Fifteen Years, the Rise of the Rat Race!

Time flies, and seasons change.

Fifteen years have quietly passed since that earth-shattering battle of Nascent Soul.

For fifteen years, the Profound Spirit Continent returned to peace; the Grand Purity Sect closed its mountains to lick its wounds, the Supreme Purity Sect also retreated into seclusion, and the Flood Dragon Domain hid in the deep sea.

Only the Myriad Demon Domain, like a greedy beast, frantically devoured the resources of the Desolate and Transformed States, turning them into its foundation.

The earth's veins were twisted, and the city was reduced to ruins.

The Demon Race once again inhabited this land, with vast forests continuously covering the wilderness. The Demon Race grew day by day, with new populations evolving and emerging every year, while many demon bones were buried in the wilderness.

It becomes nourishment for those who follow, continuously fertilizing this land.

Beasts roared through the mountains and forests, aquatic creatures spread to rivers and lakes, insect chirps echoed across the land, and birds soared through the sky.

The Myriad Demon Domain also witnessed an unprecedented frenzy.

But how rare is the Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic?

Even the Myriad Demon Domain, which encompasses three states, cannot satisfy the needs of all peak-level fourth-tier Demon Beast...

Thus, those Demon Beast lifespans were nearing their end, or those unwilling to remain dormant, ultimately chose to extinguish their vital energy and forcefully undergo the Core Formation.

Without relying on the Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic, he forcefully broke through the Golden Core Dao solely with his own foundation and Qi and Blood!

This is a deadly road with a slim chance of survival.

In the depths of the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, in recent years, Demon Beast have continuously broken through bottlenecks, ultimately Dao Dissolution and nourishing the local land.

In those fifteen years, eight demonic Demon Beast who had reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection attempted to break through to the Golden Core stage, fearlessly seeking to survive in the world.

Boom!

A giant crimson serpent, twenty zhang long, passed the first test: the Spiritual Power Trial, but ultimately perished in the second test: absorbing the Heaven and Earth Qi.

The raging fire element within him had completely spiraled out of control.

With a desperate roar, the giant python's body exploded, and a rain of fire fell among the mountains.

There were also Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, whose ultimate Dao Dissolution gold, whose physical bodies became an iron mountain, whose meridians became mineral veins, and whose blood condensed into crystals.

This resulted in a region rich in gold and iron deposits, with intertwined and crisscrossing mineral veins.

There was also the Three-Tailed White Fox Clan from back then. After their Dao Dissolution and death, they turned a certain area into a natural illusionary realm.

This preserved a habitat for the Three-Tailed White Fox Clan.

Six peak-level Demon Beast in succession suffered the backlash from the Qi-less Core Formation to form a core, ending up with nothing but bones, some transformed into spiritual lands, others into the nascent form of Blessed Land.

Or it might become a resource, or it might alter the landscape.

Across the entire mountain range, countless demons charged forward one after another.

Until the seventh demonic Demon Beast stirred up the celestial phenomena.

It was a Thunder Leopard, its entire body covered in silver spots.

He stood atop a solitary peak, roaring towards the sky.

The raging lightning gathered, and he forcefully used the dense lightning energy between heaven and earth to condense a wisp of Dao of Lightning energy.

Finally, it was successfully swallowed and reassembled!

But on the verge of life and death, the mutated lightning bloodline within him was fully activated, thus breaking through the bloodline shackles.

"Roar--!!"

A deafening roar that shattered the Yunxiao echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

The charred shell shattered inch by inch, and a dazzling silver lightning bolt emerged from the cocoon, transforming into a silver demon leopard with a streamlined body and a length of ten zhang.

Fifth-Level Demon General, Early Golden Core!

at the same time.

Almost at the same time, in a deep abyss in the most yin place of the Myriad Demon Mountain Range.

A giant rat, its body shriveled and its fur grayish-black, was curled up in agony; its flesh and blood were withering away as if being drained by some invisible force.

This is the ancestor of the Yin Rat Line of the Rat Race, Shu Jiuyin.

He cultivated the extreme Yin path, and the backlash from Qi-less Core Formation was even more severe, with the cold Yin Qi Heart-Devouring, causing his body to gradually merge into darkness.

"My Rat Race... is absolutely no weaker than any beast!"

The Shu Jiuyin's eyes were bloodshot, and he was extremely crazed, even on the verge of madness, constantly gnawing on his own flesh...

Ultimately, they pulled through on the verge of complete collapse!

