Chapter 169 - 150: Surround and Kill the Grandmaster Demon_2

In the forest, it was deathly silent for a moment, punctuated only by the whooshing wind and the rustling leaves.

Time slipped away, and in an instant, more than ten minutes had passed.

The giant bear demon lay still.

The hidden master also refrained from action.

But a few have grown restless.

Just then, footstep sounds echoed from afar. A group of three Martial Marquises were approaching.

These three had clearly not been to the ancient battlefield before but had been looking for demons in the vicinity.

Upon seeing the fallen giant bear demon, they stopped in their tracks.

"Such a huge demon."

The trio was initially startled but soon relaxed upon realizing the giant bear demon showed no signs of movement.

"Seems like it’s dead."

"Such a massive demon should be at Martial Marquis Level Five. I wonder if the Demon Evils Crystal has been removed. If not, it’s a hundred war merits."

"Let’s dissect and see."

The few of them talked it over while slowly moving toward the giant bear demon.

Of course, they did not dare to let down their guard, brandishing their weapons defensively as they cautiously inched closer.

Whoosh!

As they neared, the giant bear demon suddenly moved, its barrel-like paw sweeping out.

Two Martial Marquises that were closer were hit by the paw. Without even a chance to scream, they were instantly smashed into a bloody pulp.

The sole survivor, his courage shattered, turned on his heel and ran.

The giant bear demon leapt and stomped down, turning the fleeing Martial Marquis into a bloody pulp.

The others hidden in the darkness were chilled to the core, particularly the few who had wanted to make a move earlier, their cold sweat trickling down.

Lucky they did not make a move.

That old trickster.

After killing the three Martial Marquises, the giant bear demon stood swaying, barely able to stand, shuffled forward unsteadily.

But before it had walked five hundred meters, it crashed to the ground, motionless.

This time, no one rushed in.

This giant bear demon must be critically injured, but the demon’s vitality was extremely strong. No one could guarantee whether it could still counterattack desperately.

After all, it’s a Master Level.

After a while, the giant bear was still motionless.

Swish, swish...

Finally, a few couldn’t help themselves. Instead of rushing out physically, they shot arrows. Several metallic projectiles whistled through the air, hitting the bear’s body.

But the Master Level bear’s tough flesh meant that the arrows hardly penetrated, stuck just an inch in by the muscles.

But the arrows kept coming, aiming for the bear’s bashed-up head.

Thud, thud...

Arrows fired into the bear’s head, yet there was still no sign of movement.

It’s really dead.

If it weren’t dead, how could it stay still when arrows are piercing its injured skull?

A few couldn’t curb their impatience and surged forward.

Altogether three people, all Martial Marquis Level Five masters, took up defensive stances, forming a triangle from three different directions, edging in on the bear.

Fifty meters, twenty meters, ten meters...

When they had closed in to ten meters, the bear was still motionless.

Eight meters, five meters, three meters...

Whoosh!

Just then, the bear moved again, heaved its body and aimed a swipe at the Martial Marquis on the right-hand side.

The startled Marquis stomped his foot and his Bone Strength exploded, retreating rapidly. Simultaneously, his War Knife slashed down onto the bear’s paw.

With a thud, the Martial Marquis Level Five master was flung tens of meters away, crashing into a massive boulder twice his height. Spitting out several mouths of fresh blood, his face turned pale.

But his cultivation level was significantly higher than earlier Marquises. Although injured, he was not dead.

The bear struggled to rise, lunging at the other two Marquises.

Despite the bear demon’s hulking body, it was surprisingly fast, even leaving afterimages as it swiped with its paw.

The two Marquises tried desperately to avoid, but couldn’t entirely evade. They were both hit by the bear’s paw, flung tens of meters away, seriously injured.

Roar!

The giant bear demon roared, lunging at one of them.

"What are you waiting for? This demon is severely injured indeed, its strength reduced to a tenth. We can kill it."

The Marquis being attacked yelled, then rushed at a large tree.

In the tree hid another master.

"Damn it."

The master in the tree did not want to act, preferring to profit from the fight. He hadn’t expected the Marquis to run straight at him.

He leaped forward, jumping towards a large tree behind him to widen the gap between him and the massive bear.

The Martial Marquis who had attacked first was already overtaken by the giant bear, enveloped by its massive paw.

