The back of the neck is exactly the weakest part of the earth bear’s body. After being pierced, the earth bear’s body trembled slightly, and blood spurted out. However, the earth bear did not immediately die. It roared in pain and turned around abruptly, about to pounce on Jiang Shan.
But Jiang Shan reached down to pick up the spear on the ground, and with a sudden thrust in the air, it made a sharp whooshing sound. The sharp spear tip, shimmering with a cold light, penetrated the mouth of the earth bear, directly boring a hole through its head!
The earth bear’s body swayed twice, collapsed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and lost its vitality.
"Great! Sixth brother is still the best!"
"The captain’s strength is getting more and more formidable! He must have trained to the full moon."
The hunters, seeing Jiang Shan had dealt with the earth bear, finally breathed a sigh of relief in unison. At the same time, they were very impressed with Jiang Shan’s capabilities. The earth bear was truly formidable, and they did not know how to go up and help earlier. Fortunately, Jiang Shan had superior skills.
Jiang Shan panted heavily, sat on the ground, and looked at his wounds, but he did not feel the joy of having killed such a mighty opponent. Instead, he became very sullen.
"The injuries are quite severe."
Xiang Beifei walked over and took out a hunter’s staple hemostatic herb from his waist and applied it to Jiang Shan.
"It’s fine, as long as I don’t die."
Jiang Shan was, after all, an experienced hunter, and getting injured while hunting was nothing out of the ordinary. As long as he wasn’t dead, he could grit his teeth and endure it.
Actually, he knew he was seriously injured. Defeating the earth bear was one thing, but getting injured himself was another, that was a pyrrhic victory.
He had just broken two ribs, and his body was flayed by the bear’s claws, with some wounds deep enough to see white bone fragments. Such injuries were really too severe, and based on past experience, he would probably have to lie in bed for half a month to recover.
But for some reason, he suddenly discovered that the power in his body was surging, as if he could control this power to repair the injuries on his body, which was very strange.
Because in the past, when he had the moonprint, his power always came from the moonprint, and it was very difficult for him to control the power of the moonprint, let alone use it to heal injuries. He could only rely on his body’s recuperation to recover from injuries.
But this time, it seemed he could use this power to heal his wounds and speed up the healing of his injuries!
"Can my internal power actually assist in healing?"
Jiang Shan was very surprised. He didn’t know that the power he cultivated within was Spiritual Power, nor did he know that Spiritual Power could be used to heal injuries!
The more he used his internal power, the more he realized that the existence of the moonprint was a redundant burden for humans. Without the moonprint, humans could freely control their internal power, benefiting themselves in all aspects!
But with the moonprint, one’s internal power would be devoured by the moonprint, requiring its consent to use the power.
This discovery made Jiang Shan increasingly uneasy.
Because whether it was the changes in Xiao Houzi or his own changes, more and more evidence showed that the moonprint was harmful to humans, and that without the moonprint, they were their true selves!
"Could it be... could it be... that the protection of the moonprint is just a lie?"
After this thought occurred to Jiang Shan, he started to breathe heavily and anxiously. He was now controlling that Spiritual Power, unsure whether to use it to heal his injuries.
Xiang Beifei didn’t ask more questions, just focused on tending to Jiang Shan’s wounds. He used Elder Luo’s [Leisure System] to boost his [Mind Reading Technique] to 9999, knowing clearly what was on Jiang Shan’s mind.
He could perceive the changes in Jiang Shan’s internal power, and Jiang Shan had already begun to learn to control his own Spiritual Power. He was just temporarily scared of this suddenly acquired ability, because to Jiang Shan, this was challenging the truth.
It’s like in the era before Xiang Beifei transmigrated, when everyone firmly believed the Earth was the center of the world. If one day, someone proposed that the Earth orbits the Sun, the impact on the thought cognition of that era was very strong, and the first to propose this idea would be sent to the gallows by the public.
And Jiang Shan was in such a situation now. He discovered that his firm belief in the protection of the moonprint was actually false, equivalent to him questioning the Divine Lord he had long revered and the worldview he understood.
