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The world fell deathly silent!
Zhunti's Sage's Blood scattered across the starry sky. Every drop contained world-destroying power, crushing inch after inch of space as it fell and annihilating countless minor worlds across myriad dimensions in an instant.
Terrifying beyond measure!
This scene was truly horrifying!
At once, countless gazes converged upon that peerlessly graceful figure.
Some were stunned and bewildered.
Others were horrified and terrified.
But even more were utterly incredulous!
They simply could not make sense of it!
Sage Zhunti had made a move, yet not only had he failed to suppress Houtu, he had actually been injured instead?
If they had not seen it with their own eyes, who would believe it if word got out?!!!
This...
Was far too bizarre!
Within the Chaos Purple Sky Palace.
Seeing this, Hongjun's heart sank sharply, and a chill ran through his entire body!
Sure enough!
This confirmed it. Ancestor Witch Houtu had indeed awakened her Past Life Wisdom.
She was the Lord of Reincarnation and the Ancestor of the Earthly Dao!
Once Houtu fell, the Earthly Dao would collapse, and the heavens of the Primordial World would return to chaos, giving rise to earth, wind, water, and fire anew.
If anyone harmed her, the Will of the Underworld Path would activate its master-protection mechanism!
Let alone a mere Zhunti.
Even Hongjun himself could not withstand the backlash of the Earthly Dao!
He had thought that by advancing the Witch-Demon Calamity, he could force Houtu to transform herself into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
A wisp of her indestructible innate true spirit would then remain forever trapped within the Netherworld's Six Paths.
From then on, the Will of the Underworld Path would fall completely dormant and eventually perish, rendering the authority of the Earthly Dao useless.
Yet for all Hongjun's calculations, he had not anticipated...
At the crucial moment of the Wu and Demon clans' war, Houtu would actually awaken her cheat—Chen Xuan!
Chen Xuan had transmigrated here and become attached to Houtu for survival. Not only had he restored her incomplete Primordial Spirit, he had even forcibly broken through Houtu's fated death.
This caused the original trajectory of the Heavenly Dao to deviate subtly because of Chen Xuan!
What had been predetermined had now become a great variable!
As countless thoughts churned within him.
Hongjun fell into deep contemplation, seemingly considering how to break the deadlock and devising countermeasures, until his head felt twice as large.
"Junior Brother!"
"Daring Houtu, you actually injured my junior brother? You seek death!!"
Zhunti was injured, and the Western Religion had lost face. His senior brother Jieyin immediately flew into a furious rage!
Suddenly, a furious roar shook the universe, carrying over from the distant western continent.
As his words fell.
Looking over.
Billions of rays of golden light burst forth in the west, tearing through the firmament in an instant as Sage Jieyin arrived upon the light.
His body was plump, and his face round and prosperous, yet Buddha's Light surrounded him like a prison. The Sage's pressure crashed down upon the battlefield between the Wu and Demon clans!
In an instant, countless living beings fell silent, their breathing seeming to stop.
The heavens and earth were filled with a suffocating sense of oppression, heavy and stifling!
"Sage Jieyin is here too. Hehe, now this is getting interesting!"
"This time, Ancestor Witch Houtu... will be unable to escape calamity. She is undoubtedly doomed! The heavens are helping our Demon Court! Hahahaha—"
With the Two Sages of the West personally arriving at the battlefield, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who had been stunned and disappointed just moments ago, now had even more gloating in their eyes. Their lips could not stop curling upward.
They only felt that Houtu had brought disaster upon herself, and secretly considered how to reap the benefits.
Where demons rejoiced, witches worried.
The countless members of the Witch Clan, meanwhile, felt as though they had fallen into an icy abyss. All of them watched the two Sage manifestations at the pinnacle of the starry sky with trepidation. They were incomparably towering, striking fear into witch hearts.
Among them, the Ancestor Witches stood shoulder to shoulder. Normally arrogant and unruly, they now wore solemn expressions. Each desperately burned the Ancestor Witch blood essence within their bodies, pushing their combat strength to its limits. Wind and thunder gathered around them, their auras grave as they stood ready for the enraged Two Sages of the West.
"Chen Xuan... S-Senior..."
Houtu had just been anxiously worried for Chen Xuan. Seeing that he was unharmed, her heart had barely begun to settle before it leaped into her throat again.
Oh my god, ever since she had handed control of her body to Chen Xuan, Houtu felt that her extremely taut nerves had never relaxed!
Before one wave had subsided, another rose.
This was far too frightening!
And thrilling!
"Calm down. It is only another bald donkey. One Sage or two Sages makes no difference to me."
"Even if all the Sages of the Profound Gate gathered together, I would remain utterly fearless!"
Chen Xuan stared fixedly at the two towering Sage manifestations before him. His expression remained as still as an ancient well as he spoke with the same domineering confidence.
He had just used Zhunti the Bald Donkey as a test, and what he had suspected had been confirmed. He now knew that none of the Sages could do anything to Houtu, the future Ancestor of the Earthly Dao.
Not even Hongjun could!
