Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 82 War Witch

Before Hou Yi could speak, the Wu tribe members beside him burst into laughter. Even Yan Ya, who had a good impression of Lei Ming, thought that Lei Ming was talking nonsense.

The Great Witch Long Qiu coldly declared, "My Witch Clan has stood tall in the primordial world, and has never formed an alliance with any other race! In the entire primordial world, which race is qualified to form an alliance with my Witch Clan?!"

Many members of the witch clan nodded in agreement.

Hou Yi said, "Daoist Lei Ming, forgive my bluntness, but my Wu clan does not have the custom of forming alliances, and alliances require equal strength between the two sides. Your human race..." Hou Yi shook his head, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Lei Ming, unfazed by the Wu Clan's disdain, stated calmly, "It's a fact that the Wu Clan is currently powerful and the Human Clan is weak. But even if the Wu Clan is strong, can they destroy the Demon Clan?"

"Of course, how could a mere demon race be a match for my witch race!" said the Great Witch Longqiu.

Lei Ming sneered, "I'm afraid only the Witch Clan would think that way. The Witch Clan is strong; the Twelve Ancestral Witches possess unparalleled power, and each of the Great Witches is capable of dominating the primordial world. But the Demon Clan is not weak either. Take Donghuang Taiyi, who wields a supreme innate treasure; in a one-on-one fight, who in the Witch Clan could be his match?"

Lei Ming's question enraged the Wu Clan, but they couldn't say anything. Donghuang Taiyi, who possessed the Eastern Emperor Bell, was universally acknowledged as the strongest person below the Saint level.

"There is only one innate treasure, but my Wu clan has twelve ancestral witches!" Hou Yi said.

"The Great Witch Hou Yi is right. In terms of top-tier combat power, the Witch Clan surpasses the Demon Clan. But don't forget, the Demon Clan also has a Sage," Lei Ming said.

Hou Yi remained silent. Although Nuwa's time as a saint was not long, she had indeed put tremendous pressure on the Wu tribe.

"So what if he's a saint?" the Great Witch Longqiu shouted. "My witch clan is descended from Pangu and is the master of the primordial continent. Even a saint cannot stop us."

Lei Ming ignored Long Qiu, the great witch, who was clearly a muscle-bound battle maniac. He looked at Hou Yi, who was pondering Lei Ming's words.

"If that's the case, then it's even less likely that we'll form an alliance. Your human race was created by the sages of the demon race!" Hou Yi said.

Lei Ming shook his head: "The human race was created by the Holy Mother Nuwa, but has nothing to do with the demon race. On the contrary, our human race and the demon race are sworn enemies. To be honest, Great Witch Hou Yi, a thousand years ago our human race had a population of 100 billion, but now only 1 billion remain. 99 billion humans perished in the mouths of the demon race!"

Hou Yi was startled when he heard this.

"Your human race has only existed for a few thousand years, yet you have a population of hundreds of billions!" Hou Yi exclaimed in surprise. He knew that the entire Wu race only numbered in the tens of billions, while the Wu race had existed for tens of billions of years.

Lei Ming laughed: "This is also an advantage of our human race. Although our human race is not as strong as the witch and demon races innately, we all have innate Dao bodies, with a balance between physical body and primordial spirit, and we reproduce faster."

Hou Yi nodded; the human race indeed had an advantage that the witch race couldn't match.

The Great Witch Longqiu scoffed, "What use is it if there are more humans? They're still going to be wiped out by the demon race."

Hou Yi stopped Long Qiu the Great Witch from continuing, saying that he was already considering Lei Ming's suggestion.

Upon seeing this, Lei Ming continued, "The potential of our human race goes without saying. With such a large population base, even if only one out of every hundred humans cultivates to become a Celestial Immortal, and one out of every hundred million humans cultivates to become a Golden Immortal, we will still be a powerful force in the future. The biggest gap between the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan lies in their combat power at the Golden Immortal level, and our human race can precisely make up for the Witch Clan's shortcomings."

Hou Yi had to admit that Lei Ming's words made sense, but he still said, "Humans don't have much talent, and it's unknown how many years it will take for them to cultivate into Golden Immortals."

"You're mistaken, Great Witch Hou Yi. The potential of our human race is absolutely no weaker than that of the Witch and Demon races. Although our human race has only existed for a few thousand years, we already have three Golden Immortals and two True Immortals," Lei Ming said.

"From this perspective, the human race does indeed have considerable potential, but that alone is not enough to qualify them for an alliance with my Wu race," Hou Yi said.

Lei Ming took a deep breath and said, "Of course. Most importantly, our human race can bring the support of saints to the witch race!"

Hou Yi's face immediately darkened: "If the human race has a sage to support them, why would they need to ally with my witch clan!"

