Time in the Primordial World is counted without years.
Before long, another fifty million years had passed.
During these fifty million years, the friction between the Wu Clan and the Yao Clan naturally intensified by the day.
First, after the sermon at Zixiao Palace, Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the two brothers of the Yao Clan, joined forces with Fuxi, Mother Nuwa, Demon Master Kunpeng, and other formidable beings to establish the Heavenly Court of the Yao Clan, aspiring to rule the Primordial World. The eleven Ancestral Witches, save for Dijiang, burned with indignation. Leading the Great Witches and Lesser Witches of the Wu Clan, they charged straight into the Heavenly Court and smashed the Nantian Gate to smithereens!
Shortly after, Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who were the first to digest Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s teachings and had stepped into the Quasi-Saint realm seeking revenge, led the forces of the Heavenly Court directly into Mount Buzhou, inflicting heavy casualties upon the Wu Clan.
Following that, the Ancestral Witches Houtu and Goumang broke through their respective Laws, successfully advancing into the Early Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm. Taking advantage of the absence of Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, they stealthily infiltrated the Heavenly Court, turning it into a scene of wailing ghosts and howling wolves, leaving the members of the Heavenly Court utterly depressed!
Of course, this depression did not last long. Among the Yao Clan, Wa-Emperor Mother Nuwa created humanity and attained sanctification, and began preaching at the Thirty-Three Heavens Wa-Emperor Heaven. Consequently, Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi advanced to the Mid-Quasi-Saint realm, Fuxi and Demon Master Kunpeng also entered the Quasi-Saint realm, and the Ten Great Yao Saints, such as Baizhe and Yingzhao, reached Late Daluo.
Compared to the Wu Clan, which still possessed only two Early Hunyuan Golden Immortals in Houtu and Goumang—with the other Ancestral Witches stuck at Daluo Completion and the Great Witches at Mid-stage Daluo—the Yao Clan was now vastly stronger!
Therefore, on this particular day, just as Mother Nuwa's sermon concluded, Dijun summoned everyone and declared, "I intend to exterminate the Wu Clan. What are your thoughts?"
"Ha, Big Brother wants to exterminate the Wu, and I, your younger brother, will take the vanguard!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi laughed heartily!
"Exterminating the Wu at this juncture is feasible!"
Demon Master Kunpeng nodded as well!
"Very well!"
Emperor Fuxi chimed in!
"Good. In that case, the Emperor will hold down the Fort at the Heavenly Court while Taiyi, the Demon Master, and I lead the Ten Great Yao Saints to march upon the Wu Clan!"
Dijun swept his sleeve outward!
In an instant, war drums thundered across the thirty-three heavens of the Yao Clan. In merely half a day, above Mount Buzhou, with the Xiantian Supreme Treasure Chaos Clock suppressing time and space, the grand army of the Yao Clan materialized majestically!
"Dijun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, you two feathered beasts, have you come to our Wu Clan seeking death?"
The moment they appeared, Houtu—the strongest among the eleven Ancestral Witches, who, having been born last, was tainted less by the earth's baleful Qi and was relatively the wisest—led the other Ancestral Witches and the members of the Wu Clan forward, shouting in an icy, fierce tone.
At this moment, Houtu's raven-black hair cascaded down, a graceful long robe draped over her figure, and her breathtaking face was covered in frost.
"That's right, coming to our Wu Clan's territory, have you grown tired of living?"
The other Ancestral Witches roared as well.
"Hahaha, seeking death? We shall see who is dying today!"
Dijun laughed aloud, stepping upon the River Diagram and Luo Book. Scanning the crowd, he loudly instructed Demon Master Kunpeng, "Leave these Ancestral Witches to Taiyi and me. I ask the Demon Master to lead the troops, slaughter the Wu Clan, and display the might of our Heavenly Court!"
"Agreed!"
Demon Master Kunpeng nodded!
Boom!
Kunpeng's speed erupted instantly as he charged straight toward the rest of the Wu Clan!
"Kill!"
Right behind him, the gathered Yao army immediately followed!
"Kunpeng, you dare?!"
Houtu cried out sharply, attempting to stop him!
"Clang!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Chaos Clock had already hurtled toward her, while the River Diagram and Luo Book beneath Dijun's feet blazed with brilliant light. Together, they blocked her path and laughed wildly, "Hahaha, your opponents are the two of us, don't even think about running!"
"What are you two feathered beasts babbling about? Will Grandfather here run?"
Zhurong, the short-tempered hothead among the Ancestral Witches, bellowed angrily, manifesting his true form tens of thousands of feet tall and unleashing the Law of Fire!
"Shut up, they are deliberately stalling for time! Break away from them quickly and reinforce our Wu Clan lads!"
Houtu snapped sharply, her figure flashing as she immediately charged at Eastern Emperor Taiyi!
"Attack!"
The other Ancestral Witches made their moves at once!
Rumble!
Instantly, the battle between the Wu and Yao clans erupted, plunging heaven and earth into darkness and shattering stars, drawing the gaze of countless formidable beings across the Primordial World!
In Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun sat upright upon the spiritual mat, smiling faintly as he watched the great battle between the Wu and Yao: "The Heavenly Dao is imperfect, and the general trend of the Wu and Yao cannot be altered. Though it is not yet time for the two clans to be exterminated, weakening them is permissible!"
