The Time Has Come: The Great Demon Emerges!

"Sister."

After a moment, Xiao Bai watched as Lazy Earth led the members of the Thunderquake Squad and gradually disappeared into the forest. Then, turning to his sister with a puzzled look, he asked, "Why did you ask them for a map of the Dragon Nation?"

The other great demons also turned their heads, revealing the same puzzled expressions.

Just a moment ago, before the second senior sister let the cultivators leave, she specifically asked them for a map, though it was unclear what she intended to do with it.

Xiao Qing remained calm and replied, "No rush. I'll tell you the answer once Chi Zi returns."

"Oh~"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai and the other great demons suppressed their curiosity and began to wait.

...

Outside Kunlun Mountain, at the edge of the grasslands, three off-road vehicles were parked.

The scorching sunlight, mixed with the strong winds, turned into waves of heat that howled past, causing the team members' clothes to flutter.

Shen Hao and Guan Lanhui stood at the front, watching Lazy Earth's massive figure gradually fade from view. They didn't look away but instead raised their heads, gazing at the entire Kunlun Mountain, lost in thought.

The ten team members standing behind them, lined up in a row, also reflected on the journey they had just experienced. It all felt so unreal, like a dream—surreal and absurd!

Especially at the end, when they heard the cold and beautiful woman say that the one who arranged the formation was their teacher, it felt as if their entire worldview had collapsed at that moment!

None of them dared to imagine what kind of terrifying deity could teach such a group of powerful demons.

What left them even more dumbfounded was hearing from another young woman that this teacher was actually a true Dragon Nation citizen??

This revelation left them utterly astonished, frozen in place like statues!

It took them a full minute to snap back to reality.

A Dragon Nation citizen, living in Kunlun Mountain, teaching a group of extraordinary demons?!

How unbelievably absurd was that?

And yet, it had happened right before their eyes, leaving them no choice but to believe it!

"Captain..."

The next moment, the team members seemed to wake up from a dream, all simultaneously turning to look at the towering figure ahead.

They all knew that something monumental was about to happen in the Dragon Nation!!

The catalyst was no longer just limited to that cube.

More crucial were Kunlun Mountain, the demons living inside, and the deity they had never even seen!!!

"Let's go, time to head back!"

Shen Hao put his sunglasses back on, waved his hand decisively, and turned toward the vehicle. "Vice-Captain, get over here!"

"Yes!"

Vice-Captain Guan Lanhui quickly followed and got into the back seat of the first off-road vehicle.

The leader's command echoed once again, still concise and direct, as if he didn't want to waste a single word.

"Report back immediately!"

"Roger that, boss!"

...

Meanwhile, deep in the forest beside the crater.

"Look, Chi Zi is back!"

The golden monkey, standing on a branch of a large tree, first stared at the sun for a while before shifting its gaze to a nearby mountain peak. There, it saw a massive shadow, like a cloud, quickly floating toward them.

Soon after, Lazy Earth appeared.

Though it seemed to be moving slowly, it was actually quite fast.

Almost immediately after the golden monkey shouted, Lazy Earth had already entered the forest.

Another three or four breaths later, Lazy Earth appeared next to the little rabbit.

With a swish, the golden monkey jumped down from the tree and swiftly ran to sit next to the leopard.

Seeing this, Xiao Bai clapped his hands and laughed, "Sister, Chi Zi is back! Can you tell us the answer now?"

Xiao Qing nodded, tossing the map in her hand and spreading it out on a rock. She said, "Come over here, all of you. I have something very important to tell you!"

Hearing the second senior sister give her first command, the other great demons dared not slack off. They hurried over as fast as they could, staring intently at the map of the Dragon Nation, glancing left and right as if trying to discern her intentions.

The panda tilted its head, thought for two seconds, then slowly moved its body over to the map, ready to hear what insights the younger sister had to offer.

Xiao Qing glanced around, seeing that all her junior brothers and sisters had gathered. Without wasting time, she went straight to the point: "Yesterday morning, I asked the teacher a question—when can we leave this mountain?"

Upon hearing this, the great demons were visibly shaken, and a curious light flashed in their eyes.

It was clear that this question struck a chord with them. They were eager to know how the teacher had answered.

But before any of them could raise their hands to ask, Xiao Qing had already given the answer.

"The teacher told me that when the time comes, we will naturally be able to leave this mountain.

At that moment, I couldn't understand what the teacher meant by 'the time.'

But today, during class, when the teacher guided us, saying we should learn from those who are better, and also learn from the sun, moon, stars, and the great mountains and rivers, I finally understood..."

She paused, then pointed at the map of the Dragon Nation, her voice clear and crisp: "The so-called 'time' refers to when we have both the desire to explore the outside world and the motivation to learn from it.

Once we possess both, we will be able to leave this mountain."

"Wow~"

The great demons stared brightly at the map, not expecting such an answer. It stirred their hearts deeply.

Suddenly, Xiao Bai clapped his hands, enlightened, and said, "That's it! Today, we even had the incident with the magic cube falling from the sky. The future world is bound to change, and many powerful cultivators will emerge.

With our current strength, we definitely won't be able to protect the teacher well in the face of these great changes.

So we need to become even stronger!

Aside from listening to the teacher's lessons, we can also go out and learn from the outside world—it's a win-win! How amazing is that!!"

Hearing Xiao Bai mention another way to grow stronger, the other great demons grew excited, thinking that this was indeed a brilliant method of cultivation.

Soon, the simple and honest water buffalo raised a question in his muffled voice, "But when we go out, how exactly should we learn?"

"Heh, isn't that simple?"

The little rabbit adjusted its sunglasses, raised one paw, instantly drawing the attention of the other great demons, then slapped the map with a loud "smack" and revealed its idea for learning.

"This question has already been answered by the teacher long ago, and that answer is to seek within ourselves!"

In the little rabbit's eyes, there was a reflection of a figure in white, standing on the podium, shining brightly.

Its voice grew more enthusiastic and fervent.

"The teacher said that within the Dragon Nation's famous mountains and great rivers are traces and divine abilities left behind by ancient gods!

Since that's the case, we should go out and take over those famous mountains and rivers first!

That way, we can excavate the treasures within while waiting for the day the teacher regains his sight, and then present him with an incredibly astonishing gift~ Woohoo!!!"