"Teleport!"
Li Yu certainly had no intention of explaining anything to Bear Lord. Instead, he seized the opportunity and continuously used teleportation to escape from the tree hole.
After absorbing a trace of the "Power of the Sea," the [Spirit Eternal Skull] had transformed and awakened the 'Spirit Light,' which made him unafraid even of the pressure of a "Gods." So how could he possibly fear the pressure of Bear Lord?
In fact, he was confident that he could withstand a few moves from Bear Lord.
After all, at this point in the timeline, Bear Lord should be equivalent to about 400,000 years of cultivation and had not yet reached the combat power of an Ultimate Douluo.
Even later in the timeline, a defensive-type Title Douluo like Qian Duoduo with 94 levels of soul power could take one move from Bear Lord. Although the result was miserable, it still demonstrated the extent of Bear Lord's strength.
Therefore, Li Yu did have some confidence.
However—
If he fought Bear Lord now, he might truly be unable to escape!
This was, after all, a "sealed" space within the Star Dou Forest, and Bear Lord was not the strongest being here.
In fact, existences like him were not unique.
At that point, Li Yu would truly be in danger.
Especially if he provoked the action of the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King Emperor Di Tian, who was comparable to a "demigod," then there would be no escape.
So, fleeing and finding a "gap" was the most important thing for him to do.
After using extreme teleportation, combined with the aura-concealing effect of the 'Natural Life Domain,' he did indeed break away from Bear Lord's lock.
However, this only infuriated Bear Lord even more.
His powerful aura was released without reservation, and the entire sealed space felt the bear's rage.
"Bear Lord, what's wrong?"
"This rule has been in place for so many years. Surely you wouldn't be acting this way over the death of a junior descendant?"
"Calm down, Bear Lord!"
Several other ferocious beasts spoke up in an attempt to calm him.
Clearly, they didn't know what had actually happened. Most likely, they thought that Bear Lord was enraged because of Ah Man's death.
As a "Lord" who had been trapped in this space for a long time, naturally, they were often bored. So even though they were not supposed to interfere, they still paid attention to the affairs of their "citizens" in their leisure time.
"Calm down, my ass! A human has entered!" Bear Lord cursed furiously.
As Bear Lord, was he someone who lacked a sense of the bigger picture?
Would he really act like this just because of one junior's death?
These guys were truly blind to his greatness.
"What?!"
"That's impossible! The honey you drank last night must've gone bad..."
"Geez, he's so mad he's spouting nonsense!"
The few awake ferocious beasts were shocked, but quickly dismissed it, teasing Bear Lord instead.
"Screw you all! Believe it or not, I don't care!" Bear Lord couldn't be bothered to explain anymore. He pushed his power to the limit, searching for Li Yu location.
As the power spread, Li Yu expression shifted. He sensed a strange ripple sweeping over him.
He had been discovered!
"Found you, damn human!" Bear Lord leaped, charging toward Li Yu.
Li Yu expression darkened. Under Bear Lord's power, his figure was exposed.
But of course, he wasn't going to sit still and wait. He once again used 'Teleportation' to dodge.
However, it seemed like some sort of mark had been left on him. Bear Lord was somehow still locked onto his position.
Moreover, due to his exposed presence—or perhaps due to Bear Lord's will—the sense of rejection that had struck him when he first entered this space returned!
Clearly, the "Star Dou Fate" had locked onto him!
"Damn it!" Li Yu's face turned grim, and he activated the 'Spirit Light.'
His entire body emitted a multicolored glow, which then swiftly retracted.
Bear Lord's pursuit paused—clearly, he had left some kind of trace or method on Li Yu.
Unfortunately, before Li Yu could feel relieved, Bear Lord resumed the chase.
This time, it was the "Star Dou Fate" that had locked onto him, making it impossible for him to escape Bear Lord's perception.
Even worse, the two ferocious beasts who had just been speaking with Bear Lord also joined in the encirclement!
They were the Demon-Eyed Magic Tree King—Ten Thousand Demon King—and the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound—Crimson King.
One used trees to intercept him, and the other had an incredibly sensitive nose, like a living GPS.
"Unbelievable, a human really did break in!" Crimson King exclaimed in awe, looking at Li Yu with great curiosity.
Apparently, their curiosity outweighed their killing intent.
"Don't kill him just yet, I'm really curious what the outside world looks like now!" Ten Thousand Demon King also spoke.
"Hand over Ah Man's relic, and we'll let you live two more days!" Bear Lord, now calmer with the others joining him, made a rare show of cunning with a threat.
As for the relic, he referred to the [Dark Gold Terror Claw].
"With just the likes of you? I'm afraid you still can't do anything to me!" Li Yu sneered, and a pocket watch appeared in his hand. He pressed it lightly.
A strange power began spreading from his hand.
Silence!
Within a hundred-meter radius, time was paused for three seconds. As the caster, Li Yu could still act freely.
However, the cost was enormous—he had to consume 50% of his soul power!
In these three seconds, Li Yu didn't choose to attack, especially since Ten Thousand Demon King, Bear Lord, and Crimson King were all outside the 100-meter range. Otherwise, the cost of using 'Silence' would have been even greater!
He used the time to desperately search for the location of the "gap."
But perhaps because the "Star Dou Fate" was on high alert, the "gap" this time was hidden extremely well!
"What's going on?! All power within a hundred meters of that human has been completely suppressed!" Crimson King cried out in shock.
"Could it be time-based power? That's impossible!" Ten Thousand Demon King was equally astonished.
"Doesn't matter! Power like this must come with a heavy price!" Bear Lord, ever the brute, gathered his strength and leapt toward Li Yu.
He was determined to break the strange force field around Li Yu with raw strength!
Bear Lord believed: There is no power in the world that can't be broken by brute force.
And if there was, then the brute force simply wasn't brute enough.
"You've got a point!" Ten Thousand Demon King was startled, but ultimately agreed with Bear Lord's reasoning.
Such a method that could pause time—even for only a hundred meters—would certainly require an enormous price to use.
No one could maintain it for long!
All they needed to do was keep attacking. Eventually, they would break through it.
Thus, the ancient trees around them erupted from the ground like soldiers, all charging toward Li Yu.
Crimson King also leapt alongside Bear Lord, pouncing toward Li Yu.
Just as the combined attacks of the three were about to crash into the 'Silence' force field, Li Yu eyes finally relaxed: "Found it!"
At great cost, he had finally found the "gap" that was constantly shifting and being concealed by the "Star Dou Fate."
"Goodbye!"
Li Yu smiled at Ten Thousand Demon King, Bear Lord, and Crimson King. Immediately, spatial energy was triggered again, and 'Spatial Jump' activated once more.
This time, since they were all within the 'Silence' field and the three seconds hadn't yet passed, no one could stop him from escaping.