Born with immortal seed

Chapter 85 Two Swords Slay the Bear

"This bear is fierce, but it's a bit ugly... and it's so clumsy, it won't be very useful in the long run if it's just fighting with its bare hands."

Bai Zichen looked relaxed, even having time to comment on the silver-striped black bear charging towards him.

When this bear-like beast charged, it was like a small mountain. If the arena had not been paved with second-tier jade and had not been enchanted with layers of restrictions, it would have surely caused the ground to collapse.

"Let's fight quickly!"

In an open space, Bai Zichen would maneuver with the light of his sword, and if the silver-striped black bear could even touch him, he would consider it a loss.

However, the limited space of the arena greatly increases the difficulty of dodging, and with the support of several speed-enhancing spells, this bear beast is not slow in running.

He simply stood still, opened the Crimson Pearl Umbrella, and the bear beast rammed into it. The terrifying impact forced him to retreat repeatedly, shattering three layers of crimson light.

But the silver-striped black bear did not press its advantage. Instead, it covered its face and let out a mournful cry. Two more sword holes appeared on its face, turning its entire black fur red.

Bai Zichen waved the ink bamboo sword in his hand, secretly lamenting the loss.

If it weren't for the bear beast's Iron Wall spell, which made its already powerful body seem like it was wearing an iron armor, and the fact that its other sword, the Golden Sparrow Sword, was turning into a golden sword rainbow and flying up and down at the pagoda, forcing the Ink Bamboo Sword to only be able to quickly thrust out two swords with the sharpness of the flying sword itself, it could have directly sliced ​​off half of the bear beast's face in the instant of their clash.

On the other hand, Xiong Baishan had already brought the Three Treasures Exquisite Pagoda to its fullest potential.

The pagoda pressed heavily onto the ground, as if it had sprouted countless roots that connected with the entire arena.

At the same time, layers of treasure banners were generated from the pagoda, smashing down on the golden sword rainbow. Regardless of whether they hit or not, they greatly reduced the frequency of attacks on the Three Treasures Exquisite Pagoda.

It appeared that the two sides were evenly matched, but only Xiong Baishan knew the bitterness in his heart. He was completely on the defensive and had no way to help his companion spirit beast.

Having prepared a large number of powerful talismans, yet having no opportunity to use them, one can imagine the frustration in their hearts.

Right now, all he can do is hope that his spirit beast will live up to his potential and severely injure Bai Zichen.

"Top-grade defensive magic artifacts are really annoying, they're like a tortoise shell!"

Although this Three Treasures Exquisite Pagoda is somewhat inferior to the Crimson Canopy Pearl Umbrella, it is still a top-grade magical artifact specializing in defense.

With Xiong Baishan stubbornly defending and refusing to come out, Bai Zichen really didn't have a solution for the time being.

In particular, the Three Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, rooted in the ground, seemed to be able to deflect some of the attacks it received. Several jade stones beneath its feet trembled frequently, and the restrictions it had set up were flashing wildly.

"I'll cut off your arm first!"

Seeing that the bear beast was injured, it became even more ferocious. With its two palm-like paws, it slapped the red clouds into a mess. Bai Zichen made a move with his left hand, and the golden sword light slashed out again before turning back to the wild goose.

With a golden sparrow in his left hand and a black bamboo in his right, he suddenly had two swords in his hands, and two dazzling sword lights burst forth, slashing towards him.

The silver-striped black bear was gathering its strength to charge, seemingly heading straight for the sword light.

Since the last hunt for the Blood Wolves in the Nameless Valley, Bai Zichen used a scaled-down version of dual swords. A few days ago, after descending from the Path of Inquiry and recuperating, he discovered that the strength of his spiritual sense had unknowingly improved significantly.

Originally, the limit of his divine sense range was about fifteen feet, but now it has increased to more than twenty feet.

Therefore, he dared to try out close-quarters combat, even though he had never practiced using both swords simultaneously.

Swish!
A giant black bear paw flew out, and two sword lights wrapped around the shoulder of the silver-striped black bear. This first-tier peak demon beast roared repeatedly, and its other paw frantically pounded against the sword lights, but the sword lights increased in layers and forcefully severed the bear paw, which was harder than iron, at the root.

Blood gushed from the wound like a fountain, and the silver-striped black bear collapsed at the edge of the arena while howling in agony.

"Big black!"

Xiong Baishan cried out in grief and indignation, for two reasons: the spirit beast he had spent every day with and the position of his true disciple.

