Chance Encounter with the Witch Race

That day, Yellow Dragon was passing above a range of mountains rich in spiritual qi when he sensed from afar the ripples produced by violent clashes of spiritual qi ahead, chaotic laws, and soaring blood Sha Qi condensed into tangible form.

Shouts of battle, roars, and the dull thuds of fist striking flesh rolled over like rumbling heavenly thunder.

There was a battle!

And not a small one!

Yellow Dragon's expression hardened. He immediately concealed all his aura, used the Pure World White Lotus to obscure the heavenly secrets, hid his form, and silently drew closer to the battlefield.

Between the mountains, two torrents were colliding wildly.

On one side were dozens of giants several zhang tall, their bulging muscles like blocks of red bronze.

Some fought barehanded, some swung enormous bone clubs, and some carried ancient trees as hard as metal over their shoulders. Their blows were immensely powerful, smashing the heads of giant beasts one after another.

They were the Witch Race, born from Pangu's blood essence—those who cultivated neither Primordial Spirit nor anything but their physical bodies.

The other side was the Demon Race, made up of tens of thousands from different clans. Though they had not taken human form, all had opened their spiritual intelligence and embarked upon the path of cultivation. Some used tempered parts of their bodies as weapons, while others unleashed their racial innate divine abilities, spewing poison and fire, wielding wind blades, and bombarding the Witch Race ahead.

Several Demon Race leaders at the forefront all possessed cultivation at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. They commanded the other demons, sending them wave after wave into a seemingly suicidal melee with the Witch Race.

Though there were few members of the Witch Race on the battlefield, each possessed terrifying combat power. Their bodies, comparable to divine iron, were their strongest weapons; often, a single punch was enough to crush a Demon Race cultivator of the same realm to death.

Relying on their numerical advantage, the Demon Race surrounded the Witch Race from all sides. Though their casualties were severe, they were hardly worth mentioning compared to the unceasing stream of demons flooding in.

Hidden nearby, Yellow Dragon watched as several Demon Race leaders began to besiege Witch Race warriors who were likewise at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. The battle instantly blazed into a fever pitch.

Then, a sudden change erupted!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Several thunderous crashes rang out, as though divine mountains were collapsing. A taller figure with an even more terrifying aura suddenly strode through the air from afar!

He was a burly Witch Race man, likewise several zhang tall, but the Sha Qi around him had nearly condensed into substance, blending with his blood qi to form dark-red armor. A savage aura swept madly outward, pressing down upon all the demons until they could scarcely breathe!

The Witch Race warriors howled excitedly, and their fighting became even more frenzied.

Mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal!

The newly arrived member of the Witch Race was shockingly a Taiyi Realm expert!

Seeing this, the Demon Race leaders who had been ganging up on the Witch Race warriors did not hesitate in the slightest. They used every ounce of strength they had and scattered in flight.

As for the other demons, who cared about them?

This Taiyi Realm Witch Race warrior had clearly been drawn here by the battle's aura. Seeing the fleeing Demon Race leaders, he burst into wild laughter. "Hahaha! You Demon Race whelps dared to surround and kill the sons of my Witch Race, and you still think you can run?!"

"Where do you think you're going?!"

His voice exploded like thunder, shaking countless low-cultivation demons until blood poured from their seven orifices and they fainted on the spot.

The Witch Race warrior stomped fiercely. The mountain beneath his feet shattered, yet his figure flashed like lightning, instantly catching up to the fleeing Demon Race leaders and smashing them all to death with one punch each!

"Rumble!"

When he returned, the remaining demons on the battlefield were being chased in every direction by the high-spirited Witch Race warriors.

Some demons famed for their speed had already flown far away, clearly beyond the reach of the other Witch Race warriors. He snorted coldly.

Then his blood qi surged, and several giant palms condensed from vast blood qi appeared out of thin air. They blotted out the sky and covered the sun as they seized viciously toward the fleeing demons!

"Such fine blood food—do you think I'd let you beasts escape?!"

