Ming Xin's act of invoking the karmic power of good and evil to indiscriminately judge the battlefield was like splashing a ladle of ice water into boiling oil, instantly igniting the fury that the Witch and Demon Clans had accumulated over countless epochs!
"Ming Xin! You bald donkey from the West! How dare you?!"
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi flew into a rage. The Chaos Bell rang thunderously, and an incomparably condensed streak of Chaos sword qi tore through the sky, slashing straight at Ming Xin! His furious strike was powerful enough to severely wound an ordinary peak Quasi-Saint.
"After killing my Demon Clan warriors, die!"
Di Jun was equally enraged. The He Tu Luo Shu radiated the light of billions of stars, and the phantoms of the Grand Formation of the Stars instantly condensed. Countless chains of starlight descended like a heavenly net, enveloping Ming Xin!
On the other side, the Twelve Ancestral Witches were also beside themselves with rage.
"Who gave you the nerve to interfere in the affairs of Wu Yao?!" Di Jiang tore through space, his claws carrying the Power of Law of severance as they silently appeared behind Ming Xin.
"You destroyed my Witch Clan warriors—pay with your life!" Zhu Rong roared. Heavenly God Fire transformed into a colossal fire dragon, burning the heavens and boiling the seas as it devoured everything in its path.
Gong Gong, Zhu Jiuyin, Xuan Ming, and the other Ancestral Witches attacked at the same time. For a moment, water, fire, wind, thunder, spacetime, frost, and all manner of terrifying Ancestral Witch divine abilities bombarded Ming Xin from every direction!
At this moment, the Witch and Demon Clans, who had originally been locked in a fight to the death, actually set aside their mutual hatred because of Ming Xin's forceful intervention as a "third party," focusing all their fury and killing intent on him alone!
In the distance, the various great powers of the Primordial World observing the battle with their divine senses all sucked in sharp breaths, their minds shaken!
"H-he actually dared?!"
"To provoke both the Witch and Demon Clans at once? Has he gone mad?!"
"This is no different from courting death! Even if he is a Half-step Primordial Unity, there is no way he can withstand the combined assault of Wu Yao's peak forces!"
"Are the Western Teachings planning to completely tear relations apart with Wu Yao?!"
The Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain, Styx River of the Blood Sea, Zhen Yuan Zi of Wuzhuang Temple... every great power watching this place was stunned by Ming Xin's audacious, nearly suicidal act.
Yet, faced with this terrifying siege that could instantly annihilate any Primordial Golden Immortal, Ming Xin's expression remained calm. His mind was clear as a mirror:
"According to the original course of events, if this battle continues, Dao Ancestor Hongjun will surely appear to stop it.
"By then, everything will have been settled. Even if I wish to intervene, I will have no further opportunity, much less use this chance to verify the Great Dao and seize merit.
"I must take control of the situation before the Dao Ancestor descends!"
As his thoughts raced, light flashed around his body!
His Past Self and Future Self stepped out from within him at the same time!
The Three Bodies stood together, their auras sharing the same origin yet each possessing its own mysteries. They instantly formed a stable triangular formation, forcibly dividing and resisting the terrifying attacks coming from all directions!
Rumble—!!!
A world-destroying energy storm exploded around Ming Xin's Three Bodies. Space collapsed in vast swathes, while Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind surged wildly, as though everything were about to return to Chaos!
Yet Ming Xin's Three Bodies were like boulders amid raging currents. Though they swayed within the energy storm, they were not defeated!
The aura of the Mortal World around the Past Self transformed into a colossal barrier, drawing part of the attacks into the illusionary rise and fall of the Mortal World and dissipating them.
The Future Self held the Fate Compass, plucking at the Thread of Karma and causing some attacks to subtly deviate as they approached, colliding with and canceling one another.
The Main Body activated the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda, which poured down streams of Chaos qi to withstand the most central attacks head-on!
Seizing this gap, Ming Xin's Three Bodies spoke at once. Their voices were vast, carrying a force that pointed directly at one's true heart, resounding in the depths of every Wu Yao leader's and soldier's primordial spirit:
"Witch and Demon Clans! Open your eyes and look!"
The Past Self pointed at the devastated land below, his voice filled with compassion and accusation. "This Primordial World was transformed from Father God Pangu and nurtures all living beings! Yet what have your great wars reduced it to?
"Mountains and rivers lie shattered, Spiritual Veins are severed, and countless innocent living beings have suffered calamity! How grave are such sins!"
The Future Self swept his gaze over Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, his tone cold and majestic. "For the position of rulers of heaven and earth, you have unleashed such a slaughter and committed boundless sins!
"Do you truly believe the Witch and Demon Clans can bear this endless karmic burden and towering Cause and Effect?! If you do not stop today, then when the Tribulation backlash comes, the destruction of your clans will surely follow!"
Finally, the Main Body spoke, his voice like the judgment of the Heavenly Dao, carrying an unquestionable resolve. "If you will not stop now, then when will you?
"Must you truly wait until the foundations of this Primordial World have been utterly shattered, all things have withered away, and you have perished together before you are satisfied?!"
The Three Bodies shouted in unison, their voices shaking the universe!
The questioning of the Mortal World, the warning of Cause and Effect, and the majesty of judgment contained within their words struck the Witch and Demon Clans—especially those leaders who still retained a trace of reason—like the tolling of a great bell!
Di Jun's and Tai Yi's attacks faltered slightly. As they looked down at the truly devastated scene of suffering living beings, an imperceptible complexity flashed through their eyes.
Among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Ancestor Witch Hou Tu looked upon the mountain-like piles of corpses and the resentment soaring into the heavens, her face revealing pity and sorrow.
Ming Xin's actions did not rely solely on suppressing them with force. He was also using the greater situation, Cause and Effect, and karmic burden to pressure them!
He was gambling—gambling that the Witch and Demon Clans had not gone completely mad, gambling on their consideration for their clans' future, gambling on their... fear of the Heavenly Dao's unseen backlash!
Upon the battlefield, the killing intent that had briefly stagnated due to Ming Xin's forceful intervention began to be replaced by a deeper dread concerning the survival of their clans.
Ming Xin stood suspended in the air, the Dao rhythms of his Three Bodies intertwining as he coldly watched below. He knew that the most crucial step had already been taken.
What remained depended on how the Witch and Demon Clans would choose, and whether... the Dao Ancestor seated high within the Purple Cloud Palace would appear ahead of time because of this.
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