The result was a draw.
The Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell, was of great use even to Saints. In a Saint's hands, it could raise their strength by a considerable margin, let alone in the hands of a Quasi-Saint.
Among the seven Saints of the Primordial World, only three and a half possessed Innate Supreme Treasures: the Dao Ancestor's Creation Jade Disc, the Grand Pure Sage's Taiji Diagram, and the Grand Clarity Sage's Pangu Banner—three Innate Supreme Treasures!
Then there was the Grand Purity Sage, who possessed the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Array Diagram. Though they were not Innate Supreme Treasures, they rivaled them and counted as half.
The other three Saints possessed no Innate Supreme Treasures, which showed just how precious and powerful such treasures were.
With the Chaos Bell protecting him, Eastern Emperor Taiyi was innately invincible!
Breaking through Di Jiang's spatial barrier, Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun transformed into rainbow light and shot toward the ten Golden Crows. Surging golden flames swept through the void, while the terrifying might of Quasi-Saints spread across heaven and earth. The piercing killing intent made all living beings in the Primordial World tremble in fear!
At that moment, Hou Yi once again drew the divine bow in his hand, his eyes filled with chilling killing intent and suppressed rage.
Hou Yi saw what was happening in the void, and even he changed expression at the overwhelming might.
Yet compared to his fear of the two men's strength, what filled Hou Yi's mind was the vanished Witch Clan tribes and the Witch Clan warriors who had been roasted alive!
Across hundreds of millions of miles, tens of thousands of tribes had been reduced to ashes. The land was scorched, and charred corpses stood upon the earth. These had been the Witch Clan's warriors who fought against heaven and earth.
Living, breathing warriors.
So many living warriors had now become charred corpses. Endless fury churned within Hou Yi, his blood boiling as the rage in his heart utterly overwhelmed his fear of Eastern Emperor Taiyi's strength.
It also overwhelmed Hou Yi's reason. Whatever consequences might come from killing these ten Golden Crows had long been cast to the back of his mind!
So what if he killed them? At worst, he would die! The Witch Clan stood tall beneath heaven and fought against heaven and earth. Why should they fear death!
No matter what, he had to avenge the fallen warriors!
Hou Yi drew the divine bow to its full draw. A crimson feathered arrow streaked through the void, aimed at one of the Golden Crows in the sky.
Clang!
In the void, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's gaze flashed. The Chaos Bell above his head trembled, and a heaven-destroying, earth-shattering black-yellow ripple swept forth, flashing toward Hou Yi's arrow like lightning.
At the same time, Di Jun nocked an arrow and drew his bow. Di Jun's Vermilion Bow was pulled to its full draw as streams of True Sun Fire poured from Di Jun's body and continuously flowed into the bow. A brilliant golden feathered arrow slowly formed.
The arrow shot forth, becoming a streak of golden light in the void that flashed toward Hou Yi's arrow, seeking to block it.
"You dare!"
Seeing the two attacks capable of destroying heaven and earth descend, the Twelve Ancestral Witches' expressions changed drastically, and they immediately roared.
Given the terror of those two attacks, if even one landed upon the Primordial World's earth, no one knew how many Witch Clan tribes would be annihilated.
An endless flow of earth power poured into the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Strength far greater than before surged forth and directly intercepted the power in the void.
Yet another Golden Crow fell upon the Primordial World's earth!
"My son!"
Di Jun cried out in grief, the killing intent in his eyes growing ever denser as his attacks became increasingly fierce.
However, Di Jiang facing him was no easy opponent. The laws of space spread forth, blocking all of Di Jun's attacks.
On the other side, eleven members of the Witch Clan besieged Eastern Emperor Taiyi. Even with the Chaos Bell protecting him, Eastern Emperor Taiyi gradually fell into a disadvantage. With their feet planted on the earth, the Witch Clan's strength was more than a level greater than before!
Within the Primordial World, everyone else cultivated clear qi. Only the Witch Clan cultivated turbid qi. Clear was heaven, turbid was earth—the earth was the Witch Clan's home ground!
After all, they were eleven Ancestral Witches, each a Great Divine Power at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm. In terms of individual strength alone, every one of them was a powerhouse equal to Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
For a time, fourteen Great Divine Powers at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm battled in the void. Space shattered layer by layer, Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire were remade, and the heavens became a sea of chaos.
The battle above did not affect Hou Yi below in the slightest. He continuously drew his bow, and blood-red feathered arrows streaked through the void. With every arrow, a Golden Crow fell.
