At Dijiang's shout, the Primordial Spirits of all the Yao Clan members surged violently. Some of the weaker ones burst apart and died on the spot, while even the strongest ones turned instantly pale!
Demon Sage Jimeng was consumed by terror, his body trembling violently. After all, he was the closest to Dijiang and could feel the crushing pressure emanating from him more clearly than anyone else!
Yet despite this, Jimeng still could not figure out who Dijiang was, because he could not sense the vast, surging blood vitality from Dijiang that he expected from an Ancestral Witch.
Not only was it absent, but on the contrary, he felt that if Dijiang were not standing right in front of him, he might not have noticed him at all!
The others felt the same way at that moment.
Whether it was Dijun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Demon Master Kunpeng, or the onlookers of great power, all were affected!
Dao Ancestor Hongjun, with the Creation Jade Disk revolving above his head, wore a look of pure bewilderment. "Strange, who on earth is this fellow? From what he said, he should be of the Wu Clan, but why can I not divine his origins?"
In the Wa Imperial Heaven, Mother Nuwa murmured to herself, "The heavenly secrets are shrouded in utter chaos. Truly bizarre!"
Tongtian looked curiously at Taishang Laojun. "I can sense the aura of Father God upon him, but why can it not be divined?"
"Unknown!"
Taishang Laojun shook his head, utterly perplexed!
Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun, and the others were equally curious!
It was a joke to think otherwise—Dijiang was protected by a Heavenly Secret Formation. If they could figure him out so easily, it would be an insult to a Great Dao tier array!
"Who—who are you?"
Jimeng, standing closest, could no longer hold back and asked with a tremble!
"Me?"
A cold sneer played at the corners of Dijiang's mouth!
"Chief of the Ancestral Witches, Dijiang!"
Then came a sudden, thunderous roar!
Boom!
The words had barely faded when the mid-Hunyuan Golden Immortal aura erupted fully from Dijiang, instantly summoning the power of the Great Dao tier Space Law!
With a single palm strike, he lashed out at Jimeng!
"Oh no, he is a mid-Hunyuan Golden Immortal expert! Jimeng, retreat at once!"
Demon Master Kunpeng shouted in frantic haste, trying to rescue him!
Rumble!
Before he could even reach them, Dijiang's massive hand had already struck Jimeng's body!
Jimeng's physical body and Primordial Spirit dissolved entirely!
Jimeng perished on the spot!
"This!"
Everyone was stunned, staring at the scene in sheer disbelief.
While it was true that a mid-Hunyuan Golden Immortal expert wouldn't find it difficult to kill a late Daluo, it shouldn't have been this clean and effortless!
A single slap, and he was completely wiped out?
Wasn't this a bit too terrifying?
"Ha! Eldest brother is amazing! Well killed!"
Zhurong, whose temper was a bit fiery, roared with excitement!
"Eldest brother, slaughter those Yao Clan members and avenge our Wu Clan brothers!"
Houtu and the others were equally overjoyed!
Originally, they had assumed that even if their eldest brother emerged, his strength would at best be at the early Hunyuan Golden Immortal stage!
Yet now, he was a mid-stage master, and moreover, he appeared stronger than the average mid-Hunyuan Golden Immortal. This filled them with excitement!
Of course, they had no way of knowing that for the past three hundred thousand years, Dijiang hadn't cultivated at all, but had instead spent his time studying the ultimate Dao-proving method within the Hongmeng Golden Canon. Had he actually focused on cultivation, he might already have reached late-stage Hunyuan by now.
If they had known that, they probably would have dropped to their knees before Dijiang right then and there!
"Rest assured, not a single Yao Clan member who came here today will survive!"
Dijiang smiled faintly, his gaze falling upon Kunpeng as he asked, "Are you the Demon Master Kunpeng?"
At this moment, Dijiang felt a stir of excitement. After all, Kunpeng was a legendary figure from myth, a Quasi-Saint powerhouse. And now, he actually had the chance to fight him.
The excitement was real!
"Indeed! I never expected that among the Ancestral Witches, there would be an expert like you. Even so, your Wu Clan..."
Demon Master Kunpeng still wanted to boast for a moment!
"Come and fight!"
Dijiang simply offered those two words!
"You! Fine! Even if you are at mid-Hunyuan, today I, Kunpeng, shall let you witness the true strength of the Yao Clan!"
Kunpeng's expression froze, and he spoke with mounting anger!
Boom!
In an instant, Kunpeng's true form manifested, blotting out the sky as he charged toward Dijiang.
One had to admit, this fellow was quite cunning; the moment battle commenced, he directly revealed his true form to unleash his maximum strength!
"Shameless!" Houtu roared angrily at the sight.
"Have you no shame?"
