On the lands of Earth long ago, besides the various Bronze races, there had also been the Divine Beasts who had fought alongside the Divine Clan during the Silver Age.
Some of these Divine Beasts lived as families, while others constituted a clan all on their own.
Their origins were as ancient as those of the Divine Clan. They had evolved and mutated from wild beasts at the end of the Fifth Epoch.
After the war against the invading devils ended, although Jiang Yang had officially bestowed the title of Divine Beasts upon them.
The Divine Beasts accepted this title, but their lives did not change much.
They still lived among wooded mountains, snowy peaks, seas, rivers, forests, and mountain ridges.
Their numbers neither grew nor dwindled, and their abilities neither strengthened nor weakened.
And Wumingshi, who had kept the beasts in contact, had long since passed away. He had not cultivated the Divine Clan Method, his strength had not been great, and his lifespan had its limits.
Then came the Bronze Age.
The Divine Clan withdrew from sight, and the various Bronze races had no idea these creatures belonged to the Divine Clan.
Their attitude toward them was lukewarm.
Some Bronze races were relatively friendly with them, so the two depended on one another, developing and growing stronger.
Others treated them as mortal enemies, attacking and killing one another for generations.
During this period, large numbers of Shanhai Divine Beasts disappeared.
Some retreated deep into the wooded mountains.
Some died, their hides and fur falling into others' hands.
Some proclaimed themselves kings and overlords, staking out little domains of their own.
But there were also some Divine Beasts who had been friendly with the Dragon Clan for generations and had learned many of the Dragon Clan's techniques.
For example,