Chapter 10

In front of the bear cave.

Le Feng and Ding Jiuhui faced the bear king, whose strength was unfathomable, along with a few scattered iron-brown bears.

The two men's faces were extremely serious, their breathing rapid.

During the brief clash just now, the bear king's sound wave attack had put Le Feng at a slight disadvantage.

Swish!

Ding Jiuhui leaped onto a tree trunk, standing shoulder to shoulder with Le Feng.

"Fortunately, Junior Brother Le has a broken treasure weapon that can at least scratch the bear king. Otherwise, I would have turned back long ago!"

Ding Jiuhui calmed his emotions and took out a small bottle from his pocket.

The small bottle contained half a bottle of purple liquid, with black foam rising to the surface.

"What is this?"

"Blood-toxin! A small bottle costs fifty yuan stones, enough to deal with ordinary low-level ferocious beasts."

Ding Jiuhui's lips curled into a cold smile.

After speaking, he carefully applied half the amount of "Blood-toxin" to Le Feng's broken treasure sword.

Boom! Bang!

At that moment, the bear king below fiercely collided several times, causing the large tree, which two people could barely encircle, to shake violently, and cracks appeared on the branches.

"What terrifying strength!"

The two men's bodies and minds were chilled, and they exchanged a glance.

Le Feng, bold due to his high-level light body martial arts, leaped to the ground and slashed at a lone iron-brown bear.

Swoosh!

The treasure sword, coated with "Blood-toxin," brushed against the iron-brown bear's neck, causing the latter to stiffen and fall to the ground, dead.

"This poison is quite powerful."

Le Feng's eyes lit up, and his confidence in killing the bear king increased.

With the broken treasure sword and Blood-toxin, his attack's lethality nearly doubled!

"Now, as long as the other four don't hold us back, this mission should be completed smoothly."

Ding Jiuhui muttered.

At the same moment.

The other members of the team were being pursued by several iron-brown bears, enduring a grueling ordeal.

Even the slender girl, who faced the least pressure, was terrified by the pursuit of two iron-brown bears.

The speed of the iron-brown bears was not slow, at least enough to catch disciples below the Pulse-Through stage, and they had excellent stamina.

At the slender girl's speed, it was difficult to shake off the two iron-brown bears behind her.

However, the most miserable was the pockmarked youth!

He was being relentlessly pursued by four iron-brown bears, and even a slight pause could result in one of them pouncing on him.

Fortunately,

He was quite agile in his movements, quick-witted, and used the terrain to circle around the four iron-brown bears.

"It's almost impossible to survive! I should have known that those contribution points wouldn't be so easy to get."

The pockmarked youth was on the verge of tears.

Once his stamina gave out, he would face a nightmare.

...

Among the four, if anyone could be considered relaxed, it was Chen Yu.

Swish! Swish!

Chen Yu moved like a leopard through the dense forest, his breathing steady, unlike the other members who were panicked and breathless.

After running a certain distance, he would deliberately slow down, worried that the three iron-brown bears behind him might lose his trail.

After being transformed by the mysterious crystal stone, Chen Yu's strength and speed far exceeded his previous levels.

Especially his stamina and recovery, he could run for several hours without fear.

Even if it came down to a war of attrition, he could outlast the three iron-brown bears.

"Holding off three iron-brown bears is not a problem. Even if there were three more, it would just be more pressure."

Chen Yu pondered.

He was no longer just thinking about holding off the three iron-brown bears but how to kill them.

If Feng De and the others knew this, they would be astonished.

The reason Chen Yu thought this way was mainly due to his lack of combat experience.

However, he was now facing three iron-brown bears, not one; if it were one, based on his previous performance, he had a 100% chance of killing it.

Soon, Chen Yu had a plan.

The only method was to divide them!

Divide and conquer!

Chen Yu glanced back: due to his speed, the three iron-brown bears chasing him were spread out, with some distance between them.

"I've got it!"

Chen Yu suddenly thought of a hill outside the dense forest.

Before long, Chen Yu led the three iron-brown bears out of the forest to the hill.

This hill was nearly two zhang high, with a radius of several dozen zhang, forming an irregular ellipse.

Next,

Chen Yu dragged the three iron-brown bears around the elliptical hill.

The plan went smoothly.

As low-level ferocious beasts, the iron-brown bears had little intelligence and were quickly confused by Chen Yu, becoming separated.

"Good!"

Chen Yu was overjoyed.

Achieving this step, the goal of killing the three iron-brown bears was at least halfway accomplished.

Swish!

He leaped and appeared behind one of the iron-brown bears.

"Iron Plow Fist!"

Chen Yu took a deep breath, a surge of vigorous qi and blood rose from his heart, gathering his full strength, and unleashed a punch.

Whoosh!

The punch, like a thundering iron ball, demonstrated the full power of the "Iron Plow Fist."

Not only that, but Chen Yu also truly unleashed his peak punch after his body's transformation.

In that instant, the iron-brown bear's hair stood on end.

Pang!

Blood splattered from the iron-brown bear's back of the head, causing dizziness and blackness in its vision.

With just one punch, the iron-brown bear was nearly dead, losing its ability to resist.

