Slaying a Tier 2 Beast, Nurturing a Dao Seed

"Captain!"

Leng Feng's spirits lifted at the sight of the newcomer.

The man's speed exceeded 30 m/s, and he held a pitch-black iron staff in his hand.

It was Wu Xie, captain of the Jiangning City Star Martial Hall office, whose Vitality Value had surpassed 1,500!

"Go check on Ye Fan. Leave this place to me!"

Wu Xie shouted.

"Yes!"

Leng Feng gripped his long blade and raced toward the factory building.

The Red-Haired Ape King, its beastly eyes scarlet, instantly locked gazes with Wu Xie.

It could sense that this human monkey before it was not one to be trifled with.

And that was indeed the case.

Wu Xie came from the upper levels of the Star Martial Hall. As an instructor, he was proficient in numerous martial skills and possessed incomparably rich combat experience.

Otherwise, Yin Shanyue would not have entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of overseeing the Jiangning City Star Martial Hall!

"Beast, take my staff!"

"Spirit Grade, High Rank—Nine-Fold Overlapping Wave Staff!"

Ye Fan's fate was still unknown.

His heart was filled with regret and surging fury.

Wu Xie charged forward at high speed. The pitch-black long staff was nearly whipped into a semicircular arc, accompanied by a sound like crashing waves sweeping the shore as it smashed viciously toward the Red-Haired Ape King!

"Boom!"

In an instant, Wu Xie and the Red-Haired Ape King clashed head-on.

At first, neither could gain the upper hand.

But as Wu Xie swung staff after staff,

the power of the Nine-Fold Overlapping Wave Staff gradually revealed its fierce edge!

It was like an unending tide, each strike layering its might atop the last. Overwhelmingly powerful, it beat the Red-Haired Ape King back step by step!

Naturally, this was also related to the Red-Haired Ape King having only just broken through.

Moreover, Wu Xie had immersed himself in martial skills for decades.

Now, his staff technique had already come infinitely close to perfection!

Thus, as one side waxed and the other waned, the Red-Haired Ape King was temporarily being suppressed by Wu Xie!

"Damn, the captain is fierce!"

Not far away, Wu Yao, the sole female member of the newly arrived First Squad, codenamed Shadow Cat, said.

"The captain is indeed fierce, but let me tell you guys, that kid named Ye Fan is ridiculously strong!"

"Not only did he use a martial skill that manifested a blurry saintly image to break the Red-Haired Ape King's Golden Body—"

"he even took one of the Red-Haired Ape King's punches head-on and knocked it back more than ten steps!"

"If that kid survives, I'm swearing brotherhood with him!"

The bald Gunpowder yelled excitedly.

Because they had been nearby,

Gunpowder had just arrived and used his Sniper Rifle scope to witness that utterly shocking scene.

"A martial skill manifesting a saintly image... Could it be Transcending the Mundane and Entering Sainthood!?"

A squad member cried out.

"He knocked the Red-Haired Ape King back more than ten steps?! That's nearly an entire major realm apart?!"

Wu Yao rubbed her ears. Why had every one of them become as loud and excitable as that fellow Gunpowder?

"Hmph. I think you just want to cling to his thigh."

Wu Yao cast Gunpowder a disdainful glance.

"Yeah, so what? Still, I hope my little brother doesn't come to any harm."

Worry showed on Gunpowder's face.

Because he had distracted them, everyone had nearly forgotten that Ye Fan's life and death were still unknown.

Bzz, bzz, bzz.

Clack, clack, clack.

Very soon, the humming in the air grew louder and louder.

Mechanical footsteps also began to ring out across the ground.

"The Mechanical Legion is here!"

The humming in the sky came from combat Drones.

The mechanical combat force on the ground consisted of intelligent robots—the Mechanical Legion capable of slaughtering low-tier mutant beasts.

Their bodies were forged entirely from alloy. Even ordinary Tier 1 mutant beasts could shatter them.

However, such a Mechanical Legion was also extremely expensive to produce.

Moreover, it required materials produced in certain special Planes, making it exceptionally precious!

"Captain Wu Xie, please be advised. The Mechanical Legion is in position and requests permission to open fire!"

An unfamiliar man's voice came from a Drone in the air.

"Whoosh, boom boom boom—"

At that moment, Wu Xie's aura also rose to its peak.

A full set of Nine-Fold Overlapping Wave Staff strikes directly battered the Red-Haired Ape King knee-deep into the soil.

At the same time,

Wu Xie's body withdrew from the battlefield as swiftly as an agile leopard.

His chest heaved violently.

My strength is still lacking. If I want to kill this Red-Haired Ape King with my current power, it'll be far too difficult.

He even suspected that if the Red-Haired Ape King fought to the death, he would lose a layer of skin even if he did not die!

"Attack!"

Wu Xie shouted.

"Received!"

"Mechanical Legion, attack! Target: Tier 2 mutant beast, Red-Haired Ape King!"

"Boom, boom, boom—"

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

Thanks to the solid foundation Wu Xie had laid.

For a time, the Red-Haired Ape King could only stand there and take the beating.

Miniature bombs shot out one after another from the attack Drones.

Meanwhile, the Laser Guns held by the alloy robots fired beam after beam, enveloping the Red-Haired Ape King!

"Awooo!"

A miserable scream from the Red-Haired Ape King rang out from the center of the field.

It could not evade them, and besides, it had only just reached Tier 2.

Its Physical Body had not yet completely transformed.

Under the saturated bombardment of high-tech weapons, all that awaited it was slaughter!

In the distant, dilapidated factory building,

Wu Xie plunged his long blade into the ground and found Ye Fan beneath a pile of shattered debris.

"Pain... It hurts like hell."

Ye Fan's fist was bright red, as though it had touched a branding iron.

Wu Xie hurriedly checked him over.

When he found that Ye Fan was intact from head to toe and had not lost any parts, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

"You've got some nerve, kid. You actually dared to trade punches with the Red-Haired Ape King!"

Wu Xie fiercely slapped Ye Fan on the shoulder as he scolded him with a laugh.

However, with his dark face and stubbly beard, he clearly was not someone who smiled often.

His smile at that moment was somewhat forced.

Still, warmth rose in Ye Fan's heart.

He could feel Captain Leng Feng's concern for him.

It could be said that they had become friends who had risked their lives together, having gone through a life-and-death battle side by side.

"But kid, your body is truly tough. Apart from a few light injuries, you're actually completely unscathed!"

Wu Xie punched Ye Fan's chest, making a solid thumping sound.

Ye Fan could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

When he had just grasped the second move of the Overlord King Fist—Supreme Royal Court—he had truly gotten carried away.

If that mutant beast had truly been a high-tier Tier 2 creature, it might have crippled him with a single blow.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

"Awooo!"

"Beast, die for me!"

Hearing the shouts, Ye Fan and Leng Feng knew that the battle outside to kill the Tier 2 Red-Haired Ape King had entered its white-hot stage.

Sure enough, Captain Wu Xie, working with the Mechanical Legion, once again suppressed the Red-Haired Ape King.

Assisted in slaying the Tier 2 mutant beast Red-Haired Ape King. Martial skill: Transcending the Mundane and Entering Sainthood. Nurtured Ninth-Grade Dao Seed—Bingyan. (Dao Seed quality rises gradually from ninth grade to first grade.)

Ninth-Grade Dao Seed—Bingyan.

Ability 1: ...

Soon, prompt after prompt appeared before Ye Fan's eyes, filling him with delight.

That legendary Dao Seed... had it been nurtured?