The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!

"Damn, playing dirty with me!"

Panda summoned the Shaoyin Sunflower Water Banner, using the momentum of a waterfall to force back the Azure Dragon and White Tiger, then looked at its own bear paw.

The white bear paw was fine, only a red mark left by the Azure Dragon's Dragon Ball.

But the black bear paw was in bad shape, sliced with five cuts, almost reaching the bone.

"Using Taiyin Golden Essence to impersonate Red Refined Fire Copper, that's just unscrupulous!"

Panda cursed angrily.

Red Refined Fire Copper is considered a top-tier material for artifact refining, but compared to Taiyin Golden Essence, it's like selling by the ton versus selling by the gram.

The person refining this artifact somehow managed to disguise Taiyin Golden Essence exactly like Red Refined Fire Copper. If this strike hadn't been a feint, its bear arm might have been snapped off.

Of course, it was also partly due to its lack of mastery in artifact refining.

"Don't try to stop me, today I'm going to turn these two deceitful magic artifacts into dust."

Panda stuck a talisman on the wound to temporarily stop the bleeding.

"Don't worry, no one's going to fight you for the Taiyin Golden Essence. At most, I'll exchange a bit with you as backup."

Liu Zheng said slyly, squinting his eyes.

We've all been around; who are you trying to fool?

"You said it yourself."

Panda wasn't embarrassed at having its intentions seen through, instead, it was invigorated.

To Liu Zheng's surprise, it didn't summon the Shaoyang Light Banner, but instead withdrew the Shaoyin Sunflower Water Banner back into its body.

It's not that Panda was overly confident; it had its own troubles.

It only had these two Lifebound Magical Artifacts, and without materials to repair them once damaged, they could only be nurtured by elixir energy, which was a long and arduous process.

The Mixed Pill Sect only had the two of them as master and apprentice, not because they were selectively chosen, but because the sect's resources sufficed only for their cultivation needs.

Apart from the complete inheritance of basic cultivation techniques, their stock of spells, elixirs, magic artifacts, talismans, spiritual plants, and minerals was so depleted that a thief would throw down two Foundation Establishment Pills before leaving.

The reason, according to Panda's master Juejuezi, was because a peerless genius emerged in the Mixed Pill Sect several generations ago, resulting in eighty-one celestial phenomena upon forming his elixir.

At that time, the sect master and elders of the Mixed Pill Sect were convinced that this person could not only become immortal but also create unprecedented prosperity for their sect, so they invested all resources in him.

As expected, the person did not let them down, reaching the final tribulation phase after only thirty years of cultivation.

No one knows what happened thereafter because the Mixed Pill Sect's mountain gate and the disciples within were struck into dust by the tribulation lightning, leaving only one elder, who was recuperating from a unique injury elsewhere, and a few disciples on assignments who survived.

The injured elder, upon hearing the news, rushed back to the mountain gate with his injuries, etched the basic cultivation techniques, passed them on to the surviving disciples, and then passed away.

As for subsequent power struggles and internal conflicts, they are not worth mentioning to outsiders. In the end, only the two of them remained as master and disciple.

The spells and skills passed on to Panda by Juejuezi, apart from some legacies of the Mixed Pill Sect, were hard-earned by generations of its disciples.

Of course, the process is not something to reveal to outsiders either.

"When Master wakes up and sees the Taiyin Golden Essence in the sect's inventory, won't his eyes pop out in surprise?"

Panda thought gleefully.

As it pondered, it pulled out a short spear from a floral cloth bundle.

Although called a short spear, it was essentially a stick with a piece of a blade attached to it.

The blade was jaggedly broken, with a clear thumbprint on its surface, seemingly forcibly snapped by someone.

Embedded in the blade was also a spine, with proportionately reduced ribs extending to the sides.

"Huh?"

Why does this thing look so familiar?

From afar, Liu Zheng, upon glimpsing the blade, remembered.

Wasn't this the Tiger Soul Fragment Niu Ma lent him for the auction?

Unexpectedly, Panda also had one, seemingly larger than Niu Ma's piece.

Panda raised the spear and smashed it down on the White Tiger's head. A trace of disdain flashed in the White Tiger's eyes as it clawed at the spear tip.

Its claws, made of Taiyin Golden Essence, were extremely sharp and indestructible, surely something no makeshift weapon like this could withstand.

However, upon contact, it was the White Tiger that recoiled in pain.

Raising its paw to inspect, it found a small notch had appeared.

"Heh heh, don't think I don't have treasures."

Panda said proudly.

This blade was found along with it by Juejuezi. Juejuezi had attempted to tame or melt it, but failed, almost getting hurt by it, and eventually had to give up.

Fortunately, the blade wasn't hostile to Panda, but it refused to be tamed, so it had to strap it to a stick as an ordinary weapon.

"Taste my Chaotic Cloak Spear Technique!"

Having succeeded once, Panda fought even more bravely, swinging the blade gun like an electric fan.

The White Tiger, fearing the blade, could only evade and dare not approach.

The Azure Dragon wasn't foolish either, and seeing this, it only busied itself on the sidelines.

But Panda's martial prowess was limited, and the so-called Chaotic Cloak Spear Technique was really just wild jabbing, unable to seriously harm the two magic artifacts.

"Doc, got any supportive magic?"

Liu Zheng asked upon seeing the situation.

"I do, but my magic likely won't work on that Panda."

Doc shook his head.

He didn't explain why, but with their relationship, there was no need for deceit.

"How about you?"