"Hey! You vile Witch Race rogue, how dare you trespass on our immortal island? This Crown Prince will destroy you!"
After scattering the ten water dragons, the Crown Prince felt incomparably exhilarated. This was the first time since his birth that he had clashed with the Witch Race. He immediately summoned his magical power and spat out a mouthful of Solar True Fire, sending it blazing toward Zhunti.
"Hahaha! You feathered beast, do you little brats really think that spitting out a bit of fire will do anything to me?"
Zhunti controlled his magical power and pretended to be no match for them, continually retreating. Even so, he still blocked every stream of Solar True Fire.
"Damn it! These Witch Race rogues are indeed as evil as Father Emperor said. Today, we ten brothers will surely kill you, you vile rogue!"
Zhunti called them feathered beasts at every turn, completely enraging the ten Crown Princes. At this moment, they no longer cared how he had entered or what was happening to the army outside. Their hearts held only one thought: to kill Zhunti completely.
"Bastards! You beasts have some skill after all. I'll withdraw for now, but one day I'll charge into the Heavenly Court and kill those two feathered beasts, Di Jun and Tai Yi!"
Seeing that the ten little Golden Crows were completely enraged, Zhunti sneered inwardly. After casually exchanging a few blows with them, he pretended to be no match and turned to flee.
"You Witch-Human! Don't even think about escaping! Watch this Crown Prince roast you alive!"
Seeing that Zhunti was losing, the ten Golden Crows grew even more imposing. Murderous intent surged from them as they relentlessly pursued him from behind. Before long, they reached the passage through which Zhunti had entered.
"Little beasts, chase me if you have the guts! Otherwise, one day I'll surely kill Di Jun and Tai Yi!"
Zhunti burst into laughter and leaped into the passage. The next instant, he had already emerged from Yingzhou Immortal Island. With a casual point of his finger, the Binding Curse on the hundred thousand members of the demon army was immediately dispelled. While the army remained bewildered, the ten Crown Princes of the Heavenly Court had already followed the temporary passage outside Yingzhou Immortal Island, stepping onto the land of the Primordial World.
"Damn Witch-Human! Come out!"
"Where did that thief go? How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
As soon as the ten Golden Crows descended onto the land of the Primordial World, they revealed their true forms. Like ten great suns, they hung high in the sky. Endless Solar True Fire coiled around their bodies, and scorching heat swept across a radius of a million li.
Suddenly, a streak of light flashed. Zhunti's figure appeared out of nowhere and fled ten thousand li toward the west.
"There's that Witch-Human! Chase him!"
The ten Golden Crows spotted Zhunti and immediately beat their enormous wings. Carrying a vast blaze, they pursued him. Along the way, all the mountains, vegetation, rivers, lakes, and countless living creatures were burned to ashes by the Solar True Fire.
At this moment, the powerful Three Pure Ones Saints immediately noticed something amiss. After deducing the situation, all three revealed disdainful expressions, clearly looking down on Zhunti's conduct.
However, after a moment's thought, Taishang Laojun, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Sect Master Tongtian each pointed a finger. The power of a Saint's laws shot into the void, and they unexpectedly helped Zhunti and Jieyin conceal the Heavenly Secrets in unison.
With five Saints concealing the Heavenly Secrets, even the demon race—including Nuwa—was deceived in their spiritual perception. None of them noticed the anomaly on the land of the Primordial World.
The grand trend of the Heavenly Dao demanded it. Although Zhunti's actions were contemptible, they conformed to the operation of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao Saints naturally followed Heaven and responded to the people, so the Three Pure Ones casually lent him a hand.
"Hahahaha! That Witch-Human is finally dead!"
Zhunti used a substitute technique, leading the ten Golden Crows across millions of li of the Primordial World. Most of the route passed through areas where small Witch Race tribes had settled. As the ten Golden Crows pursued him, they committed immeasurable slaughter.
"The Witch Race is the greatest enemy of our Heavenly Court. Brothers, it's rare for us to come out once—how could we not enjoy ourselves by killing to our hearts' content?"
The ten Golden Crows had suddenly escaped the cage-like Yingzhou Immortal Island, so they naturally gave free rein to their true nature. Without the slightest restraint, they slaughtered every tribe they encountered. These small tribes had no formidable Witch Race experts, making them extremely easy to kill, which further fueled the ten Golden Crows' ferocity.
"Whoosh!!!"
Mouthful after mouthful of Solar True Fire spewed forth, bringing disaster upon one Witch Race and Human Race tribe after another. The ten Golden Crows killed to their hearts' content, caring nothing whether their targets were Human Race or Witch Race. Even some demons met annihilation.
After the ten Golden Crows swept through countless Witch Race tribes and slaughtered tens of millions of living beings, including members of the Witch Race and Human Race, they finally encountered a crisis.
Great Witch Kuafu was sitting in his tribe, drinking wine, when he suddenly sensed an unbearably scorching aura in the air. Even his Great Witch body found this heat incredibly uncomfortable.
Kuafu had just risen, intending to see why the weather outside had become so hot, when he heard the miserable cries of countless tribesmen before he could even leave the room.
"What happened?"
Kuafu was startled, and most of the alcohol left his mind. He moved, pushed open the door, and walked to the center of the tribe, where he saw ten scorching suns in the sky.
"Damn feathered beasts! How dare you slaughter members of my Witch Race? Damn you!"
Understanding the situation at a glance, Kuafu stamped his foot. His entire body shot upward like lightning, and the peachwood staff in his hand smashed viciously toward the ten rampaging Golden Crows.
"Pfft!"
The ten Golden Crows were only at the Golden Immortal realm, while Kuafu possessed the body of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Under that single blow, if not for the protective treasures bestowed by Di Jun, Xihe, Tai Yi, and the others, the ten little Golden Crows would already have perished.
Even so, every one of them was injured.
"You actually have protective treasures?"
Kuafu was stunned. He had not expected these beasts to withstand his strike, delivered in the depths of his hatred.
"This is bad! This Great Witch is powerful—far stronger than the ones we killed earlier. Brothers, retreat!"
Seeing Kuafu's strength, the ten Golden Crows finally awakened from their illusion of invincibility. It was not that they were powerful; they simply had not encountered an expert of the Witch Race before!
After realizing this, the ten Golden Crows turned around. Spreading their wings, they swiftly flew into the boundless void above. They knew that the Thirty-Three Heavens were the Heavenly Court's most important territory. As long as they reached the Heavenly Court, they would be safe with Father Emperor and Mother Queen protecting them.
"Little beasts! You slaughtered our tribesmen and still want to escape?"
Kuafu cursed angrily and swayed his body, revealing his true Great Witch form. Standing ten thousand zhang tall, he caught up with the ten Golden Crows in just a few strides. Once again, he swung his peachwood staff viciously, smashing it into them until the protective radiance around their bodies trembled violently. No matter how powerful the protective treasures bestowed by a Quasi-Saint were, the difference in realms still made it difficult for the ten Golden Crows to withstand the enraged Great Witch expert.
"Quickly use the talisman Father Emperor gave us and kill that Great Witch!" the only one who remained relatively calm, Little Ten Lu Ya, said.
"That's right! I still have Father Emperor's trump card!"
The inexperienced Crown Prince, reminded by Lu Ya, hurriedly pulled out a talisman.
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