Black Bear was, after all, a black bear demon, and his innate strength was exceptionally great.
Xuanzang had only just begun cultivating, and his strength was not particularly formidable. There was no way he could withstand a head-on clash with a black bear demon like this.
After steadying himself, Xuanzang waved a hand and smiled. "Your strength is quite impressive, Black Bear, but it is nothing more than that."
Although Black Bear had knocked him back just now, Xuanzang had not suffered any injuries. His hands were merely a little numb.
Black Bear frowned upon hearing this, staring at Xuanzang with surprise in his eyes.
Though he had not used his full strength in that strike, it had still been quite powerful. Even ordinary cultivators would have suffered considerable injuries after being hit by him, yet Xuanzang looked completely unharmed. Black Bear was filled with both astonishment and doubt.
"Monk, have you really only just started cultivating?" Black Bear looked Xuanzang up and down, suspecting that Xuanzang was pretending to be weak while hiding his true strength.
"Those who have left the secular world do not lie. This humble monk truly has only just begun cultivating." Xuanzang smiled faintly.
Xuanzang added, "You did not use your full strength just now either, did you?"
"Rubbish! Do I need to use all my strength against someone like you?" Black Bear snorted coldly.
"What a coincidence. This humble monk also used only half my strength just now," Xuanzang said with a smile.
After he said that, Black Bear stared at Xuanzang with tightly furrowed brows, disbelief in his eyes.
Xuanzang resisting that attack had already surprised him. Now Xuanzang was saying that he had used only half his strength. Was that really true?
"You are quite interesting, monk. Then let me see just