Ch. 41Witch-Demon Cruelty, Adding Frost to Snow
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Witch Race, led by Zhujiuyin, proposes using human souls and Fierce Ghosts to refine a grand formation to increase their power against demons.
- Dijiang, the leader of the Witch Race, agrees to this plan, deciding to wage war on the human race.
- The Witch Race plans to divide their forces into twelve routes, killing and gathering humans slowly over time.
- The Demon Race, upon learning of the Witch Race's plan, decides to use human souls to increase their own power and attacks the human race as well.
- The human race suffers greatly, migrating towards Shouyang Mountain for safety. Houtu, an Ancestral Witch, tries to protect humans but is limited in her abilities.
Character Developments
- Zhujiuyin: Proposes using human souls to increase the Witch Race's power, showing his strategic and ruthless nature.
- Dijiang: Agrees to Zhujiuyin's plan, demonstrating his determination to win the Witch-Demon War at any cost.
- Houtu: Sympathizes with the human race and tries to protect them, showing her compassion and moral integrity. She struggles against the majority's decision to attack the human race.
- Gonggong: Disagrees with Houtu's sympathy towards humans, prioritizing the Witch Race's interests above all else.
- Di Jun, Tai Yi, and other Demon Race leaders: Decide to use human souls to increase their power, showing their ruthlessness and willingness to exploit the human race.
Significant Themes
- The struggle between the Witch Race, Demon Race, and human race for power and survival.
- The moral dilemma of Houtu, who sympathizes with the human race but is powerless to stop the majority's decision.
- The ruthless and exploitative nature of the Witch Race and Demon Race in their pursuit of power.
Character Interactions
- Zhujiuyin and Dijiang collaborate to decide the Witch Race's strategy against the human race.
- Houtu's disagreement with Gonggong and other Ancestral Witches over the treatment of the human race.
- The Demon Race leaders, led by Di Jun and Tai Yi, decide their strategy against the human race in response to the Witch Race's actions.
- Houtu's solitary efforts to protect the human race from both the Witch Race and the Demon Race.