Chapter 883: The Mighty Bear-Tiger Beast

Witnessing this scene, Elder Mi's face turned pale: "Dean, run! This is forcibly boosting power; if you don't leave now, it'll be dangerous..."

This forced infusion of power could not only heal injuries but even elevate the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast's strength to a higher level. If that happened, no one would escape.

Before he finished speaking, the Bear-Tiger Beast's power had already recovered to its previous peak of Saint Domain First Layer, and without much pause, it broke through to the Divine Sense Realm.

Power surged, aura like the sea.

Divine Sense Realm early stage, middle stage, late stage...

Its cultivation level raced forward.

The many kings who had sworn allegiance to Zhang Xuan trembled in fear at the sight.

They had long heard that the true king of Cloud Mist Ridge possessed special power, but never imagined it was so terrifying!

Had they known this outcome in advance, they would never have betrayed. Now, it was likely that everyone would die here together.

Crack!

Amid the trembling of the beasts, the Bear-Tiger Beast's power had already broken through the Divine Sense Realm, reaching Saint Domain Third Layer, before slowly coming to a halt.

"Alright, remember your promise!"

The phantom in the cave snorted softly and gradually dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

"Haha! Traitors, today you will face my judgment!"

Feeling the immensely powerful energy within, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast roared, and with a swipe of its paw, sealed the cave's exit, leaving no one able to escape.

As the king of Cloud Mist Ridge, it always meant what it said. Now that its subordinates had collectively betrayed it and severely wounded it, it was filled with rage and fury.

Rumble!

The power of Saint Domain Third Layer surged forth, and the entire cave seemed unable to withstand it, on the verge of collapse.

"Master..."

Seeing it become so powerful, the Crimson Flame Lion and other beasts trembled in fear, their faces pale.

Saint Domain Third Layer, the Embryonic Infant Realm, where the dantian coalesces into an embryonic infant, doubling strength and more. So formidable that even nine Saint Domain First Layer peak beasts working together could not match it!

It was foreseeable that if battle ensued, they would all die here before long.

Now they could only hope in this newly acknowledged master, hoping he could work a miracle again.

"Mi Zhu, I asked you to agree before, but you refused. Now not only will you die, but I will also have the flying spirit beasts attack Hongyuan City, making your Master Teacher Academy pay a heavy price!"

The Golden Bear-Tiger Beast's face twisted with ferocity.

Boom!

Having shouted, it struck first at Elder Mi, its狂暴 aura forming a massive palm print in the air, falling straight down.

"Thirteen Swords of Red Leaves!"

Without hesitation, Elder Mi roared, his long sword appearing in his palm as he leaped to meet the attack.

He used his strongest technique from the start.

The red leaves formed by the sword light shattered into powder upon contact with the palm print, and then with a "crack!" the long sword in Elder Mi's hand broke into several pieces, scattering on the ground.

Pfft!

Suffering from the backlash, Elder Mi spat blood, flew backward, and crashed into the rock wall again, his face as pale as paper.

Earlier, when he used this sword technique, he could make the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast retreat a step. Now, it couldn't even block it.

The opponent's strength had reached a terrifying level.

Even if Senior Purple Sun Beast and Senior Golden Source Cauldron joined forces, they would probably be unable to contend.

"Teacher Zhang, run..."

He roared.

It didn't matter if he died, but the dean must not be harmed!

Otherwise, the entire academy would continue to disintegrate and fall into chaos again.

"Run? Haha, you've incited so many of my subordinates to betray me, and you think you can still run?"

Turning its head abruptly to look at Zhang Xuan, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast flew up, flipped its palm, and pressed down.

"Watch out!" Elder Mi cried out in alarm.

Even he couldn't withstand the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast's attack, let alone the dean, who was only at the Mortal Transformation Ninth Layer.

Suppressing his severe injuries, he tried to rush forward to block, but before he could fly up, he felt a violent pressure bearing down, as if it would crush his body to powder.

The opponent was too strong; even the aura it released was enough to overwhelm him.

"One by one, none of you will escape!"

With a cold laugh, the Bear-Tiger Beast's massive hand descended, and the ground emitted a "creaking" sound, as if it might collapse into a large pit at any moment.

"Dean..."

Knowing he could no longer resist or escape, Elder Mi was filled with despair.

He had never imagined it would come to this.

"Escape? Who said I was going to escape?"

Just when he thought death was certain, a faint voice sounded, and then he felt a fierce killing intent surge straight up from Teacher Zhang.

Like a hurricane.

Boom!

Struck by this killing intent, the attacks in the air dissipated. The Golden Bear-Tiger Beast, which had been so arrogant, before it could react, tilted its head, stuck out its tongue, and fell from the air, crashing headfirst into the ground, creating a large pit.

"Dingding, beat him to death!"

Zhang Xuan commanded, and the Golden Source Cauldron immediately rushed out, spinning and charging straight at it!

Bang!

A sound like a great bell rang out. The Golden Bear-Tiger Beast, struck hard by the Golden Source Cauldron, became dizzy and disoriented, its teeth scattered all over the ground, its face covered in blood, completely stunned.

