Honghuang: Devouring the Eleven Ancestral Witches at the Start
Chapter 1

Rebirth in the Primordial World, I Choose the Three

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With a series of electronic sounds, Di Jiang's consciousness felt like it was stuffed into a high-speed centrifuge. After spinning and whirling, he was forcefully shoved into a solid container.

After an unknown amount of time, a million years, or perhaps a hundred million years! Di Jiang slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was not a ceiling, but a vast, boundless dome covered in Dao patterns, exuding an ancient and desolate aura.

"Where am I?"

Di Jiang tried to raise his hand to rub his eyes, but found his arm incredibly heavy. His skin was a healthy bronze color, covered in silver-gray, constantly flowing, mysterious patterns. With the slightest movement, the surrounding space rippled faintly.

Looking down, "Good heavens, this physique, these muscle lines, could win first place in a global Mr. Universe competition!"

Glancing around again, he was lying in the center of an enormous divine hall. The pillars were so thick they rivaled planetary orbits, and the air was filled with a heart-stopping sense of power. Beside him, eleven giant eggs were neatly arranged!

These eggs varied in color – crimson, murky yellow, azure... Each one contained immense energy and a unique Dao aura, pulsing rhythmically like heartbeats, as if in slumber.

"Eggs? A divine hall? A muscular hunk's body? Wait, why is this ruler by my pillow emitting purple energy? And it feels like it could measure and break the galaxy with a single sweep?"

Di Jiang's mind was a mess. Memories of his past life as a web novel enthusiast began to surge. This setup, this scene!

"Holy crap! Did I transmigrate to the Primordial World and become that Ancestral Witch of Space and Speed, the leader of the Twelve Ancestral WitchesDi Jiang?"

Just as he was trying to process this earth-shattering fact and feeling a twinge of pain about his future fate of "not cultivating the Primordial Spirit, only training the physical body, and most likely getting wiped out in the Witch-Demon War," a dispassionate electronic voice sounded in his mind:

Ding! Host soul and Ancestral Witch Di Jiang's origin have fused. God-tier Choice System officially activated! Binding successful!

"System?"

Di Jiang's spirits lifted. Web novels don't lie! The standard equipment for a transmigrator has arrived as expected!

Beginner's gift package has been distributed. Please check it, host. Initial choice mission is now issued. Please make your selection from the following three options:

A light screen unfolded before Di Jiang, displaying three clear options:

Option One: Abandon the Ancestral Witch bloodline, reward: a complete Primordial Spirit.

Seeing this, Di Jiang's mind began to whir. "Abandon the Ancestral Witch bloodline? So I won't be a brute anymore? The Ancestral Witch's physical body is strong, but without a Primordial Spirit, I can't comprehend the Heavenly Dao or use magical treasures. I'd be like a super-soldier. If I had a complete Primordial Spirit, with my knowledge of the Primordial World's plot and the system's assistance, I could join a Xuanmen sect or find a place to develop in secret. Maybe I could truly avoid the great tribulation and live freely. After all, you can only output if you're alive! And the Three Pure Ones seem to have good benefits too?"

Option Two: Sacrifice part of your origin to help other Ancestral Witches be born quickly, reward: the Witch Clan's method for cultivating Primordial Spirits.

"This option..." Di Jiang stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping over the eleven giant eggs. "Interesting. Sacrifice a part of me to speed up my brothers and sisters' births. The reward is that the entire Witch Clan can cultivate Primordial Spirits? Holy cow, if this succeeds, twelve Ancestral Witches with Primordial Spirits, and we can set up the Great Formation of the Myriad Heavens to summon Pangu's True Body! That picture is too beautiful to imagine! We'd be unstoppable in the Primordial World! Is this the path to collective wealth and common prosperity? It sounds promising, but the initial investment is quite large, and leading a bunch of muscle-bound guys to cultivate Primordial Spirits is also a technical challenge..."