The other Ancestral Witches felt the same way!
"Hahaha, well come!"
Dijiang merely laughed heartily!
Rumble!
With a single punch, he smashed directly into Kunpeng's colossal true form!
Boom!
Instantly, the entirety of Mount Buzhou shuddered. With a loud crack, Kunpeng's physical body, which had been intact just a moment ago, was shattered into pieces by Dijiang's punch, golden blood of the Kunpeng splashing across the firmament!
"Ah!"
Kunpeng let out a miserable scream, and the Primordial Spirit within his body bolted frantically into the distance!
"This! This is truly an Ancestral Witch?"
At this, everyone lost their ability to remain calm.
Whether it was Dijun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the rest of the Yao Clan, or the watching grand masters, all of them dropped their jaws in astonishment!
"Impossible! Even if this fellow is an Ancestral Witch with mid-Hunyuan Golden Immortal strength, it is impossible for him to shatter Kunpeng's physical body with a single punch! How can this be?"
In Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun's eyes nearly popped out of his skull, his face a mask of utter disbelief as he watched the scene unfold!
"Why is this Ancestral Witch completely different from all the others?"
In the Wa Imperial Heaven, Mother Nuwa also furrowed her brow deeply!
"This Dijiang is terrifyingly strong!"
In Kunlun Mountain, the Sanqing reacted with similar shock!
"This—is this really an Ancestral Witch? How can he be so powerful?"
Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun, Jieyin, and Zunti were thoroughly frightened out of their wits!
They were completely dumbfounded, their faces plastered with incredulity. After all, Kunpeng was no ordinary Demon Sage like Jimeng, whom Dijiang had just wiped out a moment ago!
This fellow was a bona fide Quasi-Saint expert, one of the Three Thousand Guests of the Crimson Dust in Zixiao Palace, and furthermore, he was blessed by the karmic fortune of the Yao Clan!
With such strength, even if he encountered an average mid-Quasi-Saint, while he might lose, the outcome should never have been this miserable!
Yet now, his physical body had been blasted to pieces with a single punch from this man—and anyone could tell that Dijiang hadn't even used his full strength for that blow!
Was this fellow even human?
"Hahaha! Eldest brother is mighty! Kill that mangy bird and don't let his Primordial Spirit escape!" The other Ancestral Witches, by contrast, were ecstatic, shouting at the top of their lungs!
The Wu Clan naturally worshipped the strong!
Right now, the strength displayed by Dijiang made their blood run hot!
"Kill Kunpeng!"
"Kill Kunpeng!"
The rest of the Wu Clan warriors began to roar in unison!
"Rest easy, he won't get away!"
Dijiang smiled faintly!
Hum!
Space Law rippled around his body, and he instantly prepared to give chase!
"Not good! Save the Demon Master's Primordial Spirit at once!"
Dijun's expression shifted drastically. Activating the River Diagram and Luo Book beneath his feet, he unleashed a torrent of starlight. The stralight power of the Thirty-Three Heavens instantly enshrouded Dijiang, dampening the Law fluctuations around him!
If his physical body was destroyed but his Primordial Spirit survived, their Heavenly Court's foundation still allowed for ways to help Kunpeng recover a physical shell. But if even his Primordial Spirit were annihilated, he would truly be dead!
Of course, this wasn't to say Dijun cared deeply about Kunpeng; as the emperor of the Yao Clan, he cared nothing for the life or death of any single individual. What he cared about was the karmic fortune of their Yao Clan!
After all, nearly ten percent of the Yao Clan's karmic fortune currently rested upon Kunpeng, the Demon Master. Once this fellow died, that fortune would be lost!
Clearly, Eastern Emperor Taiyi had realized this as well!
Clang!
Therefore, the moment the River Diagram and Luo Book were activated, the deep chime of Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Chaos Clock rang out abruptly. The forces of earth, water, fire, and wind raged as its ability to suppress time and space erupted, combining with the River Diagram and Luo Book to appear directly above Dijiang's head!
Taking advantage of this opening, Demon Master Kunpeng's Primordial Spirit fled desperately toward the Heavenly Court!
"Dammit! Dijun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, you two feather-dusted beasts, have you no shame at all? How dare you launch a sneak attack on our eldest brother?"
Houtu and the other Ancestral Witches saw their expressions darken instantly.
"Eldest brother, we'll come and help you!"
They roared toward Dijiang!
"No need. I can handle these two myself!"
Dijiang looked at these younger siblings—with whom he had only exchanged two or three sentences since crossing over—and felt a warmth well up in his chest. He smiled and said,
"Since you saved Kunpeng, you can leave your own two Primordial Spirits behind instead!"
His gaze then shifted to Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, speaking in a chilling tone!