Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 262 A Comeback!

Among the human race today, some choose to support Fuxi, believing that Fuxi has a benevolent heart and is undoubtedly the only choice to become the human emperor.

Many humans also chose to support Shao Hao, believing that he was exceptionally talented, possessed an overwhelming aura, and had the potential to rule the world with unparalleled power.

Even the Three Emperors, Eight Kings, and Thirty-Six Sovereigns, who were also considered geniuses, chose to submit to Fuxi and Taihao, and each became a supporter of these two.

Overall, Fuxi and Shaohao were evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand, though Fuxi might have a slight advantage.

After all, with Nezha, a peak quasi-saint, on Fuxi's side, the advantages Fuxi could gain were far greater than those Shaohao could.

Furthermore, if Nezha disregarded the consequences and killed Shao Hao right now, Shao Hao would probably be no match for Nezha.

But this is actually no different from the intervention of the sage Nuwa. Jiang Heng had also specifically instructed Nezha not to attack Shaohao.

It wasn't that Jiang Heng forbade Nezha from participating in human affairs, but rather that the fire of human affairs hadn't yet burned brightly, and Jiang Heng naturally didn't want it to be extinguished so quickly.

Ultimately, for Jiang Heng, this struggle for the Human Emperor is both a calamity and an opportunity for humanity.

Humanity is now showing signs of decay. Like an ancient empire, it is bound to collapse in its decay.

This is the eternal law governing the development of all things in the world. There is no eternal protagonist in the world; this is a rule established by the Great Dao.

Even though the human race is the protagonist of the world today, this does not mean that the human race will always be the protagonist of the world.

If one day, other beings replace humans and become the new protagonists of the world, it would not be strange at all.

The only way to stop humanity from continuing its decay is to use drastic measures to completely reduce it to ashes in the flames.

Throughout history, when a new dynasty replaced an old one, there was often a period of prosperity in the early stages.

It sounds cruel, but that's the reality. Only by making a firm decision can humanity be reborn from the ashes and have a chance to develop again.

Of course, it is very difficult to grasp the right balance. If one is not careful, the entire human race will suffer annihilation.

This is also a contest between Jiang Heng and Dao Ancestor Hongjun. It depends on whose methods are more ingenious and who can achieve their goals first.

Leaving aside the affairs of the human race for the time being, judging from the current situation, it will be no short time before Fuxi and Shaohao decide a victor.

However, in the western lands, with the ten ancestral witches sweeping across all directions and defeating Heaven so decisively that it dared not retaliate, the western lands have become the territory of the witch clan.

So many years have passed since the Lich Wars, but the Witch Clan is still the same as before. Their love of fighting and their dislike of using their brains remain the norm.

After conquering the western continent, the Wu tribe was basically either fighting or on their way to fight, living a very comfortable life.

The creatures of the western lands were happy to accept this arrangement. It was just fighting alongside the witch clan; it was no big deal, as it wasn't like the witch clan was going to annihilate them.

Aside from fighting, the Witch Clan doesn't harvest lifelong vow power or force other beings to hand over cultivation resources, which is quite commendable.

Besides, having the Witch Clan as sparring partners for free is something many powerful individuals would love to do, so what could these beings possibly be dissatisfied with?

But just when the situation in the West had been settled, Heaven returned, and with overwhelming force.

In addition to the four archangels of Heaven, eight more powerful beings at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level descended upon the Western Lands with an army of billions of angels.

The powerful aura not only shook all living beings in the western land, but also seemed to be sensed by all living beings in the entire Earthly Immortal Realm, who focused their attention on the western land.

No one expected that Heaven's hidden strength would be so profound. These were eight quasi-saint level experts. How could they have appeared out of nowhere?

Throughout the entire primordial world, neither the Chan Sect nor the Jie Sect could muster so many powerful individuals; only the human race possessed such strength.

How did Heaven accumulate so many powerful individuals without making a sound? Even saints would find it hard to understand.

For a time, not only did many powerful figures in the Earthly Immortal Realm focus their attention on the Western Lands, but even the Sages did the same.

Sensing that powerful aura, the Witch Clan showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, they enthusiastically summoned their strongest warriors to prepare for a battle against Heaven.

