Witch Race

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Witch Race (巫族)
Alias(es)	Witch Tribe; witches; witchfolk 95
Species/Race	A race born from Pangu's blood essence 47
Affiliation	Mount Buzhou and Pangu Hall; later the Underworld under Houtu's protection 226 408
Status	Surviving clans relocated to the Underworld after the Witch-Demon Calamity; later recruited to administer reincarnation 408 454
First Appearance	Chapter 30

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation	217 253	The Twelve Ancestral Witches resonate their bloodlines and use the formation to summon Pangu's phantom.
Houtu becomes an Underworld Saint	295	Houtu establishes the Six Paths of Reincarnation by merging with the Underworld; she can no longer return fully to the Witch Race.
Houyi becomes an Ancestral Witch	347 348	Houyi refines Pangu Essence Blood with the other Ancestral Witches' aid, filling Houtu's former place in the twelve-person formation.
Pangu's final legacy absorbed	347	The Ancestral Witches absorb the final blood qi released by Pangu's Heart, strengthening their bodies and command of origin laws; the blood pool then dries up permanently.

Background / History

The Witch Race originated from Pangu's blood essence and regarded Pangu as Father God. Their ancestral court was Mount Buzhou, where Pangu Hall, its blood pool, and Pangu's Heart supplied the bloodline foundation of the race. Pangu's Heart was the ultimate source of Witch Race power, releasing blood essence into the pool with each beat. 47 226

Unlike immortal cultivators, witches do not cultivate Primordial Spirits or follow the immortal Dao. Their path focuses on bloodline potential, physical bodies, baleful qi, and innate laws. This prevented most of them from benefiting from Dao teachings; only Houtu continued attending later Dao lectures after the first session. 30 49

Following a major victory over the Demon Race, the Witch Race took control of the central Primordial World. The ancestral witches later used their own essence blood and Mount Buzhou's origin to rapidly nurture new clansmen, increasing the race's population by dozens of times. These later-born witches were less gifted than the first generation directly formed from Pangu's essence blood. 61 65 96

The race expanded into the southern wilderness through many tribal settlements. Five major Great Witch-led tribes oversaw the southern settlements, including those of Houyi and Kua Fu. Under pressure from the Demon Race Heavenly Court, Witch tribes increasingly limited their hunting to demon-core cultivators and unintelligent primordial beasts rather than indiscriminately attacking other beings. 95

After Houtu created the Underworld, the Witch Race lost one of its Twelve Ancestral Witches and became unable to use the complete All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation. Houyi later ascended as a replacement Ancestral Witch, but this process exhausted the final reserves of Pangu's Heart and ended the birth of new pure-blooded witches from the blood pool. 295 304 347 348

The Witch-Demon Calamity nearly annihilated the race. With fewer than one hundred thousand survivors—mostly Witch-Humans—Zhurong accepted Houtu's refuge and led the remaining Witch Race into the Underworld. 408

Appearance

Ordinary Witch Race warriors are commonly depicted as towering giants with exceptionally dense muscles, vigorous blood qi, and baleful qi surrounding their bodies. Their appearances vary greatly by bloodline, particularly among the Ancestral Witches. 47 59 213

• Many warriors stand several zhang tall, with muscles compared to red-bronze blocks. 47
• Their blood qi and baleful qi can condense into dark-red armor around the body. 47 75
• Ancestral Witches manifest vastly different true forms connected to their origin laws, including bestial, serpentine, elemental, and humanoid traits. 59 213
• Great Witches commonly wear garments made from beast hides and carry oversized weapons suited to their physical strength. 30

Culture and Society

Witch society is organized into tribes led by powerful warriors and Great Witches. Smaller southern settlements contain several thousand members, while larger tribes contain tens of thousands and may have Golden Immortal-level defenders. 95

The race values strength, bloodline, hunting, and direct combat. Their early understanding of resources is largely practical: materials are judged by whether they can be eaten, strengthen the body, or be made into crude weapons. Valuable spirit roots, herbs, and ores are often discarded or consumed without regard for their use in immortal cultivation. 49 193

Despite their reputation for brute force, the Witch Race can act strategically. The Ancestral Witches coordinated a two-sided spatial breach to escape the Heavenly Realm, expanded their population through ancestral blood, and later cultivated ties with the Human Race to preserve their lineage. 65 109 350

Abilities & Skills

Body Tempering and Bloodline Cultivation

The Witch Race cultivates its physical body rather than a Primordial Spirit, excavating power from its bloodline and tempering flesh, bones, blood, and qi. 47 192

• Absorbs turbid earth qi to strengthen the body and blood qi. 49
• Hunts demon beasts and Demon Race members as nourishment for cultivation. 61 95
• Can awaken bloodline runes and inherited power within the body. 362
• Later-born witches possess weaker origin and aptitude than first-generation witches. 96

Exceptional Physical Combat

Witch warriors rely on overwhelming brute strength, resilience, and close-quarters fighting.

