84: Zhu Rong, who wants to improve

Mount Buzhou, within the Pangu Shrine.

The shrine was filled with a vast and ancient aura. Stone pillars all around were carved with dao patterns depicting the creation of heaven and earth, each pattern containing the most primitive Law of Power.

Above the dome, a Chaos Star Map slowly rotated, casting down a hazy starlight.

The blood pool in the center of the shrine churned endlessly. Some residual Pangu essence blood, under the effect of the Pangu Jade Marrow, was still bursting with new vitality.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches sat around, comprehending the profound dao rhyme within the Pangu Shrine.

However, it was regrettable that the Ancestral Witches were born without a Primordial Spirit, and couldn't even enter a state of enlightenment. Therefore, the effect of this comprehension was very limited.

At this moment, the Ancestral Witches had various expressions; as for what each was thinking, that remained unknown.

A man, entirely crimson, suddenly woke up, opening his wide eyes and scanning his brothers and sisters around him, all with different expressions.

Just now, he had a dream, dreaming that he had become the leader among the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The grandeur of it was simply magnificent.

He was about to be hailed as the Great Ancestral Witch by his brothers and sisters when he suddenly woke up, making him so angry that fire surged.

Eh!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck his mind, and an idea popped up.

He then walked over to another man, who was exuding Green Wood dao rhyme, and directly punched him awake.

“Stop pretending!”

The man who was hit wasn't angry; the two exchanged glances and instantly reached a consensus.

The two then went to the edge of the blood pool to discuss. One offered ideas, and the other actually listened intently.

They carefully made some arrangements, then the two returned together, continuing to feign enlightenment.

After a long while, a loud “whoosh” startled all the Ancestral Witches awake.

They turned their heads and saw a gigantic black shadow slowly rising from the blood pool.

Various Laws converged in the blood pool, nurturing Chaos vitality, which was the place of their birth.

Moreover, since their birth, the blood pool had not had such movement for a long time. Could it be... Gonggong suddenly shouted, “Thirteenth Brother, Thirteenth Brother is coming out.”

The Ancestral Witches loved excitement, the more brothers and sisters the better. This sudden good news made them gather around.

However, after the blood-red enveloping the black shadow receded, its true form was revealed.

The Ancestral Witches immediately took a deep breath, and Gonggong said again, “It's a stone, Thirteenth Brother... is a stone.”

Zhu Rong heavily punched him on the head, “Stone your head! I think you're a stone. How could our brother be a stone?”

The other Ancestral Witches nodded, still finding it somewhat incredible.

Could it be, this is Father God's... kidney stone?

At this moment, divine light burst forth from the giant stone, and two streams of green and red Qi bloomed, landing on Zhu Rong and Jumang.

The Ancestral Witches all looked over.

“What's going on!”

“Could it be that Father God has given instructions?”

Just as the Ancestral Witches were filled with doubt, Zhu Rong suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth and, feigning seriousness, cleared his throat: “Brothers and sisters, it seems Father God has sent down instructions.”

Jumang immediately cooperated, kneeling on one knee, with a devout expression: “Please, Father God, give your instructions!”

The light on the giant stone flickered, and the green and red Qi continuously intertwined, actually condensing into several dao patterns.

It read: “Great Ancestral Witch”

The giant stone read Great Ancestral Witch, and the Qi was pointing to Zhu Rong and Jumang.

What this implied was self-evident.

Gonggong was the first to jump up in protest, “Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could you, that fellow, become the Great Ancestral Witch?”

As the saying goes, water and fire are incompatible; when they meet, there must be a fight.

Similarly, Zhu Rong, the Ancestor Witch of Fire, and Gonggong, the Ancestor Witch of Water, were consistently at odds.

The two often argued endlessly over various matters, even coming to blows.

But so far, neither could do anything to the other.

And for Gonggong to see Zhu Rong become the Great Ancestral Witch was simply more unbearable than killing him.

“Silence!” Zhu Rong's body erupted with raging flames, his eyes wide with fury, “Gonggong, do you dare to question Father God's instructions?”

“I wouldn't dare...”

At the mention of Father God, Gonggong immediately lost his temper.

But he still couldn't understand why Father God would let this fellow be the Great Ancestral Witch.

The other Ancestral Witches also wanted to say something, but hesitated.

Di Jiang looked at Zhu Rong and Jumang, who were secretly pleased, then stepped forward and gently stroked the stone surface, discovering a clue.

“Why are the Law auras on this stone so similar to yours?”

“This...” The two fellows hadn't thought that far ahead and were instantly stumped.

Time Law flowed in Zhu Jiuyin's eyes, reflecting scenes from a while ago.

He saw the sneaky actions of the two big fools.

“This is clearly your arrangement, you're asking for a beating!”

Zhu Rong and Jumang's faces changed drastically, cold sweat seeping from their foreheads.

“I... we didn't...” Jumang stammered, trying to explain.

Boom!

Di Jiang suddenly smashed a fist onto the giant stone, and the Law of Space erupted, instantly reducing the entire stone to dust.

The two streams of Origin Qi hidden in the stone's core were exposed, and they were indeed from the two of them!

“How audacious!” Qiangliang's body crackled with lightning, “How dare you forge Father God's decree!”

Seeing that the matter was exposed, Zhu Rong simply gave up: “So what? In terms of strength, Jumang and I are also worthy of being the Great Ancestral Witch.”

Bang!

Zhu Jiuyin landed a Punch of Time directly on Zhu Rong's face.

Facing this giant fist with a thousand times time flow, Zhu Rong had nowhere to hide and was sent flying backward.

“Strength? Let me show you what true strength is.”

Jumang saw the unfavorable situation and turned to flee, but was trapped by Di Jiang's Spatial Cage.

The other Ancestral Witches swarmed forward, fists and feet raining down like a storm.

Gonggong was the most vicious, specifically kicking Zhu Rong's backside: “Let you pretend, let you deceive!”

After a while, Zhu Rong and Jumang, bruised and swollen, were tied to the pillars of the shrine, looking like two sun-dried salted fish, with expressions of utter despair.

“Zhu Rong, look at the brilliant idea you came up with!”

“I didn't want to either...”

“If only those two Seniors were backing us up...”

The Ancestral Witches had their fill of beating, but then noticed that one Ancestral Witch was still sitting in place, in a state of enlightenment.

A mysterious dao rhyme gathered, making the Law of Earth on her body even heavier.

Insights continuously emerged, enveloping Houtu in endless dao rhyme.

“Little Sister is growing a brain...”

The Ancestral Witches gathered around again.

At this moment, Houtu finally woke up.

The Ancestral Witches were born with unparalleled strong Physical Bodies, but were tainted by the turbid Qi of the earth, making it difficult for their Primordial Spirits to form.

However, Houtu, during her gestation, was exposed to the least amount of turbid Qi, and was nourished by the three lights divine water gifted by two enthusiastic Seniors, which allowed her Primordial Spirit to form.

Although still very weak, it was better than nothing.

For this, the Ancestral Witches often remembered the kindness of those two enthusiastic Seniors.

“If we see those two Seniors again, we must thank them properly.”

“How about all twelve of us fight them together...”

Similar to the scene on Mount Buzhou, other Innate Sacred Beings in various places also began to become active.

At Wuzhuang Temple on Wanshou Mountain, Hongyun came to invite his friend Zhenyuanzi to travel together.

In the Sea of Blood, Old Ancestor Minghe, who had finally refined the Blood God Doppelgangers Divine Ability, was laughing madly...