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Chapter 635: Chapter 364 Close Combat

Brother Qi Jin’s body surged with Earth Attribute Spiritual Power, and the Sky-Supporting Earth Stick in his hands was not a remote-controlled artifact but a melee weapon that he wielded in both hands.

A golden armor artifact also appeared on his body, transforming him into a Golden Armored General.

His aura became extremely violent, even more so than the Golden Moon Fierce Bear at that moment.

“Attack!” he roared, crossing hundreds of meters in the air in one stride, and the Sky-Supporting Earth Stick in his hand heavily smashed down toward the head of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear.

With his very first strike, he unleashed his full power, and the Sky-Supporting Earth Stick transformed into a giant stick shadow measuring a hundred meters long. Under the shadow of this colossal stick, the Golden Moon Fierce Bear seemed minuscule.

Jiang Pu and Li Yuanba were not influenced by Brother Qi Jin’s seemingly advantageous position and made their move simultaneously.

Jiang Pu’s flying sword was on the left, and Li Yuanba’s on the right, both slashing toward the Golden Moon Fierce Bear.

The golden crescent-shaped fur on the chest of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear emitted a golden glow, instantly enveloping its entire body with that light.

Its left claw struck towards the Sky-Supporting Earth Stick, and its right paw swiped towards the Xingyi Sword, completely ignoring Jiang Pu’s flying sword.

‘Boom,’ the immensely powerful Sky-Supporting Earth Stick was blocked by the Golden Moon Fierce Bear. The colossal force from the claw caused the stick to rebound upwards.

The hundred-meter stick shadow shattered inch by inch, revealing the true body of the Sky-Supporting Earth Stick.

Brother Qi Jin somersaulted in the air, dissipating the force transferred by the Sky-Supporting Earth Stick.

Jiang Pu’s flying sword struck the golden light of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear, ‘ting’—a crisp sound echoed as the flying sword was repelled without causing any effect.

This caused Jiang Pu’s heart to skip a beat, realizing that the Late Stage Demon, the Golden Moon Fierce Bear, was beyond his capabilities.

Li Yuanba’s Xingyi Sword was about to come into contact with the right claw of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear. As nimble as a swimming fish, the sword followed the flow of Earth Attribute Spiritual Power on the right claw, grazing past it and cutting into the golden light on the bear’s shoulder.

Under the ‘Divine Eye,’ he could see the flows of Spiritual Power that ordinary Cultivators couldn’t detect.

Regrettably, he didn’t have his life-bound magic weapon, the IBMz15. He could only rely on his stronger control over the flying sword and make use of the Spiritual Power paths discovered by the ‘Divine Eye.’

The golden light of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear was not impregnable. Li Yuanba saw a gap in the Spiritual Power within the golden light, and the Xingyi Sword cut into it following the gap.

This opportunity was only possible because the Golden Moon Fierce Bear’s application of the golden light wasn’t as flexible as that of human Cultivators.

After cutting the shoulder of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear, the Xingyi Sword was rebounded by the terrifying force contained in the shoulder and was sent flying.

As the Xingyi Sword was deflected, a tuft of bear fur drifted away.

“Excellent Swordsmanship!” Brother Qi Jin laughed heartily.

Among the three Golden Core cultivators, only Li Yuanba had achieved a result.

Although this result was just a tuft of bear fur, and it was Brother Qi Jin who had mainly attracted the Golden Moon Fierce Bear’s attention, allowing Li Yuanba to succeed, it was still the fur of a Late Stage Demon, the Golden Moon Fierce Bear. Every tuft of fur on its body possessed the defensive power of a third-grade artifact.

Spirit beasts are different from human Cultivators; their bodies are their artifacts, and they invest all resources into strengthening their physique.

Furthermore, with the Talent Ability of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear to enhance its own defensive power through the golden light, injuring even a single tuft of its fur was no easy task.

The look in the Golden Moon Fierce Bear’s eyes turned furious when it gazed at Li Yuanba. Brother Qi Jin’s previous attacks had not enraged it, but Li Yuanba had successfully infuriated the bear.

Although the Xingyi Sword was repelled, a sword intent as brilliant as the sun entered the body of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear.

Unfortunately, due to Li Yuanba’s low cultivation level, the Supreme Yang Sword Intent was soon expelled by the Golden Moon Fierce Bear.

Nonetheless, he had successfully inflicted damage on the Golden Moon Fierce Bear, which hadn’t sustained such a serious blow for a long time. The bear now regarded Li Yuanba as its most significant adversary.

Li Yuanba suddenly sensed danger, and the ‘Divine Eye’ detected violent fluctuations of Spiritual Power from the golden crescent symbol on the chest of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear.

A streak of sword light split off from the Xingyi Sword, carrying him as he performed Sword Escape.

His figure merged with the sword light on the spot, escaping a hundred meters away.

Just as his figure vanished, a beam of golden light shot out from the chest of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear, so swift that even if Li Yuanba had been a moment slower, he would have been struck by the beam.

Li Yuanba recalled Brother Qi Jin’s earlier warning that the Golden Moon Fierce Bear possessed long-range attack capabilities.

However, the speed of this golden light’s long-range attack was excessively fast. If the Golden Moon Fierce Bear hadn’t needed to use the golden crescent symbol on its chest to initiate this attack, he might not have had enough time to dodge.

“Junior Li, we cannot defeat the Golden Moon Fierce Bear. Let’s return and report to the sect!” Brother Qi Jin decisively spoke up after sensing the power of the golden light’s long-range attack.

By saying this, he assumed the primary responsibility for the mission’s failure.

“Brother Qi, let me try again!” Li Yuanba, fired up by the Golden Moon Fierce Bear, also wanted to test the results of his Body Refining, and he spoke out loudly.

The aura around his body suddenly changed drastically, and a wave of heat emanated from him, while his skin became as white as jade.

“The Fiery Sun Jade Body Technique in its Late Stage!” Brother Qi Jin recognized the origin of this Body Refining Technique, exclaiming in surprise.

Although the ‘Fiery Sun Jade Body Technique’ was difficult to practice, with enough contribution points and Brother Qi Jin’s status, he could certainly exchange it from the sect.