Chapter 1178: Chapter 735: Subjugation
The Golden Ape King had lived for tens of thousands of years, and the only one he truly admired was the Demon Emperor Shi Wanqiu.
The Golden Ape King sat on the stone bed without moving, but his large paws became exceptionally enormous.
As a demon, manipulating his body size was a basic ability. The Golden Ape King was exceptionally gifted, endowed with immense strength from birth.
Once, in a battle with another Demon King, he uprooted the opponent’s mountain and crushed it. From then on, he became famous and gained the favor of the Demon Emperor Shi Wanqiu, becoming a renowned Demon King of the Cloud Forest Sea.
In the Cloud Forest Sea, there were no Human Race Cultivators, and the Golden Ape King had only seen a few female Human Race Cultivators beside Shi Wanqiu.
To the Golden Ape King, Human Race Cultivators were just playthings. Like this time, Shi Wanqiu specifically requested two beauties, just for entertainment.
The Golden Ape King wasn’t interested in women; he found them too fragile and small to be intriguing.
He preferred big female gorillas, with chest big enough to touch the ground, covered in sexy black fur that was both smooth and prickly to touch. Their hard-as-stone buttocks were even more comfortable.
The Golden Ape King didn’t understand Shi Wanqiu’s preference, but he had to respect it. Hence, he never dared to touch Ripple and Ice Soul.
The Golden Ape King’s arrogance was seen by Gao Xuan, which left him slightly disappointed.
The Demon Kings of Primordial Celestial Realm could harness stronger Primordial Qi and had more powerful bodies. However, in terms of wisdom, skill, and ability, they were far inferior. They were much worse compared to the Demon Kings of Cyan Celestial Realm.
The main reason was the lack of knowledge inheritance; although they were not unintelligent, they behaved crudely and foolishly.
Facing the enormous paw approaching, Gao Xuan gently pinched with two fingers: "Small."
The Golden Ape King, sitting on the stone bed, suddenly realized something was wrong. The weak Human Race Cultivator in front of him was somehow expanding.
No, it wasn’t that; the entire cave was expanding. Even the bodies of the four surrounding Demon Generals were growing larger.
Even the fruits placed in front of him had become larger than himself.
The Golden Ape King instantly understood—it was not that the others had gotten bigger, but he had become smaller.
The Golden Ape king hurriedly changed to his true form, which was several tens of thousands of feet tall, with infinite strength, immune to all magic.
However, no matter how the Golden Ape King struggled and exerted himself, he couldn’t break free from the invisible force restraining him. His entire body was compressed to a very small state, only as big as a human’s little finger.
Gao Xuan’s two fingers just caught this miniature version of the Golden Ape King.
The large Golden Ape King was fierce, but the miniature version, with red eyes and taut muscles, and golden fur sticking up, appeared somewhat cute in his tiny state.
Gao Xuan applied slight pressure with his fingers, causing the Golden Ape King to roll his eyes and nearly get squashed flat.
Seeing this, the Four Great Demon Generals such as Yuan Da were terrified. Especially the smartest, Yuan Bai Xin, who showed shock in his eyes and instinctively backed away quietly.
How powerful was the strength of the Golden Ape King? Even the Demon Emperor Shi Wanqiu couldn’t toy with him so casually.
Yet, before this Human Race Cultivator, the Golden Ape King had become just a small pet.
Yuan Bai Xin couldn’t comprehend this kind of power, but he knew how strong it was. If not even the Golden Ape King could resist, then they stood no chance.
The smartest thing to do now was to go immediately and alert the Demon Emperor Shi Wanqiu.
Yuan Bai Xin was very clever, but Gao Xuan wouldn’t allow him to escape. With a casual motion, the Four Great Demon Generals were transformed into a small group and clasped in his hand.
The Four Great Demon Generals tried to struggle, but Gao Xuan casually sealed their Divine Souls. Their eyes dimmed, turning them into four furry dolls.
