Having said that, Jian Ji immediately knelt beneath the divine statue of Great God Houtu and kowtowed. "This child understands Great God Houtu's will. This child shall now bestow the divine abilities for the descendants of the Great God to cultivate. When the new Witch King returns, he will lead us in restoring our former glory!"
Seeing this, Xiao Hua also knelt. "Junior Xiao Hua reports to Great God Houtu: favored by the Great God, this junior was fortunate enough to escape the Buddhist formation. Now, this junior wishes to loudly report that the new Witch King Ming has entered reincarnation. I beg the Great God for grace, that he may be safely reborn upon Yilin Continent, and someday return to Million Meng Mountain to lead the hundreds of millions of soul cultivators in restoring our former glory!"
"Witch King Ming?!" Upon hearing this, Jian Ji and the others were overjoyed. They all knelt before Great God Houtu, kowtowing and praying.
Strangely enough, as their prayers rose, though the statue at Great God Houtu's side did not emit a ghostly green radiance, strands of vitality like fine silk slowly spread across it! Vigorous life force began to permeate the shrine of the God of the Underworld.
"Hahaha..." Jian Ji and the others laughed loudly, their previous grief and misery swept away.
Xiao Hua led everyone to their feet and said, "Among the human race of my Xiaoyu Continent, there is a saying: Jade uncarved cannot be a tool; a man untempered cannot become timber. Though Witch King Ming's birth was fraught with twists and turns, it is precisely such tempering that will allow him to become a farsighted leader!"
"Indeed, indeed!" The Witch Elders nodded in agreement once more.
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