After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

The berserk polar bear beast no longer held back its strength. It roared and charged towards the crowd. Jiang Ning and the others were not foolish enough to fight it head-on. They all floated into the air. Humans are at a disadvantage in close combat with monsters. Do you think they can't use ranged attacks?

Although Jiang Ning and his group were far inferior to the White Bear Beast in cultivation, if Sang Yu, who was about the same level as it, led the charge, they might not necessarily lose.

It's like a group of children fighting an adult; it's hard for them to win. But now that the children have weapons and another, slightly weaker adult to help them, they have a chance to fight back.

Sang Yu summoned his two broken swords back into his hands and launched a second attack against the white bear beast. Jiang Ning and the others in the air did not hesitate either, and the ten mercenaries from the Su family joined them.

The mercenaries were clearly experienced in group battles; their movements were perfectly synchronized, and sword energies imbued with spiritual power slashed at the white bear beast. These sword energies converged, actually deepening the white bear beast's wounds, and blood dripped from its body onto the snow.

But even this level of injury wasn't enough to kill it. The polar bear beast launched its domain skill at them again, this time with even greater power. Under the effect of the domain skill, the people on it not only became sluggish, but they also lost their balance.

Sang Yu and the mercenary leader were near the white bear beast. They each used their own moves and didn't have time to pay attention to the others. As a result, under the pressure of this domain skill, Jiang Ning and the others fell from the sky one after another, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

The large red fox ran over and caught Nangong Yue and Su Bo, preventing them from falling to the ground. However, the others were not so lucky. Although they were protected by spiritual energy, the fall still hurt a lot. Jiang Nan rubbed his bottom when he stood up, wincing in pain.

Just as everyone stood up, the polar bear stomped its foot forcefully, causing the entire ground to shake. The shockwave made everyone unsteady on their feet, but Ye Lan used her sword to support herself and prevent herself from falling.

The distant snow-capped mountains were affected by the tremors and began to collapse, with the accumulated snow rolling down the mountains with a loud roar in the darkness.

The enraged polar bear didn't give them much time to recover; it charged at the standing people again, trying to tear them to pieces.

However, Sang Yu blocked their way. He and the mercenary leader joined forces to stop the white bear beast. Ice walls quickly formed around the white bear beast, and it crashed directly into the ice walls without hitting Jiang Ning and the others.

The polar bear was trapped inside the ice wall. It was furious but unable to leave, so it could only pound on the ice wall. Seeing this, the other members of the mercenary group also channeled their spiritual power into the ice wall, preventing it from breaking through and escaping so quickly.

The ice wall might not last long. After stabilizing themselves, Jiang Ning and the others exchanged glances. The four members of the Green Mountain Sect began to set up an array in tacit agreement. This time, the Green Mountain Sect had fewer people and fewer arrays to choose from. The white bear beast was also tough and thick-skinned, so they decided to set up the Fire Dragon Array.

The Fire Dragon Formation was led by Jiang Ning, who possessed a fire spirit root, with the other three assisting. Jiang Ning's fingers flew as he chanted incantations to summon the fire dragon. After the formation was completed, he threw a high-grade spirit stone into the center of the formation. The formation was then complete, and everyone heard a dragon's roar. The fire dragon descended from the sky and charged directly at the trapped white bear beast.

When the fire dragon descended from the sky, it illuminated the entire Star Lake Island, and everyone could see the terrifying and ferocious appearance of the white bear beast. Its blood-red eyes were so conspicuous in the darkness. However, the snow fox had disappeared, leaving its friend behind.

As the ice wall surrounding Sang Yu and the others shrank, the polar bear beast could no longer escape and was forced to accept the fire dragon.

It could sense the fire dragon's considerable power, so it put its four paws on the ground and its solid back against the fire dragon. The polar bear beast could not care about anything else at the moment and focused its defense on its back, trying to withstand this attack.

Jiang Ning and the others felt the pressure on their bodies disappear. It turned out that the white bear beast had also placed its domain skill above it, trying to slow down the fire dragon with this skill. However, it failed to do so, and the fire dragon was about to fall on it.