Gao Xuan put the four small beings into his long sleeves; with the Golden Ape King here, there was no need to waste time on these four.
Killing them was unnecessary too; they at least possessed some wisdom. Later on, he could see if they had any use.
An Earth Immortal ruling over a territory could not be alone. Gathering some demons to do rough work was the most typical action for an Earth Immortal.
The Golden Ape King, with a strong body, quickly regained consciousness. Feeling indignant, he once again gathered his strength, trying to break free from the restraints and revert to his true form.
Gao Xuan held him like so, wanting to see how the Golden Ape King would break his magic.
Both parties were at the level of Human Immortal, only their realms differed significantly.
Gao Xuan could unleash tenfold, hundredfold power with only one degree of strength.
The Golden Ape King could only exert two or three degrees of strength from his tenfold power.
Moreover, Gao Xuan, already infinitely close to Earth Immortal, even purely comparing strength, was much stronger than this Golden Ape King.
The Golden Ape King, a demon relying on physical power, excelled at breaking magic with strength. Unfortunately, he didn’t know where to start; solely attempting to revert to his true form was stupid.
The space restrictions executed by Gao Xuan acted as invisible ropes, binding the force points around the Golden Ape King’s body, most crucially, restricting the Golden Ape King’s Divine Soul.
The Golden Ape King couldn’t perceive the key to the restrictions. Even if his strength was increased tenfold, he couldn’t break free from the restraints.
Yet, the Golden Ape King, with such formidable Divine Power, remained vigorous and active despite being held by powerful space magic.
Ripple and Ice Soul found it amusing and crowded around to watch.
Seeing the large heads of the two women closing in, the Golden Ape King was both ashamed and furious in Gao Xuan’s grip.
The Golden Ape King became vengeful, determining that once he regained his true form, he would crush the three Human Race Cultivators to death.
He crazily stirred up his strength, making all his golden fur begin to emit a blazing golden flame. His body inflated and expanded by two degrees, with muscles bulging explosively.
Gao Xuan flicked his right hand, striking the Golden Ape King’s head lightly. Though he hadn’t exerted much force, the Golden Ape King’s head nearly split open, his neck seemingly snapped, spinning in circles.
"Amusing..."
Ripple found it increasingly entertaining and pointed at the Golden Ape King’s head with her fingertip: "Master, he isn’t dead, right?"
"Won’t die."
Gao Xuan was very familiar with the Golden Ape King’s physical condition and knew that the other would not die.
He asked the Golden Ape King, "Little monkey, do you submit?"
The Golden Ape King shook his head defiantly and cursed, "Once I regain my true form, I’ll rip you all to pieces."
"Quite the temper."
Gao Xuan casually handed the miniature Golden Ape King to Ripples, "This little monkey is yours to deal with. Bring it to see me once it’s submitted."
He thought for a moment and added, "This little creature is tough as nails, you can torment it as you please. Can’t kill it. Even if you did, it wouldn’t matter."
Ripples joyfully accepted the Golden Ape King, "Don’t worry, noble master, I’ll definitely make this little thing submit."
Falling into a woman’s hands, the Golden Ape King was even more enraged. He opened his mouth to curse, but Ripples shook him vigorously. The Golden Ape King became dizzy, his insides churning, his gaze blurry.
Before the Golden Ape King could recover, Ripples grabbed his head and pulled hard. His neck stretched longer than his body. Although his body had been shrunk hundreds of times, it still retained its toughness. Despite the pulling, his neck did not break.
Ripples let go, and the Golden Ape King’s head snapped back. Ripples pulled again, let go, and repeated the process...
Ripples, who had never played with such toys, was having a great time with the Golden Ape King. Although she was over two hundred years old, her mental age was just seventeen or eighteen.
A fun toy in hand, she played with great enthusiasm.
The Golden Ape King suffered greatly, being manipulated into various shapes, submerged in water, roasted over fire, or kicked around like a ball.
