Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 78 Thunder Roars Beyond the Pass: A Map of Mountains and Rivers

"Oh no! Quick, save Sui Zu and Chao Zu!" Upon seeing this, Chi Songzi and the others disregarded everything else and rushed over together. Seeing this, the silver dragon swept its long tail, sending hundreds of thousands of human cultivators flying. Tens of thousands of them were blasted into a bloody mist by the silver dragon's power, their bodies and souls annihilated.

A ball of crimson-white flame erupted from the ground, blocking the silver dragon's path.

"Chisongzi, quickly lead your men to retreat to the vicinity of the statue!" Suirenshi shouted, unwilling to see the human race suffer further losses.

Chisongzi and the others realized the power of the silver dragon and knew that such a battle was beyond their control, so they retreated to the vicinity of the Nuwa statue as ordered by Suirenshi.

A resolute glint flashed in Suirenshi's eyes. He spat out a mouthful of blood essence into the fire, which immediately turned pure white and became invisible to the naked eye.

"Even if I die today, I will still kill you!" Suirenshi roared, and the white fire spread to the silver dragon's body, and the silver dragon's scales immediately began to melt, making a sizzling sound.

The silver dragon was in great pain, roared to the sky, and rolled wildly with its huge body.

Suirenshi was not satisfied. He gathered all his magical power and transformed the fire into a long sword. With this sword, he would cut off the head of the silver dragon!

The Crimson-Eyed Demon God's claws gripped the Black-Clad Clan tightly, and the golden light emanating from the Clan's body gradually dimmed. While the golden light of merit possessed formidable defensive power, it was not invincible.

"This defensive treasure is mine!" the Crimson-Eyed Demon God exclaimed joyfully. He opened his long jaws, which pierced through the golden light of merit and clamped down on the body of the Ziyi Clan, but were blocked by the hempen robes.

"Die!" The Crimson-Eyed Demon God shot out a beam of red light from its eyes, which landed on the hempen robe, causing its luster to dim further. Its jaws snapped down, and it seemed the Black-Robed Clan was about to perish.

An invisible giant sword pierced through, severing the jaws of the Crimson-Eyed Demon God, and Ziyi was immediately freed from his restraints.

After the white giant sword pierced through, two flames adhered to the red-eyed centipede's body, burning through its hard shell and remaining inside. The red-eyed demon god writhed wildly, its body shrinking into a ball.

"Hurry up!"

Having severely injured the two demon gods with his fire, Suirenshi could no longer hold on and whispered to Youchaoshi and Ziyishi.

The Youchao and Ziyi clans knew that Suirenshi had burned his life essence to make the fire so powerful. Currently, the ancestor Suirenshi was no longer able to fight. The two clans wanted to take advantage of the Silver Dragon Demon God and the Crimson-Eyed Demon God's injuries to kill them, but neither of them were skilled in attack; if they were to actually fight, they probably wouldn't even be able to break the bodies of the two demon gods.

"Let's retreat," Arisu said unwillingly.

After a full incense stick's time, the Silver Dragon Demon God and the Crimson-Eyed Demon God finally quieted down. Although the Fire was powerful, it could not last long without the magic power of the Fire God. This level of Fire could easily refine a Demon King, but it was still insufficient to deal with a Demon God.

"Humans, I will destroy you!" The Silver Dragon Demon God looked at the two large holes in his body with intense hatred. The Crimson-Eyed Demon God was in a similar state, as he was also seriously injured.

After a short rest, the two demon gods led their troops in pursuit. This time, they did not fight alone, but instead had their subordinates form a battle formation to attack the ancestral land of the human race together.

Lei Ming had set up an array outside the ancestral land, and Chi Songzi led his men to activate it. However, this Five Elements Array proved utterly vulnerable against the demon army's formation. The demons broke the array with just three attacks, injuring a million humans in the process.

"It seems we have no choice but to fight to the death." Suirenshi sat cross-legged on the ground. He had lost too much of his life essence and no longer had the strength to stand.

Suirenshi looked at Chisongzi, then glanced at the other humans. Many of them had regret, fear, and anger in their eyes, but none of them wanted to compromise!

"We have no way out!" Arisu stepped forward and said, "Who wants to fight alongside me?"

"We are willing to follow the Nest Ancestor into battle!" The shouts of a billion humans resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"Alright, let the demon race see today that even if our human race perishes, we will still stand tall and proud!" Youchao shouted.

"Who wants to destroy my human race? Who dares to destroy my human race? Who can destroy my human race?" Just as everyone was determined to die together, Lei Ming's voice suddenly rang out. In the blink of an eye, Lei Ming appeared next to Suirenshi.

