Chapter 901: Strong Bear-Tiger Beast

Witnessing this scene, Elder Mi's face turned pale. "Dean, leave quickly! This is a forced power enhancement; it'll be dangerous if we don't go now!"

This forced power infusion could not only heal its injuries but also significantly enhance the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast's strength. If that happened, no one would be able to escape.

Before Elder Mi could finish speaking, the Bear-Tiger Beast's power had already recovered to its previous peak at Saint 1-dan. Without much delay, it broke through, reaching the Spirit Realm.

Power surged, and its aura was like a vast ocean.

Spirit Realm early stage, mid stage, late stage...

Its cultivation soared rapidly.

The many king-level beasts loyal to Zhang Xuan all trembled with fear upon witnessing this scene.

They had long heard that the true ruler of Cloudmist Ridge possessed special powers, but they never imagined it would be so terrifying!

If they had known this outcome beforehand, they wouldn't have betrayed it even if beaten to death. Now, they might all end up dying here together.

As the beasts trembled, the Bear-Tiger Beast's power surged past the Spirit Realm and reached Saint 3-dan before finally slowing down.

"Alright, remember your promise!"

The ethereal figure in the cave gave a low hum and slowly dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

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

Feeling the immense power within its body, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast roared and slammed a paw down, sealing the cave's exit so no one could escape.

As the king of Cloudmist Ridge, its word was law. Now, with its subordinates having collectively betrayed and severely injured it, it was seething with rage and fury.

*Rumble!*

The power of Saint 3-dan surged forth, and the entire cave seemed unable to withstand it, threatening to collapse at any moment.

"Master..."

Seeing it become so powerful, the Crimsonflame Lion and the other beasts all trembled with fear, their faces turning pale.

At Saint 3-dan, the Fetal Infant stage, where the dantian forms a primordial infant, its strength had more than doubled. It was so powerful that even if all nine of them, at Saint 1-dan peak, teamed up, they wouldn't be a match!

They could foresee that if they truly fought, it wouldn't be long before they all died here.

Now they could only place their hope in their newly recognized master, hoping he could once again create a miracle.

"Mi Zhu, I asked you to agree before, but you refused. Now not only will you die, but I will also order the flying spiritual beasts to attack Hongyuan City and make your Master Teacher Academy pay a terrible price!"

*Boom!*

After shouting this, it immediately struck at Elder Mi. A massive palm print, formed from its violent aura, descended straight from the air.

"Thirteen Red Leaves Sword Art!"

Without hesitation, Elder Mi roared furiously as his longsword appeared in his palm, and he met the attack in mid-air.

He unleashed his strongest ultimate move right from the start.

The red leaves formed by his sword energy shattered into powder upon contact with the palm print. Immediately after, the longsword in Elder Mi's hand cracked and broke into several pieces, falling to the ground.

Suffering a powerful backlash, Elder Mi spewed blood, was sent flying backward, and crashed into the rock wall again, his face as white as paper.

Just moments ago, this sword art could have forced the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast to retreat a step. Now, he couldn't even hinder it, let alone make it retreat.

The opponent's strength had reached a truly terrifying level.

Even if Senior Purple Sun Beast and Senior Golden Origin Cauldron teamed up, they probably wouldn't be able to contend with it.

"Teacher Zhang, hurry and go..." he roared.

It didn't matter if he died, but the Dean absolutely couldn't be harmed!

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

"Run? Haha, you incited so many of my subordinates to betray me. Do you think you can still run?"

It suddenly turned to look at Zhang Xuan, then the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast flew up and flipped its paw, pressing down.

"Be careful!" Elder Mi exclaimed, filled with anxiety.

Even he couldn't withstand the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast's attack, let alone the Dean, who was only at Transcendent Mortal 9-dan!

Forcing back his severe injuries, he was about to go up and block the attack, but before he could even fly up, he felt a violent pressure surge toward him, as if it would crush his body into powder.

The opponent was simply too strong; even the aura it released made it impossible for him to resist.

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

With a cold sneer, the Bear-Tiger Beast's massive paw descended. The ground let out a *creak!*, as if it couldn't bear the pressure and would collapse into a large pit at any moment.

"Dean..."

Knowing that he could no longer resist nor escape, Elder Mi was filled with despair.

He had never imagined such a situation would arise.

"Can't run? Who said I was going to run?"

Just as he felt certain death was imminent, a faint voice sounded. Immediately after, he felt a dense surge of malevolent energy rushing straight up from Teacher Zhang's body.

It was like a hurricane.

*Boom!*

Struck by this malevolent energy, the attacks filling the sky dissipated. The Golden Bear-Tiger Beast, originally arrogant, tilted its head, its tongue lolling out, and fell from the air, plunging headfirst into the ground and creating a large crater.

"Dingding, beat him to death for me!"

At Zhang Xuan's command, the Golden Origin Cauldron immediately rushed out, spinning and crashing straight into the beast!

