Like a phoenix undergoing Nirvana?
A Golden Crow reborn from fire?
The Ancestral Witches froze on the spot.
Qiang Liang even took a blast of Tai Yi's Sun Divine Fire because of that momentary daze.
"Bastard, don't disturb my Dao Heart!"
Qiang Liang snapped back to his senses, dodging as he roared.
They simply did not believe it!
It was utterly absurd!
Just then, Da Yi, who hung limply from Lu Jun's hand, was jolted awake by the violent energy fluctuations and Tai Yi's words.
His eyes were filled with terror as he used every bit of strength he had to roar, "Ancestral Witch leaders! It's true!"
"And after that brat came back from the dead, his physical body became comparable to an Ancestral Witch's!"
"You must be careful of Tai Yi and Di—"
Da Yi's roar came to an abrupt halt.
Lu Jun tightened his grip and crushed Da Yi unconscious once more.
The Witch Race's physical bodies really were strong. He had woken up so quickly.
"What?"
Qiang Liang, Di Jiang, Gong Gong, Zhu Rong, and even Tai Yi, who was still locked in fierce battle—every supreme expert who heard those words was shaken to the core!
"Impossible!!"
Gong Gong was the first to roar.
"Our Ancestral Witch bodies inherited Pangu Father God's Essence Blood. We are uniquely blessed and the strongest in the Prehistoric World!"
"Golden Crows are merely feathered beasts born from the Sun Star. What gives them the right to possess physical bodies comparable to Ancestral Witches? Absurd!"
Di Jiang's gaze was sharp as a blade, and the Power of Space around him churned violently.
"How could something formed from Pangu Father God's Essence Blood be matched by anything ordinary? The difference is as vast as heaven and earth!"
They simply could not believe it, nor could they accept this news that overturned everything they knew.
Tai Yi abruptly looked toward Lu Jun as well, unprecedented brilliance bursting from his eyes.
"Nephew! Is what Da Yi said true? Can your physical body truly stand shoulder to shoulder with an Ancestral Witch?"
Lu Jun curled his lips and nodded helplessly, then quickly shook his head in clarification.
"Uncle Tai Yi, my situation is special. I awakened the power of Nirvana on my own, and my physical body truly underwent such a transformation."
"But my brothers were only able to achieve Nirvana Rebirth with my external help. Their physical bodies probably cannot compare to mine."
"I see..."
A trace of regret crossed Tai Yi's face, but it was immediately swallowed by boundless ecstasy and battle intent.
"Hahaha, no matter! No matter! Being able to undergo Nirvana Rebirth is already an immense blessing!"
"Nephew, for you to achieve this is an unprecedented fortune for our Golden Crow Clan! Good! Good! Good!"
After saying "good" three times in a row, he abruptly turned his head.
His gaze, like a blazing sun, locked firmly onto Qiang Liang, Gong Gong, Zhu Rong, and even Di Jiang behind them.
A nearly crazed, provocative smile appeared on his face.
"Come, come, come! Today, I only want to beat you all to death, or be beaten to death by you!"
"Qiang Liang, you old bastard, aren't you supposed to be good at fighting? Gong Gong, Zhu Rong, aren't you ruthless as water and fire? Come at me together!"
Before his words had even faded, Tai Yi actually withdrew part of the divine fire protecting his body!
He directly gave up part of his defense, converting even more Sun God Power into the most violent attacks!
Today, he would either beat them to death or be beaten to death by them!
Like a sun burning at its absolute limit and about to explode, he fearlessly charged at the three great Ancestral Witches!
"Tai Yi! Have you gone mad?!"
Zhu Rong roared as a gigantic palm capable of incinerating the heavens slammed down.
"Courting death!"
Gong Gong condensed his true water into a ten-thousand-foot ice spear and thrust it forward.
Qiang Liang unleashed surging lightning, his fists descending like world-destroying thunder hammers!
The furious combined strike of the three great Ancestral Witches possessed heaven-destroying, earth-shattering power!
But!
Tai Yi was even fiercer!
He was drenched in blood and covered in wounds!
Golden Crow Divine Feathers snapped and scattered through the air, while the Flame God Armor shattered inch by inch.
Beneath it, golden bones glimmered, yet cracked continuously beneath the Ancestral Witches' Ju Li!
