Chapter 15: Mutated Peach Forest! The Ape King of the Awakening Realm!

Night, in the northern part of the Dali Mountain Range.

A vast Peach Garden stood fragrant in the mountain forest. The peach trees, both large and small, were laden with peaches—some plump, some still green. Following the Seven-Colored Light Rain, the peach trees here had blossomed and borne fruit, with bursts of fluorescence flickering amidst the peaches like dancing fireflies, possessing a unique charm.

The fluorescence drifted among the peach trees; wherever it passed, it was like a mischievous child, caressing the peaches of varying sizes and spreading their rich, fruity fragrance.

Rustle—

Even though the night was already deep, a group of Giant Apes was still weaving back and forth through the Peach Forest. Each one was like an old farmer tending to crops, moving with extra care when passing the peach trees, terrified of shaking the peaches down.

When this group of Giant Apes looked at the peaches, their eyes were filled with joy and satisfaction.

Suddenly, the Giant Apes looked toward the outside of the Peach Forest with some vigilance, all stopping in their tracks, their eyes revealing a fierce light.

It seemed... some uninvited guests might disturb the tranquility of this place.

"This Peach Forest has actually produced so many Strange Fruit!"

Lu Chuan arrived at the Peach Garden with a group of underlings. The moment he appeared, he saw the massive quantity of peaches, and especially that almost every single one of these peaches was a Strange Fruit; he was immediately ecstatic.

"If I could swallow them all, I fear my strength would instantly rise to a terrifying height."

"Tsk tsk, Laoyuan is actually guarding such a massive mountain of treasure; no wonder it has the qualifications to be a powerhouse of this generation."

While pondering to himself, Lu Chuan's eyes were filled with a scorching look, wishing he could take all the peaches here into his mouth in one go.

Even underlings like Xiaoqing, Xiong Da, and the others were extremely greedy.

"Big Brother, Laoyuan is too unkind."

Xiong Da fanned the flames beside his ear: "This guy is clearly guarding so many delicacies; it's one thing that it doesn't allow others to pick them, but it actually wants to keep all the remaining Strange Fruit for itself."

"It doesn't even want to let us have a sip of the soup!"

"Big Brother, since we've come this time, we must give Laoyuan a sound beating, otherwise it will surely become even more arrogant in the future."

"I just want to eat the peaches here."

Although Huitailang was a new addition, by virtue of a few words, it had already become familiar with Xiaoqing, Xiong Da, and the others. At this moment, its gaze was fixed on the peaches on the trees: "Even if I can only eat one, I would be perfectly willing."

Rumble—

Just at this moment, over a dozen Giant Apes rushed out in a swarm. Their massive bodies caused the ground to tremble incessantly, as if an army of thousands was charging over.

When they reached Lu Chuan and the other beasts, these Giant Apes, one by one, bared their fangs and brandished their claws, their expressions full of warning, seemingly very worried about them entering the Peach Garden.

"Good fellows!"

Lu Chuan was unhurried, sizing up this group of Giant Apes. After seeing their condition clearly, he couldn't help but be startled: "Among these behemoths, five have actually already reached the late stage of the Mortal Realm; they are powerhouses at the current stage."

"Yet they still feel ordinary, and are very united."

"It seems..."

While pondering, his gaze landed behind the group of Giant Apes, his eyes becoming even more heated, "It must be because they ate these mutated peaches!"

"This really is a treasure land."

At this moment, Lu Chuan did not hide his desire at all, and even thought to himself, "If I can obtain this Peach Forest, my strength will certainly increase greatly!"

"Xiaoqing!"

"Xiong Da, Xiong Er!"

"Huitailang..."

After calling out the names of these underlings in one breath, Lu Chuan let out a roar and immediately issued the order to attack. In an instant, this group of beasts was like a torrent of steel, charging straight into the Giant Ape colony.

Relying on its massive and flexible body, Xiaoqing went up and coiled around a Giant Ape. As its body tightened with force, in just a dozen seconds, it made the Giant Ape's face turn pale and unable to catch its breath.

The Giant Ape struggled more and more violently as a result, but it could not escape Xiaoqing's binding no matter what. It was unknown how much time passed before it kicked its legs and fainted dead away.

Not far away, the actions of Xiong Da and Xiong Er appeared much simpler and more brutal.

The two big guys rushed in front of the Giant Apes, stood upright just like their opponents, and then fiercely swiped out those fan-like palms.

Bang—

Instantly, a ripple full of a sense of power surged over Xiong Da's entire body. Under its giant palm, the Giant Ape opposite staggered backward, already seeing stars.

The Giant Ape retreated several steps in succession before it barely managed to steady its mind.

It shook its head violently, wanting to drive away the discomfort, but before it could succeed, it saw a behemoth rush over again. That familiar sense of shock made it feel as if the world were spinning.

Speaking of which, among the many underlings, Huitailang was somewhat shameless.

At this very moment, it was seen gathering four or five gray wolves to surround a Giant Ape, constantly harassing it, while it lowered its body and lurked to the side, preparing to wait until the underlings had exhausted the opponent enough before pouncing up itself to deliver a fatal blow.

Therefore, Hu Dali, who had always been charging left and right in the Giant Ape group, looked on with great disdain: "Huitailang, aren't you being too cowardly?"

"You're a Langwang after all, and you're just hiding in the back like this?"

"What do you know? I'm conserving my strength!"

Huitailang curled its lips, no longer paying attention to Hu Dali and Heibao and the others, continuing to command its underlings to charge and kill the Giant Apes.

As the Big Brother of these beasts, Lu Chuan was not idle while they were fighting.

He was seen executing the 【Spirit Snake Swift Step】, his movements as fast as lightning in an instant, making it difficult for anyone to even capture his trail.

"Hehe, it's you two."

Seeing two Giant Apes at the late stage of the Mortal Realm, he immediately flicked his snake tail, a sound of breaking air wrapped in great force pouring out crazily.

Now that he was in the Awakening Realm, his powerful physique simply did not believe in head-on collisions with Giant Apes! "Rumble—"

Instantly, the two Giant Apes on the same straight line vomited blood wildly, and after falling to the ground and struggling several times, they were unable to stand up.

With just one strike, they were heavily injured.

"Jiji jiji—"

"Oo oo—"

The Giant Apes did not expect that this group of beasts that had suddenly popped up, not only were they of different species, but they were also so capable of fighting. Now, more than half of the Giant Apes had been defeated, some even unable to get up and fight again; if this continued, they would be defeated sooner or later.

Thus, they chattered and screeched incessantly.

"Roar—"

Suddenly, an angry roar erupted from the Peach Forest, and as heavy, dull footsteps followed, the earth began to shake incessantly.

Lu Chuan looked toward the place where the sound had burst forth and saw a Giant Ape with an even larger physique walking out from the Peach Forest!

This Giant Ape was born looking incomparably fierce; one could determine its status as a king with just a single glance, especially with that physique, which was a full size larger and looked full of power.

Moreover, golden light flickered within the Giant Ape's eyes, appearing to contain infinite might.

Seeing this sight, Lu Chuan's gaze immediately sharpened, "What a fine Yuan Wang, it has actually already reached the Awakening Realm!"

(End of this chapter)