Chapter 476: The Sky-Devouring Mouse's Five Viscera Temple

Qin Ming nodded, casually waved his hand, and recalled the Blood Pagoda magical treasure.

The figures of Luo Laoguai from the Changsheng Observatory and the young man surnamed Shan emerged in a wretched state.

The onlookers, witnessing this sudden turn of events, were all shocked and filled with fear.

From the demonic qi and magic power radiating from the two, it was not difficult to judge that they were Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators.

"Hm? Aren't these the two demonic cultivators who escaped from my hands?"

In the distance, the Demon Saint Gushan's gaze turned cold; he instantly recognized their identities and origins.

"It seems these two were also drawn here by the Form-Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, only to fall victim to Fellow Daoist Qin's magical treasure," Yue Lingyan said, her face showing slight surprise.

"Fellow Daoist Gushan... should we intervene?" the golden-haired elder asked.

It was evident that the elder harbored deep hatred for the demonic cultivators of the Blood Realm.

After all, the demonic path had slaughtered countless demonic beasts in the Beast Cry Mountain Range.

Demon Saint Gushan replied indifferently, "Let's wait and see."

The moment his words fell.

A black streak of light shot out from Wangyue Island.

The two from Changsheng Observatory high in the sky had already been tortured by Qingyang Laomo until they were covered in cuts and bruises, nearly ready to abandon their physical bodies and use Nascent Soul teleportation to flee for their lives.

In an instant, they were astonished to find themselves released.

But before they could rejoice for even a moment, their Nascent Soul divine sense quickly discovered they were surrounded by numerous Demon Saints and Qin Ming.

The Sky-Devouring Mouse flew out, its body swelling explosively as it transformed into a huge demonic beast three hundred zhang in size, covered in gray fur interspersed with flashing silver spirit runes.

The black steel trident 'Immortal-Slaying Halberd' in his hand swept across in a single strike; the tip of the trident erupted with a ball of black mysterious light, blasting toward the two.

The two, already severely depleted of vitality, could not withstand such physical strength; they let out strange cries and each employed their life-saving methods in an attempt to dodge.

"Hmph! Didn't you two want to take this Grandpa's demon core? Why are you thinking of running now?"

The Sky-Devouring Mouse held grudges deeply; obviously, he was crystal clear about everything that had happened outside during his recent Tribulation Crossing.

Swish! Boom! As the black mysterious light swept across, a strange, inexplicable fluctuation echoed through the void.

The two Nascent Soul demonic cultivators tried to dodge, only to discover the entire space was sealed, like a prison cage, rendering their escape spells completely useless.

Even the teleportation talismans in their hands had lost their effect.

Struck by the lingering force of the black steel trident, the two were sent flying backward hundreds of zhang, scattering a shower of blood rain in mid-air.

This strike, infused with terrifying demonic power, unmistakably revealed the formidable strength of a fourth-stage Demon Saint.

Qin Ming did not make a move, merely standing aside to observe the battle.

After advancing to the fourth-stage Demon Saint, his power was comparable to a human Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator; dealing with two demonic Nascent Souls was no great problem.

High in the air, Luo Laoguai and the young man surnamed Shan, heavily injured by a single blow from the Sky-Devouring Mouse, were terrified beyond measure, unable to escape the range of the black light curtain.

The Sky-Devouring Mouse's bloodline divine ability, the Severing Mysterious Light, had undergone a qualitative leap in breaking formations and sealing space after breaking through to the fourth stage.

Any means of teleportation or escape within this black light curtain felt like sinking into a quagmire, making escape impossible.

In the sky, spells roared, dyeing half the heavens with a kaleidoscope of colors.

The cultivators surrounding the area, witnessing the earth-shaking Nascent Soul battle over Wangyue Lake, subconsciously fled as far away as possible.

However, they could naturally discern that the one fighting the two demonic Nascent Souls was that newly advanced fourth-stage Sacred Beast, the Sky-Devouring Mouse.

His massive form made him easy to identify at a glance.

"Holy cow! So fierce right after advancing, beating two Nascent Soul Demon Lords to death."

"As expected of True Lord Wangyue's number one spirit pet."

"Of course? A great demon capable of withstanding the heavenly tribulation is no ordinary character."

