The Power of the Sky Level

After they escaped to the edge of the forest, looking at the dark and desolate Forest of Death, everyone felt a lingering fear, even Commander Lei was somewhat scared.

"That really scared me to death! Did you feel a chill down your spine just now? I have a feeling of relief, like I've escaped a disaster." The dark-faced man swallowed hard.

"Me too, I was feeling really scared just now. Luckily we ran fast, otherwise we probably would have been done for." Old Bai patted his chest, still a little shaken.

"This Lin Yi is even more terrifying than I imagined. I thought he was Beast King Level before, but now it seems that he is at least Late Earth Level, or even Sky Level."

"Sky Level?"

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

Because those at the Sky Level are true big shots, truly top-tier experts, and yet such beings have appeared here.

This alarmed everyone.

"Commander Lei, shall we continue exploring the Ancient Ruins?" the dark-faced man asked.

"Explore my ass! The Ancient Ruins are deep in the Forest of Death. Who dares to go there now? Are they looking for death?"

Commander Lei cursed loudly, slumped to the ground in a huff, and dared not go into the forest again; he was clearly afraid.

Seeing this, everyone sat down as well; they were too afraid to do anything about it.

All they can do now is wait, wait for Lin Yi to finish exploring the Ancient Ruins and leave before they go in to explore again, hoping to find out what's left.

So, like everyone else, they waited silently outside the Forest of Death, each one as obedient as could be.

While they waited, a new mercenary group arrived from afar. They looked at Commander Lei and his men standing on the outskirts of the Forest of Death with disdain, and then stepped into the Forest of Death.

Soon after, the new mercenary group also ran out in a panic, their eyes filled with fear and terror; some even wet themselves in fright.

Commander Lei glanced at the other party disdainfully a few times, then suddenly remembered that they themselves had also looked flustered just now. They immediately felt a sense of suffocation and could only choose to remain silent.

Deep in the Forest of Death.

The Ancient Ruins located one kilometer away.

Naruto stood quietly with Lin Xue and the other two women, waiting for their subordinates to return.

Whoosh!

A cloud of black mist suddenly appeared, followed by a phantom figure that knelt on one knee in front of Naruto.

"My lord, the outsiders have been mostly dealt with, but there are two Sky Level teams led by Sky-level experts that I cannot handle; they are about to enter the Ancient Ruins."

"Sky Level."

Naruto narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "You're only at the Late Earth Level, it's not your fault. Get up."

"Yes, sir." The black phantom bowed and then vanished into darkness.

"Father, I've heard that Sky Level are incredibly powerful, capable of wielding the power of nature. What should we do? Should we leave this place? I'm worried about your safety," Lin Xue said with a furrowed brow.

"It's alright. I have over a thousand Beast King Level Mutated Beast, plus the shadowy guardians. It's fine," Naruto said calmly.

"Well... alright." Lin Xue sighed and said no more.

"Uncle, there might be mysterious martial arts techniques and rare treasures inside the Ancient Ruins. Why don't we set off early and avoid those people to prevent conflict?"

With her big, bright eyes blinking, Mengmeng carried a heavy sledgehammer the size of a car and spoke in a soft, adorable voice.

"It's alright, this Ancient Ruins is no ordinary place. Even Sky Level expert could perish here," Naruto said with a confident smile, waving his hand once more.

"We'll proceed after they enter the Ancient Ruins and overcome the first seven challenges. They can scout ahead for us; the first seven challenges are quite difficult, especially the fifth, which requires Sky Level to solve."

"Seven levels? Uncle, how did you know? Haven't you been with us the whole time?" Mengmeng tilted her little head in confusion, looking at Naruto with a somewhat silly and cute expression.

"You'll find out later. Just wait, they've already entered the first stage, and we'll be able to participate soon," Naruto said with a smile.

"Okay." Mengmeng nodded and patiently continued to wait.

Lin Xue, who was standing next to him, wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth and then didn't say anything. During this time, she also realized that Naruto's strength was not that great; his strength lay only in his mysterious abilities.

The Dark Shadow just now was actually Mutated Beast, and also Father's strongest Mutated Beast, with strength reaching the Late Earth Level, but it was no match for a Sky Level expert.

Moreover, her father's strength was too weak; the strength of a level six Awakened was too low. She was very worried that something might happen to her father if those Sky Level experts attacked, so she wanted to say something.

Seeing her father's calm demeanor, she chose to continue waiting, but secretly vowed that if her father encountered danger, she would protect him with her life and never let anything happen to him.

