Chapter 4

Listening to Gu Xuan's words, Gu Rong and Chen Xin also wore smiling faces; Gu Xuan's talent naturally needs no more talk, but the most important thing is that Gu Xuan can combine talent and strength, unleashing combat power far beyond that of peers.

Although Gu Xuan is only level thirty, even facing a Soul Elder with a third soul ring is no problem for him, so Gu Rong also feels relieved letting Gu Xuan challenge that spine-bone sword dragon.

But the most important reason is that this spine-bone sword dragon is not in peak condition; Gu Rong had already beaten it half-dead when he brought it back, and although soul beasts have strong recovery, in such a short time it absolutely cannot have recovered to peak condition.

Although Nayuan meant to dissuade them, Gu Rong and Chen Xin said nothing, and he also didn't want to interrupt.

Seeing Gu Rong and Chen Xin both agree to Gu Xuan challenging the spine-bone sword dragon, Nayuan then came over and said, "Young Master Xuan, please follow me."

Gu Xuan nodded, handed Ning Rongrong to Gu Rong's embrace, and followed Nayuan away.

Gu Rong and Chen Xin then took Ning Rongrong to the spectator room, where they could clearly see the scene of Gu Xuan battling the spine-bone sword dragon.

Gu Xuan followed Nayuan all the way to the arena; although he himself was very familiar with the route, Nayuan was so enthusiastic that he also found it hard to refuse.

Inside the arena, Nayuan directed the staff to release the spine-bone sword dragon; the dragon was huge, its height already reaching four meters and its length five meters, making it a colossal figure for Gu Xuan, who is now 1.7 meters tall.

"Roar!" The spine-bone sword dragon entered the arena, letting out a deafening roar.

This spine-bone sword dragon still had two unhealed wounds on its body; starved for so long, upon seeing Gu Xuan it immediately went berserk and charged.

At this moment, Gu Xuan's gaze was sharp, his eyes icy as he stared at the spine-bone sword dragon charging at him, showing no trace of fear, only boundless fighting spirit.

If it were Gu Xuan when he first crossed over, he might have simply called for his grandfather on the spot, but after years of tempering he is no longer that five-good youth who only knew patriotism, diligence, honesty, kindness…; he is now a true Soul Master.

Gu Xuan's two yellow soul rings instantly rose on his body, and pure white light burst from his surface—martial soul manifestation!

The Bone Dragon martial soul is a special beast martial soul, or rather a body martial soul; when the martial soul manifests, there is no special beastification, only a layer of pure white soul power shield covering the body, clinging tightly like a tight-fitting suit.

The only change is his hands, which turn into a pair of ferocious, domineering bone dragon claws, much thicker than an ordinary person's palm.

"First soul skill: Bone Dragon Battle Body!"

Gu Xuan's yellow first soul ring on his body flared, and the soul power shield that was like a tight-fitting suit burst forth with even more dazzling light; Gu Xuan seemed to don a suit of Bone Dragon armor, and his pair of bone dragon claws became several degrees sharper.

His first soul skill is an amplification ability; when he first obtained it, it made Gu Xuan excited, because this soul skill can also increase as his strength grows.

The Bone Dragon Battle Body soul skill initially provides only a ten percent boost, but don't underestimate this ten percent, for this boost is an all-attribute amplification.

Using this soul skill means Gu Xuan's overall strength directly increases by ten percent, whether soul power, mental strength, recovery, attack, force, defense, speed, agility, explosiveness… and all other attributes.

Moreover, thereafter each additional soul ring Gu Xuan gains adds five percent to the all-attribute amplification; now that he has two soul rings, using his first soul skill yields a fifteen percent all-attribute boost.

This soul skill may not seem that strong now, but once Gu Xuan's soul power level rises, this boost becomes terrifying; when he reaches Titled Douluo, the ten percent all-attribute amplification becomes fifty percent.

A fifty percent all-attribute amplification equals the full-power boost of a Soul Sage-level Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda Soul Master, and moreover the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda's amplification is not all-attribute.

One could say that at that time Gu Xuan, relying solely on his first soul skill, could increase his strength by a full fifty percent, which is no less than the boost of a Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul Soul Master.

However, as Gu Xuan's first soul ring flared, his second soul ring lit up immediately after.

"Second soul skill: Dark Gold Terror Claw!"

The second soul ring flared, and the originally fair pair of large, sharp bone dragon claws turned dark gold, as if coated with a blade armor, while the claws extended again to a length of sixty centimeters.

Gu Xuan's second soul skill not only lets his bone claws' attack and sharpness surge; while using the soul skill, his attack power and strength can also increase by one hundred percent, possessing the armor-piercing trait—this is the soul skill brought by a top-tier soul beast, powerful and practical.

