Judging from the horns on its head, the snake was showing signs of transforming into a dragon. Demonic beasts in the same cultivation were ranked differently based on their strength. They were separated into ordinary, elite, overlord, and monarch.

An overlord-ranked demonic beast in the Violet Palace Realm was terrifying enough, not to mention a monarch-ranked one. The Sword-Bearing Elder wasn’t able to chase the Thunderflame Python away previously even with the Firmament Sword, not to mention that he wasn’t at his strongest state now.

Everyone began to feel uneasy when they saw the gigantic head.

“I’m only here to borrow the path, and we won’t stay here for long. I believe that you can understand my words,” said the Sword-Bearing Elder coldly. A demonic beast of this level could understand human words.

The gigantic head spat out its tongue, looking at the Sword-Bearing Elder with...