strictlysupreme Chapter 51 The Great Calamity of Humanity, the Witch Clan's Decision
Chapter 51 The Great Calamity of Humanity, the Witch Clan's Decision
Chapter 51: The Great Calamity of Humanity, the Witch Clan's Decision
The demon race discovered that the essence of the human race could restrain the powerful physical bodies of the witch race. In order to obtain more human essence to forge divine weapons that could restrain the witch race, Di Jun visited Nuwa Palace and Kunlun Mountain, and obtained the consent of Nuwa and Taishang.
After returning to the Thirty-Third Heaven, Di Jun summoned Taiyi and said, "Second brother, I have obtained permission from Goddess Nuwa and Sage Taiqing to allow our demon race to descend into the primordial world to hunt down and kill humans, collecting their essence. I entrust this matter to you. However, remember, killing is permissible, but you must not exterminate them. The human race must not be wiped out, understand?"
"Don't worry, brother, Taiyi understands!" Upon learning that Dijun had already dealt with Nuwa and Taishang, Taiyi was extremely excited. He seemed to already see the demon race using divine weapons to slaughter the witch race, and the demon race returning to the prehistoric continent.
"Go!" Di Jun nodded and said.
After leaving the Lingxiao Palace, Taiyi summoned the Ten Demon Saints. This time, the Ten Demon Saints led ten groups, each with one hundred million demon soldiers, to hunt down and kill humans.
In order to prevent the Wu Clan from obstructing this operation, Di Jun specially requested Nuwa to use her supreme divine powers to send the billion demon soldiers into the prehistoric world.
Nuwa initially intended to refuse, but then she thought that this matter concerned the future of the demon race, so she had no choice but to do it.
With Nuwa's help, a billion demon soldiers quickly appeared on the shores of the East Sea. This time, the human race was not facing those low-level demon beasts, but the elite of the demon race.
The sudden attack by the demon race caught the human race off guard. Countless humans were hunted down before they could even escape. The demon race swept through the land as if it were empty. Although the human race did manage to put up some resistance, apart from the three thousand innate humans, very few humans were able to cultivate to the Golden Immortal realm. Most were at the Earth Immortal or Heaven Immortal realm. As for those who cultivated martial arts, apart from a few exceptionally talented individuals who could cultivate to the Immortal Martial realm, most of those who could fight the demon race were at the Spirit Martial or True Martial realm. As for those at the Refining Martial and Qi Martial realms, they were simply not up to par. On the contrary, it was the Human Witch Tribe and the Panwang Palace that were able to fight the demon race.
Although the three ancestors of the human race had reached the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm after so many years of cultivation, making them the strongest in the entire human race, they were still far from being comparable to the Ten Great Demon Saints. In just ten years, the human race's population was reduced by half, and the entire human race was filled with lamentations and rivers of blood.
In order to save the remaining human race, the three ancestors of the human race led all human cultivators, human witch tribes and Panwang Palace to fight a bloody battle against the demon race. Ordinary human races entered the Holy Mother Temple and Taiqing Temple to beg the Holy Mother Nuwa and Taishang to save the human race, but they received no response for a long time.
The three ancestors of humanity, witnessing the relentless slaughter of their people by the demon race, were filled with grief and indignation. They angrily rebuked the ten demon saints, saying, "The demon race slaughters our people without cause. Aren't they afraid of being punished by the Goddess Nuwa and the Sage Taiqing?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Ze, the leader, sneered, "Heh heh, the primordial world has always been a place where the strong prey on the weak. The human race is weak, yet it's allowed to occupy the rich lands of the East Sea; this is simply unacceptable. Besides, Nuwa is the Queen of my demon race, and the human race was merely created by her. Logically, you are nothing more than vassals of my demon race. It's your honor to make even the slightest contribution to the prosperity of the demon race!"
"Vassal? We humans were born between heaven and earth. Although we are weak, we are self-reliant and never depend on others. So how can we talk about vassalage?" Suiren said angrily.
