Chapter 1: The Birth of a Genius

  The black bear, who was one size smaller than the stone tiger, sneered and said: "Spirit beasts and demon beasts have an unbridgeable gap. Even if you have a top-grade spirit tool, it can't make up for the difference in our levels. Under my aura's influence, you absolutely can't exert your full strength, while I can exert 102% of mine. How can you compare to me?"

  "The top-grade spirit artifact, I will absolutely not give to you. This originally belongs to me, if you want to get it, you must first defeat me and then talk about it. Even if your level is higher than mine, it doesn't mean that I am a soft persimmon for you to squeeze at will!"

  The black bear snarled, "This is all your fault!" and charged at the Stone Tiger with a speed 4 times faster than before. Its massive paws were filled with spiritual energy as it slapped down towards the Stone Tiger. The Stone Tiger's face was stern as he watched the approaching black bear, his hands also rising to meet it. The high-quality spiritual instrument flashed brightly, and spiritual energy flowed around them. Finally, they collided with a loud crash, and the sound of bones breaking filled the air. The black bear's palm bones were definitely broken, but it didn't seem to care. Its two paws still pressed down on the Stone Tiger. Just then, the black bear's foot, adorned with a high-quality spiritual instrument, kicked towards the Stone Tiger with incredible speed. The Stone Tiger was shocked and felt something was off. He rapidly activated his spiritual energy and pushed back with both fists, quickly retreating backwards. However, the black bear's foot followed closely behind him. The Stone Tiger gritted his teeth and struck the black bear's foot again with both hands. With a loud crash, they both flew out at the same time. The Stone Tiger and the black bear stood in mid-air, coldly staring at each other. The bones in the black bear's palm were already broken, while the Stone Tiger was also injured, with a thread of red blood flowing from his mouth.

  The black bear looked at the stone tiger with a cold smile and said, "Even if you have an extreme-grade spirit tool, what can you do? I've already told you that the gap in our levels is insurmountable. My bare fist without any spirit tools can still overpower your fist with an extreme-grade spirit tool! Didn't it hurt when I kicked you?"

  Shi Hu coughed and coldly laughed, "Me at a disadvantage? Although I suffered a slight injury, it was just the force of the backlash. But your palm is already unable to fight again!"

  "Is that so? Then let me show you the difference between a spiritual beast and a demon beast!" As soon as he finished speaking, the heavenly energy of the universe surged into the black bear's injured hands. In an instant, his hands made a "ga ga" sound, and they were restored to their original state, without even a single scar visible!

  The black bear looked at the stone tiger and laughed: "How about it? Hand over the top-grade spiritual instrument obediently, if you keep fighting, you won't be my match, in the end, I'll just severely injure myself to finish you off!"

  Shi Hu's face was solemn, but he still shook his head and said: "I won't give you this armor, just forget about it!"

  The black bear suddenly became furious: "Then I'll fulfill you, let's see what you're capable of!" As soon as he finished speaking, the black bear charged over, and the stone tiger also rushed over. The black bear's thick bear paws slapped down, but this time the stone tiger was clever and raised its feet to meet them. With a loud crash, the stone tiger was sent flying straight down by the rebound force, while the black bear quickly stomped down with one foot. The stone tiger saw the black bear's attack and thought that if it got hit, it would either die or lose a layer of skin. So, in mid-air, it turned its body sideways and struck the black bear's belly with both fists. The black bear looked up, became enraged, and ignored its own belly pain as it continued to stomp towards the stone tiger's waist. However, the stone tiger didn't dare to fight back with all its might, knowing that it wasn't a spiritual beast and its body strength and recovery abilities weren't as good as the black bear's. Instead, it stretched out one fist to block the black bear's foot and used the other fist to strike the black bear's belly again! "Boom", "Bang", "Whoosh" - three consecutive sounds rang out, and by this time, neither the black bear nor the stone tiger was as intact as before!

  The black bear's belly was hit and caved in, with a large fist print on it. Fresh blood flowed from the black bear's mouth as it stood there, swaying back and forth, seemingly unable to stand steadily.

  And the stone tiger was not much better, one hand bent downwards, its waist had been slashed with deep wounds that exposed bone, fresh blood still gushing out, and it was constantly spitting up blood from its mouth. It was leaning against a large tree to catch its breath! It seemed to be even more seriously injured than the black bear!

  The black bear looked at the stone tiger and guffawed with a strange laugh: "How's that, my leg is not feeling well? One hand wants to block my leg, humph, overestimating one's own strength!"

  "Alright, you don't have to pretend anymore. Just focus on your inner energy instead! My one punch would have already injured your internal organs, so there's no need for you to put up a strong front. As for who will die in the end, it's still uncertain!" After saying that, he ignored the black bear and began to quietly cultivate his energy.

  That black bear looked at Stone Tiger's appearance, let out a cold snort, but also sat down cross-legged!

  If he were to separate now and look at the current Stone Tiger and Black Bear, his heart would be in a state of heavenly warfare. If he were to go out now and kill these two demon beasts, the benefits would not be just one or two points. However, if they still had any remaining strength, one strike could make his soul fly away. What should he do? As he thought about it, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said quietly to himself: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger, let's take a gamble!" And so he slowly and carefully snuck over.

  Just as he was less than a hundred meters away from Shi Hu and Hei Xiong, Shi Hu and Hei Xiong looked towards Ruo Bu Li's position and shouted: "Who?"

  "Ha ha, nothing, I just wanted to see what you two are doing here! Is there some kind of treasure about to emerge, that's why you're both waiting here?"

