SWDnovel Chapter 54 Houtu to the Sea of Blood
Chapter 54 Houtu to the Sea of Blood
Chapter 54: Houtu to the Sea of Blood
Hongjun determined that Xuan Chu was not in the prehistoric world at this moment, so he planned to push forward the Lich Tribulation. He wanted to end the tribulation as soon as possible while Xuan Chu was away, thus creating a fait accompli. By then, even if Xuan Chu returned, it would be of no use.
Meanwhile, Houtu, who was in the Wu tribe, felt uneasy and decided to go to the prehistoric world for a walk.
Hongjun, in Zixiao Palace, saw Houtu emerge from Buzhou Mountain and a long-lost smile appeared on his face. He murmured, "As long as Houtu evolves the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Twelve Ancestral Witches will be incomplete, and the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation will cease to exist. The decline of the Witch Clan is imminent. Xuan Chu, I wonder what you will think when you return and see this situation?"
In the primordial world, after Houtu left Buzhou Mountain, it seemed as if a voice from the unseen was driving her toward the Blood Sea of the Primordial World.
Along the way, Houtu saw the souls of cultivators who had perished in the primordial battles wandering aimlessly, homeless. Their painful wails and helpless eyes filled Houtu with pity.
As the wandering souls drifted about, Houtu unknowingly arrived above the sea of blood. Looking at the struggling, adrift souls within, Houtu felt a pang of pity and murmured, "How pitiful! If only there were a place in the primordial world that could accommodate these souls, how wonderful that would be!"
Once this thought appeared, it became unstoppable. Houtu seemed to understand her mission. Houtu felt that her journey with those wandering souls to the Sea of Blood must be the guidance of the Great Dao, instructing her to create a place that could accommodate souls. Houtu had already decided on the name of this place: the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
In the Blood Sea, within the Palace of the Underworld God, Styx was puzzled to learn that Houtu had come to the Blood Sea. He had no dealings with the Witch Clan. Although Styx was also a disciple of the Xuanmen, he had never had any interaction with the Witch Clan for a long time. What was Houtu trying to do by suddenly coming to the Blood Sea?
So Styx flew out of the sea of blood and came before Houtu, saying, "Styx greets Ancestral Witch Houtu. I was unaware of your presence and have failed to greet you properly." Although Styx, who was already at the late Quasi-Saint stage, was stronger than Houtu, Houtu was, after all, an Ancestral Witch of the Witch Clan, with eleven other Ancestral Witches and Xuan Chu behind her. Therefore, Styx did not offend Houtu by being negligent and thus invite unnecessary trouble for himself.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Styx. Houtu has come here under the guidance of the Great Dao. Seeing so many souls wandering aimlessly in the primordial world, I could not bear it and decided to create a place that could accommodate them," Houtu said.
"A place that houses souls? I wonder what kind of place it is?" Styx asked with some curiosity.
Houtu told Styx about her idea of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. After learning about the purpose of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Styx firmly disagreed.
Styx said, "Ancestral Witch Houtu, this is absolutely not the time!"
"Fellow Daoist Styx, this act is beneficial to the Primordial World and is a great act of merit. Why do you disagree, Fellow Daoist Styx?" Houtu asked, frowning. She didn't understand why Styx would disagree with such a great act of merit.
Styx said, "Ancestral Witch Houtu is unaware that the Asura race I created is unable to reproduce normally due to physical defects. It is only by using the Blood Sea Origin to transform souls to create new Asura races that I can produce new ones. If you create the Six Paths of Reincarnation, it would be tantamount to severing the roots of the Asura race. Please forgive me for not being able to agree to that."
Creating the Six Paths of Reincarnation is indeed a great merit. Even if Styx is not the mastermind, since the Six Paths of Reincarnation were born in the Blood Sea, Styx can still share in the merit. However, for Styx, merit is not as important as the Asura Clan. Without the Asura Clan, the Asura Sect would become a rootless duckweed. Once the Asura Clan and the Asura Sect have problems, Styx, as the clan leader and sect leader, will inevitably suffer a backlash. Therefore, Styx cannot agree to Houtu's request.
