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

Xia Jin held Su Xuanji's slender waist, feeling the slight trembling of her body. She glanced at Leng Yuexi, who also looked solemn beside her, but just smiled and shook her head.

It seems that this Creation Realm demon beast is indeed far more powerful than the two women who have only just entered the Divine Realm.

"Don't be afraid, with me here, this mere fifth-level Creation Realm demon beast can't cause any trouble!!"

Just as Xia Jin was speaking, the massive body of the golden pangolin monster crawled out completely from inside the meteorite, its dark golden body, hundreds of meters tall, slowly stretching out in the void.

"Who... just now disturbed my slumber?"

A loud roar rang in Xia Jin and the others' ears.

The demonic beast's twin golden vertical pupils, like lanterns, swept across the surroundings before finally locking onto Xia Jin and the other two.

"It's...you!! Damn humans!!" Its scales stood on end, and a violent aura emanating from the demonic beast swept over.

The immense power caused Su Xuanji and Leng Yuexi, even in Xia Jin's arms, to feel a tightness in their hearts.

This unnamed monster's aura was so powerful that it far surpassed that of the Black Dragon and the Fire Phoenix; they were simply not on the same level.

Xia Jin remained calm and composed. He looked down at Su Xuanji and asked with a smile, "Xuanji, how about we give you this demon beast as a pet? It's a fifth-level Creation Realm creature. Although it looks a bit ugly, its strength is undeniable. Having it by your side would be a great help."

Su Xuanji was taken aback upon hearing this. She glanced at the enormous creature again and almost instinctively shook her head violently, her face full of disgust: "No! This monster is indeed strong, but its appearance... I don't like it."

Xia Jin was amused by her expression and laughed heartily. Then she turned to Leng Yuexi on the other side and said, "Yuexi, do you want one? You are at the fifth level of the Creation Realm. You are a truly invincible existence in the Eastern Xuan Continent. It would be quite prestigious to have you as a mount."

Leng Yuexi also shook her head: "This monster is bulky and doesn't fit the style of my Thunderfire Iron Chains."

She didn't mind the appearance of the monster, but it was definitely not her cultivation path.

"Is that so?" Xia Jin sighed helplessly and shook her head. "Since none of you want them, then forget it."

As the three were talking, the golden pangolin-like monster crashed into the direction where Xia Jin and the others were, like a giant golden meteorite.

In the blink of an eye, the enormous shadow completely enveloped the three of them.

Leng Yuexi and Su Xuanji almost simultaneously hugged Xia Jin's arm tightly.

Xia Jin looked indifferently at the approaching behemoth, feeling no pressure whatsoever.

The Creation Realm? In his current state, what difference is there between them and ants?

"Fine, I'll give you a quick death!!" He simply raised a finger and lightly pointed it at the monster.

A wisp of white flame drifted from his fingertips. This was the white flame that Xia Jin had condensed using the "Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique". Not to mention a mere Creation Realm demon beast, even a Great Power Realm being would not be able to escape unscathed once it was touched.

A wisp of white flame gently landed on the head of the pangolin monster.

"boom!"

The moment that wisp of white flame touched the monster's body, it exploded violently, like a small sun rising suddenly in the void.

The hundreds-of-meters-tall golden pangolin monster could only roar in agony. Its dark golden scales were as fragile as paper in front of the white flames, and were burned through in the blink of an eye. Its massive body turned to ashes inch by inch, starting from its head.

It took no more than three breaths.

"This... Husband, is that monster really gone just like that?" Leng Yuexi and Su Xuanji were completely stunned.

Their gazes were fixed on the now empty void, where the colossal creature hundreds of meters tall had just stood, now reduced to nothingness.

That's a demonic beast at the fifth level of the Creation Realm! It's a whole major realm higher than them!

On the Eastern Xuan Continent, such a feat would be enough to intimidate all forces working together, but in front of Xia Jin, it couldn't even last three breaths.

The two women turned their heads at the same time, their eyes wide with shock as they looked at Xia Jin.

Leng Yuexi took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in her heart: "Husband... what realm are you at now?"

Xia Jin's lips curled slightly upward, and she uttered three words casually: "Great Power Realm".

"Great Power Realm?" Su Xuanji and the other person exchanged a glance, clearly having no concept of this realm.

Seeing the two girls' confused looks, Xia Jin patiently explained, "Perhaps you may not know, but above the Divine Realm, there are the Creation Realm, the Immortal Ascension Realm, the Dragon Transformation Realm, and finally the Great Power Realm."

"And people like you at the Divine Realm are just the lowest, most ordinary beings in the Mirage Cloud Realm, like commoners in the Eastern Xuan Continent. As for the Great Power Realm..." Xia Jin said with a smile, "they are equivalent to kings and nobles."

"What? Our strength is among the top in the Eastern Xuan Continent, yet we're only at the bottom in the Mirage Realm?" Leng Yuexi and Su Xuanji exchanged a glance, both somewhat incredulous.

What shocked them even more was their husband, Xia Jin!

The Divine Realm is just for commoners, while the Great Power Realm is for kings and nobles. There are three major realms in between: Creation, Ascension to Immortality, and Dragon Transformation. Yet Xia Jin managed to cross such a vast chasm in just three years.

"Husband, what about those above the Great Power Realm?" Leng Yuexi asked after a moment of silence.

"Above the Great Power Realm, there are the legendary Saint Realm beings. Those... are the true rulers of the Mirage Cloud Realm. However, there are probably fewer than five such Saint Realm beings in the entire Mirage Cloud Realm."

Su Xuanji couldn't help but reach out and pinch Xia Jin's cheek, saying in a tone that was half amazed and half teasing, "You... you're simply monstrous! We thought our cultivation speed was fast enough to reach the Divine Realm. But you, you've jumped straight to the Great Power Realm. How are we supposed to live?"

Xia Jin wasn't annoyed at being pinched on the cheek; instead, she burst into laughter, "Hahaha, now you know how powerful your husbands are, right?"

"Alright! It's time to go back!! Once we get back, have Xia Yu make thorough preparations and determine who will accompany me into the Mirage Realm. Not a single person who needs to be taken should be missing, and the foundations that need to be preserved cannot be abandoned."

"good!!"

A gentle spiritual energy emanated from Xia Jin, enveloping both Leng Yuexi and Su Xuanji.

The three of them transformed into a streak of light and returned to the Eastern Xuan Continent in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Imperial Study of the Great Xia Imperial Palace.

Xia Yu and Jiang Rou sat facing each other, with a chessboard between them.

Xia Yu, playing black, frowned slightly, pondering his next move. A black piece hovered in mid-air between his fingertips, hesitant to place it.

However, in the next moment, his finger trembled violently, and the black piece fell onto the chessboard with a "thud," landing outside the board.

"Big brother?" Xia Yu suddenly raised his head, looking towards the outside of the imperial study, his expression immediately becoming excited.

Jiang Rou was startled by his sudden reaction. She put down the white chess piece in her hand and looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Has something happened?"

Without a word, Xia Yu abruptly stood up, grabbed Jiang Rou's hand, and said urgently, "Come! Quickly, come with me! Big brother is back! Big brother is back!"

Jiang Rou was quick-witted and immediately understood from the word "elder brother".

Who else in the world could make Xia Yu lose his composure and become so agitated?