• Fight barehanded or wield massive bone clubs, ancient trees, bows, axes, and other heavy weapons. 47
• A single Taiyi Realm witch can scatter Golden Immortal Demon Race leaders and drive off larger demon forces. 47
• It often takes more than ten Demon Race warriors to seriously injure one Witch Race warrior. 92
• Their flesh can resist attacks that would overwhelm ordinary cultivators, though weapons empowered by Human Race blood and souls can bypass this advantage. 363 365

Origin Laws

The Ancestral Witches command primordial origin laws through their bodies and bloodlines rather than Primordial Spirits. 213

• Dijiang commands space and can merge with spatial turbulence. 213
• Zhu Jiuyin commands time and can manifest the River of Time. 347
• Zhurong commands fire, wielding flames comparable to Solar True Fire. 213
• Gonggong commands water through countless water veins. 213
• Houtu commands earth and can draw strength from earth veins while standing upon the land. 214

All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation

The Witch Race's supreme battle formation requires the twelve Ancestral Witches to arrange themselves according to their bloodline resonance. 217 300

• Summons a phantom of Pangu capable of confronting the Demon Race's highest forces. 253 357
• Draws on the earth's origin power, allowing the Ancestral Witches to recover strength while standing on the Primordial World's land. 366
• Its original form became incomplete after Houtu merged with the Underworld. 300
• Houyi's ascension restored the formation's twelve-Ancestral-Witch structure. 348
• It consumes immense essence blood and origin power, leaving its users vulnerable after prolonged clashes. 300 357

Limitations

• Without Primordial Spirits, witches generally cannot imprint, activate, or properly use conventional spirit treasures. 192
• The Witch Race is not skilled in pill refinement or refined artifact forging. 193
• Human Race blood and souls possess an unusual restraining effect on Witch Race bodies; the Demon Race exploited this weakness to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword. 364 365
• The Underworld's yin energy is unsuitable for ordinary living beings and provides little of the turbid qi or blood food needed for traditional Witch Race cultivation. 299

Weapons and Material Culture

• Bare fists and body techniques — the primary weapons of most Witch Race warriors. 47
• Bone clubs and uprooted ancient trees — common heavy weapons used by ordinary warriors. 47
• Natal weapons — bloodline-linked weapons that function through qi, blood, baleful qi, and a connection to the wielder's body rather than a Primordial Spirit imprint. 193
• Houyi's bow and arrows — Witch Race divine weapons rather than ordinary spirit treasures. 192
• Xingtian's giant axe — a physical divine weapon used by a Great Witch. 192
• Blood Jujube Wine — highly valued in Witch tribes and traded for ores, spirit roots, herbs, and other materials the witches do not value properly. 49 97

Relationships

• Demon Race — hereditary enemy and primary military rival; the two races repeatedly fight for control of heaven and earth. 47 214 408
• Human Race — later ally and partner race; their intermingling creates the Witch-Human lineage, which becomes vital to Witch Race survival after the blood pool dries up. 300 350
• Houtu — Ancestral Witch of Earth, later Saint and ruler of the Underworld; she provides the race's final refuge and seeks to preserve its future. 295 408
• Yellow Dragon — trader, occasional ally, and adviser; he exchanges wine for Witch Race resources, teaches cultivation-related practices, helps refine weapons, and later proposes their Underworld administration roles. 49 97 381 453
• Pangu — revered as Father God and the source of the Witch Race's bloodline, Pangu Hall, blood pool, and ancestral inheritance. 47 226 347

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Witch-Demon conflicts — Witch warriors are introduced fighting the Demon Race, displaying their overwhelming physical advantage despite the demons' numerical superiority. 47
• Battle for Mount Buzhou — the Witch Race defeats the Demon Race's remaining forces and expands into the central Primordial World. 59 61
• Heavenly Realm incursion — the Ancestral Witches infiltrate the Heavenly Realm, devastate its territory, and escape by opening a passage to Mount Buzhou from both sides. 108 109
• Golden Crow crisis — Golden Crows ravage Witch tribes with Solar True Fire, leading Houyi to seek a weapon capable of killing them. 190 200 204
• Witch-Human integration — the race secretly aids Human Race tribes, teaches body-tempering methods, and establishes a lasting mixed-blood lineage. 300 350
• Final Witch-Demon Calamity — the Demon Race develops the Witch-Slaying Sword and Circumstellar Star Array, while the Witch Race counters with Pangu's phantom and the strengthened All-Heaven Divine Baleful Grand Formation. 365 366 373 393
• Underworld migration — after catastrophic losses, the surviving Witch Race leaves the Primordial World for Houtu's Underworld. 408
• Underworld administration — Zhurong gathers the surviving Great Witches to serve as officials supporting Houtu and the Six Paths of Reincarnation. 452 454