Upon hearing this, Houtu frowned. She really hadn't thought of this. However, the Six Paths of Reincarnation were extremely important to the prehistoric world, and they had to be created no matter what.
"Fellow Daoist Styx, Houtu understands your difficulties, but the Six Paths of Reincarnation is inevitable. I hope you can understand and not put Houtu in a difficult position. Otherwise, the prehistoric world will be incomplete, and you cannot bear this responsibility," Houtu said with a hint of threat.
"Houtu, I respect you as a descendant of Pangu and the ancestral witch of the Wu tribe, but if you insist on going your own way, don't blame me for being impolite." Styx was very displeased to see Houtu using the righteousness of the primordial world to pressure him, and her words even carried a hint of threat. He summoned three top-grade innate spiritual treasures and said, "Houtu, it's not impossible for you to create the Six Paths of Reincarnation, as long as you can defeat me, of course there will be no problem."
"Fellow Daoist Styx, is what you say true?" Upon hearing this, Houtu's eyes lit up. Although Styx was powerful, this was still a good way to solve the problem.
"I always keep my word!" Styx nodded and said.
"Alright, please forgive Houtu for offending me!" Having said that much, Houtu no longer held back and summoned her true form as an Ancestral Witch to fight the Styx River.
After so many years of cultivation, and with the blessing of the Wu Clan's fortune after temporarily taking charge of the Wu Clan, Houtu's strength had long surpassed that of the other Ancestral Witches, and she had advanced to the mid-stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal. Minghe's strength was also remarkable, a Quasi-Saint with two corpses, and a late-stage Quasi-Saint, not far from severing his third corpse. Therefore, the two were evenly matched and fought fiercely, and the aftershocks of their battle caused the sea of blood to churn, and countless living beings trembled in fear.
Inside the Pangu Palace on Mount Buzhou, the eleventh Ancestral Witch sensed the aura of the true form of the Ancestral Witch Houtu and immediately felt something was wrong. The true form of the Ancestral Witch was the strongest method of the twelve Ancestral Witches. Summoning the true form of the Ancestral Witch meant that Houtu had encountered a powerful opponent. So the eleventh Ancestral Witch hurriedly rushed towards the Blood Sea!
When they arrived at the Sea of Blood, they found Houtu fighting fiercely with the Styx River. Without having time to ask what was going on, out of their love for Houtu, they joined forces to attack the Styx River.
Styx was already locked in a fierce battle with Houtu, and now that the eleven Ancestral Witches were attacking him together, he was terrified and quickly broke away from the battle, urging the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus to defend himself.
With a loud "bang!", the eleventh ancestral witch's attack struck the twelfth-grade karmic fire red lotus's defense, directly sending Styx flying.
After Styx returned, although he hadn't suffered any real harm, he looked quite disheveled. He looked at Houtu and questioned, "Houtu, is your Wu clan trying to bully the weak with numbers?"
"Brothers and sisters, please stop!" Houtu quickly stopped the eleven Ancestral Witches, then said to Styx, "Fellow Daoist Styx, are you alright?"
"Hmph!" Styx snorted coldly, without saying a word.
Dijiang came to Houtu's side and asked anxiously, "Houtu, are you alright? Did that scoundrel Minghe bully you? Tell your brother, and I'll get revenge for you."
"No, Brother Dijiang, you've misunderstood." Houtu shook her head and said, then revealed the bet she had with the Styx River.
Upon hearing this, the eleventh Ancestral Witch breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Rong said to Styx, "Styx, you really don't know what's good for you! My sister Houtu is giving you a great merit, but you refuse and even want to fight me? Come on, let me, Zhu Rong, fight you!"
Faced with Zhu Rong's provocation, Styx did not make any move, because he knew very well that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were very protective of their own. Even if he defeated Zhu Rong, what difference would it make? Once he injured Zhu Rong, the Twelve Ancestral Witches would probably attack him together. At that time, he would be no match for them, and he would lose no matter what. What was the point of fighting?
Just when the two sides were deadlocked, suddenly a purple aura appeared in the east, stretching for ninety thousand miles, and Hongjun descended from the clouds, seated high above!