Hero Saves the Beauty

"Teacher Wu, your student is in there too. Aren't you worried at all?"

Watching Wu Zhangkong remain indifferent from beginning to end, Wang Ling could not help asking.

"That was his own choice. It has nothing to do with me. Besides, he won't die."

Wu Zhangkong replied without turning his head, his eyes fixed on Tang Wulin and the others.

In Wu Zhangkong's eyes, Su Mo had only himself to blame for running into the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

If Su Mo had chosen to act together with Tang Wulin and the others, he would never have ended up in this situation.

As for Mu Xi, whether she lived or died had nothing to do with him.

What kind of teacher is this bastard?

Seeing how heartless Wu Zhangkong was, Wang Ling could not help cursing him inwardly.

Although, as Wu Zhangkong had said, dying inside the Spirit Ascension Platform would not cause death in reality, that did not mean dying there came without a price.

Because the environment simulated by the Spirit Ascension Platform was no different from reality, the sensations produced when one was injured inside it were exactly the same.

That mental shock remained even after leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform. For those with weak spiritual power and insufficiently firm willpower, poor handling could easily result in brain death.

"Save me! Someone, save me!"

"Anyone! Whoever you are, hurry and save me!"

Watching the giant claw descend toward her, Mu Xi completely panicked and screamed frantically in her heart.

With a thunderous crash, the tree Su Mo had been in collapsed and snapped in two, smashing heavily into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Seeing this, Wang Ling and the others were already mourning for Mu Xi in their hearts.

"What a damn uncivilized brute!"

From the billowing smoke, Su Mo's resentful voice drifted out.

Su Mo had never expected to run into a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear even in the Spirit Ascension Platform.

He did not have the slightest favorable impression of Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bears.

If Bi Ji had not stood up for him back then, Xiong Jun would have taken Su Mo back to use him as a breeding tool.

Among the many Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Forest, aside from Yao Ling and Wan Yao Wang, who had no interest in reproducing and expanding their clans, everyone else—including Di Tian—had coveted Su Mo intensely.

Luckily, Bi Ji had enough influence to snatch Su Mo away from the other Ferocious Beasts. Otherwise, Su Mo did not even dare imagine the consequences.

"Senior Mu Xi, are you all right?"

Su Mo lowered his head and glanced at the blood-covered Mu Xi in his arms, forcing himself to reveal a bright, sunny smile.

As a qualified ninja, gathering intelligence was already an instinct carved into Su Mo's bones.

Whenever he arrived somewhere unfamiliar, Su Mo would have people gather information on every local powerhouse beforehand, so he would not be caught off guard.

Mu Chen was an influential figure even in the entire Sun Moon Federation, so naturally he was someone Su Mo kept an eye on.

Thus, Su Mo recognized Mu Xi's identity the moment he saw her.

Mu Xi said nothing. All her attention was focused on Su Mo's handsome face.

Faced with Su Mo's devastatingly handsome features, capable of charming men, women, young, and old alike, Mu Xi stared blankly for a moment and even forgot the pain in her body.

"Senior?"

Seeing that Mu Xi had not spoken for so long, Su Mo assumed she had been frightened senseless.

"Senior, forgive me!"

Hearing the furious roar behind him, Su Mo gently laid the heavily injured Mu Xi on the ground and spoke apologetically.

Then, regardless of Mu Xi's reaction, Su Mo quickly tapped several points on her body, blocking her sense of pain.

He did not stop Mu Xi's bleeding because, with injuries like hers, even if he tapped every acupoint on her body, it would have been useless.

"All right. Now it's time to deal with you!"

After stopping Mu Xi's bleeding, Su Mo turned to look at the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear behind him.

Watching the figure standing in front of her, Mu Xi finally came back to her senses. She bit her soft pink lips hard, her mind filled with Su Mo's bright, sunny smile from moments ago.

In the observation room, Wang Ling, who had been closely watching the situation, widened his eyes in disbelief when he saw Su Mo choose not to flee, but instead stay and face the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear head-on.

That was a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear with more than a hundred years of cultivation. Even some ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts would turn around and run upon encountering one.

Yet Su Mo, a mere level 29 Soul Grandmaster, was actually trying to challenge an existence comparable to a Spirit King.

"Roar!"

The more than three-meter-tall Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out an enraged roar, the massive soundwave stirring up a blast of air across the ground.

The Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear was extremely furious at Su Mo, the human who had just stolen its prey.

Ever since it had gained consciousness, no one in this Spirit Ascension Platform had ever dared snatch prey from its claws. Su Mo's act of saving Mu Xi was undoubtedly a challenge to its status as the ruler of this region.

"Stupid bear, you're too loud!"

Hearing the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's earth-shaking roar, Su Mo covered his ears with a disgusted expression.

"Roar! Roar!"

Seemingly enraged by Su Mo's words, the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear did not hesitate. It raised its right paw and slapped it toward Su Mo's head.

What people feared most about the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear was its pair of enormous claws. Once struck by those claws, even a Spirit King would lose half their life.

Therefore, facing the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's attack, Su Mo did not dare be careless and activated his Sharingan immediately.

Although a hundred-year Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear possessed combat power comparable to a Spirit King, that only applied to its defense and attack.

In terms of speed, however, the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's bloated body meant that it was not particularly outstanding.

If the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's speed had also been comparable to a Spirit King's, Su Mo would have fled with Mu Xi without a second thought.

With the powerful perception of the Sharingan, Su Mo easily dodged the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's attack.

"Rasengan!"

The instant he evaded the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's attack, Su Mo slammed a Rasengan into its furry belly without hesitation.

"This thing is way too tanky!"

Looking at the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which had only suffered a slight break in its skin after being struck by his Rasengan, Su Mo's face was full of disdain.

He had deliberately added the nature transformation of wind-element Chakra into the Rasengan to increase its power, yet even then, it had only barely broken through the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's defense.

Of course, that was also because Su Mo himself was still far too weak. With his current meager cultivation, being able to break through the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's defense already showed how terrifying the Rasengan's power was.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The pained Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear roared furiously. Ferocity flashed from its soybean-sized eyes as its huge claw decisively slapped toward Su Mo's head.

Su Mo did not dare delay and leaped fiercely out of the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's attack range.

With a thunderous boom, the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's giant claw slammed heavily into the ground.

Under the ravages of that terrifying power, the ground instantly caved in, cracks spreading outward like a spiderweb.

Looking at the massive crater smashed into the ground, Su Mo scratched his head in frustration.

If ninjutsu did not work, he could only use taijutsu.

"???"

"This is..."

Wu Zhangkong, whose attention had been focused on Tang Wulin's side, was drawn in when he saw Su Mo pull out a longsword.

As a swordsman himself, Wu Zhangkong was also curious what kind of swordsmanship Su Mo could use.