The entire school embarks on a survival journey, starting from a primeval rainforest.

The giant gray bear has a terrifying scar running across its entire face, making it look extremely ferocious. When it stands upright, it is nearly five meters tall, almost twice the height of a normal adult gray bear.

As Jiang Fan and his companions approached, it revealed a fierce glint in its eyes and let out a ferocious roar that made their ears ring.

A foul stench, accompanied by its roar, assaulted their senses, causing Jiang Fan and the others to frown.

"Be careful," Chen Ke warned, pulling the three of them to her side.

She was very clear about her role: she was here to break through to a spiritual body through spiritual energy.

fighting?

Sorry, I'm not good at that.

Looting is more like it!

"It didn't rush over to attack, probably because we entered its territory." Yang Wanjun tensed up and tightened her grip on the spear.

This is a weapon produced by Li Wanneng's blacksmith shop. Although it is called a spear, strictly speaking, it should be called a lance.

It was nothing more than a straight wooden pole with an iron spearhead.

Since Yang Wanjun had lost the javelin she had snatched from the stadium during the conflict with Duan Biao and others, she used this weapon instead.

Yang Wanjun appeared to be analyzing the reasons for the conflict between the two sides, but in reality, she was looking at Jiang Fan, seeking his opinion on whether or not to retreat.

After all, the grizzly bear exuded an aura of immense power, making it not something that could be easily dealt with.

Chen Qingquan gripped his rusty iron sword tightly with both hands, his body already tense.

With his level 1 spiritual body's perception, he could feel the oppressive aura emanating from the grizzly bear, far exceeding that of ordinary beasts.

In his judgment, its power and aura were probably no weaker than a level 2 spirit body with double the strength!

This shocked Chen Qingquan, who instinctively assessed that he had no chance of winning if he faced the opponent alone.

However, Jiang Fan's reaction was completely different from the three of them.

He seemed eager to try it out: "Don't rush, let me try it first."

The Heavenly Cloud Vine has just completed its dual-attribute evolution. The practical effects of its Level 2 Basic Agility Mastery and Swift Wind Boots are yet to be verified, and the "Breaking Formation" effect brought by its Level 11 Spear Weapon Mastery also needs to be tested in actual combat.

He needs a battle to fully assess his newly acquired strength.

Moreover, at this point, there is no longer any need for the Heavenly Cloud Vine to hide itself.

"You all step back first, I'll try it out," Jiang Fan said.

"But..." Yang Wanjun was about to speak and try to persuade them to fight together, but she suddenly remembered the other party's "unrivaled" ranking and decisively stopped speaking.

Jiang Fan's strength is likely far beyond what I could have imagined.

Rather than recklessly joining the fight, it's better to wait and see.

Otherwise, it might cause more trouble and backfire.

Chen Qingquan didn't say much, but took a few steps back, his body still tense, ready to help at any time.

Chen Ke was the most relaxed of the three. She quickly retreated to Chen Qingquan's side and eagerly awaited his return.

Although she despised Jiang Fan's character, she had a blind confidence in his abilities.

Jiang Fan was going to fight the grizzly bear. Of the three remaining members of their group, Chen Qingquan was clearly the strongest. She decisively chose to stay by his side to avoid being suddenly attacked by other strange beasts in the rainforest.

Jiang Fan took a few steps forward, beckoned with his finger, and his provocation was obvious.

The grizzly bear, after its second mutation, possessed extraordinary intelligence. It was instantly enraged, roared, and pounced on all fours, creating a foul stench as it crashed into two small trees as thick as a wrist.

However, Jiang Fan remained calm in the face of the gray bear's fierce pounce. He slipped slightly, and the addition of the Swift Wind Boots and Level 2 Basic Movement Technique made his speed and ability to change direction far exceed his previous abilities. He easily dodged the powerful pounce, leaving only an afterimage in the spot.

He did not rush to retaliate, but deliberately controlled the distance, circling the giant bear and luring it to launch repeated attacks.

The giant bear roared repeatedly, its fan-like paws slapping the ground with a whistling sound, but it always missed by a hair's breadth, only managing to send dirt flying and trees trembling.

As Jiang Fan skillfully dodged, he carefully experienced the boost that "Swift Wind Boots" provided to his movement speed and burst of power, as well as the improved body coordination and sense of rhythm brought by the Level 2 basic movement technique.

"It's much more agile than before. This mobility advantage is a perfect counter when facing a powerful but relatively clumsy opponent."

Behind them, Chen Qingquan held his breath.

Each strike from that grizzly bear was as powerful as a thousand pounds, enough to shatter rocks. If it were to strike him, even a level 1 spirit body would be instantly critically injured and on the verge of death.

However, such a terrifying attack seemed clumsy and powerless in front of Jiang Fan, and this stark contrast filled him with an indescribable shock.

He began to truly realize that, despite being spiritual beings, the difference between them could be so vast.

Unable to break through after a prolonged attack, the giant bear grew increasingly frenzied. It stood upright, its terrifying nearly five-meter-tall body exuding a horrifying aura, and clasped its paws together in an attempt to seize the prey.

Jiang Fan no longer simply dodged.

With a slight thought, three dark yellow vines suddenly shot out from his right wrist, not to attack directly, but to wrap around the giant bear's raised wrist joints with precision, like nimble snakes.

The vines suddenly tightened and pulled to the side!

The giant bear lost its balance as it hugged the bear, and its massive body staggered.

But the vines of the Heavenly Cloud Vine also loosened rapidly at that moment. Jiang Fan could feel that if it hadn't been a sudden attack and the grizzly bear hadn't been caught off guard, the vines would likely have broken quickly under the pull of the two forces.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiang Fan crouched down and swept past the grizzly bear's armpit. The vines instantly turned an eerie purple, and tiny but dangerous crackling sparks burst from their ends, like the tip of a thorny lightning whip, quickly sweeping across the bear's thick ribs.

