Primordial Era: The Great Serpent of Yunmeng

The divine light reflected the shape of a giant claw, which, under the watchful eyes of the gods, slowly touched the shadow of Pangu's beard.

The giant claws clenched, firmly locking the head of the Pangu phantom, and suddenly exerted force.

A blinding white light shone, surrounded by countless true sun flames. The agonizing cries of the phantom of Pangu echoed throughout the battlefield. In just a few breaths, the magnificent sun was extinguished.

boom.

After the white light faded, the phantom of Pangu crashed to the ground, and the world returned to night. At this moment, on the battlefield, only one figure stood before all living beings.

Donghuang Taiyi!

The next instant, a giant hand suddenly swung towards Donghuang Taiyi in the sky, and a huge buzzing sound resounded through the clouds.

The Eastern Emperor Bell, a treasure protecting its master, resonated with the unparalleled divine power of the Pangu phantom. The flying figure also revealed that the Pangu phantom still had some power left.

Inside the Zhou Tian Star Array, Di Jun looked anxious and urged:

"The Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons has not disintegrated. The Twelve Ancestral Witches still possess the power to fight. Fuxi, continue to unleash the power of Taiyin!"

Seeing the phantom of Pangu already standing up, Fuxi's eyes flashed with a hint of urgency as he frantically urged the Hetu and Luoshu before him.

As the phantom of Pangu continued to wave its hand and attack Taiyi, stars suddenly lit up in the night sky that covered the heavens and the earth, and a bright moon rippled between heaven and earth.

At this moment, the world was like water, and the bright moonlight on the horizon seemed to be reflected in the water, dreamlike yet unreal.

The oppressive heat of the setting sun vanished under the bright moonlight, replaced by a sense of coolness.

The chill rises from the very bones; who would have known it came from the heavens?

Spots of frost hang from the tips of branches, while the bright moon slowly descends, without making a sound.

The giant hand that the phantom of Pangu was waving suddenly stopped, its gaze fixed intently on the moon in the sky, and it roared again:

"Ah!"

Thousands of thunderbolts appeared, rising from heaven and earth. Feeling the tremor of thunder, they rose in anger, coiling like long snakes and solidifying like long whips, yet they were manipulated at will by the phantom of Pangu.

The lightning serpent suddenly lunged at the moon on the horizon, but then slowly froze within the moon's halo, leaving only a few fragments of ice scattered across the primordial wilderness.

The phantom of Pangu had dimmed considerably, but seeing that the moon in the sky remained unchanged, it roared again:

"Ah!"

Earth, water, fire, and wind condense, and the four elements of heaven and earth re-enact themselves, solidifying like yin and yang, and resembling chaos.

Its shape resembles a tornado, rising from below and striking the moon on the horizon.

Meanwhile, the bright moon in the sky shone brilliantly, its halo resembling a lotus flower swirling around, as if a sudden clap of thunder were about to sound.

Though the sky and earth were dark, they were also white; the roads were sparse yet clear; the chaotic tornado vanished within the lunar halo, and the bright moon seemed to float in the water, unaffected.

Seeing this, the phantom of Pangu seemed helpless and could only bow his body again, raising his hands to defend himself.

The bright moon set as promised, colliding with the phantom image of Pangu.

Countless icicles spread from the bright moon toward the body of the Pangu phantom. Although it did not appear to be seriously injured, its breath was filled with a vast expanse of white mist.

The phantom of Pangu slightly opened its mouth, but there was no hoarse sound, or rather, it wanted to speak, but was unable to make a sound at this moment.

Inside the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons, the twelve Ancestral Witches were shivering from the cold, their teeth chattering, barely managing to maintain their resistance.

The blood energy surrounding his body had long lost its former grand and boiling form; instead, faint ice crystals condensed within it and seeped into his body.

Thin ice continued to spread across the phantom of Pangu, gradually enveloping its entire body.

The bright moon gradually dimmed and slowly disappeared into the world. In the midst of the battlefield, two people stood facing each other from afar.

The two stood before the phantom of Pangu, but the phantom of Pangu did not move at all. The ice crystals that had solidified on its body seemed to be an inescapable seal, making it unable to move at all.

Di Jun was about to make a move, but Qi shook his head slightly, looked up at the sky, and said:

"Gods, do not worry about us. Continue to operate the Zhou Tian Star Array and deploy the main stars. We must win this battle in one fell swoop."

As the prayer ended, the White Jade Scepter appeared in his hand, one hand hovering in the sky, and it began to rotate.

