Fei Lian's expression turned grim as well.
He had just boasted to Eastern Emperor Taiyi that although he had failed to capture the Hou Tu Tribe, he had already killed Hou Yi.
Yet before long, Hou Yi suddenly appeared and slapped him across the face.
He hurriedly begged for mercy. "Reporting to Eastern Emperor, I do not know what happened either, but I can be certain that Hou Yi was definitely poisoned by my Demon Poison at the time!"
The moment he finished speaking, a gigantic palm sent him flying.
"I'll settle accounts with you when we get back!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi had only reluctantly forgiven Fei Lian for abandoning Nine Infants and the entire Demon Clan Army because Fei Lian claimed he had killed Hou Yi.
But now that Hou Yi stood here alive and well, Eastern Emperor Taiyi naturally believed Fei Lian had been lying.
Fei Lian did not dare defy Eastern Emperor Taiyi. He could only acknowledge the order and step aside.
Yet his venomous gaze remained fixed on Hou Yi.
Hou Yi paid him no attention whatsoever and simply charged toward the Great Witches of the Di Jiang Tribe.
"Brother Xing Tian!"
Hou Yi helped up Xing Tian, who lay on the ground barely clinging to life.
Xing Tian had taken Eastern Emperor Taiyi's attack head-on earlier, and nearly every organ in his body had been knocked out of place.
Blood continuously poured from his mouth, yet even so, he forced himself to speak.
"Go... go quickly! You're not... urgh... a match for Eastern Emperor Taiyi! Go... go!"
"Go? Where would you go? Today, every last one of you Witches will die!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi looked mockingly at Xing Tian and Hou Yi.
Xing Tian was foolish, and Hou Yi was foolish too.
What made Xing Tian think Hou Yi could escape?
And Hou Yi?
After evading Fei Lian's attack, he should have hidden quietly. Yet he had actually brought troops here as reinforcements?
Did he truly think a mere Great Luo Golden Immortal could turn the tide?
Xing Tian stared at Eastern Emperor Taiyi as if he wanted to bore a hole through him with his gaze.
Pressing a hand over his wound, he barely managed to stand with Hou Yi's support.
Before the Demon Clan, the Witch Clan had only two kinds of people.
One kind could still stand and continue fighting.
The other had already given everything they had, before dying a glorious death.
And he, Xing Tian, was the former!
He picked up the Xing Tian Axe. Like Hou Yi's Divine Bow, it was a Strange Treasure rather than a spiritual treasure.
"Eastern Emperor Taiyi, do you dare fight me!"
Xing Tian stood before every member of the Witch Clan and spoke with heroic boldness.
But all he received was Eastern Emperor Taiyi's laughter. "You? Just you? Hahahaha!"
Xing Tian was enraged beyond measure and charged forward with his axe.
But even at his peak, Xing Tian had been no match for Eastern Emperor Taiyi, much less now that Eastern Emperor Taiyi had already injured him.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Eastern Emperor Bell hovered above his head, and none of Xing Tian's attacks could come close to him.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi even watched Xing Tian's movements and laughed. "Xing Tian, the fact that I am strong and you are weak cannot be changed just because you shout a few words!"
With that, Eastern Emperor Taiyi lost interest in continuing to toy with Xing Tian and immediately moved to attack him.
In his panic, Hou Yi fired an arrow, barely halting Eastern Emperor Taiyi's movement before rescuing Xing Tian from beneath his hand.
After that bout of exertion, Xing Tian finally could not hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.
This time, Hou Yi stood in front of Xing Tian.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi still looked utterly unconcerned.
Hou Yi's gaze, however, was resolute as he spoke.
"Eastern Emperor Taiyi, perhaps everyone in our Witch Clan will die here today! But I believe the Ancestral Witches will definitely avenge us!"
"Rest assured, our Demon Clan will soon send those twelve brutes to join you!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi calculated the time. The Demon Clan's other teams should have nearly finished their battles by now.
Once they slaughtered the Witch Clan tribes, the next targets would be the twelve Ancestral Witches within Pangu Temple.
Hou Yi glanced in the direction of Pangu Temple.
But he quickly looked away.
He drew out the Divine Arrow carried on his back.
"Great Dao above! Great God Pangu above! I, Hou Yi of the Witch Clan, shall never rest until death with these Three-legged Golden Crows! From this day onward, my Hou Yi Divine Bow shall be known as the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow! One day, I will use this bow to make the Three-legged Golden Crows bleed!"
Rumble!
The Great Dao actually responded to Hou Yi's words. An unfathomable power descended upon the Primordial Continent, signifying that Hou Yi's oath had been established.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi was naturally furious beyond measure. He immediately raised the Eastern Emperor Bell, intending to kill Hou Yi at once.
"You want our Three-legged Golden Crows to bleed? Today, I will have you die beneath Buzhou Mountain!"
Hou Yi only felt an immense and terrifying pressure descend upon him. The killing intent within it was thick, and all of it was directed at him!
But Hou Yi did not yield even half a step. Behind him stood Xing Tian, the other Great Witches, and the rest of his Witch Clan companions!
If Eastern Emperor Taiyi wanted to kill them, he would first have to kill him!
Hou Yi was not afraid of death.
To the Witch Clan, death was merely a return to the embrace of Great God Pangu.
What mattered most was dying for a worthy cause.
With Eastern Emperor Taiyi fighting at full strength, let alone Hou Yi, even Laozi, who had now severed his three corpses and advanced to Mid Quasi-Sage, would likely have to respond with caution.
Yet Hou Yi steadfastly used his body to shield everyone behind him.
The closer death drew, the calmer he became!
Then a burst of white light came hurtling over, so dazzling that Hou Yi could not open his eyes.
When Hou Yi opened his eyes again, twelve incomparably towering figures stood before him.
In that instant, Hou Yi nearly burst into tears.
"Lord Ancestral Witches..."
The Ancestral Witches had emerged from seclusion!
The Witch Clan was saved!
Hou Tu turned and looked at Hou Yi, as well as Xing Tian and the others behind him.
Her eyes were full of guilt.
"You have suffered."
Hou Yi wiped the tears from his face.
"No... no. For the Witch Clan, Hou Yi does not find it hard!"
In Hou Yi's heart, Hou Tu was not merely his superior. She was also like a mother to him.
Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin's faces were filled with fury.
"Eastern Emperor Taiyi, you Demon Clan actually dared attack while we Ancestral Witches were in seclusion! You are courting death!"
Now it was finally Eastern Emperor Taiyi's turn to look grim.
For he could clearly sense that all twelve Ancestral Witches before him had broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm!
Even if they had only just broken through, that was still genuine Quasi-Sage power!
But the pride of an emperor would not allow Eastern Emperor Taiyi to retreat just like that.
"What? You Witch Clan are allowed to hunt our Demon Clan, but our Demon Clan is not allowed to strike back?"
Di Jiang spat.
"Whenever our Witch Clan hunted your Demon Clan, when were your Demon Clan leaders ever unaware? Did we ever strike while your leaders were unprepared? Back then, you did not dare act because you feared our Witch Clan's strength. Now you put on this righteous act and demand justice—who are you performing for? Were you not the ones who watched the Demon Clan be hunted and remained indifferent?"
"Words are pointless. If you want to fight, then fight!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi no longer argued. Instead, he challenged Di Jiang to battle!
Di Jiang said to those behind him.
"Brothers and sisters, quickly go save our Witch Clan people in every tribe. Leave this place to me!"
Everyone nodded, then each set off into action.
Before you continue