Chapter 8: Titan Giant Ape and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear
After temporarily concealing their aura, the two traversed a forest and finally encountered the two main subjects.
In a slightly larger clearing, two enormous figures were locked in combat, kicking up a significant amount of dust. Many trees were snapped, numerous craters appeared, and various signs of battle were clearly visible in the surroundings.
One figure was a three-meter-tall gorilla with thick black fur and a pair of yellow crystal-like eyes. Beneath its fur, solid muscles bulged, brimming with infinite explosive power and strength.
The Titan Giant Ape! A Super Spirit Beast! Even at a hundred years old, he could contend with ordinary ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts!
The Spirit Beast he was fighting was also extraordinary: a nearly three-meter-tall bear with dark gold fur all over its body, powerful limbs, and golden-yellow eyes. Its two enormous claws were particularly striking, appearing incredibly sharp.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, also a Super Spirit Beast in the Spirit Beast world, especially with its incredibly astonishing Dark Gold Terror Claw attack power.
At this moment, both Spirit Beasts had sustained considerable injuries. The Titan Giant Ape had several claw marks on his chest and right arm, with the chest wound being particularly deep. Even with the Titan Giant Ape's astonishing recovery ability, he still couldn't stop the bleeding.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, on the other hand, was in slightly better condition. Most of the fur on its chest had been forcibly torn off, and one of its left claws hung limply, likely broken, though the wound on its chest had already scabbed over.
Long Yu dismissed the involuntary image of a two-meter-tall white-furred baboon from his mind and focused on observing the two great Spirit Beasts.
After observing the size and fur of these two Spirit Beasts, Chrysanthemum Douluo remarked with great surprise, "An 800-year-old Titan Giant Ape and an estimated 1,500-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear appearing simultaneously here is truly rare. When did the Martial Soul Forest have such high-quality Spirit Beasts?"
Hearing Chrysanthemum Douluo's words, Long Yu couldn't help but feel excited. This age and level of quality were simply too perfect for him; it was an ideal choice.
Noticing Long Yu's unusual reaction, Chrysanthemum Douluo said, "What, you want them to be your first and second spirit rings? I must warn you, they are not simple Spirit Beasts; the energy they contain far exceeds that of Spirit Beasts of the same level."
"Uncle Ju, it's them. I naturally know this," Long Yu said with a hint of fanaticism.
"Alright then, if anything unexpected happens, I will forcefully interrupt your absorption. I can't let you die so carelessly. Spirit rings can be found again, but a person cannot be harmed," Chrysanthemum Douluo mused.
"Mm, thank you, Uncle Ju," Long Yu thanked him sincerely.
In Spirit Hall, he currently had a better relationship with Chrysanthemum Douluo than with other Spirit Hall members, with whom he had virtually no connection.
Perhaps he could help him break through to level 96, and for that, he would have to rely on Immortal Herbs! The Wonderous Soaring Chrysanthemum!
"Then wait for me, I'll take them down now." After Chrysanthemum Douluo finished speaking, he released his Super Douluo aura. Under the powerful spirit power, he directly suppressed the two great Spirit Beasts, rendering them unable to move.
The two great Spirit Beasts suddenly realized there was an incredibly powerful human, and a hint of fear flashed in their eyes as they tried to escape. However, how could two Spirit Beasts that were only hundreds or thousands of years old possibly escape?
"Sixth Spirit Ability, Golden Stamen Flowing Radiance." Following this, Chrysanthemum Douluo's two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit rings, a total of nine, rose, and the sixth black spirit ring lit up.
A massive chrysanthemum appeared above Chrysanthemum Douluo, its countless golden petals seemingly adorned upon it.
Then, they detached and transformed into sharp golden flying knives, attacking the two great Spirit Beasts from various angles and directions.
"Roar!" Countless flying knives left numerous wounds on the two great Spirit Beasts, and then blood seeped from the wounds, staining their original fur color, making them appear utterly miserable. The two great Spirit Beasts also let out cries of agony.
As for why Chrysanthemum Douluo used such a powerful Sixth Spirit Ability on two Spirit Beasts that were only hundreds or thousands of years old, Long Yu couldn't guess the reason for now. (Mainly because Chrysanthemum Douluo's Spirit Abilities were rarely displayed in the original work.)
Afterward, Chrysanthemum Douluo dragged the two dying Spirit Beasts before Long Yu and said, "You must be careful, boy, don't push yourself too hard. As I said before, we have plenty of time; we can always find more Spirit Beasts."
"Mm, Uncle Ju, I know." Looking at the two dying Spirit Beasts, Long Yu's breathing quickened slightly. Was he finally going to obtain his first and second spirit rings?
