However, in Ning Beichen's eyes, it was money, and there was no way he would let it escape.
Ning Beichen slashed his bronze ancient sword through the air, and a sword dragon roared and charged towards the bear king.
A series of pū pū pū sounds.
The sword dragon, composed of tens of thousands of swords, landed on the bear king, inflicting extremely terrifying damage.
Seeing this, the bear king was filled with panic and hastily attacked the sword dragon with all its might.
With a deafening roar.
The sword dragon spun and pierced through the bear king's defenses. Thousands of sword lights rained down on its body, causing the bear king to spurt blood and cry out in agony.
Yang Qianrou and the other members of the Berserk Hunting Group were also stunned and disbelieving.
In a short while, the bear king, roaring and unwilling, collapsed to the ground, covered in wounds. The final sword pierced its head, ending its life.
Ning Beichen flicked his wrist, and the bronze ancient sword returned to its sheath. The surroundings returned to peace. If not for the bear carcasses on the ground, it would have seemed as if nothing had happened.
Hū...
Everyone present gasped, looking at Ning Beichen with awe.
Even Yang Qianrou, who had always been unconvinced by Ning Beichen, was now awestruck by his strength.
Uncle Chang was right; she had underestimated Ning Beichen. Ning Beichen's strength was definitely no less than Uncle Chang's.
"Group Leader, mission accomplished."
Ning Beichen said calmly to Yang Qianrou, without any hint of arrogance.
In fact, for Ning Beichen, hunting these bears was not difficult, including the bear king. There was no difficulty, and therefore, no sense of pride.
"Ning Beichen, well done."
After a long moment, Yang Qianrou said to Ning Beichen with a complex expression.
Her face felt hot, and she didn't know how to face Ning Beichen.
Ning Beichen, however, paid no attention to this. He only cared about how much money these prey could earn him.
"Ning Beichen deserves the greatest credit for this. Without him, we would all have lost our lives today. All the spoils from this hunt go to him. Do you have any objections?"
Yang Qianrou asked the group after calming down.
"No, no, it's only right."
None of the members of the Berserk Hunting Group objected. They were not blind. If it weren't for Ning Beichen, they would all have died here, let alone talked about spoils.
"Group Leader, you don't need to do this. We are a team when we go hunting. The spoils should be shared equally."
Ning Beichen quickly refused.
"You don't need to refuse. My hunting group is not the kind that would take away a member's contribution. You have made an exceptional contribution this time, and what you deserve is yours. No one can take it away."
Yang Qianrou said to Ning Beichen.
"Then... then I thank the Group Leader and all my brothers. When we return, I will treat everyone to a meal."
Ning Beichen didn't insist further. After all, he was truly in need of money. He wouldn't be humble this time and would compensate them later.
With these spoils, they naturally didn't need to hunt anymore. Moreover, they had to notify others to help.
They had initially planned to hunt only one White-Headed Giant Bear, but now there were more than ten, and even a bear king.
Such a great harvest would make even the top-ranked Sacred Hunters envious, so the entire group had to be mobilized.
When the Berserk Hunting Group brought the prey back to the city, it indeed caused a huge sensation.
This was a harvest that even the top-ranked Sacred Hunter had never achieved. The White-Headed Giant Bears were one thing; with enough manpower, they could be hunted successfully. However, a bear king was not something that could be solved by numbers alone.
Even Sacred Hunters found it difficult to hunt a bear king. The last time the Sacred Hunter Hunting Group hunted a bear king, they lost over a hundred members before finally succeeding.
Yet, this time, the Berserk Hunting Group suffered no casualties, with only minor injuries at most.
However, Yang Qianrou deliberately concealed the news of Ning Beichen hunting alone. She claimed it was to avoid trouble for Ning Beichen, but she also had her own selfish motives.
She was afraid that Ning Beichen would be poached.
With the imminent entry into the Land of Divine Transformation, Ning Beichen's presence would significantly increase the Berserk Hunting Group's chances of winning.
Therefore, she had to find a way to keep Ning Beichen.
So, after returning, Ning Beichen was immediately appointed as the deputy leader of the Berserk Hunting Group.
If it had been before, the members of the Berserk Hunting Group would definitely not have been convinced of Ning Beichen's leadership. Even if they outwardly agreed, they would certainly not have been convinced in their hearts.
But this time, Ning Beichen, with his solo efforts, had hunted more than a dozen White-Headed Giant Bears and a bear king, saving Yang Qianrou and the other members. With such a formidable record, who would dare to object?
If anyone truly had an objection, they were free to go and hunt more than a dozen White-Headed Giant Bears and a bear king themselves, and then Ning Beichen's position as deputy leader would be revoked. This was Yang Qianrou's exact wording to her subordinates.
No one disagreed, including the original deputy leader, Song Guangyi. He acknowledged that he could not match Ning Beichen's formidable achievement and willingly relinquished the position of deputy leader.
This was also the benefit of small teams: stronger core cohesion, where the leader made all the decisions, unlike large teams with thousands of members.
In a large team, even with Ning Beichen's impressive achievements, it would have been almost impossible for him to become deputy leader.
It wasn't due to a lack of strength, but rather the existence of factions, requiring him to form alliances.
Ning Beichen didn't care about all this. He did not refuse the position of deputy leader. This was his goal. For certain matters, one could only see further by standing higher.
If he remained at the lower levels, he might never have the chance to return.
Therefore, when Ning Beichen learned about the trials in the Land of Divine Transformation and the Ancestral Land, his heart leaped with joy. He was determined to go to the Ancestral Land, as it might hold the answers he was seeking.
With the money he had, Ning Beichen no longer had to live in cramped hotels. He generously bought a house.
Perhaps to curry favor with him, Yang Qianrou, upon learning that Ning Beichen's house was unfurnished, even gifted him several servants.
Ning Beichen did not mind these things. Although he had been learning about this world during this period, his cultivation had never stopped.
Furthermore, Ning Beichen discovered that cultivating in this world was twice as effective as in his original world.
However, the cultivation technique, "Crossing the Sea of Suffering," was too difficult to master, and the later stages became increasingly obscure and incomprehensible, causing his progress to be slow.
Nevertheless, it appeared that Ning Beichen's current strength in this world was sufficient for self-preservation and use.