The young man with the high nose and deep-set eyes sent a thought: "Don't worry. This person is only at the True Essence First Turn. It seems he really did just want a chance to observe the Origin Beast. Someone so insignificant is no concern. You two mustn't let him distract you. Capturing the Origin Beast is what matters."
As he spoke, the attacks in his hands grew more urgent. Clusters of azure frost spirals suddenly spread, covering an area more than ten zhang across as they surged toward the black bear apparition floating in midair.
The bear apparition roared soundlessly. Great clouds of black qi billowed from its mouth, and as soon as they appeared, ripples spread through the air.
Xu Yi could even feel the plants and trees around him withering in an instant.
The black qi had barely risen before it stopped the shards of ice in their tracks. Before the dozen or so flaming blades from the left and the earth spikes surging from the right could close in, the black bear formed of black qi suddenly flickered and vanished.
The bear was on the verge of dissipating. Only a faint black glimmer at the center of its head remained, slowly fading.
The three of them, including the young man with the high nose and deep-set eyes, immediately split their palms open. Great drops of blood gathered in the air, congealing into a mass in the blink of an eye.
The bear's fading form suddenly coalesced. It opened its jaws and lunged to devour the mass of blood.
Just then, the three men, already on guard, struck at once. An expanse of icy mountains and a sea of flames hit the bear in an instant.
A surge of spiritual energy burst outward, whipping up a boundless