Chapter 58: Witch's Massacre of the Human Tribe

  Everyone collect it. Kneel down and beg for collection.

  Wuji returned to the Desolate World, only to see that the sky above was filled with resentment and the air between heaven and earth was thick with killing intent. Wuji silently calculated the heavenly mechanism and finally understood what had happened. Enraged, he instantly teleported out of the Xuanwu Mountains.

  The demon tribe had a small demon who, after eating a human, advanced in strength and was told to report his discovery to his superiors. The news spread like a snowball, and a powerful demon of the demon tribe felt a slight improvement in his strength after loudly devouring a human. He began to eat large numbers of humans, and as he killed more humans with his weapon and stained himself with their blood, his power grew greater. The Demon Saint dared not delay in reporting this news to the Demon Emperor Jun.

  The Demon Emperor Jun was originally worried about the strength of the demon clan, and the powerful physical cultivation of the witch clan made their strength stronger than that of the demon clan by more than one level. The physical body of the Twelve Ancestors of Witchcraft was even more powerful, and ordinary innate spiritual treasures could hardly cause fatal damage.

  Emperor Jun heard the report from the Demon Saint, that the essence of humanity could make the power of their weapons even stronger. This undoubtedly led Emperor Jun to make a decision. He summoned Dong Huang Taiyi, Demon Master Kunpeng, and the Ten Great Demon Saints to discuss matters. Emperor Jun retold the story reported by the Demon Saint, then said: "I have decided to collect the essence of humanity's billions to forge the Slaughter Sword, firstly to deal with the Ancestor Witch of the Witch Clan, secondly because humanity's development has been too rapid in recent years, although their strength is weak, but their cultivation speed is too fast, and although they lack high-level cultivators, they are not lacking in Heaven Immortals. Their population is the third largest among the three clans, below that of the Demon Clan and the Witch Clan. Thirdly, after we Demons eat humanity, our strength will increase, which will narrow the gap between us and the Witch Clan."

  The wise man of the Yao tribe, Bai Ze, said: "Your Majesty, it is possible that the human race was created by Nüwa. The other six saints also took the human race as their foundation to prove and become saints, I'm afraid it's not suitable."

  Di Jun said: "Although what you have is not bad, our demon tribe's heavenly court has already clashed with the five saints including Nüwa Niangniang. It is impossible for saints to spread their teachings in both the Wu and Demon tribes at this time, as it would be an irreconcilable contradiction. We can only defeat the Wu tribe and become the masters of heaven and earth, and then we will have a foothold. At that time, we will not be much different from the saints."

  The people present were all elites of the demon tribe, and they had already thought about it, so no one was opposed to it. In order not to fall behind, Emperor Jun ordered the demon tribe's 100 million demon soldiers and generals to start advancing towards the human tribe, collecting the human tribe's essence and blood along the way, devouring the human tribe's flesh and blood.

  The human tribe's strength was no match for the demon tribe, and wherever the demons went, humans were slaughtered without mercy. However, despite their weakness, many humans chose to self-destruct before death, transferring their powers to their kin and delaying the demons' advance. The demons also suffered significant losses due to the humans' repeated self-destruction.

  Most importantly, a Golden Immortal demon general was killed after annihilating a human tribe of tens of thousands. The vengeful spirits of the dead humans transformed into malevolent ghosts that charged at the Golden Immortal with all their might, tearing apart his primordial spirit and killing him instantly.

  This scene was discovered by a wise man of the Wu tribe, Qingyun, who happened to be passing by. Qingyun had been worried that the demon tribe had too many people and were skilled in various magic techniques and treasures. Although the Wu tribe was very powerful with countless battle skills and witchcraft, without the use of Yuanshen to operate magic treasures, relying solely on witchcraft instruments and physical attacks would ultimately be a shortcoming. He wanted to find a way for the Wu tribe to win.