Within Wa-Emperor Heaven, Mother Nuwa looked down from above, her slender brows knitted together, and said with a look of unbearable pity, "Ever since I attained sanctification, Master has forbidden me from participating in the struggles of the various clans. What is to be done?"
On Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi sneered derisively, "Those born of wetness and eggshell, creatures with fur and horns, deserve utter annihilation!"
Tongtian, however, gave a faint smile: "I actually feel the Ancestral Witches have fine personalities!"
Only Laizi sat cross-legged, his mind as tranquil as an ancient well.
Others, such as Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun, Jieyin, and Zunti, were also observing covertly at this moment!
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
The battle raged on!
In mere moments, the Wu Clan suffered heavy casualties. Even great witches like Kuafu, Xingtian, Houyi, and Jiufeng were covered in wounds and bloody gashes under Kunpeng's Quasi-Saint attacks!
"Kunpeng, one day our Wu Clan will slay you!"
Houtu and the other Ancestral Witches roared through clenched teeth.
They wanted to intervene, but they were perpetually entangled by Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi!
"Hahaha, then I shall wait!"
Demon Master Kunpeng laughed aloud: "Kill them! Slaughter every last one of these Wu Clan barbarians!"
"Kill!"
The Ten Great Yao Saints struck out repeatedly as well.
The Wu Clan on Mount Buzhou suffered devastating losses.
"What do we do? This Kunpeng is a Quasi-Saint, we cannot hold him off!"
Kuafu felt a trace of despair.
"There is no choice. Ancestral Witch Lord is entangled by the Emperor Emperors, we can only try our best to protect our clansmen!"
Houyi sighed!
They say that beneath the Saints, all are ants.
Yet beneath the Quasi-Saints, they, the Daluo experts, were merely slightly larger ants!
"Is there truly no way out? Is Heaven truly set on destroying our Wu Clan?!"
Xingtian roared with bloodshot eyes!
"Perhaps there is still one way!"
Jiufeng suddenly spoke up!
"What is it?"
Xingtian and the others asked in confusion.
"Have you forgotten Ancestral Witch Dijiang?"
Jiufeng pointed toward the location of Dijiang's dwelling, suddenly dropped to her knees with a loud thump, and cried out, "Lord Ancestral Witch Dijiang, our Wu Clan lads are being cruelly slaughtered! We beg Lord Ancestral Witch to step forth and save our Wu Clan!"
"Lord Ancestral Witch Dijiang, our Wu Clan lads are being cruelly slaughtered! We beg Lord Ancestral Witch to take action!"
"Lord Ancestral Witch Dijiang..." The other Great Witches immediately joined in shouting as well!
"Big Brother, please emerge from seclusion and protect our Wu Clan lads!" Houtu and the others were momentarily stunned before shouting loudly as well!
Just now, none of them had thought of this matter, but now they remembered that they still possessed another Ancestral Witch. Although they were unclear about Dijiang's current strength, as an Ancestral Witch and their eldest brother, surely his power would not be too shabby.
"Ha, Houtu, have you Ancestral Witches lost your minds? Big Brother? Since when did you have an eldest brother?"
Dijun laughed loudly, refusing to believe it.
"Indeed! Only eleven Ancestral Witches were born into the world; where would an eldest brother come from?"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Demon Master Kunpeng, and the others reacted the same way!
In Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun smiled with satisfaction: "It seems these Ancestral Witches have been driven to desperation. They've even conjured an eldest brother—even I, who wield the Heavenly Dao, know of no such eldest brother among the Ancestral Witches!"
Within Wa-Emperor Heaven, Mother Nuwa's slender brows were deeply furrowed as well: "Could there be twelve Ancestral Witches? But why could I not calculate it?"
On Kunlun Mountain, Tongtian looked toward Laizi: "Big Brother, did you know there was another among the Ancestral Witches?"
"I did not!"
Laizi shook his head in bewilderment!
The rest of the formidable beings were equally lost, completely unaware that the Ancestral Witches had another member!
Of course, this was only natural.
After all, none of these formidable beings had yet been born during the Tribulation of Longhan. Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun back then had only dared to hide in his cave on Yujing Mountain and plot in secret.
How could they possibly know of Dijiang, who had gone straight into seclusion before even being born, shielded by a celestial formation that obscured all heavenly secrets?
The Yao Saint Jimeng even burst into hearty laughter: "Hahaha, since these barbarians claim there is another Ancestral Witch over there, let me raze that place to the ground and completely shatter their delusions!"
Boom!
As the words fell, the low-grade Xiantian spiritual treasure Spirit-Locking Whip in Jimeng's hand blazed with dazzling divine light and lashed fiercely toward Dijiang's dwelling!
"Jimeng, you dare?!"
Houtu roared through clenched teeth!
"Audacious!"
The other Wu warriors reacted the same way, but it was already too late!
In an instant, Jimeng's attack had already arrived above Dijiang's dwelling!
Hum!
Yet the next moment, a spatial rift materialized above Dijiang's dwelling, directly swallowing Jimeng's attack whole. Following that, Dijiang emerged from the rift, standing loftily and looking down upon the gathered Yao forces: "You dare violate my Wu Clan? How do you wish to die?"