Chapter 59: Spirit Hunting 2.0 (Part Two)

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A day later, Dugu Yan had reached the final stage of absorbing her soul ring. Four soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and black—now hovered above her.

Such a soul ring configuration was truly astonishing. While most people's fourth soul rings were only at the thousand-year level, suddenly having one at the ten-thousand-year level was enough to dominate all Soul Sages at the same level.

As Dugu Yan neared the end of her absorption, her right hand underwent a transformation. Suddenly, five sharp claws sprouted from her right hand, fusing with her dragon-transformed claw.

"Whoa—there's an external soul bone too? And the right claw fused with the soul ring directly into Yanzi's body? Is this even possible?" Li Luochen couldn't help but exclaim.

The palm bones of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear were its most precious feature, and their drop rate was extremely rare. In this era, it was unheard of to find even one left palm bone—it would already be considered incredible luck. And now there was another?

This meant that Dugu Yan had obtained both the left and right palm bones? The strongest parts of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear, these soul bones could grow stronger as the soul master's cultivation increased. This was almost absurd.

Wouldn't this make Dugu Yan the strongest close-combat soul master on the continent in the future? With the Dark Golden Terror Claws in hand, she would be unstoppable in close combat—nothing could withstand the power of the Heaven-Tearing Claw.

Not long after, Dugu Yan finished absorbing her soul ring and opened her eyes. She glanced at the terror claws on her right hand and casually swung them, effortlessly cutting down several large trees.

This girl was terrifying indeed.

"How is it, Yanyan?" Dugu Bo didn't fully grasp how monstrous the external soul bone of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear truly was, nor did he deeply understand the characteristics of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear. He simply felt that the bear was very powerful, capable of rivaling a Title Douluo, so its soul ring should be strong.

"Grandpa, I'm now at level forty-eight. I've absorbed all the energy from the whale jelly, Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, and soul bone."

"Fourth soul skill, Dragon Emperor Dark Gold Transformation, increases all attributes by one hundred fifty percent. The skill of the right palm bone is the Heaven-Tearing Claw—a devastating physical attack. Moreover, this soul bone enhances my strength by one hundred percent."

Whoa—this was terrifying. Li Luochen sucked in a breath of cold air. Both the soul skill and soul bone were fearsome, but his Overlord Dragon Battle Form seemed even more monstrous. Hmm, though it didn't stop him from feeling smug about it—he chuckled inwardly.

Li Luochen handed the left palm bone to Dugu Yan. After all, it was best for the same person to absorb soul bones from the same spirit beast.

Dugu Yan continued absorbing the soul bone. Since she had already obtained the right palm bone, absorbing the left one posed no problem—she wouldn't encounter any issues handling its power.

Dugu Yan possessed a True Dragon Spirit, and her physical body was incredibly strong. Absorbing the Dark Golden Terror Claw soul bone was entirely within her capabilities.

Half a day later, after Dugu Yan finished absorbing the soul bone, the group set off again to search for the next spirit beast.

After about two days of travel, they finally found their target—a sixty-thousand-year-old Golden Earth Dragon King.

It was highly suitable for Li Luochen's fifth soul ring. By now, both his body and mental strength had reached the Soul Douluo level.

A sixty-thousand-year-old Golden Earth Dragon King was perfect—it possessed golden bloodline and light attributes, making it a formidable sub-dragon species excelling in both strength and light.

(Old workhorse) Dugu Bo unleashed his True Body of the Spirit. A sixty-thousand-year-old Golden Earth Dragon King was no joke—it was among the strongest in the sub-dragon category.

To quickly resolve the battle, Dugu Bo had no choice but to use his True Body of the Spirit to attack.

Spirit beasts with golden bloodlines possessed immense strength, and their light attributes gave them resistance to poison. After some probing, Dugu Bo unleashed his full power. The Golden Earth Dragon King had thick skin and was tough to kill temporarily.

Dugu Bo unleashed a barrage of soul skills, forcing the Golden Earth Dragon King to flee in panic. Finally, using the Snake King Binding, Dugu Bo restrained the Golden Earth Dragon King, allowing Li Luochen to deliver the finishing blow.

