The Bear Tyrant Seven Forms were also quite useful to Lu Xiaotian. Though the Devouring Soul Art he cultivated was powerful, when devouring the essence of a Primordial Spirit, using a technique matched to the demon beast's essence could take his offense and defense to even greater heights.
Lu Xiaotian had already cultivated the techniques of the eagle and the snake. With the Bear Tyrant Seven Forms added to the mix, he would gain a bear-form technique as well. It might not suit him as well as the snake- and eagle-form techniques, but it was better than nothing. He currently possessed the Primordial Spirit of a ninth-rank demon eagle, that of a ninth-rank giant flood dragon with both earth and fire affinities, and Xiong Ba's ninth-rank Primordial Spirit, which he had yet to refine. There was no rush for now. He didn't know whether he would encounter Xiong Ao, that terrifying Demon Cultivator, later on. With his current strength, even facing one of Xiong Ao's clones, he would have no chance of escape without a restriction like the one last time, filled in every direction with Sword Qi. In that situation, Xiong Ba's Primordial Spirit would be his only bargaining chip. Once he refined it, he would have no room to maneuver.
As for the Bear-Eagle Battle Art, according to the manual, the Snow Bear Clan of the Northern Domain had once intermarried with the Snow Eagle Clan. Several grand elders of the two clans had joined forces to create a combined bear-and-eagle battle art. Later, the clans fell out, and the Snow Eagle Clan gradually migrated north, cutting off all contact. Yet the Snow Bear Clan retained the bloodline of the Snow Eagles. Lu Xiaotian couldn't help recalling his first battle with Xiong Ba. After Lu Xiaotian had used