Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

The White Ape King did not directly answer the Nine-Headed Serpent King's question. Instead, he turned to the side, bowed slightly, and explained to Xia Jin in a somewhat obsequious tone:

"My lord, this is one of the three great demon kings of the demon race, nicknamed the Nine-Headed Serpent, but you can call him the Nine-Headed Serpent!"

"Don't let his frail appearance fool you; he's no match for me. He's actually quite strong. At least for me, it would take me half a day to take him down."

When the White Ape King said this, he deliberately emphasized the word "half a day," and at the end, he didn't forget to give the Nine-Headed King a provocative glance, with a smug smile on his lips.

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Headed King's narrow snake eyes shrank slightly. What on earth is this damned monkey doing?

The mighty Giant Ape King, the most irritable and troublesome of the three demon kings, was now bowing and scraping before this purple-haired young man.

This was even more shocking to him than knowing that the Aurora King had already stepped halfway into the Great Perfection of the Saint Realm.

Xia Jin merely glanced at the Nine-Headed King indifferently and said expressionlessly:

"I don't care what you're called, Nine-Headed King or whatever, nor what your former status was! Remember this: from this day forward, submit to me and assist the White Ape King in managing the affairs of the entire demon race."

Xia Jin's extremely dismissive words struck King Jiuying's heart like a heavy hammer.

The Nine-Headed King, who had been looking at him with a puzzled expression, instantly turned cold and violent after hearing Xia Jin's words, which sounded like an order to a subordinate.

He was one of the three kings of the demon race who had dominated the Canglan Continent for countless years. How could he have ever been treated with such contempt?

Hehehe!!

Nine-Headed King sneered, and two sharp fangs slowly emerged.

"Although I don't know why this damned monkey is so respectful to you, do you know what the consequences will be for anyone who dares to speak to me like this on this Canglan Continent?"

As he spoke, the tattoo on his neck seemed to come alive again.

Nine tiny snake heads emerged simultaneously, their scarlet forked tongues flickering and emitting a dense hissing sound.

His hands hung down naturally, his fingernails growing longer by about an inch, gleaming with a dark green luster.

"Remember this! No one who offends me will survive past the next day!"

Before the words were finished, the space behind the Nine-Headed Serpent King suddenly distorted, and a gigantic snake shadow surged out from the void.

With a flick of its tail, the giant snake swept up Xia Jin and the White Ape King, instantly disappearing from the back garden of the city lord's mansion.

The next moment, the three of them appeared in a desolate mountain outside Black Swamp City.

The Nine-Headed King hovered a hundred feet away, unleashing the full pressure of a mid-stage Saint Realm expert. Its cold and violent aura surged towards the Giant Ape King and Xia Jin not far away.

Nine enormous phantom snake heads rose high behind him, each pair of snake eyes fixed intently on Xia Jin.

Upon seeing this, the White Ape King's face immediately darkened.

"Hydra, you actually dare to attack in front of the adults?! Looks like you really don't know the meaning of death. Very well, today I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of the adults!"

With a deep roar, the White Ape King leaned forward, clenched his fists, and swelled up, preparing to charge forward and fight the Nine-Headed King.

However, just as he was about to make his move, Xia Jin gently patted his thick arm.

"Alright."

"With your strength, it would take you several days to subdue this person. I don't have that much free time to waste here with you. Step aside."

The fighting spirit on the White Ape King's face froze for a moment, then he reluctantly withdrew his fist and chuckled.

He obediently took a big step back, his docile appearance a stark contrast to his usual irritable and domineering self.

The Nine-Headed King witnessed this scene, and the fear in his snake eyes grew even stronger.

Who is this person who can make the White Ape King so obedient?

But things have come to this point. If he, one of the three great demon kings of the demon race, were to back down now, how would he maintain his position in the demon race in the future?

His eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the nine snake heads behind him roared in unison, creating a deafening sound.

Xia Jin looked at his apprehensive expression, a slight smile playing on her lips, but a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes.

Are you sure you want to fight me?

He took half a step forward, his gaze calmly fixed on the Nine-Headed King.

"Kneel down now, and I will forgive you for disturbing the peace. Otherwise, you'll regret it later, and you won't get this treatment."

The Nine-Headed King looked at Xia Jin, who ignored him, and instead of backing down, he let out a cold, mocking laugh:

"Hmph! If you've got the guts, then make your move! I, the Nine-Headed King, have lived for so many years, and I have never knelt before anyone!"

Xia Jin gently shook his head. He didn't make any extra movements, but simply raised his right hand slightly and then gently pressed it down.

This press was done casually.

But with this seemingly light press, the nine menacing giant snake phantoms behind the Nine-Headed King were as if struck by an invisible giant hand, exploding into a sky full of black mist and dissipating into the gale.

At the same time, an irresistible and terrifying force descended from the sky, as if the entire heavens were pressing down, and landed heavily on the shoulders of the Nine-Headed King.

"Thump!!"

King Jiuying's knees buckled, and he collapsed to the ground without any resistance, his knees causing the entire hard mountain to crumble.

His hands gripped the ground tightly, but his body kept sinking.

That strange, immense force seemed to be suppressing him until he suddenly heard the purple-haired youth shout "Stop!" and his body seemed to stop falling.

"Wh...what happened?! I...I actually..."

He, a demon king at the mid-stage of the Saint Realm, had roamed this Canglan Continent with impunity for countless years, yet now he was effortlessly suppressed to his knees by this person, without even a shred of room for resistance?! How could this be?!

For the first time, fear appeared in the snake eyes of the Nine-Headed King. Even a few months ago, when facing the Aurora King of the alien race, who had one foot in the Great Perfection of the Saint Realm, he had never felt such despair.

The White Ape King, standing behind Xia Jin, was also dumbfounded, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped out from his back.

Although he knew that Xia Jin had already entered the Saint Realm, he only thought that Xia Jin's strength was at most the same as his own, just at the middle level of the Saint Realm.

At most, they can barely suppress me by virtue of their Golden Crow bloodline.

But reality was far beyond his expectations!

Unexpectedly, Hydra, one of the three great demon kings who were on par with him!

How could someone be forced to their knees without even being touched by an adult?!

The White Ape King swallowed hard, his mind racing with calculations.

This level of strength is at least at the Great Perfection of the Saint Realm!

Do not……

It might even be more than that...

The White Ape King secretly glanced at Xia Jin's tall and straight back. The last bit of awkwardness he felt before completely vanished, replaced by a deep-seated awe.