Power of Earth

Bear Demon: True Realm Fourth Grade, possessed of divine strength, commands the demons of Cloud City.

Kill it to gain 160 years of cultivation.

Wei Fan's gaze narrowed slightly. This old bear truly was no ordinary creature.

The True Realm of demons was likewise divided into Grades One through Nine. Grades One, Two, and Three counted as one minor realm, while Grades Four through Six were another.

Some demons lacked potential and could only ever reach True Realm Third Grade in their entire lives. For this old bear to become a Fourth Grade demon showed that he was different from the others.

Moreover, the panel had marked his information with the words "possessed of divine strength."

"Want to watch the fight? Then please move farther away!"

Old Bear was still somewhat worried that Wei Fan would join forces with Ning Xuan and the others to surround and kill him. He was a man of principle, but whether Wei Fan was one too, he did not know. To be safe, it was better to have Ning Xuan and the others retreat farther away. If he truly were besieged, he would need to deal with it.

Hu Qing and Zhou Qi were one thing, but he could sense that Ning Xuan and the other two were all Aperture Opening martial artists. If they truly joined Wei Fan in attacking him, it would be enough to make him drink a bitter cup.

"You all, move back!"

Wei Fan spoke, and Ning Xuan, Su Xuerong, and the others quickly retreated a hundred meters away.

"You truly are a man of principle!"

Old Bear rose from atop the massive boulder. His mountain-like body radiated immense pressure, whipping up violent winds all around.

Standing on the boulder, he looked down at Wei Fan. "I never wished to provoke you, but the demons of Cloud City have always been restrained by me and forbidden from devouring people wantonly. We have also long lived in peace with the Cloud City authorities.

"Now that Tiger King and Great Immortal Huang have both been slain by you, as their leader, I have no choice but to step forward."

In truth, there were still some things he did not say.

Wei Fan had grown too quickly. When it came to killing demons, he was no different from those vicious men of the Demon Suppressing Division. He had only just begun to show his edge, yet he had already uprooted the Fierce Tiger Gang and E Shen Gang, then killed Great Immortal Huang.

Yesterday, he had even heard that Wei Fan was audacious beyond measure, refusing to heed even the city lord's summons and only acting after the city lord had been killed by an evil entity.

With such a temperament, it was only a matter of time before he uprooted the forces controlled by demons within Cloud City and slaughtered the nearby demons.

And naturally, the demons near Cloud City included him.

So rather than wait for Wei Fan to come looking for him, it was better to deal with Wei Fan before he had fully grown.

If he lost, only he would die. He had already made arrangements for the other demons; if he died, they would immediately flee Cloud City.

But if Wei Fan lost, Cloud City would return to how it had been before.

So long as Wei Fan, this god of slaughter, no longer concerned himself with the demons of Cloud City, restoring things would not be difficult.

Even if a new city lord took office, at most he would strike at those petty demons of the Initial Realm. He would not come after great True Realm demons like them.

Wei Fan's expression remained blank. "No need to explain. Even if you hadn't come looking for me today, sooner or later I would have come to butcher you. It has only happened a little earlier.

"Come on. I've used up my cultivation. Let me earn some more."

Anger flashed in Old Bear's eyes. "Such arrogance from a young man. Let me see what you're made of—what gives someone in the True Qi Realm the courage to speak such words."

His two hind legs kicked off the boulder, and it exploded with a thunderous crash.

In an instant, he shot toward Wei Fan like a cannonball, killing intent surging like towering waves. His enormous body swept through the air, carrying a terrifying howl in its wake.

"You've been pretending to be so human-like. Why not keep pretending!"

With a boom, Wei Fan's body abruptly grew a foot taller out of thin air, his skin gleaming with a metallic luster.

Though he was nowhere near as massive as Old Bear, his imposing aura was not much weaker.

Giant Bear Palm!

Wei Fan crushed the ground beneath his feet and took three steps forward, then struck a palm at Old Bear as he came hurtling through the air.

Empowered by Giant Bear True Intent, this palm was like raging billows crashing down. Even the air burst apart beneath it, instantly whipping dust and debris into a storm around them.

"Bold indeed, to contend with me in physical strength!"

