider Lances extended under the sunlight, each lance stabbing into a different soul beast corpse.
"Absorb freely. If something goes wrong, I'll take control of your body and sever the limb myself."
Inside the spiritual sea, Bai Lu sat upright on his throne.
"Alright. I can do this!"
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath and placed the dark-gold palm bone in her right hand.
As her soul power circulated, the bone instantly transformed into dark-gold liquid and slowly seeped into her hand, enveloping her entire palm.
At first, it felt warm and comfortable.
But soon—
Warmth turned into heat.
The heat turned into a scorching fire.
Her entire right hand turned dark gold, as if something inside was about to burst out.
The violent power frantically burned her hand.
Even worse, the power clashed with the Flame Right Arm Bone, causing her entire arm to ignite in blazing flames.
Sweat immediately began dripping from her forehead.
Her entire body trembled uncontrollably.
She had always believed she had a high tolerance for pain.
But this pain—
It was no easier than the agony she felt during the bone fusion before.
"The soul bone backlash… just as expected."
Bai Lu wasn't surprised.
He immediately took partial control of her body.
The Eight Spider Lances devoured energy at full capacity while the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone activated its healing power.
Its special energy nourished her right hand, promoting fusion.
At the same time, Bai Lu unleashed his hundreds-of-thousands-year-old spiritual power, forcefully suppressing the Dark Gold Terror Claw from within.
Whoosh!
Instantly, the previously raging Dark Gold Terror Claw calmed down.
With Bai Lu's support, the Flame Right Arm Bone launched a counterattack.
After knocking the Dark Gold Terror Claw down, it relentlessly suppressed it.
Finally, using its scorching flames, it forcefully subdued the rebellious power.
The humiliated Dark Gold Terror Claw had no choice but to accept reality.
Completely subdued.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing's trembling expression gradually relaxed.
The fusion process became smooth.
Her right hand slowly changed from burning heat back to warmth.
Half an hour later—
The light faded.
Fusion complete.
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End of Chapter