The originally solid ground immediately turned into a swampy wetland. Zhang Ye jumped out of the swamp's range, and the Berserk Bear then crossed that giant tree, landing firmly into the swamp.
A Tier Three swamp spell could only delay the Berserk Bear for a moment, but that was enough!
Taking advantage of the moment when the Berserk Bear’s feet were slipping and its speed was slowed, Zhang Ye let out a loud shout.
“Flame Snake Binding!”
Instantly, a red magic circle over ten meters wide appeared above the Berserk Bear. In the next moment, three thick fire snakes surged out from the circle, instantly binding the Berserk Bear tightly!
Not only that, but the fire snakes' bodies, composed of flames, would continuously burn the Berserk Bear, causing it to suffer sustained damage.
The Berserk Bear went into a frenzy, nearly losing its mind. Its massive body struggled frantically, tearing apart the fire snakes on its body.
Zhang Ye frowned. The Tier Seven Flame Snake Binding could actually only bind the Tier Five Berserk Bear for ten seconds!
One had to know that normally, a Tier Seven binding spell used on a Tier Five magical beast could achieve a binding effect of over ten minutes!
The strength of this Berserk Bear was simply too terrifying!
However, this was also because the Berserk Bear’s inherent strength was immense, and combined with the massive strength boost from 【Bloodthirsty Berserk】, it was able to break free in such a short time. An ordinary Tier Seven magical beast wouldn't be able to do that.
But the Berserk Bear was only stronger than a Tier Seven magical beast in terms of physique and strength. Other Tier Seven magical beasts could release large-scale spells; if that were the case, Zhang Ye wouldn't have been able to run at all and would have been toast from a single Tier Seven spell.
So, the Berserk Bear, which relied on physical combat, actually gave Zhang Ye a lot of room to maneuver.
Ten seconds... wasn't enough!
Although the spells he copied could be perfectly mastered and cast instantly, 【Fire Rain from the Heavens】 wasn't a burst damage spell; it was damage over time. To accumulate enough damage to kill the Berserk Bear, he needed more time!
The key point was—after releasing 【Flame Snake Binding】, he didn't have enough mana to release 【Fire Rain from the Heavens】!
After casting 【Flame Snake Binding】, he needed at least eight seconds to recover enough mana to release 【Fire Rain from the Heavens】.
This meant that 【Fire Rain from the Heavens】 would only have two seconds of killing time, which Zhang Ye felt was simply not enough to kill the Berserk Bear.
Ten seconds was also enough for him to release hundreds of low-level spells, but the power of those spells was no different from a tickle to the Berserk Bear.
While quantity could lead to a qualitative change, the "quantity" had to be enough first. A mere hundred was definitely not enough.
Therefore... 【Fire Rain from the Heavens】 was Zhang Ye's only means.
Thinking this, Zhang Ye turned and continued to sprint.
He already had an idea in mind.
If one Flame Snake Binding wasn't enough, then he would use two!
A few seconds later, the Berserk Bear broke free from all the fire snakes and continued to chase after Zhang Ye.
The mana in his body was recovering rapidly. A cold light flickered in Zhang Ye's eyes, and his heart was racing with excitement.
Time was running out, and so were his opportunities!
Finally, his mana was fully recovered!
“Flame Snake Binding!” He shouted, directly predicting the Berserk Bear's position and releasing the fire snake binding in front of it.
Sure enough, seeing this, the Berserk Bear tried to dodge, but its massive body had too much momentum to stop. It immediately entered the range of the Flame Snake Binding magic circle, and the fire snakes surged out, binding it.
He wasn't done yet!
After confirming that the first Flame Snake Binding had hit, Zhang Ye did not hesitate and immediately cast a second Flame Snake Binding.
Six fire snakes bound the Berserk Bear tightly.
Having released two Tier Seven spells in a row, Zhang Ye's face had turned pale.
With four-fifths of the mana in his body drained, he felt chilled to the bone and extremely dizzy. However, he still endured the discomfort and actually stood still on the spot.
In the sky, Leona watched all of this, her brow furrowing slightly.
“Has he given up?”
At this moment, the Berserk Bear was less than a few dozen meters away from Zhang Ye. Once it broke free from the binding, it would take less than two seconds to reach him. If she didn't step in to save him, the defenseless Zhang Ye would surely die!
However, she soon felt the mana within Zhang Ye’s body beginning to recover at an extremely rapid rate.
“What terrifying recovery speed!” Leona's beautiful eyes widened, and then a smile curled at the corners of her lips. “So that's what he's planning?”