A sound like a great bell echoed as the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast was violently struck by the Golden Origin Cauldron. It immediately became disoriented, its teeth scattering across the ground, its face covered in blood, utterly bewildered.

It had thought that after receiving the "Emperor's" power infusion and reaching Saint 3-dan, it would surely massacre everyone and make the Master Teacher Academy tremble. It never dreamed that before it could even display its might, it would be knocked down from the air by an aura that assaulted its soul.

And also...

What in the world is this Saint artifact?

Although the opponent's strength wasn't much different from its own, a Saint artifact had unrivaled defense. Coupled with its violent power, how was it supposed to fight?

While it was still bewildered, the cauldron roared and flew over again, crashing into its head once more.

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

"This..."

"Even the upgraded Bear-Tiger Beast... can't resist?"

The Crimsonflame Lion, Tigerhead Beast, and other kings each swallowed their saliva.

From the looks of it, the Golden Origin Cauldron had held back when it fought them earlier.

Otherwise, that single blow would have undoubtedly killed them on the spot.

The sacred beasts who had previously felt regret all flinched. Luckily, they hadn't voiced it, otherwise, they would be the ones lying dead in front now.

"Haha, this is great! I haven't used my full strength in a long time! Little beast, just you wait; your Cauldron Grandpa will turn you into cinders today!"

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

Its strength was immense; ordinary Saint realm beings couldn't withstand it. Only this beast could allow it to display its full power.

"This..."

Blinking his eyes, Elder Mi was dazed.

Just moments ago, he thought death was certain. This change was simply too sudden!

Although the Golden Origin Cauldron was powerful, it was still just a Saint artifact. Without someone wielding it, it was difficult for it to unleash its full power, so he hadn't believed it could win in a direct confrontation.

What changed the tide of the battle was that heart-palpitating murderous aura!

Where did it come from?

Without this aura, even if the Golden Origin Cauldron had rushed over, it would surely have been repelled by the Bear-Tiger Beast, instead of unilaterally beating it down as it was now.

He hastily looked at the Dean not far away, only to see him calm and composed, as if he had long known this outcome, without a hint of surprise or fear.

In reality, for Zhang Xuan, it was truly nothing significant.

Although the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast received the so-called "Emperor's empowerment" and its strength greatly increased, reaching Saint 3-dan, Zhang Xuan's trump cards were not just the Purple Sun Beast and the Golden Origin Cauldron; he also had an even more formidable figure.

This figure had recently devoured one-third of Master Kong's personal writings, making it even more powerful than when Zhang Xuan first encountered it. Let alone a mere Saint 3-dan early stage, even if it were Saint 4-dan or 5-dan, a single surge of its murderous aura would only leave it dizzy, falling down and getting beaten.

They were not on the same level at all; there was no comparison.

*Thump, thump, thump, thump!*

The Golden Origin Cauldron, full of excitement, continuously crashed into it. In just seven or eight blows, the Bear-Tiger Beast was covered in injuries and on the verge of death.

"Alright, stop for a moment!" Seeing the cauldron getting more and more excited with each hit, Zhang Xuan hastily stopped it.

"Master, it wanted to kill you just now. Let me just beat it to death..." The Golden Origin Cauldron was still unsatisfied.

It had rarely encountered something so durable and wanted to beat it to its heart's content.

"Spare its life for now; I still have questions for it!" Zhang Xuan said.

The "Emperor" that was just invoked, along with many strange occurrences in Cloudmist Ridge, still needed to be thoroughly inquired about.

Once it was killed, it would mean losing a valuable source of information.

Hearing this, the Golden Origin Cauldron reluctantly retreated.

Arriving before the Bear-Tiger Beast, Zhang Xuan looked down, his mouth twitching involuntarily.

He had to admit, the Golden Origin Cauldron was truly ruthless. The massive cauldron had mercilessly smashed the beast's head, leaving it beaten beyond recognition, bearing no resemblance to the king of Cloudmist Ridge.

Its massive head was crumpled and wrinkled, resembling a squashed, deflated steamed bun without any filling.

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 Spirit Liquid and poured it into the beast's mouth, allowing it to recover some vitality. Only then did he look at it.

"Submit to me, or die!"

Only by making this beast submit first could he obtain more information; otherwise, anything it said would be insincere and unreliable.

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

Feeling its injuries and its somewhat deflated head, the Golden Bear-Tiger Beast clenched its jaw.

"Emperor? If I'm not mistaken, your 'Emperor' is just a surviving remnant of a Spirit Soul, isn't it? And you're counting on it to avenge you?" Zhang Xuan looked at it with a strange expression.

When that "Emperor" appeared just now, he specifically used his Eye of Insight to observe it; it appeared to be a living Spirit Soul.

The reason it could help the Bear-Tiger Beast increase its power in a short time was likely due to some special secret art.

He had only obtained Spirit Soul cultivation techniques ranging from Transcendent Mortal 1-dan to 9-dan.

To be able to allow the Bear-Tiger Beast to increase two major ranks in such a short time, this "Emperor" had probably already reached Saint 4-dan or 5-dan.

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