Chen Xuan's confidence immediately soared.
This time, it was absolutely in the bag!
The Witch Clan's doomed situation could be broken!
"Senior, can you... really handle this? Those are two Hun Yuan Sages. If possible, shouldn't we try reasoning with them first?"
Feeling the boundlessly terrifying Sage's pressure around her, Houtu's little heart pounded wildly. Weighing the current situation, she found it truly unfavorable to the Witch Clan and immediately tried to persuade him.
As the saying went: when one possessed a sharp weapon, murderous intent naturally arose!
Could Chen Xuan possibly listen to advice?
But to reassure Houtu, Chen Xuan still waved his hand and said calmly, "Reason with them? Of course I will!"
Hearing this, Houtu finally relaxed somewhat.
"Junior Brother, what... exactly happened?"
Jieyin arrived, saw the injured Zhunti, and asked in astonishment.
"This... I do not know either... There is something strange about that Ancestor Witch Houtu!"
Zhunti was equally bewildered, shaking his head repeatedly.
Although both of them had attained Sagehood.
With a single thought, a Sage could observe the present, the past, and the future, seeing through the fate of all things and living beings in heaven and earth.
Yet they alone could not see through Houtu!
Besides.
They were not Hun Yuan Sages on Hongjun's level!
"Houtu, if your Witch Clan does not give our west an explanation today, then no one can save you!"
The next moment, having received no answer, Jieyin slowly turned his Sage's Dharma Eye toward that graceful figure and spoke coldly.
Rumble! Rumble rumble!!
Every word was like a Great Dao decree, instantly generating boundless world-destroying might that crashed down fiercely!
In an instant, the stars of the heavens trembled violently. Ancient stars shook and fell one after another, stirring up terrifying waves.
It seemed as though the next moment, countless Witch Clan beings would be annihilated!
"An explanation? I do not have one here!"
"If you want to fight, then fight! Why are you spouting so much nonsense?!!!"
They wanted an explanation?
Chen Xuan had no intention of indulging them. He spoke in a ringing voice and openly challenged the Two Sages of the West!
Incomparably domineering!
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At this moment, heaven and earth fell silent!
All living beings in the world, the Wu and Demon clans alike, were utterly shocked upon hearing this.
The two Golden Crows kept mocking and laughing.
The Ancestor Witches, on the other hand, wore expressions of utter disbelief. They stood there dumbfounded and turned in unison toward Houtu, finding this completely unexpected.
No!
What was going on with Sister Houtu today...
Why had her temperament suddenly changed so drastically?
She had directly cast aside her usual gentle, tender, and tranquil demeanor!
Was this really their adorable little girl-next-door sister... Houtu?
Why did she want to throw down at the slightest provocation now?
She was truly reckless!
But it was also truly—satisfying!!!
"⊙∀⊙!!!!"
Seeing this, Houtu's taut nerves completely snapped!
Hadn't they agreed to reason with them?
Why was he challenging the Sages now?!
And two Hun Yuan Sages at once!
Houtu was thoroughly frightened by Chen Xuan's maneuver.
As everyone knew, the Witch Clan was known as the most reckless bunch in the Primordial World.
But in Houtu's eyes.
Compared to Chen Xuan.
The Witch Clan's recklessness was nothing at all!
He fought whenever he said he would fight!
The moment he said they were throwing hands, he did it without the slightest hesitation!
"Senior... didn't we agree to reason with them? Why are we now..."
Houtu asked tremblingly, filled with worry.
After all.
The Witch Clan still had a great enemy before them.
The Demon Clan's Heavenly Court had not yet ceased fighting.
And now they were challenging the Two Sages of the West.
This was no joke!
"Reason with them? Am I not reasoning with these two bald donkeys right now?"
"These bald donkeys from the west plotted for the Ten Golden Crows to leave Tanggu Valley, brought chaos to the Primordial World, caused living beings to suffer, and harmed countless innocent witches. They... deserve to die, and even death would be too good for them!"
"Enough. Stop worrying. Just lie back and relax. I will carry you!"
Chen Xuan did not take Houtu's concerns to heart at all.
They had plotted for the Ten Golden Crows to bring chaos to the Primordial World?!!
Thump!
What kind of huge revelation was this?!
Houtu froze, and her Dao heart trembled.
But before she could recover and question him further.
The next moment, Chen Xuan controlled her Dao body and took one step forward, shattering inch after inch of space.
With lightning speed, he rushed into the ranks of the Ancestor Witches.
Along the way, the Ten Demon Sages of the Heavenly Court, who had been ordered to intercept Houtu, had witnessed her unmatched dominance in confronting the Sages. How could they dare step forward to stop her now?
They even unconsciously and unanimously took the initiative to clear a path!
They could not afford to provoke her. Not even a little!
Afterward, seeing the Ancestor Witches still standing there in a daze and watching the spectacle.
Chen Xuan did not forget to remind them, shouting, "Family, if you do not set up the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Formation now, then when will you?!!!"
"Dutian God-Demon Array, activate—"
"Pangu True Body, form—"
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