"roar--!"

The giant bear roared in pain, its ribs charred black.

The paralyzing effect of the lightning caused its enormous head and half of its forelimb to visibly stunt its movements.

Jiang Fan had already calmly created some distance.

"Plague-attribute vines subtly affect enemies, gradually reducing their strength, agility, and other attributes; while lightning-attribute vines inflict paralysis and instant burst damage, making them more suitable for high-speed attacks and interruptions."

He verified the smoothness of switching between the two attributes.

At the same time, he also keenly realized that while the Heavenly Cloud Vine's strengths lay in its elemental attacks and flexible control, its resilience was still limited when faced with overwhelming force. It was more suitable as a tool for auxiliary control and creating opportunities than as a power-based means of direct confrontation.

Yang Wanjun was deeply shaken.

She could clearly see every detail of Jiang Fan's dodges and changes of direction. His ease and composure, as if he had foreseen all the attack routes, completely exceeded her understanding of "combat intuition".

"Is this... the strength of someone who is number one on all three lists and truly surpasses that of ordinary people?" She compared it to herself and realized with despair that if she were in the midst of the battle, she probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a move or two.

Chen Ke's eyes widened even more: "This giant bear looks terrifying, how come it can't even touch Jiang Fan's clothes? Is it...playing with it? That's...that's too exaggerated!"

She was filled with unprecedented anticipation for the upcoming "psychic harvest".

After the playful banter ended, Jiang Fan's eyes turned cold.

He seized the perfect moment when the giant bear was enraged by its repeated setbacks and was pouncing again with its chest and abdomen wide open. He unleashed the full power of his Swift Wind Boots and charged forward like a bolt of purple lightning!

The giant bear swung its paw down with tremendous force.

Jiang Fan displayed terrifying control during his high-speed sprint, narrowly avoiding the bear's paw, which was powerful enough to shatter rocks, with a sharp angle that almost defied the laws of physics.

At the same time, three purple and two yellow vines shot out from the left wrist, not as an attack, but as five living and resilient anchors, instantly wrapping around and locking the giant bear's neck, shoulder joint, and the base of the arm it had just swung out, and suddenly pulling it to the right!

Instead of trying to wrestle with the giant bear using the vines, he used them to disrupt the bear's balance and restrict its movements, creating the perfect opportunity and opening for his next attack!

In a flash, Jiang Fan lunged forward, thrusting his right hand, the steel spear, diagonally upward. At the same time, he felt a chill run through his body as the spear absorbed a large amount of his internal power, like a flood bursting its banks.

It turned out that the "Breaking Formation" effect of the green card was triggered by this attack. The trajectory of the steel spear seemed to tear through the air, carrying an indestructible and unstoppable penetrating intent!

"Pfft—!"

A flash of cold light streaked across the sky like a shooting star, and the tip of the spear pierced with unparalleled precision through the softest, most vulnerable gap between the bear's jaw and neck, instantly piercing through the bear's neck!

Hot blood spurted out immediately!

Along with this, many small pieces of flesh and bone flew out from the wound on the back of the bear's neck!

But the giant bear was extremely resilient. Despite suffering a mere fatal wound, it did not die instantly but roared and tried to continue its counterattack.

But it was still a carbon-based life form after all. After several feeble attacks, its strength gradually weakened, and the bloodthirsty glint in its eyes slowly dimmed.

Jiang Fan deftly withdrew his steel gun, his expression calm and composed.

It didn't seem like he had injured a terrifying beast; it was more like he had done something completely ordinary.

Yang Wanjun and the other two behind him were shocked and looked at Jiang Fan with disbelief.

Based on Jiang Fan's previous performance of toying with the grizzly bear, it wasn't hard for them to guess that Jiang Fan was capable of defeating the giant bear.

But none of the three expected it to be a result that was almost instantaneous.

Just one strike!

Jiang Fan then pierced the grizzly bear's neck, leaving him with no chance to turn the tide!

"hiss--!"

After a long while, gasps of astonishment rang out, and the three finally accepted the unbelievable reality before them.

"How terrifying!" Chen Ke murmured.

"The lethality of this spear is terrifying!" Yang Wanjun commented, assuming that the "Breaking Formation" technique's lethality came from the steel spear.

"Brother Fan, this is too outrageous..." Chen Qingquan shook his head and chuckled. As a Level 1 spirit body, he felt Jiang Fan's terrifying strength even more clearly.

Seeing that the three had come to their senses, Jiang Fan reminded them, "Senior, hurry up and finish them off. You're only 11 points away from reaching level 1 Spirit Body. Let me help you break through first."

He didn't bother to explain that the reason he was able to instantly kill the giant bear was because the "Breaking the Formation" effect was triggered. Since he was being misunderstood, he let it be.

In any case, demonstrating his strength in front of Yang Wanjun and Chen Ke was also part of his plan.

Upon hearing Jiang Fan's reminder, Yang Wanjun glanced at him with a complicated expression. At this point, she no longer hesitated and decisively stepped forward, inserting the spear into the wound that Jiang Fan had previously pierced in the giant bear.

Soon after, an incredibly dense ball of blue light slowly solidified along the grizzly bear's neck, then quickly split into two balls of different sizes, which entered Jiang Fan and Yang Wanjun's bodies respectively.

The former only trembled slightly before adapting to this incredibly comfortable change.

Yang Wanjun's reaction, however, was significantly more intense compared to Jiang Fan's.

She made a breakthrough!