While Edward and Isabe continued to get jiggy with it, King Simba was having an intense exercise of his own in his kingdom, but it wasn''t simr to what Edward and Isabe were doing.


    Rather, King Simba was currently in the woods, engaging in a grueling training session.


    "990, 991, 992, 993…" He was lifting his entire body weight horizontally with his two index fingers while his feet were high up in the air, and this made him look like he was standing upside down.


    As an Apex Knight, he had to train very hard if he wanted to rank higher, but the best time for a knight topletely focus on his training was always during night-time.


    Of course, it was good for knights to train during the day as well, but if any knight wanted topletely focus on their training, then they would have to train alone at night.


    Nights were always quiet and peaceful, and this made it the perfect period topletely focus on one''s training.


    This was the reason why the Lion King wasn''t asleep right now and was focused on his training instead.


    "994, 995, 996...." His voice continued to echo throughout the forest.


    "I''m almost there."


    "It''s only a matter of time before I beat myst record."


    "Everyone else is working very hard to rank higher."


    "I can''t be the only one left behind, I have to increase my ranking as soon as possible."


    "Come on, focus, focus, focus."


    King Simba refocused his mind back on the training he was going through. "997, 998, 999…" His target for tonight was to reach one thousand, and his mind had already been made up that he would call it a night once he had reached his training target.


    However, just before he got to one thousand, the Lion King''s ears perked up and he sensed a massive amount of astral energying from a certain direction.


    He didn''t need to stop what he was doing before he could understand what had just happened.


    ''A new Apex Knight has emerged from the elf kingdom.''


    ''Someone strong has emerged from the kingdom of my rival.''


    ''This means that there are now two powerful elves in that kingdom.''


    ''I refuse to remain the way I currently am.''


    ''Simba!!! What in the hell are you doing!!''


    ''Don''t be a hole in the ass, and work harder.''


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    ''Argh!!! Here we go!!!''


    ''Maximum effort,'' He continued his training with a new target in sight.


    He was no longer interested in stopping at one thousand, instead he was now aiming for two thousand.


    He roared at night as he increased his efforts while training hard.


    However, while the Lion King continued his intense training method to rank higher, a separate king could be seen engaging in a more tranquil method which waspletely rxingpared to what the Lion King was doing.


    This was the demon king and he was currently floating in his bedchambers.


    His bedchamber was very dark and not a single source of light could be seen in the room. Even the demon king couldn''t be seen either because his body had already blended in with the dark room.


    If anyone else were to walk into the room right now, they wouldn''t be able to see anything due to how dark it was, but this wasn''t a problem for the demon king.


    He continued to hover in his meditative state, above the ck marbled floor of his room. His eyes were closed and his legs were crossed as he focused on his meditation, but his crimson eyes snapped open the moment he sensed a huge amount of astral energy from a particr direction.


    A beat after the energy appeared, it suddenly vanished, and the demon king exhaled with a weary sigh.


    "Not again," He muttered to himself and sighed even louder once again.


    "Not another elf," His deep voice was raspy and it echoed around the room.


    "Why do they keep growing stronger every single day?"


    "The rate at which the elves are growing stronger is frightening."


    "At this rate, the elf kingdom will definitely be the strongest kingdom in the mortal realm,"  The demon king continued to ponder about this scenario bing a reality, and he wasn''t happy about it.


    Instead, he was of the opinion that his kingdom should be the strongest kingdom in the mortal realm and not any other kingdom. He continued to think of ways that he could employ to help his people increase their ranks faster than the other races, but after a while, he decided to stop thinking about this.


    Now wasn''t the right time to be thinking about things like these, because there were more important things to be thinking about right now, and one of them was his beautiful daughter''s participation in the activity club tournament starting tomorrow.


    He couldn''t wait to see how strong his little girl had be during her time at the academy. He also couldn''t wait to watch how his daughter will outperform everyone else in the tournament.


    ''I know she is going to do great in the tournament.''


    ''I even heard that the tournament will be broadcast live across several kingdoms.''


    ''This means everyone in the mortal realm will see how amazing my little girl is."


    ''Hehe… It will certainly be an entertaining tournament to watch,'' The demon king giggled internally to himself before summoning a dark-winged creature from the shadows. "Korvus,e to me."


    The creature emerged from the dark floor and went down on one knee before the demon king. It had wings, a long spiky tail, and a pair of horns protruding out of its head. "My Lord, you called?"


    "Yes. Inform the head maid and head butler that I will be leaving the kingdom in the morning and they should make sure everything I will need is ready before my departure."


    "Understood, your Majesty. Will that be all or is there anything else you want me to do for you?"


    "That will be all, Korvus."


    "Understood, then I shall take my leave," Korvus bowed his head and disappeared into the night to carry out his King''s will.