Zhu Jiuyin: Hongjun, I'm going to early morning class

Great sounds are rare, and the Heavenly Dao does not speak.

Under such circumstances, the importance of a spokesperson for the Heavenly Dao becomes apparent.

The very second the Eye of the Heavenly Dao appeared, Hongjun's figure manifested outside the Ancestral Land of the Witch Race.

Looking at Zhu Jiuyin, who appeared to be within arm's reach yet remained exceptionally relaxed under the protection of Pangu Hall, a flicker of wariness crossed Hongjun's eyes: "A variable! Under the Heavenly Dao, the greatest variable."

Although Hongjun had not yet merged with the Heavenly Dao at this moment, he held the authority to access any heavenly secret within its control. Thus, he already understood why the Heavenly Dao was so enraged, to the point of manifesting its Eye outside the Ancestral Land of the Witch Race.

Yet, precisely because of this, Hongjun's murderous intent toward Zhu Jiuyin reached an unprecedented level.

However, Hongjun also understood that while Zhu Jiuyin had previously been merely too difficult to kill, he was now effectively impossible to kill.

In the past, as the Time Ancestral Witch possessing the Merit of Opening the Heavens, the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun had already found little recourse against him, at most being able to suppress and seal him for billions of years.

That was merely being too difficult to kill.

If Hongjun were willing to suffer the loss of dropping an entire major realm, he could have forced his way through the Great Dao's thunderous punishment to finish off Zhu Jiuyin.

But now, the situation was completely different.

Zhu Jiuyin had already condensed the Chaos Merit Dao Body.

To put it simply, if Pangu was the biological son of the Great Dao, then the current Zhu Jiuyin could basically be considered its biological grandson.

Do you understand the weight of a Chaos Spiritual Treasure personally bestowed by the Great Dao?

Hongjun took a deep breath; he knew that today's hurdle would not be easy to clear.

But difficult or not, it had to be cleared.

Otherwise, if Houtu truly created the Human Race and confined them within the Ancestral Land of the Witch Race and the Great Thousand World she had opened, the Heavenly Dao would absolutely collapse.

Some might say, if Houtu wants to create humans, let her; can't Nuwa just create them too, outside the Ancestral Land?

I am sorry, that really will not work.

Not to mention that this would split the Human Race into two factions—Houtu's humans and Nuwa's humans—the destiny of Humanity Dao would also be divided in two.

Allowing the Witch Race to control fifty percent of the destiny of Humanity Dao was equally unacceptable to the Heavenly Dao.

Because Humanity Dao is, in essence, the way of all living beings, the Human Race cannot entirely occupy the whole of its destiny.

To put it this way, when the Human Race first emerged, they only occupied about fifty percent of the destiny of Humanity Dao; even at their peak, they could only occupy about eighty percent.

At this stage, as the protagonists of the measureless tribulation and one of the hegemons of the world, the Witch Race currently occupied thirty percent of the destiny of Humanity Dao in the Primordial World.

After all, who would dare say the Witch Race are not creatures of the Primordial World?

Since the Witch Race are creatures of the Primordial World and the protagonists of this era's tribulation, it is only natural for them to occupy thirty percent of the destiny of Humanity Dao.

So now, a math problem arises: what is thirty percent plus twenty-five percent?

Fifty-five percent, right?

Fifty-five percent against forty-five percent—even if Nuwa could take away half of the Human Race's destiny, the destiny of Humanity Dao held by the Witch Race would still be greater than that of the Heavenly Dao.

By the way, that forty-five percent held by the Heavenly Dao also included the thirty percent held by those turncoats, the Demon Race.

Although the Heavenly Dao is ruthless, it is not without intelligence. How could it not know that the thirty percent of Humanity Dao's destiny held by the Demon Race was nominally under the Heavenly Dao, but in reality, it was held by the two Demon Emperors, Di Jun and Tai Yi?

In this way, the Heavenly Dao might only be able to utilize the fifteen percent of Humanity Dao's destiny in Nuwa's hands, leaving it with absolutely no say in the matter.

It is like a company where a minority shareholder faces a majority shareholder—and that majority shareholder is the chairman holding 55% of the shares; you might as well give up, as you cannot win.

Likewise, this is the reason why, in the Heavenly Dao's grand design, the Witch and Demon races must be eradicated.

The two races occupied sixty percent of the destiny of Humanity Dao; if they were to unite, the Heavenly Dao would have to sleep with its eyes open.

After all, the instinct of the Heavenly Dao is to forbid the emergence of any individual or force that transcends it.

Beyond the struggle for destiny, there was another fatal issue.

Think about it: what are the two most important spiritual items for creating humans?

The Three Lights Divine Water and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, right?

Of these two items, the Three Lights Divine Water is easy to explain; Hongjun has it.

Now, take a guess as to who holds the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

Yes, it is Houtu.

As the one who masters the Law of Earth and the Law of Land, only Houtu possesses the supreme divine ability to condense the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

Even the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun cannot do this; the heaven-defying nature of the Ancestral Witches is evident here.

As for whether the Witch Race can condense the Three Lights Divine Water?

Gonggong would say: don't look at me just because I am an Ancestral Witch, but take a guess whether I, the Ancestral Witch of Water who controls all the waters of the Primordial World, can condense the Three Lights Divine Water.

Now, with the destiny outmatched and the key elements for creating humans stuck in the hands of the Witch Race, it is no wonder the Heavenly Dao turned red with rage and came straight for the Witch Race.

"Zhu Jiuyin, you are a clever man. I assume you understand the reason for the Heavenly Dao's manifestation this time?" Hongjun spoke coldly, carrying the indifference and arrogance characteristic of a Dao Ancestor.

This remark completely infuriated Zhu Jiuyin.

Previously, because my Witch Race was competing for hegemony with the Demon Race, almost all our clansmen and forces were outside the Ancestral Land. Fearing that you and the Heavenly Dao would strike directly at our billions of clansmen, we dared not act rashly. In the end, we even risked the ridicule of the Demon Race and all living beings of the Primordial World, choosing to lie low.

Well, that's just great. We of the Witch Race weren't looking for trouble, yet you and the Heavenly Dao have the audacity to show up at our doorstep, don't you?

Fine. Since you, the Heavenly Dao, and Hongjun have the gall to be this presumptuous, the Witch Race won't hold back any longer. If it comes to it, we'll just sink the Primordial World!

Zhu Jiuyin stepped forward. "Hongjun, go to hell! You're nothing but a Chaos Earthworm by origin, a remnant of chaos who barely managed to survive under the hand of my Father God by sheer luck. What gives you the right to strut around and throw your weight in front of this Pangu Hall?"

"And stop your damn yapping at me, preaching about the trends of the Heavenly Dao or the living beings of the Primordial World. We don't understand a word of it!"

"Aren't you here to exterminate our Witch Race? I'll say this once: if you have the guts, break through the defenses of Pangu Hall and kill your way in. If you don't, then you and the Heavenly Dao can just roll back to wherever you came from!"

Zhu Jiuyin held nothing back, and with the reinforcement of his Half-Sage cultivation, his voice instantly swept across the greater part of the Primordial World.

Crack!

At that moment, everyone in the Primordial World who heard Zhu Jiuyin's words felt their minds shatter.

"Is... is someone actually cursing the Dao Ancestor?!"

"No, you heard wrong. He didn't just curse the Dao Ancestor; he cursed the Heavenly Dao along with him!"

"Incredible, truly incredible! Others just defy the heavens, but this Zhu Jiuyin is practically bullying them!"

"It's over, it's all over. The Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor will never let this slide. Are they going to end up shattering the Primordial World entirely?"