Gu Xuan releases soul skills very quickly, almost instantaneously having consecutively released two soul skills, showing his extremely strong control over soul power.

At this moment, the spine-bone sword dragon charging at Gu Xuan was less than twenty meters away, and Gu Xuan, having released his soul skills, likewise charged toward the dragon.

In battling a soul beast, the most important thing is momentum; if momentum weakens, the beast's ferocity will only increase.

When fighting soul beasts, the most important thing is momentum; if momentum weakens, the ferocity of the soul beast will become even greater.

Gu Xuan's pair of dark gold bone claws clashed with the spine-bone sword dragon's pair of claws, instantly producing a sound like metal striking metal; the first clash between man and beast was actually evenly matched!

A hint of solemnity flashed in the spine-bone sword dragon's blood-red eyes, for this small human before it actually possessed strength not inferior to its own.

With both major soul skills released, Gu Xuan had reached peak amplification; his pair of dark gold bone claws thrust out like a swift wind, their tricky, strange angles forcing the spine-bone sword dragon to retreat repeatedly.

In strength Gu Xuan is not inferior to it, and in attack power he surpasses it.

If it were not injured, it might still pressure Gu Xuan, but with wounds the spine-bone sword dragon cannot unleash its peak strength, and indeed from the start of the clash it has been pressed and beaten by Gu Xuan.

Where now is Gu Xuan's former suave demeanor? He now resembles a humanoid tyrannosaurus, as if Gu Xuan himself were the soul beast.

In the spectator room, Gu Rong and Chen Xin watched Gu Xuan's battle with the spine-bone sword dragon satisfiedly, nodding from time to time.

Beside them, Ning Rongrong shouted at the top of her voice: "Gu Xuan brother, keep it up!"

With a fifteen percent all-attribute increase and a one hundred percent boost to attack and strength, given Gu Xuan's current physique, at this peak state he fears no injured spine-bone sword dragon, even if the opponent's age has reached three thousand years.

The spine-bone sword dragon also feels aggrieved; having been injured and then captured and locked up here, it has gone without food or drink for so long that it is almost tormented; now having an outlet for venting, it too fights to the death, for it discovers that this human's strength is not weak, and it has been continually pressed and beaten.

The spine-bone sword dragon was repelled by Gu Xuan's claw; it did not rush to charge again, but instead kept retreating, trying to avoid Gu Xuan's claws.

Gu Xuan grew fiercer the more he fought, and directly pursued the advantage.

Blood-red light flickered in the spine-bone sword dragon's eyes as its right leg heavily stepped down in front of Gu Xuan; instantly numerous spine protrusions like swords rose up, directly rolling over the charging Gu Xuan.

The spine-bone sword dragon had not yet used its killing move, precisely to leave Gu Xuan no way to evade.

This move of the spine-bone sword dragon is called Bone Prison, identical to the fourth soul skill of Bone Douluo Gu Rong, or rather Gu Rong's fourth soul skill originates from a four-thousand-five-hundred-year-old spine-bone sword dragon.

The range of Bone Prison increases with the user's strength; now this spine-bone sword dragon, with a cultivation of three thousand years, can cover a thirty-meter area straight ahead, and since Gu Xuan is still charging forward, he has no way to avoid it.

But Gu Xuan is not an impulsive person; he has long understood the spine-bone sword dragon's abilities.

When the spine-bone sword dragon launched its attack, Gu Xuan's right hand claw had already changed; originally just covered with dark gold on the right arm claw, it directly turned into five one-meter-long blades, the blades suffused with deep dark gold and flashing a sharp cold light.

This is exactly the soul bone Gu Xuan obtained when absorbing the second soul ring of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear; it is an external soul bone, the right palm bone of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.

This is the soul bone that Gu Xuan obtained when absorbing the second soul ring of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear; it is an External Soul Bone, the right palm bone of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.

Gu Xuan let out a loud shout; the Dark Gold Terror Claw burst forth with dark gold light, and five one-meter-long dark gold energy blades flew directly along the slashing of the claws toward the spine-bone sword dragon's Bone Prison.

The spine-bone sword dragon was already injured, and moreover its soul power was not at peak; even if it activated a skill, its power would be far less than before.

Gu Xuan, however, was at peak condition, and the external soul bone skill Sky-Tearing Claw is the top-tier talent ability of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.

The five dark gold energy blades swept past like a knife through tofu, severing at the root the countless sword-like bone protrusions; Sky-Tearing Claw, carrying sharp momentum, imprinted onto the spine-bone sword dragon's chest.

Five streaks of dark gold-colored qi blades sliced through like a knife cutting tofu; the numerous protruding spine bones, sharp as swords, were severed at the root, and the Sky-Tearing Claw, carrying a sharp momentum, struck toward the chest of the Spine Bone Sword Dragon.

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