"Great Shaman Hou Yi, please don't be angry. I'm not joking," Lei Ming said. "Who dares to joke about a sage? The human race may not have any sages, but the Sage Taiqing established the Human Religion among our people. Although the Sage Taiqing is inactive, the Human Religion is still his lineage. How could he sit idly by and watch our human race be wiped out?"

Hou Yi's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, and he fell into deep thought. The Great Shaman Long Qiu scratched his head, unable to think of a rebuttal.

"The matter of forming an alliance is too great for a great shaman like me to decide. I will report this to the Ancestral Shaman Houtu. As for how the Ancestral Shamans will decide, that is beyond my knowledge," Houyi said after a long while, clearly having taken Lei Ming's words to heart.

Lei Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He had never expected the alliance to succeed; he had only come to win Hou Yi's support.

"An alliance cannot be formed overnight, and the hatred between our human race and the demon race cannot be resolved in a thousand years. If the Great Witch Hou Yi agrees with me, I would like to ask the Witch Clan for help right now," Lei Ming said.

Hou Yi thought for a moment and realized that Lei Ming was referring to the migration of the human race.

"This is simple. There are more than a dozen great witch tribes heading east from here to the sea. Take this with you, and they will provide you with whatever help they can." As Hou Yi spoke, a yellow arrow formed in his palm. This arrow carried Hou Yi's aura, and the other witch tribes knew at a glance that it was Hou Yi's friend.

"Thank you, Great Shaman Hou Yi." Lei Ming took the arrow and stored it in his Five Elements Space. "Actually, there's an even more troublesome matter. The demon race has now surrounded our human race, and they've dispatched quite a few demon gods and demon kings. We can still handle the demon kings, but the demon gods..."

Hou Yi thought for a moment and remained silent, but the Great Witch Long Qiu couldn't hold back any longer.

"Those beasts dared to descend upon the primordial land! Where are they? I will go and kill them immediately!" said the Great Witch Longqiu.

"Yes, kill those beasts of the demon race!" Upon hearing about fighting the demon race, the other members of the witch race immediately became excited and shouted loudly.

Hou Yi smiled helplessly. He didn't want to agree to Lei Ming's request so quickly, but he had no choice at the moment.

Upon seeing Hou Yi nod, Lei Ming was overjoyed: "Thank you, Great Witch Hou Yi, thank you, Great Witch Long Qiu, and all my brothers of the Witch Clan. Our human race will remember this kindness."

Hou Yi patted Lei Ming on the shoulder casually, but Lei Ming felt as if his shoulder bones were shattered.

"From this day forward, the human race is a friend of my witch race. Let us join forces to fight against the demon race," Hou Yi said.

That evening, the Houyi tribe held a grand bonfire party, and the enthusiasm of the Wu tribe infected Leiming and Chisongzi. It must be said that this was a powerful yet simple race, inheriting the legacy of Pangu, yet falling into the schemes of Heaven's will—a pitiful and lamentable situation.

At the party, Yan Ya once again challenged Lei Ming.

"Lei Ming, we had a strength contest during the day, and I lost. Now I want to have another one!"

Lei Ming did not refuse, transforming into a ten-meter-tall figure, just like Yan Ya.

"Come!"

In the second contest, Yan Ya lost decisively once again. Lei Ming, however, cultivated both physical and magical abilities, making him no less powerful than other members of the same level of the Wu Clan.

"I've lost in terms of strength, let's compete in terms of supernatural abilities," Yan Ya said.

"good!"

Lei Ming saw Yan Ya chant a spell, and his feet began to draw power from the earth. Soon, Yan Ya transformed into a giant a hundred meters tall, becoming a true giant.

Lei Ming laughed heartily, his body growing to be the same size as Yan Ya's. The two 100-meter giants began to fight, exchanging punches and kicks. In less than a hundred rounds, Yan Ya was defeated by Lei Ming.

"I give up," Yan Ya said dejectedly.

"Wow, impressive strength! Let's have a contest." One of the Heavenly Witches was delighted to see Lei Ming defeat Yan Ya using only his physical strength.

"This is Feng Lin, the youngest shaman in my tribe," Hou Yi introduced.

Lei Ming's expression became more serious. A Heavenly Witch is equivalent to a True Immortal, a Mystic Immortal, or a Golden Immortal, with the most powerful Heavenly Witch possessing combat strength comparable to a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Fortunately, Feng Lin's aura wasn't that strong; it seemed his breakthrough hadn't been long.

"Okay, I accept!" Lei Ming was also a little excited and wanted to test how strong he was at his limit.

Lei Ming and Feng Lin did not test their strength. They immediately transformed into a thousand-meter-high figure. A thousand meters was the limit of Feng Lin's Dharma form, while Lei Ming still had strength left.

(End of this chapter)