Blackwater Abyss

After hearing this, Zhang Shuai suddenly saw the light, and many of his previous doubts were instantly resolved.

No wonder those ten Devouring-Calamity Flame Lizards had reacted that way upon seeing the Giant Spirit Blood Wall!

No wonder the lead Flame Lizard had kowtowed to him three times and presented him with the bone slip!

They were not merely afraid of the Giant Spirit Blood Wall's aura. They had also sensed within it a sliver of hope that could change their clan's fate!

They were pleading, but they were also making an investment, placing the future hopes of their clan upon Zhang Shuai, the Giant Spirit's inheritor!

Legend had it that Primordial World beasts possessed no intelligence and were muddleheaded and dull-witted. Yet these Devouring-Calamity Flame Lizards seemed different from the legends. Primordial World beasts did possess intelligence; they simply could not take human form or cultivate.

Zhang Shuai did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "So, if I can reopen the Great Dao, the Devouring-Calamity Flame Lizard clan will gain intelligence and be able to cultivate?"

The Tribulation Fire Spirit said, "That is correct. In that case, they will become a branch of the newly born monster race."

At those words, Zhang Shuai finally understood the origins of the monster race. Perhaps the monster race of the current Primordial World had once merely been Primordial World beasts, chosen by the Creator God and granted intelligence, opening the path of transformation and cultivation.

Zhang Shuai's gaze deepened as he looked at the ancient and dangerous Tribulation Fire Spirit before him, then at the Devouring-Calamity Flame Lizard leader in the distance, filled with expectation and reverence. He then thought of the Myriad Silence World-Burning Lotus divine ability and the Undying Calamityfire Lotus...

No matter what, the benefits