In midair, black, green, and blue lights collided violently, unleashing a series of thunderous booms. Only after several breaths did they rebound away from one another.
As the black light faded, it revealed a formidable burly man whose face was covered in black fur. He wore dark-gold armor, black leather boots, and carried a black-tasseled spear. A monk's crown sat atop his head, making his appearance rather mismatched. He was the Black Bear Spirit Shen Luo had encountered before.
Two deep gashes had appeared on the Black Bear Spirit's dark-gold armor, with blood faintly seeping from them.
However, the hunched old man and the hawk-nosed man had fared no better. Each bore a charred wound, blood gushing from it.
"Black Bear Spirit! So it really is you! You are one of the Demon Race, yet you willingly submit beneath the cultivators of Mount Putuo. How pathetic!" the hawk-nosed man sneered.
"Hmph! I wondered who it was. So it is Feng Xi and Gui Tu from Black Dragon Pool! Why are you not staying properly at Black Dragon Pool? What are you doing at Mount Putuo? And how dare you enter the forbidden Purple Bamboo Grove?" Ignoring the hawk-nosed man's provocation, the Black Bear Spirit coldly demanded. He apparently still knew nothing of the situation outside.
At that moment, Wei Qing, who lay beside Liu Qing, suddenly woke up. With a twist of his body, he broke free from the black ropes and transformed into a streak of green light, shooting toward the Black Bear Spirit.
"Senior Protector, save me! I am Wei Qing, disciple of Immortal Guanyue! These demons seek to steal the treasures within Tidal-Sound Cave. They kidnapped me and brought me here, intending to force the method of opening the door out of me!" Wei Qing shouted as