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As the electronic voice sounded, Di Jiang's consciousness felt as if it had been shoved into a high-speed centrifuge. After the world spun around him, he was suddenly pressed into a solid vessel.
Who knew how long had passed— a million years, or a hundred million? Di Jiang slowly opened his eyes. Instead of a ceiling, he saw a boundless dome covered in countless Daoist patterns, radiating an ancient, desolate aura.
"Where am I?"
Di Jiang tried to raise his hand and rub his eyes, only to find his arm impossibly heavy. His skin was a healthy bronze, covered in flowing silver-gray patterns of profound meaning. The slightest movement sent faint ripples through the space around him.
Looking down, he was stunned. With a build and muscle definition like that, he could easily win the Mr. Universe pageant!
He looked around. He was lying at the center of an enormous divine hall. Its pillars were as thick as planetary orbits, and the air brimmed with an awe-inspiring power. Beside him lay eleven enormous eggs, arranged in neat rows!
They were different colors—crimson, murky yellow, deep blue... Each contained immense energy and a unique aura of law, rising and falling rhythmically like a heartbeat, as if they were asleep.
"Eggs? A divine hall? A hulking, muscular body? Wait, why is the ruler by my pillow glowing purple? And why does it feel like I could use it to measure a star river in half?"
Di Jiang's mind was a muddle, and his memories as an online novel enthusiast began bubbling up. This setup, this scene!
"No way! Did I transmigrate into the Primordial World and become Di Jiang, the Ancestral Witch who's the progenitor of space and speed, and the leader of the Twelve Ancestral Witches?"
As he tried to process this earth-shattering truth, and felt a twinge of dread at his future—"cultivate no Primordial Spirit, train only the body, and probably bite the dust in the Witch-Demon War"—an emotionless electronic voice rang in his mind:
Ding! The host's soul has successfully fused with the origin of Ancestral Witch Di Jiang. God-Level Choice System activated! Binding successful!
"A system?"
Di Jiang's spirits lifted. Online novels hadn't lied to him! The transmigrator's standard-issue system had finally arrived!
The Novice Gift Pack has been issued. Please check it, host. Your initial choice task is now available. Please choose one of the following three options:
A light screen unfolded before Di Jiang, displaying three clear options:
Option One: Abandon the Ancestral Witch Bloodline and receive a complete Primordial Spirit.
Seeing this, Di Jiang's mind raced. "Abandon the Ancestral Witch Bloodline? So I wouldn't have to be a brute? The Ancestral Witches have powerful bodies, sure, but without a Primordial Spirit, they can't comprehend the Heavenly Dao or use magic treasures. They're like super-soldiers.
"With a complete Primordial Spirit, my knowledge of the Primordial World's storylines and the system's help might let me join the Profound Sect or quietly develop somewhere. Maybe I could even avoid the calamity and live freely. After all, I can't deal damage if I'm dead! And the Three Pure Ones seem to offer pretty good benefits, too."
Option Two: Give up part of your origin to help the other Ancestral Witches emerge more quickly. Reward: a cultivation method that allows the Witch Clan to develop Primordial Spirits.
"This option..."
Di Jiang rubbed his chin and glanced at the eleven enormous eggs. "Interesting. I'd sacrifice part of myself to help my younger siblings emerge sooner. The reward would let the entire Witch Clan cultivate Primordial Spirits? Holy crap! If it worked, twelve Ancestral Witches with Primordial Spirits could still form the Great Formation of the Myriad Heavens and summon Pangu True Body!
"That'd be too beautiful to imagine! We'd rule the Primordial World! Is this a path to collective prosperity and shared wealth? It sounds promising, but the upfront investment is steep. And teaching a bunch of muscle-bound brutes to cultivate Primordial Spirits would be a technical challenge..."
Option Three: Devour the origins of the other Ancestral Witches. Reward: the Innate Supreme Treasure Chaos Bell, a Primordial Spirit perfectly compatible with your body, and complete mastery of the other Ancestral Witches' Law Dao. (Note: After devouring them, the host will enter a rebirth stage, but will not lose consciousness.)
"Hiss—!"
Di Jiang sucked in a breath, feeling as if the air quality in Pangu Divine Hall had improved by a fraction of a percent.
"Devour all my younger siblings' origins?! That's... That's way too ruthless! It's practically the Demonic Path! But the rewards are seriously tempting... The Chaos Bell! Eastern Emperor Taiyi's signature treasure! An Innate Supreme Treasure! It can both attack and defend, and suppress the fate of a clan!
"And a Primordial Spirit perfectly compatible with my body. That means I can take hits, dish them out, and strategize! Most important of all, I'd gain complete mastery over all the Ancestral Witches' laws! Time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, weather, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning—I'd become a walking collection of laws!"
Di Jiang's heart pounded. "But the price is entering rebirth. Would I miss out on some of the Primordial World's early opportunities? And when the Witch-Demon War comes, would I be the only one left, a general without an army? The Demon Clan has mountains and seas of troops, plus the Star Array of the Myriad Heavens. Could I face an entire Heavenly Court alone? Isn't that a bit too much pressure?"
The three choices represented three completely different paths, clashing fiercely in his mind. Should he look out for himself, lead his people in defying fate, or embark on a lonely path to power?
Di Jiang was so torn that even his Ancestral Witch body began to grow warm. To make a more informed decision, he decided to ask one crucial question first:
"System, did the old man Pangu really perish completely? Is there any chance he left behind a backup plan or a trace of his remnant will?"
Confirmed by the highest rules: Pangu has indeed transformed completely into all things. His will has dissipated entirely, with nothing remaining. End of response.
"So he's really gone..." Di Jiang murmured, and the last of his reservations vanished. Since his greatest backer definitely didn't exist, then in the perilous Primordial World, what was sibling affection—egg white? It could all wait!
His gaze gradually sharpened.
"Option One is too cautious. It doesn't fit the bearing of an Ancestral Witch!"
"Option Two has a bright future, but too many variables. Leading an entire clan would be too hard!"
"Only Option Three. It's extreme, but it brings all the power together in one person, with risks to match the rewards! The Chaos Bell, all twelve Ancestral Witches' laws, and a Primordial Spirit—that setup makes me invincible below the Sages, and an even trade with anyone above them!
"So what if I face the Witch-Demon War alone? If I can't win, I can still run! With the laws of time and space and the Chaos Bell, where in the vast Primordial World couldn't I go?"
Gambler's instinct took over in an instant. Fortune favored the bold!
"System, I choose three!"
Ding! Choice confirmed: devour the origins of the other Ancestral Witches! Rewards will be issued after the devouring is complete. Friendly reminder: The host will remain conscious during rebirth and may observe the evolution of the Primordial World. Enjoy your meal, and good luck with your rebirth!
Di Jiang took a deep breath and looked at the eleven "younger siblings" still fast asleep around him. A complicated smile appeared on his face. Then his Ancestral Witch True Body surged, transforming into a gigantic devouring vortex that swallowed the enormous eggs...
Ding! Congratulations on unlocking the hidden achievement "The Primordial World's Most Ruthless"! The Chaos Bell is currently crossing time and space to reach you. Estimated result: making a certain Golden Crow cry!
At the moment Di Jiang turned into a vortex and began devouring the eggs, one of them suddenly trembled and let out a muffled murmur in its sleep: "Big Brother, you stole my yolk!"
Di Jiang froze. Looking at the remaining ten eggs, still completely unaware, he smiled like a kindly father.
"Sorry, everyone. I'll help you experience the cruelty of society first—no, the brutality of the Primordial World. Once I'm invincible, I promise to save you all a nice spot in the history books!"
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