The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

"Very well, then I, this old man, will personally impart to you the ultimate secrets of water."

Let me use this enormous water cycle to completely engulf you.

"Come out, Bear Apprentice."

Ma Shide pulled out a high-grade ball and surprisingly sent out one of his bear apprentices to fight.

"Bea!"

This bear apprentice is level 70, has the special ability Spirit, and cannot fall into a state of cowering or be affected by intimidation.

At the same time, Ma Shide suddenly struck a pose resembling a white crane spreading its wings.

Then he reached out and took off his bowler hat, and also took off the green coat he always wore.

It revealed the yellow training uniform with a sword and shield pattern underneath, giving it a strong resemblance to Master Roshi.

Then he leaped into the air, performed a backflip, and landed.

With his hands positioned one in front of the other, he assumed a leg-pressing posture, then struck a stance resembling that of someone about to box.

It seems like they're preparing to go all out and have a serious battle with Ash.

"Disciple Xiong, I've chosen you. Prepare for battle."

"Yeah!"

Ash got serious and sent out his bear apprentice.

There was also a martial arts school disciple acting as a referee.

Ma Shide first delivered a front kick, then a straight hook, and declared with boundless enthusiasm,

"I'll have to show you my true skills when I'm facing you."

Come on, sharpen your senses and grow stronger through battles!

"Disciple Xiong used the Swallow Return technique."

"This move can't be dodged, Brother Xiong, quickly use your 'See Through' technique."

After running a few steps, Masted's bear apprentice leaped up and pounced on Ash's bear apprentice from the sky.

Then, just before it was about to hit Ash's Kuma, it suddenly disappeared and reappeared behind Ash's Kuma, raising its foot to kick Ash's Kuma.

Ash's bear apprentice's eyes sharpened, and he quickly used his "See Through" ability, leaning back to block the attack.

"Disciple Xiong, use your Qi Gathering Technique."

Although Ma Shide's bear apprentice missed his attack, he immediately landed, adjusted his posture, and began to take deep breaths and concentrate.

His entire body emitted a red glow, successfully increasing his critical hit rate by two levels.

If the hit rate remains unchanged, there is a 24% chance of hitting a vital point.

At level 1, there is a one in eight chance of hitting a vital point.

There is a 50% probability at level 2.

Level 3 has a 100% probability.

"Be careful, Xiong disciple, use your Mind Hammer."

"Xiao Zhi, you'd better watch carefully, this is how Xiong's apprentice throws punches."

"The bear's apprentice, use the tile-breaking technique."

Ash's Kuma gathered Psychic-type energy in his forehead and charged at Maslow's Kuma.

Masted's Kuma raised his palm, gathering Fighting-type energy. He dodged the highly effective Psychic Hammer, then swung his palm down, striking Ash's Kuma in the chest and sending it flying.

This move successfully struck Ash's Kushner in a vital spot, causing very high damage.

"Bear apprentice! Are you still holding on?" Xiao Zhi asked anxiously.

Seeing his bear apprentice stubbornly stand up, Ash finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"How was it? It must have hurt a lot to be hit in a vital spot, right, Brother Xiong? Use Tile Splitting again."

"How can you fall here, Xiong apprentice? Use your acrobatics!"

Ma Shide's apprentice, seizing the opportunity, charged forward again and unleashed a tile-splitting attack, attempting to end the fight in one blow.

Although Ash's bear apprentice cannot fly, with the help of acrobatics, it darts around in all directions, immediately making Mastedt's bear apprentice dizzy and unable to catch its target.

Ash's bear apprentice seized the opportunity to rush behind Masted's bear apprentice and delivered a powerful acrobatic strike to Masted's bear apprentice's back, a move that proved highly effective.

Since Ash's Kushner wasn't carrying any items, this move was exceptionally effective, boasting a power of 220, which is very high.

However, in order to eliminate any future threats, Ash continued to have his Kubrick finish off the remaining enemies.

"Disciple Xiong, use close combat."

Ash's bear apprentice pressed his advantage, unleashing a flurry of punches at Maslow's bear apprentice.

Euler, Euler, Euler, Euler!

Ash's bear apprentice's fists rained down on Masted's bear apprentice, causing very high damage.

He directly beat Ma Shide's apprentice so badly that he fell heavily to the ground, barely alive.

These two moves combined have a power of 400, which Ma Shide's bear apprentice simply cannot withstand.

"Master Mash's Kuma apprentice is unable to fight, and Ash's Kuma apprentice wins, so the winner is the challenger Ash," the disciple acting as referee announced.

"Well done, apprentice Xiong."

"Yeah!"

"Pikachu!"

Xiao Zhi and his bear apprentice exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

The bear apprentice was so happy that he jumped up and gave Xiao Zhi a high five. After landing, he kept punching and kicking in the air, jumping around excitedly like a child. His smile was very bright and he was especially cute.

"Come back, my bear apprentice, you've worked hard."

Masted recalled his bear apprentice, put away the Poké Ball, jumped up happily, did a backflip, then crossed his arms and laughed.

"Hahaha, the growth of young people is truly remarkable. They always manage to surprise me. You two did an excellent job!"

"The overwhelming force of your power has completely engulfed us. Every single move you made was like a powerful water cannon, utterly invincible. I simply didn't have time to react. Your strength is so consistent, remaining unchanged regardless of whether it's cold or hot."

"Thank you for the compliment, Master," Xiao Zhi said.

"Old man, I knew Xiao Zhi could do it, and I was right."

That's truly remarkable; they managed to train Xiong's apprentice to be so outstanding.

Long ago, my prized disciple, Dan Di, also attempted this training.

But he got lost and never made it into the tower; there was just no way to get there.

Upon hearing this, Ash couldn't help but twitch his lips, feeling both amused and exasperated.

This Dan Emperor really lives up to his persona of being directionally challenged.

Others failed their cultivation because they weren't strong enough.

And it turns out that he got lost and couldn't find a place to cultivate?

This is too outrageous.

However, it's fortunate that things are this way. The Pill Emperor is already so strong; if he were to gain a Martial Arts Bear Master as well, it would be terrifying.

Wouldn't that mean he could defeat six champions from other regions in one fell swoop?

"Alright, it's finally time for the bear apprentice to evolve. Quickly, let it go and see the water scroll behind me," Ma Shide laughed.

Xiao Zhi led his bear apprentice to the water-themed hanging scroll behind Ma Shide.

Gazing at the hanging scroll depicting water, Xiong's apprentice seemed lost in thought, while muttering something to himself.