As everyone fought, Hou Yi had already fired six arrows in succession. Together with the previous three, he had fired nine arrows in total. Nine Golden Crows had fallen, leaving only one young Golden Crow fleeing in panic!
The killing intent in Hou Yi's eyes did not diminish, and his fury continued to boil. He drew his bow once more, his sharp aura locking onto the last Golden Crow.
The killing intent in Di Jun's and Eastern Emperor Taiyi's eyes boiled over, and their attacks grew increasingly fierce. But with twelve peak Quasi-Saints facing them, they could do nothing to their opponents!
Just as the final Golden Crow was about to fall, two powerful auras suddenly descended. Xi He wielded the Taiyin Divine Sword and slashed at the Ancestral Witch Gong Gong, while Kunpeng descended from the heavens, his Kunpeng True Form appearing in the void, so vast that its end could not be seen.
The Kunpeng True Form, several times larger than even the Ancestral Witches' true bodies, swooped down from the Nine Heavens and slammed directly into the Ancestral Witch Liang Qiang, knocking him aside.
All four were powerhouses at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm. However, the Golden Crow transforming into a rainbow was the Primordial World's greatest speed, and Kunpeng and Xi He could not catch up to Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, falling behind them.
Seeing that two of the Ancestral Witches battling him had been held back, leaving only nine Witch Clan members, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's eyes lit up. The Chaos Bell above his head instantly shook, sending the remaining nine Ancestral Witches flying aside.
A golden rainbow flashed. Just as the arrow was about to strike the final Golden Crow, Eastern Emperor Taiyi appeared before it. He glared, and scarlet-gold True Sun Fire spread out, directly burning the feathered arrow into nothingness.
The Chaos Bell above his head trembled softly, and Hou Yi, hundreds of millions of miles away, was directly reduced to dust, body and soul utterly destroyed!
At the same time, in Hou Yi's tribe, nearly one hundred thousand Witch Clan members perished at once. Besides Hou Yi, there were two Witch Clan members at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, over thirty Grand Unity Golden Immortals, and nearly a thousand Golden Immortals, all reduced to dust!
"Hou Yi!"
Liang Qiang cried out in alarm.
Hou Yi's Nine Revolutions Profound Art had already reached the pinnacle of the sixth level. He had even comprehended much of the seventh level. Breaking through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and attaining the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal Dao had been right before him, yet Eastern Emperor Taiyi had unexpectedly slain him outright.
The Nine Revolutions Profound Art was a profound art deduced by the Twelve Ancestral Witches from Great God Pangu's Great Dao of Strength. It was naturally suited for the Witch Clan's cultivation.
The sixth revolution of the profound art was the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm. The seventh revolution was the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm, otherwise known as the Quasi-Saint realm. The early, middle, and late stages of the Quasi-Saint realm all belonged to the seventh revolution.
As for the eighth revolution, it was the peak Quasi-Saint realm, the strongest beneath Saints.
The final step, the ninth revolution, was to attain the Dao through strength and become a Saint—the realm Great God Pangu had once reached.
All Twelve Ancestral Witches had cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Art to the eighth level. Or rather, the Twelve Ancestral Witches had only created the cultivation method up to the eighth level. As for the final level, they had yet to create it.
In a single day, two great witches on the verge of becoming Quasi-Saints had fallen. Fury rolled through the Twelve Ancestral Witches' hearts as they stared at the Demon Clan with faces full of killing intent.
"Demon Clan, you have gone too far in bullying others!"
Di Jiang stared at Eastern Emperor Taiyi with bloodshot eyes. Originally, he had not intended to fight the Demon Clan and had repeatedly restrained his subordinates from clashing with them.
But he had never expected the Demon Clan to go this far!
First, they had released ten reckless creatures to slaughter the Witch Clan's warriors, roasting Kuafu alive. Then Eastern Emperor Taiyi had personally struck down Hou Yi.
They had already come to their doorstep—why the hell should they back down!
The Witch Clan were descendants of Father God Pangu, witches who stood tall beneath heaven and fought against heaven and earth, not turtles meant to swallow their anger!
Then let them fight! Who feared whom!
So what if Eastern Emperor Taiyi possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure? The Witch Clan had their own trump cards!
"Brothers, form the Twelve Capital Celestial Gods Array!"
