The Purple-striped Black Bear Has Also Arrived

Lin Feng looked up and said to Sadius, "Sadius, stand still and don't move. Let me test the power of my punch."

"Lin Feng, you want to use me as a target?" Sadius snorted, looking displeased. "Just don't aim for my head. I also want to see what level of power your pseudo-dragon form can reach."

"Haha, alright!"

Lin Feng pushed off hard with his legs, his body darting forward like a bolt of lightning. He clenched his right fist and slammed it directly into the thick, armored scales on Sadius's back.

"Boom!"

As fist met flesh, Lin Feng was sent reeling back by the recoil, though he didn't suffer any injuries.

"Hmm, the power is decent. It reaches about half the level I had before I advanced. But compared to me now, it's barely enough to scratch an itch," Sadius offered a "candid" evaluation.

"Half?" Lin Feng laughed. "I'm already quite satisfied with half."

The Spined Iron-Armored Dragon was a species of Magic Beast known for its strength and speed; at the same level, few beasts could surpass it in these two areas. For a rank eight warrior like Lin Feng, reaching half the strength of a peak rank nine Spined Iron-Armored Dragon after dragon-transforming was already quite impressive.

Lin Feng had originally wanted to let Sadius hit him to test his own defense, but after a moment's thought, he gave up on the idea. With Sadius's monstrous strength, a casual blow would leave him either dead or severely injured.

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

During these six months, Lin Feng and Sadius spent every day sparring. After half a year of practice, while neither had made significant breakthroughs in their cultivation, they had both completely stabilized at the early stage of the Saint Domain.

In the first few months, Lin Feng had relied primarily on magic with warrior skills as a supplement, but as his physical strength increased, he could now hold his own against Sadius's attacks using only his dragon-transformed warrior form.

Over the course of these six months, the relationship between Lin Feng and Sadius had evolved from a mere transaction into a friendship.

One day, just as Lin Feng and Sadius were sparring, a roar echoed through the tunnel.

"Sadius, get out here and die!"

Lin Feng was startled at first, but he immediately understood. Who else would come here at this time besides Sadius's mortal enemy, the Purple-striped Black Bear?

"Sadius, it seems your old nemesis has come for revenge," Lin Feng said with a smile, exiting his dragon-transformed state and pulling on a robe.

Lin Feng made his stance clear: he wouldn't interfere and would just watch from the sidelines. In the original story, even a peak rank nine Sadius could take the Purple-striped Black Bear down with her, so now that Sadius was firmly in the Saint Domain, wouldn't dealing with the bear be child's play?

"Santo, I blinded one of your eyes and you still haven't learned your lesson? You actually dare to come here seeking death!" Sadius roared back.

Before long, a massive figure entered the cave.

From Lin Feng's vantage point, he could clearly see a giant black bear, standing ten meters tall with fur like steel, hovering in the air. The bear's body was covered in purple markings that looked incredibly eerie.

As soon as the Purple-striped Black Bear entered the cave and saw the imposing Sadius, it said in disbelief, "Sadius, you actually broke through?" As for Lin Feng standing in the corner and Beibei on his shoulder, they were completely ignored.

"If a blockhead bear like you can break through, why can't I?" Sadius licked her claws. "Since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish."

The Spined Iron-Armored Dragon fixed her cold, piercing eyes on the Purple-striped Black Bear, and then her dragon tail, which resembled a steel whip, lashed out. "Whoosh!"

A shrill sonic boom rang out as the whip-like tail struck directly toward the Purple-striped Black Bear's head.

"Hmph!"

The Purple-striped Black Bear let out a cold snort, its massive hand, the size of a millstone, grabbing directly at the dragon tail.

With a sharp "crackle," blood sprayed from the bear's furry hand, staining the stone wall five meters away.

This Spined Iron-Armored Dragon is truly the most terrifying of the dragon species. A Purple-striped Black Bear of the same level is no match for her at all. Watching from the side with cold eyes, Lin Feng was secretly startled by the outcome of their first clash.