"Whether you admit it or not, today we will use the blood of your human race to forge the supreme glory of my demon race! Kill!" Bai Ze said.
The two sides clashed again, but the demon race was too powerful, and the human race was forced to retreat in defeat, with no power to fight back.
Meanwhile, at Mount Buzhou, inside the Pangu Palace, the Twelve Ancestral Witches had already learned from the Panwang Palace about the demon race's massacre of the human race. They immediately gathered to discuss whether to rescue the human race.
It was difficult for the twelve ancestral witches to reach a consensus; some agreed, while others disagreed.
"Sister Houtu, although our Wu clan and the human clan have close ties, is it really necessary to wage war against the demon clan for the sake of the human clan? Besides, have you forgotten what Uncle told us during his seclusion, that we should not provoke trouble? I believe that as long as the demon clan does not provoke us, we do not need to take the initiative to attack," said Zhujiuyin.
Upon hearing this, Houtu frowned, clearly still considering the matter.
"Brother Zhujiuyin, you're mistaken," Zhurong objected to Zhujiuyin's view, saying, "Although Uncle told us not to provoke trouble, don't forget that he said the human race is very important to the prehistoric world. Moreover, over the years, our Wu clan and the human race have become inseparable. Now that the human race is in trouble, how can we turn a blind eye? Besides, the prehistoric land has always been ruled by our Wu clan. Now that the demon race has crossed the line, if we don't react, it will only embolden the demon race, and more and more demons will descend upon the prehistoric continent. Wouldn't that go against Uncle's plan?"
The two sides engaged in a heated exchange, neither willing to back down, instantly transforming the solemn and dignified Pangu Temple into a bustling marketplace.
"Alright, shut up, both of you!" Seeing that the two sides were arguing so fiercely that they were about to come to blows, Dijiang, as the leader, quickly shouted to stop the argument.
After calming the situation down, Dijiang said to Houtu, "Sister Houtu, before your uncle went into seclusion, he ordered you to temporarily take charge of the Wu tribe. Whether or not to go to rescue the human tribe is up to you."
No matter how much others argue, it's useless. Now, Houtu has the final say in the entire Wu tribe. Whether or not to go to rescue the human race depends on Houtu's opinion.
At this moment, Houtu was in a great inner struggle. The importance of the human race was self-evident, but Xuan Chu's instructions before his seclusion were still ringing in her ears. If she went, she would face a direct conflict with the demon race. Back then, Gonggong, Zhurong, and Qiangliang had gone to the Thirty-Third Heaven on their own, which led to a great war. If she went to rescue the human race, she would inevitably have to fight a great battle with the demon race. But if she didn't go, the human race was no match for the demon race. If this went on for too long, the demon race might actually be able to wipe out the human race.
"Sister Houtu, say something! Give us a straight answer, are you going or not?" Seeing Houtu remain silent, the group of ancestral witches became very anxious.
"Don't rush her, let Houtu think it over carefully," said Xuanming, another female among the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
After a long silence, Houtu finally made up her mind and said, "The human race is the most important ally of my Wu race. Years of interaction have made the two races inseparable. Moreover, during the great battle at Buzhou Mountain, my uncle and Dao Ancestor Hongjun made an agreement that the Wu race would rule the land and the demon race the heavens. Now, the demon race has trespassed into the prehistoric world and is provoking our Wu race. This is intolerable! Whether for the sake of the human race or to uphold the dignity of my Wu race, we should go to the rescue of the human race and drive the demon race out of the prehistoric continent!"
"Houtu is wise!" Upon hearing that Houtu had agreed to go to rescue the human race, the pro-war faction, led by Zhurong, was overjoyed. Although the non-pro-war faction, led by Zhujiuyin, disagreed, they still maintained that since Xuanchu was not around, Houtu had the final say on the affairs of the Wu tribe. Since Houtu had already made her decision, they could only obey. Besides, they had never been afraid of fighting the demon race.