  At this time, Qingyun's discovery opened a door for him. Qingyun did not immediately report to Zu Wu, but instead continued to observe for a period of time before confirming the matter and coming to the Zu Wu Temple to report his intentions to the Twelve Ancestors.

  The twelve ancestral witches were originally thinking of ways to enhance the power of the Twelve Heavenly Gods' Great Formation, but the crowd was still unhappy about being defeated by Hong Jun Dao Zu's single move. Qingyun's arrival at this time undoubtedly made the eyes of the ancestral witches shine brightly. Emperor Jiang, as the leader of the twelve ancestral witches, said: "Everyone, for the sake of our witch tribe, we must accept the next Witch-Yao Great War, otherwise my witch tribe will be in danger, and now is a good opportunity for us to issue an order to collect the vengeful spirits and evil ghosts transformed from the dead humans."

  Houtu Niangniang disagreed, "Big brother, isn't this going too far? The human tribe is currently under the protection of my Wu tribe. Now, to personally take action and slaughter the human tribe... My Wu tribe has many people who have intermarried with humans, producing second and third generations. This is too cruel."

  Gonggong said: "Houtu sister, you are too kind-hearted, but this time it concerns the future of our Wu tribe, we all agree with big brother's idea." Zhurong on the side also chimed in: "Gonggong, I usually disagree with you, but this time I agree, Houtu sister, you should put away your compassionate heart for now." The other ancestral witches expressed their opinions one after another, and Houtu saw that she was outnumbered, so she had no choice but to give up persuading.

  The Emperor Jiang ordered the recall of the Wu tribe, which had been stationed among the human tribes. He then deliberately created friction between the Wu and human tribes, causing the Wu to launch a similar attack on the humans as the You tribe had done earlier. Wherever the Wu went, they left death and destruction in their wake, annihilating entire human settlements. Since the Wu did not have a yuan Shen (primordial spirit), the vengeful spirits of the dead humans posed little threat to them. Wujin took advantage of this by using his Wu treasure to collect the vengeful spirits of the dead humans.

  After the human tribe sensed the intentions of the two tribes of witches, they ordered the surrounding tribes to move towards the ancestral land of the human tribe, Shouyang Mountains, and decreed that humans studying abroad return to the human tribe to resist the witches together.

  The first great migration in human history has begun, accompanied by endless withered bones and fresh blood.

  The Witch and Demon tribes also sensed the human tribe's intentions, and they dispatched large numbers of hunting squads to carry out the slaughter. With a single command from the two tribes, the Desolate Expanse was plunged into a bloodbath within half a month. Wherever the Witches and Demons went, the carnage was unimaginable. One by one, human tribe settlements were uprooted, either slaughtered or destroyed. One by one, prosperous villages were reduced to ashes, leaving nothing but desolation. The Witch tribe sought to slaughter humans to harvest their souls, vengeful spirits, and malevolent ghosts, which they would then use to forge the Twelve Heavenly Demon-Flag Arrays; the Demon tribe, on the other hand, sought to devour flesh and drink blood to increase their cultivation and refine the Slaughter Witch Sword.

  The two tribes of witches understood that each other was around, but they tacitly pretended to be unaware and separately slaughtered the human tribe.

  During this period, many ethnic Taoist masters made great contributions to the transfer of human tribes. For example, Gu Bo, who had heard the Tao in Zhenyuanzi, and Lie Di, who had obtained the divine classics from Panwang due to his destiny, as well as Yunyun and Yuntian, who had learned from other great Taoist masters, all had the Taoist practice of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

  The Sage was said to have been banned by Hong Jun Dao Zu, but the Three Pure Saints and the Two Western Saints also sent their own disciples to protect the human race. Only Nuwa's door had no one, plus the demon tribe and the human tribe were all flesh and blood, so they didn't help each other and didn't send anyone.

  A hundred years have passed, and the human race has spent a difficult century in the midst of slaughter. The human race suffered heavy losses in this great war to defend humanity, with tens of billions of people lost except for about 10 million remaining on Mount Zhongyuan, and only a few scattered individuals left in the vast wilderness.