As an anomaly among bears, the Purple-striped Black Bear had inherited the immense strength of its kin and possessed decent defense, but compared to a monster like the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, there was still a significant gap.

Having suffered a minor loss in their first exchange, the Purple-striped Black Bear was furious.

The bear landed on the ground, its entire body emitting a series of "pop-pop" sounds. Its muscles began to bulge, and its bones and tendons cracked loudly. The bear's ten-meter-tall frame grew by another two meters, reaching twelve meters in height, while its arms and legs thickened significantly.

"Hmph, trying to show off with such cheap tricks in front of me."

Sadius transformed into a black blur and lunged at the bear's head.

"We are both newly entered into the Saint Domain. It won't be so easy for you to kill me!"

The voice boomed like a bell. At the same time, the Purple-striped Black Bear swung its uninjured paw directly at Sadius's head.

Although Sadius was a cut above the Purple-striped Black Bear in strength, she certainly didn't have the ability to kill it in a single blow.

Seeing the bear's paw coming for her head, Sadius felt a hint of dread. The bear was, after all, a creature of immense strength; if her head were struck, it might not explode, but she would undoubtedly be stunned.

Sadius whipped her tail toward the bear's waist. With a "smack," she used the rebound force to narrowly dodge the bear's paw.

The battle grew increasingly intense. Sadius's terrifying speed was on full display. Sounds of "boom" and "smack" echoed constantly, and the Purple-striped Black Bear became a "blood bear" in the truest sense.

Although Sadius held the absolute upper hand, finishing off the bear was proving difficult. Of course, if she used her desperate trump card—releasing the spikes on her back—it would be a different story. But as a Saint Domain expert, Sadius naturally wouldn't risk her life against the bear.

Lin Feng leaned against the stone wall, watching the fight with boredom. Impatiently, he said, "Sadius, it's taking so much effort to deal with a big, dumb bear. Do you need my help?"

"No need!"

Sadius replied, her speed increasing once more. The Purple-striped Black Bear, already reduced to merely parrying, was immediately overwhelmed.

"Smack!"

Caught off guard, the bear was struck in the back by the dragon tail and stumbled. Seizing the opportunity, Sadius opened her massive jaws and bit down on the bear's throat.

"Crunch!"

The Purple-striped Black Bear's throat was severed instantly, and blood sprayed out, staining Sadius's dragon scales.

"I am not reconciled... not reconciled..."

The Purple-striped Black Bear felt its life force slowly dissipating and let out an angry roar, but no matter how it bellowed, it was to no avail.

"Boom!" That massive, twelve-meter-tall body crashed to the ground, and the soul of the Saint-level Purple-striped Black Bear was irresistibly drawn in and devoured by the Underworld, vanishing forever from the Yulan material plane.

Sadius lunged directly toward the corpse of the Purple-striped Black Bear, and with a strike of her dragon claw, its enormous head burst open, revealing a Magic Beast core that was jet-black and lustrous, its magical fluctuations completely contained within.

Sadius picked up this dark-element Magic Beast core, tossed it straight into her mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed it.

Sadius was also a dark-element Magic Beast; although this Saint-level dark-element Magic Beast core could not directly help her increase her strength, it could still make her dark magic power more pure and refined.

That is a Saint-level Magic Beast core, a priceless treasure, yet she just ate it like a candy; it's truly a waste of a heavenly gift. Lin Feng watched the Magic Beast core that had already disappeared into Sadius's mouth, feeling a secret sense of regret. However, since she was the one who killed the Purple-striped Black Bear, this Magic Beast core naturally belonged to her to dispose of.

After digesting the energy from the Magic Beast core, Sadius's aura seemed to strengthen slightly, and as a ripple of black light flowed over her body, the blood of the Purple-striped Black Bear that had stained her vanished without a trace.