Bald Qiang vs. the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear

"Yes, Your Highness."

Bald Qiang nodded, eagerly scanning everything around him.

In the past, he had spent every day miserably carrying out the tree-cutting tasks Boss Li assigned him. How could he have had time to wander around? Now, he finally did not have to cut down trees anymore!

And he would no longer be disturbed by those two stinking bears!

Over the next while, Qin Feng bought practically everything he might need, as well as plenty of things he would not.

After all, he might be living in Xingdou Great Forest for quite some time. He would only leave the forest once he had accumulated enough Shock Value.

Then, he would pinch Tang Hao with his left hand, pinch Tang San with his right, kick Shrek with his left foot, and kick the Clear Sky School with his right!

After purchasing their daily necessities, Qin Feng and Bald Qiang entered Xingdou Great Forest.

The moment they stepped into Xingdou Great Forest, the noisy sounds of the market vanished without a trace, leaving only the cries of insects and beasts around them.

"Brother Qiang, stay alert."

A trace of seriousness appeared on Qin Feng's face as well.

Although Brother Qiang was a level ninety-nine Extreme Douluo, Qin Feng himself was still a useless weakling. If Soul Beasts came to surround them, he feared that he would only drag Brother Qiang down.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Hearing this, Bald Qiang's eyes turned serious. He straightened the slightly crooked hard hat on his head, and a Chainsaw Martial Soul appeared in his hand.

This was also a good chance for him to see how strong the Soul Beasts of this world were.

Could they compare to those two stinking bears from Bald Bear Ridge?

However, the rest of their journey remained peaceful. No blind Soul Beasts came looking to die.

As the two continued deeper into the forest, they soon passed through the outer region and arrived at the inner region.

Upon reaching the inner region, the atmosphere abruptly changed, as though they had stepped into an entirely different world.

Ancient trees towered overhead, blocking out the sky and sun. The light grew dim, while the air was filled with a primitive and dangerous aura.

The inner region was terrifyingly quiet. Every Soul Beast capable of occupying this place was a powerhouse, and each had carved out its own territory, maintaining a dangerous balance with the others.

"Roar!"

Just as Qin Feng was about to continue deeper in search of a place to stay, a deafening beast's roar suddenly rang out beside his ears.

"Oh? A Soul Beast? Shock Value has delivered itself to my door!"

Instead of being alarmed by the roar, Qin Feng was delighted, his eyes shining.

Anything capable of acting so arrogantly in the inner region was definitely not weak.

If Brother Qiang gave it a beating, would the Shock Value not come pouring in?

"Brother Qiang, come on. Let's go meet it!"

Qin Feng immediately made his decision and led Bald Qiang toward the source of the roar.

Yet when they reached the vicinity of the roar, their surroundings fell into an eerie silence, as though that earth-shaking roar had only been an illusion.

"Huh, what's going on? Why did the sound disappear?"

Qin Feng looked around in confusion, a hint of vigilance rising within him.

"Your Highness, over there."

Bald Qiang seemed to sense something. His gaze beneath the hard hat was sharp as an eagle's, and he raised a hand to point toward a dense thicket slightly ahead of them.

Qin Feng understood. The two quietly approached. He carefully pushed aside layers of branches and leaves, then looked up.

A massive creature was crouched on the ground with its back to them.

Its dark golden fur glimmered with a metallic sheen in the dim forest. Its arms were abnormally thick, while its claws resembled enormous hooks embedded deeply in the soil.

At that moment, it was holding a chunk of flesh from some unknown Soul Beast and chewing it voraciously, producing a teeth-grinding tearing sound.

"A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!?"

Qin Feng's heart skipped a beat as he instantly recognized this notoriously vicious Soul Beast. It was a top predator among Soul Beasts, an invincible existence among those of the same rank!

"Brother Qiang, can you sense this Soul Beast's age?"

Qin Feng lowered his voice and asked solemnly.

Bald Qiang did not answer immediately. His gaze swept over the massive body like a scanner before he said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, judging from its size and aura, it should be around eighty thousand years old."

"Hiss!"

Hearing that answer, Qin Feng was stunned and sucked in a cold breath.

One had to know that on Douluo Continent, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's bloodline was absurdly powerful. A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could contend with an ordinary hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.

In Douluo II, it was even said that a hundred-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could contend with a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast. Though that might have been exaggerated, it still showed just how terrifying the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was.

"Brother Qiang, are you sure?" he could not help asking. After all, this concerned his life!

Bald Qiang merely casually patted the Chainsaw in his hand, a confident curve appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Rest assured, Your Highness. I never took those two stinking bears from Bald Bear Ridge seriously. A mere eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast can be handled with one hand."

Hearing that, Qin Feng's hanging heart finally eased a little.

That was right. Brother Qiang was a system-certified level ninety-nine Extreme Douluo, and the pinnacle of the saw path! Handling an eighty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear would be effortless!

"Hm?"

At that moment, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which had been feasting heartily, suddenly froze mid-bite.

It seemed to have sensed something. Its nostrils flared, and it abruptly turned its head. Those scarlet eyes filled with brutality instantly locked onto the two heads behind the bushes!

"Roar!"

Seeing the humans, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out an angry roar.

It threw the flesh in its hand onto the ground and stared bloodthirstily at Qin Feng and Bald Qiang behind the bushes.

"Oh? We've been discovered?"

Seeing this, Qin Feng's heart jolted, but he did not panic. He slightly turned his head and looked at Bald Qiang beside him.

"Brother Qiang, I'll leave the rest to you."

Before his words had even faded, Qin Feng had already activated the unique movement technique he had figured out over the past two and a half years—Slipping Away.

After a few flashes, he had retreated behind a relatively safe tree in the distance.

"..."

Bald Qiang watched Qin Feng's retreating figure vanish without the slightest hesitation and scratched his head in confusion.

In his view, dealing with this bear was just a matter of one swing of his saw. Why run away?

"Fine, then I'll play with this bear."

He turned back, adjusted the hard hat atop his head, and the originally honest expression on his face gradually became serious.

He raised the Chainsaw in his hand and pointed it at the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"Since we are both bears, I hope your strength can rival that of my two old friends."

Though the eighty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could not speak human language, it could already understand human speech.

Upon hearing Bald Qiang's words, which carried both nostalgia and provocation, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's scarlet eyes instantly filled with brutality.

As one of the rulers of this forest, when had it ever been looked down upon like this?

What was more, this human had actually compared it to other bears. This was an insult!

"Roar!"

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear unleashed an earth-shaking roar. The rolling soundwaves pressed the surrounding bushes low to the ground.

The next second, its massive body burst into motion. Every strand of its dark golden fur stood on end, as though it had donned a suit of metal armor.

It did not pounce directly. Instead, it rose onto its hind legs and raised its right claw, capable of splitting mountains and shattering stone, high into the air. Dark golden light several feet long suddenly erupted from its claw tips.