He then took out a sharp small knife and ended the Titan Giant Ape's life. A deep yellow spirit ring floated out and then drifted to Long Yu's head, as a vast energy poured into Long Yu's body.
Long Yu didn't feel the pain he had anticipated. Instead, he felt a powerful yet gentle energy constantly circulating throughout his body, which was extremely comfortable.
Finally, Long Yu perceived a miniature Titan Giant Ape entering his mind. Upon seeing the Dragon God Martial Soul, its initially furious eyes widened. The Titan Giant Ape's eyes were filled with fanaticism, and then it transformed into a golden light that was devoured by the Dragon God. Long Yu also opened his eyes, feeling somewhat puzzled.
This? Could it be that his Dragon God Martial Soul didn't need to worry about the Spirit Beast's resentment or even the soul shock of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts when absorbing spirit rings?
Whoosh!
Level 23? Feeling an unprecedentedly abundant spirit power, Long Yu was also surprised. As expected of the Titan Giant Ape, such a Super Spirit Beast actually allowed his spirit power level to increase by three levels.
Using the same method, Long Yu then absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's purple spirit ring, encountering no difficulties whatsoever. The smoothness of the process made Long Yu feel a bit unreal.
Is this the benefit of the Dragon God Martial Soul? It seems there will be no need to worry about spirit ring absorption in the future.
As long as his physical constitution was strong enough, he could successfully absorb spirit rings far beyond the normal human limit.
Three hours later, Long Yu finally finished absorbing and stood up, exhaling a turbid breath.
Level 25. His internal spirit power storage, physical constitution, and strength had significantly improved. This feeling was truly comfortable.
"It's only been a few days of cultivation, and you've already reached level 25 so quickly. Your second spirit ring is actually a thousand-year spirit ring, and you absorbed it without any incident. You really are a monstrous existence," Chrysanthemum Douluo couldn't help but shake his head. This was far more powerful than when he was the same age.
At the same time, that thought grew even stronger!
"Xiao Yu, what are your first and second spirit abilities? What kind of attribute bonuses do they provide?" Chrysanthemum Douluo continued to ask.
Long Yu didn't hide anything from the trustworthy Chrysanthemum Douluo: "My first Spirit Ability is called Sacred Dragon Body, which increases my strength by 200% and my speed and defense by 100%.
My second Spirit Ability is called Destruction Claw, which has the effect of breaking through physical defense. I don't know the specific power it can reach.
However, it consumes a lot of spirit power. I estimate I can only use it three times a day at most before my spirit power is completely depleted."
Chrysanthemum Douluo placed his hand on Long Yu's shoulder and felt him for a moment, then said, "Xiao Yu, your current physical constitution has already reached the level of an ordinary Spirit Ancestor. That's truly astonishing.
How about this, I'll test the power of your second Spirit Ability now and make an assessment," Chrysanthemum Douluo said.
"Okay, then Uncle Ju, be careful." Long Yu didn't need to worry about anything else, after all, Chrysanthemum Douluo was a level 95 Super Douluo.
Then, one yellow and one purple spirit ring rose, and Long Yu felt the abundant spirit power within his body, then charged towards Chrysanthemum Douluo.
"Second Spirit Ability, Destruction Claw!" Long Yu's right hand then transformed into five sharp claws, imbued with terrifying might and sharpness, and fiercely slashed towards Chrysanthemum Douluo's chest.
Without using any Spirit Abilities, Chrysanthemum Douluo simply waved his hand, forming several chrysanthemum petals in front of him as a barrier.
Long Yu's sharp claws easily cut through the first layer of obstruction, and then somewhat laboriously cut through the second obstruction.
Finally, under the third layer of obstruction, its power was continuously weakened, and it ultimately failed to cut through the third obstruction, at which point Long Yu stopped.
Feeling nearly a third of his spirit power vanish within him, he couldn't help but feel a bit helpless, while also secretly marveling at Chrysanthemum Douluo's strength. He still had a very, very long way to go in the future.
"Very good. From my estimation, the power of your second Spirit Ability, Destruction Claw, should be able to break through the defense of an ordinary non-defense-type Spirit Ancestor. Even a defense-type Spirit Master at the Spirit Elder level with optimal spirit ring configuration could have their defense broken, for example, a Black Tortoise Turtle Spirit Master's defense," Chrysanthemum Douluo said with some surprise.
He was only level 25, yet his strength was estimated to be comparable to Spirit Ancestors and Spirit Elders with optimal spirit ring configurations.
He truly was a genius; no, he should be called a monstrous existence.
"Is that so? Thank you, Uncle Ju, I understand." Long Yu was quite satisfied with this.