The Eternal Heart - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: The Gall of The Bear King

Translator: Alsey

Editor: Chrissy

For a moment, Chen Yu, Feng De, and the others were all startled.

Wasn’t this mission of hunting the Metal Brown Bear for the reward of contribution points and Metastones?

But these weren’t what Le Feng and Ding Jiuhui wanted?

Then, what was their true objective?

“Not only do we not want the galls and claws from these two Metal Brown Bears, but we also don’t want those that came after them either,” Ding Jiuhui added from the side.

When Chen Yu, Feng De and the young man with the pockmarked face heard this, they exchanged a glance and became quite tempted.

Based on the information they received, there was a small community of Metal Brown Bears nearby. With Le Feng and everyone’s strength, it wasn’t that difficult for them to behead Metal Brown Bears similar to the ones from before.

“If what Le Feng said is true, we can obtain a generous amount of Contribution Points from this mission and exchange them for a mid-ranked martial arts skill. We can accomplish it very easily.”

Chen Yu was really tempted.

He was going to breakthrough to the Connective Meridian stage soon and needed a better main technique to cultivate. That was because he couldn’t let those inner sect disciples fling him too far away from the starting line.

“Then dare I ask, what does Martial Brother Le and Ding want?” asked the young man with the pockmarked face.

These people weren’t idiots. They wouldn’t undertake missions that were too dangerous.

“Our goal is a ‘Bear King’ located in a cavern within the jungle up ahead. To be more precise, it’s the Gall of the Bear King,” Le Feng calmly said.

Bear King? The Gall of the Bear King?

The hearts of Chen Yu and the others trembled slightly. They knew that the “Bear King” wasn’t someone who was easy to deal with just from hearing those two words.

One could get a glimpse of the strength of the ordinary Metal Brown Bears from before since ordinary disciples at the Connective Meridian stage couldn’t put up a hard resistance with it either.

“When combined with a few supplementary materials, the Gall of the Bear King can be refined into a kind of ‘Bodily Bear Gall Fluid’ which will surely help Martial Brother Ding and I break through in our cultivation,” Le Feng explained the reasoning behind their actions.

Chen Yu and the others suddenly understood their reasoning.

Le Feng was stuck at the middle of the Connective Meridian stage and still lacked that half a step before he could breakthrough to the late stages of the Connective Meridian stage.

Ding Jiuhui was in a similar situation and was about to charge through to the middle of the Connective Meridian stage.

The Gall of the Bear King’s use to them far exceeded that of the other normal bear galls and bear claws. Therefore, they were generously renouncing them.

“What is the strength of that Bear King like? Martial Brother Le wants us to help in dealing with the Bear King?” The young man with the pockmarked face had a slight intent to withdraw on his face.

It entailed strenuous effort for him to deal with common Metal Brown Bears alone. If he encountered the Bear King, wouldn’t he be killed in an instant?

“Hmph! The Bear King naturally isn’t a creature you guys can deal with.”

Ding Jiuhui let out a low snort. “When the time comes, leave it to Younger Martial Brother Le and I to deal with the Bear King together. Your task is to pin down and lure a few ordinary Metal Brown Bears away.”

Those on the scene heaved a long sigh of relief when those words left his mouth.

Chen Yu nodded and said, “If we don’t need to deal with the Bear King, then that naturally shouldn’t be a problem.”

The young man with the pockmarked face and Feng De nodded in agreement.

After all, their goal in undertaking this mission was to acquire a large number of Contribution Points.

“But I must warn you beforehand. When the time comes, if anyone amongst you guys run away just before the battle, all of the preceding rewards will become invalid!” Ding Jiuhui said in a cold voice.

They didn’t object to this. In general, fleeing just before the battle wasn’t a very dishonorable matter at all in a small team mission.

After everyone reached an agreement, they started allocating the benefits from the two Metal Brown Bears.

“Based on convention, we’ll divide the earnings based on the degree of effort and contribution,” said Le Feng.

Soon, the profit from the two Metal Brown Bears was divided into ten portions.

Everyone didn’t dispute this manner of allocation.

In general, rewards were distributed.

“Alright. Everyone, continue venturing further.”

Le Feng and Ding Jiuhui led the way in front as they carefully entered the forest.

After they entered the forest, Le Feng took out a small pot of honey once more. The kind of honey he had was prepared using a secret recipe as it was effective against Metal Brown Bears. Normal honey was useless.

Soon enough, three Metal Brown Bears scuttled out of the depths of the jungle all at once. Every single one of them wasn’t inferior in size compared to the two prior Metal Brown Bears.