A beam of clear light surrounded the White Jade Scepter of the World-Opening Ceremony. As Qi turned it, it became more and more solid, as long as a dragon ten thousand feet long, or like a spirit snake coiling around it.

As a star fell from the sky, and as the phantom of Pangu made a slight movement, Qi waved the World-Slaying Jade Scepter, and a clear light descended.

The phantom of Pangu fell to the ground with a thud, its chest almost split in two by the clear light, revealing the chaotic color inside.

A long rainbow streaked across the sky, sweeping away Qi along with the stars just as they were about to fall in the night.

Taiyi sat to one side, leaning against a rock. Seeing Qi and Dijun arrive, he chuckled softly:

"To think you can achieve victory in one battle, Qi, you are underestimating the Wu tribe far too much."

"We were too overconfident before. Now that the ancient stars have lost their blessing, I think it would be difficult enough if we could barely resist the Wu Clan's Annihilation God and Fiend Array."

"The Witch Clan, with its twelve Ancestral Witches, is indeed blessed by heaven and earth. They make no attempt to conceal their desire to destroy the established order of the past."

Qi glanced at Taiyi sitting on the ground and said softly:

"What, don't you believe in the power of the Heavenly Court? At least for now, the Heavenly Court still holds the advantage on the battlefield."

Taiyi shook his head and continued speaking:

"You know how many soldiers and generals the Heavenly Court lost in this battle under the attack of the phantom of the Great God Pangu, so why should I say more?"

"The core of the Great Array of Divine Fiends is the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Those witch clansmen are just minor details. Even if the Heavenly Court has no shortage of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, it will eventually be exhausted one day."

"Even in the first ten confrontations, the Heavenly Court maintained an absolute advantage, but as time goes on and manpower is no longer available, what will become of the Heavenly Court?"

Di Jun's eyes revealed a hint of a smile as he spoke:

"Isn't this exactly what we've been looking for? And ten times is enough. If we still can't eliminate one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches after ten battles, then we're utterly incompetent."

Qi nodded, his words brimming with confidence. He then began to speak:

"Although we do not know how the new Ancestral Witch was born, compared to the last time you faced the complete Heavenly God and Fiend Array, the power of the Pangu phantom has decreased considerably."

"This is enough to show that even with the addition of new ancestral witches, the power of the Dutian Divine Fiend Array is still being gradually diminished."

"Having killed several of his Twelve Ancestral Witches, I don't believe the Witch Clan has enough resources to replenish their strength, and I also don't believe such replenishment would have no consequences!"

"The Witch Clan has no future. Their ambition to dominate the world has vanished since the Great Calamity began."

"If you don't believe me, look at this world. How many people can rule the world? Their fate is sealed during the great calamity. Our Heavenly Court has no future, and so does the Witch Clan."

Taiyi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled, slowly rose from the ground, and said:

"That's true. Throughout history, the only people who have ever ruled the entire primordial world are the Three Sovereigns of the past and the Heavenly Court of today."

"No force that participates in the great calamity can escape unscathed. In the present world, those who participate in the calamity but are not the main characters, and those who make a name for themselves, will be the main characters of the next era."

This time, it was Qi and Dijun who were taken aback, and they both said in unison:

"Humans!?"

Di Jun remained silent for a moment, a thoughtful look in his eyes, while Qi smiled softly:

"Di Jun, it seems that the place where you were reincarnated has already appeared."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi immediately realized what was happening and fell completely silent. Seeing Taiyi's reaction, Dijun offered words of comfort:

"Reincarnation and rebuilding are a foregone conclusion. It remains to be seen when this great calamity will end. The path of the Great Dao is not easy to traverse. Brother has taken the wrong path, and turning back will naturally be extremely difficult."

"A few detours and sacrifices are now unavoidable, so you don't need to be sad about it. How could your brother be trapped by a mere mystery of the womb?"

Taiyi simply shook his head slightly, and Dijun, seeing this, stopped trying to persuade him and continued to look at the location of the Pangu phantom.

At this moment, three stars fell from the sky, slamming the phantom of Pangu into the ground. Star gods appeared around the battlefield, quietly waiting for the end of the battle.

As for the Wu tribe members on the battlefield, they had either long since turned to ashes under the stars or had long since left the battlefield.

They quietly recuperated around the battlefield, finding no real danger. Moreover, the scattered star power could accelerate their recovery, so it was only natural that they were now resting on the edge of the battlefield.

As the last stardust was about to fall, the phantom of Pangu suddenly vanished, leaving only the twelve Ancestral Witches in the deep pit, facing the falling star.

"Damn it!"

At this moment, all twelve Ancestral Witches looked disheveled, their bodies bearing the marks of burning and freezing.

