Chapter 30: Encounter with the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, The Sharpness of the Atlas Spear
The Star Dou Great Forest, on the other side.
Yun Yuan arrived at a dense forest and finally stopped to rest, no longer continuing his desperate escape.
From earlier until now, he estimated that he had already fled over a hundred li, all to prevent the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Scarlet King from finding him.
"This trip to obtain my second soul ring, my luck has really been terrible. How did I end up encountering that Emperor Destiny Beast?"
Leaning against a large tree to rest, Yun Yuan could not help but sigh as he recalled what had just happened.
Then, his thoughts drifted, and he began worrying about his teacher, Qian Xunji.
'Sigh. I wonder if the Teacher managed to escape from the Scarlet King. With the Six-Winged Angel martial soul, escaping shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?'
'But right now, I should think about how to leave the Star Dou Great Forest. As for the teacher, I'll find out once I return to Spirit Hall.'
Pulling back his thoughts, Yun Yuan restored his soul power to its peak and began heading toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
But not long after, he sensed terrifying soul beasts fighting not far away. The loud collision sounds reached his ears directly.
"How could there be a clash of this level in the outer region? What's going on?"
From Yun Yuan's perspective, the two soul beasts fighting nearby were at least ten-thousand-year-level.
But this was the outer region. Even thousand-year soul beasts were rare here, so how could ten-thousand-year ones appear?
With this doubt in mind, Yun Yuan turned his gaze toward the battlefield of the two soul beasts, intending to take a look.
Ten-thousand-year soul beasts were not enough to threaten his life. After all, his means of survival were extremely strong.
The Atlas Spear's innate Forbidden Air Domain, after his martial soul evolved, had a larger range, derived spatial suppression abilities, and consumed less soul power.
His external soul bone, Wind Thunder Wings, granted extremely fast flight, and its soul bone skill even allowed spatial travel.
These two abilities maximized Yun Yuan's survival capability, giving him confidence even when facing ten-thousand-year soul beasts.
Soon after, Yun Yuan arrived at a high cliff. Looking down from above, he discovered the two soul beasts fighting.
One of them was a ten-thousand-year soul beast, a Lava Earth Dragon, considered a top-tier soul beast.
The other surprised Yun Yuan. It was a super soul beast, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, but its cultivation was only a little over one thousand years.
After a full year of theoretical study, Yun Yuan could naturally identify most soul beasts and their cultivation at a glance.
At this moment, the Lava Earth Dragon below was already covered in wounds, roaring at the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear in the distance, trying to drive it away.
Originally, the Lava Earth Dragon had been resting peacefully in the inner region, but suddenly, a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear appeared and attempted to hunt it.
Thus, the Lava Earth Dragon fled while the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear pursued all the way into the outer region, yet still failed to shake it off.
Now, the Lava Earth Dragon's injuries were severe, forcing it into a decisive battle with the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.
Meanwhile, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear also bore wounds of varying severity, though not as serious as the Lava Earth Dragon.
Although it was a super soul beast, the Lava Earth Dragon was also a top-tier soul beast, and its cultivation far exceeded the bear's. For the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear to reach this point already demonstrated its terrifying strength.
Standing on the cliff, Yun Yuan stared intently at the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, his thoughts unknown.
Below the cliff, a fierce battle erupted between the two soul beasts, their clash sending shockwaves and auras that scattered all soul beasts within a thousand-meter radius.
As time passed, under the claws of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, the Lava Earth Dragon's injuries worsened, its aura weakening further.
The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear was not faring well either. Blood splattered across its body, but its bloodthirsty and prideful nature drove it to finish the hunt.
After more than ten minutes—
The Lava Earth Dragon finally lost all signs of life under the relentless claws of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, lying motionless on the ground.
Seeing this, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear pounded its chest and roared, venting its emotions.
Immediately afterward, it dragged its heavily injured body, preparing to feast on the Lava Earth Dragon.
But an unexpected event occurred.
Seeing that the Lava Earth Dragon had died and the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear was heavily injured, Yun Yuan instantly summoned his Atlas Spear martial soul, emitting an extremely sharp aura.
In the next moment, his external soul bone, Wind Thunder Wings, appeared. Using the soul bone skill Wind Thunder Movement, he instantly appeared behind the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.
The incomparably sharp Atlas Spear stabbed directly toward the bear's heart. He intended to hunt this Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear as his second soul ring.
Sensing the danger from behind, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear tried to dodge. But its already clumsy body, combined with its severe injuries, greatly reduced its speed. There was no way it could evade Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear.
In the next second, the spear pierced into the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's body. The pain caused its internal soul power to surge violently, instantly blasting Yun Yuan away.
"Roar—!"
After that strike, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear let out a furious roar, venting its rage.
Staring at Yun Yuan, it dragged its injured body and charged at him.
Faced with the enraged attack, Yun Yuan gave a disdainful smile. His Wind Thunder Wings flapped again, instantly carrying him into the air, leaving the raging yet helpless Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear on the ground.
That earlier strike had already worsened the bear's injuries. It no longer had much combat strength left.
From here on, Yun Yuan only needed to use guerrilla tactics to kill it.
The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's powerful defense was of little use against his Atlas Spear.
The Atlas Spear inherently possessed extreme sharpness and armor-piercing ability. After evolving, its power had increased even further.
Breaking through the bear's defense was effortless for Yun Yuan.
After a battle lasting half an hour, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear finally collapsed, lifeless.
Yun Yuan flapped his Wind Thunder Wings and landed on the ground, breathing slightly heavily. Clearly, killing this Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear had not been easy; more than half of his soul power had been consumed.
Walking over, Yun Yuan kicked the corpse of the bear.
"This big bear was really hard to kill. If it hadn't already been heavily injured, I probably wouldn't have been able to take it down."
After sighing, Yun Yuan sat cross-legged, preparing to absorb the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's soul ring.
Not long after, a purple soul ring appeared above the bear's corpse.
Seeing this, Yun Yuan slowly closed his eyes, circulated his soul power, and, following his previous experience, guided the soul ring into his body, beginning to refine it.
As time passed, Yun Yuan successfully absorbed the soul ring. He suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up in joy.
Just as he was celebrating, he suddenly discovered…
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