Shi Jian's Transformation!

Kunyuan Secret Realm, outer perimeter of the core area.

A streak of azure sword light flashed, severing the head of a giant demon ape. Demon blood gushed out, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

Yun Che flipped his wrist, and the longsword went into its sheath.

Sun Yao strode forward, avoiding the bloodstains on the ground, and carefully picked a three-leafed, crystal-clear spiritual herb from the crevice guarded by the demon ape.

"Tier 3, Low Grade: Dew-Congealing Grass."

Sun Yao put the spiritual herbs into the jade box, a look of joy on her face. This was already their second month in the core area of the secret realm.

The two did not go to the very center area.

There, the Heaven and Earth Qi manifested, the top geniuses of the three kingdoms fought with bloodlust, the hidden strengths of the Golden Core sects were revealed one after another, and even several False Core Realm Demon Beast had already perished...

Yun Che was very clear-headed.

He was a pure sword cultivator. Although he was strong in combat, he could easily Death Dao in the meat grinder-like battlefield if he was not careful.

With Sun Yao by his side, he opted for the safest strategy: "Picking up bargains" on the periphery.

certainly--

This was not his intention, but rather because the current Heaven and Earth Qi did not contain the Heaven and Earth Qi of the Gold, Cloud, and Sword paths...

Therefore, he lost the desire to compete.

Those scraps that the major sects didn't want or didn't have time to collect became their primary targets.

Two months have passed.

The two of them stuffed their Storage Bag to the brim, their haul far exceeding their expectations.

Sun Yao straightened up, her gaze fixed on the northwest corner of the secret realm, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

"Worried about Fellow Daoist Shi?" Yun Che sat down cross-legged and swallowed a Qi-restoring pill.

"Our ancestor has been separated from us for two months, and we haven't heard from him since. I'm a little worried; the Lineage can't be without him to oversee things."

Sun Yao responded, sounding somewhat uneasy.

Yun Che sighed, closed his eyes, regulated his spiritual energy, and said in a calm tone, "Fellow Daoist Shi is more shrewd than either of us, possesses a powerful physique, and is ruthless in his methods."

"In this secret realm, even if others get into trouble, he might not."

"Junior sister, mind your own business."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yao nodded slightly.

Knowing her ancestor's abilities, she quickly suppressed her worries with reason, sat cross-legged, and seized the time to recover her spiritual power.

The exit from the secret realm has opened; only two days remain.

The one who survives to the end and takes everything with them is the ultimate winner!

At the same time, in the far east of the secret realm.

Inside a scorched canyon that is perpetually shrouded in thunderclouds.

The pungent smell of blood mingled with the odor of burning flesh, creating a nauseating stench.

More than a dozen cultivators lay scattered on the ground, dressed in various clothes. Regardless of their background or cultivation level, their deaths were all extremely gruesome!

Some were snapped in half, some had their skulls shattered, and some were reduced to charred remains, unrecognizable from their original state...

The center of the canyon.

A colossal creature lay sprawled in a pool of blood, greedily chewing on a second-tier, high-grade Thunder-Patterned Zixiao Bamboo.

The bamboo, as hard as iron, was chewed and swallowed bit by bit, just like chewing bones and swallowing iron.

This monster was none other than Shi Jian!

Two months later, his appearance had undergone a complete transformation.

Its body, which was originally a little over two zhang long, has now grown to more than three zhang long, and most of its pure black fur has faded, turning into dark gray.

The texture was no longer soft fur, but rather subtly metallic, like a layer of fine steel needles...

The most noticeable feature was his neck.

A ring of light blue new fur grew there, and tiny arcs of electricity danced at the tips of each hair!

He wasn't wearing the tattered Thunder-Shrouding Mystic Armor.

No, it's not needed.

A more primal, wild, and infinitely majestic aura emanated from him, like a wild beast emerging from the Savage Wilderness!

His cultivation level has reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection.

Moreover, his Demon Power was far superior to that of others of the same level, and his every move exuded a sense of oppression belonging to the False Core Realm!

"Click."

After swallowing the last mouthful of bamboo shoots, Shi Jian slowly stood up and shook his body.

The bones collided, producing Lei Ming thud!

"One hundred and thirty-seven lightning-attribute spiritual items, Qi and Blood of thirty-nine Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Purple Firmament's voice resounded in the soul, tinged with arrogance. "How does my method of extracting bones and marrow taste?"

"It hurts." Shi Jian grinned, revealing his gleaming white canines.

"But that was fucking awesome!"

In the past two months, he has turned himself into a killing machine.

He would dive into wherever there was a fluctuation of lightning power.

He killed, stole treasures, devoured, and then, following Purple Firmament's guidance, forcibly infused the violent lightning power into his bone marrow, gradually removing the originally mixed black bear bloodline!

That feeling was excruciating.

Several times during that period, he nearly exploded and died...

But he persevered in the end!

Now, the Lightning Origin within him is no longer a shell floating on the surface of his Demon Core core, but has truly integrated into his limbs and bones.

That ring of light blue mane is clear evidence of the bloodline evolving into a thunder-attribute beast!

"With your current physical body, an attack from the False Core Realm cultivator would only make a sound."

"However, you're still one final spark away from a complete transformation. Your bloodline barriers are too thick; you need something more powerful."

Shi Jian exhaled a breath of stale air, the air carrying sparks of electricity.

Two days left.

Shi Jian looked up at the sky and saw that the purple-gold light screen was beginning to ripple, a sign that the teleportation array was about to be activated.

"Last two days, let's pull off a few big ones!"

Purple Firmament's tone revealed an undisguised excitement:

"Head due south, about thirty miles away, there are a few tough bastards guarding some good stuff. Go over there and kill them all!"