Chapter 305: Chapter 305: Steel-backed Bear
Translator: 549690339
Outside the Imperial Beast Garden, Prince Yang Wanshan along with four middle-aged men appeared. Leader Mo, who was in charge of guarding the Imperial Beast Garden, was presenting his respects to Prince Yang Wanshan.
“Prince Yang Wanshan, as you commanded, the seal on the steel-backed bear’s cage has been opened,” Leader Mo said, bowing his head.
A smile spread across Yang Wanshan’s face, and he nodded approvingly, “Leader Mo, you have done well, I will remember your service. Once I succeed the throne, your contribution will not be forgotten.”
Upon hearing this, Leader Mo’s face displayed a complex expression. Nevertheless, he responded, “Thank you, Prince Yang Wanshan.”
Prince Yang Wanshan disregarded Leader Mo and turned his cold gaze towards the entrance of the Imperial Beast Garden, a cruel smile playing on his lips.
“Fang Lin, Yang Pojun, may both of you perish within,” he whispered to himself.
“Your Highness, we should make haste and leave,” one of the middle-aged men suggested.
Prince Yang Wanshan nodded, but before leaving, he made sure to give Leader Mo a final reminder, “After it’s done, make sure you destroy their corpses.”
“Yes!” Leader Mo replied.
Upon finishing his command, Prince Yang Wanshan walked away from the Imperial Beast Garden with his four companions, laughing and chatting as if nothing had just happened.
After Yang Wanshan’s departure, Leader Mo quickly ordered his subordinates, “Make a round check of the surroundings; report to me any abnormality.”
A group of guards immediately dispersed and began patrolling around the Imperial Beast Garden.
Leader Mo’s face held a very complicated expression. He didn’t know whether to regret or worry, he felt uneasy and his nervousness could not be described.
By partaking in tonight’s affair, he had clearly aligned himself with Prince Yang Wanshan. Henceforth, he would be implicated in whatever happened to Yang Wanshan.
Leader Mo was slightly rueful, questioning why he had rashly got himself involved in the power struggles among the Princes.
Now, he not only involved himself in the conspiracy against Prince Yang Pojun and Fang Lin, but he also established that there was no way out.
The conspiracy against the Princes was a capital crime and if this matter was exposed, not even having multiple heads to be beheaded would be enough to pay.
If the Emperor was angered, he might even exterminate Leader Mo’s entire family.
Leader Mo realized that he had ventured into unfathomably dangerous territory. This was a gamble where he had wagered the lives of his entire family.
If Prince Yang Wanshan fell, Leader Mo’s doom was impending.
Moreover, he didn’t just plot against Yang Pojun, but also against Fang Lin, a True Disciple of the Purple Mist Sect, and disciple of Han Luoyun.
This was another immensely significant figure. If the Purple Mist Sect happened to find out that he was the one who killed Fang Lin, they would most likely come directly to Leader Mo’s doorstep, and make him pay, even before Yang Jianye decided to act.
Leader Mo heaved a silent sigh. What had he gotten himself into? He had literally risked everything.
But at this point, there was no turning back. Once he had embarked on this path, all he could do was keep going.
He did not know whether this path led towards a slow death or a road to fortune and prosperity.
At that moment, deep within the Imperial Beast Garden, Fang Lin and Yang Pojun were in a dire situation. The cage restraining the Steel-backed Bear, once maintained by the magical array had now completely vanished.
Even if Yang Pojun was a little slow, he finally realized that the bear was about to be released. This Three Transformations-stage Demon Beast would turn them into shreds.
“How can he be so ruthless!” Yang Pojun roared, consumed by rage.
Fang Lin glanced at him and sighed silently. This was the competition among the Princes. It was purely a matter of life and death, with no room for fraternal affection.
Moreover, Fang Lin knew that Yang Wanshan was not only attempting to get rid of Yang Pojun, a potential heir to the throne, but also him. After all, in the previous selection battle, he had given Yang Wanshan a crushing defeat, an indignity that Yang Wanshan would not forget.
“Fang Lin, it seems we have no hope this time. I can’t accept that I didn’t die in the Endless Dungeon, but fell into the hands of my own brother,” said Yang Pojun, his eyes filled with despair.
At that moment, the steel-backed bear seemed to have realized that the array wasn’t there anymore. Its fierce face was filled with excitement as it let out a roaring growl and charged towards the cage with both of its paws.
BOOM!!!
With a loud bang, the cage built out of Hundred Refining Steel shattered instantly, twisting out of shape.
As the steel-backed bear lumbered out of the cage, its towering figure was terrifying enough to excite the other eleven Three Transformations beasts.
All of a sudden, the sounds of various beasts roared together, shaking the humans’ eardrums with unending waves of Demon Qi crashing on the bodies of the two men.
Yang Pojun’s face turned deathly pale. Only when he was actually confronting the Three Transformations Demon Beast did he truly realize how terrifying this pressure was.
This situation was utterly different from the time they were in the Endless Dungeon. Now they were trapped in a restricted space without any means of escape, creating an easy kill for the steel-backed bear.
“Fang Lin, I remember you had a sword that could suck blood. Use it against this steel-backed bear,” Yang Pojun suggested.
Hearing this, Fang Lin quickly retrieved the blood-draining sword from his Nine Palace Bag and braced himself for the fight.
“Huh?” In the next moment, he realised something was wrong. The blood-draining sword had no reaction, it was dull and lifeless. It had sucked his blood back in the Endless Dungeon, but why did it now appear to be just an ordinary sword?
“What’s wrong?” Yang Pojun asked anxiously, noticing that the steel-backed bear had already left the cage and was staring at them. At this crucial moment, there was no room for mistakes.
Fang Lin gave a bitter smile, “It seems that the sword has lost its power.”
Yang Pojun turned quizzical. Why had the sword lost its power at such a critical time? Wasn’t this a certain death?
Fang Lin too was puzzled. He couldn’t understand why the sword had lost its power. However, he recalled that after he had returned from the Endless Dungeon, he had ignored the sword.
At present, Fang Lin put the sword back into the bag and knew he was entirely on his own.
Yang Pojun was utterly lost in despair. The Three Transformations Demon Beast was too powerful, equivalent to a Heavenly Origin expert. Both he and Fang Lin were only of the Earth Element tier. There was no way they could possibly match the steel-backed bear.
ROAR!!!
Suddenly, the steel-backed bear let out a roar, revealing its ferocious nature. Then, it charged towards Fang Lin and Yang Pojun.
The sight of the bear rising on its hind legs and rushing at them was incredibly suffocating.
At least, when the bear charged at them, Yang Pojun’s breathing ceased for a moment.
Fang Lin stepped in front of Yang Pojun without delay, his cold eyes focused on the bear.