At this moment, Sang Yu's hand moved again. While the polar bear beast was fighting the fire dragon with all its might, a sharp ice blade rose from the ground. The polar bear beast was in a state of being attacked from behind and on the front. It was able to resist the fire dragon, but the ice blade pierced its abdomen. It was in so much pain that it rolled around on the ground and went crazy. It attacked wildly, and all the ice walls were shattered. The powerful palm winds were thrown in all directions, and many of Jiang Ning and the others were injured by the impact.

"Fourth!"

The mercenary group members gasped in surprise. The "fourth brother" they were talking about was standing not far from the leader. His cultivation was inferior to the leader's and he couldn't dodge in time. He was directly hit by the palm wind, thrown more than ten meters away, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Everyone else was hiding and couldn't check on him in time. The fourth brother felt like his whole body was broken.

The polar bear beast was now locked in a life-or-death struggle with them, so Sang Yu seized the opportunity to finish it off. In an instant, he teleported in front of the polar bear beast and plunged his two broken swords deep into its heart.

The polar bear beast stared at its own body in disbelief. Sang Yu pulled out the broken sword, and the polar bear beast's wound bled profusely.

As the polar bear fell, it looked in the direction it and the snow fox had come from. It had seen the snow fox flee in that direction long ago, but it couldn't believe until its death that its companion had just abandoned it and run away the moment it was trapped.

However, Sang Yu wouldn't let it travel alone. He instantly appeared several miles away. When the snow fox saw him coming, it tried to hide in the snow, but it died under Sang Yu's broken sword.

Sang Yu brought back the dead snow fox and threw it next to the polar bear beast. After the polar bear beast died, its body shrank considerably, but only slightly. The difference between the two corpses, one large and one small, was still quite obvious when placed together.

Sang Yu's broken sword was still dripping blood. He took out a cloth, wiped the blood off, and then put the broken sword back into its sheath. Looking at the corpses of the snow fox and the others, he said, "Deserters should be killed directly."

After saying that, he took out his large knife and cut open the polar bear beast to extract its demon core.

To say "open up the belly" actually means cutting open the heart of the white bear beast, which was just pierced by its two broken swords. Now, we just need to extract the demon core through that spot.

Ye Lan watched his actions in silence, because Xiao Bai had warned her that this person's aura was off after Sang Yu killed the white bear beast.

Xiao Bai had been observing the situation outside from inside the space. Sang Yu usually concealed himself very well, but when faced with the giant weapon, the White Bear Beast, he couldn't care less about such things. That's when Xiao Bai noticed that something was wrong with him. Sang Yu was too bloodthirsty.

But Ye Lan looked at him and didn't sense anything wrong. Ye Lan was still asking Xiao Bai, "It's normal for Senior Sang Yu to kill people when he takes on missions. Could you be mistaken?"

Killing and robbing are common occurrences in the cultivation world, but proper cultivators will control themselves and not actively harm others to avoid developing inner demons. However, if someone tries to harm them, there is no need to show mercy.

As an ancient divine beast, Xiaobai was very confident in its senses. It said to Ye Lan, "There's no mistake. His killing has formed a malevolent aura, which is beyond the scope of your ordinary killing."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lan felt a mix of emotions. It was as if she had just made a friend and thought he was a good person, only to be told by someone that he was a serial killer and might even influence her.

Sang Yu's movements as if he had done the task hundreds of times were extremely skillful. When he took out the vermilion demon core, he didn't even make any extra wounds.

A creature like the White Bear Beast, with its cultivation level, would have cultivated for at least a thousand years. It's a pity it died like this. However, Ye Lan herself is not a saint. If these two spirit beasts hadn't been greedy and refused to accept their pleas for peace, but instead wanted to eat them, she wouldn't have been killed instead.

Moreover, if they don't kill the polar bear beast, then they themselves will be eaten by the polar bear beast, which is a normal part of the food chain.

Sang Yu had already taken out the demon core. He glanced indifferently at the others and put the demon core into his own space.

But it was this one glance that made Ye Lan somewhat believe what Xiao Bai had said; it was a look that scorned all life.

Ye Lan looked at the location of the polar bear beast. The polar bear beast's corpse was alright; only the area where the demon core was extracted had been dug out. The snow fox, however, was in a much worse state. Not only was its demon core extracted, but it was also split in two by Sang Yu.

Sang Yu only took the demon core of the white bear beast; its spirit core and corpse were still there, untouched. Ye Lan stepped forward and said to Sang Yu, "Senior, I would like to take the body of the white bear beast."

