55: The first warrior!

“Roar—”

The King Kong Giant Ape hung its head low, following behind Xia Fan, walking towards the depths of the Yunxia Mountain Range.

It was a bit confused, wondering how it was defeated when it hadn't even used its true ultimate move.

While it was lost in thought, Xia Fan was in a pleasant mood.

From the earlier exchange, this King Kong Giant Ape already possessed the strength of an early-stage second-tier beast, yet it was able to fight him back and forth.

In the past, when he subdued ferocious beasts like Yuan Dali and Golden Feather, he hadn't expended as much effort as he did today.

“I've struck gold!”

Xia Fan turned his head slightly, glancing at the King Kong Giant Ape, whose eyes still held a hint of confusion, and couldn't help but think, “With this, the strength of Yunxia Mountain has once again greatly increased.”

“When we expand outwards in the future, we’ll have even more confidence.”

It wasn't without reason that he thought this way.

Ferocious beasts were rapidly rising, and he believed it wouldn't be long before they reached a point of full-scale war with humans. At that time, having troops at his disposal would bring him much peace of mind… Meanwhile, in the Imperial Capital.

The conference room was silent.

No one had expected that what was supposed to be a mutually destructive plan would result in the Golden Tiger King subduing the King Kong Giant Ape, gaining another great general.

That was a Beast King, not just any ordinary ferocious beast!

“Now… what do we do?”

A military officer, seeing that no one was speaking but unable to endure the current atmosphere, cautiously spoke up, shrinking his neck, “Even the King Kong Giant Ape was defeated. I'm afraid we have no way to deal with the Golden Tiger King, do we?”

As soon as these words were spoken, many gasps erupted in the conference room, but everyone's emotions visibly relaxed quite a bit.

A moment later, the Chief glanced at everyone and said in a solemn voice, “From the footage returned from the scene, ordinary missiles are no longer a threat to Beast Kings like the King Kong Giant Ape.”

“Although we have more powerful missiles that can kill them, doing so would also harm the natural treasures in various places, essentially leading to a lose-lose situation for everyone.”

“Therefore, the approach of using thermal weapons or ferocious beasts to contend with ferocious beasts like the Golden Tiger King is unfeasible.”

“Does anyone have any good suggestions?”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began to whisper among themselves.

Professor Professor Xia Xinyu originally didn't want to participate in such a discussion, but after seeing the Chief's gaze, he finally sighed slightly and said, “Chief, you are right. At this stage, to nip the hidden danger in the bud, it must be a lose-lose situation.”

“But compared to ferocious beasts, our growth rate is too slow.”

“My suggestion is to suspend operations against Yunxia Mountain and the Golden Tiger King.”

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the room.

But after thinking about it, no one could find any reason to refute him.

The Chief was silent for a moment, then asked, “How long will it take for your new Strengthening Potion (strengthening potion) to be developed?”

“It won't be too fast.”

“Then let's suspend the plan.”

…Yunxia Mountain.

“Roar—”

A powerful roar echoed through the forest, causing all beasts to submit.

At this moment, Xia Fan had returned to the Seven-Colored Valley and was asking in a low growl, “King Kong, what is your ability?”

“Roar roar!”

The King Kong Giant Ape roared excitedly a few times, then displayed its ability.

Instantly, a giant ape over ten meters tall appeared with a crash, almost startling him.

At this moment, Xia Fan also understood King Kong's ability—S-rank: Heaven and Earth Transformation!

In his previous life, he had heard of this ability. It was said that once activated, it could increase one's strength several times over, and every move could connect with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for one's own use, making it a truly powerful ability.

“Very good, very good!”

Xia Fan listened to the meaning conveyed in King Kong's roar and immediately nodded in satisfaction.

He knew that King Kong would be even stronger after activating Heaven and Earth Transformation, but he also had confidence in himself.

Soon after, all the ferocious beasts under his command had gathered.

Xia Fan seized this opportunity to roar out loud, announcing an important matter, “From now on, King Kong will be my first battle general.”

“Roar?”

“Awoo woo?”

For a moment, all the ferocious beasts were confused, and when they looked at King Kong, the newcomer, their eyes were filled with hostility and defiance.

“Boss, why is he the first battle general? Just because he's a bit bigger than me?”

Yuan Dali, with his straightforward nature, spoke his mind. At this moment, he was shouting in front of Xia Fan, “Never mind first come, first served. He hasn't done anything, and no one knows his strength. To become the first battle general as soon as he arrives, that's unfair.”

“Awoo—”

Wolf Three fanned the flames from the side, instigating the other ferocious beasts to object together.

The scene immediately threatened to descend into chaos.

“Roar!”

Suddenly, Xia Fan let out an angry roar. Only after all the ferocious beasts had quieted down did he continue to growl, “There is naturally a reason for him to be the first battle general.”

Following that, the meaning in his roar astonished the other ferocious beasts even more.

“From now on, King Kong will be responsible for drilling you every day, teaching you how to exert your maximum strength, and how to achieve the greatest victory with the smallest cost when fighting other ferocious beasts.”

When his roar subsided, he looked at the King Kong Giant Ape, “King Kong, this task is entrusted to you. I hope you can quickly train a powerful army.”

“Roar roar roar!”

Immediately, King Kong pounded his chest with a resounding thud, full of confidence.

“I refuse to accept it!”

But the next second, it was still Yuan Dali who stepped forward, looking at the King Kong Giant Ape with hostility, “Although we are of the same race, and King Kong seems stronger than me, that's not a reason for him to be the second-in-command.”

“Boss, I want to challenge him!”

Xia Fan heard this, and a meaningful smile immediately appeared at the corner of his mouth, then he nodded.

“Roar!”

“Roar—”

Immediately, the two giant apes charged out, their thunderous movements like a lightning strike.

Yuan Dali immediately launched a heavy punch, aiming for a quick victory, but as soon as he approached King Kong, he suddenly found his wrist being squeezed. By the time he reacted, King Kong's even larger fist came crashing down.

Bang—

At this moment, Yuan Dali only felt a dizzying sensation, but King Kong's iron fists came like a storm.

In just a few minutes, he was lying on the ground, bruised and swollen, groaning and roaring: I surrender.

“Roar—”

King Kong immediately threw its head back and roared, pounding its chest with both fists, declaring itself the victor of this battle.

Xia Fan waited for the commotion in the arena to subside slightly before growling, “Now, does anyone else refuse to accept this?”

“You all know Yuan Dali's strength.”

“Just now, King Kong suppressed Yuan Dali, leaving him no room to retaliate. Isn't that enough to be the second-in-command?”

The entire place was silent.

All the ferocious beasts understood.

And Golden Feather and Centipede Qian Zu were even more inwardly shocked.

They were almost no match for Yuan Dali, so how could they defeat King Kong?

“Alright, it's settled then.”

Seeing that the situation was decided, Xia Fan announced King Kong's position as the first battle general in front of all the ferocious beasts, “From now on, King Kong will be the second-in-command of Yunxia Mountain.”

“If anyone refuses to accept it, defeat him first!”