Fifth-Tier Savage Bear! The Cruelty of the Cultivation World

Jiang Yuqiong pinned the a small boy down and let loose a flurry of blows.

His body, tough as divine iron and brimming with extraordinary strength, left the boy wailing loudly.

It took a good while before Jiang Yuqiong relented.

Then he rummaged through the boy's belongings.

Sadly, he only found one treasure medicine—a seventh-grade spirit herb.

The a small boy glared resentfully.

He'd just entered this place and barely had time to warm the herb in his pocket before it was snatched away.

"What's your name?"

Jiang Yuqiong shot him a fierce glance.

The boy flinched, terrified this ferocious little monster might start whaling on him again.

"Hui… Hui Shoutao!"

He stammered, still shaken.

Jiang Yuqiong's mouth twitched hard.

"Backhand Snatch? Ghost Blade flashes unseen… What kind of wacky name is that?!"

He grumbled.

Turning away, he ignored Hui Shoutao and headed off.

Watching Jiang Yuqiong's departing figure, Hui Shoutao sighed heavily.

How'd he end up crossing this kid?!

So brutal!

Lost the chicken and the rice!

"My treasure medicine!"

"No way—I've got to get it back!"

He muttered indignantly, darting off in a flash.

Jiang Yuqiong wandered the realm aimlessly.

He wasn't too keen on the local treasure medicines—looting Hui Shoutao was just payback for the robbery attempt.

No price paid, how's that fair?

At the same time, he'd gauged his current strength roughly.

"That Backhand… Hui Shoutao's got solid talent and decent cultivation."

"Just too young—his skills are weak, couldn't take a hit!"

Jiang Yuqiong mused.

Reaching Divine Wheel Ninth Layer at five or six was downright scary!

But Hui Shoutao's divine technique was half-baked, lacking real punch.

Otherwise, suppressing him with just physical strength wouldn't have been so effortless.

"Plenty of folks in this wilderness—most probably teens."

"Facing them might take more effort."

He thought of Qin Yuxi and Xiao Aoran.

High-tier Spirit Nurturing Realm, strong cultivation.

Older, with richer techniques.

Rough guess—to crush them outright, maybe… three or four-tenths of his strength?

Bored, Jiang Yuqiong pulled out his spirit fruit and chomped down.

Just then, a scream pierced his ears, mingled with a beast's frenzied roars.

Up a nearby mountain, several teenage figures bolted down, fleeing wildly.

Behind them loomed a three-zhang-tall bear, hot on their heels.

Jet-black fur, blood-red eyes glinting with murderous chill, fangs like dangling swords!

Its four massive paws shattered rocks as it charged, shaking the ground like a mini-quake!

"That's a fifth-tier beast—Red-Eyed Savage Bear! Run!"

One fleeing teen shouted.

They summoned divine wheels, soaring upward to escape.

"ROAR!"

The bear bellowed, its hind legs propelling it a hundred zhang into the air, closing in on a少年.

A giant paw, thick as a door, slammed down!

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

The少年's three divine wheels crumpled like paper, bursting into energy shards.

"Pfft…"

Blood sprayed from his mouth, his face paling instantly.

Three wheels shattering—tied to his body—dealt a grievous blow!

His midair figure plummeted, crashing onto the mountain.

"ROAR ROAR!"

The Red-Eyed Savage Bear roared on, landing and charging at the fallen young men.

"Bad news! Liu Qing, use your token—get out!"

A companion above turned back, horrified, shouting.

Too late!

The young men, Liu Qing, eyes wide with terror, fumbled for his token but couldn't activate it before a massive paw crushed down.

"Splurch!"

When it lifted, only a smear of flesh and blood remained.

"Damn it!"

The four left above, hovering on their wheels, cursed furiously.

"ROAR!"

The bear bellowed again, then lumbered back into the forest.

"Ancient Heaven Sect's lost it—posting a fifth-tier beast here?!"

"They're not crazy! That ninth-grade treasure medicine up there—it's guarded by a fifth-tier beast for the best to claim!"

"We're not strong enough—better not die for it!"

"That ninth-grade treasure, and we can't grab it—infuriating!"

One young men gritted his teeth.

They were Divine Wheel Realm, decently talented, but far from the elite!

A fifth-tier beast matched Spirit Nurturing Realm cultivators!

Though most beasts needed sixth-tier to fly due to talent limits.

Or none of them would've survived!

"Cultivators' world—brutal as expected!"

Jiang Yuqiong sighed softly at the sight.

He'd heard the trials were dangerous, but seeing it firsthand so soon was jarring.

A living young men, snuffed out, not even bones left.

Grim!

"Fifth-tier beast guarding a ninth-grade treasure? Interesting—let's check it out!"

After a moment's thought, he headed up the mountain, tracing the bear's path.

A ninth-grade treasure was decent—worth seeing if it tasted good!

His figure caught the fleeing teens' eyes above.

"There's a little kid!"

"What's he doing?"

"No way—he's not planning to fight the Red-Eyed Savage Bear for that ninth-grade treasure, is he?!"

They gaped in disbelief!

Eyes bulged bigger than bells.

They couldn't believe it!

A kid that tiny, climbing the mountain alone.

"My gosh! Is he even two?!"

"He's the crazy one! That bear could squash him with a finger!"

The teens exclaimed.

But soon, realization hit, and they sneered.

"Who cares! That speck wouldn't even fill the bear's teeth!"

"Let's find real prodigies to deal with this fifth-tier beast!"

"Can't grab the ninth-grade ourselves—trading this tip for an eighth-grade treasure's still worth it!"

After plotting, they flew off.

Soon, Jiang Yuqiong crossed a dense forest and spotted a huge cave ahead.

Faint treasure light glowed within, green leaves swaying, soaking up heaven-and-earth essence for their roots.

"A spirit ginseng?"

"Now that's something nice!"

Jiang Yuqiong's eyes lit up—he planned to snag it.

But inside the cave, a pair of blood-red eyes locked onto him coldly!