Chapter 167: Slaying the bear! Xiao Huo!

"It's here..."

Seeing the bear demon rush out, Zheng Feng's heart trembled violently; he didn't hesitate and immediately retreated rapidly.

"Blazing Fire Blade!"

He roared, condensing a fiery red True Qi in his hand; the True Qi was scorching and burning, drawing a crimson arc in the night sky, turning into a fire blade a zhang long, carrying the force of splitting mountains and rocks, and slashed fiercely at the bear demon's face.

The fire blade slashed at the bear demon's head, splashing sparks, but only left a shallow scorched mark on its pitch-black fur.

"ROAR!!!"

The violence in the bear demon's huge blood-red eyes almost overflowed, and it roared, the sound wave like substance, shaking the surrounding bushes until they trembled.

It raised its giant palm, which was like a millstone, and slammed it down.

BANG—!!!

A muffled explosion like thunder.

The ground trembled violently, and gravel scattered like hidden weapons.

The spot where Zheng Feng had just been standing was instantly blasted into a large pit a zhang wide, with soil overturned and grass and trees turned to ash.

Zheng Feng, who had been prepared, narrowly avoided the palm, his robes torn by the air wave.

He didn't dare to pause for even a moment, his True Qi surging, exploding with his fastest speed, and he sped toward the other side of the valley.

The enraged bear demon followed closely behind.

"Now is the time!"

Seeing Zheng Feng lure the bear demon away from the valley, a flash of light appeared in Jiang Ye's eyes, and his figure, like a wisp of light smoke, swept out from his hiding place, silently sweeping toward the Heavenly Spirit Fruit in the center of the valley.

His speed was astonishing, yet he didn't make a sound, the true meaning of the "Startled Deer Leaves No Trace" being exerted to the extreme at this moment.

Under the moonlight, his figure was like a ghost, appearing and disappearing in the mist, and in the blink of an eye, he had covered a hundred meters.

"It's smoother than expected."

After a moment, Jiang Ye had already reached the side of the small emerald-green tree, the three crystalline Heavenly Spirit Fruits within reach.

He could already smell the pure spiritual energy rushing toward him, just from a single breath.

He felt a sense of comfort as if every pore in his body was trembling.

"It is indeed a rare treasure."

A flash of heat crossed Jiang Ye's eyes.

Even though they weren't fully ripe, the spirituality contained in these spirit fruits was already so astonishing.

He couldn't imagine what the effect would be if he swallowed them.

As his thoughts turned, Jiang Ye didn't hesitate and quickly took out the prepared jade box from his bosom.

He reached out, wanting to pick the jade fruit from the branch.

The next instant.

His expression changed abruptly.

The seemingly slender branch was unexpectedly tough, like a thousand-year-old vine; with his strength, it didn't move at all.

"I have to use True Qi..."

Jiang Ye realized that this branch was strange and by no means an ordinary object.

A wisp of red-gold True Qi immediately surged from his fingertips, the fire of the Great Sun Heavenly Flame condensing at his fingertips, burning the branch.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The red-gold flames licked the branch, emitting a faint sound.

But who knew what material the branch was made of; under the burning of the Great Sun Heavenly Flame True Qi, it melted very slowly, as if every inch was resisting stubbornly.

Jiang Ye frowned deeply.

He estimated it would take at least half an incense stick's time to burn it off.

At the same time.

"ROAR!!!"

The bear demon, who was chasing Zheng Feng, seemed to have sensed something, roared, and actually turned around to go back into the valley.

"Damn, is this beast's perception so keen?"

Seeing this scene, Zheng Feng's pupils shrank violently.

Compared to wild beasts, demonic beasts had intelligence; he had known this for a long time.

He also knew that this plan of luring the bear away from the mountain might not last long and would sooner or later be discovered by this beast.

But he never expected this beast to react so quickly.

It hadn't run far from the valley before it sensed something was wrong and ran back.

"If Elder Jiang hasn't picked the spirit fruit yet, we're in trouble."

Zheng Feng's heart sank, and the color drained from his handsome, delicate face.

