Xuanyuan and Chi You both understood that this was a struggle dictated by their fate. They no longer wasted words on each other and instead led their armies into battle.
The Human Race had been multiplying for hundreds of thousands of years. Since Laozi of the Human Religion had passed down the Dao Lineage, many had achieved success in cultivation, and quite a few had become immortals. Thus, when the two sides clashed, the battle was a spectacle that drew the attention of countless cultivators throughout the Primordial World.
Xuanyuan was the Human Race Co-lord and held the moral high ground. Aside from the Jiuli Clan, the vast majority of the Human Race supported him.
As for Chi You, he could never have stood against the entire Human Race with only the Jiuli soldiers. But things were different now. With Empress Pingxin's approval, some of the Witch Clan had joined the Jiuli ranks, changing the situation entirely.
Though the Witch Clan had fallen into decline, its members were individually powerful. Otherwise, they would never have been able to contend with the Yao Race Heavenly Court back then.
The several Great Witches in particular were all at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level or above. As soon as the two sides met, they inflicted heavy casualties on Xuanyuan's forces.
Seeing that he was outmatched, Xuanyuan was alarmed and hurriedly ordered a retreat.
Once back in Chendu, Xuanyuan realized that he could never win through his own abilities alone, so he went straight to his master, Guangchengzi.
As the foremost disciple of the Chan Sect, Guangchengzi already knew about Chi You. He understood that Xuanyuan had to overcome this tribulation and kill Chi You if he was to unite the Human Race. This was the Human Emperor's fate, and the merit lay in