Chapter 3: The Powerful Shining Gold Ancient Dragon
Boom!
Jin Tianming's Shining Gold Ancient Dragon possessed powerful Extreme Power; a mere hundred-year Soul Beast had no right to act wildly in front of him.
The moment their fists collided, Jin Tianming's body was unharmed and he didn't retreat a single step. The beast's fist opposite him had already exploded, even its bones crushed.
Tian Mucheng looked at Jin Tianming's powerful combat strength and couldn't help but gulp. How could this clone be stronger than his Engulfing Sky Dragon?
Wait, the word 'feedback'. My Engulfing Sky Dragon's Soul Power and level can be fed back for the clone to use. Can the clone's Martial Soul itself, excluding Soul Power and soul bone, be fed back to me?
Tian Mucheng immediately clenched his fist, activating his powerful Dragon Soul Power. Layers of faint golden scales covered his fist.
"It's just as I thought!" Tian Mucheng looked at his scale-covered fist and couldn't help but marvel at the power of his Martial Soul. He had thought his Dragon Soul was useless, but he never expected it to be so powerful. He had been blind.
Jin Tianming naturally noticed his Engulfing Sky Dragon's actions. He didn't turn around curiously, but looked at the Soul Beast that was preparing to flee. He clenched his golden scaled fist and rapidly slammed it towards the beast's head.
With a "crack," the gorilla's head exploded, splattering blood everywhere, including on Jin Tianming.
He wiped the Soul Beast's blood from his face, grabbed one of the corpse's legs, and said to Tian Mucheng behind him, "Engulfing Sky Dragon, let's go find a safe place to absorb."
Upon hearing this, Tian Mucheng retracted the scales on his fist and immediately followed Jin Tianming's footsteps.
Speaking of which, why didn't he seek an absolutely safe place to absorb this Soul Beast's Soul Ring back then? The reason was actually very simple: at that moment, his physical condition was already approaching its limit!
If he didn't quickly absorb that Soul Beast's Soul Ring to obtain the powerful strength and energy replenishment it contained, then surviving and leaving this vast and dangerous Star Dou Great Forest would be an almost impossible task.
After all, unknown dangers and fierce Soul Beasts lurked everywhere here; a slight mistake could lead to death. Therefore, even though the surrounding environment was not ideal, he could only grit his teeth and risk forcibly absorbing the Soul Ring here, hoping for a sliver of life.
The two quickly found a cave. Tian Mucheng started a fire, while Jin Tianming sat cross-legged, absorbing the Soul Ring.
This beast was about seven hundred and fifty years old. Jin Tianming deduced the specific age of this Soul Beast from the Soul Beast knowledge in his Engulfing Sky Dragon's memory. Although it wasn't as ideal, his Engulfing Sky Dragon's body was too weak, so to avoid risk, he chose this Soul Beast.
Tian Mucheng sat by the fire, skillfully preparing food. He was already more than proficient at cooking. However, his gaze occasionally drifted towards Jin Tianming, who was intently absorbing the Soul Ring not far away.
Tian Mucheng secretly pondered why he had followed him here.
The answer was actually simple: he was worried that when Jin Tianming successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, the energy feedback to his own body might cause unexpected changes. If no one was present to witness it, and something unexpected happened, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In this World full of unknowns and dangers, there were very few people one could trust. Besides himself, perhaps there was only this clone belonging to Jin Tianming in front of him. There seemed to be a special understanding and bond between them, making Tian Mucheng unreservedly trust Jin Tianming.
An hour passed. After Jin Tianming finished absorbing, he slowly opened his tightly closed eyes. The moment he opened them, a piece of roasted meat flew towards him. He immediately reached out, took the roasted meat, and bit into it without thinking. Using the power of the Shining Gold Ancient Dragon Martial Soul consumed little Soul Power, but it did deplete his stamina and physical energy, which was quite unexpected for him.
"How is it? Did anything happen to your body?" Jin Tianming took a bite of the roasted meat, then remembered something and looked at Tian Mucheng, who was still roasting meat, asking.
"No accidents occurred. After you finished absorbing the Soul Ring, my stamina and physique strengthened a bit. Although not much, it's enough," Tian Mucheng replied, throwing another piece of roasted meat to Jin Tianming.
Jin Tianming took the thrown roasted meat again and breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. I was afraid of an accident."
He had been worried that if his Engulfing Sky Dragon had an accident after he absorbed the Soul Ring, he would die soon after becoming a Soul Master, which would be truly unbearable.
Tian Mucheng ate the roasted meat he had just prepared, looked at Jin Tianming, and asked curiously, "Did anything change in your body?" After speaking, Tian Mucheng stared at Jin Tianming curiously, seeking an answer.
"Changes?" After biting off a piece of meat, Jin Tianming felt the changes in his Soul Power and Martial Soul and said, "My Soul Power has increased to level thirteen, my physical strength has improved further, my pure power hasn't changed, but my gold element has strengthened a lot."
"As expected of a Vajra Gorilla."
After hearing Jin Tianming's words, Tian Mucheng couldn't help but glance at the unrecognizable Vajra Gorilla and sighed.
The books recorded that the Vajra Gorilla had a trace of Titan bloodline, mixed with a gold element bloodline, making it a very mixed type of Soul Beast.
He and Jin Tianming were very lucky to encounter such a Soul Beast not long after entering the forest. If it weren't for Huo Yuhao, he would have thought he was the Son of Destiny.
"Oh, right."
Jin Tianming finished the roasted meat in his hand. He remembered something and looked at Tian Mucheng, asking, "Should we go to Shrek City and check the timeline? If Huo Yuhao hasn't gone yet, we can plan for Iliex and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm."
"Probably not possible." Tian Mucheng shook his head, summoning his Martial Soul, the Dragon Soul. "My Dragon Soul seems to be a Spirit-type. I feel this guy is very resistant to other Spirit-type Soul Beasts."
Jin Tianming was a bit surprised. He came to Tian Mucheng and observed the Dragon Soul. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What about Iliex?"
"Uncertain. Let's go see first," Tian Mucheng thought for a moment and didn't give a conclusion.
Jin Tianming stood up and stretched, then reached out and pulled his Engulfing Sky Dragon up. "Then let's get ready to depart!"
One person extinguished the fire, and the other cut some meat and put it into the cloth bag they wore. Only then did the two leave the cave.
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Shrek City
Shrek Academy is located around the Star Dou Great Forest, meaning it's very close to the Star Dou Great Forest, but very far from home.
The bustling streets of Shrek City came into Jin Tianming's and Tian Mucheng's view. Both of them couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Shrek Academy developing from a small village to such a powerful state is truly impressive."
As for whether he was truly praising or had other intentions, only he himself knew.
"Where first?"
Jin Tianming communicated with his Engulfing Sky Dragon telepathically. The two of them were one and could use a mental link. With so many people around, they disliked it, so they chose mental communication.
After scanning the surroundings, Tian Mucheng replied telepathically, "Let's find a hotel first."
"Okay!" Jin Tianming didn't refuse. Solving the accommodation problem first was better.