A Brutal Battle

Level Nine is already an extremely powerful existence among Mutated Beast. It is the strongest level below the Beast King and a level that countless Mutated Beast dream of.

But now.

Their leader, Gorilla, reached Level Nine in a very short time.

This scene shocked countless Mutated Beasts, who all stared at Naruto with disbelief.

They never expected that this human would have such abilities, which made them somewhat expectant.

But.

The Gorilla's aura continued to grow stronger, quickly progressing from the Early Level Nine to the Mid Level Nine, then to the Late Level Nine, until it reached the limit of Level Nine.

"Okay, that's all."

Naruto suddenly stopped strengthening his powers, took out a photo from his pocket. It was of a girl who was as beautiful as an angel, and she was also 'his' daughter Lin Xue.

"Find her, protect her, and show me your loyalty," Naruto said, flicking the photo over.

Roar!

The Gorilla roared, quickly took the photo, and then kowtowed several times to Naruto, its eyes filled with gratitude.

After kowtowing, it didn't hesitate for a moment, then quickly left with the photo, charging away like a crazed armored vehicle.

"His loyalty is decent, but his aptitude is too poor. If he were to be upgraded from Level Nine to Beast King, it would consume a lot of Soul Power, and the upgrade process would take a long time, which would be a waste of time."

The reason Naruto didn't strengthen the Gorilla was simply because he didn't have enough time. Now that the Gorilla is protecting Lin Xue, Naruto isn't so worried, at least he can buy a lot of time.

The time Naruto gained was enough to strengthen the Red Lizard, so Naruto turned to look at the Red Lizard.

"Come over."

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

The Red Lizard had been watching the situation closely. When it saw Naruto call it, it excitedly rushed over and then respectfully lay down in front of Naruto, remaining motionless.

The Mutated Beast around them were getting restless. They didn't want to kill Naruto, but they also wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Naruto. They couldn't help it; such an experience was something they longed for.

Therefore, Mutated Beast wanted to rush over, because the Red Lizard was only at the Late Level Five, and its strength was not considered strong among them. These Mutated Beast wanted to kill the Red Lizard and take its place.

Roar!

In the shadows.

A black leopard suddenly appeared, its cold eyes scanning the surroundings. The aura of Mid Level Seven was released wantonly, frightening the Mutated Beast around it into not daring to move.

It is Phantom Leopard, the second most powerful Mutated Beast in this area, with a strong deterrent effect. It is also very intelligent, and even knows how to help Naruto maintain order.

Even after doing all this, the Phantom Leopard obediently came behind the Red Lizard, stood there quietly in line waiting, and looked at Naruto with expectant eyes.

"Good."

Naruto glanced at the Phantom Leopard; such an intelligent leopard was worth training, but he didn't have time now because the Red Lizard in front of him was quite different.

Filled with deep curiosity, Naruto placed his right hand on the Red Lizard's head and selected the enhancement option.

The seven-colored light shone brightly once more, and a divine aura continued to emanate, quieting down the surrounding Mutated Beast, who watched this scene with envy.

Under such radiance, the Red Lizard, which was originally at the Late Level Five, suddenly broke through to level six. Harder armor appeared around its body, and even the temperature of its skin seemed to be rising.

But this is not the end.

The enhanced power allowed the Red Lizard to quickly advance from the Early Level Six to the Mid Level Six, then to the Late Level Six, and finally, with a boom, it broke through to Level Seven.

The Level Seven Red Lizard was quite different; its body temperature was now scorching hot, its size had increased significantly, its head was much larger, and its body had become extremely robust, making it look very intimidating.

The surrounding Mutated Beast, while envious, also felt a sense of unease, as the Red Lizard exuded a strange, oppressive aura.

The oppressive aura made the Mutated Beast very uncomfortable, giving them a feeling that they had to kneel down.

Boom!

The enhancement continued, Red Lizard continued to break through in the enhanced light, quickly advancing from Level Seven to level eight, then to Level Nine, and even reaching the Peak Level Nine.

It's reached this point.

The surrounding Mutated Beast had begun to slowly retreat, because the Red Lizard looked truly terrifying, and the aura it emitted was extremely oppressive.

"Just as I thought, little lizard. You'll break through to Beast King later, but Beast King is just the Qidian. If you want to become stronger, then you'd better behave and listen to me, understand?" Naruto said coldly.

Roar!

The powerful roar shook the heavens, yet there was a hint of flattery in the voice, even a touch of respect.

"You'd better not have any ulterior motives, otherwise even if it takes a lot of time, I will use my true power to tear through space to get here and crush you, understand?" Naruto said coldly.

Hoo hoo!

The fawning voices rang out again, noticeably more respectful this time.

"That's a good boy/girl. Now, carefully feel your transformation. This is your transformation from an ant."

Naruto spoke, he began strengthening once again.

Buzz!

The seven-colored light grew increasingly intense, and gradually, a massive shadow began to envelop the sky, completely shrouding Naruto within it.