In an instant, he made a decision.

He had to drag it out for a while longer; he couldn't let it go back so quickly.

"Wicked beast, don't think about running!"

Zheng Feng took a deep breath, his True Qi surging, and he bit the bullet and chased after the bear demon.

However, the moment he turned around to chase the bear demon, it happened.

The bear demon, which had seemingly turned back, also instantly turned its body, opened its bloody mouth, and launched a sneak attack.

A flash of human-like cunning crossed its violent, blood-red eyes.

"This beast tricked me?!"

Seeing the bear demon suddenly turn back, the giant black shadow pressing down like the sky, Zheng Feng's heart went cold, and a look of unbelievable horror flashed in his eyes.

He had still underestimated the bear demon's intelligence.

There was no extra time for him to be shocked.

The bear paw, as big as a millstone, was already rushing toward him, wrapped in a fishy wind.

Zheng Feng had nowhere to dodge, so he could only grit his teeth, mobilize all the True Qi in his body, and unleash his ultimate move.

"Suppressing Fire Palm!"

Surging fiery red True Qi erupted from his palm, condensing into a giant fire handprint a zhang long in mid-air, wrapped in the scorching power of burning everything, and smashed fiercely at the bear demon.

"ROAR!!!"

Facing such a scorching ultimate move, the bear demon roared, its giant palm, as big as a millstone, erupting with a black-red light, demonic energy and brute force intertwined, and it swung out fiercely.

BANG—!!!

Not a narrow victory in a life-and-death battle.

At the center of the collision of the two forces, a circle of visible air waves erupted, sweeping in all directions, pressing the surrounding grass and trees to the ground.

The next instant.

Zheng Feng's body flew out straight like a cannonball from the chamber, spitting out a mouthful of blood, drawing a crimson arc under the moonlight.

He fell into the mountain forest, rolled several times, and broke several trees as thick as a bowl before finally stopping.

And the bear demon retreated a few steps, its huge body plowing two deep gullies into the ground before it stabilized its figure.

Its body had an extra giant scorched handprint, its fur scorched, emitting a pungent odor.

But that was only a superficial injury; it didn't hurt the foundation at all.

It shook its huge head, a flash of human-like anger appearing in its blood-red eyes, and it roared.

It no longer paid attention to Zheng Feng, who had fallen in the distance, and ran wildly toward the valley with all four hooves flying.

Zheng Hui, who was hiding in the thicket, suddenly turned pale.

She smelled the blood of Zheng Feng.

"Brother is injured... and the injury is not light..."

Zheng Hui's heart trembled violently, her beautiful eyes full of panic.

She really couldn't hide anymore and quickly ran out of the thicket.

She glanced at Jiang Ye, who was still picking the spirit fruit in the valley, gritted her silver teeth, and a flash of determination crossed her eyes.

Afterward, she ran toward the source of the bloody smell with panicked steps.

In the valley.

"Just a little more..."

Jiang Ye looked intently at the last spirit fruit on the branch, the red-gold True Qi at his fingertips jumping like a candle flame.

He had already picked two spirit fruits, and only this last one remained.

Suddenly.

He raised an eyebrow and looked toward the exit of the valley.

The ground was trembling slightly, the vibration getting closer and more violent, and even the gravel was jumping.

"Is it back..."

Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes, his face showing no emotion, but the flames in his hands jumped more urgently.

A moment later.

RUMBLE.

Accompanied by the sound of the ground trembling, a giant black-red figure, like a rolling mountain stone, carried the momentum of crushing everything and lunged fiercely at Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye frowned; he saw the fire handprint on the bear demon's body.

"It seems Disciple Zheng must have fought with this beast."

Jiang Ye thought to himself, but his hands didn't stop, the red-gold flames continuing to burn the last branch.

"ROAR!!!"

The giant bear let out a deafening roar.

Its blood-red eyes locked onto Jiang Ye, the violence and killing intent in its eyes almost turning into substance.

It saw that two of the spirit fruits on the tree had already been picked, and only one remained.

