Chapter 67: The Battle Between The Stars and Moon

The Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear stands more than three meters tall, with extraordinarily thick arms and broad, muscular shoulders that resemble walls. At the end of its thick arms are razor-sharp, dark golden claws, each over a meter in length.

It suddenly raised its right claw, and dark golden light instantly erupted. A massive dark golden beam appeared in the sky, shredding trees, shrubs, and the earth itself, as if the terrifying force of the beam was tearing everything apart.

This is the true Dark-Gold Dreadclaw! A terrifying attack soul technique capable of tearing through the body of a dragon.

The massive Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear leaped into the air, its terrifying jumping power allowing it to quickly close the gap with Wu Jin.

"I'm going all in!" Wu Jin's eyes flashed coldly, and with a massive roar from his lion king spirit, even the powerful Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear seemed momentarily stunned. The right claw stopped just a meter above Wu Jin's head.

Wu Jin immediately retreated while two thousand-year soul rings appeared on him. His Hundred Lions Fist was unleashed, but this time, each punch was surrounded by a layer of icy armor, almost like wearing a tough diamond glove.

In fact, Wu Jin's entire body was now encased in a translucent ice armor. A terrifying coldness spread from his body, sudden and fierce, making the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear, who had just recovered from its daze, shudder.

This was Wu Jin's second soul technique, the "Snow Jade Heart," which grants him and all his soul techniques an ice attribute enhancement.

The Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear didn't seem frightened. Its eyes grew more excited. It raised its claw, and the dark golden claws cut through the air, making a sharp "hissing" sound.

It didn't even bother to defend against Wu Jin's Hundred Lions Fist, letting the ice-encased, diamond-hardened punches land on its body.

"Boom!" The Hundred Lions Fists exploded against the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear's chest, sending it staggering back several steps. It wiped its chest, where the punches had landed, revealing mangled flesh.

However, it was just surface damage, with no harm to the bear's bones.

Wu Jin sucked in a cold breath. He had known the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear was strong, but he didn't expect it to be this strong. His Hundred Lions Fist could obliterate a mutated thousand-year wind baboon, but when it struck the hundred-year-old Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear, it only caused minor surface injuries.

Seizing the opportunity during Wu Jin's technique, the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear leaped into the air, its dark golden claw appearing above Wu Jin's head.

With a crack, the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw's claws tore through the space. Wu Jin couldn't even dodge, and his ice armor shattered instantly.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two dark-blue beams shot toward the bear, one following the other—Xia Yi's two Twin Forged Green Bronze Hammers.

The Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear raised its left paw and swiped at the incoming hammers. Though its left claw wasn't as powerful as its right, with a sharp "clang," Xia Yi's indestructible bronze hammers were instantly cut into pieces.

With a loud crash, the other hammer slammed into the bear's right wrist.

"Crack!" The sound of a joint dislocating echoed. The bear's right paw drooped, then was forcefully knocked upward by the incredible force of the hammer.

The Dark-Golden Dreadclaw was knocked away from Wu Jin, and the destructive force left a deep crater more than ten meters wide in the ground nearby.

"Roar!" The pain from the bear's dislocated wrist caused it to roar angrily. Its dark golden aura flared up as it turned its head to glare at Summer Yi.

The Dark-Golden Terrorclaw Bear was the guardian of the Initial Spirit Ascension Platform, a powerful soul beast king. Yet, Summer Yi had taken advantage of the bear's attention on Wu Jin to launch a sneak attack and even dislocated its wrist, making its eyes turn cold with fury.

Xia Yi's dark phoenix appeared again from his arm. With a mighty stomp, he shot forward like a cannonball.

Without bothering to retrieve the last remaining Twin Forged Green Bronze Hammer, Summer Yi continued to accelerate, fleeing in the opposite direction from the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear.

After all, this was the Spirit Ascension Platform, so his hammer wouldn't really be lost.

Having witnessed the power of the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear, Xia Yi knew that facing it head-on was nearly impossible.

One of his bronze hammers weighed over 200 kilograms, and when thrown with his full force and speed, the damage was comparable to a typical soul king's hundred-year soul skill.

