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Soon, Bai Chen finished drawing the formation.
He clapped his hands, sat down facing the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and officially began the ritual.
Warm golden light rose up.
The massive body of the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear trembled slightly, but remembering Bai Chen's earlier words, it endured it.
Seconds passed.
Perhaps because they had already communicated beforehand, the ritual proceeded smoothly.
With Bai Chen's skill, he could actually have forcibly turned the beast into a soul spirit without its consent—but that risked backlash, so he rarely did that.
Finally, as a black soul ring rose beside Bai Chen, the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's massive body collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
This bear didn't produce a soul bone, which was normal.
Soul bones were extremely rare.
If Bai Chen had killed two Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bears and obtained two soul bones, people would start questioning what era he came from.
As the soul ring rose, Bai Chen felt something appear within his spiritual sea.
With a thought, a dark-gold giant bear appeared on the ground before him.
"Th-this… Bai Chen, this is…?"
Hua Tianyu stared in shock.
Dark-gold fur, terrifying claws—it was the very Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear that had just died.
All its wounds had disappeared.
Although its aura was weaker than before, it looked energetic.
Bai Chen smiled and stroked its fur.
"Teacher, do you remember my talent domain?"
"Of course."
When Bai Chen first revealed his domain, it had shocked him greatly.
It was the first time he had seen a soul master able to use a domain ability without even having a soul ring.
Bai Chen calmly said:
"I can sense that many abilities are engraved in my bloodline. Just like my domain—they can be used whenever I want."
Ning Jingchen asked:
"You mean you just used your innate ability?"
"Exactly."
Bai Chen explained:
"This ability is called Soul Beast Soulification. If the soul beast is willing, I can transform it into my soul spirit."
"Even after becoming a soul ring, it can retain its consciousness and even assist me in battle."
"That's…"
Hua Tianyu's expression became complicated.
That meant Bai Chen had effectively gained a summoned beast, and it was a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
Normally, this kind of ability would only belong to special martial spirits like treasure beasts.
Yet Bai Chen had done it without losing his own abilities.
This talent was simply outrageous.
Bai Chen shrugged helplessly.
He had claimed it was a talent ability for a reason. If people thought it was a technique, they might become greedy.
Jealousy was far easier to handle than greed.
Looking at the bear, Bai Chen smiled.
"From today on, your name is Xiong Da, alright?"
"Roar."
The bear gave a low growl and obediently nodded.
Hua Tianyu watched silently for a moment before asking:
"So what does your second soul skill do?"
Bai Chen raised his hand.
A ball of dark-gold light gathered in his palm.
"This is my second soul skill: Dark-Gold Divine Claw."
"It can be used both offensively and defensively. When activated, I can cover myself with Dark-Gold Divine Protection or attach it to my attacks to greatly increase their power."
"The strength of the Divine Claw scales directly with my own strength."
As he spoke, Bai Chen swung his hand forward.
"Slash!"
The ground trembled.
Five claw marks nearly ten meters long appeared on the ground.
Hua Tianyu was stunned.
When Bai Chen first obtained the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw, its attack range was only about three meters.
Even after getting stronger, it should only be around five meters.
Yet now the power had increased several times.
Bai Chen calmly said:
"With Dark-Gold Divine Claw, I can effectively extend my attack range. That solves a lot of problems for me right now."
Hua Tianyu sighed.
"That really is a powerful soul skill."
Just like Bai Chen's first soul skill, it was a support-type ability.
But instead of simply boosting stats, this one added a special effect to both offense and defense.
Since its power scaled with Bai Chen's own strength, it would never become weak.
With such a powerful soul skill and such a strong soul spirit, Bai Chen's strength had undergone another transformation.
"So… what level is your cultivation now?"
After absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul beast, Bai Chen was definitely no longer level 21.
Bai Chen sensed it and replied:
"Level 24… and I'm probably not far from level 25."
"Unbelievable…"
A seven-year-old Level 24 Soul Master.
Before today, Hua Tianyu would never have believed it.
This was largely due to Bai Chen absorbing two soul rings far beyond the normal limit, as well as the soul bone.