175: Calamity is rising

The confrontation between the Witches and the Yaos was an event capable of changing the landscape of the Great Desolation.

In fact, even before this, there had already been some accumulated resentment between the two races.

The Witch Race required blood food for their cultivation, and all the Ten Thousand Races of the Great Desolation were on their menu.

Especially now that the Witch Race had developed to its current state, they had plundered an unknown number of ethnic groups.

It was unknown how many races had been wiped out at their hands.

However, it was precisely because of the Witch Race's indiscriminate predation of all races...

...that the Ten Thousand Races of the Great Desolation were pushed to the side of the Yao Race.

This allowed the Yao Race and the Heavenly Court to rise rapidly.

As the Yao Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor in charge of the Heavenly Court, Dijun should have protected the various Yaos and stopped the Witches from hunting them.

But regarding the Ancestral Witches' invitation to battle, Dijun did not take the bait.

It wasn't that he didn't care about the life and death of the tribes under his command.

For the Yao Race, it was precisely because of the blessing of the Luck of the ten thousand races that they could grow stronger step by step until now.

Every bit of Luck must be cherished, and every race is worth valuing.

But he also had his own understanding of the current Witch-Yao situation.

The strength of the Witch Race was from top to bottom, from the past to the present.

The Ancestral Witches went without saying; as Heavenly Gods, their Physical Bodies were sturdy, they did not cultivate the Primordial Spirit, and they did not recognize Karma.

When they fought, they invoked the blessing of the Law, and their every move shook the heavens and the earth.

As for those members of the Witch Race, by virtue of their tempered and sturdy Physical Bodies plus that fearless fighting spirit, the combat power they exerted was much stronger than that of equivalent members of the Yao Race.

One Witch could chase and beat two or even three equivalent Yaos.

The Yao Race's advantages were also very obvious.

Encompassing ten thousand races and being extremely numerous, this was their most apparent advantage.

Secondly, the Yao Race was recognized by the Heavenly Dao, established the Heavenly Court, and controlled the Zhou Tian Star Dou.

Once the Zhou Tian Star Array was activated, it would surely deal a heavy blow to the Witch Race.

Furthermore, his Yao Race also had a capable and fierce general like Taiyi, who would definitely have great prospects against the Ancestral Witches.

Comparing the two, they seemed to be evenly matched, with neither having a crushing advantage.

Logically speaking, Dijun should not have backed down.

It was impossible for Dijun not to know in his heart that by backing down, he might fuel the arrogance of the Witch Race and allow them to slaughter the Yao Race even more wantonly.

But several hidden worries in his heart forced him to temporarily avoid the Ancestral Witches' sharp edge.

First, the Zhou Tian Star Array had not yet reached Perfection.

Dijun was waiting, waiting for the three hundred and sixty-five Star Lords to completely stabilize their Natal Stars, and waiting for the powers of Lunar and Solar to be fully harmonized.

By then, the power of the Zhou Tian Star Array would surely increase by several levels.

Second, the hidden foundations of the Witch Race were unclear.

The combat power currently displayed by the Witch Race was all the strength they already knew about.

But the Witch Race was born inheriting Pangu's Legacy; it was impossible for their only method of fighting to be just swinging their arms and working hard.

Furthermore, some time ago, the Witch Race had been quiet for a long while.

Even the Ancestral Witches, who always loved to join in the fun, rarely appeared in the Great Desolation.

This made him even more suspicious that the Witch Race and the Ancestral Witches were researching some powerful killing weapon.

If he rashly went to war with them, the result might be a total defeat.

Lastly, and most importantly—the current great trend of the Great Desolation was not yet settled.

The situation of the Witch-Yao opposition had not completely settled into place, and there might still be a chance for a turnaround.

There might be deeper levels of Karma involved between the Witches and the Yaos.

If they fought a decisive battle early due to a momentary impulse, they might instead fall into someone else's schemes.

True victory or defeat is never found in the slaughter on the battlefield, but in who sees through the future of the Great Desolation first.

Therefore, Dijun chose to temporarily endure, using the Demon Script to strengthen the race's Legacy while continuously perfecting the Zhou Tian Star Array.

The strength of the Yao Race would continue to grow stronger.

