24: Cultivating King Kong

In the dense jungle, several Forest Wolves were gathered around a one-eyed Forest Wolf, whimpering and discussing something.

As the leader of the numerous Forest Wolves, this one-eyed Forest Wolf was once a veteran old wolf who had followed that White Wolf.

Having experienced Qingyang killing his Qing Yang, this one-eyed Forest Wolf also clearly understood that fighting alone, he would never be a match for those top Fierce Beasts.

Therefore, this newly promoted Wolf King had always focused on training his subordinates.

With his own strength reaching the peak of the second rank, plus the fifteen trusted subordinates at the middle of the second rank around him, the one-eyed wolf's confidence grew more and more inflated, and he envisioned the day when he too could become a Beast Guard.

But just as his confidence was at its peak, an extreme fear instantly enveloped the wolf pack.

The Yang Beast Guard, the fifth super Fierce Beast in the western outer region to break through to the fourth rank, appeared.

There was no unnecessary talk; when Qingyang appeared and emitted killing intent, the two sides were already in a life-and-death battle.

Qingyang, like a flood dragon, was accompanied by a large black gorilla standing five meters tall and over a dozen Forest Wolves, and they began a frenzied slaughter.

After a full two hours, looking at the battlefield that had been utterly destroyed within a radius of several hundred meters, Qingyang wriggled his body and looked at King Kong, who had several scratches on his body, saying.

“Hiss hiss~ (You swallow all of them. I believe your strength will definitely advance further. I will protect you.)”

Beside him, a hint of emotion flashed in King Kong's large, earthy yellow eyes. He also knew that his Qing Yang was cultivating him, so he immediately began the bloody feasting.

On a hillside not far away, an Alligator Snapping Turtle that had just been promoted to the early stage of the third rank witnessed all of this, still in shock.

Originally, this Alligator Snapping Turtle had come to scout, to see the strength of the eight Beast Guards and decide whether to challenge them.

Who knew that at the first stop, he would see this scene.

The aura of a third-rank Fierce Beast was completely undetectable in front of a fourth-rank super Fierce Beast.

And so, Qingyang locked onto the other party and slowly approached him, looking down at him.

The Alligator Snapping Turtle, with a diameter of three meters, as large as a millstone, noticed Qingyang's cold body and completely prostrated himself on the ground, motionless.

The two Fierce Beasts faced each other like that, neither speaking.

Finally, the Alligator Snapping Turtle couldn't bear the fear and whimpered, saying.

“Greetings, Yang Beast Guard. My name is Xuan Ming. I… I… I came to pledge allegiance to you. Ah, yes, I came to pledge allegiance to you.”

Regarding the matter of scouting and challenging the Beast Guards, Xuan Ming didn't dare to mention a single word, especially after seeing Qingyang's strength.

Hearing Xuan Ming's trembling words, Qingyang's python head twisted slightly to look at him.

“Pledge allegiance? Hehe, a third-rank Fierce Beast pledging allegiance, I have no reason not to accept. In that case, from now on, in my territory, wherever there is water, it will be your domain.

But before that, have you brought enough zhen crystal?”

Beside him, Xuan Ming heard Qingyang's words and immediately opened his large mouth, spewing out a pile of zhen crystal with a rumbling sound. Looking at the number, there were at least forty or fifty.

Although it wasn't enough, Qingyang ultimately agreed to the other party becoming his subordinate.

After Xuan Ming went to the largest lake in Qingyang's territory, Qingyang also rolled his python tongue, swallowing all the zhen crystal on the ground.

[Swallowing Points +46.]

...

Just as Qingyang was guarding King Kong as he swallowed the Forest Wolves to break through, Red Fire Ant Queen on the other side had also begun his slaughter.

Although he knew that Qingyang had always been wary of him, he had to admit that compared to other Fierce Beasts, following his Yang Beast Guard at least meant he had meat to eat.

After a full day and night of slaughter, the subordinates under the salamander-tiger, six second-rank middle-stage, and four second-rank early-stage Fierce Beasts, were all dealt with by Red Fire Ant Queen.

But Red Fire Ant Queen did not act on his own initiative to swallow them. Instead, he arranged for his soldier ants to bring the ten Fierce Beasts of varying sizes to Qingyang's side.

On Qingyang's side, he noticed that ten Fierce Beasts of varying sizes and ranks were being moved to his side by numerous soldier ants, and Red Fire Ant Queen also followed closely behind. Ultimately, Qingyang swallowed a second-rank middle-stage Earth Scorpion,

and a second-rank early-stage Bevel-Horned Sheep. The rest were all given to Red Fire Ant Queen.

[Swallowing Points +8.]

[Swallowing Points +7.]

...

In the forest in the distance, King Kong's aura had reached the peak of the second rank, and due to the continuous swallowing of numerous Forest Wolves, his entire body had begun to grow visibly, seeming about to break through to the third rank.

Seeing this scene, Red Fire Ant Queen's antennae on his head flickered slightly, but he ultimately instructed his soldier ants to dismember the remaining Fierce Beasts and take them into the nearest nest.

The last second-rank peak Fierce Beast was a Blue-Scaled Armored Beast.

However, because King Kong had already begun to break through to the third rank, Qingyang and Red Fire Ant Queen could only temporarily put the mission on hold and wait for King Kong's breakthrough.

This wait lasted for a full five days.

It is worth mentioning that this guy, Xuan Ming, was very good at being a turtle. On the third day after taking over all the lakes and reservoirs in Qingyang's territory, he brought Qingyang five second-rank peak Fierce Beasts.

The excuse was that it was a filial offering to Qingyang.

Of the five aquatic Fierce Beasts, Qingyang swallowed a Swordfish that was only arm-length and a Crab the size of a washbasin. The remaining three Fierce Beasts were also all given to Red Fire Ant Queen.

[Swallowing Points +9.]

[Swallowing Points +9.]

On this day, as King Kong's figure, which had already swelled to eight or nine meters tall, suddenly trembled, a third-rank early-stage Fierce Beast aura instantly spread out.

“Roar~”

King Kong, who was already taller than many treetops, pounded his chest hard, venting himself. After that, this guy immediately bent down and respectfully came to Qingyang's side.

Seeing this scene, Qingyang nodded in satisfaction and instructed with his python tongue: “Red Fire Ant Queen, you take King Kong to the territory of that last second-rank peak Fierce Beast.

As for those nine second-rank middle-stage Fierce Beasts, temporarily abandon the hunt for them, but to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, after killing that second-rank peak Fierce Beast,

you need to completely clean up all of his subordinates.”

After saying this, Qingyang's black-gold vertical pupils flickered, and he finally added: “Tell all the Fierce Beasts in the territory again, five zhen crystal for the first rank, ten for the second rank, and ten for the third rank.

The time limit is seven days. If you don't submit them on time, take care of yourselves.”

After saying this, Qingyang turned and headed towards home, leaving only King Kong and Red Fire Ant Queen staring at each other, not understanding what was wrong with Qingyang now and why he suddenly became so strong.

Although they didn't understand, King Kong ultimately followed Red Fire Ant Queen and headed towards the location of the last second-rank peak Fierce Beast to kill him.

On Qingyang's side, while returning home, Qingyang did not forget to patrol the edge of his territory. During this time, Qingyang also met the Beast Guard of his neighboring territory.

A Red Wolf whose strength was as high as the middle stage of the third rank, seemingly ready to break through to the peak of the third rank at any time, the Lang Beast Guard.

After the two Beast Guards nodded to each other, they went their separate ways without interfering with each other's affairs.