SWDnovel Chapter 68 The Lich War
Chapter 68 The Lich War
Chapter 68: The Lich War (Part 1)
Led by the eleven ancestral witches and Hou Yi, the Wu tribe used the Heavenly Ladder of Buzhou Mountain to fight their way up to the thirty-third heaven. In a single battle, they killed Jiuying, one of the ten great demon saints, broke through the South Heavenly Gate, the gateway to the thirty-third heaven, and marched towards the Lingxiao Palace.
Inside the Lingxiao Palace, after learning that the Wu Clan had attacked, Fuxi, Xihe, Changxi, and the remaining nine Demon Saints all came here.
"Second brother, what should we do now?" Xihe asked Taiyi. Now that Dijun was not around, Taiyi was the backbone of the demon race.
Taiyi thought for a moment and said, "Xihuang, the Wu Clan is coming with great force. I hope you can lead the nine demon saints to delay them for a while. I have already sent a message to my elder brother. As long as my elder brother returns, we can set up the Zhou Tian Star Array."
"Don't worry, Donghuang, I am also a member of the demon race. Since I enjoy the fortune of the demon race, I should naturally do my part for the demon race." Fuxi nodded and said.
"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Emperor Xi," Taiyi said.
After Fuxi left with the nine demon saints, Taiyi said to Changxi, "Changxi, the Wu Clan has come out in full force this time. This battle is extraordinary. Xiao Shi's cultivation is too weak. I am worried that he will be injured. Take him to Taiyin Star. After the battle, if our demon clan wins, bring Xiao Shi back. If we lose, stay on Taiyin Star with Xiao Shi and do not concern yourself with the grudges of the prehistoric world."
"Donghuang!" Changxi sensed for the first time that Taiyi was somewhat pessimistic. Taiyi used to be so confident, but this time, Changxi felt that he was under a lot of burden.
"No need to say anything more, go quickly, leave before the Witch Clan invades," Taiyi said. As for why he didn't let Xihe, her biological mother, take the tenth Golden Crow away, Taiyi knew very well that Xihe would not leave. As the Demon Queen of the Demon Clan, she should live and die with the Demon Clan. Moreover, Houyi, the murderer who killed her nine children, was outside, so Xihe was even less likely to leave. Although Changxi had become the Eastern Queen of the Demon Clan, she had always lived a secluded life, never concerning herself with the affairs of the Demon Clan, and had never participated in the struggle with the Witch Clan. Even the Witch Clan, their mortal enemy, would not do anything to her. In addition, she did not have much karmic burden on her, so it was best for Changxi to take care of the tenth Golden Crow.
After Chang Xi left, Taiyi said to Xihe, "Sister-in-law, let's go. This battle concerns the future of our demon race; we cannot afford to lose!"
"Second brother, I understand. Don't worry, I know what's important," Xihe nodded and said.
When the two walked out of the Lingxiao Palace, they found that the demon race was at a disadvantage. The reason for this was that the eleven ancestral witches and Hou Yi were too strong. Apart from Fuxi, even the nine great demon saints would die if they encountered them. Sure enough, in just a short while, Ci Tie, one of the ten great demon saints, died at the hands of Shebi Shi, while Fuxi was restrained by Di Jiang, and the rest of the group were ganging up on the remaining eight great demon saints.
Upon seeing this, Taiyi flew into a rage, grabbed the Eastern Emperor Bell, and charged forward. Xihe, on the other hand, went directly to Houyi, intending to eliminate Houyi, the enemy who killed her son. At the same time, Xihe knew very well that among the twelve ancestral witches, Houyi was the weakest. As long as Houyi died, the witch clan's Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation would be useless. When Dijun returned, the demon clan would set up the Zhou Tian Star Formation, and the witch clan would undoubtedly be defeated.
But the Wu tribe wasn't stupid, so how could they not know Xihe's little scheme? So when Xihe was fighting Houyi, Xuanming also came to Houyi's side to help him deal with Xihe.
Of the remaining nine Ancestral Witches, four besieged Taiyi, while the remaining five fought against the remaining eight Demon Saints.
Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, the decisive battle between the Wu and Yao races shook the heavens and the earth. Hongjun in Zixiao Palace suddenly sensed that the golden dragons of fortune of the Wu and Yao races were colliding fiercely. He immediately felt that something was wrong. After calculating with his fingers, he knew that the Wu race was attacking the Thirty-Third Heaven. Moreover, at this moment, the Yao race was at a disadvantage. Two of the Ten Demon Saints had died, and even the South Heavenly Gate had been breached by the Wu race. The situation was extremely precarious.
