First Encounter with the Wu Race

Time flew like a white colt glimpsed through a crack. In the blink of an eye, Jiang He had been wandering the Primordial World for over two thousand years. During that time, he had successfully raised his cultivation to the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm! For most of those two thousand years, he had either been traveling or hunting for treasure!

Near an unnamed immortal mountain, Jiang He was fighting an Eagle Demon! The Eagle Demon had an eagle's head and a human body, a pair of wings sprouting from his back, and a double-pronged fork in hand as he continuously attacked Jiang He. At that moment, Jiang He was shrouded in golden flames. Blazing pillars of fire surged from his hands again and again, hurtling toward the Eagle Demon. Countless flames gathered in midair into a scorching net of fire, closing in on the Eagle Demon from all directions. Seeing himself about to be trapped, the Eagle Demon beat his wings, intending to escape into the heavens! How could Jiang He possibly let him have his way? His mana surged, and the fire net instantly contracted, trapping the Eagle Demon within. The searing flames scorched his body, drawing out a miserable shriek before the net gradually sliced him into chunks of mangled flesh.

Jiang He swiftly collected the Demon Core dropped by the Eagle Demon, moving with practiced ease!

"Another Demon Core from the Taiyi Realm!" Jiang He chuckled, then quickly felt around beside the Eagle Demon's shattered corpse. It was a Space Gem, containing the entirety of the Eagle Demon's belongings!

"As expected, murder and arson are the fastest roads to a golden belt!" Jiang He sighed as he gave the contents of the Space Gem a quick glance.

Clearly, this was not Jiang He's first time doing such a thing! Over the years, he had adhered to one principle: fight if he could win, run if he could not. He did not care in the slightest about killing people and becoming tainted by karma!

Because when he killed his first Demon Race member, he discovered that the Red Dust Pearl had absorbed all his karma. In other words, he could now kill without accruing karma—more useful than Merit itself!

Moreover, as the Red Dust Pearl improved, it could automatically conceal his information. In other words, no one else could divine anything about him at all!

With this trick, Jiang He had done no small amount of fishing enforcement in the Primordial World these past years!

He had also cultivated two Laws at once: the Law of Wind and the Law of Thunder. Both had already reached minor mastery, while the Law of Wind was on the verge of major mastery. Such cultivation speed could only be called astonishing! Of course, it was all thanks to how frequently he had used the Law of Wind to run away over the years.

Jiang He happily picked up the two eagle wings, swiftly plucked them clean, and set them over a fire. Before long, the fragrance of roasted meat spread through the area.

"What fragrant meat! Might this fellow Daoist give me a piece to taste?"

Just as Jiang He was happily roasting meat, those words suddenly came from behind him. He jolted in fright and nearly threw the meat away!

He turned around to see a burly man in human form walking slowly toward him. His dark brown skin was covered in all manner of patterns, a beast-hide skirt hung around his waist, and he held a peachwood staff in his hand.

"Of course! Meeting is fate, after all. There are exactly two big wings here—one for each of us!" Seeing the man's attire, Jiang He guessed from the information he had gathered that this might be a member of the Wu Race!

"Haha, good! I like your straightforward nature, fellow Daoist! I am Kuafu, a Great Witch of the Wu Race!"

Upon hearing Kuafu introduce himself, Jiang He also gave his name. "I am Jiang He of the Human Race!"

Hearing Jiang He identify himself as Human Race, Kuafu froze for a moment before smiling again. "So you are a Human Race member, fellow Daoist. Come to think of it, the two of us can be considered fated."

"Oh? How so?"

"Fellow Daoist, have you heard the rumors about the Human Race that spread widely across the Primordial World some time ago?"

Jiang He's eyes abruptly narrowed at those words. What, was he trying to verify them?

Seeing Jiang He's expression, Kuafu hurriedly said, "Do not misunderstand, fellow Daoist. This is what happened: when those rumors first began to spread, Ancestor Witch Houtu sent me to investigate. After making inquiries in many places, I confirmed that the rumor had first spread from the mouths of the Demon Race. Later, I led my clansmen to the Human Race territory and sent lesser witches into the Human Race's Trade City. They exchanged for two drops of essence blood from the humans in the city. Once I brought them back and took a look, I found that every bit of those rumors was false! After returning and reporting to Ancestor Witch Houtu, I could not swallow my anger, so I went and beat up every Demon Race member in the surrounding area."

"Wouldn't you say that makes us fated?"

"Ha! You truly are a man of genuine temperament, fellow Daoist!"

Afterward, Jiang He took out wine brewed by the Human Race. The two of them ate meat and drank wine, chatting away!

