"Rumble-"
The explosive power of the core detonating inside the gray-robed False Core elder was staggering. Like a boulder hurled into a tranquil lake, devastating shock waves swept far into the depths of the Wilderness at astonishing speed, accompanied by a deafening roar.
This sudden, violent disturbance instantly shattered the region's fragile balance, drawing countless gazes from the shadows.
"Roar-!"
A roar filled with surprise came from deep within a forest a hundred li away.
The earth trembled slightly as a mountain-sized beast clad in dark red rock armor rose onto its hind legs.
Had Lin Changheng been there, he would have recognized it at once as another [wilderness exotic breed] demonic beast, also known as a "great demon": the [Rock-Prison Giant Rhino]!
Its aura was immensely heavy and terrifying, already surpassing the early third tier!
It was at the middle third tier!
This also meant that the great demon possessed at least a pure core, rather than a turbid core! Otherwise, it could not have advanced to the middle stage. Dangerous red light flickered across its thick horns. Its bell-sized eyes watched the direction of the explosion warily, and sulfur-scented white smoke billowed from its nostrils as it flew away atop a bank of crimson clouds.
It was going to investigate.
After all, the ground beside its bed could not be allowed to fall into unrest.
Indeed, a disturbance like this could be taken as a provocation.
It was worth noting how strange this great demon looked to human eyes when it stood upright.
This indicated that it had already begun to develop some humanoid traits.
Once it advanced further and reached the late third tier, this tendency toward humanoid transformation would become more pronounced.
Generally, however, it would not exceed thirty percent.
If it could eventually survive the