Silently upgraded, indestructible for 100 million layers!

Seemingly hearing a noise, the armored bear suddenly opened its large, beastly eyes.

It stood up and pounced directly in the direction where Jiang Lan and the others were.

Standing over three meters tall, it resembled a heavy truck, its limbs tumbling and kicking up a cloud of dirt and gravel.

Its large size inevitably makes it appear somewhat clumsy, and although its speed is not slow, it is enough for Jiang Lan to react.

Jiang Lan took a step forward, meeting the armored bear head-on in one step, and threw a punch.

"Bang!"

The fist slammed into the armored bear's chest, producing a dull thud.

The armored bear's massive body was forcefully pushed back half a step.

It glanced down at its chest, then looked up at Jiang Lan, its bloodlust intensifying in its crimson eyes, before slamming down with a palm.

"call!"

The armored bear's paws whistled through the air. Although the speed was not fast, Jiang Lan could clearly feel the power contained within them.

There was no time to dodge, so Jiang Lan could only cross her arms and take the hit head-on.

"boom!"

A tremendous force slammed into him, and Jiang Lan's feet sank three inches into the ground, his arms going numb and tingling.

It hurts a little, but it's still within an acceptable range.

The armored bear seemed somewhat stunned that it hadn't killed the little creature in front of it with a single slap.

It had probably never encountered any creature that could take a slap head-on and still stand up.

However, the Iron Bear's anger came much faster than its confusion.

"roar!"

It roared and brought its two bear paws together, slamming them down on Jiang Lan's head.

Jiang Lan wasn't stupid; she couldn't just wait idly. She pulled her feet off the ground and lunged to the side to avoid the attack.

The armored bear was both anxious and furious, and opened its blood-red mouth to bite Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan, naturally, had no reason to be beaten, so he threw a punch that slammed into the armored bear's jaw, forcing its large mouth back into place.

The armored bear staggered back a step in pain.

Zhao Xuan and Lin Wan also seized this opportunity and moved at the same time.

Zhao Xuan charged up from the left and punched the armored bear in the side.

A powerful punch from a peak-level Qi Condensation cultivator landed on the armored bear, but it only made the bear sway slightly.

Without turning his head, the armored bear swept a slap at Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan quickly jumped back to dodge, the bear's paw grazing his lower abdomen, almost hitting him.

"Tsk, that's thick-skinned." Zhao Xuan muttered, but his feet didn't stop. He went around to the other side to find another angle.

On the other side, Lin Wan was even faster, circling behind the armored bear and slashing down with her long sword, aiming directly at the bear's back.

"Clang!"

A metallic clang rang out, and sparks flew where the two objects clashed.

Iron Bear, however, was struck by this blade, but not even a scratch was broken.

Jiang Lan, on the other hand, remained standing in front of the armored bear, drawing its attention while observing its weaknesses.

The armor plates on the back and limbs are the thickest, and the front of the chest is also hard, but the skin on the abdomen is different. It is much lighter in color than the other parts, and as the Iron Bear moves, you can see that the armor plates on the abdomen loosen slightly.

This is it!

Jiang Lan made a decision immediately.

He deliberately took a step back, intentionally revealing a weakness.

As expected, the armored bear fell for the trick, slammed its forepaws on the ground, and pounced directly at Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan shifted his body to the side, dodging the armored bear's charge, while simultaneously channeling his full power into his right fist, striking the armored bear squarely in the abdomen.

This punch used almost all of his strength.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the armor plates on the armored bear's abdomen shattered on the spot, and the fragments flew several meters away.

"Awooo!"

The armored bear let out a mournful scream and its body suddenly arched upwards.

"Now!" Jiang Lan roared.

Lin Wan reacted extremely quickly, arriving with her blade in time. The long sword was thrust directly into the crack in the abdominal armor, and she twisted it forcefully.

Fresh blood gushed out.

Zhao Xuan rushed up from the other side and punched the armored bear in the side of its neck.

The armored bear shook violently twice, its front legs buckled, and it finally collapsed to the ground with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

A fourth-tier ferocious beast, dead!

The entire process, from start to finish, took less than five minutes.

But those five minutes were fraught with danger.

If any link in the chain goes wrong, they could face staff reductions.

"Huff... huff..."

Zhao Xuan, supporting his knees, gasped for breath.

"This damn thing...it's fucking hard..."

As he spoke, he suddenly looked up at Jiang Lan and continued, "You're even harder than that!"

Jiang Lan: "..."

He ignored Zhao Xuan, took out the collection bottle, and began collecting essence blood.

Zhao Xuan was clearly exhausted and didn't come to help. Instead, he complained from the side, "It's only because I ran fast that I didn't get hit. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be able to stand here and talk to you guys right now."

Lin Wan glanced at Zhao Xuan indifferently, stepped forward, and plunged the long sword into the eye socket of the armored bear, turning it around once.

"You're still not tired."

As she spoke, she flicked her long sword and picked out a crystal core.

Meanwhile, Jiang Lan's essence blood had also been collected.

After moving my arms a little, the soreness from before had subsided considerably.

Lin Wan looked at Jiang Lan again, her gaze showing a different expression than before.

Based on the strength Jiang Lan just demonstrated, she would rank among the top even among special admissions students, let alone newcomers.

This made her curious about Jiang Lan.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment. Zhao Xuan seemed to sense that something was wrong and straightened up.

"Let's go, let's keep going."

Jiang Lan and the other person had no objections, after all, there was still plenty of time.

Along the way, the group encountered several more ferocious beasts, but they were all of the second or third tier, so there was basically no danger.

Half an hour later, a giant lizard covered in gray scales suddenly leaped out from behind a tree in front of the three of them.

"Fourth tier! Watch out!"

Jiang Lan said something and stepped forward.

With the experience from last time, the three of them cooperated much more smoothly this time.

Jiang Lan held the line head-on, Zhao Xuan harassed from the flanks, and Lin Wan looked for an opportunity to strike at the vital points.

In less than two minutes, Jiang Lan smashed the giant lizard's head with a single punch.

After Zhao Xuan retrieved the crystal core, he did a rough calculation.

"Two-tier items, five points each; three-tier items, twelve points each; four-tier items, two points each; for a total of one hundred and five points, that's enough."

He glanced at the time; almost four hours had passed.

"Let's turn back, don't be greedy."

Lin Wan had no objection, and Jiang Lan also felt that it was about time.

The three turned around and began to return the way they came.

Just then, Jiang Lan stopped in her tracks.

In the far distance ahead, he sensed a completely different aura.

If the aura of a fourth-tier ferocious beast is a wall, then this aura is a mountain.

It even made his breathing catch for a moment.

Zhao Xuan and Lin Wan noticed the abnormality almost simultaneously, and their expressions changed instantly.

Jiang Lan glanced at the two of them and lowered her voice, saying:

"Retreat, don't make a sound."