"A complete reckoning!"
Those few words revealed an indescribable dominance and grandeur.
They made all living beings understand that Houtu was enraged today.
Moreover, Houtu clearly had enough confidence to forcefully declare war on Hongjun, the Profound Gate, and even the Heavenly Dao itself.
At those words, all living beings erupted into a tremendous uproar.
"Gasp... is the Sage Houtu going to leave the Underworld?"
"Can she really do that? Dao Ancestor Hongjun was utterly confident when he suppressed Houtu back then."
"The fact that the Sage Houtu could strike from afar, kill Fuxi, and grievously wound Taiyi already tells us something."
All living beings exclaimed in amazement.
Some found it inconceivable.
After all, ever since Houtu had proven her Dao and become a Sage, she had been confined to the Underworld for eternity.
Indeed, by now, all living beings throughout the world had all but forgotten her existence.
That was precisely why they had previously believed the Witch Clan had reached a dead end, with no hope of turning the tables.
But now, Houtu clearly intended to emerge in force and resist the Heavenly Dao's suppression.
The fact that her strike could ignore the Heavenly Dao Shackles and descend directly upon the battlefield was proof enough.
Amid the astonishment and discussion of all living beings, something else happened.
Their pupils abruptly contracted at what they saw next.
Houtu's figure manifested high in the heavens.
Of course, it was only a phantom, not Houtu herself.
Yet that very phantom was now brazenly attacking in a manner that left all living beings utterly stunned.
Her figure soared gracefully through the vast sky, her robes snapping in the wind.
Her jade-like palms swept out again and again, making the heavens shudder with each stroke.
The void shattered, collapsing inch by inch and