Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 80 Level 44

Facing the Golden Crocodile King's powerful attack, Yang Ping'an gritted his teeth and used his first soul skill: Xuanjin Protective Shield.

Instantly, a golden shield appeared in front of Yang Ping'an, which withstood the Golden Crocodile King's bite.

In fact, Yang Ping'an had no choice but to do this. Given the current state of the Golden Crocodile King, if he couldn't stop it, it would probably take the opportunity to escape into the stream, making it difficult to catch.

Especially since this stream is clearly mysterious and unpredictable, and there might even be other ferocious beasts lurking there, we absolutely cannot let such a top-grade soul ring escape.

As the Golden Crocodile King's massive jaws snapped down, the dark golden protective shield in front of Yang Ping'an shattered instantly. Even with Yang Ping'an's powerful strike, the giant Golden Crocodile King's head collided with his own, and his entire body felt as if it had been struck by a heavy blow.

Yang Ping'an gritted his teeth, and a purple-gold light appeared in his hand, which was Yang Ping'an's second soul skill, Purple-Gold Ray.

Because Yang Ping'an and the Golden Crocodile King were extremely close, practically face to face, the purple-gold beam of light struck the Golden Crocodile King's single eye directly, instantly producing a strong burning smell, and the entire eye was burned to a charred black.

The Golden Crocodile King was severely injured again, and its eyes were now blind. It immediately used a move called "Dragon Tail Sweep," and a huge tail lashed out.

Despite the pain, Yang Ping'an used all his strength to use his right arm soul bone skill, Dragon Flood Claw, and grabbed the Golden Crocodile King's giant tail with all his might.

But at this moment, the Golden Crocodile King had already fought with all its might. Even if Yang Ping'an used his Soul Bone skill, the two sides would only suffer mutual damage.

Yang Ping'an was flung away by the huge tail, even crashing into the ground and creating a large crater. Countless bones in his body seemed to have been shattered, especially his right arm, which was torn open. If it weren't for his ten-thousand-year soul bone, it would probably have been broken long ago.

But the Golden Crocodile King on the other side wasn't much better off. Its eyes had been destroyed, and its nose had been pierced by a Soul Bone skill. It could be said that it had neither sight nor smell, and it was also poisoned. Its huge body was thrashing about in place like a madman, and the ground was filled with dust and a huge crater appeared.

Yang Ping'an knew that his victory was already secured, so he ignored the Golden Crocodile King, which had gone mad, and instead took a handful of healing herbs from his body and stuffed them into his mouth without a second thought.

While using medicine to recuperate, Yang Ping'an observed the changes in the golden crocodile king. As time passed, the golden crocodile king gradually stopped struggling, and the bleeding stopped. It just lay motionless in the spot, as if it were dead.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an couldn't help but sneer: This Golden Crocodile King is indeed a top-grade monster. Its survival ability is really strong. Even though I used so many methods, it was still able to survive and even wanted to fight back before it died.

At this moment, the Golden Crocodile King had no body temperature and no soul power fluctuations, just like a corpse. However, the soul beast race still has a huge flaw, which is that so far, no soul ring has appeared.

Yang Ping'an was also aware that the Golden Crocodile King probably had one last attack, but as long as he didn't get close, he would kill it sooner or later with the poison he had used; it was just a matter of time.

Another full hour passed, and the golden crocodile king seemed unable to bear the pain of the poison in its body any longer. It actually relied on its senses to pounce on Yang Ping'an with all its might, as if it were making a last-ditch effort.

Yang Ping'an had been waiting for this opportunity. He quickly dodged the attack and then punched the iron arrow that was stuck in the Golden Crocodile King's body. The iron arrow was immediately pierced through its head as if it had been subjected to a huge force.

After suffering such a heavy blow, the Golden Crocodile King lay on its back on the ground, only able to wriggle slightly, completely lacking its former domineering aura.

Yang Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put the dead unicorn thorn dragon's corpse into his soul tool, and then used the broken steel mesh to wrap the golden crocodile king's body and leave quickly.

Although this battle was a sneak attack, it was also a protracted war. The Golden Crocodile King truly lived up to its reputation as a top hunter. Its ability to ambush and feign death was unparalleled. No wonder even the powerful One-Horned Thorn Dragon was killed by its sneak attack.

Yang Ping'an dragged the massive body of the Golden Crocodile King and hid directly in the lair of the One-Horned Thorn Dragon. This lair was definitely safe for the time being, at least no soul beasts in the vicinity dared to disturb it.

Moreover, Yang Ping'an had also treated the surrounding area with poison, so even if a soul beast dared to come and harass him, it would be easy for it to be poisoned.

Upon entering the lair, Yang Ping'an pierced the head of the Golden Crocodile King with his sword. The Golden Crocodile King, which was on the verge of death, immediately breathed its last, and a purple thousand-year soul ring appeared.

After taking a deep breath, Yang Ping'an sat cross-legged and began to prepare to absorb the soul ring.

Although this spirit ring is nine thousand years old and is definitely a top-grade spirit beast, Yang Ping'an is very confident in himself. After all, even Tang San, who also has the same ice and fire body tempering, can absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. Moreover, he has also eaten a Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum that can improve his physical fitness.

The entire absorption process was extremely painful, as if the whole body was in magma, with endless soul power surging into the body, as if it would burst the whole body.

It took Yang Ping'an half a day to absorb this spirit ring. After everything was absorbed, he felt that his strength had been greatly improved once again.

After absorbing this top-grade metal-attribute soul ring, the Purple-Gold Mastiff became even more spirited, and its metal-attribute energy shone brightly.

Yang Ping'an was overjoyed and gave some of the corpses of the Golden Crocodile King and the Unicorn Thorn Dragon to the Purple Gold Mastiff to eat.

This time, my luck was so-so. Although I obtained two top-grade soul beasts, I did not find any soul bones.

However, Yang Ping'an's improvement this time was also significant. His soul power level had reached level 44, and the body of the Purple Gold Mastiff had reached a rare seven meters in length.

Yang Ping'an even thought that this golden mastiff could now be used as a mount, and it would be very cool to ride it.

However, this golden mastiff was still very lazy. After eating a big meal, it simply lay down and went to sleep, appearing unusually lazy and completely lacking the arrogance of a top-grade martial soul.

After spending five days in the lair of the One-Horned Thorn Dragon, Yang Ping'an finally finished packing up and prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yang Ping'an stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest for more than a month this time, and it seems that the preliminary rounds of the Soul Master Competition should be starting soon.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Ping'an did not return to the Beast Academy, nor did he go to Barak City, the capital of the Barak Kingdom, where the preliminary rounds of the Barak Kingdom Regional Soul Master Tournament were held.

Yang Ping'an originally planned not to participate in the preliminary and qualifying rounds of the Soul Master Competition, and had even asked for leave. Moreover, his purpose in joining the Beast Academy team was only to snipe Tang San and his group.

(End of this chapter)