Chapter 338: The Wu Clan's Might Intimidates the Human Race, the Dragon Race's Powerful Figures Scheme!

Hongyun and the others were quite startled.

But after a moment's thought, they also felt relieved.

As for that Nine Infants, they fundamentally had no need to feel any sympathy.

"Hehe... good, the Nine Infants deserved this!"

"This is all just his own doing."

Hongyun said thus.

Obviously, since joining the Western Buddhist Sect and attaining the Dao to become a sage, Hongyun's temperament has undergone a great change; he is no longer the old good-natured person he once was, and can even be said to have become overly benevolent.

For this, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Chen Ku also secretly felt greatly satisfied.

Afterwards, the few people no longer discussed the matter of the Nine Infants.

After all, in the eyes of the sages, he was merely an insignificant existence.

After pondering for a moment, Jieyin continued to look toward Chen Ku and asked:

"This investigation yielded no results."

"Disciple, what do you think? Should we continue to pursue this?!"

It can be said that Jieyin now has no other recourse.

Moreover, putting it bluntly, he and the human race do not have much karmic connection.

Jieyin naturally cannot delay his own cultivation for the sake of human affairs.

But upon hearing this, Chen Ku firmly nodded.

"Master, there must be something strange behind this matter in secret."

"But... the disciple still needs to think carefully; perhaps other methods could reveal its mysteries."

Chen Ku still refused to give up.

The Demon Race slaughtering humans is precisely what was destined to happen in the cosmic order.

But now, he can almost certainly confirm that behind this matter there must be an even greater mastermind.

In that case, the significance becomes all the more astonishing.

Chen Ku vowed to investigate thoroughly before he could find peace of mind.

For this, Jieyin and Zhunti, among others, gave Chen Ku a meaningful glance.

In the end, they also did not say anything more.

They knew that Chen Ku had his own considerations.

Moreover, with his strength, he now fundamentally does not need Jieyin and Zhunti, among others, to worry about him.

In the vast Western Buddhist Sect, tranquility and harmony were thus restored.

However, on the other side.

At this moment, beneath Mount Buzhou, inside the Pangu Holy Hall.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were already in an uproar, unable to be calmed.

"Damn it, damn it!"

"That the Demon Race slaughtered humans was actually to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword, and in the end it is still to deal with us."

Gonggong's eyes spat fire, he roared repeatedly, gnashing his teeth.

Indeed!

By this time, the secret of the Witch-Slaying Sword could no longer be concealed.

The Wu Clan's beings have also already learned of its hidden truth.

This naturally caused the Twelve Ancestral Witches to fly into a violent rage.

As Gonggong's words fell, the beside him shared in anger:

"Deserving of death, indeed not of our kind, their hearts must be different!"

"Hmph, when Nüwa originally created the human race, could it not have been precisely for today, to use their essence and spirit to subdue our Wu Clan flesh?"

"Had we known this, we should not have allowed Nüwa to create the human lineage on Mount Buzhou in the first place."

Gonggong stared coldly toward the direction of Tusu Heaven.

The Wu Clan's proudest trump card is their indestructible fleshly body.

But the emergence of the Witch-Slaying Sword can render their advantage utterly vanished.

Consequently, Nüwa has also become the object of hatred and resentment of all the ancestral witches.

The Great Witch Chengtian, who has ascended to become an Ancestral Witch, at this moment also spoke in a deep voice:

"Elder brothers, if so......"

"Then why not we simply exterminate the human race's living beings?"

"In that case, even if the Demon Race still wishes to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword, there would be no more humans left to kill."

It must be said that Chengtian, once revered as the Wu Clan's War God, is also by no means a benevolent sort.

At this moment, he has become ruthless, believing that only by exterminating the entire human race can it be a permanent solution.

In fact, this is also precisely the common nature of the Wu Clan.

Therefore, as his words fell.

Qiangliang, Zouxiu, and other Ancestral Witches also echoed in turn:

"Chengtian's words are not bad!"

"Since the human race is a calamity to our Wu Clan, we cannot show mercy."

"Kill, exterminate those human ants!"

As several Ancestral Witches spoke in succession, they were all clenching their fists and rubbing their palms, eager to try, with killing intent intense.

However, at this moment, the leading Ancestral Witch of Emperor Jiang finally spoke.

"Wait!"

He let out a low shout, causing all the Ancestral Witches to freeze in their tracks, and then they all turned to look at Emperor Jiang.

After glancing around at the Ancestral Witches, he continued speaking:

"Brothers, do not act rashly."

"With Chen Ku present, how could it possibly be easy to exterminate the human race?!"

"Moreover, the human race is now the fundamental foundation of all the sages, and the sages will certainly not stand by and watch us slaughter the human race to extinction."