Perhaps for the Wu tribe, their conquest of the western continent was too easy, so easy that even the Wu tribe found it somewhat uninteresting.

Now things are much better. Heaven has returned with great momentum, and so many powerful figures have come. This is exactly what the Witch Clan wants to see.

After all, the Witch Clan is warlike; they are not afraid of strong opponents, but rather of weak opponents.

Especially the ten Ancestral Witches, who had been silent for so long, were itching to get their hands on the field, but had never encountered a worthy opponent.

In the process of conquering the western continent, the ancestral witches didn't even have a chance to make a move before Heaven was utterly defeated.

Now that so many powerful beings have suddenly arrived in Heaven, the Ancestral Witches can finally unleash their full power in a fierce battle.

Outside the Immortal Realm, the Sage Nuwa, the Master of Tongtian, the Sage Taiqing, and Yang Jian are gathered together, focusing their attention on the western land.

"How come there are so many quasi-saints in Heaven?" Tongtian Jiaozhu asked with a solemn expression.

A full twelve Quasi-Saints, all at their peak, such a grand gesture is something even the Jie Sect couldn't possibly pull off.

It is no exaggeration to say that the strength that Heaven has shown at this moment has already surpassed that of the Jie Sect, which is naturally an extremely exaggerated thing.

Back then, the Jie Sect, with its myriad immortals paying homage, was feared by other saints. Heaven revealed a strength even greater than that of the Jie Sect, so how could it not make the Tongtian Sect Leader wary?

"Logically speaking, even if the two saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, were very good at hiding, they couldn't possibly have cultivated so many powerful individuals!" Saint Nuwa said in bewilderment.

In the primordial world, it's easier to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal. As long as one's talent is not bad and there are enough cultivation resources, some people can achieve this.

However, Quasi-Saints are different. Those who can reach the Quasi-Saint realm are all exceptionally talented, but that alone is not enough.

To become a Quasi-Saint, both comprehension and opportunity are indispensable; even if one is only slightly lacking, it is difficult to break through to this realm.

Both the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect are sects founded by sages, and many of their disciples are of extraordinary birth and exceptionally intelligent.

However, the combined number of disciples from the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect who were able to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm did not even reach twelve.

The Western religion was already impoverished in the past, and its disciples were of varying quality. How could it have cultivated so many quasi-saints?

"If I am not mistaken, this should be the work of Heaven and Dao Ancestor Hongjun!" the Taiqing Sage said in a deep voice.

Nuwa and the other saints all nodded. Seeing that Heaven had so many quasi-saints, they had actually made the same guess in their hearts.

After all, in the primordial world, besides Jiang Heng, only the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun could cultivate so many Quasi-Saints without making a sound.

Behind Heaven stands Dao Ancestor Hongjun, so it's not surprising that he has such a grand gesture.

"It's actually a Primordial Beast? What a clever tactic!" the Tongtian Sect Master said again in a deep voice.

At this moment, as Heaven and the Witch Clan officially took their positions, Heaven's twelve peak Quasi-Saints appeared before the eyes of all living beings.

Aside from the four archangels who are known to all living beings, the other eight peak quasi-saints are beings who have never appeared in the primordial world before.

However, with the strength of the saints, they could naturally see at a glance that these eight peak quasi-saints were actually all primordial beasts.

The Primordial Beasts were beings born at the very beginning of creation, but at the time of their birth, they were tainted by the boundless malevolent energy of heaven and earth.

At the beginning of creation, because countless Great Dao Demon Gods had fallen, the calamity of the creation calamity had not yet completely dissipated, and the evil energy between heaven and earth was naturally extremely strong.

The Primordial Beast was born from the malevolent energy of heaven and earth, and was also tainted by some negative emotions of the Great Dao Demon God, so it was inherently ferocious and violent.

In the long period of time at the beginning of creation, countless lives perished at the hands of the primordial beasts.

Later, with the rise of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, the number of primordial beasts began to decrease for some unknown reason.

In this day and age, it is now very difficult to find any trace of the primordial beasts in the vast wilderness.

Now, not only have the Primordial Beasts reappeared in the primordial world, but eight Primordial Beasts at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level have also appeared all at once.

Moreover, besides these eight peak Quasi-Saint level Primordial Beasts, there are quite a few other powerful Primordial Beasts in the Heavenly Army.

