They traded blows back and forth, fighting with blazing intensity.
Even when Feng Xi's nine teammates faced nine Ancestral Witches, they were not intimidated in the slightest.
The sight nearly made Feng Xi's jaw drop, leaving him inexplicably questioning his entire life.
One had to know.
These Lesser Witches of the Witch Clan had only been transmigrated here for a few days.
Even with the time boost from the virtual dreamscape, how much could the timescale really be extended?
How could that compare with the wisdom and experience the Ancestral Witches had accumulated over their long years of cultivation?
As for the gap in bloodline and physical constitution... that went without saying.
Even if they fought at the same cultivation level, theoretically speaking, if their ten fought ten Ancestral Witches, the only difference would be how miserably they died.
But now?
They were practically evenly matched!
"Could it be that I was wrong?"
"Are the Ancestral Witches genuinely instructing us? Did they hold back?"
"But if they're instructing us, there's no need for all ten Ancestral Witches to gather like this, is there?"
"This is simply insane!"
"Besides, judging from the tone of Ancestral Witch Houtu just now, her goal seems to have been to beat the stuffing out of troublesome people like us?"
"So they shouldn't have held back."
"In that case..."
Feng Xi constructed a formula in his mind.
He and his nine teammates were roughly evenly matched during their usual sparring.
And his teammates were currently about on par with the Ancestral Witches.
Rounding up and down... Feng Xi was equivalent to an Ancestral Witch, wasn't he?
"Could it be that I'm a genius?" Feng Xi's thoughts turned, and he immediately grew rather smug. "At the same cultivation level, I can rival a Great Divine Ability User?"
"I am a heaven-defying prodigy, with the bearing of a Great Luo... No, the bearing of a Quasi-Saint!"
"Ancestral Witches and Demon Emperors, the Three Clarities, Hong... Who says they're born superior?"
For a time, Feng Xi was filled with ambition.
He watched as Ancestral Witch Dijiang transformed into a human-shaped Dao body. He was tall and imposing, silver light swirling around him, while spatial ripples crisscrossed endlessly, making him appear infinitely divine.
Every gesture suppressed an entire epoch.
Though his cultivation was only at the True Immortal level, his bearing still towered above the myriad Daos. An unparalleled momentum swept out, making hearts tremble with fear and causing one to lose courage before the battle even began.
But at this moment, confidence filled Feng Xi's heart, making him swell with pride.
He hypnotized himself. "They're all style and no substance, just scary to look at... Once they really fight, they're only so-so."
Firming his resolve, Feng Xi clenched his fists and let out a furious roar that shook the Cosmic Star River.
"Houtu Great Dao Scripture!"
The inherited witch canon, with one copy for every member of the Houtu Tribe, contained the supreme wisdom of Ancestral Witch Houtu and pointed directly toward the supreme realm of Great Luo. At this moment, it radiated dazzling light in Feng Xi's hands.
Using the Path of Earth Virtue as its vessel, he refined everything he possessed, taking the glorious Human Dao as its core and cycling through the myriad universes. It was as if a sage emperor had descended here, supporting the world as it ascended and seeking to make Human Dao Eternal Prosperity!
The Path of Earth Virtue bore all things with profound virtue and nurtured the Myriad Spirits!
Ancestral Witch Dijiang casually reached out to suppress him, while Feng Xi appeared like a sage emperor descended into the mortal world... The Path of Space and the Path of Earth Virtue collided, unleashing the most dazzling radiance.
Then...
After three moves, Feng Xi was like a bird with broken wings. He plunged headfirst to the ground and could no longer rise.
Feng Xi was extremely surprised by the result. His eyes were vacant, and he was utterly bewildered—this wasn't how the script was supposed to go!
Ancestral Witch Dijiang, meanwhile, had a strange light flash deep in his eyes, as if he too were suspicious. With such a ferocious entrance and his teammates setting him off, no matter how one looked at it, Feng Xi should have been a king.
In reality?
A bronze?
Or a silver?
Feng Xi struggled to his feet. "Something must have gone wrong somewhere... Again!"
"There's no need." Ancestral Witch Dijiang shook his head. "Even if we did it another thousand times, or ten thousand times, the result would be the same."
Feng Xi was speechless.
After a long while, he said gloomily, "Aren't we all True Immortals of the same level? Why did I lose so miserably? It makes no sense!"
"What we share is only the cultivation level and magical power of a True Immortal." Dijiang corrected him. "But our realms and Dao attainment are at completely different heights."
"It's like reading and writing."
"Recognizing the same characters and vocabulary."
"Some people can only use their basic functions."
"Others can write articles with gorgeous diction or grand and majestic style."
"That is the difference between realm and Dao attainment."
"The crushing advantage of realm and Dao attainment allows one to see through weaknesses and avoid the strong while striking the weak... In our eyes, your every move is riddled with flaws."
"Then what happened to the promised fair fight? This is completely a trap!" Feng Xi complained.
"You can't put it that way." Ancestral Witch Dijiang chuckled and indicated the nine pairs of True Immortals fighting fiercely in the distance with his eyes. "Isn't that side engaged in a fine peak battle?"
"Heh." The corners of Feng Xi's mouth twitched continuously, and he no longer knew what to say.
"Why did Houtu call us here?" Dijiang raised his head, his expression full of amusement. "She's worried!"
"Worried that one mistake might lead to capsizing in a ditch, causing her illustrious reputation to be ruined in a single day."
"So all nine of my teammates have problems?" Feng Xi's eyes widened. "No way!"
"Nothing is absolutely impossible." Ancestral Witch Dijiang sneered. "They rose above millions upon millions of members of the Witch Clan. If their origins were simple... who would believe it?"
"Actually, at first, we thought that all ten of you were hiding something behind you."
"But who would have thought..." Ancestral Witch Dijiang looked Feng Xi up and down. "It was nine gods leading one pitfall?"
"Deep within your True Spirit, there isn't the slightest trace of the aura of an Innate Undying Spiritual Light of Great Luo... You're truly a blank sheet of paper, with no background whatsoever."
"Why did Ancestral Witch, after clearing me of suspicion, make me feel so much like crying?" Feng Xi was speechless and choked with emotion. "Others have powerful backgrounds, while I only have a back view... In this incomparably dangerous Primordial World, I'm so sad!"
"Oh, right!" He rubbed his chin. "My nine teammates all have problems..."
"Ahem!" Feng Xi threw his moral integrity onto the ground and began his performance. "I noticed their strangeness long ago. That's why I deliberately pretended to be friendly and infiltrated their ranks, hoping to uncover their conspiracies... The reason I made such a name for myself in Zone 1404 was precisely to bring the matter to the attention of the great Ancestral Witches!"
"I'm an undercover agent... I deserve credit!"
"..." Dijiang suddenly didn't know what to say.
After a long while, he sighed. "Young man, you're very skilled at selling out your teammates!"
"You're quite a talent."
"But if you truly have no suspicion at all, why are you the captain of that ten-man team?"
All nine team members had problems, while only the captain was innocent. That was perfectly normal...
Not a chance!
"Why do I feel that if you were forced into a desperate situation, you might become extraordinarily vicious too?" Dijiang leaned forward, his smile growing wider. "For example, exploding your small universe, unlocking your genetic lock, awakening the memories of your previous life, comprehending the supreme divine ability 'A Stroke Splits the Heavens,' evolving beyond limits into the Supreme Pangu, punching Hong, kicking the Heavenly Dao, and dominating the Primordial World?"
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