The demon race's final killing move, the Slaughtering Witch Sword, has not yet been successfully forged, and even Di Jun is still on the Sun Star. If the fighting continues like this, the demon race will undoubtedly be defeated. It doesn't matter if the demon race loses, but it is not the outcome that Hongjun wants to see if the witch race is dragged down with them. Therefore, Hongjun must stop the decisive battle between the witch and demon races, otherwise everything will be over.
However, when Hongjun was about to leave Zixiao Palace for the Primordial World, he discovered that the area within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles of Zixiao Palace had been sealed off by divine sense. At this moment, Hongjun finally understood why Xuan Chu was standing outside the gate of Zixiao Palace. It turned out that he was there to block the gate and prevent him from going to the Primordial World. All of this was Xuan Chu's plan.
Thinking of this, Hongjun suddenly rushed out of Zixiao Palace, his anger blazing as he said to Xuan Chu, "Xuan Chu, how dare you instigate the war between the Wu and Yao races, causing widespread suffering and the deaths of countless beings? This is a violation of the Heavenly Dao! Are you truly not afraid of the Great Dao's punishment upon you?"
"Heh!" Facing Hongjun's questioning, Xuan Chu sneered, "Hongjun, now that things have come to this, why are you being so sentimental? Isn't this the situation you most wanted to see? Your endless schemes with the Heavenly Dao over the years have all been aimed at pushing for the decisive war between the Lich King and the Demon King. Now that I have taken the initiative to initiate this war, you not only don't appreciate me, but you're even blaming me? Isn't that utterly unreasonable?"
"Uh..." Hongjun was speechless. The war between the Lich and the Demon was indeed what he most wanted to see, but the timing was wrong. If the demon race successfully forged the Witch-Slaying Sword, even if Xuan Chu did not take the initiative to start the war, Hongjun would do his best to push it forward. But it was not possible now.
"Xuan Chu, the general trend of the primordial world cannot be changed. The decisive battle between the Lich King and the Demon King must be stopped. This is also the will of the Great Dao." Hong Jun directly invoked the Great Dao, hoping to frighten Xuan Chu.
However, Xuan Chu remained unmoved and said, "Hongjun, no matter what you say today, with me here, you can forget about going to the Primordial World. As for whether the Great Dao will punish me, that's none of your business."
"Xuan Chu, you've forced me to this point!" Seeing that Xuan Chu was unyielding, Hong Jun completely lost his patience. He stopped wasting words with Xuan Chu, secretly sent a message to the Six Sages of Heaven, and then directly cast a spell on Xuan Chu.
Seeing that Hongjun had finally made his move, Xuan Chu smiled and said, "That's more like it. Why waste so much time talking? If you defeat me, you can go to the Primordial World. But you have to have the ability first." With that, he activated the Hunyuan Sword and began to fight Hongjun.
On the Thirty-Third Heaven, the demon race had been completely suppressed by the witch race. Fuxi was still able to hold on, and Taiyi was also in relatively good condition, but the Eight Great Demon Saints and Xihe were not. Under the joint attack of the Five Ancestral Witches, Feixian, Jimeng, and Yingzhao of the Eight Great Demon Saints fell one after another, leaving only the Five Great Demon Saints struggling to hold on. As for Xihe, although she did not fall under the siege of Xuanming and Houyi, she was also covered in wounds, and she would probably die if she was not careful.
Outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, Taishang, Yuanshi, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti and Tongtian, Houtu confronted each other. As for Zhen Yuanzi, after receiving Hongjun's message, he simply ignored it. He became a saint to avenge Hongyun. It was already good enough that he didn't kick the demons when they were down. Why would he come to save the demons?
"Tongtian and Houtu, the Dao Ancestor has ordered the Wu and Yao races to cease hostilities immediately. How dare you obstruct us?" Taishang said with a gloomy face as he faced Tongtian and Houtu blocking his way.
"Heh!" Houtu sneered, "Supreme Lord, Hongjun is your Dao Ancestor, not mine. My Wu Clan only respects Father Pangu and obeys the orders of Dao Venerable Xuanchu. What is Hongjun? Today, with me and my elder brother Tongtian here, you can forget about stopping my Wu Clan from exterminating demons."