It could be said that the Witch Race had single-handedly offended all living beings, offending every Quasi-Saint under heaven who had a chance of attaining sainthood.
In the end, however, the Witch Race and the Demon Race had fought until both were gravely weakened. Their fate was hardly any better than that of the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Qilin Clan.
The karmic power on Hou Yi's body rapidly dissolved.
Eventually, Jiang Ming also intervened, taking out a ball of merit and tossing it onto Hou Yi, thereby forging a bond of goodwill with Empress Houtu.
With Jiang Ming's help, the karmic power on Hou Yi's body dissolved. He looked at Jiang Ming gratefully. Merit power was difficult to obtain, yet Jiang Ming was willing to spend it on someone like him, a relic of the past.
Jiang Ming, however, felt that merit power was nothing particularly special. Over the years, in his role as King Zhou, he had done many things and unknowingly gained a great deal of merit power.
Great Shang was changing imperceptibly; it was simply that too little time had passed.
Once twenty years had passed, the changes would surely turn heaven and earth upside down.
"Next, you should return to the Supreme Yin Star. After all, that is where your heart belongs."
Empress Houtu looked at Hou Yi and spoke.
"Mm. Once I merge with my body, I'll carefully consider what I should do next."
Hou Yi had returned to life, but he felt lost and had no idea what he ought to do.
"Why not go to Great Shang of the Human Race? Everything there is being rebuilt and revitalized, carrying the past forward and opening the way to the future. Both the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan have sent people there, gaining