It had thought that after receiving the "Emperor's" power infusion and reaching Saint Domain Third Layer, it could certainly massacre everyone and make the Master Teacher Academy tremble. It never dreamed that before it could show its might, it would be knocked down from the air by a soul-stirring aura.

And...

What the hell was this sacred artifact?

Although its strength was not far from the opponent's, the sacred artifact was invincible in defense, coupled with violent power—how could it fight?

Bang!

While it was still bewildered, the cauldron roared over again and struck it on the head once more.

A sound like the collapse of heaven and earth rang in its ears. The Golden Bear-Tiger Beast's vision went dark, and its massive body carved a large trench on the ground as it rolled backward, covered in dust and rubble.

"This..."

"Even the evolved Bear-Tiger Beast... can't withstand it?"

The Crimson Flame Lion, Tiger-Head Beast, and other kings swallowed their saliva.

It seemed that when the Golden Source Cauldron fought them earlier, it had held back.

Otherwise, with just that one blow, they would have been crushed to death on the spot.

The sacred beasts that had previously regretted their decision all shrank back, thankful they hadn't spoken out, or else they would be the ones lying in front now.

"Haha, so satisfying! I haven't used my full strength in a long time. Little beastie, wait, watch your Ding Ye turn you into cinders today!"

After two consecutive strikes that nearly killed the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast, the Golden Source Cauldron roared excitedly.

Its strength was great; ordinary Saint Domain beasts couldn't withstand it. Only this guy allowed it to go all out.

"This..."

Elder Mi blinked, bewildered.

Just moments ago, he thought death was certain, but... things had changed too fast!

Although the Golden Source Cauldron was powerful, it was only a sacred artifact. Without a user, it couldn't unleash its full strength. So, in a fight, he didn't think it could win.

What changed the battle was that heart-stopping killing aura!

Where did it come from?

Without that aura, even if the Golden Source Cauldron charged, it would have been repelled by the Bear-Tiger Beast, not dominate the fight.

He quickly looked at the dean nearby and saw him calm and composed, as if he had expected this outcome, without any surprise or fear.

In fact, for Zhang Xuan, this was nothing much.

Although the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast had received the so-called "Emperor's" power infusion and increased to Saint Domain Third Layer, his trump cards were not limited to the Purple Sun Beast and Golden Source Cauldron; he had even more powerful allies.

This guy had recently devoured a third of the Master Kong's original manuscript and was even stronger than when first seen. Not to mention a mere Saint Domain Third Layer early stage, even Fourth or Fifth Layer, a single surge of killing aura would leave them dizzy and falling to be beaten.

They were not on the same level at all; incomparable.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Golden Source Cauldron, full of excitement, struck repeatedly. After just seven or eight blows, the Bear-Tiger Beast was covered in wounds, barely alive, on the verge of death.

"Alright, stop for now!" Seeing the cauldron getting carried away, Zhang Xuan quickly stopped it.

"Master, it wanted to kill you. Let me finish it off..." The Golden Source Cauldron was still eager.

It was rare to encounter such a durable opponent; it wanted to have a good beating.

"Spare its life for now; I have questions to ask it." Zhang Xuan said.

He needed to inquire about the Emperor who had just been worshipped and the many strange things about Cloud Mist Ridge.

If it died, he would lose the source of information.

Hearing this, the Golden Source Cauldron reluctantly withdrew.

Approaching the Bear-Tiger Beast, Zhang Xuan looked down and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

He had to admit, the Golden Source Cauldron was ruthless. It had smashed the huge cauldron against the opponent's head repeatedly. Now, the Bear-Tiger Beast was battered beyond recognition, with no trace of the king of Cloud Mist Ridge.

Its massive head was wrinkled and shriveled, like a squeezed meat bun, and a fillingless one at that.

If he hadn't stopped it in time, it would surely have died on the spot.

With a flick of his wrist, he took out some Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid and poured it into its mouth, restoring some vitality, then looked at it.

"Submit to me, or die!"

Only by making this beast submit could he obtain more information; otherwise, it might speak insincerely, and its words would be unreliable.

"Submit? Dream on! My life belongs to the 'Emperor.' If you dare kill me, the 'Emperor' will surely avenge me and take your lives..."

Feeling its injuries and its somewhat shriveled head, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast clenched its jaws.

"Emperor? That 'Emperor' of yours, if I'm not mistaken, is just a surviving remnant of a witch soul, right? Relying on it to avenge you?" Zhang Xuan looked at it with a strange expression.

When that 'Emperor' appeared earlier, he had used his Insight Eye and saw that it was a living witch soul.

The reason it could help the Bear-Tiger Beast boost its power in a short time was probably due to some special secret technique.

He had only obtained witch soul secret manuals from Mortal Transformation First Layer to Ninth Layer.

To enable the Bear-Tiger Beast to rise two major levels in such a short time, this 'Emperor' must have reached Saint Domain Fourth or Fifth Layer.

Even if it was just a remnant soul, with such strength, capturing it would be of great benefit to him.