Watching the Witch Race warriors devour the dead demons on the spot and bundle up the living ones to take away, Yellow Dragon's heart jolted. The Witch Race truly did feed on the Demon Race, just as the legends said.

"There's a reason the two races became mortal enemies."

Yet the Taiyi Realm Witch Race warrior suddenly seemed to sense something. The tangible Sha Qi around him erupted, and savage light as solid as substance seemed to shoot from his two enormous eyes as they locked onto Yellow Dragon's hiding place!

"You sneaky coward, get out here!"

His voice, thick with killing intent, shook the clouds apart. "You dare spy on my Witch Race's hunt? Do you want to be buried alongside these feathered beasts?!"

Yellow Dragon, hidden within the clouds, was instantly startled.

"Did he discover me?"

"That makes no sense."

He was a direct disciple of Yuqing, an orthodox member of the Mystic Sect, and he had the Pure World White Lotus obscuring the heavenly secrets. By all reason, unless a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal-level expert deliberately investigated, no one should have been able to notice his presence.

And yet a member of the Witch Race, who did not cultivate the Primordial Spirit, had actually seen through his concealment?

"Could this Witch Race warrior possess some special innate talent?"

Yellow Dragon's thoughts raced, but the Taiyi Realm Witch Race warrior's gaze remained firmly locked on his position. A raging tsunami of blood qi surged toward him.

"He really found me. This isn't a bluff."

Helpless, Yellow Dragon sighed inwardly. "Just my luck."

A flash of clear light swept over his body as he revealed himself.

Then he heard the Witch Race warrior laugh. "Ha! Ha! Ha! There really was someone hiding there. I wasn't wrong!"

"...!"

It was as if ten thousand horses were galloping across Yellow Dragon's grassland!

Looking at the Witch Race member who had tricked him into revealing himself, Yellow Dragon felt thoroughly depressed.

"...Who said the Witch Race were all brawn and no brains? This one is clearly one cunning steed!"

The Witch Race Taiyi sized Yellow Dragon up and down, then a ferocious gleam flared in his eyes. "Hmph! You smell somewhat like those Demon Race members, yet there's a clear and ethereal aura on you. Hmm... you must be a helper those Demon Race brats invited!"

"Just a fellow who's newly entered Taiyi. Perfect—your scent is far more fragrant than the Demon Race's. You must taste better too. I'll take you back to the tribe and savor you slowly!"

As he spoke, the Witch Race Taiyi suddenly threw a savage punch through the air! The blood-soaked baleful aura it carried faintly suppressed Yellow Dragon's magic power!

Yellow Dragon's expression changed, and a measure of anger rose in his heart.

So what if your physical body is strong?!

At once, Yellow Dragon formed a hand seal. Immortal light blazed around him, and the Five Elements Tower, wreathed in flowing five-colored spiritual light, instantly expanded to a hundred zhang tall.

Five spiritual restrictions formed a Five Elements cycle. The earth-attributed restriction abruptly took the lead, and the Five Elements Tower's weight surged explosively.

Carrying a heaven-shaking momentum, it slammed straight toward the Witch Race Taiyi.

"Boom, crack!"

The Witch Race giant's fist smashed viciously against the Five Elements Tower. The waves of force that erupted sent all the surrounding Witch Race members flying before they crashed to the ground!

Yet that Taiyi of the Witch Race merely took several steps back.

"Hmph? Again!"

Seeing that he had actually been forced back several steps, the Witch Race member was not angered in the slightest. Instead, his fighting spirit soared as he stared at the Five Elements Tower.

"Fine treasure! It is worthy enough to be my opponent!"

With a wild roar, his blood energy surged, and his body swelled severalfold in an instant. He strode forward in great steps, tearing through the air as his fists rained down like raindrops, every blow containing terrifying strength capable of splitting mountains and severing rivers.

Yellow Dragon's face too turned fierce. "So what if you Witch Race lot have powerful bodies? You eat meat, but my spiritual treasure eats divine iron—not vegetables."