Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

No sooner had he finished speaking than another violent tremor came from below the abandoned well, and the black crack continued to widen.

Thick black mist billowed out, and a jet-black claw emerged from the crack.

The claws were rotten and twisted, covered with dense lumps of flesh, as if they came from another world.

Seeing this, everyone's scalp tingled, and Lu Cang's expression completely changed: "Everyone, step back!"

However, it was too late. From the crack, a huge rat head emerged. It was the size of a car, with bloodshot eyes and black slime dripping from its mouth.

The strangest thing is that it has a third eye in the center of its forehead. It is at the limit of the third tier, half a step into the fourth tier, and even more terrifying than the rat king outside.

When the Rat King saw the monster appear, he immediately prostrated himself on the ground.

They let out a submissive scream, and the entire swarm of rats erupted in a frenzy.

As if a true king had been welcomed, Su Wan's hand holding the knife trembled.

Her expression changed drastically. The oppressive aura had already exceeded the third level, causing the edge of the abandoned well to continuously crack and rubble to fall.

The three-eyed rat monster crawled halfway out of the crack, its scarlet vertical pupils sweeping over everyone.

A suffocating stench of pollution enveloped the entire village, causing many students to feel weak in the knees and even have difficulty breathing.

Lu Cang gripped his long sword tightly, veins bulging on his forehead. He knew that if he retreated, all the students behind him would die.

"Everyone, retreat 300 meters!"

"quick!"

Lu Cang roared, and Su Wan gritted her teeth, ultimately choosing to carry out the order.

She knew that in a battle of this level, students who stayed behind would only be sent to their deaths.

The next moment, Lu Cang moved, and the spiritual energy within his body erupted wildly.

Abandoned cars, iron gates, steel bars, and streetlights nearby vibrated simultaneously, sending countless metal fragments soaring into the sky, forming a torrent of steel.

"Metal Storm!"

Lu Cang unleashed a slash, sending countless steel blades hurtling through the air, tearing large numbers of polluted rats to shreds, their flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Even the ordinary Rat King was forced to retreat repeatedly, but the Three-Eyed Rat Monster did not dodge.

The third eye on his forehead opened, and a ring of jet-black ripples spread out.

The next second, all the steel blades began to rot, rust, and crack. Lu Cang's pupils shrank sharply. Corruption! He never expected that this beast's ability could even corrupt metal.

boom!

The three-eyed rat monster suddenly charged out, its huge body resembling a black tank, and Lu Cang blocked it with his sword.

With a snap, the blade bent, and the person was thrown more than twenty meters and crashed into the rubble.

"Captain Lu!"

Many students in the distance exclaimed in surprise. Lu Cang spat out a mouthful of blood, his chest heaving violently, but he still managed to stand up.

Because he cannot fall; if he falls, everyone here will die.

"Again!"

Lu Cang roared.

boom!

The ground shook again, and countless steel bars burst forth from the soil, transforming into more than a dozen steel spears that pierced directly through the three-eyed rat monster's body.

Black blood gushed out, and the three-eyed rat monster let out a mournful howl, but to everyone's dismay, the wounds were healing rapidly.

Black energy continuously surged from the crack, repairing its body. Lu Cang's face was grim; if this continued, he would eventually be worn down and killed.

He was just one opportunity away from reaching the fourth rank when, at that moment, the ordinary rat king suddenly pounced from the side.

With a swipe of its claw, Lu Cang was caught off guard and a huge wound was torn open on his left shoulder.

Blood gushed out, and polluted black gas seeped wildly in through the wound.

Lu Cang swayed, his face turning pale instantly.

The three-eyed rat monster seized the opportunity, its third eye on its forehead fully opened, and a black mental shock burst forth.

Lu Cang felt as if his mind had been struck by a giant hammer.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and knelt on one knee.

In the distance, Su Wan's expression changed completely; it was the first time she had seen Lu Cang pushed to this point.

"It's over."

Someone murmured, the students' faces turned pale, despair began to spread, the three-eyed rat monster walked towards Lu Cang, its scarlet vertical pupils filled with greed, a peak third-tier awakened being.

For it, this was the best food; it opened its huge mouth full of fangs and bit down on Lu Cang's head.

But just then, a deafening tiger roar suddenly came from the distant mountains.

Roar!

The roar of the tiger silenced the entire village instantly, and all the polluting rats froze as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

The three-eyed rat monster paused, then suddenly turned its head to look at the distant mountains and forests.

The next second, trees began to fall one after another, as if some enormous creature was approaching. A dense, white-gold demonic aura soared into the sky, and some of the polluted air was forcibly dispersed.

Su Wan suddenly looked up, her pupils contracting sharply.

"What is this aura?"

Lu Cang also raised his head, his face extremely grim, and looked ahead. At this moment, a white giant tiger with a body length of nearly fifteen meters emerged from the forest.

Its silvery-white fur fluttered in the wind, the king-shaped markings on its forehead looked as if they were cast with fresh blood, and its tiger eyes were cold and majestic.

It simply stood there, as if the king of the forest had descended.

Countless contaminated rats crawled on the ground in fright, and Lu Cang gripped his long knife tightly, his eyes filled with vigilance.

"The White Tiger King".

The White Tiger King glanced down at him, a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Human, it's only been a few days, and you're still so weak."

Upon hearing this, all the students were completely stunned. A talking demon king!

And judging from his tone, he actually knew Lu Cang. Lu Cang's face turned ashen: "What are you doing here?"

During the last cataclysmic event in the world, when the first spiritual energy tide began, this white tiger was extremely ferocious and devoured many awakened humans during the Black Dragon Mountain cataclysm.

As the head of the Ninth Bureau of Linjiang City, Lu Cang personally took action to hunt down the White Tiger King.

At that time, he used his metal powers to almost kill the White Tiger King, but the beast actually escaped into the depths of Black Dragon Mountain.

Forced by their fear of the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone.

Lu Cang had no choice but to give up the pursuit. However, he did not expect that only a few days later, the White Tiger King would reappear and his injuries would be completely healed.

Judging from the other party's aura, the White Tiger King's aura is stronger than before. What kind of opportunity did this beast obtain?

The White Tiger King turned to look in the direction of the abandoned well, a look of solemnity appearing in its tiger eyes for the first time.

Because it could sense an aura deep within the crack that it loathed.

Its voice was icy as it spoke: "The master has ordered that the pollution must not spread; those who disobey will be executed!"

Owner?

Lu Cang and Su Wan exchanged a glance, their hearts trembling. The only one whom the White Tiger King could call his master was the one in the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone.

This made Lu Cang's heart sink even more. The White Tiger King, such a ferocious demon king, had actually submitted to the Lord of the Azure Lotus.

Just how powerful has Black Dragon Mountain become?

Just as everyone was in shock, the three-eyed rat monster let out a piercing screech, and black energy from the crack surged wildly into its body.

Its originally rotting flesh rapidly expanded, and its third eye on its forehead fully opened.

boom!

An aura of a half-step fourth-tier cultivator swept through the entire village, sending countless stones flying.

Su Wan's expression changed drastically: "It's still getting stronger!"

Lord Baishan's tiger-like eyes were icy cold as he growled, "You filthy thing, how dare you be so insolent before me!"