  At this time, the Shouyang Mountains were in a state of constant warfare, and most of the human cultivators who had come to help the humans had already sacrificed themselves. The main reason why the humans could hold on for a hundred years was that Gu Bo and Lie Di, two ancient cultivators who had listened to the Tao under Zhenyuanzi, had asked their master to save the humans before they died. Zhenyuanzi also harbored hatred towards the demon tribe because of their previous plot against his friend, Hongyun Daoist. Now, with the addition of old grudges and personal calculations, Zhenyuanzi agreed to join forces to protect the human race.

  The saints who came to support the human tribe were also wounded. The patriarch of the human tribe, Suirenshi, saw that there were only 10 million humans left and his own tribe was on the verge of extinction. He came before these cultivators and said: "Everyone, you have done enough for our tribe. Although we are doomed to perish today, I do not want to implicate any of you saints. Please leave now."

  The monks who stayed on site were all men of determination, otherwise they would have run away. They resolutely refused the request of the human race and fought a decisive battle with the human race.

  The Zhongyuan Mountains as the last stronghold of humanity in the Desolate World, as this last stop, Emperor Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, and other powerful beings such as Youzhe Kunpeng all came to guard against unexpected events.

  When the human tribe guarded its last home with a fearless and unyielding heart, it launched a massive war against the powerful demon tribe that was countless times stronger. Due to the lack of attack from the top demon gods, the battle dragged on until afternoon. Just as the demon emperor Xuanwu was about to order the demon saint to take action and completely annihilate the remaining human tribe, one battle would decide the fate of the world.

  All that can be seen is the human tribe, led by Suirenshi, bowing to the sky and saying: "This one bows to our holy mother Nuwa, we are all created by her, and we will never forget the virtue of giving birth."

  Then, under the leadership of Sui Ren Shi, he bowed again and said: "This one bow is to pay homage to our ancestral teachers, the Supreme Holy Ones, Yu Qing Sheng Ren, Tong Tian Sheng Ren, Jie Yin Sheng Ren, and Zhun Ti Sheng Ren. Thank you for your protection and care for our human tribe."

  Then, under the leadership of Suirenshi, he bowed again: "The last bow is to pay respects to Zhenyuanzi Daxian and the disciples of the Sage, as well as the human cultivators who fought or sacrificed for humanity. Thank you for protecting humanity for a hundred years."

  Suiren said, "The witch and demon tribes have killed tens of billions of my people, with countless deaths and injuries, and corpses scattered all over the fields. This vendetta will not be shared under the same sky. Now, I, Suiren, as the ancestor of the human tribe, take an oath again. From now on, the three tribes of witches, demons, and humans will not coexist, and we will fight to the death. Heaven can bear witness." As soon as Suiren finished his oath, a thunderous roar echoed in the sky, as if responding to the human tribe's oath. Then, countless red dots fell from the sky into the bodies of the witch and demon tribes who participated in the massacre, especially the leaders of the two tribes.

  The Eastern Emperor Taiyi was enraged by the current situation and directly used the Eastern Emperor's intention to destroy the remaining human race, but the sound wave attack emitted by the Chaos Bell was blocked by an earthen wall not far from the human race.

  "Dong Huang Taizi roared: 'Zhenyuanzi, you're courting death! Previously, you weren't even my match and were heavily injured by me. You didn't properly recover from your wounds, yet you still came here. Considering we both studied the Tao in Zixu Palace, I'll let you leave this time without pursuing the matter further.'"

  Zhenyuanzi said: "Taiyi, you still care about our relationship as fellow Taoists. Don't bother, I'll tell you how Hongyun died. Today, I have secured the safety of the human tribe."

  Zhenyuanzi and Donghuang Taiyi didn't see eye-to-eye from the start, and before long, they were at each other's throats.