In an instant, the bear demon arrived, opened its bloody mouth, revealed a mouthful of sharp fangs, and bit fiercely at Jiang Ye's head.

Looking at that posture, it seemed it would only be satisfied if it swallowed Jiang Ye alive.

Facing such danger.

Jiang Ye's expression didn't change, and he didn't even look up at the bear demon.

The next instant.

The bear demon's bloody mouth closed fiercely, its upper and lower jaws colliding, emitting a teeth-aching "BANG."

Saliva splashed from between its teeth, dripping onto the ground, emitting wisps of white smoke, corroding small pits into the gravel.

Immediately after, it was stunned.

A flash of human-like confusion crossed its blood-red eyes.

Its mouth was empty, there was nothing.

The damned human it had bitten had actually turned into a residual image, slowly dissipating before its eyes.

And Jiang Ye's real body had appeared weirdly a few meters away, carefully putting the last spirit fruit into the jade box.

"Since the spirit fruit is in hand, there is nothing to worry about anymore."

Jiang Ye put away the jade box, a flash of cold killing intent in his eyes.

The bear demon instantly realized it had been played by this human, the killing intent in its blood-red eyes becoming even stronger, and a cold, yin aura erupted from its body.

"Killing intent?!"

Jiang Ye was slightly startled.

Compared to humans, this demonic beast seemed to be born knowing how to use killing intent.

"ROAR!!!"

The bear demon let out a low roar, like rolling thunder.

That cold, yin killing intent immediately centered on it and spread in all directions.

At this moment, Jiang Ye felt the circulation of his True Qi become a bit sluggish.

The bear demon took this opportunity, its huge body erupting with a speed completely inconsistent with its size, and it rushed to Jiang Ye's front.

Its giant palm, as big as a millstone, was raised high, wrapped in terrifying power, and it slammed down fiercely at his body.

As a result, its giant palm passed through Jiang Ye's body again, hitting nothing.

Still a residual image.

Jiang Ye's figure swayed, instantly appearing behind the giant bear, and he backhanded his curved blade, which was shining with cold light.

The blade body glowed with a cold luster under the moonlight; he channeled his True Qi, pouring the sharp gold-white energy into the blade edge, and the blade edge instantly lit up with a blinding white light, the sharp intent overflowing.

WHOOSH.

He slashed down, hitting the bear demon's back of the head.

CLANG—!!!

A crisp sound of metal clashing exploded in the valley, sparks splashing like iron forging.

A bloodstain appeared on the bear demon's huge head, skin and flesh overturned, crimson blood flowing down its pitch-black fur.

But the wound was only an inch deep, not hitting any vital points.

"So hard?!"

A flash of hidden shock crossed Jiang Ye's eyes.

His Blood Moon Blade had always been invincible when cutting people.

However, with the blessing of the sharp Gold-attribute True Qi, it only gave this bear demon a small wound...

"ROAR!!!"

The bear demon, feeling the pain, backhanded a palm at Jiang Ye; the giant palm carried a fishy wind, its speed astonishingly fast.

Jiang Ye channeled the Bird-form True Meaning, tapped his feet, and his figure soared into the air like a flying bird, lightly avoiding the palm.

He didn't land but hovered in mid-air, slowly raising his hands, his ten fingers flying, and began to form seals.

The seal was ancient and mysterious; with every hand gesture that fell, the temperature in the air climbed a bit.

"Flame Explosion Heaven-Burning Seal!"

Jiang Ye let out a low shout, and a blinding red-gold light suddenly erupted from his palms.

The light was as scorching as the sun, illuminating the entire valley, as if a small sun had risen in his palms.

He slammed his palm down, and a giant "Big" character fire seal fell from the sky, carrying the overbearing power of burning everything, and suppressed the bear demon.

The bear demon looked up, its blood-red eyes reflecting the "Big" character fire seal falling from the sky, a flash of human-like fear in the depths of its eyes.

"ROAR!!!"

Its whole body erupted with black-red light.

The next instant.

BOOM—!!!

The fire seal fell with a bang.

