When a great power fell into the supernatural, it transformed from a heavenly god into a devil.
The more omnipotent it had once been, the more desperate it became on the day the Supernatural Disturbance descended.
When the Rat Clan declared that all of Yellow Wind Ridge had to fulfill the Blood Oath sworn by the ancestors of the Human Race, the human cultivators within Yellow Wind Ridge put up fierce resistance.
But that resistance lasted less than half a month before sinking into eternal darkness.
Yellow Wind not only suppressed the Human Race, but also reshaped the terrain, drawing the primordial energy of the Sea of Fury into the region and making this land unsuitable for cultivation once more.
Any possibility of human resistance was completely erased.
Then, an even wider Supernatural Disturbance erupted. Across the vast territory of Yellow Wind Ridge, every human who refused to kneel and offer worship, along with every kingdom and city-state, was drained dry.
The brutal purge lasted a full century.
In the end, the Human Race was thoroughly tamed, turned into "livestock" raised by the Rat Clan, ready to be offered up whenever needed.
Even if fewer than one in a hundred survived a single offering.
But that did not matter. This ten-thousand-mile "pasture" enjoyed favorable winds and timely rains, lush grass and abundant water, fertile soil and rich produce. Before long, more "young livestock" would breed anew and grow strong.
The cycle repeated, enduring for who knew how many ages.
Cowardice and numbness had seeped into their bones. Generation after generation had been tamed; now, let alone resisting, they could not even give birth to the thought of resistance.
All they could pray for was that the Heavenly Palace remained quiet, that the Yellow Wind Heavenly God slept on undisturbed, and