Before him, the lion kings of the African savanna were like younger brothers.
This male lion before him was already over ten meters long and at least three to four meters tall. Even an elephant would probably be its prey.
At this moment, the male lion’s bloodshot eyes continuously assessed Ye Cangtian, revealing a ferocious look.
"It's actually a lion."
Ye Cangtian let out a soft breath. Although this lion was ferocious in appearance, in his eyes, it was merely a beast.
It was far inferior to monsters like stone golems and skeletons, at least those monsters possessed crystal stones, but what could this male lion offer?
Could it be that he would pluck the lion's mane to make a scarf?
Roar!
Perhaps sensing Ye Cangtian's dismissive gaze, the male lion immediately roared, then raised its large front paws and slammed them hard onto the ground.
Boom!
Thundering sounds echoed, and the ground instantly trembled. With a clang, a stone spike suddenly shot out from beneath Ye Cangtian's feet.
"..."
Ye Cangtian dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the stone spike.
His eyes were wide open. The sudden attack was truly difficult for him to react to, and even harder to accept.
He never imagined that a beast could possess such an ability, summoning stone spikes to launch a surprise attack from underground.
If he hadn't dodged so quickly, he would have been impaled like a candied haw!
As he thought this, Ye Cangtian's expression became extremely solemn. This male lion was definitely not easy to deal with. If he wasn't careful, he might be the one to die.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian moved and charged towards the male lion.
Roar!
Another roar erupted, the earth trembled, sand and dust swirled, and everything in sight became even more blurry.
When his vision cleared, Ye Cangtian, who was charging forward, saw his expression change again.
The male lion's size had increased by another circle, and it was now covered in a layer of rock armor.
"Damn it! You lion dog, you actually understand defense, you've become sentient!"
Ye Cangtian said in exasperation. It was clear that the male lion's defense would skyrocket.
Although displeased, Ye Cangtian did not show any fear.
It was just rock armor. He could easily kill even formidable existences like stone men, let alone a layer of armor.
Clang clang clang...
In an instant, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
The lion continuously swung its claws to attack, but perhaps due to its heavy body, after more than ten consecutive attacks, it failed to hit Ye Cangtian.
Meanwhile, Ye Cangtian's expression also became solemn.
His attacks did land on the lion, but that layer of armor was even thicker than he had imagined.
Even with the support of blade energy from the skull dagger, it could barely scratch the rock armor, only managing to wound the lion's flesh slightly, but it was certainly unable to hit vital points.
If this continued, the lion would only feel pain, while he would have to expend a large amount of physical strength.
Don't forget, in addition to attacking, he also had to dodge the lion's attacks desperately, which undoubtedly consumed his stamina faster.
Roar!
Following Ye Cangtian's attack, the male lion let out another angry roar.
The next moment, it raised its front paws off the ground, stood up, and then slammed its paws hard onto the ground.
Clang clang clang...
A series of stone spikes protruded from beneath Ye Cangtian's feet, but Ye Cangtian was already prepared for such an attack. While dodging, he also dodged towards the lion's underside.
Clearly, he intended to use the protruding stone spikes to pierce the lion's armor.
However, the next moment, Ye Cangtian was stunned.
The moment the stone spikes touched the armor, not only did they cause no damage, but they fused with the armor.
They repaired the armor that Ye Cangtian had previously scratched, and even increased its thickness.
"Damn, it's getting more durable! Looks like I have to outsmart it!"
Ye Cangtian muttered. He had initially planned to damage a portion of the armor and then attack the lion's vital points.
But after this, with the armor restoring itself, he had to change his plan.
Immediately, Ye Cangtian used the surging stone spikes to propel himself upwards.
His target was the lion's eyes, because only the eyes and mouth were not covered by armor. He gathered all his strength, preparing to throw the skull dagger.
However, the lion's reaction was not slow. It directly opened its massive mouth and bit towards him.
An opportunity has arrived!
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian immediately retracted his hand.
With this strike, he might be able to seriously injure the lion, but to kill it in one blow, it was honestly unrealistic.
And if he failed, he would lose his weapon, making it difficult to harm the lion afterward.
Therefore, Ye Cangtian chose to take a gamble. He forced his body to twist in mid-air, and the next instant, he landed inside the lion's mouth.
"Damn it, I'll be your mouthful of meat for a change. Let's see if you can digest me!"
Ye Cangtian said fiercely.
He dodged the lion's sharp teeth and, finding an opportunity, burrowed into the lion's esophagus.
It was clear he intended to attack from within the lion's body. He refused to believe that the lion's internal organs could also be covered in rock armor!
Aow aow aow...
The next moment.
The formidable male lion's face contorted in pain, and it let out a piercing cry from its mouth.
It rolled around, scratching its abdomen with its claws, but it was all in vain, failing to alleviate the pain within.
Finally, in extreme agony, the male lion slowly fell to the ground, life extinguished.
After a short while, a slit opened in the male lion's abdomen.
Ye Cangtian crawled out from within, shaking off the dirt and blood.
"Damn it, you're tough!"
"You died a fitting death. In this world, you're the first beast to swallow me..."
...
In the dim space, in other corners.
Everyone was separated by an invisible force, and each of them faced a giant lion.
The difference was that this lion was not a male lion, but a lioness, and its offensive power was far inferior to that of the male lion.
However, even so, a large number of the Hu family members fell in pools of blood.
Suddenly, a mournful lion's roar echoed. All the lionesses instantly abandoned their targets and disappeared into the formation.
On the other side.
Ye Cangtian took out a dry set of clothes from his Qiankun bag and changed into them, his gaze returning to the male lion.
He was contemplating whether to take the male lion's corpse with him.
Logically, the stronger the beast, the more valuable its body.
The male lion before him was definitely much more powerful than the Titan Python he had seen before.
However, the problem was, he really didn't see any use for the male lion.
The Titan Python's scales could be made into armor or inner armor, and its sinews could be made into bowstrings, which were far more useful than the male lion's fur.
"Forget it, I'll just put it away for now, in case it's useful."
Ye Cangtian muttered. Although storing the male lion would leave little space in his Qiankun bag, he had made up his mind.
He didn't want to regret it later if he found out about the male lion's value.
Roar roar roar...
Just as Ye Cangtian was preparing to collect the male lion's body, angry roars echoed.
Just like before, in the dim space, pairs of bloodthirsty red eyes lit up.
Ye Cangtian's heart immediately tensed, and his face turned so grim it looked like it could drip blood.
One male lion was already difficult to deal with, and now there were nearly twenty more. How was he supposed to fight them?
Was he supposed to drill into each of their stomachs one by one?
Even if he defeated all these male lions, he would be disgusted to death!
However, the next moment, Ye Cangtian's expression turned peculiar.
The group of lions that arrived had no manes around their necks, and their bodies were slightly smaller. At a glance, they were all lionesses!
"Holy cow! I've stumbled into a lion's den!"
Ye Cangtian finally understood. It seemed he had killed the husbands of these lionesses, which explained why they had all come.
Clearly, they were here to avenge the male lion!
Damn it, was he a bit too unlucky?
With so many people, why was it only him assigned to the male lion area?
"Kid, are you alright?"
Just then, a voice came from behind him. It was none other than Jian Wusheng, who had followed the lionesses.