Di Jiang roared in fury, his voice shaking the Primordial World. Thus, the renowned Twelve Capital Celestial Gods Array made its first appearance in the Primordial World!
The Twelve Ancestral Witches simultaneously ignited their Origin Power. Twelve vast auras swept forth, forming twelve blood-red pillars of light that reached from heaven to earth. Baleful qi filled them, while streams of Dao Charm of Strength permeated them.
All twelve cultivated the Great Dao of Strength, yet none of their Great Dao of Strength was the same. Each possessed its own unique qualities.
These twelve differing yet kindred Dao Charms of Strength fused together in the void. As they merged, an entirely new Dao Charm of Strength emerged. The instant it appeared, heaven and earth throughout the Primordial World began to tremble unceasingly, and a vast Dao Charm capable of breaking all laws with a single force spread forth.
At the same time, baleful qi gathered in the void, and a burly figure appeared between heaven and earth. The moment it appeared, it became the only thing in the world, drawing the gaze of every living being in the Primordial World.
"Pangu's spiritual resonance!"
Within the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun calmly gazed upon the lands of the Primordial World and spoke leisurely:
"Unfortunately, it is only a trace of spiritual resonance."
Upon the Primordial World's earth, Pangu's burly Phantom shouted, "Axe, come!"
As Pangu's Phantom spoke, the Taiji Diagram in the Grand Pure Sage's hand, the Pangu Banner in Primeval Lord of Heaven's hand, and the Chaos Bell in Eastern Emperor Taiyi's hand all began to tremble at once, as though they wished to fly into the phantom's hand and re-form the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe!
However, the trembling was extremely faint. Let alone the Grand Pure Sage and Primeval Lord of Heaven, even Eastern Emperor Taiyi easily suppressed his Magic Treasure.
The Heaven-Opening Divine Axe had already split into three. This did not mean that simply placing the Three Treasures of Heaven Opening together could restore the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. It was not that simple. Unless Great God Pangu revived, it was basically impossible for the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe to reappear.
Though the Three Treasures of Heaven Opening did not come, endless spiritual qi of heaven and earth gathered in the void and transformed into an illusory Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, which radiated a terrifying Dao Charm that could destroy everything!
"Sever!"
Pangu's Phantom grasped the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe and swung it at Eastern Emperor Taiyi. An axe light stretching from heaven to earth tore through the world. Everything in its path shattered, much like the black-yellow ripple Eastern Emperor Taiyi had previously unleashed with the Chaos Bell, except this axe light was far more powerful.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's expression changed. He pulled Lu Ya behind him, magical power surging around his body as the Chaos Bell above his head burst with black radiance.
The sun, moon, and stars engraved upon the bell shone brilliantly. Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire circled around it. Mountains, rivers, lands, and the myriad races of the Primordial World appeared faintly within the bell. Five-Colored Radiance illuminated the heavens, while chaotic Saintly Might shook the universe!
Clang!
The axe light struck the Chaos Bell. Terrifying aftershocks shook heaven and earth, turning the Primordial World's sky directly into chaos. The Chaos Bell and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were blasted tens of thousands of miles away, but black radiance still rippled across the bell. Though much dimmer than before, it had not suffered any obvious damage.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi beneath the Chaos Bell was the same. He was not injured.
Among the Three Treasures of Heaven Opening, the Taiji Diagram excelled at defense, while the Pangu Banner excelled at offense. Only the Chaos Bell combined attack and defense, capable of both offense and defense. With the Chaos Bell above one's head, one was innately invincible—those were no empty words.
Yet while the Chaos Bell was indeed formidable, the Witch Clan's Twelve Capital Celestial Gods Array was no weaker. The Pangu True Body condensed from the gathered Dao Charms of the Twelve Ancestral Witches already possessed power capable of threatening Saints. Even the Chaos Bell had been blasted tens of thousands of miles away!
Thoughts on Going Premium!
Today, I suddenly received notice from my editor that the story was going premium. To be honest, it was rather sudden, and I had not prepared much. I had originally been preparing for everyone to go premium together on the first of next month. I did not have many chapters saved up—only three, to be honest. That little stockpile is a bit embarrassing.
But plans changed. My plan to release a large batch of chapters upon going premium fell apart before it could begin. The little stockpile I had was also used up by the previous two days' releases, so I have decided to change the way I release extra chapters. Starting today, for the first seven days after going premium, I will update four chapters every day, for a total of twenty-eight chapters in seven days. Consider it my premium release burst.
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