Upon hearing this, Sang Yu nodded: "Sure, but what are you going to do with it? The most valuable thing about this white bear beast is its demon core."

The implication is that the most valuable items have already been taken, and there's no point in taking the rest.

Ye Lan made up a reason: "I heard that its fur is very warm and can be used as a cloak. Also, there is a dish made with bear paws. I want to try it when I get back."

Sang Yu smiled slightly: "You're even more cruel than me."

Ye Lan simply smiled, ignoring his teasing. Sang Yu had contributed the most this time, and he agreed to let Ye Lan take the white bear beast's body; the others had no objections either.

Jiang Ning and his group had a good relationship with Ye Lan, so naturally they wouldn't fight over this thing. Since the two masters of the Su family had no objections, the mercenary group wouldn't say anything either.

And so, Ye Lan dragged the polar bear beast's body aside. Even though the polar bear beast had shrunk in size, it was still enormous to humans. So Jiang Ning came over to help Ye Lan, and the two of them grabbed one of its paws and dragged the polar bear beast's body away.

After the polar bear beast's body was dragged to a clean place, Ye Lan reached out and began to apply spiritual power to it. Under the effect of this spiritual power, the wounds on the body healed, and judging from the appearance alone, no one would know that it was missing a demon core.

After the wound healed, Ye Lan cast a cleaning spell to remove the bloodstains and dirt from its body, because she was going to put it into her space later. There was food in the space, and Ye Lan definitely didn't want to put it in while it was all dirty.

He put the cleaned polar bear carcass into his spatial storage. After the polar bear went inside, the space, which was originally quite spacious, suddenly became cramped.

Little White circled around the polar bear beast. It was Little White who had just told Ye Lan to take the polar bear beast's body. As for what to do with it, Little White didn't tell Ye Lan, only saying that it would be useful.

This was indeed useful for Xiaobai, because its mother's body had already dissipated at that time. Xiaobai was afraid that the effects of this Immortal Herb were not as powerful as those in the legend, and could not completely restore its mother to her original state.

If the Immortal Herb didn't work, it planned to find a way to revive its mother's soul and then transfer it into the body of this white bear beast, which is what humans often call possession.

Little White felt that as long as it was its mother's soul, it wouldn't mind if the body changed. Of course, this was a last resort.

But it's too troublesome to explain to Ye Lan now, so it simply stopped talking. Anyway, Ye Lan will listen to it. Because of this, Xiao Bai feels that having such a servant with it is very nice. It can feed it, listen to it, and not ask too many questions.

But in Ye Lan's mind, Xiao Bai was his pet, and spoiling pets was what owners should do. He should just listen and not ask.

The thoughts of this human and the beast are strangely harmonious.

After the polar bear beast entered the space, even though it was dead, Xiao Bai didn't want to stay with it. So it came out of the space and snuggled into Ye Lan's arms.

Its previous size hadn't shrunk, and it was still all fluffy. At this moment, it filled Ye Lan's entire embrace. Jiang Nan looked at Ye Lan with envy in his eyes. He also wanted such a soft and cute spirit pet to lean on him.

On the other side, Nangong Yue was treating the mercenary named Lao Si. Lao Si had just injured his meridians and needed acupuncture in addition to taking pills. Sang Yu released the ship, and the others moved him onto the ship.

While Nangong Yue was healing him, Ye Lan, Jiang Ning, and Jiang Nan stayed outside and did not go in. At this time, Xinghu Island returned to calm, but looking at the messy snow, it was not difficult to see that a fierce battle had just taken place here.

There were still many stars in the sky, forming a Milky Way. Looking at this Milky Way, Ye Lan felt as if she were looking directly at the universe.

He said softly, "Compared to the laws of nature, we humans are truly insignificant."

Jiang Ning was also looking at the starry sky. Hearing this, he turned to look at Ye Lan and replied, "Although small, it has infinite possibilities."

"Why are you suddenly talking about such profound things?" Jiang Nan asked, watching from the side, but no one answered him.

Ye Lan watched for a while before looking down at Jiang Ning beside her. She planned to tell Jiang Ning what Xiao Bai had just said. In any case, they still needed to take some precautions to avoid being at the mercy of others.