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Option Three: Devour the origins of other Ancestral Witches, reward: the Innate Supreme Treasure Chaos Bell, a Primordial Spirit perfectly compatible with your physical body, and complete control over the laws and Daos of the other Ancestral Witches. (Note: After devouring, the host will enter a re-gestation phase, but consciousness will remain.)

"Hiss—!" Di Jiang gasped, feeling as if the air quality in Pangu Divine Hall had improved by a few percentage points. "Devour the origins of all my brothers and sisters?! This... this is too ruthless! It's practically a demonic path! But the rewards are truly tempting... The Chaos Bell! Eastern Emperor Taiyi's signature item! An Innate Supreme Treasure! Integrated offense and defense, suppressing destiny! And a Primordial Spirit perfectly compatible with my physical body, meaning I can tank, fight, and strategize! Most importantly, complete control over all the Ancestral Witches' laws! Time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, weather, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning—I'd become a collection of laws!"

Di Jiang's heart pounded. "But the price is re-gestation. I'll miss some early opportunities in the Primordial World? And in the future Witch-Demon War, I'll be alone? The Demon Clan has countless members, and the Star Array of the Myriad Heavens. Fighting the entire Heavenly Court alone? Isn't that a bit too much pressure?"

Three choices, three completely different paths, clashed fiercely in his mind. Should he focus on self-preservation, lead his clan to defy fate, or embark on a lonely path to power? Di Jiang was so conflicted that his Ancestral Witch body felt a bit hot. To make a wiser decision, he decided to ask a crucial question first:

"System, Old Ancestor Pangu, is he truly completely dead? Is there any chance he left behind any contingency plans or a sliver of his will?"

Confirmed by the supreme rule, Great God Pangu has indeed completely transformed into all things, his will completely dissipated, with no remnants remaining. Answer complete.

"Completely gone, huh..." Di Jiang murmured, the last shred of his worry disappearing. Since the biggest backing was confirmed to be gone, in the crisis-ridden Primordial World, what sibling affection? It all had to take a backseat! His eyes gradually sharpened.

"Option One is too cowardly, not fitting my Ancestral Witch identity and demeanor!"

"Option Two has a beautiful prospect, but too many variables. Leading the entire clan is too difficult!"

"Only Option Three, though extreme, allows all power to be concentrated in one body, with risks and rewards! The Chaos Bell, plus the laws of all Twelve Ancestral Witches, plus a Primordial Spirit—this setup means I'm invincible below the Saint level, and can trade blows with a Saint! What if I face the Witch-Demon War alone in the future? If I can't win, can't I run? With the laws of time and space and the Chaos Bell, where in the vast Primordial World can't I go!"

A gambler's mentality instantly took over. Fortune favors the bold!

"System, I choose Three!"

Ding! Choice confirmed: Devour the origins of other Ancestral Witches! Rewards will be issued upon completion of the devouring. Friendly reminder: During the re-gestation period, host consciousness will remain clear. You may observe the evolution of the Primordial World. Wishing you a pleasant meal and a smooth rebirth!

Di Jiang took a deep breath, looking at the eleven "brothers and sisters" still soundly asleep around him, a complex smile appearing on his face. Then, his Ancestral Witch True Body surged, transforming into a massive vortex of devouring, enveloping the giant eggs...

Ding! Congratulations on triggering the hidden achievement "Primordial World's Most Ruthless Person." The Chaos Bell is traversing space and time and is expected to make a certain Golden Crow cry!

Just as Di Jiang transformed into a vortex and began devouring the giant eggs, one of the eggs suddenly trembled, and a blurry dreamlike murmur emerged: "Big Brother, you're stealing my egg yolk!"

Di Jiang's movements froze. Looking at the remaining ten eggs, oblivious, he wore a fatherly smile!

"I'm sorry, everyone. Big Brother will help you experience the harshness of society first—no, the cruelty of the Primordial World. Once I'm invincible, I guarantee I'll leave you a luxurious position in the history books of the Primordial World!"

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