Chapter 1306 - 1306: Is Your Bear Tough Enough?

When Liu Zixuan defeated the Cyan Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and White Tiger among the Four Spirits, the array suddenly rippled.

The surrounding primordial chaos scene abruptly vanished, and he returned to the fourteenth layer.

"Not letting me continue?" Liu Zixuan said with a faint smile.

"Since you have a method to break the array, why waste time?" That ancient voice reappeared.

"Now can I meet the elder?" Liu Zixuan asked as he looked around.

"To meet me, you need to pass three steps: first, break through my array gate, second, defeat my disciple, and third, make me happy."

The ancient voice carried a hint of mockery, as if teasing Liu Zixuan.

Though it was teasing, it also gave Liu Zixuan a small hint.

These three steps correspond to the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth layers.

The fourteenth layer is the array gate, which Liu Zixuan has already passed.

The gatekeeper of the fifteenth layer should be the disciple of the ancient voice.

The sixteenth layer, although it seems Liu Zixuan needs to make the owner of the ancient voice happy, it surely won't be that simple!

Thinking of this, Liu Zixuan slightly raised his head, "Then open the next layer!"

"Stand still, don't move!"

As the ancient voice descended, suddenly four ropes shot out from all directions, immediately binding Liu Zixuan's arms and legs. Before Liu Zixuan could react, his whole body was rapidly lifted high along with the ropes.

Suddenly, the surroundings underwent some small changes.

At this moment, he was standing on a martial arts arena!

And facing Liu Zixuan was not a human, but a bear!

Originally thinking the owner of the ancient voice would be some ancient human, but never expected it to be such an adorably dumb-looking bear!

As Liu Zixuan appeared, the bear's brown eyes sparkled, its whole body leaned forward with a burst of joyful roar.

Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, realizing this fellow was gearing up for a direct attack!

Immediately, he hurriedly prepared to break free from the ropes binding his hands and feet, but unexpectedly, these ropes, though seemingly ordinary, were in fact extraordinary, causing Liu Zixuan some headache.

Shouting towards the air, "Old man, this is completely unfair, okay, you guy found a bear as a disciple, I won't say anything, but at least let me fight the bear without being tied!"

"No, no, no, I'm in a particularly beautiful mood today, so I decided not to untie the ropes for you. I've seen everything you did in the previous layers, you're so powerful, you deserve some special treatment." The old man said humorously.

Liu Zixuan suddenly felt like rummaging through his pocket to find a curse he had hidden in there!

Your beautiful mood can't mean turning me into your jester!

He cursed inwardly, then shouted, "You're trying to get your disciple killed!"

"With your hands and feet bound, I honestly don't believe you can kill my disciple." The old man paused, "Bear Big, this kid with tender skin and thick flesh is your dinner!"

"Pfft!" Liu Zixuan really felt a sudden urge to vomit blood.

Have you watched too many cartoons, naming your bear disciple Bear Big! Are you the legendary Bald Strong who can never chop down a tree?

His heart was grumbling, but his eyes were fixed on Bear Big, approaching closer and closer!

The bear, though seemingly dumb, is quite beastly; its biting ability and attack power are not much worse than those of tigers and lions. Being a disciple of an ancient great power, it surely can't be a mere animal-level existence.

Fortunately, Liu Zixuan's weapons are all recognized masters, capable of mind manipulation, otherwise, being bound like this, he might really become fodder for Bear Big.

Whoosh!

The bear let out a low roar, galloping and leaping straight at Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan's pupils shrank, immediately manipulating the Xuanyuan Sword to block in front!

"Huh?" At this moment, the ancient voice uttered a suspicious sound.

Although Liu Zixuan heard it, he had no time to ask, once stopping the bear's attack, he manipulated the Xuanyuan Sword to actively engage in battle with the bear.

He was pondering two things.

First, whether the passive battle is deliberately set as a checkpoint, or intentionally by the owner of the ancient voice. If it's intentional, that's fine; if it's set up, he must get rid of these restraints. Otherwise, he'd be deemed a failure.

Second, is the bear tough?

Honestly, since being bound, Liu Zixuan had some anger inside, and now the owner of the ancient voice hadn't appeared yet, he had to find a place to vent it. Undoubtedly, the best way to vent is to beat the bear heavily!

Thinking about this, Liu Zixuan's Power of the Dragon Veins had secretly operated to his wrists and ankles.

Exerting force stealthily, the ropes slightly loosened.

Indeed, these ropes, seeming ordinary, were formed from some kind of force.

Immediately, several Ghost Gate Needles emerged, heading straight for the four ropes.

Each Ghost Gate Needle was infused with extremely powerful Power of the Dragon Veins by Liu Zixuan. Earlier, it was merely a collision of forces, now with a tangible object as the main body, soon the ropes began to dissolve.

As the ropes gradually weakened, the ancient voice reappeared, "You really have a lot of treasures on you. If it weren't for the rules, I would really want to rob them!"

"I think your concern should be less on treasures, and more on your disciple!"

Bam!

Bam!

Four crisp sounds in succession, and the ropes binding his wrists and ankles immediately shattered.

As Liu Zixuan finished speaking, he paused his movement, directly grasping the Xuanyuan Sword by the hilt. As Bear Big dodged, Liu Zixuan kicked him over, then leapt and stepped on his belly.

The Xuanyuan Sword paused slightly, suddenly poised at Bear Big's neck.

"Spare under the sword!" The ancient voice immediately shouted.

"I'll give you another chance to say this sentence!" Liu Zixuan replied humorously.

"Spare under the sword for the bear!" The ancient voice said with a touch of self-mockery.

Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, "You just tied up my hands and feet, you should have considered that as breaking this layer's rules, and consequently pay some price."

"Don't go too far, if it weren't for the person on the top layer telling me to hold back, do you think you could have easily reached up to here?" The ancient voice said with a slightly threatening tone.

"Hold back?" Liu Zixuan snorted coldly, "If it weren't for me having such treasures, I'd have already become your disciple's food, and now you're telling me to hold back? Old man, I don't care who you are, I can't beat you, I might as well leave this layer, but now I must vent my anger!"

"What do you want?" The ancient voice seemed to have made some compromise.

"I just want to ask, is your bear tough?"