Such an abnormal situation could be noticed not only by the sages, but also by other creatures in the primordial world.

Apart from Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, even a saint could not have cultivated so many peak quasi-saints silently.

Given the strength of Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to mass-produce some peak Quasi-Saints.

After all, just thousands of years ago, the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun had condensed the obsession of a Great Dao Demon God who was half a step into the Heavenly Dao Realm.

Compared to the obsession of that Great Dao Demon God, let alone eight peak Quasi-Saints, even eighty peak Quasi-Saints would be nothing.

The ten Ancestral Witches, along with a group of powerful members of the Witch Clan, revealed their true forms without saying a word upon seeing the powerful figures from Heaven.

Ten enormous figures stood on the western land, their boundless malevolent energy gathering and their immeasurable power shaking the primordial world.

At this moment, the creatures in the primordial world seemed to recall the terrifying scene of the Wu tribe fighting against heaven and earth, shattering the primordial world.

The Witch Clan never liked to waste words, and without waiting for any reaction from the powerful figures of Heaven, they strode forward, roaring as they charged towards Heaven.

During the attack, the other witch clans also revealed their true forms, each one like an Ultraman transforming, their bodies rapidly expanding.

"The Witch Clan is indeed different now that they have primordial spirits; the strength of the Ancestral Witches has improved even further!" said the Sage Nuwa with great emotion.

Nuwa and other sages witnessed the great war between the witches and demons firsthand, so they naturally knew the true strength of the ancestral witches.

Although the Ancestral Witches have not yet clashed with the powerful beings of Heaven, how could the Sages not see their strength as the Ancestral Witches reveal their true forms?

In the eyes of the saints, the ancestral witches are now stronger than they were during the Lich War because they have completed their primordial spirits.

The Ancestral Witches are born with supernatural powers. For example, Dijiang, the head of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, was born with control over the laws of space and the ability to move at the fastest speed in the world.

This is still without a primordial spirit; for the Wu Clan, supernatural powers are more like a bodily instinct.

In this state, although the Wu tribe can unleash powerful forces through supernatural abilities, they only know how but not why.

Now, because Houtu the Ancestral Witch has attained enlightenment, the Witch Clan's deficiency of lacking a primordial spirit has completely disappeared, and it can be said that they are now without any flaws.

It is precisely because of this that the strength of the Ancestral Witches has improved once again, far surpassing the level of the Lich War era.

In the eyes of the saints, although the current Ancestral Witch has not yet reached the level that Yang Jian once was, his strength is not far off.

The combined power of ten Ancestral Witches is enough to shake the entire primordial world; this is the strongest power below the level of a Saint.

However, Heaven came prepared this time. Its deliberate avoidance of war and its abandonment of the western lands clearly indicated that it had other plans.

Now that they have returned with a vengeance, Heaven has gathered so many powerful figures, clearly preparing to completely eliminate the Witch Clan in one fell swoop and once again rule the western lands.

The moment the battle began, a tremendous commotion erupted, and the two sides instantly became locked in fierce combat.

The ten Ancestral Witches manifested their true forms and faced off against the twelve peak Quasi-Saints of Heaven, while the other powerful members of the Witch Clan faced off against the army of angels.

Although the ten Ancestral Witches were fighting against twelve, they were not at a disadvantage at all. On the contrary, they were extremely ferocious and suppressed the twelve peak Quasi-Saints of Heaven.

This is also because the ancestral witches have been dormant for too long. Now that they have finally revived, they have encountered a worthy opponent and naturally want to have a good fight.

That's why the Ancestral Witches went all out from the start, relying on their powerful Ancestral Witch forms, completely reckless.

This situation stunned even the primordial beasts, who were known throughout the primordial world for their ferocity and brutality.

But now, the ten Ancestral Witches seem even more brutal than they were. Their dense baleful aura and fierce eyes make even the primordial beasts tremble.

Fortunately, Heaven has twelve peak quasi-saints, and with their numerical advantage, they can fight to a standstill against the ten ancestral witches.

On the other side, in the battle between the angel army and the witch clan, Heaven, with its numerical advantage, gained the upper hand.

Heaven, after all, has an army of billions of angels, including many ferocious beasts from the Primordial Era. Looking at the entire prehistoric world, it can be considered a top-tier power.

