The Target: Wu Yuan

Houtu Ancestral Witch and Dijiang Ancestral Witch were indeed overjoyed. They were full of anticipation for Wu Yuan, convinced he would become another pillar holding up the heavens for the Witch Court.

They had simply thought it would take at least a trillion years, perhaps even several Heaven and Earth Reincarnations.

They had never expected—

In less than a hundred million years since the Tenth Ruin Realm opened, Wu Yuan had undergone yet another transformation.

"A peerless prodigy." Houtu Ancestral Witch sighed softly. "In terms of talent alone, neither Jin Yi nor I can compare to Wu Yuan. He's like an uncut jade, revealing ever more astonishing brilliance the further he travels along the path of cultivation."

Dijiang Ancestral Witch nodded, sincerely impressed. "You certainly picked well."

Even after Houtu Ancestral Witch had chosen Wu Yuan, he hadn't thought much of him.

In his view, a true peerless prodigy should rise step by step from among countless beings, not be someone deliberately singled out.

Houtu Ancestral Witch had chosen many people before, but none had been particularly dazzling. Almost none had even become True Saints.

Then came Wu Yuan. He had overturned Dijiang Ancestral Witch's understanding time and again, until today, when even Dijiang had no choice but to admit his greatness.

"According to True Saint Dong Yi, the depths of the Tenth Ruin Realm hold a great secret, one connected to that legendary, great leader. They all underwent a transformation." Dijiang Ancestral Witch smiled. "Having a connection to that being is a stroke of fortune for Wu Yuan, too."

"Mm." Houtu Ancestral Witch nodded. "True Saint Luanhai, True Saint Luo Quan, and the other two were all formidable. Every one of them had created a Supreme Saint art... yet Wu Yuan slaughtered them all in the blink of an