Chapter 92

At the foot of Mount Buzhou, among the twelve tribes.

By now, word of the frontline's devastating defeat had arrived, and the flustered Ancestral Witch Emperor Jiang, accompanied by a band of great witches who had just suffered a loss, came scurrying back...

Big brother!

In the Hall of Pangu, Zhurong widened his bull eyes, staring in disbelief at Emperor Jiang, who sat with his face covered:

Nearly fifty great witches, and you lost them all at once?!

Gonggong also muttered:

Eight hundred thousand troops, all gone...

【Next cycle, Demon Emperor Gold Bing personally leads an expedition to the heartland of the northern wilderness.】

But the foundation of the witches' strength lies in the twelve ancestral witches themselves and the ninety settled great witches; Emperor Jun's tricks are utterly insignificant.

"As for the dragon, phoenix, and qilin tribes, when Emperor Jun was still weak they managed to secure some privileges, but once Emperor Jun and his fellow quasi-sages reached the pinnacle of their advancement, didn't they immediately find an excuse to dismantle all three?"

"We, children of Pangu, would rather die standing than live on our knees! Death is nothing; are you afraid of dying?"

"Each of you give me a drop of your own essence blood, and I will go to a life-or-death showdown with Gold Bing!"

Emperor Jiang, truly the elder brother of the witches, possesses a vicious insight and mind, instantly hitting the crux of the surrender matter:

"What do you know?!"

Emperor Jiang said in a low voice:

"So, if we want to preserve the foundation of Mount Buzhou, we have no choice but to join forces with the Sun Star Lord and crush Gold Bing!"

【In the Demon Era, year 3740, sixth assembly, second cycle, the Equal Heaven Court's Demon Emperor Gold Bing personally leads five hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals from all tribes, together with over forty surrendered great witches such as Hou Yi, Xiang Liu, and Kuafu, and a million-strong allied army of all tribes, whose spearhead drives straight to the final stronghold and gate of the thirty-third heaven in the earthly realm.】

……

The seething Emperor Jiang mercilessly rebuked the proposer, Zhu Jiuyin:

Actually, it's not that they fear death, but they feel such a death would be meaningless; you say we must actually unleash our Pangu Dharma bodies to give our lives to the invincible Six Sages—what's the point in that...

"Even if that little dragon Gold Bing truly takes the heavenly throne, he would have to, like Emperor Jun, allow us certain privileges, and we would still be the uncrowned kings of the Central Lands..."

Emperor Jiang, however, spoke solemnly:

Even the most extreme-tempered Zhurong and Gonggong couldn't help but stare at each other blankly:

"Or... should we just surrender?"

【A million-strong army marches straight to the foot of Mount Buzhou, and wherever they pass, the primordial elements churn!】

Emperor Jiang gave her a meaningful glance:

"Then let's form the battle array..."

"The elder brother's achievements alone outweigh those of five Hou Yis; he is truly a rare war god..."

"Afraid!"

【In the Demon Era, year 3730, second assembly, twelfth cycle, the Equal Heaven Court suffered a crushing defeat at Emperor Jiang's hands in the Eastern Wilderness battle, losing forty-nine great witches slain and captured, capturing the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper of the heavenly court, and capturing eighty thousand of the demon-witch allied army below Great Luo!】

Emperor Jiang remained silent for a while, only then gradually recovering from the shadow of the great defeat:

【……】

Naturally, they forcibly conscripted the witch people into heavenly soldiers, forming the witch troop that the heavenly court most likes to use, deploying them everywhere as cannon fodder, intending to weaken the witch clan's strength.

Zhurong suddenly realized:

"Emperor Jun wants to dismantle us, but he doesn't dare to actually act; he only dares to play some painless tricks."

"What tricks?"

【Next cycle, personally leading a campaign to the southern wilderness...】

And Gold Bing, on the other hand, won't play any tricks, because he will surely move directly to forcibly dismantle!

"This is our only chance!"

This is the confidence provided to this little dragon by the six truly authoritative sages...

They have sent the twelve tribes into such desolation that nine out of ten rooms are empty; now there is nobody left.

"As for Gold Bing, his own true immortal cultivation is negligible; it is the six world-abiding sages behind him that guarantee his strength."

"Wait!"

"How to put it…… even an insider wouldn't dare to sacrifice so much!"

Losses of this scale have never been experienced by the witch clan; now it has suddenly befallen them, leaving everyone feeling as if they are living in a dream, surreal...

"Whatever Emperor Jun can do, I will do!"

"Even what Emperor Jun cannot do, I will do!"

"Ah?!"

【In the Demon Era, year 3740, third assembly, eighth cycle, the Equal Heaven Court completely pacified the four wildernesses!】

"Big brother, what if our remaining forty great witches fight to the end and still can't win—what then?"

"Still fight?"

"Afraid?"

"The reason our witch clan can maintain semi-independence under Emperor Jun's heavenly court is not because Emperor Jun is kind-hearted, but because his strength is insufficient to subdue all twelve of us."

Emperor Jiang, not being polite either, directly accepted it, preparing to risk his life to battle that hateful little dragon...

