"Boom!"
The Fire Bear's enormous paw slammed into the ground like a meteor striking the earth, its impact deafening.
The earth shuddered. Violent waves of air exploded outward, great cracks spread in every direction, and a huge crater appeared in the ground.
Xu Yang felt the world shake around him. Dust surged skyward like a dragon, and shattered rocks hurtled through the air.
He sucked in a breath. Even with his powerful body, he dared not take that blow head-on. If it struck him, he would be injured even if it did not pound him into pulp. This beast was fierce and ferocious, and he had even glimpsed traces of the Mountain-Bearing Bear King Palm in its attacks. It was not simply flailing without technique. It was said to rival a Fourth Heavenly Origin martial artist, but in raw strength, Yu Hong fell far short. They were not remotely on the same level. Its body, over ten feet tall, contained truly terrifying power.
"Roar!"
Having failed to crush Xu Yang with its paw, the Fire Bear roared in fury. Visible sound waves blasted apart the surrounding vegetation and dispersed the dust billowing skyward. It turned its head, its nearly foot-long claws slicing through the stones on the ground like tofu, then lunged at Xu Yang again, clinging to him like a shadow.
Not only was its strength terrifying, but its speed and reactions were extraordinary as well.
Thirty feet away, a tree so thick that a man could barely wrap his arms around it snapped in half merely from the wind of its paw. Its blade-like claws traced white lines through the air, cracking the ground along their path.
"Roar!"
The other Fire Bear, which had been sunning itself on a rock in the distance, noticed the commotion. With an