Buzhou Mountain.
Pangu Temple
Above the enormous blood pool, Chen Tian sat cross-legged in midair, constantly absorbing its power.
As the thirteenth Ancestor Witch of the Prehistoric World, he felt completely different from the other Ancestor Witches.
Though terrifying baleful energy surrounded him, he had a gentle, refined air about him.
He was a Transmigrator.
At first, Chen Tian had refused to accept that he had transmigrated as the thirteenth Ancestor Witch of the Witch Clan.
After all, anyone who had read about the Prehistoric World knew that—
The Witch Clan were all a bunch of rough-hewn brutes.
Even Houtu and Xuanming weren't cute, girlish maidens when they revealed their true forms.
But after spending a long time with the Twelve Ancestor Witches, Chen Tian began to think that becoming an Ancestor Witch wasn't so bad after all.
The Ancestor Witches might not have been the most decent people, but they were truly good to their own brothers.
Chen Tian was the last of the Ancestor Witches to take form.
After the Pangu essence blood had given rise to the Twelve Ancestor Witches, very little remained, leaving Chen Tian innately incomplete.
When the other Ancestor Witches learned of this, they each contributed some of their essence blood to help complete his innate nature. He was deeply moved.
He had made up his mind: he would lead the Witch Clan through the Measure Calamity!
After refining twelve drops of Ancestor Witch essence blood, Chen Tian's system gave him a prompt.
"Congratulations, Host. You have successfully completed your innate nature. Reward: Heavenly Dao Exotic Treasure, God-Slaying Spear!"
The God-Slaying Spear?
Wasn't that Luo Hou's innate magic treasure?
Chen Tian was a little surprised. He had never left Pangu Temple, but judging from the news Dijiang had brought him, the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation was now in its final stages.
The Dao-Devil War should have already begun. Luo Hou was probably fighting Hongjun and the others right now.
Where had the system gotten the God-Slaying Spear for him?
"Please rest assured, Host. With this system's intervention, even the Heavenly Dao of the Prehistoric World will never discover it."
"Then I'm relieved."
Seeing the system assure him, Chen Tian put his mind at ease and continued cultivating in the blood pool.
The battlefield of the Dao-Devil War.
This place had long since lost all traces of a Spiritual Mountain Blessed Land.
The sky had shattered, revealing the pitch-black Chaos beyond. Earth, fire, water, and wind surged unchecked, reducing mountains and rivers spanning trillions of light-years to dust.
Thick Demonic Qi blotted out the heavens, clashing violently with Immortal Dao Pure Light, spatial ripples, Yin-Yang Qi, and the Five Elements Divine Light, then annihilating them.
Each clash made the western continent of the Prehistoric World tremble.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation had already been deployed, its gates standing in the four directions.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword brought slaughter, the Immortal-Slaying Sword brought ruin, the Xianxian Sword sent red light flashing in every direction, and the Juexian Sword wrought endless transformations. The Grand Unity Immortals' robes were stained with blood.
Boundless sword qi, baleful energy, malevolent energy, and killing intent swept through the formation, evolving into earth, fire, water, and wind and refining Chaos anew. Its might was overwhelming.
Above Hongjun's head, the Jade Disc of Creation shone with flowing Dao light. The Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud protected him, while the Pangu Banner in his hand swung again and again, unleashing streams of Chaos Qi that tore through the Demonic Qi and battered the sword formation.
Ancestor Yang Mei's figure flickered in and out as he wielded the Great Dao of Space with extraordinary skill, slipping through gaps in the sword qi.
A phantom willow branch swept out, often wiping away a swath of Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi.
The Yin-Yang Ancestor stood beneath the Taiji Diagram, pinning earth, fire, water, and wind in place, while Ancestor Five Elements stood atop a five-colored lotus platform.
The Five Elements Divine Light flashed back and forth, locked in a fierce struggle with the Demonic Qi and sword qi in the formation under Luo Hou's control.
Four of the Prehistoric World's top Great Powers had joined forces, each wielding a Supreme Treasure, yet they still couldn't break through the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation—said to be unbreakable by any less than four Sages. It showed just how profound Luo Hou's cultivation was and how formidable the formation was.
Luo Hou sat atop the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus. Streams of destructive demonic light poured from the lotus platform, warding off most of the attacks from Hongjun and the others.
He was at the center of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, controlling the grand formation.
Though he seemed to be struggling a little against the four experts, his face showed not the slightest fear.
Instead, he wore the composure of a cat toying with a mouse—and even seemed to conceal a hint of excitement.
"You four think you can fight me? Then meet your end in my Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!"
Luo Hou unleashed the full power of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, and Hongjun and the others' expressions instantly darkened.
If this went on, not only would they fall—Luo Hou might refine the entire Prehistoric World.
"Everyone, I'll go on ahead!"
The Yin-Yang Ancestor seemed to have made up his mind. He immediately detonated his own origin, blasting a small gap in the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
But it was nowhere near enough.
The other three wore pained expressions.
The four of them had weathered the Fierce Beasts and the two great calamities of the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation together. Though their differing beliefs had sometimes led to conflict, their bond was real.
"Hongjun, this is my final ripple! You'll have to see the Great Dao for me!"
After Ancestor Five Elements finished speaking, he too detonated his own origin.
The tremendous force instantly broke through the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
Although Luo Hou swiftly stabilized the formation's core, Hongjun and Yangmei managed to escape.
"Damn it!"
Luo Hou's face twisted with rage.
The Yin-Yang Ancestor and Ancestor Five Elements had been so resolute that they'd detonated their origins just to help Hongjun and Yangmei escape.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was damaged, and Luo Hou had sustained serious injuries as well.
Grief and fury showed plainly on Hongjun and Yangmei's faces as they charged straight at Luo Hou.
With the Pangu Banner in his hand, Hongjun stirred up the Chaos Turbulence with every swing, sending it surging toward Luo Hou again and again.
Yangmei gripped the Hollow Willow Branch and lashed it at Luo Hou, directly breaking through the protective Demonic Qi of the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus.
"Very well. In that case, I'll play with you myself!"
Luo Hou had always believed himself inferior to no one. Even facing two opponents at once, he was confident he could destroy them.
"Come, spear! Fight alongside me!"
"Bad news! He's going to use the God-Slaying Spear!" Yangmei cried out, but his attacks never let up.
Hongjun cast out the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, shielding himself and Yangmei as they braced for Luo Hou's attack.
The God-Slaying Spear was a Heavenly Dao Exotic Treasure, peerless in offense, with an attack power on the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure.
What's more, it could kill without incurring karmic consequences, and directly wound a Primordial Spirit.
One strike from it could kill even the two of them.
"Come, spear!"
Luo Hou struck a pose and repeatedly tried to summon the God-Slaying Spear.
What was going on?
Puzzled, he hurriedly checked his sea of consciousness. Aside from the Nine Demon Pagoda, which he rarely used, there was nothing inside.
Seriously?
Where was his spear?
"System, did you take my spear?"
Luo Hou looked at the orb floating in his sea of consciousness and hurriedly asked.
He was sure his system had swiped the God-Slaying Spear.
System: "..."
What could it say?
The God-Slaying Spear had disappeared without warning. Even the system hadn't seen how it happened.
"Most likely, the Heavenly Dao intervened," the system explained.
"Good one, Heavenly Dao! Hongjun really is in league with you!"
Luo Hou was blazing with anger.
Damn you, Heavenly Dao! One day, I'll stab a hole right through your damned sky!
Zhang Hao was dumbfounded when he saw this.
What the heck?
How could he pin this on me?
I just woke up!