Chapter 442: The Awakening of the Wild God Rat

“We already have such a body here!”
Hearing Su Che’s words, Lao He immediately realized that the body the master was referring to was the Wild God Rat that had been asleep for twelve years. Back then, when Su Che was picking the Black Domain Immortal Lotus in the Wind and Thunder Desolate Land, that Wild God Rat in the Qi Cultivation stage fell into the abyss along with him and received a drop of true blood inheritance from the Heart of the Sky-Devouring Rat. Twelve years had passed since then, and the Wild God Rat had remained in a dormant state. Strangely enough, judging from its aura, its strength hadn’t improved at all. Could it sleep until death?
Su Che and Lao He had always found this strange, but after all, it was just a rat, so they gradually ignored it. Today, they happened to encounter a rat ghost with a completely blank mind that urgently needed a body, while the Wild God Rat also had a mind as simple as blank paper. Two blank sheets combined were still blank—so it couldn’t really be considered possession; at most, it was a merger of the two.
“That’s a good idea,” Lao He nodded repeatedly.
So, the sleeping Wild God Rat was immediately summoned before them.
“Squeak squeak squeak…”
Upon seeing this large rat, the rat ghost, bound by the power of the Immortal Prison realm, became frantic and struggled desperately to pounce on it. Clearly, seeing its own kind excited it at least a hundred times more than seeing Su Che earlier…
Without Su Che’s orders, Lao He released its restraint.
Whoosh!
The rat ghost rushed forward and entered the body of the Wild God Rat.
In less than a few dozen breaths, the Wild God Rat, which had slept for twelve years, suddenly opened its small eyes. Its eyeballs darted around, seemingly pondering something.
“Haha!”
Lao He laughed loudly and reported to Su Che, “The little thing is hesitating—whether it should run away.”
Su Che also smiled inwardly. “That’s right. This shows that only when the minds of the two rats merge will such hesitation arise. If it followed only the rat ghost’s mind, it would definitely teleport away without hesitation.”
“Roar!”
Lao He deliberately acted mischievously, showing his vicious demonic face, and roared at the large rat.
Perfect! With that, there was no more hesitation. The Wild God Rat instantly teleported dozens of miles away.
Unfortunately, even across tens of thousands of miles, it was still within the Immortal Prison realm—no matter how it ran, it couldn’t escape Lao He’s grasp.
Swish!

With a thought, Lao Hei summoned it back before his eyes and, without pause, sent it straight to the fourth layer of the Immortal Prison.
Soul transformation!
Even a rat has a soul. Any being with a soul can be transformed into a loyal servant of Su Che.
However, this giant rat wasn’t suitable to be called a servant; “spirit pet” was a more appropriate term.
The soul transformation process took a long time before Lao Hei finally said, “Master, this rat is quite powerful—at least at the later stage of the Transformation God realm. Its thinking is rather simple, which is why the soul transformation was so easy.”
Su Che gave a low response and continued to wait patiently.
During this time, Su Che was in the underground labyrinth and didn’t rush to collect those Demon God bones. It was better to use the transformed Barren God Rat to find out what secrets or dangers lay hidden in this place of buried bones. Once those details were clear, it would be no rush to act.
After about two hours, the soul transformation was finally complete. The Barren God Rat returned from the fourth layer to the first. Lao Hei immediately asked through telepathy, “Are those red bones outside the Demon God bones of the Sky-Devouring Rat?”
Of course, there was no need for an answer to this question. Both Su Che and Lao Hei already knew the answer. Asking this was just to get things started and get its simple mind working.
Yet the answer it gave was “I don’t know.” Despite having lived in the underground labyrinth for countless years, it had no idea what those bones were.
Anyway, the rat’s ghost had simply appeared here out of nowhere.
Undisappointed, Lao Hei continued to probe, “You must feel quite familiar with those bone fragments, right?”
“Squeak squeak squeak…”
The Barren God Rat nodded its little head, clearly answering in its mind: Yes.
“Well then, let’s collect all those bone fragments. From now on, you can still be close to them just as before, okay?” Lao Hei added.
“Squeak squeak squeak…” The Barren God Rat nodded vigorously in agreement.
It was like a young person eager to travel the world, full of curiosity about the outside world yet also deeply attached to his homeland. If there was a way to carry his homeland with him while still traveling, that would undoubtedly be the ideal situation.
“Then go and help your master collect all those bone fragments.”
Lao Hei grinned mischievously—this was his true intention.
Swish!
The Barren God Rat was sent out of the Immortal Prison by Lao Hei and appeared beside Su Che.

