The Rise of the Witch

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

That year, Xing Yang accomplished several things. His wooden house was completed, but Mi Xiaoling described it as extremely ugly and unstable.

He was cut off from food by Mi Xiaoling. This is the downside of the true spirit manifesting itself: she is too intelligent. Photographic memory is just the basics. Mi Xiaoling can understand almost anything Xing Yang has said at a glance. In a short time, she has completely exhausted Xing Yang's management experience from his previous life.

As for the rest, Mi Xiaoling was not interested and naturally did not want to take care of Xing Yang's spiritual food anymore... Xing Yang maliciously speculated that perhaps because his appetite was getting bigger and bigger, this girl was probably no longer able to support him.

That year, Xing Yang killed eight demons, all of them minor monsters, which didn't take much effort. Unfortunately, Mi Xiaoling cut off his food supply, and the provisions from those eight demons meant that he could only perform his war dance three times that year.

Depending on the depth of the blue markings on his body, he will need to perform about three to four more battle dances before he can advance to the red markings.

At the same time, Xing Yang also figured out one thing: War Shamans only need to accumulate enough essence to perform War Dance, but other Shamans are not like that.

For example, Mi Xiaoling's Nuo ritual requires a certain number of living beings to have devout faith and gather the power of all spirits in order to perform a Nuo opera. No wonder she wanted to become an empress...

For example, the Heavenly Witch of Nuwa's Heart is said to have to wait until the energy of heaven and earth is just right before she can perform the heaven and earth sacrifice. Only the Heavenly Witch herself knows exactly when that time will be right...

Therefore, as long as a battle shaman has enough resources for cultivation, he can grow rapidly, far faster than other shamans!

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Beneath a dense forest cliff, Xing Yang, Lin Cheng, and Zhang De, three inspectors from the Demon Suppression Division, were cautiously exploring their way forward.

  

Lin Cheng led the way, Zhang De brought up the rear, and Xing Yang was in the middle.

"I heard that this Blackwater True Lord has been entrenched here for two years, directing his demons to hunt blood and flesh in human villages from behind the scenes."

As Lin Cheng advanced, he explained, "If one of the foolish monsters hadn't wandered into the Nanlong territory, the Sili wouldn't have known that these monsters actually had a Demon Lord behind them..."

Blackwater True Lord, a demon lord.

Xing Yang asked curiously, "What's in the Nanlong area? Why did the monsters get exposed as soon as they got there?"

Zhang De whispered from behind, "There's a master of beast taming over there who directly controlled that monster, which is how he learned of the existence of the Blackwater True Lord, and then he relayed the news to us."

Lin Cheng continued, "In short, our mission here is twofold: first, to confirm whether True Lord Blackwater is truly here; and second, ideally, to ascertain the approximate location of True Lord Blackwater's hiding place..."

Xing Yang abruptly stopped, his expression serious: "Stop!"

He vaguely sensed a sense of danger, a feeling he had never experienced before, even after killing eight demons.

Since arriving in this world, there have only been two times when he felt threatened: once was when Wa Xin tested him, and once was when Mi Xiaoling used the Xuanyuan Sword. This is the third time!

Lin and Zhang immediately stopped, drew their swords, and formed a three-way fighting force with Xing Yang. They were alert to their surroundings, their blood and qi began to surge, and their body temperature began to rise...

In the quiet jungle, a faint, strange sound suddenly came from afar. In a very short time, it grew closer and closer. By the time the sound became clear enough for Zhang Lin and his companion to hear it clearly, it was too late.

A pungent, sweet-smelling stench wafted on the wind, and Zhang De and Lin Cheng immediately felt dizzy and their bodies swayed precariously.

"poisonous……"

Lin Cheng managed to utter two words before collapsing unconscious. Zhang De held on a little longer, until he saw the trees on the cliff edge shaking violently, then he closed his eyes and lost consciousness.

Xing Yang was left standing there alone, his eyes fixed on the cliff.

A path was parted in the lush forest like waves, and a large, black snake with red eyes stopped on the cliff face, which was only a few meters high. The faint stench that had been there suddenly became strong and enveloped the space.

Xing Yang raised his foot and flicked it with his toes, sending the unconscious Lin Cheng and Zhang De flying more than ten meters away, where they both hung on a tree.

Blackwater True Lord didn't care. His blood-red eyes were fixed on Xing Yang, and poisonous mist kept billowing from his mouth. He actually spoke, his voice hoarse and unpleasant: "Such a spirited child! This is a delicacy delivered to your doorstep!"