"Lei Zu has emerged from seclusion!" Seeing Lei Ming, many humans felt a surge of hope. Lei Ming had passed down the path of cultivation among humans, making them no longer weak, and thus he gained immense prestige.

Lei Ming swept his divine sense across the area outside the ancestral land, taking in the entire scene.

"Leiming, why did you come out of seclusion at this time?" When Suirenshi saw Leiming, his face showed no joy, but rather some sorrow. He hoped in his heart that Leiming would not come out of seclusion, so that a spark of humanity could be preserved.

"Don't worry, Sui Zu, the demon race can't destroy my human race," Lei Ming said.

Ziyi shook his head in despair: "The demon race is too powerful. Our human race is no match for them at all. Even though you have broken through to the True Immortal realm, it is of no use. Now we can only fight to the death."

Lei Ming understood Ziyi's meaning. Ziyi was right; Lei Ming, having reached the True Immortal level, was not yet capable of being the savior of humanity. Let alone a True Immortal like him, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal couldn't stop the demon race!

"Everyone, do not forget that the Holy Mother has left behind divine power here. Now is a time of life and death for our human race, and we can only ask the Holy Mother for help!" Lei Ming said, kneeling down before the statue of Nuwa.

"Holy Mother, our human race is currently being besieged by the demon race, and the difference in strength is enormous. We pray that the Holy Mother will manifest her divine power and save our human race from this peril!" Lei Ming said respectfully.

"Will this work?" The others looked at each other blankly.

Suirenshi suddenly stood up and knelt beside Leiming.

"I pray to the Holy Mother to save my human race," said Suirenshi.

"We beseech the Holy Mother to save our human race," said the Youchao and Ziyi clansmen, kneeling down.

"We pray to the Holy Mother to save our human race." A billion humans all knelt down and prayed to the statue.

Beyond the thirty-three heavens, in the endless chaos.

Within the Nuwa Heaven, the goddess Nuwa looked down upon the primordial world, her exquisitely beautiful face filled with helplessness. Faced with the prayers of the human race, she sighed softly, and then the statue of Nuwa within the ancestral land of humanity shone brightly.

The statue of Nuwa ignited like a torch, transforming into a painting depicting countless mountains and rivers, a magnificent and prosperous land—the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Mountain and River Map. The Mountain and River Map spun above the ancestral land of humanity, then rolled outwards, instantly vanishing the Silver Dragon Demon God, the Crimson-Eyed Demon God, and their subordinates.

The statue of Nuwa also disappeared at the same time.

Seeing this, Lei Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the human race was destined not to perish, but it would face many calamities. This time, the goddess Nuwa's intervention had helped the human race overcome a major crisis.

"Thank you for your mercy, Holy Mother," Lei Ming said, bowing again.

"Thank you for your mercy, Holy Mother," said Suirenshi and the others, bowing in gratitude.

After the crisis, looking at the devastated ancestral land, Lei Ming and the three ancestors remained silent.

"Third Ancestor, we can no longer stay in our ancestral land. This time, the Holy Mother helped us, but what about next time? Besides, this time two demon gods came; next time, if a demon saint personally comes, our human race might truly be wiped out." Lei Ming seized the opportunity to propose his plan, "Why don't we avoid the demon race's power for now and slowly develop and strengthen ourselves? Our human race has unlimited potential. As long as we are given time, we will definitely be able to surpass the demon race in the future and avenge today's hatred!"

Lei Ming proposed this plan last time, but it was decisively rejected by the Three Ancestors. This time, however, the Three Ancestors remained silent.

Chisongzi said, "I agree with Leizu's plan. Although the demon race is powerful, the prehistoric world is vast and boundless. Our human race will always be able to find a place to live."

Hearing Lei Ming and Chi Songzi's words, everyone couldn't help but ponder. This crisis of annihilation had deeply affected everyone; although humans were not afraid of death, they were unwilling to die in this way.

"Migrate, O Fire Ancestor!" someone said.

"Let's move."

As more and more people agreed to the relocation, the Third Patriarch finally spoke up.

"We should indeed leave our ancestral land. Lei Ming mentioned this before, but we refused. The price of that refusal was heavy; our human race lost 99% of its population!" Suirenshi stepped forward and said, his face full of sorrow.

Arisu bowed to Raiming and said, "If I had listened to your advice before, perhaps this wouldn't have happened."

Ziyi remained silent, but one could tell he was blaming himself.

(End of this chapter)