Until the arrival of the final great trend... On the Witch Race's side, having scared off Dijun and the other Yaos during the confrontation, the mood in the tribe was very pleasant.

That was the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court, the Yao Emperor of the Yao Race!

So what!

He still had to obediently soften his stance before the Witch Race.

After this, while the Witch Race continued to develop and grow, they became even more unrestrained in their hunting of the ten thousand races.

Especially those who called themselves the Yao Race.

What 'Yao'?

They were just food.

They even brought some Yaos back and kept them in captivity within their own territory.

Waiting for them to get fat before slaughtering them.

In this way, they obtained a stable food source.

At the same time, they could also disgust the Yao Race.

Even though the Witch Race had done this, Dijun's side still showed no reaction.

How could this not make the various Yaos lose heart?

But they were wrong in this regard.

In the Face of survival, what did a little humiliation matter?

Similarly, after the Witch Race's actions of slaughtering the Yao Race so wantonly, although the Yao Race would be affected to some extent...

...because of the existence of the powerful threat that was the Witch Race, the Yao Race from top to bottom would surely become more stable and united.

This Witch-Yao confrontation lasted for tens of thousands of years.

Although no large-scale battles broke out, the Great Desolation was gradually clouded by a type of Calamity Qi.

This caused all the great powers of the Great Desolation to feel fear in their hearts.

In the Three Friends Courtyard of Kunlun Mountain...

The Three Pure Ones, who had all severed their Three Corpses and stepped into the Late Stage of Quasi-Saint by now, saw through the current great trend of the Great Desolation very clearly.

Although the surface of the Great Desolation was peaceful, a great battle was brewing within.

The involvements within this might not be small.

Thus, the Three Pure Ones sealed off Kunlun Mountain.

Yuanshi was somewhat worried about Tongtian, so he cautioned: 'Third Brother, the great battle is about to begin, and the entanglement of Karma is most dangerous.'

'Remember not to go out and get tainted by unnecessary Karma.'

'The Witch and Yao Races are currently as incompatible as fire and water; a slight lapse in caution will lead to getting burned.'

Tongtian verbally agreed to this, then said: 'I won't go anywhere lately; I'll just teach my Disciple in Kunlun Mountain.'

'Teach your Disciple!'

'When did you take a Disciple?' Yuanshi's expression changed.

He had just told Tongtian not to get involved in Karma, and the result was that he had pulled such a move... Tongtian didn't care at all, and with a proud wave of his hand, a young, slightly plump Taoist immediately walked into the courtyard.

'Come, come, come, greet your Senior Martial Uncle and Second Senior Martial Uncle.'

'This is Duobao, the Disciple I just took. His talent is quite good, isn't it?'

Tongtian proudly introduced his newly acquired Disciple, but he didn't notice that his second brother's expression was already somewhat off.

He thought that since Tongtian was so proud, what kind of Disciple could he have taken? It turned out to be... Before Duobao could perform the greetings, Yuanshi gave a cold snort and immediately flicked his sleeves and left.

Regarding Tongtian's first Disciple, although he didn't go so far as to say that famous line about 'born from moisture and hatched from eggs...'

...he did not hide his dissatisfaction on his Face at all.

Seeing this, Tongtian was also a bit displeased.

I properly had my Disciple come to pay respects, yet you, as his Senior Martial Uncle, didn't give any Face at all; it's truly a bit excessive.

But since Yuanshi was his elder brother, he didn't say anything further.

On the other side, Taishang Laozi lifted his old eyes, but in the end, he also said nothing... In Phoenix Perch Valley.

Nuwa was also startled out of her secluded cultivation.

She was clearly only a little bit away from comprehending the Primordial Violet Qi and understanding her own opportunity for Dao validation.

Unfortunately, in the end, she was still affected by the Calamity Qi of this world and was forced out of her state of enlightenment.

At the same time, she couldn't help but worry about her brother.

Currently, the situation between the Witches and Yaos was tense, with a strong tendency toward war.

But the Witch Race was not to be trifled with, and the Ancestral Witches were even harder to deal with.

With Fuxi's meager skills, he probably wouldn't be able to take many punches.

If she had known, she should have gone all out back then, given Fuxi no Face, and just suppressed him...