This was the first time Hongjun had appeared before all the beings of the Primordial World since lecturing at Purple Heaven Palace. Strictly speaking, he was no longer Hongjun—not merely an Innate Divine Demon of the Primordial World, nor simply the First Saint. He might instead be called Heavenly Dao Hongjun.
However, aside from East King Duke, no one knew this. They had only a vague understanding of what the Dao Ancestor had said earlier about merging with the Dao.
So when they saw Heavenly Dao Hongjun arrive at the battlefield, they all hurriedly bowed.
"Greetings, Dao Ancestor!"
The Witch and Demon Races had two different attitudes and two different feelings.
The Demon Race had been completely powerless against Pangu True Body. They had thought they were doomed, but never expected the Dao Ancestor to arrive and save them. Di Jun and the other demons, having escaped death, were naturally relieved to have survived the calamity.
With the Dao Ancestor here in person, Di Jun felt reassured. He believed the Demon Race was safe. In the eyes of the Primordial World's cultivators who cultivated their primordial spirits, Saints were heaven itself—let alone Hongjun, the Lord of the Mystic Gate. Strictly speaking, all the beings of the Primordial World were disciples of the Mystic Gate.
The Demon Race was relieved, but the Witch Clan was filled with resentment. In this Witch-Demon War, the Witch Clan had suffered heavy losses. Under the Myriad Stars Array, their losses were far worse than the Demon Race's.
Moreover, conjuring Pangu True Body with the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Array consumed the Ancestral Witches' life force and harmed them. That was why Dijiang had not brought out this ultimate weapon from the start.
But just as they were about to kill Di Jun and the