"If we act rashly, the scene of all the sages appearing together before will inevitably repeat itself."

Emperor Jiang's expression was solemn, as if deep in thought, thus advising the Ancestral Witches.

Upon hearing this, several people's expressions turned stern, and they gradually calmed down a bit.

Indeed!

The scene of the great battle of all the sages before is still fresh in their memory, leaving them with lingering fear.

Even if the Wu Clan possesses means like the Great Array of the Gods and Demons of the Heavens, at most they can only directly confront one sage.

Moreover, if Chen Ku were to personally take the field, even the illusory image of Pangu might not be able to display its supreme divine power.

After all, divine abilities such as the Three Styles of Opening Heaven, Chen Ku has long mastered to perfection, and has even created a stronger version.

In short, their desire to exterminate the human race is nothing but a pipe dream.

The more they thought about it, the uglier the expressions of the Ancestral Witches became.

"Then what should we do?!"

"Are we just to let the human race, this scourge, exist in the world?!"

"What if one day, the Demon Race resumes its slaughter, forging more Witch-Slaying Swords......"

Zhu Rong spoke with a grim face, full of unwillingness.

Upon hearing this, Gong Gong, Ju Meng, and other Ancestral Witches sighed repeatedly.

It's a case of fearing to act lest we harm the innocent!

This truly is a case of fearing to act lest we harm the innocent!

We cannot kill, yet we cannot refrain from killing!

If we do not kill, the Wu Clan cannot find peace.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches never imagined that one day they would be so hesitant and indecisive because of the human race, caught between advancing and retreating.

Emperor Jiang also showed a thoughtful expression, his face changing, as if weighing something.

After a moment, he suddenly spoke:

"Since we cannot exterminate the human race."

"Then... we can only protect it."

As he spoke, Emperor Jiang deliberately emphasized the word "protect."

Upon saying this, the Ancestral Witches were stunned, their faces blank with confusion.

"Protect? Are we really supposed to protect those hateful humans?!"

"Brother, everyone now knows that the human race is a great killer that restrains our Wu Clan's physical bodies."

"If we do not strike them down with deadly force, but instead offer protection, is this not inviting ridicule from all beings?!"

Zhu Rong and others voiced their disbelief in such a retort.

"Protect a group of human beings capable of killing us?!"

"Is this not madness?!"

However, Chu Jiuyin's expression shifted.

"Brother's talk of protecting the human race likely hides another meaning."

He spoke thus, as if deep in thought.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Rong and others were immediately filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Emperor Jiang then gave a knowing smile and nodded.

"Not bad—named protection, but actually restriction."

"We can easily dispatch some lesser witches to restrict the human race's range of activity."

"At the same time, if the Demon Race still wishes to slaughter humans, we can also learn of it immediately."

Only then did the Ancestral Witches fully understand.

Emperor Jiang's meaning is to raise the human race like livestock?!

As long as we constantly restrict everything about the human race, the ability of the human race's essence and spirit to restrain the Wu Clan will no longer be able to manifest.

At the same time, just as Emperor Jiang said, if the Demon Race still wishes to forge Witch-Slaying Swords, we can also learn of it immediately through this means.

It must be said, Emperor Jiang's consideration is thorough.

"Good, good!"

"Brother, this plan is excellent—let's do it this way."

After a long while, Xuan Ming was the first to react, nodding repeatedly in agreement with Emperor Jiang's proposal.

The other Ancestral Witches also expressed strong approval.

Emperor Jiang no longer wasted words, nodding his head.

"Then let's proceed with this arrangement."

The words fell silent.

Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, and other Ancestral Witches immediately agreed, then each went their separate ways, dispatching the lesser witches from their respective tribes.

Emperor Jiang then looked toward Xingtian.

"Xingtian brother, you need not concern yourself with external matters."

"It is most urgent to quickly master the deployment method of the All-Heavens Gods and Demons Grand Formation."

Emperor Jiang thus gave this reminder.

Although Xingtian had fused with that drop of natal essence blood left behind by Hou Tu earlier.

But to fully replace Hou Tu's position, he still falls somewhat short at present.

Regarding this, Xingtian also nodded solemnly and agreed.

Meanwhile, among the human race.

On this day, after the great battle, the human race, which had just calmed down, was once again in an uproar.

And the reason was precisely that large numbers of Wu Clan shamans had arrived among the human race.

"By the order of the Twelve Ancestral Witches of our Wu Clan, we have come specially to protect your human race's living beings!"

"From today onward, none of your living beings may act without permission."

The group of shamans acted arrogantly and also carried an angry intent.

Therefore, facing the human race, they naturally had no pleasant expression.

Upon hearing this, the human race's living beings immediately erupted in an uproar.

