After Jumang and Zhurong, Gonggong, Rushou, and Houtu—three more ancestral witches—also advanced.
With Great Nest and Great Fire included, the entire human race now possessed fourteen Ancestors.
And to set up the All-Heavens Godfiend Baleful Array, only twelve ancestral witches were needed.
Looking at the ancestral witches below, Great Nest said, "Since comprehending the All-Heavens Godfiend Baleful Method, your progress has been swift.
"Jumang, Zhurong, Gonggong, Rushou, and Houtu—you five in particular seem as though fortune itself favors you, rising to such a realm in so short a time.
"This shows that this array is meant to be governed by you.
"From now on, the twelve of you will drill the grand array, while Great Fire and I assist from the side.
"I hope you can thoroughly grasp the array, master its workings, and defend our human race."
"We will not disappoint the hopes of our two leaders!" Qiangliang, Jumang, and the other twelve Ancestors answered in unison.
Godfiend baleful qi surged skyward from their bodies, faintly taking the shape of a giant in midair.
Its eyes stared level ahead, its expression indifferent, as though nothing in existence lay within its sight.
After leaving the starry sky, Ling Qing did not return directly to the human race. Instead, he flew straight toward the Central Heavenly Pillar.
With the great war about to begin, there was still quite a gap between his abilities and what was needed to take part in the very highest tier of battle.
Even with the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, it was the same.
Once the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation was set in place, it could no longer be moved easily. In a war that swept across the entire world—
if others did not enter the formation, it would be nearly useless.
And on the other battlefields, it made