Xiao Houzi lost the moonprint and was deemed ominous. If Jiang Shan dared to proclaim to the people of Changpan Valley that "the moonprint is a lie," he would definitely become the target of public criticism and be executed with the charge of "blaspheming the Divine Lord."
Jiang Shan’s breathing was heavy, not knowing how to handle this situation, and even his internal Spiritual Power was in turmoil.
He couldn’t help but glance at Xiang Beifei, focusing on Xiang Beifei’s wrist, where a scab covered what used to be the location of the moonprint, his expression growing stranger and stranger.
"Captain, why are you still down after killing the earth bear? This earth bear is so fat, the bear skin is great for winter, you should be happy!" Jiang Song, dragging the earth bear, grinned widely with a crooked mouth.
"Do your work properly, why are you laughing! Can you be happy while injured?" On the other side, an injured Jiang Chuan glared at Jiang Song and said, "Sixth brother, how is it? Are you badly hurt?"
Jiang Shan wiped off his sweat, forcing himself to calm down, and then said, "I’m okay, how about you?"
"Unlucky, got a fracture. Need to rest for a while." Jiang Chuan was trying to set his arm straight to prevent the bone from misaligning and worsening the injury, but in doing so, he was gritting his teeth in pain.
Seeing Jiang Chuan injured, Jiang Shan, as an elder brother, was somewhat anxious. He suddenly thought, since his internal power could be used to heal his own wounds, could it also be used to help Jiang Chuan heal?
He wasn’t too sure, because in the past, with the moonprint, there was no way to control their internal power, and wanting to use it to heal others was a pipe dream.
"Don’t move, let me take a look."
Jiang Shan struggled to move over to Jiang Chuan, pulled over Jiang Chuan’s arm, and saw several deep cuts and many abrasions on Jiang Chuan’s arm. He chose a relatively shallow abrasion, attempted to channel his internal power, and gradually spread it over his palm, then slowly infused it into Jiang Chuan’s wound.
"Sixth brother, what are you doing? These wounds are no big deal. When we get back, I’ll smear some mud from the herbal field, and it’ll be fine." Jiang Chuan said.
Jiang Shan focused intently on observing his palm. His palm emitted a slight wave, exuding a faint blue light. The blue light landed on Jiang Chuan’s wound, which began to stop bleeding and healed at a visibly rapid pace!
Jiang Shan was increasingly surprised!
Could his Spiritual Power really heal others?
Although what he healed was only a minor abrasion, the fact was he did it!
And none of this had ever been mentioned by those winged Divine Envoys who preached the path of the Divine Lord at Changpan Valley! Those Divine Envoys only ever said that human strength was given by the moonprint, and the disappearance of the moonprint meant humans would revert to a lower species, and the moonprint was a blessing to humans.
But now, Jiang Shan found that this was not the case! After losing the moonprint, he became stronger, could freely control his power, and could use it to help others!
Jiang Shan began to introspect, his gaze gradually becoming determined. He must figure this out. If the moonprint truly is a lie, he refuses to remain deceived.
"Huh? Sixth brother, what’s up with your palm? Why is it like ice and glowing?" Jiang Chuan, being a rough man, initially thought Jiang Shan was going to bandage his wound, but noticed Jiang Shan had no herbs in hand.
Looking closer, he found that the abrasion on his arm seemed to have healed unknowingly and was immediately astonished, "How did this wound heal? Sixth brother, how did you do it?"
"Seems like I have acquired some strange power within me." Jiang Shan hesitated.
"Power within? Could it be granted by the Divine Lord? Is it the protection of the Divine Lord?"
"It’s not the protection of the Divine Lord, it’s unrelated to the Divine Lord!" Jiang Shan snapped.
All the hunters paused their tasks, staring at Jiang Shan in shock, such words were not welcomed.
Jiang Shan realized his gaffe and said, "Nevermind that, just make sure to secure the earth bear."
He waved his hand, concealing his emotions.