"Perfection" Ends

A sparring match with a predetermined outcome.

Everyone, except Feng Xi who had stumbled in confusedly, knew the final result clearly.

Feng Xi could only sigh inwardly at this.

"What a dirty world..."

"The Primordial Era... is defiled!"

With a surge of determination, he pondered if he ever had the power, he would set this world straight—

Haven't even left the newbie village and I've already run into a group of ultimate bosses. Does this broken game even have balance?!

And these bosses, they're cunning and sly, full of wicked schemes... They're all pretending to be newbies, tricking me, Feng Xi, into taking the heat and the blame...

Where's your boss dignity?

Instead of staying put in the final stage, waiting to be ganged up on by the newbie hero after they've accumulated enough experience and gear, you're infiltrating the hero's ranks...

This is outrageous!

Feng Xi muttered to himself, his eyes widening as he committed the faces of his "good" teammates, whom he'd only known for a few days, to memory, vowing never to forget them.

'There's plenty of time in the future...'

'Even gods settle scores, it's never too late, even after a hundred million years...'

At this moment, he understood some of the life experience Dijiang had just imparted to him. It was a great wisdom!

Fortunately, while the day Feng Xi would personally settle scores was nowhere in sight, someone else had already collected some interest for him.

Nine Ancestral Witches!

In the ultimate clash, this so-called "special training" came to an end.

Just as Ancestral Witch Dijiang had said, the Ancestral Witches defeated Jun, Boyang, and the others, forcing them to retreat, coughing up blood.

Of course, that was their limit; they wouldn't press their advantage and beat them black and blue.

As the hosts, the Ancestral Witches had to give face to their guests.

There was a subtle understanding between them.

The winning side had to showcase the unparalleled grace of the Ancestral Witches during the battle.

The losing side also had to appear valiant in defeat, with commendable spirit.

And then, as a natural progression, the Ancestral Witches offered words of encouragement and affirmation to these defeated newcomers... Though they had failed, they possessed the potential of Grand Unity!

-- This was to fool the ignorant audience.

However, in the eyes of those in the know, it was a different story.

-- The Ancestral Witch faction and the third-party Grand Unity faction had reached an agreement after consultation and discussion, signing a simple treaty. It stated that for a certain period in the future, and in certain aspects, they would engage in limited cooperation to achieve a win-win situation.

"Called special training, but it's actually a show," Feng Xi grumbled. "After countless eons, how will the world record this history?"

"I fear that besides those who experienced it firsthand, everyone else will be bewildered."

"Since you've arrived in the Primordial Era and had the fortune to witness a corner of this game-like struggle, you must strive to adapt to it," Ancestral Witch Dijiang said with a smile. "Only then will you have hope of breaking free and grasping your own destiny in the future."

Feng Xi nodded solemnly. "Now, I'm even more excited about the 'surprises' that might be hidden within the Witch Clan's internal library."

"What kind of past events and great secrets are recorded there? The dark history during the rise of the gods?"

"Then you must be prepared to spend millennia, even tens of thousands of years, searching," Dijiang replied, hands behind his back. "Although we've left behind the historical truths hidden in the annals of time, in reality... we are also conflicted."

"Firstly, we respect objective reality. We have broad enough hearts to bear everything from the past, even if our hands were stained with blood and we committed endless sins... we will face it squarely, never regretting, never evading."

"It was like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future."

"As one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and one of the supreme commanders in the human race's war domain... in the inevitable great war against the Demon Clan in the future, unavoidable slaughter is a given."

"Uprooting entire tribes, one by one, is just a daily routine."

"If your heart is too soft, you cannot be a commander."

"My hero is another's enemy... The rise of a great race is inevitably built upon the piled corpses of its opponents."

Ancestral Witch Dijiang's tone was calm, yet it contained a magnificent aura of "I will go forward even if it means facing ten thousand enemies." The brilliant radiance emanating from his supremely resolute spiritual will made Feng Xi beside him feel dazzled and blinded.

The Witch-Demon Tribulation war, this was an incredibly unbelievable war!

With the deployment of endless warriors, how many would perish within it?

One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand... No, this is the accumulation of trillions upon trillions of corpses, countless heroes buried within!

A decision by an Ancestral Witch, whether to lure the enemy or to attack a stronghold... behind it, vibrant lives would come to an end.

Bearing the pressure of the entire clan's rise and fall, the hopes of a number as vast as an astronomical figure – what kind of pressure is this, falling upon the Ancestral Witches?

When they can face even such a heavy burden with composure... how could they not face the dark history of the past?

"However, our not evading it is one thing, and being brought up repeatedly by some idle fellows is another."

"So, we decided to be decisive."

"Seal away the past, bury the history... after countless ages, let it become an unexplorable black hole."

"Of course, besides these main reasons, there are also some more special factors," Dijiang Ancestral Witch smiled. "Because it involves the fundamental secrets of the Great Dao of some powerful beings, if they were to be investigated deeply, it would lead to very troublesome consequences... Therefore, we took action to seal it within the mists of time."

"However, you can rest assured about the latter."

"These crucial, deadly traps designed to eliminate opponents are absolutely impossible for you to uncover; they are all held by chess players like myself. So you don't need to worry about stepping on a truly fatal landmine and being blown to smithereens."

Even if allowed to browse the library, it didn't mean there were no restrictions, or that anything could be found.

Overall, it was still within the bottom line tacitly agreed upon by the Ancestral Witches... Content that crossed that line would never be found by him in his lifetime.

This was both a restriction and a protection.

It prevented a powerful being, provoked beyond reason, from reaching out a hand from afar and, with a single "splat," turning Feng Xi into a meat patty.

"You are all excellent, outstanding."

Ten prominent figures stood side by side, listening to Houtu Ancestral Witch's post-special training speech.

"In this special training, you have proven your firm spirit, your exceptional wisdom... You are all the most outstanding warriors!"

"Maintain this state, and you will eventually become the pillars of our Witch Clan, the future inheritors of the Human Race's cause!"

Houtu Ancestral Witch delivered an impassioned speech, and the ten human heroes applauded in unison... a picture of perfect harmony.

--This scene required overlooking the fact that nine of them were currently bleeding from their noses and mouths, looking half-dead.

The one in the best condition was surprisingly Feng Xi!

Because the gap was too large, Dijiang could easily control the situation when dealing with him... so, not even a few hairs were lost.

This situation brought immense solace to Feng Xi's already battered heart.

The heavens have eyes... he sighed contentedly. Feng Xi's applause was the most enthusiastic, causing Houtu Ancestral Witch to glance at him more than once before speaking her final words.

"I declare--this special training has successfully concluded!"