The enmity between the Witch Race and the Demon Race ran as deep as the sea. Though neither race now aspired to become the Protagonists of Heaven and Earth, their old blood feuds were not easily forgotten. Thus, every Ancestral Witch in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains agreed to Gungun's request and sent the Demon-Slaying Sword flying toward the Nine Li Military Camp.
Whoosh! Soon, a streak of sword light pierced the curtain and entered the tent, where Gungun caught it.
Mountains and mighty rivers were engraved on the front of the divine sword, while a passage in Great Dao Script adorned its back: Wage war upon Heaven and annihilate the demons. Victory or death!
As Chi You looked at the Demon-Slaying Sword in Gungun's paw and sensed the powerful primordial spirit annihilation power clinging to it, his expression grew solemn.
Was this the divine sword the entire Witch Race had poured its strength into forging specifically against the Demon Race?
As mentioned before, the Demon Race was not a single race. Dijun and Taiyi had established it by bringing countless races under their rule, so it was more like an alliance, albeit one bound more tightly than an ordinary alliance.
The defining feature of this alliance was that all its members possessed primordial spirits. Thus, the Demon-Slaying Sword specifically targeted primordial spirits.
Did the Human Race and the Dragon Race possess primordial spirits?
Of course they did, which meant they, too, fell within the Demon-Slaying Sword's power to subdue!
"Chi You, receive the sword!" Gungun held out the Demon-Slaying Sword to Chi You, his expression utterly serious.
Hearing Gungun's words and looking at the Demon-Slaying Sword held out before him, Chi You drew a deep breath.
His teacher and the Ancestral Witches had entrusted even the Demon-Slaying Sword to