The surrounding Mutated Beast were so frightened that they fled in panic, not daring to linger for even a second. Only the Phantom Leopard, though terrified, still tried its best to stay there, respectfully watching Naruto.

Boom!

Suddenly, a scorching fireball appeared in the sky, its terrifying flames sweeping across the heavens and turning the sky even more fiery red.

"Idiot, are you trying to scald me to death? Shut up right now."

Naruto kicked the massive figure opposite him, frowning as he stared at it.

"Roar!"

Upon hearing Naruto's words, the massive figure opposite him quickly shut his mouth and looked at Naruto with a resentful gaze, like a child.

"Let's go find Lin Xue, Little Leopard, you come up too."

Awoo.

The Phantom Leopard was somewhat afraid of the enormous creature, but it still obediently walked over and nuzzled Naruto's arm with its large head.

Naruto rubbed the little leopard's head, and as the Seven-Colored Radiance strengthened, he began to move with it.

On the other side.

In a dark cave within a Steel Forest.

Lin Xue, dressed in white and wielding a sharp Frost Sword, pursed her thin lips and unleashed a series of chilling ice arrows. At the same time, her lithe body flashed, slaying one Mutated Beast after another.

But looking at the endless Mutated Beast outside the cave, and that giant steel bear as big as a small mountain, Lin Xue's beautiful face was filled with solemnity.

Beast King.

She never expected that the Steel Bear Beast King would appear outside, even looking at the direction of the cave with a mocking expression.

Obviously.

The Steel Bear Beast King treated them like ants that he could crush at will.

"Captain Lin Xue, we've dragged you down. We're sorry."

Inside the cave, a delicate little girl dressed in Lolita fashion clutched her injured abdomen and weakly expressed her apology.

"Mengmeng is right. We've dragged you down. With your abilities, if you had escaped earlier, you would be safe now."

Another beautiful woman dressed as an office lady also spoke.

Her appearance wasn't stunningly beautiful, but she possessed an air of intelligence and elegance.

The white shirt, black skirt suit, black stockings, and black leather shoes made her look very charming.

However, this mature beauty, wielding a blood-red scythe, would occasionally flash through the shadows, and with each pause, a Mutated Beast would die.

Despite her initial confidence, she couldn't help but feel despair when she saw the endless Mutated Beast outside the cave.

"I am your captain, and I said I would never abandon you."

Lin Xue's voice was clear and melodious, like a wind chime. As the captain of the hunting team, she couldn't abandon her teammates, even if only two of them remained.

But she had no other options for dealing with her current predicament.

Puff!

Blood splattered, the warm blood splashing all over Lin Xue's face. Her face flushed red at first, then turned pale.

"It's Shadow Beast! Captain, are you alright?" The beautiful woman rushed to Lin Xue's side, asking worriedly.

"It's okay, let's step back a bit, otherwise Mengmeng will be in danger."

Lin Xue's fair hands trembled slightly, but she still cared about the injured Mengmeng.

"Team leader."

With tears welling in her beautiful eyes, Mengmeng covered the wound on her abdomen with her left hand, picked up the giant hammer that was more than two meters tall next to her with her right hand, and was about to get up and join the battle.

"Put down your weapon! Your injuries are too severe. Continuing to fight will only worsen your condition," Lin Xue quickly stopped her.

"But can we really survive?" Mengmeng asked in despair.

Silence.

Lin Xue and the beautiful woman both fell silent, unable to utter a word. The oppressive atmosphere grew even heavier as the Mutated Beast drew closer.

Roar!

A deafening roar came from afar, startling the Mutated Beast that were rushing into the cave, causing them to abruptly retreat.

The three women also heard the shout, and their expressions changed drastically as they hurriedly turned to look outside.

"Is the Beast King going to take action himself?"

"It's over."

With a heart filled with despair, Mengmeng gripped her weapon tightly, determined to fight one last time before she died.

Boom!

A great tremor shook the earth, a sound like an earthquake, followed by an even more terrifying roar.

Hoo hoo!

Boom boom boom!

A continuous rumbling sound came from outside. The three women listened to the loud noise in disbelief, then quickly took a few steps outside and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

This one look was enough to make their eyes widen in surprise.

A massive chimpanzee was seen clenching its fists and fiercely pounding on the Beast King. The two behemoths were fighting wildly outside the cave, and the fight was quite brutal.

Countless trees were destroyed in the battle between the two, and a large number of Mutated Beast were killed in the process. Even the Gorilla was injured, but instead of retreating, it attacked the Beast King even more violently.

His bloodthirsty appearance and frenzied fighting style left the three women stunned in place.

"Wow... what a terrifying battle! Is this what battles between Beast King are like? It's terrifying!" Mengmeng exclaimed.

"No, the Gorilla isn't the Beast King. It's only at Peak Level Nine, but I never expected that it, at Level Nine, would dare to challenge the Beast King even fight him so close to the finish line," Lin Xue said.

"Level Nine dares to provoke the Beast King? That's strange." The beautiful woman was puzzled, tilting her head to look around while searching for a chance to escape.