The man could only try to resist with all his might.

However, all his attacks were futile in the face of absolute power.

The colossal bear paw, ignoring all attacks, fell straight down. With a clank, the man was slapped and flung several dozens of meters away, smashing a tree that would take several people to wrap their arms around.

The man coughed up large amounts of blood, his face as pale as gold foil, not knowing how many bones in his body had been broken, and he couldn’t even stand up.

"Attack, attack!"

The Martial Marquis let out a desperate roar, receiving no response.

Whoosh!

The giant bear strode forward, rushing the man and turned him into mashed flesh.

The other two who had attacked earlier turned pale and no longer dared to attack. They turned and ran, fleeing into the forest.

The monstrous bear’s eyes were ferocious and murderous, but it did not chase the two Martial Marquises, instead it leaped towards a large tree.

The gigantic, fat body of the bear jumped several dozens of meters high and was aiming for something among the tree branches.

From the tree, a burly figure leaped out, avoiding the bear’s attack.

But the giant bear didn’t intend to let go, swooping down quickly and slamming both paws down in quick succession, so swift that it was unescapable.

The burly figure, with a look of determination, gave a red glow to his fists, and went off to meet the attack head-on.

Thud Thud!

Two sonorous roars echoed as the burly figure was forced to retreat more than ten meters, but the bear’s attack was also blocked.

"This man, he’s strong."

From a distance, Lu Yan was also taken aback.

He had never seen this man before, but his strength was astounding. He had to be either an Innate Martial Body or an Acquired Martial Body, and he was even more powerful than Zhao Yi.

His powers were only slightly below that of Gao Wanping, he was definitely on the Martial Marquis List.

The man had a plain appearance, but the fiery red hair was striking.

"Gentlemen, do you plan to sit back and reap the benefits at this time? Let’s join forces and kill this demon, then we’ll compete for the Demon Evils Crystal based on our skills, what do you say?"

The red-haired man exclaimed loudly.

However, no one answered.

"Humph."

The red-haired man snorted, lunged forward and headed towards a large tree.

As he charged, the monstrous bear also pounced on him.

He roared, as his red fists hammered out in a flurry, and once again exchanged two blows with the monstrous bear. Using the force from their duel, he spanned nearly a hundred meters and landed on a large tree.

Roar!

The monstrous bear charged over, and with a slap, split the tree into two.

Two figures leaped down from the tree.

The other man was surprisingly Ouyang Zeng, who was ranked thirty-one on the Martial Marquis List.

The monstrous bear picked up the tree and swept it towards the two men.

Ouyang Zeng’s face darkened as he dodged in mid-air with the red-haired man.

Boom, boom, boom...

The tree swept across, colliding with several other large trees, it exploded, sawdust flying everywhere. From these trees, several other figures also leaped down.

"Sirs, since we are exposed, it would be better to join forces."

One person suggested.

"Some people don’t want to take action. They want to reap the benefits of others."

The red-haired man said coldly.

"Then bring them out."

Ouyang Zeng’s face darkened as he scanned the surroundings.

"Let’s take action together."

From a certain tree, a figure jumped down. In an instant, it launched three arrows, each aiming for the bear’s head and chest.

This man was none other than Gao Wanping.

The monstrous bear waved its massive paw, blocking the three arrows, and also leaped forward, pouncing on the red-haired man.

"Attack."

The red-haired man shouted, advancing instead of retreating. His Bone Strength exploded to the extreme as he punched toward the monstrous bear.

At the same time, Ouyang Zeng and others also launched their attacks, attacking the monstrous bear from various directions.

Those hidden around them knew it was hard to reap benefits from others’ efforts. If they didn’t act now, red-haired man, Gao Wanping, Ouyang Zeng, and others would force them to show themselves.

So they all leaped out, each showing their abilities, attacking the monstrous bear.

Lu Yan didn’t make a move.

He came after them and was quite far from the others, these people had not noticed him at all.

Since they hadn’t noticed him, why should he take action?

A group of top-level experts among the Martial Marquises collectively launched their attacks, an awe-inspiring sight. The monstrous bear, despite its speed, couldn’t avoid all the attacks and was hit by several.

Of the attacks, it blocked two of them, but one spear pierced into the wound on its chest, causing the monstrous bear to let out a furious roar.