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"Today, I have enjoyed speaking with you greatly, fellow Daoist. How about we address each other as brothers from now on?"

Jiang He also greatly liked this Wu Race man. He was direct and forthright, with no hidden schemes! It was also a good opportunity to gather some information about the Wu Race.

Afterward, Jiang He followed Kuafu to the Wu Race tribe.

"Did you hear? Great Witch Kuafu brought a Human Race member back!"

"Really? I've never even seen a Human Race member before!"

"Would I lie to you? He's in the tribal hall right now!"

"I wonder how strong this Human Race member is?"

"I don't think he looks like much. He looks so scrawny—I bet he'd fall with one punch!"

"One finger from me, and he'd fall!"

"I could blow on him, and he'd fall."

"I...!"

While the ordinary Wu Race members discussed Jiang He, Jiang He was inside the Wu Race hall talking with Kuafu and another Great Witch, Houyi.

It turned out that this was Ancestor Witch Houtu's tribe, and both Kuafu and Houyi were Great Witches of the Houtu Tribe! Once Houyi learned that Jiang He was Human Race, he too looked Jiang He over curiously.

The news of Empress Nuwa creating the Human Race had long spread throughout the Primordial World. Combined with the information previously spread by the Demon Race, Houyi had become even more curious about the Human Race. Now that one had come right to the Wu Race, perhaps because of the battle-hungry blood in the Wu Race, Houyi wanted to see exactly what methods this Human Race member possessed.

Jiang He had originally come to the Wu Race to gather information for the Red Dust Pearl to analyze. Who would have expected the Wu Race to be so battle-hungry? The two immediately hit it off and decided to spar outside the tribe!

Outside the Wu Race tribe, many ordinary lesser witches had already gathered to watch the excitement. The Wu Race's method of fighting was rather unique. As long as witches below the Great Witch realm stood upon the earth, an endless stream of power would gather in their bodies, and they would never know fatigue. Thus, they generally fought by charging headlong about with no technique to speak of! But once they broke through to the Great Witch realm, they had cultivated the power of Laws and could leave the earth to fight!

Jiang He and Houyi were engaged in fierce battle in the sky. Compared with the Wu Race's formidable physical bodies, Jiang He's Martial True Body was not much inferior. At the same realm, Jiang He had never feared anyone. He charged at Houyi, cycling through all kinds of martial techniques in his hands. Houyi was used to charging straight through everything—when had he ever seen martial techniques as intricate as Jiang He's? Moreover, before battle, Jiang He habitually covered his entire body in Sun Fire. With every clash, Houyi had to endure the risk of being burned by Jiang He. What was even more infuriating was Jiang He's elusive footwork. Jiang He was almost always on the offensive, while Houyi could only defend.

Left with no choice, Houyi had to call upon the power of Laws. A massive stone pillar slowly rose from the earth and lifted Houyi into the air. Standing atop the pillar, Houyi seemed even more imposing than before. A bow and arrows materialized in his hands, and sharp arrows condensed from Laws shot rapidly toward Jiang He!

Seeing this, Jiang He hurriedly unleashed the Sky-Covering Hand. An incomparably massive flaming palm instantly appeared in the sky. The incoming arrows were blocked one after another by the giant palm, whose momentum did not diminish as it reached straight for Houyi. Houyi hurriedly dodged aside, and the enormous palm immediately slammed into the stone pillar, shattering it in an instant!

"Nine Arrows United!" Houyi shouted. The nine sharp arrows condensed in his hand rapidly merged in the sky into one giant arrow. This giant arrow flew swiftly toward Jiang He, its immense force making the surrounding space seem as though it might shatter. Jiang He felt as if something had locked onto him. No matter how he evaded, he could not escape its targeting. It seemed he could only meet it head-on. Gritting his teeth, Jiang He used the latest move he had developed. His palms swiftly came together, and a bright sphere of light slowly condensed between them. The ever-gathering power of Laws was continuously compressed in his hands, finally forming a True Sun Fireball compressed to the absolute limit!

True Sun Fire was a whole tier above Sun Fire. Jiang He had accidentally discovered it while idly compressing flames for fun, unexpectedly managing to figure out True Sun Fire! He had always kept it as a killing move.

The sphere of light and the golden giant arrow collided and exploded in the sky, terrifying shockwaves spreading outward!

Kuafu, who was watching the battle, hurriedly used a divine ability to protect the Wu Race members watching nearby!

As the smoke and dust cleared, an enormous crater appeared in the ground. At its bottom, flames that had yet to die out still burned across the earth, turning it into translucent, glass-like crystal.

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