“Impressive little guy.”
The bound Berserk Bear sensed an extreme threat. It actually managed to force one arm free, grabbing a giant rock from the ground and hurling it at Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye immediately dodged, but the fragments from the exploding rock still scratched him.
The Berserk Bear was no ordinary beast; it constantly moved everything within its reach to throw at Zhang Ye. With its strength, if Zhang Ye were hit, even a rock the size of a fist could seriously injure him!
Zhang Ye gritted his teeth and dodged desperately.
Faster, faster!
Zhang Ye roared in his mind.
He was also gambling, gambling on a limit!
Releasing a Tier Eight spell required all the mana in his body. At this moment, the mana remaining in his body was about one-fifth, so he still needed to recover another four-fifths to have enough!
The Berserk Bear continued to throw things at him. In this situation, he didn't dare enter a state of meditation to recover.
So he could only wait for natural recovery.
Twenty seconds would allow his mana to fully recover, so he only needed sixteen seconds!
Surely a double 【Flame Snake Binding】 could delay the Berserk Bear for twenty seconds.
Sixteen seconds to recover mana, an instant cast of Fire Rain from the Heavens, and four seconds of accumulated damage—could he kill the Berserk Bear?
Could he?
He was gambling!
The Berserk Bear’s roars continued to explode in his ears, and the massive pressure made Zhang Ye want to turn and run.
Fortunately, he held back, continuously dodging the Berserk Bear’s ranged attacks.
Finally, the sixteen seconds were up, and a smirk played on Zhang Ye's lips.
Tier Eight spell, don't let me down...
“【Fire Rain from the Heavens】!!!”
...
“Holy crap, I’m gonna die!” Zhang Ye suddenly sat up, drenched in a cold sweat.
He saw that Berserk Bear actually charging at him through the terrifying Fire Rain from the Heavens. Having been drained of all his mana, he had no power to resist and could only watch helplessly as the bear’s paw landed on him, tearing him apart...
He hurriedly felt his body and found that nothing was wrong at all.
Instantly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“It was a dream...”
It was definitely a dream, because he remembered that when Fire Rain from the Heavens was released, it covered a circular area of a hundred meters in front of him. Dense flames fell like a rainstorm, destroying everything in that area, including that Berserk Bear.
Four seconds of accumulated damage turned the Berserk Bear into a flaming bear. It roared and struggled desperately, but it couldn't extinguish the flames on its body. Finally, it could only be swiftly consumed by the flames in agony.
Zhang Ye had estimated the distance when releasing the spell, so he wasn't within the range of Fire Rain from the Heavens. However, that terrifying heatwave still allowed him to feel its power.
A Tier Eight spell was truly terrifying...
As for what happened after... he had only held on for a few seconds before losing consciousness.
His mana had been completely drained... no, not just drained of mana, but his mental energy had also been overdrawn!
The consumption of a Tier Eight spell was even more terrifying than he had estimated!
It seemed that with his current mana reserves, he simply didn't have enough to support the release of a Tier Eight spell. If he forced a release, all his mana and mental energy would be drained. Even if he didn't faint, he would lose the ability to defend himself.
If the enemy hadn't died by then, he would be the one dead.
How dangerous, how dangerous...
He breathed a sigh of relief and then looked around.
“Gujiu?” Gujiu jumped onto him, its face full of concern.
“I’m fine.”
Zhang Ye smiled and rubbed its round body, then condensed a fireball to feed it.
“Gujiu, have you seen Leona?” Zhang Ye asked.
He hadn't seen Leona since he woke up.
“Gujiu.” Gujiu nodded, its soft body directly transforming into an arrow pointing outside the cave.
Zhang Ye nodded, placed Gujiu on his head, and was about to walk out.
As a result, as soon as he took a step, he suddenly stumbled.
He looked at his body and exclaimed in surprise, “My strength... it’s increased by so much!”
Ella appeared and said, “Of course. You killed a Berserk Bear above your rank and absorbed its life energy and soul energy. Naturally, your physique and spirit have been enhanced. Now, your physique has reached the level of a late stage Tier Three Warrior.”
Upon hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Zhang Ye's face.
Originally, his physical fitness after his rank increased was only slightly stronger than an average person's, around a Tier One level. But now it had reached Tier Three. In this way, he could be considered a practitioner of Magic-Martial Dual Cultivation in the truest sense!
It was not in vain that he had worked so hard to kill the Berserk Bear!
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