“Everyone should adapt to engaging in combat in the forest,” commanded Le Feng.

With a light slash, the treasured weapon in the form of a broken sword in his hands stabbed a Metal Brown Bear as he lured it away.

On the other hand, Ding Jiuhui, Chen Yu and the other three dealt with the two remaining Metal Brown Bears.

This time, Ding Jiuhui dealt with a Metal Brown Bear alone.

He set the final Metal Brown Bear aside for Chen Yu, Feng De, the young man with the pockmarked face, and the slim young lady to deal with.

Evidently, Le Feng and Ding Jiuhui wanted to let the four of them get more accustomed to fighting the Metal Brown Bears.

With the help of the geographical environment in the forest, dealing with the Metal Brown Bears that had comparatively unwieldy movements used up much less effort than even ground.

Plop, chi! Plop, chi!

In a short period of time, Le Feng stripped that Metal Brown Bear into eight pieces.

Ding Jiuhui also seriously injured a Metal Brown Bear, so it would only take a moment of time before he could behead it as well.

For the time being, Chen Yu was the main force, while the other three pinned down the Metal Brown Bears, so it was considerably effortless for them to deal with the enemy.

After a few moments.

“Metal Plow Fist!”

Chen Yu punched the Metal Brown Bear on the back of its head repeatedly, shattering it. The latter’s enormous body fell on the ground with a loud bang.

Ding Jiuhui also disposed of another Metal Brown Bear practically at the same time.

After gaining experience and skill, everyone felled the three Metal Brown Bears just like that.

“In a moment, the four of you will deal with two Metal Brown Bears,” Le Feng said after contemplating about it.

It was evident that he was thinking of squeezing out the potential of Chen Yu and the other three a step further.

Chen Yu had no opinion on that. In any case, his physical strength was exceedingly strong, and it just so happened that he lacked real combat experience.

The six of them continued venturing further.

This time, they attracted five Metal Brown Bears, which was slightly more than before.

Le Feng took the initiative to lure two away alone; Ding Jiuhui lured one away alone; they handed the two remaining Metal Brown Bears to Chen Yu and the other three.

This time, Chen Yu and Feng De joined hands to handle one of them.

With Chen Yu similarly as the main force, the duo dealt with it in a considerably effortless manner as well.

The young man with the pockmarked face and the slim young lady joined forces to deal with the other Metal Brown Bear, but were toiling with it a little more. However, it wasn’t difficult for them to survive in their efforts in dealing with it.

Rumble!

This time, Chen Yu spared no effort in unleashing his fist high up in the air. He was a step ahead of Ding Jiuhui in killing a Metal Brown Bear. With Feng De pinning down the Metal Brown Bear on his end, the efficiency of defeating it was slightly higher.

After that, Chen Yu and Feng De went to help the young man with the pockmarked face and the slim young lady.

Five minutes later, everyone dealt with the five Metal Brown Bears one after the other.

Le Feng beheaded two alone, whereas Ding Jiuhui had killed one. With Chen Yu as the main force, the other four members of the team killed another two.

“It seems like Martial Brother Chen has no problem facing a Metal Brown Bear alone,” Le Feng said, unexpecting the current outcome.

The stronger his team members were, the opportunity of successfully obtaining the Bear King’s Gall would be even higher.

After resting for a moment, everyone continued moving forwards as they slowly advanced onwards.

…

Half a day later.

Everyone killed twenty to thirty Metal Brown bears in total. Everyone dealt with the Metal Brown Bear with less effort due to them getting more and more accustomed to fighting in the forest.

Le Feng still occupied the larger end based on the distribution of allocation.

There were close to thirty Metal Brown Bears, with Chen Yu monopolizing half of them at the very least. Based on Contribution Points alone, he had several thousands of them. Of course, that didn’t include Metastones.

Chen Yu was over the moon with such a harvest.

Even Ding Jiuhui was somewhat jealous of Chen Yu’s harvest, but the strength Chen Yu displayed wasn’t inferior to that of someone at the initial Connective Meridian stage, so he had nothing to say.

The six of them spent the night in the open once night fell as they recuperated for the night.

Early the next morning.

The party of six reached the depths of the forest as an enormous cavern appeared before their eyes.

They could faintly see the traces of Metal Brown Bears near the cavern.

It was very clear that this was the Metal Brown Bear’s old nest.

“I predict that we’ve lured out and killed more than fifty percent of the Metal Brown Bears in the Bear Cave. The remaining Metal Brown Bears have become cautious, probably due to the Bear King’s vigilance,” Le Feng analyzed and said.

