A magic bear was even more powerful than a magic tiger.
There were no magic bears in his previous life, so this was the first time that Xuanyuan saw such a ferocious beast. He was trembling at the mere sight of it.
His heart screamed, "Am I going to die just when I was just reborn into a new life? If a magic bear could kill me, I don't deserve the Yellow Emperor's name. I will fight to live!"
Xuanyuan's determination was growing with each second spent on the verge of death. He pulled the rusty black dagger from his waist, ignoring the pain from his body. He pushed through the pain and jumped forward. He thrust the dagger, which was about 40 centimetres in length, directly towards the bear's neck. A strange, indescribable feeling arose within Xuanyuan's heart when he held onto the black dagger. He didn't have time to think about what the strange feeling was.
The bear seemed to have sensed something when it saw the rusty dagger. A tinge of disdain flashed through its eyes as bit down onto the dagger.
At this very moment, all of the bear's long, sharp teeth shattered and blood was oozing from its mouth.
As the dagger cut into the bears mouth, it sensed the blood and seemed to come alive. The dagger unleashed an incredible amount of black threads which wrapped around the bear's head. The threads were so tight that the bear could not move. Xuanyuan's hand was also glued to the dagger.
His body started to shake and all the black threads condensed into a black light which shot towards his body. Xuanyuan soon felt that his wounds were healing and his strength was being restored. To his shock, the bear's torso started to wither and shrink at an alarming speed until there was only skin and bones left. The bear didn't have time to struggle before it died.
Xuanyuan's wounds had disappeared and his hunger was gone. His body actually felt energetic. He looked at the dagger and a few pieces of rust fell from the handle of the dagger, a weak black light started to shine for a while before it returned to normal.
When his life was at stake; Xuanyuan was fierce and fearless, however he realized that a cold sweat had covered his body. He tried to steady his breathing, but all the sensations he just experienced were unimaginable. He could not find anything similar when he searched through the memories of this body.
It took him a while before he could compose himself. He then remembered that he could exchange the bear's skin for money. He took out the dagger and began to remove the bear skin from the withered corpse.
Thanks to the memories from this body, Xuanyuan gained an expert knowledge of hunting skills and knew all of the prices. Since the bear's flesh and blood were completely absorbed by the strange force from the dagger; he was able to remove the skin without any damage. When it was done, he neatly folded the bear's fur. His eyes lit up again when he saw the bear's skeleton.
"Bones of a magic bear! I can get lots of money from those."
The second he touched the bones, the skeleton burst into a fine dust which was blown away by the wind. Xuanyuan was dumbfounded. He sighed - It was regretful that he wasn't able to sell the bones. Suddenly, he noticed a blood-red object, it was an elixir was laying on the ground.
"Ha! An elixir!"
Xuanyuan naturally knew how precious an elixir was. He was ecstatic to have found a beast with an elixir. If he sold it, he could buy some better equipment to protect his life.
"This is just like the stories the old beggar used to tell me. This is a different world with magic. It’s not a dream for me to become a Xian!"
Suddenly, he felt like he could become a great hero. He held his head high and noticed that Guxing was already returning with a small hog in its mouth. The wolf was a natural born hunter.
"Where's Guyue?" The sight of Guxing reminded him of his other wolf companion, Guyue. If Guyue was dead, the least he could do was to give it a proper burial.
It was as if Guxing understood him and sadness filled its eyes. It shook its head and let out a whine.
Xuanyuan knew that Guyue was lost forever, but this realization still made his heart ache.
"Come on, let's go home!"
From his newfound memories, he knew his home under a magnificent tree.