106: King Kong, magic cat, collective breakthrough!

“Patriarch, Madam.”

Just then, a maid, with her head slightly bowed, came to report, “Today, a guest came to pay respects to the Young Master. He also said there are some matters that need to be discussed with the Patriarch and Madam.”

“The guest has already arrived and finished paying respects.”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man was slightly startled, then asked, “Who is it?”

“This servant does not know, but… but it should be someone from the military, and Professor Xia Xinyu is with them.”

“Alright, I understand. You may leave first.”

“Yes.”

After the maid left, the beautiful woman immediately became vigilant. “It’s the military again, and Professor Xia Xinyu. I’m afraid they are here for Sisi.”

“If I had known this, I shouldn’t have publicized Sisi’s sword dao talent everywhere back then.”

“Since things have come to this, we can only meet whatever comes our way.”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man reached out to wipe his wife’s tears, then gently said, “Take a moment to compose yourself, tidy up, and then come with me to meet the guests.”

“Mm.”

“Hahaha, it is truly my fault for not greeting the two leaders who have graced us with their presence.”

“Please forgive me, everyone.”

About half an hour later, the middle-aged man, with his wife, passed through layers of high walls and finally arrived at the reception hall.

The beautiful woman also bowed slightly, adopting a very humble posture.

“Patriarch Li, Madam Ning!”

One of the military leaders quickly stepped forward and said with a sigh, “We are also very surprised that such a thing happened.”

“Please accept our condolences, both of you.”

“Thank you for your concern, leaders. We understand.”

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Patriarch Li invited the three to sit down in the hall.

After a cup of tea, he finally spoke, “The two leaders and Professor Xia have graced my humble abode, I presume not just to mourn Jian’er?”

“If there is anything, please speak directly, all three of you.”

“If there is anything we can help with, my Li family will do our utmost.”

Hearing this, Professor Xia Xinyu and the other two exchanged glances, then one of them responded with a smile, “Since that is the case, then we won’t be polite.”

One of the leaders nodded slightly, “I have long heard that Patriarch Li’s son and daughter are both exceptionally talented, extraordinary in demeanor, and possess true abilities.”

“Now, fierce beasts run rampant, and the people suffer. Simple thermal weapons are no longer enough to contend with these fierce beasts.”

“Therefore, we have decided to invite Patriarch Li’s daughter to descend the mountain with us to help us exterminate the fierce beasts.”

Patriarch Li and his wife exchanged glances, thinking that it was indeed as they expected.

This matter was ultimately unavoidable, but they had decided to delay it for as long as possible.

“Leader, it’s not that we are deliberately obstructing, but…”

“As you can see, Jian’er’s body is not yet cold, and Sisi had an extremely close relationship with her brother. Besides, she is only sixteen years old.”

“Therefore, we plan to let her stay at home for a while longer, both to accompany her brother and to facilitate an improvement in her strength.”

“How much time does Patriarch Li intend to take?”

Beside them, Professor Xia Xinyu slowly spoke, his expression somewhat anxious, “To be honest, the fierce beasts are becoming increasingly difficult to deal with. If we delay for too long, I worry… I worry that even ordinary ancient martial artists will not be their match.”

Among everyone present, he was the one who understood the fierce beasts the most.

Therefore, no one questioned him after he spoke these words.

Patriarch Li pondered for a long time, finally gritting his teeth and whispering, “Then half a year!”

“After half a year, I will let Sisi descend the mountain.”

“Good.”

With this result, Professor Xia Xinyu immediately got up, preparing to take his leave.

He already had many things to do. If it weren’t for Sisi, he wouldn’t have come at all. “Then we will await good news.”

An hour later, at the foot of the mountain.

One of the leaders, seeing Professor Xia Xinyu’s increasing urgency, couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you so anxious?”

“The world has truly changed greatly.”

Professor Xia Xinyu said something inexplicable.

After everyone got into the car, he slowly explained, “The two of you should have noticed that many beings, seemingly connected to ancient legends, have understood this matter.”

“Such as the Yamata no Orochi in Sakura Country, the Sword Immortal reincarnation of the ancient martial arts families, and the Dragon King under the sea, as well as the Monkey King in the Changbai ecological zone, who is no different from a human but can lead a group of monkeys—they all understand that times have changed.”

“But only the Golden Tiger King, unlike the legends, is more prescient than anyone.”

“I finally understand now why it participated in those matters…”

… “Great King, you have emerged from seclusion?”

In the Seven-Colored Valley, Xia Fan had just finished devouring the dragon meat and stepped out of the spirit pond when he heard Ta Mu’s croaking cry, “Congratulations, Great King, congratulations!”

In response, he merely nodded slightly, not saying much.

His cultivation had now directly reached the middle stage of the third tier. After guidance, his realm was very stable and began to approach the late stage of the third tier.

After all, the energy contained in the dragon meat could not be completely consumed all at once.

“Oh, by the way, how are the others?”

Xia Fan suddenly thought of something and quickly asked.

Ta Mu then eagerly reported, croaking incessantly, “Reporting to Great King, King Kong has already broken through to the third tier, his strength has greatly increased. Magic Cat, after devouring many crystals, is also about to advance to the third tier and is preparing for this.”

“Additionally, Yuan Dali, Centipede Qian Zu, and Golden Feather also show signs of advancement. It is estimated that they will all break through in a few days.”

While reporting these, Ta Mu’s heart was filled with envy.

Its speed, along with that of Xiong Da and a few other fierce beasts, was a bit slower. They were currently all at the late stage of the second tier.

Hearing this, Xia Fan nodded with great satisfaction, then let out a low growl, “Call King Kong here.”

“Croak!”

Before long, the giant King Kong quietly walked over, only letting out a roar when he was close to Xia Fan, “Great King, you called me?”

“Mm, I have something good for you.”

Whoosh—

A flash of light appeared, and in King Kong’s hand was the Dragon King’s spirit weapon—the trident.

Xia Fan then instructed, “After you go back, re-refine this spirit weapon. Your strength will increase significantly afterwards.”

“Yes!”

King Kong left gleefully, roaring from time to time.

Xia Fan watched all of this with a smile, his gaze sweeping over each of his generals, his eyes full of confidence.

He believed that after reaching the third tier, they would be able to ignore the effects of nuclear radiation. Therefore, when facing nuclear bombs, as long as they were not at the center of the explosion, the core members of his fierce beast army would survive.

Moreover, the further they progressed, the less effective human thermal weapons would be against fierce beasts.

“Sigh…”

Not far away, Mermaid Nami seemed somewhat out of place watching all of this, especially this large group of third-tier fierce beasts or those about to enter the third tier. Her mood became increasingly complex, and she couldn’t help but secretly sigh, “I didn’t expect this guy’s foundation to be so strong already…”