Looking back at the water mirror, Ao Yue saw that the roar was making his eardrums buzz. A powerful demonic aura surged toward him, causing his breathing to catch. The colorful little snake trembled in fright as well, quickly burrowing into the grass and vanishing. This is bad. The guardian demonic beast of the Soul Condensing Grass has appeared! Ao Yue didn't dare delay. He hurriedly summoned the Azure Spirit Sword and warily watched the depths of the woods. (The Azure Spirit Sword had been refined through sword intent.)
"Roar!" The roar sounded again, and a huge black bear charged out of the woods. The black bear stood a full two zhang tall, its entire body covered in bulging muscles. Its blood-red eyes glinted ferociously, and its exposed fangs were enough to make anyone tremble. Ao Yue recognized it at a glance. It was a Level Four Demonic Beast—the Ironclad Bear!
The Ironclad Bear had thick hide and dense flesh, with astonishing defensive power. Ordinary Magic Artifacts could barely harm it. Ao Yue wailed inwardly. He was only at Qi Refining Level Four—how could he possibly defeat a Level Four Demonic Beast? But he did not panic. Instead, he quickly calmed down and analyzed the situation before him. A head-on clash was definitely out of the question. He could only outwit it.
He remembered Old Unconventional once saying that although the Ironclad Bear's defense was astonishing, it was slow, and its intelligence was not particularly high. With that thought, Ao Yue came up with a plan. He took a deep breath and infused the spiritual energy in his body into the Azure Spirit Sword. The sword immediately shone with brilliant azure light.
"Beast, take this!" Ao Yue shouted and swung his sword at the Ironclad Bear. The Azure Spirit Sword