Chapter 22: Slay the Bear, Prove the Dao—Today!

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

The furious black bear, seeing Xiao Yi fleeing, grew bolder than ever.

Even its roars now rang with heightened excitement.

“Sssss! Sssss!”

Seeing the clumsy bear and that foolish human engage in a speed contest,

the arrogant rabbit didn’t flee—it rushed after them with eager delight.

Xiao Yi, of course, noticed the rabbit’s behavior while running.

He silently swore: after dealing with this clumsy bear, he’d definitely use this stupid rabbit as stew.

Thus, the man and the bear resumed their chase through the forest—but this time, the roles had reversed, and the prey had changed.

Xiao Yi himself had explosive speed, and he’d already been at a distance from the black bear, so initially, the bear fell further behind.

But as time passed, Xiao Yi’s lack of endurance revealed itself, allowing the clumsy bear to close the gap.

Watching the bear draw nearer, Xiao Yi exhaled inwardly.

You damn fool—there’s a path to heaven but you won’t take it; now you’ve walked straight into hell. Today, I’ll kill you.

But the black bear didn’t know Xiao Yi’s thoughts—he only knew this hated human was drawing closer, and his moment of revenge was at hand.

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

Thinking of this, the black bear grew even more excited.

Its strides, unconsciously, grew longer.

“Damn, this isn’t good! Xiao Shen’s about to be caught by Xiong Zai!”

“Sure enough, my god isn’t a man with stamina!”

Xiao Yi: “...Are you being polite?”

“Think of something quick! I want to see my god’s epic man-vs-bear battle, but logic tells me my god can’t beat this bear—my god’s safety matters most!”

“Catch up already! Fight already! I came here for excitement—what’s the point of just running?”

“Found a blacklisted user? Moderator, kick this guy out.”

“@Director of Donglin Psychiatric Hospital, please help!”

“@Director of Donglin Psychiatric Hospital, please help!”

…

…

As the livestream audience worried over Xiao Yi, the distance between the black bear and him shrank to only about fifty meters.

But then Xiao Yi suddenly slowed to a stop, finally halting in place.

This left everyone in the livestream stunned.

“What’s Xiao Shen doing?”

Even the black bear, who’d been chasing him, froze in confusion.

But its movements weren’t slow—it would kill this man who had humiliated it today.

The suddenly stopped Xiao Yi’s eyes turned fierce.

He turned around, and in his hand, a sharp, menacing weapon had appeared out of nowhere.

When the black bear saw the gleaming axe in Xiao Yi’s hand, its ass clenched tight, and it slammed to an abrupt halt.

Even its paws slightly smoked from the sudden stop.

Its instincts screamed: that thing could kill it.

But it had been chasing too eagerly, moving too fast—now stopping suddenly wasn’t easy.

Even if it slowed, it was still closing in on Xiao Yi, with barely any distance left to stop.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi had been building up his strength for long—he would slaughter the bear and prove his Dao today.

As the bear’s head drew closer to the axe, the black bear finally, for once, showed wisdom.

Before it could fully brake, it charged sideways into a poplar tree, forcing itself to stop abruptly.

Then it collapsed onto its back, howling in pain.

But this time, Xiong Zai ignored the pain, scrambled up, and bolted deep into the forest.

“This man is terrifying!”

“...”

“...”

“...”

This scene stunned everyone—even Xiao Yi himself hadn’t expected it.

This highly anticipated peak confrontation between man and bear ended in such a ridiculous way.

He… Xiao Yi… had prepared to become the Bear Slayer and be praised by a million viewers.

And then… this?

“This coward… just ran away?”

Xiao Yi, axe raised in hand, didn’t know whether to keep it up or put it down—he felt slightly awkward.

Now Xiao Yi only hoped the million viewers in the livestream would forget his earlier running… no, his tactical retreat.

“Friends, today’s emergency is over. That stupid bear had enough sense to flee after our display of power. Had I not wanted to spare you all from bloody scenes, I’d have slaughtered it myself.”

Xiao Yi smiled as he explained to the livestream—what could he do? He had too much of an idol’s pride.

“My god Xiao Shen is truly amazing!”

“What was that just now? So hilarious!”

“Haha, I’ve never seen such an interesting wilderness show—I love it, I love it!”

“That bear must have attained enlightenment!”

“Is this some kind of clown bear?”

“I love Xiong Zai so much! My god, can you spare it next time?”

“What do you mean ‘spare’? Didn’t you see how Xiong Zai chased my god just now? You should hope that next time they meet, Xiong Zai shows mercy!”

Xiao Yi: “...”

“Haha, don’t say that—those scenes are probably my god’s lifelong shame.”

“I’m hooked on Xiong Bao—if my god ever harms Xiong Bao, I’ll blacklist you forever.”

“From now on, I’ll watch this show only for Xiong Bao.”

“Obsessed with devotion: sent Xiao Yi 10 Love-Bhikkhu Arrows”

“Maitian Xiaogao: sent Xiao Yi 5 Neon Demon Capital”

“Mr. Wang: sent Dark Night Castle!”

“Sailing Jiang: sent Xiao Yi 10 Rose Garden”

…

…

Before Xiao Yi even spoke, the chat was already packed.

After his explanation, the chat flooded the screen, completely obscuring Xiao Yi’s face.

Donations poured in thick and fast—everyone had been thoroughly amused by the scene.

Such a dramatic moment was utterly unexpected by all.

But they said they loved this kind of unconventional wilderness challenge—wasn’t it far more entertaining than bloody, primitive survival?

Luckily, Xiao Yi didn’t see the chat—he’d have cried. The more he didn’t want fans to remember, the more they remembered.

Of course, the confrontation with the clumsy bear was now over.

Xiao Yi’s entire focus and murderous intent now centered on that damn rabbit—he could almost see fire in his eyes.

After all, against the clumsy bear, he hadn’t lost—even by scoring.

He’d already landed two punches on the bear, earning the first point in the man-vs-bear battle.

His tactical retreat, though embarrassing and allowing the bear to score one point, wasn’t a big deal.

After all, the bear had also been scared off by him—so their humiliations canceled out.

Overall, Xiao Yi still won 2-1 against the clumsy bear.

But… but against that stupid rabbit, he’d lost the scoring.

It dared to provoke him on his own turf—and mocked him.

Today, that stupid rabbit must end up in the pot.

Wait—where was that stupid rabbit watching the show?

As Xiao Yi looked around searching, he realized:

The rabbit that had jumped around the most enthusiastically during the spectacle had vanished at the same moment the bear fled.

“Damn it, bad luck strikes again—today’s even worse! Where’s my promised stroke of fortune? Where’s my turn to change my fate?”

Xiao Yi swore—he’d eat every rabbit within ten li to avenge today’s humiliation.

But the speed battle had truly left Xiao Yi exhausted.

Now that the stupid rabbit was gone, his anger had nowhere to vent.

Frustrated, he swung his axe at the rotting log on the ground twice, then plopped down hard on the earth to rest.