Fortunately, there was still some strength left, but it was no longer possible to maintain the Dutian Shensha Grand Array.

As the stars fell, the twelve Ancestral Witches unleashed their power, and the various colors of the laws illuminated the deep pit, making the entire underground world a kaleidoscope of colors in an instant.

The next instant, twelve streams of light flew out from the ground and headed towards the place where the witch clan had gathered.

The twelve Ancestral Witches are all wounded, but they are not seriously injured. They are simply not foolish enough to stay behind when faced with the gods surrounding the battlefield.

Taiyi slowly stood up from the ground, but was stopped by Dijun. After shaking his head slightly, Dijun immediately spoke:

"All gods under the Heavenly Court, do your utmost to prevent the Twelve Ancestral Witches from escaping! Do not allow them to retreat easily!"

Qi then spoke up, saying:

"The forces under the command of the Primordial Water God, led by the God of Compassion, are about to surround and kill the Twelve Ancestral Witches!"

Seeing the confusion in Taiyi's eyes, Qi simply smiled wryly and said:

"The Great Array of the Celestial Stars cannot do without us, as can the many Star Gods."

"Especially you, Taiyi, only you can guard the position of the sun. Although Dijun can barely serve as a substitute, he is far inferior to you."

"As for me, without Di Jun's help, my own zodiac sign cannot replace Taiyin. Unless you want to drag Changxi into the great calamity, you and Di Jun must not act rashly."

"Besides, we are both too weak to undertake such a risky task at the moment. Let's leave it to the water gods."

"Emperor Jun also considered this matter, so he only asked the gods of Heaven to do some obstruction, and that was enough."

After thinking it over and assessing his own condition, Taiyi finally nodded in agreement and stopped talking about taking action.

At this moment, on the other side of the battlefield, Ji Shen appeared with the other water gods and spoke:

"Gentlemen, it is true that everyone has their own plans during this great calamity, but I hope you will also know that the calamity is dangerous. Unless you are absolutely certain of victory, it is best to preserve your lives."

"To place one's future on chance and time is not the way of the wise. A practitioner should not yield to others, and should not harbor such thoughts as those who have strayed from the right path."

The water gods were slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and then one of them laughed awkwardly:

"We will certainly keep in mind King Qingyuan's admonition and preserve our lives to pursue the great path."

Seeing this, Ji Shen nodded and said:

"In that case, everyone, let's set off!"

Ji Shen then flew towards the location of the Twelve Ancestral Witches. As for the gods behind him, he spoke up to remind them only out of his own responsibility. Whether they listened or not was up to them, not himself.

At this moment, Gonggong's face was extremely ugly as he looked at the eleven water gods of the four rivers and eight streams blocking his way.

Ji Shen looked at the Twelve Ancestral Witches and slowly spoke:

"Why are you all in such a hurry to leave? Since you all wish to end this great calamity, why not end it now?"

"However, since the decision to enter the calamity was made, you should have long since put life and death aside. Now, to attempt to escape would be unworthy of the name of the Ancestral Witches."

Zhu Rong gritted her teeth and said:

"What business is it of you water gods of our conflict with the Heavenly Court? The great calamity is perilous; I hope you will not be wicked!"

"If you step aside now, the Witch Clan may forgive and forget. Otherwise, once our Witch Clan's men arrive, I'm afraid you will have no hope of leaving."

A hint of mockery flashed in Ji Shen's eyes as he leisurely spoke:

"We, the water deities of this land, are still under the control of the Heavenly Court. As for the great forces of heaven and earth, have we, the water deities, ever yielded?"

"Moreover, at the very beginning of this great calamity, you should not forget that it was you twelve ancestral witches who took action to surround and kill the Four Rivers Water Divine Image."

"Now that cause and effect are in motion, it is only right and proper for us, the gods of the four rivers and eight streams, to kill the twelve ancestral witches to repay the fate of the strange phenomena."

Ji Shen thought for a moment, then casually pointed among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, drawing everyone's attention to Shebi Shi and Ru Shou, and said:

"The twelve Ancestral Witches killed one of my Four Rivers Water Gods; how about I kill two of them today?"

Seeing the increasingly grim expressions of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Ji Shen couldn't resist adding insult to injury:

"As for your people and your desire to stall for time and wait for reinforcements, do not hold out any hope for that."

"Why don't you think about it carefully now? There are so many water gods among us, where are they right now?"

The twelve Ancestral Witches' expressions changed drastically, and they roared angrily:

"That thief deserves to die!"

The great battle between the two sides erupted instantly with Gonggong's intervention! (End of Chapter)