"Die!"

Chen Yu's second punch sent the iron-brown bear's body crashing to the ground.

If the other team members were present, they would be incredibly shocked.

Because Chen Yu, alone, had killed the iron-brown bear in just one or two moves.

Even Ding Jiuhui, at the early Pulse-Through stage, could not do this. Le Feng, though capable of killing an iron-brown bear with one sword strike, relied on the sharpness of his treasure weapon.

After dealing with this iron-brown bear, the remaining two were even less of a challenge.

Chen Yu could kill the remaining two iron-brown bears with two to three punches each.

"It seems that combat experience can indeed enhance one's fighting power."

Chen Yu felt a sense of accomplishment.

When he first faced the iron-brown bears, he was quite nervous and could not fully utilize his strength.

Now, he could easily kill any iron-brown bear.

"Let's go back and check."

Chen Yu still had plenty of stamina; killing a few iron-brown bears had even made him somewhat addicted.

As he approached the forest, Chen Yu heard a cry for help.

"Help!"

A breathless voice came from the side, belonging to the pockmarked youth.

At that moment, the pockmarked youth was being pursued by four iron-brown bears, in a desperate situation, like walking a tightrope on a cliff.

"With this guy attracting attention, I can kill more iron-brown bears, and the rewards will be greater."

Chen Yu made up his mind.

Swish!

He hesitated not and followed the pursuit.

Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded:

The pockmarked youth was being chased by four iron-brown bears, while a young man behind him was charging at the iron-brown bears with a murderous aura.

A few breaths later.

Boom!

The first iron-brown bear was killed by Chen Yu from behind.

Shortly after,

The second and third iron-brown bears were also killed by Chen Yu from behind.

Perhaps intimidated by Chen Yu's ferocious aura, the fourth iron-brown bear turned and ran away.

"You..."

The pockmarked youth stared at the blood-covered, murderous Chen Yu with a non-human gaze; in fact, the blood was not his own.

In the end, the fleeing iron-brown bear did not escape Chen Yu's ferocious attack and fell to the ground with a piercing scream.

The pockmarked youth was stunned and stood there in shock.

"Let's go in and check."

Chen Yu, unperturbed, continued deeper into the forest.

He was eager to witness the battle with the bear king.

"Bro, I can't run anymore..."

The pockmarked youth, with a mournful face, collapsed to the ground.

Chased by four iron-brown bears for a long time, he was almost exhausted.

Chen Yu, however, remained calm and composed, walking into the forest at a steady pace.

On the way,

Chen Yu encountered the slender girl, who, though only facing two iron-brown bears, was sweating profusely.

"Senior Brother Chen, please help me."

The slender girl was delighted.

Without a word, Chen Yu, with a numb expression, attacked from behind and killed the two iron-brown bears.

He had become accustomed to attacking from behind in battles with iron-brown bears.

The slender girl was shocked by Chen Yu's terrifying strength but had a somewhat strange look in her eyes.

"Senior Brother Chen, can we go help Senior Brother Le Feng?"

The slender girl pleaded softly.

"Help? You?"

Chen Yu glanced at the breathless girl. He estimated that her small arms and legs wouldn't even be enough to fill the bear king's mouth.

"According to the agreement, we don't need to fight the bear king. However, helping to clean up the battlefield is fine."

Chen Yu nodded.

The slender girl huffed in dissatisfaction and followed Chen Yu toward the bear cave.

Roar!

As they approached the bear king's battlefield, they heard a deep, heart-stopping roar that made their eardrums vibrate and their qi and blood churn.

The slender girl almost lost her balance.

"Hmm? This seems to be a sound wave attack."

Chen Yu remained unaffected, his constitution far beyond that of a normal human.

Upon hearing this, the slender girl regulated her qi and breathing and covered her ears; she was only at the Body-Forging stage and could not use internal energy to block her ears like Le Feng and the others.

As they got closer, they clearly saw the situation on the battlefield.

Near the bear cave, there were seven or eight dead iron-brown bears, some with purple and black toxic blood still flowing.

Le Feng and Ding Jiuhui were panting heavily, with some injuries on their bodies.

Ding Jiuhui's injuries were more severe, and he was almost kneeling on the ground.

On the other side, Le Feng, holding the broken treasure sword, was staggering and engaging the bear king in a battle of attrition.

The bear king had many wounds, oozing purple-black pus, but its claw strikes and roars remained powerful.

"Chen Yu, you came just in time!"

Le Feng's face lit up when he saw the two, especially Chen Yu.

As for the slender girl, though she looked worried and affectionate, Le Feng ignored her.

"What? Junior Brother Le doesn't plan to finish off this bear in one go?"

Chen Yu stood aside, with no intention of joining the fight.

The bear king's strength far exceeded that of ordinary iron-brown bears; especially in the final moments, its desperate counterattack could be fatal.

And according to the previous agreement, he did not need to join the fight.

Le Feng's face froze, unsure how to respond, as they had already agreed beforehand.

"Junior Brother Chen, both Junior Brother Le and I are injured and exhausted. If you can help delay the bear king for a while, we can recover and finish it off."

Ding Jiuhui forced a smile and said politely.