Xue Yang can only sigh when he sees the magical beast standing right there. He made a mental calculation to see how long it would take him to beat the bear down.
'I have 22 minutes left to finish the quest. I want at least 5 minutes to catch the last two Golden Scaled Catfishes. That means I need to beat the Jadeclaw Black Bear in about 15 minutes.'
Jadeclaw Black Bear is a magical beast with a strength similar to a stage 2 cultivator in the middle realm. So based on raw power, it should not be a problem for Xue Yang.
Xue Yang didn't have any more time to think. If he didn't want to face a magical beast that gets summoned because of the penalty, he should fight the Jadeclaw Black Bear as fast as possible.
He jumps out of the pond and stands facing the Jadeclaw Black Bear. His clothes are still wet from the water. He then picks up his sword that is stored on his back.
"Come!" shouted Xue Yang. He provoked the Jadeclaw Black Bear to attack him first.
And just as he hoped, the bear does move first. It runs toward Xue Yang with both its arms up in the air. It only needs a split second for it to reach Xue Yang. It swings its right arm when it feels it can hit Xue Yang. On the other hand, its other arm is preparing for the next attack.
While swinging its arm, the jade-like claws are opened. If the attack is connected to Xue Yang, it can rip through his skin easily. Or maybe it could even reach his deep body organ.
Xue Yang reading its attack, stepped to his left or the bear's right side. He then swings his sword toward the right arm that has just attacked him.
'Ugh, as expected, it is hard.'
Xue Yang feels the fur of the Jadeclaw Black Bear is too strong. His attack can't even injure the bear. Only a bit of its hair was shaved.
The bear doesn't mind Xue Yang's attack. It keeps focusing on attacking Xue Yang. Its left arm is still on the way to hit Xue Yang. The left arms take the route above its right arm.
Of course, Xue Yang knows this. He has calculated when he should move. Right before the punch landed in his body, he pulled his body toward the back of the bear. Making the bear miss its attack.
Xue Yang then slashed his sword toward the nape of his enemy. Once again, his attack is rendered useless because of the thick fur.
He then positions his leg on the bear's back. He utilized the bear's body to spring his own body, separating himself from the bear. The momentum of his movement can make the bear lose its balance and fall with its face on the ground.
Having both attacks dodged easily and even getting pushed to the ground, the bear is furious. It roared to Xue Yang that has successfully put a distance between them.
This is the first time the bear meets with something it can't crush in a few moves. Usually, the double attack is more than enough to render most of his prey.
Xue Yang is also in a problem. His slash attack produces nothing. He should have expected this. He used a cheap sword that was available in the sect. He thought that this sword was good enough. But it looks like it is not the case.
So Xue Yang needs to choose between two choices. Should he fight with the sword even when he knows it can't injure the bear? Or should he forgo the sword and fight using other weapons?
The choice is obvious. He tosses the sword to the side. It flies through the air before it stabs itself into a tree somewhere.
Xue Yang then assumes a no-weapon fighting pose. His right hand is located at the same level as his head. He then flows a bit of Spiritual Energy into both of his fists.
During that time, Xue Yang didn't take his eyes off the Jadeclaw Black Bear. It keeps observing the bear in case it makes a move.
"Come!" shouted Xue Yang once again.
This time, not only does the bear move, but Xue Yang is also moving toward the bear.
When the two are face to face again, both are throwing their fist at each other. Xue Yang's punch reached the bear's chest first.
The Spiritual Energy that has been gathered in his right fist flows violently toward the bear. The amount of energy shocked the bear and stun it for a very small amount of time. But that small amount of time gives an opening for Xue Yang to dodge the bear's claw.
After that, Xue Yang hit again using his left fist. Same as before, there is Spiritual Energy stored temporarily in his left fist. He targeted the area nearby the first hit.
The bear is also not idle. When it got hit for the second time, it tried to bite Xue Yang's head.
Knowing this, Xue Yang hastily crouched down. But he then noticed that the bear's left arm is swinging upward toward his body. Having no place to dodge, Xue Yang received the slap using his body. He tried to position his body as well as possible so that the claw didn't touch his body.
"Gah!" exclaimed Xue Yang when he received the slap.
He got thrown away a few meters by the bear. His body is also feeling the pain. But when he looked at it, there was no apparent injury.
'Good, at least the claws didn't tear my body.'
Even then, Xue Yang knows that he can't take another hit. His body might not be able to endure it at that time.
Gritting his teeth, Xue Yang once again put up his fighting pose. This time he will attack a bit more carefully.
Xue Yang once again threw a punch toward the belly area, the place where he had hit it twice. The bear also started to feel the pain in that area. It blocks the punch using one of its arms.
'It blocks my punch?'
As soon as Xue Yang's punch landed on the arm, he put some distance from the bear.
Xue Yang then jumps toward the bear again. This time he targeted the head of the bear using his right fist. The bear followed the fist and put up his right arm to block it.
But Xue Yang's attack has not finished. He also swings his left fist, targeting the chest of the bear. Just as expected, it tried to block the punch using its left arm. But that is what Xue Yang had hoped.
He had expected this reaction from the bear. And that is why his right leg is still moving toward the belly part of the bear. Just like the punch, it is fully packed with Spiritual Energy.
And when it reached the bear's belly, the bear is pushed back by the force. Spiritual Energy also does its job by rupturing the inner organ of the bear.
The bear spews a few mouthfuls amount of blood. It didn't take long for it to lose consciousness.