At the center of the vortex, the Witch Clan's demonic shell suddenly awoke. It glared at Wu Tian as he drew nearer and let out a roar. A force of Heaven and Earth answered its call, striking straight at Wu Tian.
Wu Tian's whole body shuddered. His primordial spirit, which had long been tightly bound to his flesh, suddenly stirred—and was ripped from his body. Though weak, primordial spirits were the foundation of communication with the Heavenly Dao. The primordial spirit governed consciousness; if consciousness perished, a reborn primordial spirit would belong to someone else. As long as one's consciousness remained, there were ways to reshape a primordial spirit in this world, such as seizing another's body, though one would have to bear the Karma of the possession and the Karma attached to that body.
The best way was to slowly nurture it within another living being's sea of consciousness, waiting for the right chance to reshape the primordial spirit. But only the Soul Pond possessed such an awe-defying power.
The Witch Clan's primordial spirits were tightly bound to their bodies, spread throughout every cell. This was also why their bodies were stronger than those of others. Wu Tian suddenly understood: to become a god of the Wu Realm, he had to abandon his flesh and exist as a primordial spirit.
Chi You's demonic shell turned into a mass of black Essence, Qi, and Spirit and surged toward Wu Tian. As it entered him, the primordial spirit began to coalesce much faster. The swirling vortex pulled a seven-colored orb out of Wu Tian's body. At its center were two points of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, one black and one white. They merged, forming a hazy gray orb.
The orb shifted constantly, condensing into the strange shape of a monster resembling