Chapter 412: Xiong Zhan

"This is clearly a beast that has already stepped into the Eighth Rank, yet he claimed it was Seventh Tier. This Song Qing is truly treacherous." Cao Ying felt the pressure brought by the giant bear and said speechlessly; if not for Xiao Yan, they would likely have fallen if they had come rashly.

Xiao Yan looked at the black bear rushing out from the stone palace, his eyes showing some helplessness. If Zi Yan were here, she could make this black bear call her 'Daddy' in a minute!

Although Xiao Yan could also subdue this black bear, it would take some effort, and magical beasts are tough bones; it's not as if you can make it submit just by defeating it—you have to beat it severely.

As the saying goes, courtesy before force; Xiao Yan couldn't just start fighting immediately, so he had to smile faintly and say, "I see you have quite a few medicinal herbs stored here. I wonder if you could share some with me?"

"That is truly ridiculous. These medicinal herbs were all collected by my own hard work; why should I give them to you! I advise you to leave early, otherwise, I won't be polite," the black bear roared.

"Are you truly not giving them?" Xiao Yan looked at the black bear and asked with a smile.

The black bear shook its head like a rattle-drum and said impatiently, "Not giving! Not even one stalk! Get lost quickly, lest you ask for a beating!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was suddenly amused; Zi Yan must be playing in your herb storehouse right now!

"Since that is the case, then I have no choice but to test your methods!" Xiao Yan looked at the black bear and said.

"I see you are asking for a beating!" Seeing that Xiao Yan didn't take it seriously, the black bear became furious. Although it felt that Xiao Yan was not simple, it was impossible to make it obediently hand over the medicinal herbs, so it roared, "Eat my punch!"

The black bear slammed its feet onto the ground, causing the earth to crack instantly, and its figure continued to fly toward Xiao Yan. When it approached Xiao Yan, it swung its mortar-sized fist directly at him. The powerful Force Qi carried by the fist made Xiao Yan's clothes rustle, and Cao Ying and the others retreated repeatedly.

Facing the punch thrown by the black bear, Xiao Yan did not dodge or evade, and also threw a punch directly.

"Boom!" The two fists collided, a thunderous sound rang out, and a terrifying Force Qi spread rapidly, cutting a gully directly into the ground. The black bear was forced back several steps, while Xiao Yan only tilted his body slightly backward.

"What great strength!" The black bear shook its somewhat numb arm. Since it was born, it had never encountered anyone who could best it in a contest of strength.

Cao Ying and the others were stunned on the spot to see that it was the black bear that had been shaken back. This was a Dragon Bear known for its strength! Was this Xiao Yan even human?

"Are you finally going to hand over the medicinal herbs?" Xiao Yan looked at the black bear and shouted. The time for the Dan Jie to open again was almost here, and Xiao Yan did not have so much time to waste.

"Not handing them over! Just not handing them over!" the black bear said with a tough tone.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold tone, "It seems I have no choice but to beat you into submission first."

Xiao Yan lightly tapped his toes on the ground, electric sparks flashing beneath his feet, and he arrived in front of the black bear in an instant. He struck the black bear with a punch; the wind of the fist whistled, emitting a thunderous sound, and even the space was struck into a pitch-black passage. The next moment, the fist landed directly on the black bear's body.

"Boom!" A muffled thunderous sound rang out, and the black bear's body flew backward, then fell to the ground, smashing a deep, bottomless pit into the earth.

Cao Ying and the others looked at the large pit that appeared on the ground, their mouths twitching slightly. To be a Dou Zun, it was actually unable to withstand two of Xiao Yan's punches.

"Roar!" Just when everyone thought it was over, a thunderous roar rang out, and an incomparably massive figure leaped up from the giant pit and landed on a certain mountain peak, directly crushing more than half of it.

The creature that appeared was a giant black bear nearly a hundred meters tall. The black bear's fur stood upright like steel, and there were eight silver fur patterns on its chest.

"Roar!" The black bear let out another earth-shattering roar at Xiao Yan, then its legs exerted force, and its figure rushed toward Xiao Yan again. As it approached Xiao Yan, it raised its two mountain-like fists and smashed them angrily at him.

"Boom!" A muffled sound was heard, and two deep gullies were smashed into the earth. The ground trembled incessantly, and wherever the terrifying ripples of Force Qi passed, everything turned into powder.

"It was actually just an afterimage!" The black bear raised its two arms and looked at the empty pit, its brows furrowing slightly.

The next moment, the black bear's hair suddenly stood on end, and a huge shadow appeared within its line of sight, with no end in sight.

The black bear turned its head to look up and discovered that a giant of unknown height had appeared directly behind it, and immediately after, a giant hand with no end in sight descended directly.

Seeing this, the black bear hurriedly raised its two arms to resist with all its might, but its arms were soon bent under the pressure. The unyielding black bear prepared to use its shoulders to lift its arms, but it was still a wasted effort.

"Boom!" A huge sound rang out, and the black bear was directly smashed into the ground by the giant palm. The terrifying ripples of Force Qi continued to spread, and the ground continued to cave in.

After the aftermath passed, what came into view was a giant handprint, and the black bear was lying in the center of the palm, looking completely hopeless.

"Do you submit?" Xiao Yan looked at the black bear lying on the ground and asked.

"I submit! I submit! I, Xiong Zhan, submit!" the black bear hurriedly replied. It had no choice but to submit! It had exhausted all its methods and was still no match for Xiao Yan; did it have to seek death?

Hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said, "Since you submit, then take us to your herb storehouse! I estimate that if we are one step later, your herb storehouse will be empty."

Hearing this, Xiong Zhan was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused, but he still led Xiao Yan and the others into a Square.

Rare medicinal herbs were piled up like mountains in the Square. The high-quality medicinal herbs that were hard to see in the outside world were now placed casually, like cabbage.

At this moment, a purple figure was constantly shuttling through them, putting these medicinal herbs into her pocket.

"Where did this little thief come from, daring to steal my medicinal herbs!" Seeing this scene, Xiong Zhan trembled with anger. These were all top-quality medicinal herbs! He had collected them for a long time.

"Hmm? What did you say?" The purple figure transformed into a young girl, looked at Xiong Zhan, waved her small fist, and said fiercely.

Feeling the terrifying pressure carried by Zi Yan, Xiong Zhan was so scared that his hair stood on end, and he hurriedly accompanied her with a smile: "Hehe, please continue!"

Seeing that Xiong Zhan was so wary of a young girl, everyone was dumbfounded. After all, this Xiong Zhan dared to take action directly against Xiao Yan, but didn't even dare to move his hands when facing the girl.

"Everyone, take your assigned medicinal herbs, and then we will head to the exit. Otherwise, it will be troublesome once the Dan Jie closes," Xiao Yan instructed everyone. Although Zi Yan could freely shuttle through the Dan Jie, this matter certainly could not be mentioned, otherwise, the people from the Pill Tower would definitely not be happy.

Hearing this, everyone nodded hurriedly. After all, they had not expected to pass the assessment so easily, and even less did they expect that what was originally just out of gratitude would result in such a harvest.

(End of this chapter)