"So… so strong…"
Although the researchers throughout the institute were busy with their work, they had all clearly witnessed the scene that had just unfolded.
In an instant, shock rippled through the entire laboratory. Every pair of eyes was filled with disbelief, their expressions frozen in astonishment.
Ning Feng had taken action before, of course—but the commotion he caused earlier was nothing compared to what they had just seen.
Even Professor Liu, Professor Xue, and the others—who had already mentally prepared themselves—were still badly shaken. For a moment, none of them dared to speak.
At the same time, their attention sharpened even further. They wanted to see exactly how much Ning Feng's strength would increase as more Hashirama Cells were integrated into his body.
At this point, Professor Liu and the others had already come to regard Ning Feng as the greatest masterpiece of their entire lives.
Just as they were immersed in thought, Professor Xue's expression suddenly changed dramatically.
"This is bad! The giant insects earlier were Titan Giant Worms—A+ rank!"
"And Titan Giant Worms are usually solitary demonic beasts. If they're suddenly appearing in groups, there can only be one explanation…"
"A Worm King has been born among them!"
"An S-Rank Worm King!"
The moment Professor Xue finished speaking, many of the researchers present turned pale.
Ever since spiritual energy began to recover across the world, countless demonic beasts had appeared. Among them, eight types were considered the most troublesome:
Dragon-type beasts, fox-type beasts, cat-type beasts, dog-type beasts, pig-type beasts, bull-type beasts, butterfly-type beasts, and insect-type beasts.
Each of these categories possessed terrifying destructive power and had caused humanity endless disasters.
Among them, insect-type beasts were especially feared because of their massive bodies and devastating destructive capability, earning them a place among the Eight Great Demonic Beast Types.
And within the insect category, the Titan Giant Worms were the most terrifying of all.
Even a single A-Rank Titan Giant Worm was enough to destroy half a city, leaving countless security forces helpless against it.
However, because Titan Giant Worms normally acted alone, humans could surround and eliminate them using heavy weaponry, greatly reducing their threat level.
But what Professor Xue and the others never expected was that these normally solitary creatures had gathered together—and that an S-Rank Worm King had emerged among them.
That was extremely bad news.
Once a demonic beast reached S-Rank, it could destroy multiple cities within a single day. If left unchecked, even wiping out a small nation would only be a matter of time.
Just imagining the terror of the Titan Worm King made Professor Xue tremble uncontrollably. Sweat the size of beans soaked his glasses.
Professor Liu's expression changed slightly. He was just about to lead the researchers in retreat and relocate the laboratory to continue transplanting Hashirama Cells into Ning Feng—
When a shocking scene unfolded before their eyes.
After manifesting his Susanoo, Ning Feng swung his second sword down fiercely.
The terrifying sword aura instantly shredded all the Titan Giant Worms rushing toward him, turning them into clouds of powder that scattered through the air.
Yet the sword's power did not diminish in the slightest.
The overwhelming slash continued forward, carrying terrifying momentum as it swept across the battlefield. Every Titan Giant Worm in its path was reduced to white light and vanished completely.
Far in the distance stood a Titan Giant Worm several times larger than the others.
Its sensitive antennae had just detected something unusual—
When Ning Feng's sword light cleaved straight through its body, splitting it cleanly in half.
This terrifying existence—the Titan Worm King that had made Professor Liu, Professor Xue, and countless others tremble in fear—was cut apart just like that, dead beyond doubt.
Its corpse, larger than the research institute itself, lay silently on the ground like a massive building.
"These Titan Giant Worms… are nothing special."
Seeing that the giant insects before him had all been annihilated and the threat to his life completely removed, Ning Feng shrugged helplessly and smiled.
Completely unaware that the aftershock of his sword strike had also killed the Titan Worm King.
Professor Liu, Professor Xue, and the others, however, knew exactly what had happened.
They looked at Ning Feng's Susanoo.
Then they looked at the enormous corpse of the Titan Worm King.
And fell into a long, stunned silence.
Even the researchers present stood frozen, their eyes filled with nothing but overwhelming shock.
After a long while, Zhu Qin finally snapped out of her daze.
"Professor Xue… Professor Liu… the Titan Worm King you mentioned earlier doesn't seem that impressive…"
The moment she said that, both professors glared at her fiercely.
Their expressions clearly said one thing—
It wasn't that the Titan Worm King was weak.
It was that Ning Feng was simply too powerful.
Meanwhile, Ning Feng—still completely unaware—dispersed the Sage Mode Susanoo and slowly withdrew his gaze, barely sparing a glance for the corpses of the Titan Giant Worms.
Seeing Professor Liu and Professor Xue still staring in shock, he asked with confusion,
"Professors… what's wrong?"
"That was an S-Rank demonic beast… and you killed it with a single sword strike!?" Professor Liu still hadn't fully recovered.
"There was an S-Rank beast here!?" Ning Feng was startled.
He immediately activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and began scanning the surroundings.
But the two professors hurriedly stopped him, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
In their hearts, they could only think:
Only people like them categorized demonic beasts by ranks.
Before absolute strength—
S-Rank, A-Rank, B-Rank…
There was barely any real difference.
The only difference was that some of them were slightly tougher to kill.
If anyone else heard Ning Feng say something like that, they would probably be furious enough to tear him apart.
But Ning Feng had no interest in dwelling on it.
"Professors, since all the demonic beasts are gone, can we continue now?"
Hearing this, the two professors exchanged helpless looks.
But at the same time, their curiosity only grew stronger.
Ning Feng was already this powerful.
If they transplanted even more Hashirama Cells into him—
Just how terrifying would his strength become?
"Professor Xue," Professor Liu suddenly said, giving him a meaningful glance.
"It looks like we'll need your help this time."
Professor Xue immediately understood.
That's right.
Ning Feng had already grown far stronger than they expected.
Their previous plan was far too conservative for his current condition.
Instead of being cautious…
They might as well transplant even more Hashirama Cells—
And push Ning Feng straight to the peak of power.
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