Giving Thanks to Heaven and Earth with His Life, Unreconciled!

These past ten years have been fleeting, time has flown by.

The Myriad Demon Domain grew wildly amidst tranquility, with low-level Demon Beast emerging like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and the various demon cave lords greatly increasing their strength.

This territory has become the most vibrant paradise for the Demon Race on the Profound Spirit Continent.

However, the Heavenly Dao are unpredictable.

Whenever life is going smoothly and things are going well, hardship and misfortune always follow closely behind. What can the vast heavens do to the world?

Myriad Demon Mountain Range, Dark Gold Peak.

The mountain wind was biting, carrying a chilling cold.

Shi Mo transformed into a three-zhang-tall Dark Gold bear, lying alone on the mountaintop. His Dark Gold fur gleamed with a metallic sheen in the sunlight, but his once incredibly sharp bear eyes were now filled with deep weariness and loneliness.

He looked down upon this vast landscape.

To the east lies the Qingmu Demon Cave of Bi Luo, where the cries of monkeys echo; to the south, the waters shimmer, and the Golden Crocodile and the Wanxiang exude an imposing aura; to the west, the Sun- Sun-Devouring Demon Cave in Kuang Dou, with flames soaring into the sky; and to one's side, the Boulder Peak stands as heavy as a mountain, while the Frost and Snow Peak exudes a chilling aura.

Of the five lineages of the Bear Clan, apart from the Primordial Line which is inherently of inferior bloodline, only the Dark Gold Line has yet to have Golden Core Demon King presiding over it.

Shi Mo raised his bear paw, looking at the Dark Gold sharpness in his palm, but his face was full of helplessness.

"Ten years have passed..."

His voice was hoarse, revealing an undisguised bitterness.

Back then, he, Shi Pan, and Shi Yin were the first three little bears under the patriarch's command, and he was the patriarch's favorite.

Later, he obtained the Dark Gold Bloodline by fortuitous opportunity and learned the art of killing; his combat power was boundless and no one could rival him. Later, he entered a secret realm and killed the disciples of the Immortal Sect, causing them to wail in despair.

But now, Shi Pan and Shi Yin have already reached the Golden Core stage and rule over a region.

Even that rising star, Kuang Dou, dared to fight to the death, achieving his current reputation Sun Devourer —how impressive!

However, he remained stuck at the peak of the fourth level, unable to find that wisp of Metal Dao Heaven and Earth Qi that resonated with him.

He was proud, and he was unwilling to accept defeat.

As the leader of the Dark Gold Line, seeing his tens of thousands of men restricted in the allocation of core resources because they lacked the protection of Golden Core cultivators, his obsession grew wildly like weeds.

"My ancestor bestowed upon me this hair, and Heaven granted me this Dark Gold bloodline, which governs slaughter and controls the Geng Metal."

"How could I possibly be a useless person my whole life!"

Shi Mo suddenly stood up, looked up at the sky, and a resolute look flashed in his eyes.

Kuang Dou his lack of Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic and his forced attempt to draw upon the Earthly Sha Tribulation Core Formation, a near-death experience, he succeeded. If he could succeed, why couldn't he?

"If Kuang Dou can succeed, why can't I, Shi Mo, give it a shot?"

This obsession, after witnessing the success of the Kuang Dou, completely transformed into a demon in his heart, moving him to the core.

"Come!"

Shi Mo roared to the sky and slammed his arms into the ground.

Boom!

The Dark Gold Peak trembled violently.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shi Mo directly unleashed the Demon Power that had been suppressed within him for ten years. Lacking the Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic, he forcibly connected with the strange phenomena of heaven and earth.

In an instant, heaven and earth resonated.

The Spiritual Qi within a radius of a hundred miles surged wildly, and thick leaden clouds instantly gathered in the sky, a phenomenon Core Formation, which then swept across the land!

"That is..."

On the Boulder Peak, Shi Pan suddenly stood up, his earthen-yellow Demon Power erupting forth. He stared intently in the direction of Dark Gold Peak, his eyes wide open.

"Mo! You're insane!"

On Frost and Snow Peak, Shi Yin transformed into a cold, long rainbow, instantly soaring into the sky. His expression changed drastically. "Qi-less Core Formation?"

"He hasn't even found a suitable Blessed Land, what's the point of all this!"

Sun-Devouring Demon Cave, Qingmu Demon Cave, Southern Water Marsh...

The Golden Core Demon General were all alarmed and cast horrified glances. No one expected that Shi Mo would forcibly transfer his Golden Core at this moment.

Dark Gold Peak.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and earth converged, and the sharp energy of Geng Metal manifested from the vast earth, transforming into countless sharp points that poured into Shi Mo's body.

"Ughhhh!"

Shi Mo let out a piercing scream.

The ruthlessness and cunning of a powerful patron—the purest and most potent energy in the world—cannot be easily contained by the physical body...

Sizzle! Sizzle!

His Dark Gold fur, as tough as refined steel, shattered inch by inch under the sharp cutting force of the Geng Metal energy, and blood gushed out like a spring, instantly turning him into a blood bear.

Deep, bone-revealing wounds covered his entire body, and even his Dark Gold bones were slashed with terrifying marks.

