Chapter 272: When the Grenade Pin Is Pulled

Chapter 272: When the Grenade Pin Is Pulled

Sunset Forest was located near Heaven Dou City, so there was no need to go all the way to Star Dou Forest to hunt for soul rings.

Ning Rongrong's fourth soul ring was expected to be between four thousand and five thousand five hundred years old.

Even though she had absorbed an immortal herb, she was still an auxiliary-type soul master. Her physique couldn't compare to that of battle-type soul masters.

Generally, the deeper one went into the forest, the stronger the soul beasts became.

Since Zhu Zhuqing needed a soul ring of over ten thousand years, they naturally started from the outer regions to find a suitable soul beast for Ning Rongrong first.

After entering Sunset Forest, the group noticeably spoke less.

This was due to their upbringing and training from childhood.

Soul beast forests were dangerous, so they had to stay alert to their surroundings to prevent any unexpected incidents.

As they wandered through the forest, they encountered plenty of ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts but had yet to come across a thousand-year soul beast.

Although Sunset Forest was also a primeval forest, its soul beast population, quality, and age were far inferior to that of Star Dou Forest.

After walking for over an hour without stopping, they still hadn't spotted any sign of a thousand-year soul beast.

It wasn't until some time later that they finally reached an area where thousand-year soul beasts gathered. Here, the presence of ten-year soul beasts had noticeably decreased.

A beastly roar echoed from the surroundings from time to time, immediately putting the three girls on high alert.

"Huh…"

Kong frowned and looked in a certain direction.

"Kong, did you notice something?"

Dugu Yan instinctively asked upon seeing his reaction.

"Yes, a not-too-big, not-too-small fellow is approaching."

"Not-too-big, not-too-small?"

The three girls were momentarily confused.

Moments later, a dark-gold bear, approximately four meters tall, appeared before them.

Its entire body was covered in dark-gold fur, its claws were short but sturdy, and its eyes were locked onto Kong with an unyielding gaze.

"Dark Gold Bear?"

Ning Rongrong almost cried out in shock when she recognized the soul beast.

She had heard of this bear before—it was an incredibly powerful species. Its defense, in particular, was frighteningly formidable.

Of course, that was its most notable trait, but the Dark Gold Bear's strength wasn't weak either. It was undoubtedly a top-tier soul beast.

Kong nodded. He hadn't expected such luck—barely after entering Sunset Forest, they had already encountered a Dark Gold Bear.

He still remembered the first time his grandfather had taken him to Sunset Forest to hunt for soul beasts. His first soul ring had actually come from the ancestor of this species—the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Not only that, but it had also dropped a right-hand soul bone. Now, his Dark Gold Dreadclaw had evolved to a divine artifact level.

The Dark Gold Bear was a descendant of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. Although it hadn't inherited its ancestor's most powerful attacks, it had retained its terrifying defensive capabilities.

It was not an exaggeration to call this species a top-tier soul beast lineage.

Among the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's descendants, the strongest were categorized into three types: Dark Gold Bears, Dreadclaw Bears, and Crystal Bears.

The Dark Gold Bear inherited defense, the Dreadclaw Bear inherited attack power, and the Crystal Bear was a mutated variant.

After briefly assessing the Dark Gold Bear, Kong smiled and said, "This one is around four thousand eight hundred years old. Rongrong, what do you think?"

"This is it! I can't believe my luck!"

Ning Rongrong said excitedly.

After all, finding such a top-tier defensive soul beast wasn't easy. She had originally planned to absorb a soul ring from an Earth Barbarian Bull or a Burdened Mountain Turtle—both well-known defensive-type soul beasts.

But she never expected such a pleasant surprise to arrive so soon!

As Kong and the others assessed the Dark Gold Bear, the bear was also observing the four of them.

"Roar!"

As a dominant beast of this region, when had it ever suffered such provocation?

These humans weren't taking it seriously at all!

With an enraged roar, the Dark Gold Bear charged toward them.

It wanted to tear these humans apart!

Seeing the bear's sudden attack, Ning Rongrong's face changed.

"Li—"

Before she could even cry out in alarm, Kong lightly leaped into the air. Without even releasing his martial soul, he landed directly on the Dark Gold Bear's head and delivered a single punch.

With a loud boom, the bear crashed heavily to the ground, instantly knocked unconscious.

"???"

Well, that made sense. Kong was a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse. Taking down a soul beast of less than five thousand years was nothing to him.

After landing, Kong clapped his hands and said, "Rongrong, go ahead."

"Ah? Oh!"

Ning Rongrong finally snapped out of her daze. This wasn't tense or thrilling at all—it felt more like a shopping trip!

"The bear paws shouldn't go to waste. We'll take them later…"

Kong stroked his chin, making a mental note.

Suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Ning Rongrong had taken out a short sword from her storage soul tool and was now stabbing at the Dark Gold Bear's body…

"???"

This scene looked awfully familiar.

Kong vaguely remembered that, back then, he had also failed to break through the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's defense at first.

Ning Rongrong was feeling a bit awkward as well. She swore she had used all her strength!

But she couldn't even pierce through the Dark Gold Bear's defenses!

After thinking for a moment, she moved toward the bear's head and tried again with her short sword…

Clang!

The sound was like metal striking metal, and the rebound force nearly made the sword slip from her hand.

"Hiss—"

Ning Rongrong sucked in a cold breath. It was just lying there, completely defenseless, yet she still couldn't break through!

With no other choice, she turned to Kong with a pleading look.

Kong rubbed his forehead. How could he have forgotten this part?

Forget Ning Rongrong, a support-type soul master on the verge of becoming a Soul Ancestor—there were even many battle-type Soul Ancestors who wouldn't be able to break through the Dark Gold Bear's defense!

"Yan-jie, Zhuqing, step back a bit."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing were momentarily stunned, but they didn't ask questions and quickly retreated.

Since Kong had said so, he must have his reasons.

"Here, take this."

Kong reached into his storage soul tool and took out a spherical object, handing it to Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong instinctively accepted it. After glancing at Kong, she began examining the item in her hands.

The "ball" was about the size of a fist. It had some purple lightning-like patterns running across its surface, along with a triple thunder symbol, and most notably—a pull ring.

After a brief look, Ning Rongrong had a rough idea of who it belonged to.

It was either Kong's own, or it belonged to the Thunder General or Ei.

She had to remember this well—on the entire Douluo Continent, apart from them, no one else possessed such a thing.

"Kong, what is this?"

Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled.

She knew those two sisters were unbelievably strong—so strong that it was absurd. Even her Sword Grandpa, Chen Xin, had personally admitted that he wouldn't last a single exchange against them.

But as for the things they created…

"This is a hand grenade, a powerful weapon. It's simple to use—just pull the pin…"

"Pull the pin? And then?"

"???"

(End of chapter)

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