"I'll test my strength, Master!"
Wang Lin jumped directly from the tree fork, landing not far from the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
"Roar!"
The large bear reacted quickly. The moment Wang Lin landed, it let out an angry roar full of menace towards the sky. The dark fur all over its body shone with a dark golden brilliance.
This brilliance was not external but contained within its fur. It was visible that every single dark golden hair instantly stood up, rigid as steel needles.
At the same time, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear violently swung its arm, directly striking at Wang Lin.
The massive bear claw actually swelled threefold in mid-air, growing from two feet to two meters. The terrifying claw, flashing with dark golden light, aimed straight for Wang Lin's face.
But Wang Lin was utterly fearless. A faint golden luminescence appeared in his gray pupils, dragon's might permeated, and the moment the golden dragon scale pattern emerged.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Lin's right arm suddenly expanded a size, turning into a golden dragon claw. Without summoning his martial soul, he simply raised his arm to block.
Clang!
The collision between the terrifying claw and the dragon claw produced a massive clang of metal striking metal.
Sparks generated by friction erupted at the point of contact between the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's claw and Wang Lin's Golden Dragon Claw.
This was followed by a sharp, teeth-grinding sound of metal scraping across a hard surface.
The immense force directly sent Wang Lin flying back three meters. He shook his numb right hand.
The previously smooth and pristine golden dragon scales on his right arm now bore five clear white marks.
Those were obviously caused by the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's claws.
Soul power surged within his body, and the golden light on Wang Lin's right arm flashed, immediately making the scratches disappear.
"Roar!"
A majestic dragon roar erupted from Wang Lin's mouth, and his pair of gray eyes again showed a disdainful look.
"Roar!"
The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear also roared. Wang Lin was completely fearless, charging forward directly.
The man and the bear collided. Although the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was one of the top-tier soul beasts, it was still far inferior to the Golden Dragon, the Ancestor of Strength.
The terrifying dark golden claws continuously struck at Wang Lin, and Wang Lin simply raised his right hand to block.
Wang Lin did not use his martial soul. Relying solely on the Golden Dragon soul bone, he easily suppressed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
This Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, with only two thousand years of cultivation, simply could not breach the defense of Wang Lin's right arm. Wang Lin, being a Mental-type Soul Master, was effortlessly navigating the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's attacks, even without using his martial soul. He gave the bear no chance to touch any part of his body other than his right arm.
Swish!
A faint spiritual fluctuation permeated from Wang Lin's body. Upon using his martial soul, Wang Lin's reaction and consciousness instantly increased significantly.
Invisible spiritual power swept over the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear in front of him. Wang Lin immediately grasped the giant bear's vulnerability. As the giant bear swung its claw at him again.
Wang Lin did not block with his right arm again. Instead, his figure twisted, lowering his stance, half-crouching in place. Simultaneously, a layer of golden light permeated his right arm.
"Golden Dragon Demon Breaker!"
Wang Lin pointed his fingers like a sword. Golden light instantly surged to his fingertips, condensing into a single point. He raised his hand, and his whole body suddenly sprang up.
The dark golden claw sliced past his nose. Wang Lin's right hand pointed directly at the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's right eye.
Under the boost of his Brain martial soul, Wang Lin's movements were fast, precise, and ruthless!
Crack!
The sound of bone shattering rang out. Wang Lin's right hand stabbed straight into the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's right eye socket. The augmentation of immense power forcefully shattered the bone of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's eye socket.
Pfff!
Scarlet blood, along with yellowish-white matter, sprayed onto Wang Lin's right arm. Some drops of blood even splattered onto Wang Lin's face.
The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, whose brain was directly scrambled by Wang Lin, ended its life virtually without pain. A dazzling brilliant purple soul ring emerged upon the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's death.
Pfff!
Wang Lin pulled out his right hand. He was not in a hurry to retrieve the soul bone but looked at his right arm.
His right hand, covered in dense dragon scales, was not smooth, leaving behind quite a bit of blood, shattered flesh, and tissue fluid on his right arm.
However, the scarlet blood did not adhere to the law of gravity but was slowly absorbed by the golden dragon scales.
Concurrently, Wang Lin felt a faint life force penetrate his body from his right arm, converting into soul power that replenished his previous consumption.
Uh, what is this supposed to be?
Absorbing life force from blood? Is this the effect of the Golden Dragon Lance? But isn't this effect a bit weak? Sensing the trace of soul power integrating into his meridians.
This is less than what I recover just by taking a breath. Of course, it was also possible that too little blood was absorbed, resulting in less soul power conversion.
Thinking this, Wang Lin wiped off the remaining flesh and tissue fluid on his right arm and withdrew the soul bone effect.
Wang Lin took water from his storage soul tool and washed himself. Long Xiaoyao also leaped down from the tree fork, going directly to the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's carcass to start palpating for the soul bone.
A moment later, a strange expression appeared on the old black dragon's face. He said in a deep voice: "Little Linzi, just how lucky are you?"
Saying this, he made his hand flat like a knife, cut off the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's thick right foreleg, and dissected it in a few movements, revealing a peculiar piece of bone.
This bone was dark gold, radiating a rich soul power fluctuation. Most importantly, this bone was a palm bone.
The palm bone was not large, looking like the palm bone of an eight or nine-year-old child. Five narrow, long blades extended from the front end of the palm bone, like miniature dreadclaws. A dark golden halo flowed like water over the blades.
"Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone." Wang Lin stared at the palm bone, unable to hide his excitement. It seemed this was the external soul bone from the original work.
Cutting off another of Huo Yuhao's opportunities, Long Xiaoyao tossed the soul bone to Wang Lin and said.
"Unlike your Shedding, this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's palm bone is clearly documented. The Dreadclaw soul skill recorded by the palm bone is the strongest soul skill this type of soul beast can bestow.
"Most importantly, the Dreadclaw soul skill recorded by the palm bone can grow as the Soul Master grows, much like the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear itself. However, the fusion of a palm bone requires the fusion of an arm bone. You can try to see if you can fuse it into your Shedding."
"Low probability of success." Wang Lin put away the palm bone. After fusing the Golden Dragon Right Arm Bone, all the inherent golden patterns on his right arm's Shedding turned into dragon scales, including his right hand.
"I doubt it will work." Long Xiaoyao also held little hope for this. As Wang Lin's master, he had seriously observed the condition of Wang Lin's right arm.
"Let's hunt for the soul ring first, Master. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go back. This trip has yielded too much. I need to go back and thoroughly consolidate my gains."
Wang Lin said in a deep voice.
"Alright." Long Xiaoyao nodded. He put the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's carcass into his storage soul tool. The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, besides being a top-tier soul beast, was also a top-tier ingredient.
Especially the bear paw, which was hailed as one of the ten greatest delicacies in the world today.