Chapter 422: War of the Witch and the Undead

After the Dragon Logo and the opening animation of Outstanding Rising Film Company, the film officially begins.

The first shot shows the vast boundless Huang Dao Tian Ting Fu Mie earth, where the ground is cracked, wildfires rage everywhere, thick smoke billows—a scene of apocalypse.

Above the sky, an enormous bird spreads its wings and soars, its razor‑sharp eyes constantly scanning the ground—it is the Heavenly Court great demon Kun Peng.

In size, it is even larger than the golden‑winged great roc in "Lion Camel Ridge".

It merely carries a few more hints of evil, lacking the imposing aura of the golden‑winged roc.

The audience, upon seeing it, can't help but comment, "That head's not small!"

"So stunning! When its wings spread, they almost cover the whole screen!"

"It dominates air superiority; now it's up to the ground forces!"

On the ground, a great demon the size of a water buffalo, with a tiger‑like appearance and wings, chases a group of witches.

It repeatedly leaps and soars, dives into the witches, opens its massive jaws and swallows a person whole.

Considering that the Neidi film market is unrated and to avoid frightening children, this segment was filmed very restrainedly.

More precisely, the Neidi version is restrained, while the overseas version portrays this scene relatively bloodily.

Even so, many viewers still felt their hearts race with fear.

It opens with a monster devouring people, and the monster comes from the Heavenly Court—undeniably shocking.

Moreover, such scenes are not singular; the camera cuts to a massive, azure‑colored, hornless, one‑legged beast on screen, its body glowing as if wielding lightning.

A roar like thunder shakes countless witches, their bodies trembling as if electrocuted.

Many viewers, seeing this, felt immense delight.

Because they recognize this "monster"—it's Kui Niu, which appeared in the "Zhu Zion" novel and film.

However, the Kui Niu in Huang Dao Tian Ting Fu Mie is larger and looks more formidable than the one in "Zhu Zion".

Some fans can't help but comment that the Ghost King Sect in "Zhu Zion" trying to capture this Kui Niu is pure fantasy! Others ask, "Is the Heavenly Court sending so many great demons to wage total war against the witches?"

Some say, "Probably not?"

At this moment, another great demon appears—a nine‑headed bird, somewhat resembling the nine phoenixes of the witch tribe in "Huang Dao Tian Ting Fu Mie: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun".

The nine‑headed bird's ghost carriage shouts from its nine heads, demanding Hou Yi come out to die, urging the witches to hand over Hou Yi, lest the Heavenly Court completely annihilate the witches.

The camera cuts again to a huge cave, where the silver‑haired Hou Yi lies on a simple bed, and Chang'e, still beautiful and modestly dressed, tends to him.

Hou Yi says, "Let me go out; I cannot endanger the entire witch tribe!"

Chang'e replies, "The Heavenly Court is untrustworthy; its words have never been counted. It's only trying to lure you out to kill you. Going out now would be a futile death; better wait for the Ancestor Shaman to return and lend a hand when we counterattack the Heavenly Court!"

Hou Yi chuckles wryly, "Ancestor Shaman, Ancestor Shaman, when will you return?"

Chang'e whispers, "They will return eventually!"

The gaze then shifts upward to the cave's rock, a pitch‑black void, which instantly cuts to a Heavenly Court scene, followed by a rickety building collapsing with a whoosh.

The falling white jade and massive stones form the four characters "Heavenly Court Destruction" on screen, and the opening song immediately blares.

The audience, seeing this, become increasingly eager for what follows.

After all, the gimmick of "War of the Witch and the Undead" has been repeatedly highlighted in prior film promotions.

The concept of the Twelve Ancestor Shamans has been popularized again and again.

Unfortunately, so far the audience hasn't glimpsed the full picture of the Ancestor Shamans, whereas they have already become familiar with about seven or eight of the Heavenly Court's great demons.

In the Heavenly Court's Great Hall, Zou Zhaolong's Dong Huang Taiyi sits high, while the proclamation officer reads a lengthy imperial edict.