Even Ye Xinglan had avoided facing Xia Yi's hammers head-on back in the day. She knew that if she was hit, even by accident, she could be crushed to a pulp.

Xia Yi had originally hoped that a direct hit would at least crush the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear's wrist, but to his surprise, it only dislocated its joint.

Such monstrous defense meant that with both him and Wu Jin attacking together, it would be difficult to kill the bear.

Utilizing his own monstrous strength, Xia Yi pushed his speed to the limit. Each time he landed, he left a deep hole in the ground before rapidly springing away.

The Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear swiped at the Dark Phoenix once more with its left paw, completely ignoring its dislocated right paw, and lunged forward to close the distance with Xia Yi.

After Xia Yi's sneak attack, the bear had abandoned Wu Jin as its target, now intent on dealing with Xia Yi first.

"Be careful, it's likely the guardian of the Initial Spirit Ascension Platform. It's not like other soul beasts created by spirit energy; it might have soul bones inside," Wu Jin shouted loudly, having learned about the platform's soul ring elevation process.

At least up to the Ascension Platform's guardian stage.

Wu Jin couldn't help but chuckle. In just one hour since entering the Spirit Ascension Platform, he had already encountered mutated thousand-year wind baboons, wolf packs, and now the Ascension Platform's guardian. His luck was something else.

Fortunately, neither he nor Summer Yi were ordinary soul kings. If it were a typical duo, they probably wouldn't even make it past the wind baboon group.

What they didn't know was that the Dark-Golden Dreadclaw Bear had already slain dozens of soul kings along the way, without even a scratch.

It wasn't until it encountered the two of them that it finally suffered injuries.

Although they were light injuries, it had already enraged the bear.

"Soul Bone!" Xia Yi's eyes suddenly lit up with desire. Having come from the Star Dou Forest, he naturally knew that the Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear's soul bone was most likely the external soul bone on its paw.

Even if it was just a hundred-year-old soul bone, the external soul bone with the terrifying Dark-Gold Dreadclaw technique would make any soul master covet it.

Xia Yi was no exception.

"Anyway, we won't actually die in the Ascension Platform, and I still have an entry ticket for the Riot Phase. I'll take my chances!" Xia Yi's eyes narrowed, no longer thinking of running away. With a swift turn, he charged straight toward the Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

For the soul bone, Xia Yi was willing to risk it all.

Even if he died under the bear's claws, he could use the ticket given by Mu Xi to re-enter the Ascension Platform.

Moreover, he wasn't completely without a chance of defeating the Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

If the bear first repaired its dislocated wrist before pursuing him, Xia Yi would indeed have no way to win. But as long as the bear chose to chase him while still wounded, he would have a chance to defeat it.

The bear's most powerful features were its left and right claws. As long as he could dislocate its left wrist, it would be like a toothless old tiger.

Even if its skin and flesh were tough, without its claws, it would pose no threat to Summer Yi.

The Dark-Gold Dreadclaw Bear was enraged. A mere one-ring soul master dared to directly attack it. It raised its left paw once more to strike at Xia Yi.

"Roar!" A massive lion king roar came from behind the bear. Though Wu Jin didn't understand why Summer Yi had the confidence to attack the Dark-Golden Terrorclaw Bear, he still stepped in at the crucial moment.

Taking advantage of the brief moment when the bear was stunned by the lion's roar, Summer Yi leaped over its Dark-Golden Claw and arrived in front of it. His first soul ring lit up.

The Dark-Gold Dreadclaw showed a sneer. Xia Yi no longer had his Twin Forged Azure Bronze Hammers—what could he possibly use to hurt it?

Furthermore, if even Wu Jin's second soul technique, the Snow Jade Heart-enhanced Hundred Lions Fist, couldn't hurt it, how could Xia Yi's first soul technique possibly harm the bear?

However, Xia Yi smiled with joy as two soft lights appeared in his hands. He immediately directed them toward the bear's left and right wrists.

The Stars Shift a healing technique that reverses wounds but it can also shift wounds from left to right

(End of Chapter)