But he gritted his teeth and frantically circulated the Demon Core in his abdomen, trying to compress and refine this violent energy.

"Give me... Condensate!"

Shi Mo's eyes were bloodshot, blood flowing from his seven orifices. He glanced in the direction of his two brothers, then grinned, revealing a horribly gruesome smile through his blood-soaked mouth.

"My Dark Gold Line will never bend or break!"

"If the Golden Core fails, then I will use this crippled body to atone to Heaven and Earth!"

Without further hesitation, he focused all his attention on his body.

The sharp energy of Geng Metal collided wildly outside the Demon Core, attempting to forcefully merge. However, without the neutralizing influence of Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic), this sharp energy was too fierce.

Click.

A cracking sound rang out inside Shi Mo's body.

The Demon Core that held his cultivation of hundreds of years finally succumbed to the constant impact of the Geng Metal energy and cracked open.

Immediately afterwards, spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly.

"No..."

A flicker of despair crossed Shi Mo's eyes.

Bang!

The Demon Core shattered with a deafening roar.

The raging Geng Metal energy, now unrestrained, erupted completely within his body, pulverizing his internal organs, meridians, and bones.

The celestial phenomenon abruptly stopped.

Before the leaden clouds had dispersed, a torrential downpour suddenly began.

The rain was icy cold.

The icy rain poured down, washing away the bloodstains on Dark Gold Peak. The Cold Wind howled, cutting through the mountains and forests, making a mournful, plaintive sound.

"Silent..."

Shi Pan stood motionless in mid-air, his massive body trembling slightly.

Shi Yin closed his eyes, turned his head away, and couldn't bear to look anymore.

Dark Gold Peak.

Shi Mo body collapsed with a crash, slamming heavily into the muddy, bloody water.

His bones were shattered, his internal organs turned into minced meat, and his life was constantly slipping away. Rain lashed against his mutilated face, making it impossible to tell whether it was rain or tears.

He struggled to turn his eyes and gaze at the very center of the Myriad Demon Domain, at the towering Purple Firmament Peak, surrounded by thunder.

"Ancestor..."

Shi Mo's vision began to blur, and two streams of turbid tears, mixed with blood, slid down from the corners of his eyes and dripped into the soil.

"Mo, in the end... I've embarrassed you."

He wasn't afraid of death; he was only afraid of failing his ancestor's expectations.

Back then, it was the ancestor who brought him from a clueless wild bear to the present day, the progenitor of this Dark Gold Line. How he longed to stand before the ancestor like Shi Pan and Shi Yin, and fight for the Demon Race race to conquer the world.

Unfortunately, he ultimately failed.

Perhaps from beginning to end, it was all just wishful thinking on his part...

"My life ends here, and I am not reconciled!"

Shi Mo's breathing grew weaker and weaker, but the obsession in his eyes transformed into an intense light at that moment.

"But my Dark Gold Line must never be severed!"

In the final moments of his life, Shi Mo's Dao of the Physical Body transformed into gold, turning into tiny specks of Dark Gold light that drifted out from his shattered flesh.

These golden rays of Daoist energy were the culmination of his lifelong cultivation, the origin of his Dark Gold bloodline, and his purest obsession before his death.

The sky was filled with golden light, like countless fireflies dancing in the cold wind and rain.

They did not dissipate into the world, but under Shi Mo's final will, they fell into the soil, rocks, and Spirit Vein of Dark Gold Peak...

Boom!

The mountain roared, and the Dark Gold Peak began to transform.

The rocks became harder, faintly revealing a metallic luster; the fierce energy of the Geng Metal beneath the earth was no longer violent, but instead became gentle and mellow; on the mountainside, a natural cave slowly took shape, its interior filled with golden light and soaring energy.

Shi Mo Death Dao vanished, Dao Dissolution into heaven and earth in gratitude for the heavens' grace. Golden clouds filled the sky, bestowing blessings upon the land and altering the geomantic patterns of this place.

He gave his last bit of his life to this land.

For the Dark Gold lineage, it shaped the prototype of a 'Golden Path Blessed Land'.

"May my Dark Gold Line..."

Amidst the wind and rain, Shi Mo's last, faint yet unwavering murmur seemed to still echo.

"The flame of civilization will never be extinguished."

The golden light completely dissipated.

Shi Mo was nowhere to be seen. Only a Dark Gold Peak, radiating a faint golden light, remained, standing tall in the wind and rain.

"Roar--!!!"

Beneath Dark Gold Peak, thousands of Dark Gold Giant Bears knelt on the ground, wailing heart-wrenchingly. Their cries echoed through the mountains, even halting the Heavenly Wind...

Shi Pan landed on the mountaintop, grabbed a handful of golden sand, clenched it tightly in his palm, and his eyes were red-rimmed.

My brother, may you rest in peace.

Shi Yin stood in the rain, letting the cold raindrops lash his cheeks, remaining silent.

A somber atmosphere enveloped the entire Myriad Demon Mountain Range.

Thus, the three bears who once sat beneath him came to an end.

Shi Mo thanks Heaven and Earth!

Profound Spirit Island

Demon Lord White Crane