Seeing that Wei Fan neither used protective true qi nor drew the blade on his body, but instead faced him with nothing but a pair of fleshy palms, Old Bear's eyes gleamed coldly.

He was a black bear who had become a demon. Even before gaining intelligence, he had excelled in strength; after awakening his spiritual wisdom, he had devoted himself wholly to the path of power.

For a martial artist to compete with him in physical strength was nothing short of a provocation.

His enormous bear paw was like a meditation cushion. He neither dodged nor yielded, instead swinging it straight at Wei Fan's palm as well.

The next moment, his bear paw collided head-on with Wei Fan's palm, producing a deafening boom.

In midair, shock appeared on Old Bear's face. He felt as if his palm had struck a cliff. His charging body halted in the air, unable to advance another inch.

At that moment, like an ant lifting an elephant, he was held suspended in midair by Wei Fan's single hand. Even his thick bear paw was wracked by sharp pain.

"Is this your divine strength? Your power is only around a hundred thousand jin!"

He saw disappointment appear in Wei Fan's eyes, as though Wei Fan found his performance deeply unsatisfactory.

"Bastard!" Old Bear flew into a rage, every muscle in his body trembling as he tried to shatter Wei Fan's arm.

But the next moment, Wei Fan exhaled and let out a shout. His other hand came striking over, and Old Bear felt another burst of agonizing pain in his bear paw. His body flew back in the direction it had come from, smashing the ground into a web of cracks.

"As expected, there is no extreme aura. He is not a Body Refinement Master!"

The Reception Envoy's mind trembled as he confirmed that Wei Fan was an Innate Body Refinement martial artist.

Though he had not seen Supreme True Qi, what lay before him was already enough. Other than Innate Body Refinement, no one could possess such terrifying physical strength.

"Damn it, there's no way my strength can lose to a mere martial artist!"

Old Bear let out a roar, slamming his bear paws against the ground. As dust exploded, his body rose from the earth.

When he looked up, Wei Fan was already charging in again like a shadow clinging to him, striking once more.

"Let me show you what true divine strength is!"

Old Bear's legs shattered the ground beneath him. An earthen-yellow glow lit up, as though something invisible were flowing out of the earth and into his body.

In an instant, his body swelled, and his aura became even more violent.

His palms, broad as washbasins, came crashing down upon Wei Fan like an overwhelming canopy.

Boom!

Wei Fan was sent flying backward. This time, it was his turn to be struck away, his blood and qi churning violently.

"Good! Now this is getting interesting!"

His agile body stepped repeatedly through the air to halt his momentum, and then he leaped high into the sky.

"What an overbearing body!"

Old Bear sucked in a cold breath. Only he knew how much force he had put into that palm strike just now. He had been confident that he could blast apart even a small mountain.

Yet although he had sent Wei Fan flying, Wei Fan had suffered no real injury. Instead, he looked even more vigorous, like a dragon and a tiger.

"Your strength is already inferior to mine. What other tricks do you have? Bring them all out!"

Old Bear began pacing across the ground, causing the mountains to tremble and the earth to quake. As he walked, threads of earthen-yellow light continuously entered his body.

"Wei Fan, don't hold back! This beast has already mastered the Power of Earth. The longer this drags on, the stronger he'll become!"

The Reception Envoy shouted.

He knew Wei Fan was still holding back. For instance, he had yet to use the Supreme True Qi of Innate Body Refinement, not to mention killing moves like Dragon's Roar Sky Shattering Finger.

"I have plenty of methods. I'm just afraid you won't live long enough to see them all. Giant Bear Palm is indeed somewhat lacking when used against a real bear like you!"

A thunderous roar came from within Wei Fan's body, as though rivers inside him were bursting through their banks.

The next moment, purple light flashed through the air. He closed in on the giant bear with lightning speed, his five fingers giving off a piercing shriek as they clawed into its body.

Dragon's Roar Sky Shattering Finger, driven by Supreme True Qi!

With only a pfft, his five fingers pierced Old Bear's steel-like body like sharp blades, sending a spray of blood into the air.

Tomorrow is Tuesday. Whether this book can advance to the second round depends on Tuesday's follow-up reading. I sincerely ask everyone to help with the follow-up reading tomorrow!