He spat golden blood that burned with flames.
Yet his eyes shone terrifyingly bright, and the smile on his face grew increasingly crazed.
"Well struck! Again! Harder! Beat me to death! Let me undergo Nirvana Rebirth too!"
He endured attacks powerful enough to kill a Quasi-Saint, burned his origin, and retaliated madly.
Every punch and kick carried the determination to perish together.
"My Big Brother Di Jun will soon arrive with the Demon Race Army!"
"If you can't beat me to death today, then once my army arrives, we will surely flatten your Witch Race Ancestral Land!"
"If you can beat me to death... hahaha, then I can undergo Nirvana!"
"Big Brother Di Jun will properly 'thank' you on my behalf! Hahaha!"
He was completely gambling with his life for a chance at Nirvana!
This desperate, even death-seeking fighting style made Qiang Liang, Gong Gong, and Zhu Rong's scalps tingle!
Especially when they heard the word "Nirvana" and thought of Lu Jun's physical body's potential to become "comparable to an Ancestral Witch."
An absurd fear actually rose in their hearts!
Could they truly beat Tai Yi to death and grant him such a tremendous blessing?
Di Jiang's expression was dark as water, and his gaze flickered uncertainly.
At that moment, his massive body trembled slightly, as if he had sensed something.
He suddenly looked toward the distant horizon, where countless powerful demonic auras surged over like a tide.
Phantoms of the Stars of the Heavens began to flicker as well!
"Go! Retreat immediately!" Di Jiang made a swift decision.
"Big Brother!"
Qiang Liang roared unwillingly. Tai Yi was severely wounded and drenched in blood—this was the perfect opportunity to kill him.
"Big Brother! How can we retreat like this?!"
Zhu Rong roared as well.
"The Demon Race Army is about to arrive! This cannot be done! Go!"
Di Jiang's tone allowed no argument.
The Power of Space instantly expanded, enveloping the three Ancestral Witches and Da Yi like a giant net as their figures rapidly faded amid spatial ripples.
Although Qiang Liang, Gong Gong, and Zhu Rong were utterly unwilling, they could only glare fiercely at Tai Yi, who seemed crazed and laughed nonstop despite being drenched in blood.
"Trying to leave? Dream on!"
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi swiftly recalled the Eastern Emperor Bell and moved to cut off Di Jiang's escape.
A sharp light flashed in Di Jiang's eyes as the Power of Space rapidly enveloped Da Yi in Lu Jun's hand.
With the Chaos Bell present, he had no way to save Da Yi. Now that the Chaos Bell had left, he had a chance!
Boom!
Crack!
The Eastern Emperor Bell collided with Di Jiang's Power of Space.
Space shattered, and Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches vanished.
Tai Yi panted heavily, his eyes flickering as he watched Di Jiang depart.
Golden blood continuously gushed from his ruptured wounds, falling onto the scorched earth with sizzling sounds and igniting small clusters of flame.
Yet the smile on his face was incomparably radiant, and his eyes were filled with unprecedented excitement.
"Hahaha! Hahahahaha!"
His unrestrained laughter echoed across the endless land.
It was filled with joy, relief, and utter abandon!
Just then, the sky was torn apart!
Demon Emperor Di Jun led the elite forces of the Demon Race, riding surging demonic clouds as they swept in like a golden raging tide!
At a glance, Di Jun saw his younger brother Tai Yi below, drenched in blood, weak in aura, yet laughing without restraint.
"Damned Ancestral Witches, you dare injure him so grievously!"
He roared, his aura shaking the heavens.
The River Diagram and Luo Book shot into the sky, while countless All Heavenly Stars banners behind the Demon Race Army snapped in the wind.
Endless Star Power descended from the heavens and, in the blink of an eye, formed a grand formation that enveloped the entire battlefield.
"Hahaha, Big Brother, don't worry. I'm fine."
Tai Yi had already recovered considerably and spoke with a steady aura.
Then, as if recalling something, he added, "Big Brother, Nephews Bo Huang and Zhong Lang are fine as well."
The moment those words were spoken, Xi He, who had remained silent behind Di Jun with worry filling her eyes, instantly arrived before Tai Yi.
"My sons are unharmed?"
Before Tai Yi could answer, a voice slowly rang out from nearby.
"Mother!"
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