Even his most relied-upon companion spirit beast was severely injured. What chance did he have in this competition? Could he possibly defeat Bai Zichen, who wielded two swords?

Inside the private room, Liang Yu and Pei Dongyong exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

“Junior Brother Pei, you told me this kid is good at using flying swords, but you didn’t say he could use two swords at the same time during the Qi Refining stage… You wouldn’t be deliberately hiding this information in order to win my piece of Crimson Fire Yuan Copper, would you?”

Liang Yu feigned anger and slammed his hand on the tea table in front of him.

"Haha, senior brother, I really didn't expect this. But I consider this a win. I'll melt down the Crimson Fire Bronze later, and I reckon I can upgrade that bronze mace to a top-grade spiritual weapon!"

Pei Dongyong and Liang Yu met when they were both lowly. Back then, one was an outer sect manager and the other was a true disciple, a prodigy.

The two got along very well, sharing everything and forming a deep friendship.

"He cultivates quickly, fights well, and has such an outstanding temperament... Senior brother, this young man Bai should be able to meet the ancestor's requirements, right?"

"Hey, that kid surnamed Xiong hasn't given up yet?"

Just as Liang Yu was about to reply, he suddenly let out a soft exclamation, showing surprise even with his experience and discernment.

The silver-striped black bear, which had been on the verge of death, actually stood up again, roared to the sky, and fleshy buds grew from its severed wound, stopping the bleeding.

Its already enormous body swelled even more, and the silver markings on its chest suddenly deepened, condensing into a golden thread, its oppressive aura spreading outwards like a whirlwind.

The silver-striped black bear's aura continued to rise. Blood was flowing from its eyes, mouth, and nose. Despite being extremely weak, it was being inflated like a balloon, exuding a dangerous aura.

"It's advancing! This bear beast is advancing!"

Zhao Yaqing still used the Clear Spirit Eye Technique, and with a sweep of her eyes at the silver-patterned black bear, she was able to discern its true nature.

"Xiong Baishan has gone mad. He used some secret method to burn the essence blood of the bear beast, forcibly pushing his spirit beast to the second tier... Whether he succeeds or not, this spirit beast will only last for half an incense stick's time before it explodes and dies!"

"With the bear beast's vigorous vitality, losing a bear's paw isn't a big deal; there's always a chance to reattach it. But this is a spirit beast with the potential to advance to the second tier! How could he bear to do that!"

"Advancing to the second tier will take at least forty-five years. How can he wait that long... Without the resources of a true disciple, Junior Brother Xiong will basically have no chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. That's why he abandoned his companion spirit beast and is willing to take this gamble!"

Chen Wei could understand Xiong Baishan's actions. If he was going to die in his old age anyway, what use would it be if the spirit beast advanced to the second tier?

"Can't wait any longer!"

Even though Bai Zichen couldn't figure out the changes that had occurred to the silver-patterned black bear in a short time, he knew very well that he couldn't let it continue.

After comparing the bear beast with Xiong Baishan himself, he made a decision instantly.

He merged his body with the sword, and the golden sword light shot straight towards the bear beast.

With a single swing of its remaining bear paw, the force was more than enough to cause a thousand pounds of damage. A series of crackling sounds came from the Crimson Canopy Pearl Umbrella as all the pearls exploded in an instant. The crimson glow flickered several times, and the umbrella was directly breached.

Bai Zichen felt an overwhelming force strike him, as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter. He was sent flying and crashed into the barrier in mid-air on the arena before falling to the ground.

Pooh!
He spat out a mouthful of blood, his mouth filled with the strong taste of rust. It felt as if two bones in his chest were broken, but he didn't have time to check, staring straight at the enormous bear beast.

The golden sword light pierced halfway into the bear's shoulder, but could not go any further. It was grabbed by the bear's paw and thrown away, the sharp sword light taking away three claws from the bear's paw.

However, this minor injury is merely a superficial wound to a Silver-Striped Black Bear that is close to the second rank, or rather, a Golden-Threaded Black Bear.

Just as it was about to take a step forward and slap the annoying little man in front of it to death, the bear beast's strength rapidly dissipated, and its massive body deflated like a punctured balloon.

A dark green flying sword pierced through the chest of the golden-threaded black bear. The near-second-tier strength, which had been drawn up by burning its essence and blood, shattered like a bubble as the essence and blood were drained away.

boom!
The golden-haired black bear collapsed on the arena, its body shrunk to only one-third of its original size; it was now utterly dead.

(End of this chapter)