Who's the Real Pro at Digging Pits?

A Whole Family Should Stay Together

The snake scales Qingyao Demoness had shed back when she was still a shapeshifting green snake still carried the powerful aura of that time.

From the moment they became demons, they were no longer ignorant creatures that relied solely on instinct to reproduce and survive. They gained the potential to advance to a higher form of life. Absorbing the Essence of Sun and Moon and devouring flesh and blood were the steps to advancement.

To ordinary wild animals and all kinds of snakes, insects, rats, and ants, sensing such a pheromone was no different from encountering a natural predator.

The fear of pressure from a higher level of life had long been engraved in the genetic chains of most living creatures, becoming instinct.

The strong prey on the weak. That rule held true in every world.

The weak meekly offering their necks to the blade was the strong's exclusive privilege.

A green snake scale likewise represented a declaration of that privilege.

The moment it was displayed, who knew how many weak creatures would flee in terror?

Humanity's arrival in nature was also a struggle for living space. Wherever humans lived, other species were heavily suppressed. Aside from pets like cats and dogs, which didn't compete with humans for food, any other creatures that threatened the human food supply would be suppressed and labeled as pests.

No one liked small creatures like cockroaches, rats, flies, mosquitoes, spiders, and termites occupying human living spaces and causing endless little problems. The various deadly baits were prepared for them.

People called other creatures that preyed on these small pests beneficial birds and insects.

More or less, it meant: Anyone who dares to steal my food is a bastard, and they can all die. Those who don't take my