"Protection? Hah, what protection? This is clearly just putting us under soft confinement!"

"Exactly, these Wu Clan beings are truly overbearing."

"We humans do not need your so-called protection."

"Quickly withdraw from our human race's territory, do not dare to set foot here."

The human race's living beings argued incessantly, all wearing displeased faces.

Even some living beings directly shouted to the heavens, issuing an expulsion order against the Wu Clan.

The Wu Clan hates the existence of the human race.

Likewise, the human race now also harbors some resentment toward the Wu Clan.

After all, the Wu Clan had previously promised Chen Ku that they would protect the human race.

But when the Demon Race slaughtered humans earlier, the Wu Clan merely stood by as indifferent onlookers, taking no action.

How could the human race not be angry?!

Upon hearing the human race's angry retorts, countless shamans also immediately turned grim-faced.

"Hah, if you won't drink the toast, you'll drink the penalty!"

"Today, it's not up to you to decide anything."

As the words fell, the group of shamans hesitated not, and immediately acted ruthlessly.

Their overwhelming might descended upon the human race, displaying astonishing power, suppressing countless human beings whose faces showed anger.

Shamans, though merely the lowest stratum within the Wu Clan.

Yet before the human race, they remain overwhelmingly powerful, impossible to resist by force.

As the saying goes, the bird that sticks its head out gets shot; the Wu Clan does this to suppress the human race's fighting spirit, so they dare not resist again.

And indeed, the facts are exactly so.

Faced with the overwhelming suppression by countless shamans, the human race hated and fumed, roaring repeatedly.

But no matter how they resisted, in the end it was merely futile effort.

"Ah...."

"You Wu Clan, dare to act so overbearingly."

"Are you not afraid of the Holy Father settling accounts with you?!"

The human race could only utter such a roar.

But this time, the human race's roar spread out.

After a long while, no trace of Chen Ku's aura was detected in the world.

This left the human race staring at each other in bewilderment.

What situation is this?!

Could it be that the Holy Father has already entered seclusion, or is preoccupied with other matters, unable to attend to the human race's plight?!

No matter what, the human race also realizes that they likely can only be crushed by the Wu Clan, with no recourse.

Thinking of this, the human race's heart suddenly felt a surge of unease, and the anger in their eyes burned even fiercer.

Although Chen Ku currently has no leisure to attend to the human race.

However, at a certain moment.

Above the high heavens, several figures traversed the void, yet noticed the scene among the human race.

These several figures were none other than Ao Li, Ao Zhan, Ao Tian, and other dragon race beings.

At the same time, they were also the descendants and younger generations of the Four Sea Dragon Kings.

Their purpose was also precisely to head west to the Buddhist sect to pay respects as disciples and cultivate the wondrous Buddhist dharma.

Looking down from above, the human race's scene was fully visible to their eyes.

Immediately, Ao Li and the others also changed expression greatly.

"Huh? Is that the Wu Clan provoking the human race?!"

"The human race is the kindred protected by Senior Chen Ku—how dare the Wu Clan act thus?!"

"Hey, need this be said? It must be that the Wu Clan has already learned the secret of the Witch-Slaying Sword, and thus seeks to directly control the human race, lest the latter become a weapon to restrain them."

"Hmm... not bad, not bad, certainly so."

In just a few words, several of the dragon clan had already guessed eight or nine out of ten, seeing through the Wu Clan's intentions and purpose.

"What... what should we do?!"

"Should we intervene in this matter?!"

Ao Tian asked weakly.

Ao Li responded without hesitation:

"Of course we should manage it!"

"If we can protect these humans completely, we will naturally gain the favor of Senior Chen Ku."

"Then, in the future, when we seek to become disciples of the Buddhist sect, would it not be all the more natural and justified?!"

Ao Li was also decisive, realizing this was their opportunity.

However, although that is so.

But Ao Zhan beside him furrowed his brows and said:

"But I fear we may not be a match for those Wu Clan members."

Exactly!

Ao Zhan worried that even if these few dragon clan beings personally took the field, they would still be insufficient to deal with the Wu Clan's lesser witches.

After all, although Ao Li and the others have extraordinary bloodlines, they have ultimately not yet grown.

Moreover, they have not yet experienced much slaughter or great battles.

In response, Ao Li's expression stalled, and he pondered for a moment.

"Well said..."

"If we cannot defeat them, we will intimidate these Wu Clan in the name of the Western Buddhist sect."

"Even if they do not fear our dragon clan, would they still not fear Senior Chen Ku and others?"

Ao Li's words fell.

Ao Tian, Ao Zhan, and others were first stunned.

Then they suddenly understood in their hearts, yet their faces showed a strange expression.

Is this to use a tiger's skin as a banner?!