Time passed slowly, and soon an hour had gone by. Naruto began to frown.

"What's wrong, Father?"

Seeing Naruto frown, Lin Xue hurriedly asked what was wrong, fearing that something might happen that would harm her father.

"Those Sky Level experts are trapped in the sixth level and haven't come out for over ten minutes. They're really pathetic. Let's just leave."

Naruto said, waving to the side.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Four figures emerged swiftly from the forest.

These four figures included Lin Xue's Black Leopard, the beautiful woman's Gorilla, a Lightning Pegasus, and Naruto's unique Purple-Winged Sabertooth Tiger.

Each one of them is Beast King Level being, and the Purple-Winged Sabertooth Tiger has already reached the Beast King Peak, only one step away from Earth Level, and its strength is quite impressive.

Aww!

The Purple-Winged Sabertooth Tiger quickly approached Naruto, lowered its head, and lay prone on the ground.

Let's go.

Naruto rode on his Purple-Winged Sabertooth Tiger and led the way toward the Ancient Ruins.

Lin Xue and the others followed closely behind, also riding their mounts.

After they left, shadows began to flicker in the forest, and one after another, powerful Beast King secretly followed, protecting Naruto's safety.

The sixth level of the Ancient Ruins.

Two black magic circles rotated continuously, trapping two groups of people within each circle.

One of the teams consisted of four men and women. They had cold expressions, exuded a powerful aura, and wore matching blue and white outfits, with large gold earrings on their left ears.

The gold earrings are inscribed with the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9, representing their rankings.

"Brother Six, how are you? Have you found a way to break the dark magic circle?" the youngest Ninth Sister asked doubtfully.

"This is troublesome. This Dark Formation is extraordinary, with extremely profound settings and immense power. It will be very difficult to break, but..."

"However, I happened to be researching dark magic arrays a couple of years ago. Give me an hour, and I should be able to solve it."

The man with the number 6 on his large gold earring spoke confidently.

"As expected of Sixth Brother, you're really amazing. Now we can leave the magic array first, surpass the people from Storm Base, and enter the second level of the Ancient Ruins as soon as possible," Ninth Sister said happily.

"Yes, the Storm Base team is led by Feng Hao. Although he is Sky Level fighter like me, his Storm abilities are more suited to offense. I would be at a disadvantage in a head-on fight, so avoiding direct confrontation is the best approach."

As he spoke, Sixth Brother began to study the formation rapidly, trying his best to decipher it.

In another formation...

A fat man was diligently studying the magic array. After some research, he confidently looked at Feng Hao.

"Lord Feng Hao, this is it. This is the weakest point in the formation. As long as we attack this place relentlessly, we can break it, but it will take an hour of continuous attack."

"An hour?"

Feng Hao frowned, but there was nothing he could do. The fat man only knew basic formations and couldn't break them at all, so he had no choice but to attack by force.

"Hmph, just one hour? Watch me."

Boom boom boom!

A violent tremor resounded, and terrifying storm power was continuously unleashed, frantically attacking the black magic circle.

And during his attack.

Naruto led Lin Xue and the other two girls into the Ancient Ruins, without even bringing a mount, only his Shadow Guardian.

They made their way through without encountering any traps, until they reached the fifth checkpoint.

[Barrier Gate: The fifth level of the Ancient Ruins, requires Sky Level strength to break.]

Upon seeing this information, Naruto glanced at the damaged Barrier Gate again and continued walking forward.

Soon.

They heard a roaring sound and then stepped into the sixth checkpoint.

Buzz!

A black magic circle suddenly appeared, instantly imprisoning them in its center.

"This is bad, it's a dark-elemental formation. These kinds of formations are extremely difficult to break."

The beautiful woman looked worried upon seeing this scene, because she also knew a little about formations, and the moment she saw this formation, she knew she was in big trouble.

The method to break this formation is completely different from orthodox formations. It is extremely mysterious and belongs to the most difficult dark formations to break. Ordinary people simply cannot break it.

Unless they forcefully break it, but with their strength, it would be extremely difficult for them to destroy this formation.

Therefore.

The beautiful woman's face was full of worry, and her worry also made Lin Xue and Mengmeng worried. Even the dark figure hurriedly came to Naruto's side and guarded him vigilantly.

However, Naruto smiled as he looked at the formation.

[Black Circular Imprisonment Array: Ancient Ruins Level 6, Solution as follows...]