NOVEL WEB Chapter 201: Mao Shun’s Transformation
Instead of protecting its head, the ice bear raised its paws to shield the cores in its chest and dantian. Su Xiaoli, Mao Shun, and Huang Xue's attacks shattered the paws and pierced its body, but they weren't strong enough to reach the cores.
As for the bear's head, left completely unguarded, Xue Qiang drove her spear through its core, while Feng Fan's punch blasted the entire head apart.
The five of them landed, preparing to finish off the remaining cores, but to their shock, the bear's head regenerated in a breath of time, along with a brand-new core!
Feng Fan's expression darkened. "The core in its head just regenerated! We have to destroy all three at the same time to kill it for good."
Before they could act, the bear finally went on the offensive. Its right paw swung down with immense force, aiming at Mao Shun—the first to strike it.
"Hmph." Mao Shun raised his hammer and swung upward to meet the attack.
The impact shattered the bear's paw, but the force drove him a few centimeters into the ground, sending shockwaves through his body. His insides churned from the collision.
He felt blood rising in his throat, but he clenched his teeth and swallowed it back, refusing to show weakness.
The bear didn't stop after its first attack. It crouched low and swung its other paw in a wide horizontal arc.
Xue Qiang and Huang Xue leaped into the air to evade, but Feng Fan and Su Xiaoli, who were closer to Mao Shun, didn't. They had noticed that Mao Shun wouldn't be able to dodge in time.
Su Xiaoli and Feng Fan moved in sync, stepping between him and the incoming strike.
Feng Fan clenched his fist, channeling spiritual qi before throwing a powerful punch forward. At the same time, Su Xiaoli swung her metal fan, unleashing razor-sharp winds strong enough to cut through steel.
Their combined attack shattered the bear's arms into pieces, but the creature didn't seem to care. It felt no pain; it was a killing machine, built to destroy every intruder without fail.
The bear's arms regenerated quickly, but it was just enough time for them to strike.
"Attack!" Feng Fan yelled, trying to sync their strikes against the cores once more.
Feng Fan and Xue Qiang leaped toward the bear's head, Mao Shun and Huang Xue targeted its chest, and Su Xiaoli aimed for its dantian.
One of the bear's paws suddenly swung toward Xue Qiang, catching her off guard. Forced to defend, she used her spear to block the attack instead of striking. However, this created an opening for Feng Fan, who once again blasted the bear's head into a pulp, destroying one of its cores.
The bear's other arm struck at Su Xiaoli. She raised her metal fan to block, but she was a fraction too slow. The impact sent her flying into an ice house.
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Pain flared across her back, but she quickly got back on her feet. Fortunately, she had managed to dissipate most of the attack with her fan.
This opening allowed Huang Xue and Mao Shun to destroy the bear's chest, shattering its second core.
After destroying two cores, they landed on the ground, only to watch in horror as the bear's shattered body and cores regenerated in a breath of time.
Feng Fan clicked his tongue. "Is there no end to this? This thing is harder to kill than a flying cockroach."
Mao Shun's expression darkened. He tightened his grip on his hammer and raised it high, as if calling thunder from the skies.
"Leave it to me!" he declared.
"Primordial Refining Scripture!" he shouted, unleashing the power of his cultivation art.
To everyone's surprise, Mao Shun's appearance and demeanor changed right before their eyes.
His long blond hair darkened and shortened, while his muscles swelled to nearly three times their original size, almost tearing his clothes apart. His eyes grew sharper, filled with a newfound seriousness.
"I'll handle this big guy," Mao Shun said, his voice hoarse and completely different from before.
Feng Fan stared at him, baffled. "What the heck? Is this a Super Saiyan transformation? Shouldn't they go from short dark hair to long blond hair? Why is it the opposite with this guy?"
Su Xiaoli, Xue Qiang, and Huang Xue were surprised, but not as much as Feng Fan. They recalled how Tan Wei had undergone a similar transformation in front of them and wondered if there was a connection between their techniques.
Mao Shun kicked off the ground with force, propelling himself dozens of meters into the air, far above the bear's height. With a single hand, he raised his hammer over his head.
Sensing the danger, the bear instinctively moved both paws to block.
"Hmph." Mao Shun scoffed at its futile defense.
A massive anvil materialized beneath the bear, lifting it higher—bringing it closer to Mao Shun. In Mao Shun's eyes, everything was clear. The bear was nothing more than raw material, waiting to be refined.
Like a blacksmith striking molten metal, he swung.
His hammer smashed through the bear's paws like they were nothing.
Then, it crushed its head.
The blow continued downward, shattering its chest.
Then, the dantian was obliterated.
Clang!
The hammer slammed onto the anvil, coming to an abrupt halt.
Mao Shun raised his hammer once more and struck. Blow after blow, the ice and cores that made up the ice bear shrank and changed shape.
Until finally, something emerged for all to see—a pair of crystal-blue forearm guards.
As the anvil vanished, Mao Shun returned to his usual appearance. At the same time, the forearm guards dissolved into spiritual qi and seeped into the ground.
Feng Fan quickly approached, his face full of questions. "Brother Mao, that was incredible! What was that?"
Mao Shun gave a polite smile. "It's part of my cultivation technique, I think. I'm not entirely sure why the transformation happens, though."
"Well, whatever it was, it solved our problem. Now we can finally enter the ice castle," Feng Fan said, turning his gaze toward the massive gate the ice bear had been guarding.