Heat waves surged, turning grass and trees to ash wherever they passed, gravel exploded, and even the air was burned and distorted.

The giant "Big" character fire seal was deeply branded on the ground, wisps of green smoke rising from the edges, and the smell of scorching filled the air.

"This aura..."

Jiang Ye looked at the red-gold flames below with a solemn expression.

He didn't rush down.

"ROAR!!!"

A shrill roar exploded from the sea of fire, the sound waves rolling, shaking the stone walls on both sides of the valley.

A pitch-black figure suddenly broke free from the flames, covered in smoke and fire, like an evil ghost crawling out of hell.

Jiang Ye's pupils shrank slightly.

He saw that the giant bear's black-red fur had been burned black and curled, and a shocking "Big" character burn mark was branded on its body, skin and flesh overturned, bloody and blurred, and in some places, even the whitened bones burned by the fire could be seen.

But it could still stand.

"What kind of defense and vitality is this..."

Jiang Ye was secretly shocked.

Back then, the demonic person from the Qisha Sect, with the cultivation of the Half-Divine Qi Realm, had been burned into a piece of charcoal without a corpse after being hit by this seal.

Zhang Kui of the Thick Earth Peak, in the late stage of the Embracing the Pill Realm, was also suppressed and killed by one seal, without even a chance to struggle.

This bear demon had suffered such heavy injuries, yet it could still run...

"ROAR!!!"

The giant bear looked up at Jiang Ye in mid-air, its blood-red eyes full of violence.

Its whole body suddenly erupted with black-red light, demonic energy surging like a volcano about to erupt.

Immediately after, its bloody, blurred wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The scorched black skin fell off, new fresh red meat grew, and the "Big" character burn mark was shrinking bit by bit.

"This recovery ability... I can't give it a chance..."

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ye took a deep breath, his brows locked, and his hands began to form seals again.

This time, what surged from his palms was no longer red-gold flames, but a blinding gold-white light.

"Gold Blade Soul-Slaying Seal!"

Jiang Ye let out a low shout, and the gold light at his fingertips surged.

The light condensed into shape in his palms, turning into a gold-white sword shadow three feet long.

The sword body was illusory yet solid, cold light flowing at the blade edge, emitting a sharp intent to cut everything.

He waved his hand fiercely, and the golden sword shadow shot out from his palm, carrying a sharp whistling sound, slashing toward the giant bear below that was healing its wounds.

WHOOSH—!!!

The giant sword broke through the air, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

"ROAR!!!"

The gold-white sword light falling from the sky was reflected in the bear demon's blood-red eyes.

It instinctively wanted to dodge.

But the sword was too fast, so fast that it didn't even have time to turn around.

PFFT.

The gold-white giant sword accurately pierced into the bear demon's bloody, blurred wound, cutting into the thick layer of fat, cutting into the hard bones.

There was no crisp sound of metal clashing, only a muffled sound like cutting meat.

This sword directly pierced through its huge bear body.

Fresh blood sprayed out, splashing a zhang high, glowing with a dark red luster under the moonlight.

"ROAR..."

The bear demon finally couldn't hold on, its huge body swaying like a mountain about to collapse, and it fell to the ground with a bang.

However, the vitality in its blood-red eyes still hadn't dissipated.

"..."

Jiang Ye shook his head slightly.

Even a Divine Qi Realm martial artist should have been dead after being hit by these two moves.

This bear demon could be called a legendary king of endurance.

"Let's give it the final blow with Five Elements True Qi..."

Jiang Ye was about to use his greatest ultimate move.

HISS!!!

Accompanied by an excited hiss, a dark red figure darted out from Jiang Ye's sleeve.

It was exactly Xiao Huo.

It seemed to have found some delicious food, and an excited light flickered in its pitch-black compound eyes.

It opened its two pairs of sickle-like mandibles and, with a "swish," landed directly on the bear demon's wound from mid-air.

HISS~~~

It bit down fiercely.

"ROAR..."

The bear demon's body, which was struggling to climb up again, trembled as if struck by lightning and went limp.