Xing Yang sniffed; the smell was awful, but he didn't feel poisoned at all. On the contrary, after inhaling the toxic mist, he felt a faint sense of digestion...

Looking up at the enormous snake head, Xing Yang grinned and said, "That's what I thought too!"

Upon hearing this, Blackwater True Lord's eyes blazed with red light, and a chilling killing intent flashed, but it quickly disappeared. The red tongue flickered in his giant mouth as he hissed, "I want to eat you, and you actually want to eat me too. Having such a thought shows that you, little brat, are not simple."

Xing Yang said seriously, "Perhaps I'm just bluffing?"

Blackwater True Lord let out a nasty laugh: "The reason I've been able to live this long is because of my caution. Today, let's just call it a day, shall we? Once we start fighting, those two humans behind you won't survive."

Gan!

Who says humans are good at intelligence and demons are good at strength? This black snake is smarter than most people!

Xing Yang remained silent.

Blackwater True Lord took it as tacit agreement and was about to turn and leave.

Xing Yang thought for a moment, then turned around and walked away slowly, looking absent-minded.

Just then, a gust of evil wind swept in, and a gaping maw snapped at Xing Yang like lightning. It was the Blackwater True Lord who was about to leave. Seeing Xing Yang's uneasy state, he decided to launch a sneak attack.

Just as it was about to bite Xing Yang, the black water lord's fangs, white as barbs, gleamed with a cold, eerie light, and his eyes gleamed with triumphant greed.

Click!

This is the sound made by Blackwater True Lord's mouth clenching together with great force.

It was shocked. Just as it was about to bite down, Xing Yang suddenly leaped up and dodged the giant jaws. At the same time, his body suddenly expanded in mid-air.

Having already sensed the danger, Xing Yang wasn't about to play any tricks by hiding his strength. He immediately revealed his witch form and went all out!

"Rip—" As his clothes burst open, Xing Yang transformed into a giant several meters tall, his body shrouded in a chilling aura of dominance. At the same time, his swollen fist, like an iron hammer, slammed heavily onto Blackwater True Monarch's head.

Blackwater True Monarch felt as if his mind had exploded, and a wave of dizziness enveloped him. His massive body crashed heavily to the ground, his skull seemingly shattered.

Despicable! Insidious! Cunning!

Blackwater True Lord feigned leaving to launch a sneak attack, while Xing Yang feigned distraction to lure the opponent into a sneak attack...

With just one punch, Blackwater True Monarch was greatly alarmed and wanted to leave. That punch was too powerful!

If it gets hit a few more times like that, it's definitely going to die!

It mustered its strength, opened its huge mouth, and the surrounding vegetation withered rapidly, turning into countless streams of spiritual energy that quickly surged into its mouth. At the same time, a powerful pressure spread in all directions, and thick black poisonous fog quickly enveloped the space.

This is plundering the vitality of all directions and forcibly seizing the spirit of plants and trees, also known as "seizing the creation of heaven and earth"!

This was Blackwater True Lord's last desperate move. For demons like them who had later gained enlightenment and hadn't learned magic from a master, this was the most effective means of attack.

It can instantly seize the spirit of a space to strengthen itself. However, since it is an external spirit, it takes a long time to recover after use. Nevertheless, it is a good way to fight desperately in critical moments.

The spirits of the four directions were forcibly taken and plundered, eventually converging at the snake's mouth, transforming into a round pill. Anyone who swallows it will be greatly enhanced in a short period of time.

However, in that instant, it caught a glimpse of a giant man several meters tall emerging from the black mist. He was imposing and awe-inspiring, with flames burning in his eyes and blue patterns wrapped around his body. With a swift motion, he scooped up the round pill with his giant hand.

This time, the Black Serpent True Lord was truly terrified, so much so that he forgot about the spirit he had plundered and blurted out, "Witch..."

However, it was met with a giant footprint.

The force of the foot landing was like a mountain collapsing.

"boom--"

The giant foot slammed down on Blackwater True Lord's head. With a crisp crack, when the giant foot moved away, Blackwater True Lord's head had turned into a pile of fleshy pulp stuck to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the giant man, several meters tall, opened his huge mouth and inhaled the black mist that surrounded him, along with the round pill he was holding in his hand.

The giant stood still for a moment, seemingly hesitant, before finally bending down, grabbing the corpse of Blackwater True Lord, and tearing it apart...