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Luo Nan licked his slightly parched lips, murderous intent blazing in his eyes.
Facing a super-beast with 250,000 years of cultivation, Luo Nan did not dare to be the least bit arrogant.
He knew the terrifying combat power possessed by a soul beast of this caliber; the slightest carelessness could lead to a disastrous upset, even for someone like him.
"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul Avatar!"
Luo Nan shouted inwardly. The immense soul power he had cultivated—having just broken through to the peak of Rank 96 two days prior—erupted within his body like a bursting dam.
"Roar—!"
Driven by the full force of Luo Nan's terrifying Rank 96 soul power, the Golden Sacred Dragon expanded rapidly in the wind; in the blink of an eye, its size surged to an astonishing length of over three hundred meters!
Its massive frame was a size larger than the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon below.
"Go! Tear it apart!" With a thought, Luo Nan issued the attack command to the Golden Sacred Dragon.
Meanwhile, he silently slipped into the dark shadows at the edge of the canyon, patiently waiting for the perfect opportunity to land a killing blow.
"Roar!"
The Golden Sacred Dragon let out an earth-shattering roar, its massive body—over three hundred meters long—hurtling through the air like a golden meteor.
Carrying a world-destroying momentum, it dove straight down from the sky toward the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon!
The slumbering Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon was instantly jolted awake.
Sensing the terrifying aura descending from above—an aura belonging to a top-tier dragon species that seemed to subtly suppress its own through bloodline dominance—it let out a furious, guttural roar. "Boom!"
Two colossal beasts—one gold and one black, each exceeding two hundred meters in size—slammed violently into each other deep within the canyon!
In an instant, the earth shook and the heavens seemed to shatter!
Terrifying shockwaves of energy, visible like ripples in the air, swept wildly in all directions.
The canyon walls—black rock as hard as iron—were as fragile as tofu against this shockwave; they instantly disintegrated, turning into a cloud of fine dust.
Although the Golden Sacred Dragon was merely Luo Nan's Martial Soul, its combat power was utterly terrifying, fueled by Luo Nan's immense Rank 96 spirit power.
With every swipe of its razor-sharp golden dragon claws, it tore massive gashes into the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon's tough scales.
Its golden dragon breath, akin to the flames of divine retribution, scorched its opponent's body with ferocious intensity.
Yet, the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon—a fierce beast with a cultivation age of 250,000 years—was no pushover.
It frantically harnessed the surrounding lightning energy, transforming it into a vast ocean of purple-black electricity in an attempt to engulf the Golden Sacred Dragon.
Its massive tail lashed out like a whip of black steel, creating deafening sonic booms with every strike.
However, the attributes of the Golden Sacred Dragon were simply too domineering.
The power of light naturally exerted a powerful suppressive effect on the darkness attribute.
Coupled with the fact that Luo Nan's spirit power had reached the level of a "Super Douluo," this absolute superiority in strength meant the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon was at a distinct disadvantage from the very start.
The Golden Sacred Dragon was practically dominating this 250,000-year-old beast!
Even Luo Nan hadn't expected his Golden Sacred Dragon to be capable of suppressing the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon so thoroughly.
It seemed he had underestimated his own strength...
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The battle within the canyon was brutal; dragon blood splattered, and scales flew in all directions.
As time passed, the injuries sustained by the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon grew increasingly severe. Large patches of its obsidian scales fell away, and dark purple-black blood gushed out like a fountain; its aura grew increasingly feeble.
Finally, struck by the Golden Sacred Dragon's full-power "Golden Dragon Emperor Blast," the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon let out a desperate, mournful cry.
Its massive body crashed heavily onto the canyon floor, gouging out a huge crater.
Bathed in blood and with shattered bones, it was on the verge of death, lacking even the strength to stand up.
At that moment, Luo Nan made his move!
"First Spirit Skill: Dark Sky-Rending Claw!"
With a low shout from Luo Nan, his right hand slashed sharply through the air.
*Riiip!*
*Squelch!*
A sickening sound of tearing flesh rang out.
The Dark Sky-Rending Claw precisely severed its throat, slicing even its tough cervical vertebrae in two!
The Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon's pupils dilated suddenly, the light of life rapidly fading from its eyes; finally, it let out a gurgling sound of bitter resignation before falling completely still.
A peerless, ferocious beast with 250,000 years of cultivation had fallen at Luo Nan's hands!
Luo Nan slowly descended beside the massive carcass of the Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon and, with a wave of his hand, retracted his Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
At this moment, specks of red light began to coalesce above the beast's corpse.
Gradually, these red lights converged into a dazzling blood-red spirit ring that radiated a heart-stopping pressure.
And within that blood-red halo, two brilliant golden patterns clearly circled!
A 250,000-year-old ferocious beast spirit ring! Without a moment's hesitation, Luo Nan sat cross-legged beneath the spirit ring, closed his eyes, and began guiding it into his body.
In less than an hour, that blood-red spirit ring—symbolizing 250,000 years of cultivation—
settled docilely around his Dark Demon Dragon Martial Soul, becoming the third ring in his terrifyingly powerful configuration!
The moment the absorption was complete, a spirit bone appeared.
"A 250,000-year-old Abyss Dark-Thunder Demon Dragon skull bone!"
A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Luo Nan's eyes.
An immensely vast yet refreshingly cool surge of spiritual power erupted within his sea of consciousness like a tsunami.
This 250,000-year-old head spirit bone not only vastly enhanced his control over lightning and darkness elements,
but also propelled his spiritual power to a significantly higher level!
At the same time, fueled by this massive influx of energy, the spirit power within his body began to skyrocket.
Peak Rank 96...
Rank 97!
"Peak Rank 97, and the Dark Demon Dragon's third spirit ring... My mission to the Nine-Dragon Mountain Range has been more than successfully accomplished."
Luo Nan stood up and clenched his fist in satisfaction.
Given his current strength, he could arguably be considered at the absolute pinnacle among human Spirit Masters.
Logically, having hunted the spirit beast and absorbed both the spirit ring and spirit bone, Luo Nan ought to head straight back to Heaven Dou City.
However, he had no intention of leaving just yet.
He looked up, his eyes fixed intently on the terrifying black clouds that perpetually churned with violent lightning in the sky above.
The reason the Nine-Dragon Mountain Range was known as a "forbidden zone" teeming with constant lightning was not due to some meteorological anomaly.
It was because this place was the final resting place of the Thunder Dragon King—one of the nine great ancient Dragon Kings!
Those thunderclouds filling the sky were the manifestation of the Dragon King's undying soul and residual divine power following his fall!
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