Chapter 12: Life and Death on the Line! The Persistent Tang Yu

The fierce Dark Gold Dreadclaw seemed to pierce through space, striking directly at Tang Yanran.

The power of this pair of Dark Gold Dreadclaws would be extremely difficult for even a Soul King to withstand.

Tang Yanran, a Soul Scholar who had not even managed to obtain her First Soul Ring, had no room to resist at all.

"Whoosh!"

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw struck her chest, directly piercing through and shattering her entire thoracic cavity.

Driven by the terrifying force, Tang Yanran's body flew backward like a broken kite, rolling directly to the bottom of the ridge, where she ceased to breathe.

"Plop!"

Tang Yanran, like a rag doll, slammed into the bottom of the ridge, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Only then did the group snap out of their daze.

After seeing the size of this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear clearly, Tang Yu knew that this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was at least a three-thousand-year-level Soul Beast! Its true combat power was at least comparable to a twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast! "Run!! Run separately!!"

Tang Yu roared, his five best soul rings appearing on his body once again, and his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul appeared in his hands.

Now, three people in his group were already dead!

It was he who had given the order to bring everyone into this place; he could not watch his companions die anymore! Even if the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's combat power was terrifying, he had to hold it back to buy a chance for the others to escape. "Thud!"

Stomping with his right foot, Tang Yu borrowed the force to charge up the ridge, his Clear Sky Hammer smashing toward the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Hearing Tang Yu's words, the remaining five white-robed disciples immediately scattered like birds and beasts, running toward the periphery.

Their strength was useless against this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear; if they could run out in time to find reinforcements, there might still be a chance!

Everyone knew in their hearts that when encountering a Soul Beast, you only needed to run faster than your companions to have a high chance of survival.

In the moment they fled, they all thought of looking for Ye Ming's figure, all sharing the same thought.

"He just obtained his First Soul Ring; as long as I run faster than him, I'll be safe!"

The next moment, they were dumbfounded.

Ye Ming, who had been in everyone's sight, had vanished without a trace the moment this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear appeared!

"Damn it!!"

The group was shocked, fleeing frantically toward the periphery.

Just then, on the ridge, as Tang Yu's Clear Sky Hammer was about to strike the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, the creature's pair of Dark Gold Dreadclaws surged with soul power and slapped directly onto his Clear Sky Hammer.

"Boom!!"

A terrifying sound wave erupted; Tang Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, his figure retreating repeatedly, and his aura instantly withered.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, as if he could not believe he could not even withstand a single blow.

After knocking Tang Yu back, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear saw the corpse of the small Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear at its feet.

This was its own brother! "Roar!!"

Its eyes turned blood-red, and its gaze was immediately drawn to the few white-robed Outer Sect Disciples fleeing in the distance.

These damned Soul Masters were the murderers who killed its brother, and they all deserved to die! For a Soul Beast, exposing one's back was a provocation that would attract their attention even more.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear did not continue to attack Tang Yu; its legs bent slightly, and a terrifying soul power fluctuation permeated its body.

"Hum!!"

With a leap, its massive body traced an arc in the air, directly crossing a distance of several dozen meters and landing accurately in the middle of the few fleeing Outer Sect Disciples.

With a "thud," it actually smashed several cracks into the ground.

"Roar!"

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear let out a furious roar, frantically waving its Dark Gold Dreadclaws to grab at the head of an Outer Sect Disciple beside it.

When the Dark Gold Dreadclaw touched that head, it was like slicing through vegetables; it directly smashed the disciple's head into smithereens.

The others were terrified, having no intention to resist, and turned to flee.

But these were merely Great Soul Masters of the twentieth level or so, unable to even contend with ordinary Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, let alone a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!

Even if this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's speed was not outstanding, catching up to these Great Soul Masters was easy. "Plop!"

"Plop!"

In an instant, two more disciples had their heads smashed by the enraged Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Everything happened too quickly! When Tang Yu suppressed the injuries in his body and adjusted his aura, he saw that only two Outer Sect Disciples remained on the field, trembling under the pursuit of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

"Ah!! Damn beast!"

Tang Yu roared, the fifth black soul ring on his body suddenly lighting up, and with a few leaps, he caught up to the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear! "Fifth soul skill, Clear Sky Strike!!"

Circles of black light erupted from the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, and the originally half-person-tall Clear Sky Hammer grew more than twice its size.

Tang Yu gripped the hammer handle with both hands and smashed it fiercely toward the back of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear felt the terrifying fluctuation coming from behind, but it did not turn around; the dark gold fur on its body bloomed with earthy yellow light, and the Dark Gold Dreadclaws between its fingers reached straight toward the Outer Sect Disciple in front of it! "Boom!!"

"Plop!"

Tang Yu's strike, fueled by his rage, finally landed on the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, but the creature's Dark Gold Dreadclaws also crushed the disciple's head.

"Hiss!"

Even though the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear had formidable defense, it suffered significant internal injuries from Tang Yu's rage-filled strike! But the anger over its brother's death had not dissipated, and it only wanted to kill everyone now!

Just as the Dark Gold Dreadclaw was about to strike, Tang Yu's Clear Sky Hammer stuck to it directly.

"Clear Sky Hammer, Chaotic Cloak!!"

Tang Yu roared, his soul power surging as he clashed repeatedly with the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear! Of the ten-man squad, only that one Outer Sect Disciple remained besides him; even if he had to sacrifice himself, he had to save the other's life!

He could not let himself live in guilt afterward! The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was also full of rage; it possessed outstanding strength and began to trade blows directly with Tang Yu.

"Thud! Thud!"

The bear claws and the Clear Sky Hammer collided, the terrifying force shaking Tang Yu's internal organs.

Each strike of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique was more powerful than the last, but the recoil force was also becoming increasingly stronger.

"Pfft!"

With one hammer strike, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Even so, Tang Yu did not stop his bombardment.

Fresh blood had already dyed his clothes red, and the might of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was completely suppressed by him! "Boom, boom, boom!!"

A terrifying sound wave rang out across this ridge, and that Outer Sect Disciple's eyes were already red from crying.

He ran madly toward the outside, muttering, "Brother Yu, hold on! I'll go find Long Ge to save you!"

"Boom, boom!"

With two more hammer strikes, Tang Yu could no longer hold on; the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand turned into points of light and vanished, and he fell into a coma.

"Awoo~"

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was not to be outdone; its dark golden fur was shattered and tattered, and the few pieces of iron armor on its body had all been hammered to pieces.

The moment Tang Yu collapsed to the ground in a faint, it also completely lost its strength.

The blood-red color in its eyes vanished; the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear coughed up a mouthful of blood, leaned in close to Tang Yu to sniff him, and memorized this scent.

Afterward, it staggered over to its brother's corpse, hoisted the body up, and walked toward the forest.

Just at this moment, from the shadows of the trees in the corner of the ridge, a mass of dark shadow emerged, finally taking the form of Ye Ming.

He let out a long breath, "Finally gone!"

"If it hadn't left, my True Essence wouldn't have been able to hold out! The consumption of a Second Rank Gu is truly terrifying!"

This person was naturally Ye Ming, who had forcibly activated the Second-Turn Shadow Follower Gu to turn into darkness and hide in the tree shadows before the battle began.

Looking at the fallen sect brother, Ye Ming's gaze was deep.

It was time to loot the corpses.

(End of this chapter)