Seeing an opportunity, Ming Zhitian took out a Bundian Rope and cast it towards the Ligou Bear like a fishing net!
Ming Zhitian exclaimed in triumph, "Success!"
But in the next second, he froze again. The Ligou Bear pulled out the yellow wooden branch deeply embedded in its shoulder and then, baring its teeth, snapped it off! "Crack."
With its loud roar, "Aow! Aow! Aow! Roar!~~" Its body began to swell like an inflating balloon, growing bigger and bigger!
Until it burst the Bundian Rope, and its bear body became uncontrollably large, towering like a skyscraper, like a mountain.
This directly overturned Ming Zhitian's understanding: "My heavens, what the hell is this?"
The response was a barrage of saliva: "Aow~! Roar!~~~~~~~!"
It blew his hair askew, and the Ligou Bear's massive body shook the earth! With a swing of its paw, it flattened an entire row of large yellow wooden trees.
Ming Zhitian choked, "Can't beat it, run!"
This was Ming Zhitian's ultimate trump card: if you can't win, run! Eh!……
He suddenly realized that although the enlarged Ligou Bear had immense power, like an overwhelming force, its speed had become much slower. It simply couldn't keep up with Ming Zhitian's running pace.
Seeing that the big fellow wasn't pursuing him, Ming Zhitian turned back to taunt it: "Don't run, bear, I'll sing for you! Once upon a time, there was a silly little bear, it was very silly and very clumsy, a clumsy bear. Its legs were very short~ its hands were very big, strange! Strange! Little weird bear! Haha!"
"Aowu roar!……..." The Ligou Bear was completely enraged.
Just as Ming Zhitian had planned, he lured the Ligou Bear into the great river. Once it was fully submerged, Ming Zhitian roared, "Water come! Unarmed Blossom!"
The river water rippled towards the center of the Ligou Bear, slowly forming a large vortex. Then, countless water fists surrounded it, followed by punch after punch, landing squarely, and directly knocked the Ligou Bear unconscious.
Mission accomplished. To avoid attracting attention, Ming Zhitian resorted to his old method: stuffing it into a sack and taking it back to the Bounty Pavilion.
Looking at the groggy creature in the sack, the administrator quickly took out an upgraded Bundian Rope to bind it securely.
After several confirmations, the administrator gave Ming Zhitian a thumbs-up: "Good job, young friend Ming. To capture a third-level Ascending Dragon Ligou Bear with only second-level Qi Cultivation is unprecedented. You've once again impressed me. Here is your reward, please take it."
Ming Zhitian smiled slightly, returned the intermediate token, and pocketed the one hundred thousand Divine Martial Coins into his storage bag. Combined with the previous one hundred and ten thousand, he now had two hundred and ten thousand.
Ming Zhitian shuddered at the thought: "Are you sure this guy was only third-level Ascending Dragon?"
The administrator replied: "Confirmed. It has two forms. One is its original form, first-level Ascending Dragon. The second is its enlarged form, possessing the cultivation of third-level Ascending Dragon. You should be grateful you weren't touched by it."
Indeed, although the Ligou Bear could swim, it was subdued by Ming Zhitian's move as soon as it entered the water, so there were no further complications.
As Ming Zhitian turned to leave, the administrator called out to him: "Young friend Ming, are you interested in taking on another intermediate mission? I highly recommend it for you."
Ming Zhitian turned back and shook his head, waving his hand: "No, I've earned enough money for now."
The administrator smiled faintly: "Alright. Whenever you are short of money again, remember to come to the Bounty Pavilion. You are always welcome."
Ming Zhitian bowed his head: "Perhaps, we will meet again."
The administrator nodded back: "We will meet again."
It took two days to catch the Ligou Bear, leaving one day until the Treasure Pavilion's auction began.
Ming Zhitian's Imperial Artifact Art had advanced another level, all thanks to the experience gained fighting the Ligou Bear.
On this day, he indulged in food, drink, and entertainment throughout Huayang City, especially its exquisite cuisine, with great pleasure.
Auction House...
Ming Zhitian didn't bring much money. He had no chance with the earlier items, like low-grade magical artifacts, low-grade pills, medium, high, supreme, and transcendent-grade magical artifacts and pills, all of which he skipped.
After the intermission, another round of auctions began, precisely for the concealment talismans Ming Zhitian desired.
The emcee announced: "Two Concealment Talismans, used to conceal books, cultivation techniques, money, and treasures. The only drawback is that they cannot conceal storage bags. The starting bid is ten thousand Divine Martial Coins per talisman."
"Twenty thousand!"
"Thirty... Thirty thousand!" Kuai Shu Ge
"This gentleman bids fifty thousand!"
"This lady bids eighty thousand! Eighty thousand for the first time! Eighty thousand for the second time!"
Ming Zhitian raised his hand: "One hundred thousand!"