"Imperially appoint the nine‑tailed fox as the mountain deity of Qingqiu Mountain!"

"Imperially appoint Kui Niu as the mountain deity of Liubo Mountain!" "Imperially appoint Qiong Qi as the mountain deity of Gue Mountain!"

"Imperially appoint Bi Fang as the mountain deity of Zhang'e Mountain!"

……

"When you arrive, you must immediately refine the Mountain Deity Seal, take charge of a region's rivers and lands, prepare for the rehearsal of the Hun Yuan He Luo Great Array, and capture the Heavenly Court's wanted criminal Hou Yi; anyone who discovers and apprehends Hou Yi will receive a hefty reward!"

The numerous great demons, upon hearing this, all show excited expressions.

At this moment the great demons are still humanoid, but once they fly out of the Great Hall they transform into demonic forms, each with a different shape yet all immensely massive, prompting the audience to gasp in amazement.

Meanwhile, the Taotie with a sheep's body, a human face, tiger teeth and human claws from the lower realm directly pounces on a fleeing witch tribe's small settlement, biting several people to death before moving on to wreak havoc elsewhere.

Soon they encounter Huang Xiaoming's Xing Tian, whose head is still intact at this moment; in terms of combat his power ranks among the top two of all great witches.

One could say he's a fierce man who can even clash with the Heavenly Emperor, even after losing his head.

Xing Tian and the Taotie engage in a massive battle; the scene is extremely intense, ultimately beating the Taotie into a wailing howl as it flees in panic.

Because this action and special‑effects segment was filmed very well, the viewers all shouted how exhilarating it was.

Someone says, "Xing Tian is quite formidable!"

"Obviously, he's a fierce man who can contend with the Heavenly Emperor!"

"Chi You should be fierce too; why is he just here playing a minor role?"

"He's probably still a bit weaker than the other great witches."

The Taotie, fleeing wildly, runs into Chang'e who is out searching for food; overjoyed, it says it's perfect, as it's badly wounded, to eat a little beauty to replenish.

Seeing this, Chang'e turns pale with fear, quickly dodges, narrowly escaping death several times.

In the cave, Hou Yi hears something amiss, forces his body, and drags the "Sunset Bow" as he emerges.

The Taotie is startled, then instantly elated.

"Hahaha, hahaha, who would have thought that Hou Yi, who shot down nine golden crows, would hide like a mouse in a cave! This is perfect for my rise; not only can I claim your reward, but also get the…"

Hou Yi says, "If you want a reward, then it depends on whether my Sunset Bow agrees!"

The Taotie, hearing this, instinctively steps back half a pace, for each three‑legged golden crow is not weak.

Hou Yi can, with a single Sunset Bow, slay nine, so it's not impossible to shoot him dead with an arrow.

But the Taotie is notoriously greedy, and cannot resist the temptation to capture Hou Yi, so it lunges forward.

Hou Yi hastily shot an arrow; the Taotie, scared enough to be fierce, hurriedly fled far away.

Unexpectedly, the arrow struck the mountain, triggering a violent explosion.

And blood also trickled from the corner of Hou Yi's mouth.

The Taotie laughed loudly, saying, "Looks like you've suffered a backlash; your body can't hold up anymore—I wonder how many more arrows you can still shoot!" Having said that, it lunged forward again.

Hou Yi stood proudly upright, held his breath and focused, nocked the bow and drew an arrow—one shot struck the Taotie squarely between the eyebrows...

"Pfft!"

Yet after Hou Yi shot the second arrow, he spat a mouthful of blood and collapsed stiffly.

Chang'e was nearly frightened senseless, she cried out sadly: "Yi, Hou Yi, don't die, don't scare me!"

"I can't hold on anymore, you…!"

"It's fine, it's fine!" Chang'e wept bitterly, she cried out sadly: "Ancestral Witches, ancestral witches, where exactly are you?"

No sooner had her words faded than a golden light shot swiftly from afar, landed on the ground and took human form—it was none other than the Space Speed Ancestral Witch Di Jiang! (End of chapter)