Extreme Yin Qi energy converges and merges into the body.

A Demon Core, as black as ink, shattered and reformed with a deafening roar, unleashing an extremely chilling Golden Core aura that surged skyward from the abyss.

He finally achieved the Golden Core, broke through to the Fifth-Level Demon General, and ascended to the Golden Core realm!

Eight great demons Core Formation; six died, and two remained!

At the Purple Firmament Peak, the Thunder Pool surged.

Shi Jian, dressed in a purple and white robe, sat upright on a throne made of white jade. His gaze was deep as he looked down at the two newly promoted Demon General kneeling on the ground.

" To Qi-less Core Formation a matter of nine deaths and one chance of survival."

"Your ability to pull through demonstrates both your character and the fortuitous opportunity."

Shi Jian's voice was like thunder, echoing at the summit.

"Thunder Leopard, since you cultivate the Dao of Lightning, you shall serve under my Lightning Bear Line; I bestow upon you the title: Wandering Lightning! You are permitted to establish the Wandering Lightning Demon Cave and establish the Thunder Leopard Clan!"

The silver leopard bowed deeply, kowtowing repeatedly. "Wandering Lightning obeys! I swear to serve Your Majesty to the death!"

Then his gaze shifted to the giant, dark rat.

"Shu Jiuyin, your Yin Rat Line specializes in the Yin-Yang Dao, possessing exceptional stealth skills and unparalleled killing power."

"I bestow upon you the title: Jiuyin! From this day forward, you and Changfeng will work in the open and in the shadows, serving as the eyes and ears of my demon realm and as the hidden soldiers of my Demon Race!"

Upon hearing this, Shu Jiuyin lowered his body even further, his voice low and deep:

"Jiuyin bows in gratitude to Your Majesty for Your Heavenly Grace!"

After bestowing rewards, the two demons respectfully withdrew.

Shi Jian leaned back on the throne, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest.

Two more Golden Core Myriad Demon Domain, bringing the total number of Golden Core cultivators to fourteen; however, this is still far from enough, as the Upper Azure Sect once occupied three continents.

However, they cultivated over a hundred Golden Core cultivators, a significant difference.

At that very moment.

Suddenly, a blinding, brilliant golden light burst forth from the western sky.

The golden light was not sharp; on the contrary, it was extremely soft and dazzling, accompanied by an extremely pure golden radiance!

"Um?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Shi Jian's eyes, and he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement:

"Could this energy be the Metal Dao Heaven and Earth Qi? Has someone found an unclaimed source of Heaven and Earth Qi Dynamic and directly cultivated it to Core Formation?"

The direction of the shining light was Transformation Province, which had only recently been incorporated into the Myriad Demon Domain.

Transformation Province is a desolate mineral basin.

A colossal, bottomless pit had been dug into the earth; in the center of the pit, a giant rat with a plump body and glossy fur was bathed in golden light.

The earth grew soft and golden, radiating precious light, dazzling and splendid!

The rat that Core Formation is none other than Rat Treasure Shu Baoshan, the genius lineage leader of the Rat Race's Treasure-Seeking Line lineage, a prodigy of the Rat Race who was specially Enlightenment by Shi Jian.

Over the years, he and his Treasure-Seeking Rat Line have practically turned the land upside down in both the Wasteland and Chemical States...

Finally, at the deepest part of this ancient Human Race mine, abandoned for thousands of years, a Gold Marrow Transmuting Metal Qi, " sealed by the earth's veins, was unearthed.

In addition, Shu Baoshan himself possessed a powerful Divine Sense, unmatched by anyone of the same realm.

His innate bloodline is extremely powerful; with the assistance of the Heaven and Earth Qi, he possesses all three advantages—favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships—making his success a natural outcome!

The violent golden energy circulated continuously within Shu Baoshan's body, cleansing his body and rejuvenating his marrow.

In just half a day, a golden Demon Core core shattered and reformed within the Dantian, covered in golden runes, possessing the Divine Ability to turn stone into gold.

The Shu Baoshan let out a sharp, piercing cry, their squeaks shaking the heavens.

Its size then shrank to that of a normal person, its body covered in brilliant golden fur, as smooth as silk, yet exuding a toughness like metal.

From then on, all three branches of the Rat Race had Demon General in charge!

They became the third largest race in the Myriad Demon Domain, second only to the Bear Clan and the Bird Clan, with three Golden Core in the clan.

By mastering the three principles of wind, yin and yang, and metal, the clan will prosper!