The Golden Ape King’s tough body was largely unharmed by these antics. They were humiliating, nonetheless.
Put another way, there wasn’t much physical damage, but the humiliation was extreme.
Ever impulsive and spontaneous, Ripples even used the Golden Ape King as fishing bait.
The cave where the Golden Ape King resided was actually home to many demon generals and demon monkeys—a considerable force.
Gao Xuan had no interest in dealing with these coarse monkeys and had sealed all their Divine Souls with a single move.
As the Golden Ape King followed Ripples’ antics, he was shocked to find all his subordinates were in a deep sleep.
Having been the master of this forest sea for tens of thousands of years, no outside demons dared to intrude upon his territory.
For now, his subordinates were safe. However, over time that might change.
After all, the Cloud Forest Sea was a wild land without true order. Most demons were crude and savage.
If nothing happened here, some reckless demons would surely intrude eventually.
The Golden Ape King cherished the large territory he had claimed.
On the other hand, Gao Xuan’s Divine Techniques were overwhelmingly powerful, leaving him utterly powerless to resist. Persevering could only lead to being played to death by this female cultivator.
Such a humiliating end would be utterly meaningless.
Despite his hard nature, after a few days of torment, the Golden Ape King could not take it any longer.
If Gao Xuan had killed him outright, he wouldn’t have been afraid. But this kind of torment had worn away his bravery and wild nature.
After a few more days, the Golden Ape King finally could not bear it any longer. He shouted to Ripples, "I submit, I submit..."
Ripples was a bit surprised. Holding the Golden Ape King to her eyes, she said with a giggle, "I haven’t had enough fun yet. I don’t allow you to submit. Hold on, this time we’re playing ’doctor’..."
With a sly smile, Ripples pulled out a long sharp needle, preparing to stab at the Golden Ape King. The needle was unable to pierce his body and snapped.
This only piqued Ripples’ interest further. She tied up the Golden Ape King and prepared swords and hooks to slice him open.
Despite her efforts, she could not break through the Golden Ape King’s body, and a thought flashed in Ripples’ eyes, "I’ll fetch the Hongyi Sword from the noble master."
When Ripples returned with the Hongyi Sword, the Golden Ape King was truly scared. Although he lacked insight, the mere sight of the Hongyi Sword’s form was enough to know he could not withstand its sharpness.
Watching Ripples raise the Hongyi Sword, the Golden Ape King was terrified and nearly urinated himself. He cried out frantically, "I submit, I submit..."
Feeling a bit bored, Ripples put down the Ripple Sword, "You can’t hold on for a bit longer? Where’s your temper? You should have an unyielding spirit!"
"I submit, please let me go..."
On the verge of tears, the Golden Ape King thought, "Females are such incomparable creatures; I’ve already submitted, and yet she won’t let me go!"
Ripples shrugged and brought the Golden Ape King to Gao Xuan, "Noble master, the little thing has submitted."
Gao Xuan smiled and said to the Golden Ape King, "I knew you’re a smart demon."
No longer daring to be defiant, the Golden Ape King knelt to Gao Xuan, "Spare me, Immortal."
Though he hadn’t met many Human Race Cultivators, he had learned quite a bit about such etiquette. However, the Golden Ape King was somewhat rebellious, rarely performing such grand rituals, even to the Demon Emperor.
Having been thoroughly subdued, the clever demon understood the importance of knowing when to bend and when to stand firm. Of course, in his heart, he held deep resentment towards Gao Xuan. Given the chance, he would surely seek revenge.
For now, he could only pretend to be obedient.
Gao Xuan understood the Golden Ape King’s thoughts but chose not to expose them. Whether the demon’s submission was genuine or not didn’t matter; Gao Xuan only wanted some information.
He said to the Golden Ape King, "Tell me, what’s the situation with the Demon Emperor Shi Wanqiu..."
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