"Crack—"
"Bang—"
Like a demolition blast, a giant beast ran through the forest, ignoring the terrain. Trees, vines, stones, anything blocking its path was crushed by its immense strength. Even some Spirit Beasts slower than it, moments ago breathing free air, were instantly turned into meat paste.
It was a giant bear, standing over six meters tall, covered in dark gold fur. Its thick shoulders were like city walls, giving a sense of indestructibility. Its arms were thick, but what was most striking were the nearly two-meter-long, massive dark gold claws at the ends of its forearms, their blades gleaming with a metallic sharpness.
A top-tier Spirit Beast, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
Its subordinates, whether the Terrorclaw Bear or the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, were renowned in the Spirit Master's world. They excelled in attack and defense, close combat and long-range combat. In an era where true dragons had almost vanished, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was one of the most powerful Spirit Beast races on land.
However, at this moment, its eyes, which should have been filled with ferocity, showed fear and panic.
An Zhen's mental force sensed the emotions of this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
An Zhen looked at Teacher Mu En beside him.
"There's a wound on its back, with a faint dragon's might," Mu En said.
"Dragon's might?"
"Yes, but it should just be a casual act from the other party, with a hint of yin water attribute. It might be the Hell Demonic Dragon King on the continent's Ferocious Beast Rankings," Mu En speculated. "This fellow might have offended it, got slapped, and then ran away in fear."
"I see."
An Zhen nodded lightly, a flicker of insight in his dark eyes. His powerful mental force examined the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's condition. "It looks about seven or eight thousand years old. This bear doesn't seem to have reached ten thousand years."
Xiao Xiao's fourth spirit ring.
Whether it was Di Tian's "delivery" or not, since he encountered it and it was suitable for his girl, then tonight's dinner would include an extra bear paw.
At the same time, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear burst into Huo Yutong's Spirit Detection, its exact appearance reflected in everyone's eyes.
"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!"
Dark gold fur, a giant bear, and those massive claws.
Such distinctive features allowed the girls to instantly recognize the Spirit Beast's species.
"Xiao Xiao," An Zhen looked at his girlfriend, speaking gently, "Can this fellow be your fourth spirit ring?"
"Really?!" Xiao Xiao was pleasantly surprised.
She remembered An Zhen just said this Spirit Beast hadn't reached ten thousand years.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear—she had learned about this Spirit Beast. While possessing powerful defensive capabilities, its offensive power was even stronger. Aside from the legendary giant dragons, it almost perfectly matched her expectations for a fourth spirit ring.
"Of course."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Zhen's figure shot directly towards the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear charging straight at them. A flicker of joy flashed in his dark eyes, like a child finding a favorite toy, or a fierce beast finding delicious prey.
An Zhen shot out like a black ball of light, the surging air current easily parting the surrounding weeds and trees. The wildly running Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear suddenly paused, its innate beastly intuition sensing danger. A figure, without concealing its powerful vital energy, charged directly at it.
"Roar!"
An angry roar sounded. The giant bear raised its thick arms, its cold, gleaming golden claws slashing, as if tearing even the air. Several dark gold sharp edges shot directly towards An Zhen's figure. The thousand-year-old giant trees were like paper in front of it, directly cut through, their power seemingly undiminished as they rushed forward.
Universe.
An Zhen's figure vanished from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's sight.
One second, a pair of hands grabbed the giant bear's arm. The human's arm and the bear's arm formed a stark contrast at this moment: an arm that two hands could grip, and an arm that a person couldn't even embrace with both arms outstretched. Yet, within this comparison, the seemingly slender arm transmitted a terrifying power that made the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear feel horrified.
First Soul Skill, Reflection, body martial soul.
"Awooo Roar!"
The bear's massive body was directly grabbed and thrown into the air, then heavily slammed to the ground.
"Big bear, get up."
An Zhen stretched his limbs.
"Roar—" A deep, heavy growl sounded, a ferocious and brutal look flashing in its beast eyes. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear stood up, its thick bear paw directly striking down at the small figure in front of it. An Zhen raised his arm, his palm directly meeting the bear's paw.
"Bang!"
Two palms met.
"Still got some strength," An Zhen said, a little disappointed, "But it's not enough!"
An Zhen pushed hard.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear felt that what was in front of it was not a human, but a giant dragon in human skin. Immense strength came from its paw, and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's massive body retreated repeatedly.
An Zhen stomped his legs, charging forward. He clenched his fingers into a fist, leaped, and then punched the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's body.
"Bang!"
This punch carried a force of 130,000 kilograms.
Excruciating pain came from its chest. The immense force directly left a fist print deeply embedded into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's flesh. The astonishing power pierced through its body, and the residual force acted upon its internal organs. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had never suffered such severe injuries in its entire life. The intense pain even made the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear forget to counterattack for a moment.