"How wonderful it would be if I had such a spirit pet too?"

"What are you dreaming about? First, you need to have Nascent Soul stage cultivation."

"..."

After a long while, the two from Changsheng Observatory could no longer hold on; their magic power was exhausted, and their lives were in grave danger.

The Luo-surnamed Qishang Mojun directly sacrificed his natal magical treasure, a flying sword, and attacked the Sky-Devouring Mouse.

The ink-black long sword transformed into a giant hundred zhang in size, surging with towering demonic qi, and slashed down with the momentum of splitting heaven and earth.

Gazing at the demonic sword before him, the Sky-Devouring Mouse flashed a trace of disdain across his face, then opened his giant mouth, revealed the sharp teeth within, and bit down fiercely! Crack!

The hundred-zhang-sized magical treasure demonic sword immediately snapped and shattered upon the sound, actually bitten in half by the Sky-Devouring Mouse through sheer force.

Then, with a few quick chews, he crushed it and swallowed it into his stomach.

"Pah!"

The Luo-surnamed Qishang Mojun's eyes filled with horror; with his natal demonic treasure destroyed, his mind shook violently, losing connection with it, and he spewed a mouthful of old blood.

But before he could react, the giant black steel trident swept past, and a fine head leaped high into the air.

The headless corpse, bleeding profusely, fell dejectedly from the sky.

Luo Laoguai's Nascent Soul showed a look of terror and was about to employ the Nascent Soul teleportation divine ability to flee this place.

However, the next moment.

The Sky-Devouring Mouse opened his giant mouth, and a suction vortex instantly formed within, like a black hole, dragging everything nearby into it to be devoured.

As he inhaled forcefully, Luo Laoguai's Nascent Soul, as if drawn by a magnet, became completely uncontrollable and fell into the Sky-Devouring Mouse's mouth in an instant.

Before Luo Laoguai could even let out a scream.

The Sky-Devouring Mouse opened and closed his jaws, directly chewing up the Nascent Soul and swallowing it into his stomach.

Witnessing this scene, the young man surnamed Shan was already soul-scattered beyond the heavens; disregarding everything, he attempted to break out at all costs.

But the Sky-Devouring Mouse repeated the same method, swallowing him into his stomach as well.

Having consecutively eaten two demonic treasures and two Nascent Souls, the Sky-Devouring Mouse's form shifted and shrank, returning to the appearance of the plump child, Bai Pang.

He had just ascended to the fourth stage, devoured two Nascent Soul cultivators, and wore an expression of unsatisfied longing, sticking out his tongue to lick his lips. Human Nascent Souls were rare, precious nourishment for him.

Qin Ming casually waved his hand, collected the two corpses, and tossed them straight into the Little Xiao Lingjing, then cleaned up the battlefield.

Having finished all this, he turned his head and asked the Devouring Sky Rat: "Is this your awakened bloodline power?"

The Devouring Sky Rat grinned proudly: "Precisely. This bloodline technique can split metal and sever stone, effortlessly crush treasures without effort, and devour all things under heaven—especially devastating against cultivators' Nascent Souls."

"One suck, one down! Hehehe!"

"Not bad at all." Qin Ming walked over and patted his shoulder. From the Devouring Sky Rat's performance, he could see another capable subordinate had joined his ranks.

Gulu gulu!

"Ouch!" The Devouring Sky Rat clutched his stomach and cried out in discomfort.

Qin Ming frowned and asked: "What's wrong? Stomach upset?"

"I just used this technique for the first time—probably indigestion. Master, let me go take care of business." With that, the Devouring Sky Rat clutched his rear and vanished.

Qin Ming stared at his retreating form, speechless.

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Where was the dignity of a fourth-stage Sacred Beast? But then—

The Devouring Sky Rat delivered him a surprise.

A short while later.

The Devouring Sky Rat secretly whispered to Qin Ming: "Master, come quick—I've got a treasure to show you!!"

"What treasure? Did you just shit out a big one?" Qin Ming frowned at the remark.

Still, he hurried toward the Devouring Sky Rat's location.

There he saw the Devouring Sky Rat crouched behind a rock.

He was intently studying the spot where he had just defecated.

