Bear Lord joining the force harassing Spirit Hall came as a pleasant surprise to both the Sky Azure Bull Python and Zhao Xuan. Bear Lord was a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear with two hundred thousand years of cultivation, and he had even survived a Heavenly Tribulation. In terms of strength, he could rival a top-tier Rank 97 Titled Douluo. He was undoubtedly a tremendous asset to them.
Zhao Xuan walked back toward Azure Lake alongside the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. Before they left, the old Bear Lord had looked terrible, glaring at Bear Lord as though he could spit fire. He had seemed thoroughly enraged.
Within the secluded forest, a clear spring babbled along. A breeze swept past, making the leaves rustle pleasantly, while sunlight and foliage intertwined on the ground in mottled patches of light and shadow.
The Sky Azure Bull Python suddenly asked, "How were you so sure Bear Lord would agree?"
Zhao Xuan strode through the air, slowly following beside the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. At his words, Zhao Xuan smiled and shook his head.
"How could I possibly be sure? I merely noticed something else in his eyes."
"What did you notice?" the Titan Giant Ape asked Zhao Xuan curiously, scratching his head.
Zhao Xuan pondered for a moment before slowly uttering several words. "Ambition and yearning."
"To be honest, it was the first time I had seen such things in a Spirit Beast's eyes. Bear Lord did not feel like a Spirit Beast to me, but more like a human Hegemon. He had a strong desire to rule, was highly patient, and was unruly by nature."
"He resembled some of the Hegemons who once existed on the Douluo Continent. I had originally thought Spirit Beasts