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The Crested Ibis Clan's true form was a species of crimson-winged creature, one branch among the myriad demons of the Yellow Springs.

Before most Crested Ibis clansmen reached the Six Paths realm, they bore more or less some traces of their demonic nature.

Of course, veteran demigods like Kuramitsuha had long since elevated both body and soul into perfect human forms, making them nearly indistinguishable from humans.

At their peak, the [Crested Ibis Clan] alone had no fewer than eight [Demigods]!

The number of [Pseudo-Gods] had reached as high as a million—an astonishing figure.

Even among the myriad races of the Yellow Springs, they ranked within the top ten.

They had unquestionably been one of the great clans of the Yellow Springs.

However...

That glory had long since vanished.

Of the fewer than ten thousand Crested Ibis clansmen who remained, nearly all still bore traces of their demonic nature.

Looking across them, the number of [Six Paths-level] clansmen could be counted on both hands.

They were even far inferior to some slave races ruled by the Otsutsuki.

They were impoverished to the extreme.

Still, it was understandable.

After all, every Yellow Springs Relic Clan had been penned within the [Demon Capital] like livestock.

Not only did they lack resources for development, but they were also regularly seized and subjected to torture.

Over time, quite a few races had been wiped out entirely.

From another perspective...

The fact that the [Crested Ibis Clan] had managed to reproduce and survive until now was already no easy feat.

At that moment, as they watched vast sections of the prison collapse, they and countless fellow clansmen were drawn by a powerful suction force, flying straight toward the distant Otsutsuki figure.

Many Crested Ibis clansmen were terrified!

Though many of them had long since