34: Xiong Er Lifts the Tripod

Although the Three-Flower Cat had acknowledged him as its Big Brother, it seemed to be doing quite well now that it had a new backer.

Soon, the second round of the competition began, with these strong and robust monsters taking turns to move the large cauldron.

However, the results were somewhat disappointing; several monsters who looked very sturdy were unable to lift the large cauldron off the ground, and after several attempts, they all returned empty-handed.

Instead, a Bull Demon who didn't look particularly strong was able to slightly lift the large cauldron off the ground and then walk five or six steps forward.

Although he didn't move the large cauldron very far, it was enough to astonish the surrounding monsters.

The large cauldron looked to weigh at least a thousand catties, and it took four or five monsters to lift it.

To be able to lift the large cauldron by oneself was enough to show how great one's strength was.

Then, two more monsters tried; one of them moved the large cauldron forward about ten steps, and another monster could only barely lift the large cauldron but couldn't move a single step.

Of course, they all received a Spirit Fruit bestowed by the Tiger King because they lifted the large cauldron.

Although this fruit was uncommon, the Spiritual Qi it contained was not much; Wei Xun, at least, didn't think much of it.

However, those few monsters who received the reward were very happy and ate the fruit as soon as they got it.

Soon, it was Bear Two's turn to lift the cauldron.

Facing the thousand-catty cauldron, Bear Two was full of confidence, walked forward, directly grasped the cauldron with both hands, and then, with a loud shout and all his strength, lifted the cauldron.

Bear Two lifted the cauldron seemingly much more easily than the previous monsters, and after lifting the cauldron, Bear Two directly started walking forward, actually walking more than thirty steps before his strength gave out and he put the cauldron down.

Seeing Bear Two's performance, all the monsters cheered.

Although Wei Xun knew Bear Two was strong, it was the first time he had seen Bear Two use his full strength, and it somewhat exceeded his imagination.

Sure enough, after Bear Two's lift, the subsequent monsters lost their drive; those who could lift the cauldron would stop after walking no more than two steps.

Anyway, it was impossible to walk further than Bear Two, so there was no need to waste energy competing.

Ultimately, Bear Two won the competition without any surprise.

"Not bad!" The Tiger King was very pleased to see Bear Two's performance, and then generously threw a Body Forging Spirit Pill to Bear Two: "As expected of a Black Bear who has cultivated into a spirit."

"Thank you, Great King, for the reward!" Bear Two didn't eat the Spirit Pill immediately after receiving it, but instead put it in the pocket of his clothes.

"If I remember correctly, when you underwent shapeshifting, you also ate the Shapeshifting Spirit Grass that I bestowed, didn't you?" The Tiger King suddenly recalled, looking at Bear Two.

"It was indeed bestowed by the Great King!" Bear Two chuckled, looking to be in a very good mood.

"Under whose command are you serving now?" The Tiger King continued to ask.

"Little One is currently patrolling the Forest in a small squad under Fox Elder!" Bear Two replied honestly.

"Your talent is too great to remain in a patrol squad!" The Tiger King ate a fruit fed to him by a female demoness beside him, and then continued: "Why not come to my Immortal Cave to serve as a personal guard?"

The surrounding minor demons showed envious expressions upon hearing the Tiger King's words.

"What kind of position is a personal guard? Is it that good?" Wei Xun asked a monster in front of him from the side.

"It's normal that you wouldn't know since you just arrived!" The little demon said with a grin: "Once you become the Tiger King's personal guard, your status is second only to generals and strategists, even higher than an Instructor."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Wei Xun noticed three monsters standing behind the Tiger King, all wearing exquisite armor; each of them was strong and robust, currently eating and drinking heartily, which must have been them.

However, Bear Two was somewhat at a loss when he heard the Tiger King's recruitment, and even looked back at Wei Xun in the distance.

Although Wei Xun didn't want Bear Two to be poached by the Tiger King like this, given the current situation, the Tiger King was publicly recruiting Bear Two, and if Bear Two didn't agree, it would likely embarrass the Tiger King, so he had no choice but to agree.

Therefore, when Wei Xun saw Bear Two's gaze, he could only nod helplessly, signaling Bear Two to agree.

After Bear Two saw Wei Xun's gesture, he turned back and replied to the Tiger King: "Forget about being a personal guard, I still want to go back and hang out with my Big Brother!"

As soon as Bear Two said this, all the monsters were shocked.

Even Wei Xun was somewhat alarmed; although this big simpleton's words warmed his heart, offending the Tiger King because of it would be too terrifying.

Sure enough, when the Tiger King heard Bear Two's reply, his originally joyful face immediately darkened, and the entire assembly hall fell silent.

Feeling the Tiger King's gloomy gaze, all the monsters lowered their heads, not daring to look or make a sound.

But Bear Two seemed unaware of what had happened, still basking in the glow of his recent victory.

"Who is your Big Brother?" The Tiger King asked grimly.

"My Big Brother is Grey Fur Captain!" Bear Two replied with a simple, honest smile.

Wei Xun let out a long breath after hearing this, shouting "Not good!" in his heart.

Sure enough, the Tiger King immediately called out to the stage: "Grey Fur Captain, come up and let this King see you."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xun had no choice but to quickly walk up and bow to the Tiger King with cupped fists: "Little One, Grey Fur, greets the Tiger King."

"Oh, I remember now!" The Tiger King looked at Wei Xun and nodded: "You all came up together back then."

"That's right!" Wei Xun nodded, also lowering his head, not daring to look at the Tiger King.

"Your little brother actually refused the position of personal guard because of you!" The Tiger King sneered: "This is the first time in so many years."

"Your Majesty worries too much!" Wei Xun forced a calm smile and said: "My brother, he only has strength but isn't very clever. His refusal of Your Majesty's kind offer is simply because he doesn't know how good the personal guard position is."

"Oh!" The Tiger King sneered twice more upon seeing Wei Xun's reaction, then said: "Since that's the case, then you explain it to your little brother."

"As you command!" Wei Xun nodded, then turned to Bear Two and whispered: "Are you stupid? If you become a personal guard, you won't have to worry about food and drink, and you won't have to follow me and starve every day."

Hearing Wei Xun's words, Bear Two suddenly felt a bit wronged: "But I haven't really starved while following Big Brother!"

"You..." Wei Xun was momentarily speechless after hearing this.

But it was true; before coming up the mountain, Bear Two was originally the overlord of a Forest and never worried about food or drink.

Although food was scarce after coming up the mountain, he always fed Bear Two well whenever he caught fish.

"Then do you want to keep eating fish? Don't you want to try something different?" Wei Xun asked again.

"Yes!" Bear Two nodded.

"Then you know what to do, right?" Wei Xun saw that Bear Two seemed to understand, so he turned to the Tiger King and said: "He understands!"

"That's good!" The Tiger King nodded, then re-asked Bear Two: "Have you thought it through?"

"Reporting to the Great King!" Bear Two replied with cupped fists: "I've thought it through, and I still want to stick with my Big Brother!"