19: lava lake

"Roar!"

The blood on its face completely ignited the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's rage.

The Blazing Fire Rampage Bear roared, and in an instant, a layer of Blood-flames ignited on its body. Its massive physique quickly swelled, and its eyes were filled with savage killing intent.

"The Boss has entered the Berserk Phase."

Seeing this, Zhang Daobai remained completely calm, executing the Thunderous Instant Flash Movement Technique to quickly shift his position.

Based on his understanding of berserk-type skills, this Berserk State usually doesn't last long, and after the Berserk State passes, there will be a Period of Weakness.

Therefore, he just needed to slowly kite it, wait for the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's Berserk State to pass, and then strike when it was weak.

What difference would going up for a head-on confrontation now make? It would just be pointless suffering.

Thus, Zhang Daobai continued to use the Thunderous Instant Flash Movement Technique to constantly maintain distance from the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear.

While kiting it, Zhang Daobai would occasionally strike it with a sword to stack its rage, lest it run away.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Even though the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear in its Berserk State had greatly increased strength and speed, it still couldn't touch the hem of Zhang Daobai's robe.

It could only powerlessly bombard the ground. In a short while, the surrounding ground was covered in jagged pits and depressions.

The trees and boulders all around were reduced to fragments under the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's claws.

This scene made Zhang Daobai slightly fearful. If the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear managed to land a claw strike on him now, even with the defense of his High Grade Magical Artifact Inner Armor, he would at least break a few bones if he didn't die.

Meanwhile, the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear, unable to catch or hit Zhang Daobai, stared at him with scarlet eyes that seemed about to burst, raging in impotent fury.

It swore that today was absolutely the most frustrating day it had experienced since birth.

"Roar!"

The rage in its chest having nowhere to vent, the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear stood upright, opened its gaping maw toward Zhang Daobai, and roared.

"A great chance! Deep Throat!" Seeing this, Zhang Daobai quickly condensed a stream of Golden Thunder, pointed his sword, and launched it flying toward the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's gaping maw.

"Roar... *cough*!"

The Golden Thunder arrived instantly, accurately striking the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's throat before it could react.

Consequently, the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear, mid-roar, subconsciously closed its mouth and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Golden Thunder Slash!"

While the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear was clutching its throat, Zhang Daobai quickly slashed his sword toward its abdomen.

Sensing danger, the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear ignored the stinging pain in its throat and quickly swung its claw to intercept the Sword Qi.

The next second, Zhang Daobai instantly flashed behind it again, swinging his sword with all his might toward the wound on its back left leg.

For this strike, Zhang Daobai used his full strength, pouring the spiritual power within his body frantically into the qingfeng sword.

With a crisp crack, the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's back left leg was directly severed by Zhang Daobai.

Having lost a back leg, the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear instantly lost its balance and crashed heavily to the ground from its standing posture.

"A great chance!"

Seeing this, Zhang Daobai's eyes lit up, and he leaped from the ground into mid-air.

"Golden Thunder Cloud Piercer!"

The qingfeng sword in Zhang Daobai's hand was wrapped in Golden Thunder, flying toward the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's head like an arrow released from a bowstring.

The Blazing Fire Rampage Bear, sprawled on the ground below, immediately sensed the fatal danger coming from behind and hastily tried to get up and dodge.

But the moment it raised its head, the qingfeng sword, wrapped in Golden Thunder, instantly pierced through its brain from the back of its skull, pinning it to the ground.

"It's finally dead."

Zhang Daobai descended from mid-air, approached the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear's corpse, pulled out the qingfeng sword, and sighed in relief.

"I feel like if it hadn't died, it would have been enraged to death by you."

At this moment, Lin Luoxue descended from the air, looking speechlessly at Zhang Daobai as she complained.

Since Lin Luoxue began Cultivating the Sword Dao, her fighting style has always been strength against strength, killing enemies in direct confrontation.

The extreme kiting Zhang Daobai had just displayed looked more like he was playing tricks on the Blazing Fire Rampage Bear.

"This is called defeating the enemy with the smallest possible cost. As long as I can kill it, there's no need to clash head-on," Zhang Daobai explained.

After wiping the filth off the qingfeng sword, Zhang Daobai explained.

"I think you are more suited to learning the Archery Dao, or other long-range attack methods."

Lin Luoxue could tell at a glance that Zhang Daobai was simply afraid of getting injured, which was why he was unwilling to fight head-on.

"If I get the chance, I might try it."

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai nodded thoughtfully.

Possessing the book of contracts, his future would inevitably be one of a Spirit Tamer.

Once he had more contracted Spirits, perhaps he wouldn't need to act personally. At that time, maybe he could Cultivate some long-range attack methods to provide support for his Spirits.

Lin Luoxue: ... Seeing Zhang Daobai's excited expression, Lin Luoxue couldn't help but feel that his Sword Dao talent was being wasted.

But when she thought about the mysterious power of the Spirit Taming Contract, she considered it and then felt relieved.

As the first Yao Beast he had hunted himself, Zhang Daobai naturally wouldn't waste it, storing it in his storage ring.

"Let's go, we'll head inside."

Lin Luoxue said this and walked towards the cave not far away.

Upon entering the cave, Zhang Daobai felt a wave of heat mixed with a foul smell rushing toward him.

But the next second, it was blocked by the Spiritual Power Shield Lin Luoxue raised.

"Is there a hot spring in here?" Zhang Daobai guessed aloud.

"No, but there is a lava lake," Lin Luoxue shook her head and explained.

lava lake!?

Zhang Daobai was stunned upon hearing this, suddenly feeling like he didn't want to go inside.

However, with Lin Luoxue right beside him, he couldn't possibly back down now.

Deep inside the cave, the further they went, the higher the temperature became. Fortunately, Lin Luoxue's Spiritual Power Shield was isolating them, otherwise, he would already be drenched in sweat.

Not long after, a bright light shone from the depths of the cave. After turning a corner, a dark red lava lake came into Zhang Daobai's view.

"We've arrived."

Lin Luoxue stopped, her gaze falling on the rock wall beside the lava lake as she spoke.

"The blazing red lotus is on the opposite rock wall. Wait for me here; I'll go alone."

Hearing this, Zhang Daobai nodded, then used his own spiritual power to support a Spiritual Power Shield.

Seeing this, Lin Luoxue immediately stepped onto her Flying Sword and flew toward the lava lake.

Having nothing to do, Zhang Daobai immediately activated the Eye of Appraisal and began scanning the surroundings.

[Item: Magma]

[Item: Lava Stone]

[Item: Impurities Red Crystal]

[Item: Fire Rock Iron]

[Item: flame flood dragon bone]

[Item: ...]

Wait! Something seemed wrong just now!

Zhang Daobai quickly looked back. He saw a pointed black rock in the lava lake.

When Zhang Daobai's Eye of Appraisal landed on it again, the information provided by the Eye of Appraisal instantly froze Zhang Daobai in place.