  That stone tiger looked at him as if he were a different person, and suddenly shouted: "You little brat, go quickly and kill that bear! It's an enemy of mine, and take advantage of it being unable to move now. Stab its throat with one sword, then confine its demon infant, erase its consciousness and it will be done!"

  The black bear was shocked to hear that they knew each other, and exclaimed: "That little brother, you mustn't listen to him! You should know that he has two top-grade spiritual artifacts. If you get his demonic infant and the two top-grade spiritual artifacts, won't it be a double blessing for you?"

  "If you're going to separate and tease, look at Shi Hu and say: 'What he said makes sense. I think you can't move now, killing you is much easier than killing him, isn't it?'"

  The stone tiger gritted his teeth and glared at the black bear, now he was furious with the black bear. He didn't expect the black bear to make such a move. He looked at Ruo Bie Li with a helpless expression and said: "You say it, how can you help me kill that black bear? As long as you don't kill me, I'll agree to anything!"

  "If you two are willing to make the greatest sacrifice, I'll help him kill whoever it is. You should know that neither of you can move right now!"

  That black bear hastily said: "As long as you kill that stone tiger, I am willing to give you the boots of this top-grade spiritual instrument!" According to his idea, after Ye Bilei killed the stone tiger, he would make a final effort to kill Ye Bilei, and at that time, Ye Bilei would have to return the spiritual instrument, and even the things that belonged to the stone tiger would all be his! It's worth noting that he had now recovered some of his spiritual energy.

  Shi Hu glared at Hei Xiong, his eyes blazing with fury: "Hei Xiong, you're heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless! I never thought you'd want my life so badly!" He then turned to Ruo Bie Li, gritting his teeth: "As long as you help me kill that Hei Xiong, I'll give you my top-grade spiritual armor, the Extreme Treasure Armor!" His face twisted in reluctance. Hei Xiong, on the other hand, looked at Ruo Bie Li with a terrified expression, fearing he would agree to Shi Hu's proposal.

  If you part ways with a smile, summoning the top-grade Spirit Armor and smiling, "Do you think your current Spirit Armor has any attraction to me?"

  "Alright then, tell me what I need to do for you to help me!" Shi Hu said with a bitter smile.

  "If you think about it, I'll make you acknowledge me as your master and take a soul oath!"

  The stone tiger stared at Ruo Bie Li in shock, clearly not expecting him to make such a request. The black bear also looked at Ruo Bie Li with a stupid expression, unable to understand why a cultivator would want a demon cultivator as his subordinate. Ruo Bie Li didn't care what they thought, he had his own plans. He stared straight at the stone tiger and asked, "So, will you agree or not? Don't worry about what I'm going to do, just tell me if you'll agree or not!" As he spoke, he looked at it coldly. Ruo Bie Li never minded being a bit ruthless, after all, in the cultivation world, only the strong survived, and those who were not ruthless and clever would not live long!

  Shì Hǔ looked at Ruò Bié Lí and knew that if he didn't agree, the other would kill him without hesitation. He hesitated and asked: "Can I change the request? I'm a demon cultivator, even if you take me in, it's useless, and I can't go out anyway!"

  "If you leave, there's no turning back!" said Shi Hu faintly.

  Shi Hu thought to himself: "It's better to just live a life of dependence, anyway I won't be able to leave and he can't control me either. In the future when we ascend to the demon realm, even if we see each other, it will be like strangers meeting for the first time. So be it!" With that, Shi Hu strained his voice and pointed at the sky, shouting: "Today, I, Shi Hu, make a vow with my soul, willing to serve this young master in front of me for the rest of my life! Soul Contract - Present!" As soon as he finished speaking, a small red dot flew out from Shi Hu's forehead into Mo Bei Li's mind.

  And the black bear on the side looked at all this with a silly expression, and Bieli turned his head to say to it: "Which one do you choose? Make a soul oath to me too, and I won't kill you!"

  "That black bear proudly said: 'How could I, a dignified spiritual beast, make a soul oath to a cultivator who is even weaker than me? I am not that kind of despicable demon!' After finishing speaking, he disdainfully looked at Shi Hu!"

  Shì Hǔ looked at the black bear's appearance, his anger couldn't be held back. He respectfully said to Ruo Bie Li: "Young master, please allow me to devour its body after you kill this black bear. Its level is one stage higher than mine. Although devouring it won't make my body reach the spiritual beast level, it can still greatly enhance my strength!"

  "Rest assured! Now that you're following me, I won't treat you unfairly. Even if you want the Yuan Ying, I'll give it to you together. When it comes to my own people, I'm never stingy!"

  "Who would have thought that Shi Hu shook his head and said: 'I don't need its demon infant, my current cultivation has already reached 11 calamities. If I swallow its demon infant again, it's likely to bring the scattered immortal calamity soon. I'm not confident in passing it now!'"

  But the black bear took advantage of Ruo Bie Li and Shi Hu's conversation, quickly standing up, its massive paws suddenly appearing in front of Ruo Bie Li. As soon as Ruo Bie Li saw the black bear, he knew something was wrong, immediately summoning his top-grade spiritual armor and full-body spiritual energy to protect himself. With a loud "bang", Ruo Bie Li's body flew straight out, spitting blood continuously in mid-air!

  The black bear saw it and burst out laughing: "Still dying in my hands, still wanting me to make a soul oath? I'm not that stupid old tiger! You should know that the speed of spiritual beasts recovering their powers is different from that of demonic beasts!"