The next day.
In a side hall of the Jia Ma Imperial Family, Chen Xuan slowly woke and let out a deep breath. Recalling what had happened yesterday, he still felt a lingering unease.
He had never imagined that beneath the Jia Ma Imperial Family lay a small world created by a Dou Sheng, with an eighth-rank magical beast living inside it.
If he had been a little less lucky yesterday, he really would have died in there.
"Compared to a Dou Zun, I'm still far too weak!"
Chen Xuan shook his head slightly and could not help saying this aloud.
The Golden Giant Ape's strength yesterday remained fresh in his memory.
Its immense power had sliced through space. Even though he had escaped that small world at the last moment, its overwhelming force had still struck him. Even now, his injuries had only recovered slightly, and he was nowhere near his peak strength.
"That eighth-rank magical beast was indeed powerful, and I'm afraid it wasn't an ordinary eighth-rank magical beast, either."
Queen Medusa's voice carried a hint of gravity.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Chen Xuan sounded puzzled.
"My true form has already evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Connecting Python. Its bloodline belongs to an ancient exotic beast, so it should exert some suppression over magical beasts with lesser bloodlines. Even though that Golden Giant Ape was an eighth-rank magical beast, it shouldn't have been completely unaffected."
Queen Medusa spoke with a solemn expression.
Chen Xuan also recalled yesterday's scene. The Golden Giant Ape had indeed shown no reaction to the Seven-Colored Heaven-Connecting Python's bloodline, as though it were nothing out of the ordinary.
"You mean that Golden Giant Ape might also be an ancient exotic beast?!"
Chen Xuan voiced his question.
"It's possible!"
Queen Medusa nodded slightly, though her