Everyone was greatly startled, and Jumang even more so panickedly said:

"No…… big brother, you said earlier that even if we set up the formation we still couldn't beat the six sages—why are we still setting up a formation?!"

Although the ancestral witches had varied moods and low fighting spirit, after Emperor Jiang's earnest reasoning and emotional encouragement, they still managed to muster some fighting will...

Xuanming suddenly spoke:

【In the Demon Era, year 3740, fifth assembly, sixth cycle, the Equal Heaven Court, having surrounded the central lands from the four wildernesses, captured and beheaded thirty-three Great Luo of the heavenly court, and countless below Great Luo.】

"You only know to preserve your strength, wanting to use this to blackmail Jin Bing into allowing us semi-independence, but think—can Jin Bing and Di Jun be the same!"

【The thirty-three heavens trembled greatly! Even the Wu Clan on Mount Buzhou was nine-tenths empty!】

「Still want to fight! 」

「Without a doubt, our Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Great Formation cannot defeat six sages…… Once Jin Bing forcibly imposes equality on the Wu Clan, we simply cannot stop it! 」

Di Jiang had obviously gone to extremes; the ancestral witches hesitated for a moment, but ultimately the bond of blood surged in their hearts, and they each squeezed out a drop of ancestral witch essence blood, handing it to the eldest brother amid incredibly complex gazes.

Equality, he is dead serious!

Moreover, let alone their twelve half-sage siblings born of the same essence—with such strength, even Jin Bing would not dare to offend us too much!

「Exactly……」

「Jin Bing is far more troublesome than Di Jun! 」

What's different?

The ancestral witches gazed at him blankly.

The ever-wise Zhu Jiuyin, after a brief moment of distraction, also regained their thoughts and posed a question to everyone:

「Good, good, good! 」

The ancestral witches looked at each other:

Altogether there were ninety great witches; the eldest brother, possessed by a war god, sent fifty of them away at once!

The witch troops were similar; although the Wu Clan's population was not large, the fighting forces numbered only a few million. They had already sent off tens of thousands repeatedly to Hou Yi and company, and this time the eldest brother sent another wave of eight hundred thousand; even after subtracting the demon troops allocated by the Heavenly Court, at least five hundred thousand were sent.

The "soft-boned" behavior of the younger brothers and sisters enraged Di Jiang; having just returned from a crushing defeat was already painful enough, and now they denied his desperate plan, causing Di Jiang to burst out laughing in anger:

「Then I'll go alone! 」

「The key is, Jin Bing's power far surpasses that of Di Jun! 」

Di Jiang: ……

「So what do we do now? 」

【Next cycle, great destruction……】

The ancestral witches nodded repeatedly; it's not just boasting—even if Di Jiang sent that many, the Wu Clan remains a colossus, with forty veteran Great Luos, not even something the ancient dragon overlords could muster.

Even Hou Tu muttered to themselves:

「Even if we can't win, we must fight! 」

「Do we have to keep fighting? 」

Although there was a traitor, a single battle that crippled half the Wu Clan still sounds too exaggerated.

That makes sense!

Obviously, everyone's willingness to accept a last-ditch resistance is not high……

Although I support equality, it's also not bad to keep some great and lesser witches around for use……

【Next cycle, great destruction: capturing and beheading twenty-two Great Luos of the Heavenly Court, countless below Great Luo, and the Northern Wasteland pacified!】

【Next cycle, the Monster Emperor personally leads a campaign against the Western Wasteland Essence Area.】

Under Jin Bing's mighty might, even if the Wu Clan possessed heaven-reaching abilities, they could only disband obediently.

【This cycle, Monster Emperor Jin Bing solemnly declares: after the Eastern Wasteland Campaign, the strength of the two Heavenly Courts has been completely reversed; the Equality Heavenly Court will launch an all-out offensive, shifting from passive defense to active attack.】

「Eldest brother, you're too extreme……」

Hou Tu and Xuan Ming exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise:

After the eldest brother's analysis, the ancestral witches suddenly understood:

Exactly, Jin Bing is essentially an enhanced version of Di Jun.

The ancestral witches looked at each other, speaking in unison:

「As for Jin Bing, this little flood dragon is actually of the same kind as Di Jun; his advocacy for equality among all races makes him even more fervent than Di Jun. 」

Fight? With what to fight?

Di Jiang dared not speak, only covering his face, sitting in the middle silently……

【Mount Buzhou!】

Di Jiang furrowed his brow and said:

「Although Di Jun governs the world by the command of the Dao Ancestor, the Dao Ancestor basically does nothing; he rules over all races relying on the strength of his lineage of half-sages, and those Heavenly Court half-sages, while strong, are not unbeatable to us. 」

Zhu Jiuyin naturally could not let Di Jiang send away all the Wu Clan, and so spoke up to advise:

「If we surrender in the face of the trend, we could still preserve the foundation of Mount Buzhou; forty great witches are not few, and adding our twelve half-sages makes us far stronger than the dragon clan. 」

「If we can win, we must fight! 」

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