Chapter 160: Fierce Battle with the Giant Bear, Running Away

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After a stalemate lasting a quarter of an hour, the Giant Bear finally started to feel a little better.

During this time, Qin Xiao had tried various methods, but the Giant Bear simply would not move from its spot, blocking the exit completely.

Qin Xiao had also struck the Giant Bear with a few punches, but they were either blocked or failed to cause any meaningful damage.

“How can its defenses be this absurd?!”

After a few more punches, Qin Xiao was at a loss.

“I still underestimated the Demon Beasts in Spirit Medicine Valley. This bear’s so difficult even with its cultivation suppressed. Out there, couldn’t it fight a Soul Formation cultivator?”

Qin Xiao had hoped that being free of the suppression would let him bully the beasts here. Instead, they were much fiercer than the beasts outside at full strength.

“Die.”

After feeling much better, the Giant Bear was also preparing to make its move.

“It heals that fast too?!”

Qin Xiao stared as the bear readied an attack. He had hit its critical weak spot, and it had recovered already?

The bear had no interest in his confusion. It leaped above him and slammed its huge paw down.

Qin Xiao was ready. The moment it jumped, he accelerated to change position.

But he had underestimated its speed. Its paw caught him in midair and smashed him into the stone wall.

The bear pressed its advantage with another blow.

Dazed by the first hit, Qin Xiao could only cover his face as the next paw came down.

The impact jolted his whole body, and he spat out blood.

This time, though, he was ready. He bent his knees and planted his feet against the wall, then pushed off just in time to dodge the third blow.

Qin Xiao sprang free and tried to race for the exit. The bear was ready too.

Its blow missed, and it sprang backward to block the exit again.

“What the, such a massive body, yet so nimble? How did the Mysterious Yin Sect disciples escape back then?”

Qin Xiao was stunned. The bear was every bit as fast as he was.

Qin Xiao did not know that the bear had been sleeping to break through to Soul Formation. He had interrupted it—and attacked its balls. No wonder it was furious.

It had not reached Soul Formation, but an ordinary Peak Nascent Soul beast could not compare to it. It was at Half-Step Soul Formation.

The Giant Bear consumed Spirit Liquid daily, and its cultivation speed far exceeded that of other Demon Beasts. How could it have remained at peak Nascent Soul all these years?

However, Qin Xiao’s recovery ability wasn’t bad either. The injuries from the Giant Bear’s strikes earlier were already mostly healed.

“Alright, let’s see who has more Spirit Liquid: you or me.”

Qin Xiao knew he would have to fight for his life to get out. So be it. He would fight.

He sprang straight at the bear’s face. You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.

The bear had not expected the little human to attack. It swiped at him.

Qin Xiao moved again, slipping onto the bear’s back. The giant ape had long arms and could not reach the middle of its own back. Could this bear manage it?

Its paw missed. It kept swinging toward its own back, but its short forelimb could reach only its shoulder.

Qin Xiao, now gripping the thick fur on the Giant Bear’s back, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“You’re just a Demon Beast. I’m human. I’ll make you regret this!”

Qin Xiao didn’t expect to succeed on the first try either. This Giant Bear didn’t seem very smart.

Holding onto its fur with one hand, Qin Xiao clenched the other into a fist and hammered at its back.

Feeling the blows, the bear turned and backed against the boulder it used to scratch itself.

Caught off guard, Qin Xiao was pinned between the bear and the boulder.

The Giant Bear then began rubbing back and forth frantically. Qin Xiao was nearly flattened.

“Oh damn, I forgot. Bears do rub against trees and stones.”

After being battered about, Qin Xiao found a chance to drop down by its tail.

“Fine. Who cares if it’s dirty?”

Qin Xiao drew his High Grade Spirit Weapon sword and drove it into the bear’s anus. He refused to believe even that was so well defended.

The Giant Bear howled in agony once more.

To Qin Xiao’s surprise, the sword had pierced its defenses.

The bear hurriedly shifted its stance and swatted at its anus.

Qin Xiao did not wait around to be killed. He stabbed and ran.

This time, the Giant Bear didn’t react in time to block the exit. At that moment, it was holding its backside with both paws, howling in pain.

“This is the chance.”

The bear had not blocked the exit at once. Qin Xiao sped toward it.

The bear saw where he was going and rushed after him.

This time Qin Xiao had a head start and was moving at full speed. Pain in its backside made the bear a step too slow.

Qin Xiao made it through and kept racing outward. He did not dare stop.

The bear would not let him go so easily. It chased down the passage despite the pain, still moving fast.

Its huge body prevented it from running at full speed in the passage, however, so it could not catch him.

“Run fast! The Giant Bear is chasing!”

Light ahead meant the cave entrance was near. Qin Xiao shouted to the people waiting outside.

“Qin Xiao’s out. Did he succeed?” This chapter was taken from novelping.com without permission.

Ling Ruoxue had already seen Qin Xiao’s figure and spoke with some curiosity.

“Run fast! That Giant Bear is right behind Master!”

Yun Man, however, heard Qin Xiao’s shout and knew something had gone wrong. She grabbed Ling Ruoxue and began to run.

The others, seeing even Yun Man was running, also summoned their flying swords and quickly left.

“Damn, running this fast?”

Qin Xiao emerged from the cave. Looking at his disciples’ receding backs, he exclaimed in surprise, then rose into the air and sped away too.

The bear followed him to the cave entrance. It chased a little farther, then stopped and hurried back.

It had been tricked by these despicable humans countless times. Such tricks wouldn’t fool it anymore.

Angry as it was, it would not keep chasing. Soul Formation was close. It had to use the remaining Spirit Liquid to advance. If it pursued him and lost even that last bit, breaking through would be harder still.

Only after fleeing a very long distance and confirming the Giant Bear wasn’t chasing did Qin Xiao finally relax.

“Bear, don’t blame me for fighting dirty. I couldn’t beat you. Don’t hold it against me.”

Qin Xiao also stopped fleeing, hovering in mid-air, speaking softly to himself in the direction of the Giant Bear.

The others, seeing Qin Xiao had stopped, also returned one after another.

“Qin Xiao, how was it? Did you get it?”

Ling Ruoxue saw that Qin Xiao was filthy and his clothes were in tatters, but he was uninjured. She asked what he had got.

“With me on the job? Of course there were no problems.”

Qin Xiao said with full confidence.

“It looks like Master and that Giant Bear had quite a fierce battle. How was the Giant Bear’s strength? We all heard two cries of pain. Surely the Giant Bear was beaten badly by Master, right?”

Luo Yunshuang asked curiously.

“Of course. It was only a bear. I had it howling! If I weren’t so kind-hearted and unwilling to kill, how could it stand against me?”

With his disciples looking at him so expectantly, Qin Xiao could only make things up. Could he admit that the bear had thrashed him and he had escaped by a dirty trick? What dignity would he have left as their master?

“Qin Xiao, you were running away quite pathetically just now.”

Ling Ruoxue knew he was making it up and called him out.

“Do you have to run your mouth? Do you want your share of the Spirit Liquid or not?”

Qin Xiao used the Spirit Liquid to threaten her into silence.

“Oh, I mean how kind you are! You only did that to avoid killing the bear. You pretended to flee so you wouldn’t shatter its Dao Heart.”

Hearing Qin Xiao bring up the Spirit Liquid, Ling Ruoxue hurriedly changed her tune.

Fine, fine, fine. If you want to act tough, then act tough. It’s not me who got beaten up anyway. As long as you give me my share of the Spirit Liquid.