One female bear had been killed—her mate had to be nearby!
That female bear had already cultivated for 7,300 years. The male's cultivation was at least 10,000 years!
A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was on an entirely different level from a thousand-year Soul Beast. If they really encountered one, then no matter how fast the teachers protecting them were, they would likely find it difficult to survive the claws of a Ten-Thousand-Year Night Demon Bear.
As they fled toward the edge of the forest, they suddenly felt an immense pressure behind them. Jing Yao and the others instinctively turned around, only to see a black beam as thick as a bowl hurtling toward them through the air!
That bowl-thick black beam contained an incomparably dense dark aura, and its power of destruction was terrifying!
Unable to dodge in time, everyone was struck by the beam of dark destruction. Their formation instantly exploded apart, and Jing Yao, who had acted in time, was severely injured as a result.
At the instant the black beam reached them, Jing Yao entered Martial Soul Possession and unleashed her two defensive Soul Skills in rapid succession. Even so, she could only barely block most of the black light. The residual shockwave from the dissipating beam struck the other seven head-on.
Jing Yao crashed heavily to the ground from the air, coughing up blood. Both her arms were bent at grotesque angles. After struggling on the ground for a moment, she no longer had the strength to rise. Clearly, her injuries were too severe, and she had lost consciousness.
Only then did Ye Qingyu get a clear look at the Soul Beast's true form. This Night Demon Bear was even larger than the one they had just killed, and the aura it emitted was far more terrifying!