“Then, we can only take them by storm,” said Ding Jiuhui in a low voice.

Le Feng nodded as they were going to fight a hard battle in the end.

Chen Yu and the others could not help but take a deep breath as they were finally about to reach the last juncture.

At this point in time, they could not withdraw. If not, they would lose their preceding rewards and it would all become invalid. With this thought in mind, Chen Yu couldn’t help but feel apprehensive about the meticulous plan Le Feng and Ding Jiuhui came up with.

“Attack!”

Le Feng held the treasured weapon in the form of a broken sword in his hands as he took the lead and charged towards the Bear Cave.

Ding Jiuhui and Chen Yu followed closely behind him.

Plop! Chi!

The incomplete arc of sword light flashed as Le Feng killed a Metal Brown Bear in one to two slashes.

Willow Nether Finger! Metal Plow Fist!

Ding Jiuhui and Chen Yu joined hands as they attacked at lightning speed. In two to three moves, they also dealt with another Metal Brown Bear.

Two Metal Brown Bears screeched miserably as they died, which immediately alarmed similar creatures near the Bear Cave. A few shadows rapidly scuttled out of the Bear Cave.

Roar!

A roar that whistled and caused the cavern to vibrate could be heard coming from the depths of the cavern as a reign of terror faintly rushed out.

That terrifying aura caused everyone’s qi and blood to stop flowing.

“It’s the Bear King’s voice!”

Le Feng’s expression changed as his gaze became even more penetrating, rapidly beheading another Metal Brown Bear nearby.

According to the plan, the party of six would their separate ways in different directions as they lured a certain number of Metal Brown Bears away respectively.

“Ah, save me…”

In a moment of carelessness, that young man with the pockmarked face accidentally attracted six or seven Metal Brown Bears.

It just so happened that Chen Yu had a gap on his end.

He picked up two or three stones and threw them at three Metal Brown Bears one after the other, attracting a wave of angry roars.

Thus, Chen Yu lured three Metal Brown Bears over.

At that moment, other than Le Feng and Ding Jiuhui, the rest were tasked with luring away a certain number of Metal Brown Bears.

This was included among their tasks.

Chen Yu lured three Metal Brown Bears away, whereas Feng De and the young man with the pockmarked face lured three and four Metal Brown Bears away respectively.

That slim young lady was pretty lucky as she only lured two away.

There were twelve in total.

They had already reached the requirements detailed in their plan.

Even though there were still seven or eight Metal Brown Bears nearby, it could be said that the treasured weapon in the form of a broken sword in Le Feng’s hands could conquer every obstacle. He could even behead a Metal Brown Bear just by meeting it face-to-face once or twice.

“You guys don’t need to fight. You only need to lure these Metal Brown Bears away. The further you can do so, the better,” shouted Le Feng as he beheaded the remaining Metal Brown Bears.

Soon, four disciples at the Body Tempering stage successfully lured twelve Metal Brown Bears more than thirty meters away.

Right at this moment.

Bang!

There was a slight vibration at the entrance of the cavern, giving rise to a wave of dust.

The shadow of a gigantic bear appeared amidst the dust.

A gigantic silver-brown bear that was taller than the ordinary Metal Brown Bear by half its height could be seen stepping out of the cavern.

“Bear King!”

Chen Yu’s heart trembled more than several dozens of meters away as he felt the pressure of the frightening qi and blood.

Life-seeking Sword!

After Le Feng killed a Metal Brown Bear with a single blow from his sword, he was high up in the sky, slashing the Bear King as an arc glowed from the broken sword he held.

Chi!

The treasured weapon in the form of a broken sword only left a faint bloody scar on the surface of the Bear King’s body.

Roar! Boom!

A frightening explosive whistle accompanied a dust gale as it charged in all directions.

Bang!

Before the exact details could be seen, Le Feng’s body flew countless meters back. Fortunately, he had a brilliant martial arts form. He did a somersault in mid-air and landed on a tree.

A wisp of blood seeped out of the corner of Le Feng’s mouth as he landed on a nearby branch.

“Younger Martial Brother Le, are you alright?”

Ding Jiuhui had a look of astonishment across his face. With how powerful Le Feng was, he was actually sent flying with a single attack.

“It’s no problem.”

Le Feng wiped the traces of blood from his mouth and said in a low voice, “This Bear King’s roar actually has a sound wave attack mixed with it. In addition to that, its defensive ability exceeded what I imagined it to be. Were it not for the fact that I have this broken treasured weapon, it would be difficult for me to even injure it.”