As soon as Su Che appeared, the Wild God Rat rushed over, rubbing its little head against Su Che’s knees repeatedly, showing extreme affection. Since both were effects of soul enslavement, simple-minded spirit pets could approach their masters so innocently to show intimacy, but highly intelligent beings certainly couldn’t do the same—especially humans! Su Che gently stroked the smooth fur on the Wild God Rat’s back. Though it was a large rat, he didn’t find it disgusting or ugly at all. “Are there any other dangers here besides you?” Su Che asked softly. It seemed like he was asking the Wild God Rat, but in truth, Lao He already had most of the answers. “Master, for now, the greatest danger in the underground labyrinth is this Ghost Rat,” Lao He reported immediately. “Any creature that dares to touch those bone fragments will be attacked by it. Its mindset is simple: those bone fragments belong to it, and no one is allowed to take them away.” “Then, during the time I was collecting the bone fragments, it didn’t launch that light attack on me—was it because of my Destruction Power?” Su Che asked further. “Yes. Because your Destruction Power is very similar to its destructive light, it initially thought of you as one of its kind and kept observing you secretly,” Lao He replied. “Later, it became certain that you were its kind and coveted your body. Without a physical body, in its ghostly form, it couldn’t leave this underground labyrinth, which is why it tried to possess you.” “I see.” Su Che nodded inwardly and asked, “So, those eight Heavenly Ghosts were also created by it?” “Not exactly,” Lao He shook his head. “It only knows that the souls of those it killed drift into a cave deep in the labyrinth. That cave is extremely strange, filled with a power that even scares it, so it never dares to explore it. Those eight souls were transformed into Heavenly Ghosts after passing through that cave.” “There’s another mysterious cave here?” Su Che frowned, not expecting such a mysterious force that terrified the rat ghosts to exist… Lao He continued, “But Master, you needn’t worry. We just need to collect the Demon God Bones of the Devouring Rat. As long as we stay away from that cave, nothing will happen.” “Alright then.”

Su Che nodded in his heart: “Getting all the Bones of the Demon God means successfully completing this exploration. As for that cave… we’ll see!” With the spirit pet, the Desert God Rat, by his side, Su Che boldly began collecting the Bones of the Demon God without hesitation. Millions of bone fragments might sound like a large amount, but in reality, when piled together, they weren’t that many. Given the absorption capacity of the Immortal Prison, they could be consumed quickly. In just a few breaths, Su Che had placed the last Bone of the Demon God inside the Immortal Prison, feeling relieved: “Finally, I have them all!” With millions of these bones in hand, his Destruction Divine Art would surely undergo unimaginable changes. “Should we leave now?” Su Che turned around, gazing into the seemingly bottomless depths of the labyrinth, where there was also a mysterious cave capable of creating Heavenly Ghosts… At that moment, he hesitated, wondering if he should go take a look. “Master, perhaps we should stop here and not be too greedy,” Old Black said, sensing Su Che’s thoughts. “It can be said that collecting the Bones of the Demon God went quite smoothly. It’s better not to create unnecessary complications or bring about other unknowns…” What exactly those unknowns were, Old Black didn’t say, but his meaning was clear: Su Che was a troublemaker, and even just taking a glance might lead to huge problems. “I still want to go take a look,” Su Che insisted stubbornly, reasoning in his heart, “Sometimes, what seems dangerous often holds great opportunities. Over the years, we’ve faced many challenges without fear—we can’t become more timid as we go on.” After some thought, Old Black finally nodded. “Alright, master. No matter what you decide, Old Black will support you.” He believed that the master should follow his own heart in choosing his path of growth, as his role as a subordinate was merely to offer reminders and suggestions. Although Su Che had made up his mind, he hesitated for a moment before heading toward the depths of the labyrinth, where the mysterious cave lay. But after just a few steps, the Desert God Rat rushed up and blocked his path, chirping twice—clearly warning him that it was dangerous and he shouldn’t go. It had lived there for countless years and never dared to approach that place.

Su Che, however, knelt down, smiling as he stroked its small head and said softly, “Back in the Stormy Desolation, facing that Eye of Storms above the Black Realm Immortal Lotus, you also tried to stop me like this. Yet we still made it this far together… Don’t worry. I’m just going to take a look to understand what kind of nature and characteristics that power has. I won’t act recklessly.”
“Squeak…”
The Desert God Rat stepped aside, rubbing its small head against Su Che’s leg, clearly showing that it would face the unknown risks with its master.
“Although you’re very afraid of it, I’m sure your birth, and the fact that you can’t leave this place in a ghostly state, are both related to it.”
Su Che took a deep breath, stepped forward again, and slowly approached that direction…