Li Luochen stepped forward, releasing his Coiling Dragon Staff and activating his fourth soul skill, Overlord Dragon Battle Form. With a full-powered strike, he smashed the Golden Earth Dragon King's head.

One hit wasn't enough to finish it off, so Li Luochen struck a few more times. The Golden Earth Dragon King finally succumbed unwillingly, cursing as it died under repeated blows. Could it not have been given a quick death?

Li Luochen immediately began absorbing the soul ring. This was his fifth soul ring, coming from a sixty-thousand-year-old Golden Earth Dragon King. Typically, a sixty-thousand-year soul ring would be used as the eighth soul ring for a Soul Douluo or even the ninth soul ring for a Title Douluo.

Now, it served as Li Luochen's fifth soul ring. During the absorption process, there were no abnormalities—the rampant energy didn't harm him; everything was within his capacity to endure.

Meanwhile, Dugu Bo began dissecting the Golden Earth Dragon King's corpse. He believed that spirit beasts with high bloodlines and great strength had a higher probability of dropping soul bones.

In fact, Dugu Bo's intuition was correct. Spirit beasts with golden bloodlines had an exceptionally high soul bone drop rate. High bloodline, high-quality spirit beasts indeed had a greater chance of dropping soul bones.

These spirit beasts possessed immense intelligence and rich emotions. Considering Dugu Bo's methods—poison and such—they were undoubtedly acts of torture. Finally, being finished off by Li Luochen, a mere "ant" in comparison, the Golden Earth Dragon King harbored deep resentment.

As Dugu Bo dug around, he indeed found a soul bone—a sixty-thousand-year Golden Radiance Left Leg Bone. Dugu Bo immediately guided the soul bone to Li Luochen's left leg, allowing him to absorb it while he was still absorbing the soul ring.

Li Luochen felt warmth in his left leg, like basking in sunlight, which brought him immense comfort.

Two days passed. Absorbing a high-quality soul ring indeed took time, but Li Luochen's gains were enormous.

Fifth soul skill, Dragon Blaze Evil-Crushing Annihilation: The Coiling Dragon Staff emitted radiant light energy, which could be thrown to deal explosive damage. It was especially effective against evil and darkness elements, dealing critical hits—it was truly a nemesis for evil soul masters.

Golden Radiance Left Leg Bone: Its soul bone skill, Golden Radiance, unleashed a crescent-shaped light slash. Additionally, the soul bone's properties enhanced attack, defense, recovery, and even healing. It provided immense benefits. The efficacy of this Golden Radiance Left Leg Bone nearly rivaled that of a hundred-thousand-year soul bone.

Now, Li Luochen's soul power had reached level fifty-seven. The combination of a sixty-thousand-year soul ring, soul bone, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and ninety-thousand-year whale jelly had boosted him from level forty-eight to fifty-seven.

Keep in mind that Li Luochen was an Ultimate attribute soul master. Cultivation below level seventy was typically slow, yet he had skyrocketed to level fifty-seven. It was highly likely that he would break through to level seventy within eight years and reach Title Douluo status within another decade (without considering divine trials or other factors). Don't compare him to Tang San, who benefited from divine trials—if not for those, he'd only be a mid-level Title Douluo.

Li Luochen then shared his gains and explained his new soul skills to the group. Next, they would focus on obtaining a soul ring for Old Li.

This time, they aimed to help Old Li obtain a spirit beast between fifty and fifty-five thousand years old. Dugu Yan and Li Luochen could give it a try.

Currently, Li Luochen possessed the combat strength of a high-level Soul Sage, while Dugu Yan had the power of a Soul Emperor. They could definitely contend with a fifty-thousand-year spirit beast.

For the next half month, they couldn't find a suitable soul ring for Old Li. Li Yusong was quite frustrated—there were a few suitable ones, but his grandson Li Luochen deemed their ages insufficient.

Li Luochen was determined to find a fifty-thousand-year-old golden-bloodline sub-dragon spirit beast for his grandfather. He had time to search patiently. For his grandfather's future cultivation path, this difficulty was nothing.

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