The Witch Clan has been dormant in the Six Paths of Reincarnation for so many years. Although their strength has increased, the overall number of Witch Clan members is still far from returning to its peak.

The number of powerful members of the Wu tribe who have descended upon the western lands is actually only a few million at most.

Although the millions of witches are all powerful, their sheer numbers make it difficult for them to contend with an army of billions of angels.

The ten Ancestral Witches were engrossed in their battle and did not pay attention to the current situation of the Witch Clan, but Houtu, the Ancestral Witch who was in the cycle of reincarnation, could not help but pay attention.

With the support of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Wu Clan has worked hard for many years and has finally recovered some of its strength. Naturally, the Ancestral Witch Houtu does not want the Wu Clan to suffer heavy losses in this battle.

"Xuanming, it's time for you to make your move!" Houtu Ancestral Witch said solemnly.

Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, knew that she could not make a move at this time, because if she did, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would definitely not stand idly by.

Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun didn't need to take action personally; he only needed to send out the same Great Dao Demon God's obsession from last time to block Houtu Ancestral Witch.

The reason why the Xuanming Ancestral Witch did not travel to the Western Land this time was because the Houtu Ancestral Witch left a contingency plan for the Witch Clan.

Originally, Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, naturally did not want to use this backup plan, but even Houtu did not expect that Heaven would have such power.

Xuanming Ancestral Witch nodded. Given the current situation, if she didn't take action, the ten Ancestral Witches might be unharmed, but the other witch clans would definitely suffer heavy losses.

Xuanming Ancestral Witch took a step and arrived on the western land. She ignored the ten Ancestral Witches and headed towards another battlefield.

Summoned by the Ancestral Witch Xuanming, the Witch Clan army quickly assembled and, under her command, began to wreak havoc on all sides.

The twelve peak Quasi-Saints of Heaven were blocked by the ten Ancestral Witches, and the remaining Heavenly experts were naturally no match for the Xuanming Ancestral Witch.

Even with an army of billions, they were of no use in the face of the Xuanming Ancestral Witch, and instead suffered heavy losses in a short period of time.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the twelve peak quasi-saints of Heaven immediately sent one of them to stop the Xuanming Ancestral Witch.

However, the strength of the Xuanming Ancestral Witch is not comparable to that of an ordinary peak Quasi-Saint. You should know that the Xuanming Ancestral Witch did not perish during the War of the Witches and Demons.

Although the Xuanming Ancestral Witch has been silent in the Six Paths of Reincarnation for so many years, her cultivation has never fallen behind and she has been making continuous progress.

Moreover, after Houtu became the seventh saint under the Heavenly Dao, Xuanming had already broken free from the shackles of the witch clan and given birth to a primordial spirit.

After acquiring the primordial spirit, the Xuanming Ancestral Witch was able to cultivate normally, and Jiang Heng even taught her some cultivation techniques.

Over time, the strength of the Xuanming Ancestral Witch has become vastly different from what it once was. Even Sun Wukong once suffered a defeat at the hands of the Xuanming Ancestral Witch.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current Xuanming Ancestral Witch is second only to Houtu Ancestral Witch in strength among the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Even compared to Yang Jian at his peak, Xuanming Ancestral Witch's strength is far inferior, so how could she be compared to a mere peak Quasi-Saint of Heaven?

In this way, the situation is very clear: unless two peak quasi-saints are separated, Heaven will not be able to stop the Xuanming Ancestral Witch at all.

However, if two peak Quasi-Saints are separated, there will only be ten peak Quasi-Saints. It would be difficult for them to withstand ten Ancestral Witches.

"The strength of the Witch Clan is indeed extraordinary. In the primordial world, they are probably second only to the Human Clan!" said the Tongtian Sect Leader with great emotion.

The Tongtian Sect Leader had to admit that even compared to the Jie Sect, the Wu Clan was probably a cut above.

"I'm afraid Jieyin will be unable to sit still any longer!" said the Sage Taiqing.

As soon as the Supreme Sage finished speaking, an unparalleled aura appeared on the western land, and the figure of the Receiving Sage slowly emerged.

Just as the Supreme Sage had predicted, the Guide Sage could no longer sit still at this point.

(End of this chapter)