Supreme Alchemist-Chapter 2436 - 2426: Delivering the Big Treasure

The second day, Long Yan opened his eyes. The old madman had gone somewhere, and Long Yan didn’t search for him. It seemed his trial had begun. In the surrounding forest, strands of Demonic Qi floated about, occasionally accompanied by the cries of unknown animals.

Even though it was daytime, the horrifying cries made one’s scalp tingle slightly. The shrubs around blocked out the sun, with only thin sunlight filtering through, making the surroundings vaguely visible.

This was already the middle of the Mountains and Ranges. If it were just the outskirts, it wouldn’t serve for training purposes. To the people of the nearby mercenary town, the middle of the Demon Beast Mountain Range was considered Forbidden Land, and only a minority of powerful mercenaries could venture here.

Long Yan actually looked down on the Demon Beast Forest a bit, thinking it was just a forest full of Demon Beasts. But shortly afterward, he paid the price for this contempt.

A shadow as massive as a hill enveloped him. The forest was already dim, and this shadow blocked the last bit of light completely.

"Roar!"

A great roar reverberated in Long Yan’s ears, causing them to buzz. Turning around, he saw a gray bear towering as tall as the giant trees beside him, its large claws glittering with a cold light. Long Yan estimated that being slapped by those claws wouldn’t be a pleasant experience.

"Wooow!"

This gray bear was called Cracked Earth Bear. Evidently, Long Yan wasn’t too lucky. With just one glance, he encountered the top of the food chain in this part of the Mountains and Ranges, and the terrifying slap whipped towards the spot where Long Yan just stood.

In the rush, Long Yan could only manage a few dodges to escape the Cracked Earth Bear’s range of attack. From the bear’s mouth erupted another heaven-shaking roar, scattering countless birds in a panic.

"It’s nothing but a dumb bear!"

Long Yan said with disdain, while simultaneously forming a Spell Decision with his hand. If he used True Qi, knocking away this silly bear would be simple enough.

"Take this, Ice Secret!"

The True Qi within Long Yan trembled, but to his embarrassment, nothing happened after he had performed the Spell Decision.

The man and bear stared at each other, with big eyes looking at small eyes, and the atmosphere was awkward for a while.

"No way, how come it doesn’t work?"

Long Yan looked at his hand in astonishment, perplexed as to why the Spell Decision didn’t activate despite being performed correctly.

Suddenly, Long Yan recalled the face of the old madman, grinning mischievously.

"Your True Qi and Mystic have been sealed."

Long Yan slapped his head, realizing he had forgotten this detail. However, now the problem arose: without True Qi, how was Long Yan supposed to deal with the Cracked Earth Bear?

From the Cracked Earth Bear’s perspective, the human in front seemed different, having just performed a powerful Gesture. This Cracked Earth Bear was not like other creatures within the Demon Beast Forest; it had seen the limits that beasts could not reach when it was very young, having seen a cultivator come to this place.

Since then, the Cracked Earth Bear devoted itself to cultivation. Of course, the outcome was nothing significant, gaining extraordinary strength through the corrosion of Demonic Qi alone, eventually becoming the top of the food chain in the middle Mountains and Ranges.

However, Long Yan was not interested in the Cracked Earth Bear’s history. With his True Qi unusable and seeing the Cracked Earth Bear’s thick-skinned appearance, Long Yan immediately made a decision.

Run!

Without any hesitation, Long Yan turned and sprinted away. Was he really taking himself for a Russian, thinking he could physically confront a bear with a human body?

The Cracked Earth Bear saw Long Yan performing a Spell Decision, and human-like did a standard crouched defensive position, but the imagined pain did not follow. Its bean-sized eyes filled with confusion; was the human’s casting time this long?

After releasing its paws from covering its eyes, the Cracked Earth Bear nearly twisted its nose in anger, seeing the seemingly powerful human turn tail and run, prompting the Cracked Earth Bear to angrily chase after Long Yan with its sturdy legs.

However, without True Qi augmentation, flying was out of the question for Long Yan. He could only rely on his physical strength to run, bumping into countless obstacles within the forest, so the distance between man and bear was not very big. Long Yan looked back, seeing the Cracked Earth Bear catching up, and hurriedly quickened his pace.

This Cracked Earth Bear had long resided in the Demon Beast Forest, far more familiar with the terrain than Long Yan, not like him blindly running about. As for obstacles, they posed no real threat to the Cracked Earth Bear, given its size, regular things simply couldn’t affect it.

"Damn, really persistent like a ghost!"

Long Yan cursed, but was quick on his feet nevertheless. Yet still, the distance between man and bear gradually lessened.

"Roar!"

The Cracked Earth Bear let out a beast roar, a transparent cube forming at the white fur on its chest. The biggest difference between Demon Beasts and Demonic Beasts was their ability to wield the forces of heaven and earth.

A heavy breath emanated from the cube on the Cracked Earth Bear’s chest. Long Yan didn’t even need to look back; the ominous air felt like a tight net enveloping him. The terrifying might entwined around Long Yan’s body, causing his previously swift strides to slow down.

This was like Long Yan’s soul was leaving him. Normally, taking a blow wouldn’t be an issue, but now his True Qi was sealed, and he couldn’t even muster Protective True Qi. Watching the Cracked Earth Bear continue gathering power, despair welled up within Long Yan.

Despite Long Yan’s usual fearless demeanor, that was due to his strength. But now that it was sealed, if he continued being reckless, it would mean idiocy.

Although Long Yan ran like mad, escaping the range of that cube-like attack was akin to pie in the sky.

"Wait!"

Long Yan thought of a plan. Now, with True Qi sealed, success was a gamble. Failure would mean nothing but vanishing into ashes within that cube.

"Go for it!"

Long Yan waved his hand. The usually instant-appearance of the Magic Gun instead met a sluggish sensation. Grasping at the air, Long Yan’s heart sank halfway. That conniving old madman really intended to play him to death.

Just as Long Yan was about to curse out loud, the Magic Gun appeared in his hand. It seemed because Long Yan didn’t have True Qi now, he struggled to communicate with it. Seeing the Magic Gun in his hand looking somewhat forlorn, Long Yan could only sigh helplessly.

With True Qi, everything was convenient. Without True Qi, the only option was the most primitive method.

However, Long Yan’s gaze shifted, grinning as he looked at the Cracked Earth Bear still gathering power in the distance.

"Little bear, I’ll give you a big treasure!"

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