"The Great Priest's Lifespan has run dry. He has already passed away in meditation."
"The second, third, fourth, and fifth priests have likewise returned to the embrace of the great Witch God!"
Li Yin's words were like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, striking straight into the hearts of every Southern Barbarian.
The Great Priest had passed away?
The other Divine Mansion Realm priests were gone too?
Countless Southern Barbarians stared in utter disbelief.
"No, that's impossible!"
"How could the Great Priest possibly pass away in meditation?"
The Great Priest had lived for thousands of years.
In the hearts of the Southern Barbarians, he was an existence second only to the great Witch God.
And now, the Holy Maiden was telling them that their god was dead?
How could they accept that?
Li Yin's voice continued to ring out.
"By the divine decree of the Witch God, I, Li Yin, Holy Maiden of the Witch God, shall from this moment formally succeed to the position of Great Priest of the Witch God Hall. I shall be the twelfth Great Priest of the Witch God Hall, holding authority over the Witch God teachings."
As her words fell.
A vast, illusory manifestation of the Holy Maiden slowly appeared above the skies of the Southern Wasteland, resonating with the bell chimes.
The pressure of a Divine Mansion Realm great power.
Truly and tangibly descended upon this land.
"Now, I shall relay the Witch God's decree."
"From this moment onward, the Thirty-Six Caves, the Seventy-Two Tribes, and all cultivators of the Witch God Hall are to cease resisting at once and submit to King of Chu's Your Highness."
"Any who dare defy this order shall be deemed traitors to the Witch God, and their entire clans shall be exterminated!"
Those words.
Were like a