"One more time."
An Zhen's mental force monitored the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's condition, ensuring that it would not die in his hands. He grabbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's arms with both hands, and its massive body was directly flung into the air. Releasing his grip, the giant bear stopped after smashing several large trees. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out a roar, its eyes filled with disbelief, seemingly wondering why such a small human was so powerful. Its vital energy surged due to its bodily injuries, and blood flowed from the bear's mouth, along with some shattered internal organ fragments.
From a distance, Huo Yutong and the other girls watched the battle in astonishment, gaining an initial understanding of the "130,000 kilograms" of force An Zhen had mentioned earlier. Without using any offensive or amplification Spirit Abilities, he directly, bare-handed, severely injured such a powerful Spirit Beast. Although An Zhen said this Spirit Beast hadn't reached ten thousand years, its size was already larger than that of ordinary ten-thousand-year bear-type Spirit Beasts. Based on their understanding of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the winged tiger from before, even if it was ten thousand years old, would only become food if it encountered this giant bear.
If it were a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it would be enough to cause some trouble for an ordinary Titled Douluo. But it would only be a little trouble.
An Zhen's physical strength was too abnormal.
"Hmm." Wang Donger suddenly recalled what she had said before. Her pink-blue, dreamlike eyes looked at the young man who was brutally beating the several-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with only his vital energy. A tempting blush suddenly appeared on the girl's beautiful face. Even if she brought Yu Tong and Xiao Xiao, could they resist this guy?
"Roar~" A low growl sounded, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's eyes filled with madness, struggling to get up and launch an attack.
First Soul Skill, Reflection, Zhu Qing Ice Toad Spirit.
The first yellow spirit ring lit up, Ice Toad Poison.
An Zhen's dark eyes turned into a heterochromatic pair, one red and one blue. A ball of ice-blue and fiery-red intertwined poison swirled at his fingertips. Heat and cold intertwined, and the potent poison quickly entered the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's body through the wound on its chest.
The already severely injured Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was utterly defenseless at this moment. The poison quickly spread to its limbs along with its surging vital energy, and a feeling of weakness emerged.
Huo Yutong and the other girls quickly rushed back.
An Zhen thoughtfully cut through the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's heart and neck defenses, exposing the flesh.
"Xiao Xiao, it's your turn."
"Mhm."
Huo Yutong took out a greatsword-shaped fourth-grade attack spirit tool from her storage spirit tool. Xiao Xiao took it, injecting spirit power into it. A blue-white sword glow appeared on the greatsword. The small and cute girl raised the greatsword, excitedly aiming it at the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's heart and stabbing down.
"Roar—"
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out its last sound in this World.
To ensure that Xiao Xiao, and not the poison, was the killer, Xiao Xiao raised the greatsword and chopped at the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's neck again, until the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's life force completely dissipated. A phantom purple spirit ring appeared. Unlike ordinary thousand-year spirit rings, this spirit ring was already dyed with a lot of ink-like black.
An Zhen took out a soft cushion. Xiao Xiao sat cross-legged on it and began to meditate to absorb the spirit ring.
A nearly ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
Although it wasn't a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, it was better than ten-thousand-year spirit rings formed by other high-grade Spirit Beasts.
An Zhen and Huo Yutong and the other girls watched Xiao Xiao absorbing the spirit ring. Seeing the spirit ring linked by her spirit power and guided into her body for absorption, the girl's face was serene, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, it wasn't a ten-thousand-year spirit ring.
For Xiao Xiao, who was already at forty-something level, had absorbed a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone, and a hundred-thousand-year torso bone rewarded by the Sea God Pavilion, absorbing a spirit ring that hadn't even reached ten thousand years was completely effortless.
Mu En watched them kindly. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he walked to the dead Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, placed his hand on its arm, and his spirit power probed into the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's body, as if searching for something.
Somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Emerald green leaves hung down, and the beauty of nature was fully displayed here. The lush forest and the mirror-like lake surface were beautiful and peaceful, like a pure land.
A golden-eyed, black-haired man stood on the lake surface.
"Da da da—"
A tall, graceful figure walked slowly. Her figure was slender and perfect, and a purple robe outlined her beautiful and alluring curves. Her legs were straight and long, and parts of her exposed fair skin were covered with purplish-black dragon scales. Her long purplish-black hair was tied into a neat single ponytail, fluttering without wind.
"Di Tian."
The woman called out to the black-haired man. Her exquisite face was charming and seductive. An ink-black scale adorned her brow, and her deep purple eyes, clear as gems, looked at Di Tian, filled with deep confusion. "I've finished what you asked me to do. I herded that bear cub towards your designated direction. It was scared silly by my dragon's might and would only run in one direction."
"Mhm." Di Tian nodded lightly.