This was the Human Race's advantage.
The earlier they began cultivating, the higher their cultivation realm naturally became.
But starting earlier did not mean they were stronger.
After all, the Demon Race's physiques were a formidable source of strength in themselves.
And in this respect, the Human Race...
Was simply at too great a disadvantage.
For humans to gain strength, they needed time to cultivate and advance their realms.
But demons were different.
Those powerful demons...
Even without awakened intelligence...
Could rely on their powerful instincts and physiques...
To possess considerable strength.
Take a hundred years, for example.
Humans might only just have begun cultivating and gained some decent strength.
But in that same hundred years...
Demons might not yet have awakened their intelligence.
Yet by relying on their powerful physiques...
And passively absorbing spiritual energy...
Demons could still possess formidable strength.
Humans, however, could not.
After a hundred years...
Their strength would barely amount to anything.
But after a thousand years...
Demons would probably have only recently awakened their intelligence.
Their strength would not be particularly great.
It would still barely amount to anything.
But the geniuses among humans...
Could already possess formidable strength.
Yet such geniuses were exceedingly rare.
Most humans...
Could not reach a particularly high realm even after a thousand years of cultivation.
More importantly...
The vast majority of humans had no talent for cultivation at all.
Within a thousand years, they might well have died of old age.
Many humans could not even survive a hundred years.
If not for the Human Race's enormous population...
There would probably have been even fewer geniuses.
An ordinary genius...
After a thousand years...
Would only just have reached the Heavenly Immortal realm.
But for demons...
The Heavenly Immortal realm was merely the beginning.
With the Demon Race's powerful