"Master, look." The Devouring Sky Rat stepped aside and pointed to the ground.

Qin Ming stared closely—initially, he saw three tiny black pellets, the size of rice grains. But in the next instant, his expression changed abruptly.

He immediately waved his hand, drawing the three black crystals into his palm, then unleashed his spiritual sense to examine them.

Inside the three black crystals, a vast force of Void energy surged, forming a unique Dao pattern—even surpassing the Void Divine Stone in potency!

"Youxuan Stone!"

Qin Ming's heart surged. Wasn't this the Youxuan Stone he had been desperately seeking? "Did you just shit these out?"

The Devouring Sky Rat scratched his head and nodded.

"Besides those two Nascent Souls and the demonic treasure, what else did you eat?"

Qin Ming was slightly excited—he never imagined the Youxuan Stone needed to activate the "Nine Heavens'苍 Yuan Marvelous Response True Seal" was the product of the Devouring Sky Rat.

But now he understood: after all, the Devouring Sky Rat clan's Void techniques were innate.

It was highly likely that the legendary Youxuan Stone was simply excreted by fourth-stage Devouring Sky Rats—no wonder it was so hard to find throughout the Immortal Realm.

"Uh… before I came back, I ate a lot of good stuff from the Fox Clan. I forgot." The Devouring Sky Rat glanced nervously at Qin Ming and spoke awkwardly.

Qin Ming's face lit up; he patted the Rat's head: "Didn't know your internal organs had such talent—excellent work!"

"Search high and low, then find it without effort!"

He immediately pulled out a jade box and carefully stored the three Youxuan Stones, planning to test them another day.

Outside, a large crowd was still waiting—now was not the right time.

Qin Ming took out a jar of Lingxi Jade Liquid and tossed it to him.

"This is your reward. Go back to the cave and solidify your cultivation. Don't be careless—avoid arrogance and impatience. I'll handle matters outside."

"Hehehe, thank you, Master!" The Devouring Sky Rat caught the wine jar, beaming with joy.

He had long craved this immortal brew—his cultivation was too low to taste it before, but now he could drink his fill! Immediately, the Devouring Sky Rat strode off with unshakable confidence, returning to the Little Xiao Lingjing.

The Xuan Shui Crocodile and Yin Yi Shuangfeng gathered around him, showering him with flattery and admiration.

Half a day later.

"Cultivators above Nascent Soul, please come to the island for a gathering."

Qin Ming's resonant voice spread from Wangyue Island, echoing across hundreds of li nearby—as if someone were speaking directly into each ear.

"No wonder he's a Nascent Soul powerhouse—this technique, as if a celestial had descended, is beyond what most could achieve." The watching cultivators outside marveled.

Those who had witnessed the Sacred Beast's Tribulation Crossing were stirred to their core, desperate to glimpse the fourth-stage Sacred Beast's glory.

But it was only a wish.

"Damn! A fourth-stage Sacred Beast—our Southern Wasteland Immortal Realm is finally rising!"

"You're right, friend. First, Wangyue Zhenjun emerged, breaking through to Nascent Soul, ending our Southern Wasteland's millennia-long embarrassment of having no Nascent Soul Zhenjun."

"He freed us from vassalage to the Great Jin and successfully repelled the Heavenly Demon Cataclysm."

"Now his beast companion has ascended to fourth-stage, taking true form as a Sacred Saint—equivalent to Nascent Soul mid-stage—greatly boosting our Southern Wasteland's overall strength."

"From now on, the world has changed."

"Though our Southern Wasteland Immortal Realm lacks resources, our top-tier combat power now rivals that of the Three Kingdoms of Zhongzhou! Hahaha!"

…

Not long after.

Several figures with thick, powerful auras appeared one after another on Wangyue Island.

"Congratulations, Brother Qin! Your spiritual pet has successfully crossed Tribulation Crossing and reached fourth-stage Sacred Saint status—truly cause for celebration!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Brother Gushan, Yue Lingyan, Tianjizi of the Western You Immortal Realm, Han Ya Shangren of the Wei Dao Alliance, Wanbao Zhenjun, and others all arrived.

Qin Ming smiled faintly in response to each, welcoming them all into the main peak's Qingmu Pavilion.

(End of Chapter)