In mid-air, Lu Qing watched the scene left behind after the black void disappeared.
Below, a smooth, hemispherical crater, several miles wide, appeared on the earth.
It was as if it had been swallowed whole by some ancient behemoth.
Clearly, this was swallowed up when the black void expanded earlier.
"The power of space is truly terrifying."
Looking at that sinkhole-like void, Lu Qing was also somewhat shaken.
With his current strength, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to create such a huge crater.
However, it is not easy to instantly devour and annihilate all matter.
No wonder that after reaching the fifth tribulation in the Nascent Soul Realm, people all begin to comprehend the power of space; such power is truly terrifying.
After standing silently in the air for a while, Lu Qing also transformed into a stream of light and flew away into the distance.
According to what Elder Xing said before he died, if he had really reported what happened here back to the Holy Alliance...
Then it's estimated that before long, an even more powerful being will arrive.
This place is no longer safe to stay; it's best to leave as soon as possible.
Lu Qing chose a direction and quickly left.
However, he did not enter the territories of the human and demon races on either side, but instead traveled north along the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.
At his current speed, he could disappear completely hundreds of miles away in the blink of an eye.
Shortly after Lu Qing left, the space above the huge pit suddenly distorted, and three figures appeared in mid-air.
The three figures were all human, with serious expressions and exuding a powerful aura, surrounded by invisible spatial fluctuations.
However, when they saw what was below, they couldn't help but show a look of surprise on their faces.
What's going on?
One of the old men looked rather solemn. He moved slightly, and a glass lamp suddenly appeared in his hand.
The magical power surged gently, and the next moment, a phantom image of a primordial spirit emerged from the glass lamp.
Its face was none other than that of Elder Xing.
"Elder Xing, what's going on? That demon has vanished without a trace, and even your main body is nowhere to be found."
The illusory figure resembling Elder Xing focused its attention on sensing the situation, and its expression immediately turned extremely ugly.
"My main body has already self-destructed its primordial spirit!"
"What, self-destructing one's primordial spirit?"
The three powerful figures were all taken aback upon hearing this.
“We arrived at top speed as soon as you warned us. How long has it been? You’ve already forced your main body to self-destruct your primordial spirit. Is that demon really that powerful?”
The old man frowned and asked.
"That demon was indeed terrifying, far more chilling than any Nascent Soul Realm cultivator I had ever seen."
I have never seen such a bizarre primordial spirit realm.
Now I will show the memories that the main body previously transmitted to me to the deputy hall masters.
After Elder Xing finished speaking, he formed a hand seal and manifested the divine soul memories he had received from the main body in front of the three powerful figures.
Suddenly, images appeared in mid-air.
It was after Elder Xing received the message from the middle-aged man in purple robes and tall hat that he began his journey to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, and then, upon seeing Lu Qing about to kill the two disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he intervened to stop him.
The three powerful figures watched intently.
At first, they remained calm, but their expressions changed when they saw the True Martial King appear.
"The True Martial King has actually taken that crucial step. It seems that the Demon Realm will have another Fifth Tribulation Demon King."
One of the figures said somewhat seriously.
The Five Tribulations Primordial Spirit has already begun to influence the overall situation to some extent.
However, before the figure could finish his exclamation, he saw the scene of True Martial King being blasted away by Lu Qing's punch, and he was stunned, revealing a look of disbelief.
"What? The True Martial King, who had one foot in the Fifth Tribulation Realm, was actually sent flying by a single punch?"
The ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) other two powerful figures were equally astonished.
However, what surprised them even more was yet to come.
In the scene, Zhenwu King was knocked back by a punch, and in a fit of rage, he revealed his true form as a demonic ape.
What the three powerful figures did not expect was that even the True Martial King, who had unleashed his true form as a demonic ape, was still no match for that evil spirit.
Not only was his arm smashed by a punch, but he was also crushed into a pulp by a palm strike.
The three of them widened their eyes even more when they saw Lu Qing create a spatial rift with a punch and a spatial turbulence with a palm strike.
"His fist shattered the void." The old man murmured, "This demon clearly hasn't comprehended the laws of space yet, but he managed to break through the void with his own power. Just how strong is his physical body?"
Next, we see Lu Qing manifest his true witch form under the combined suppression of Elder Xing and the primordial spirits of the two clans.
Not only did it break free from all suppressing forces, but the sword energy it casually unleashed forced Elder Xing into a sorry state, barely managing to withstand it with all its might.
However, the two great formations formed by the primordial spirits of the two races were destroyed by Lu Qing's palms. After the primordial spirits were shattered to pieces, they were completely refined.
The three powerful figures were startled and could no longer maintain their composure; their expressions changed drastically.
However, at that moment, the image in the sky suddenly disappeared.
"Elder Xing?" The old man immediately turned his head.
But Elder Xing, whose body had become even more ethereal, revealed a bitter smile.
“Vice Hall Master, these are all the memories of the soul that the main body transmitted. I don’t even know what happened after that. It seems that the situation was too critical, and the main body didn’t even have time to transmit the memories again before it self-destructed its primordial spirit.”
The three powerful figures fell silent.
They naturally knew that although the Primordial Spirit Realm could separate into a Divine Soul, the main body and the Divine Soul were not always in constant contact.
Especially if the distance between them is too far, they must use secret techniques to communicate with each other in order to share memories.
Clearly, the current situation is that Elder Xing's main body must have self-destructed after using a secret technique to transmit memories.
The huge crater beneath their feet was caused by the power of its self-destruction.
It's unclear what happened to that demon afterward; did it perish together with Elder Xing's main body, or did it escape?
Looking at Elder Xing's increasingly ethereal figure, the old man sighed and said, "Alright, leave the rest to us. Elder Xing, you should rest in the Soul Lamp first. We'll discuss the matter of reviving you when we get back."
"Thank you, Vice Hall Master."
Elder Xing was overjoyed upon hearing this. After bowing to the three powerful figures, he transformed into a stream of light and entered the glass lamp.
The fragment of his soul that he left behind was not strong to begin with, and after using the secret technique to manifest his memories, it was further weakened by the additional energy expenditure.
Only within the Soul Lamp can one slowly recover; it is truly not advisable to linger outside for too long.
After Elder Xing entered the Soul Lamp, the old man put it away.
"Palace Master Wu, have you decided to revive Xing Jian?" a figure asked.
“Naturally, over the years, Xing Jian has worked tirelessly for the Holy Alliance, accumulating enough merit to qualify for a resurrection,” the old man nodded.
"What about the other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators?"
"Let's follow the rules. The resources needed for resurrection are not much even for our Holy Alliance, and there are so many eyes watching us in the alliance, so we can't overstep the rules."
"Go back and check their contributions. Whoever's contributions meet the criteria will be resurrected."
"Alright, let's follow the rules, then no one will have anything to say." The figure nodded in agreement.
After the three of them agreed on the matter of resurrection, they fell silent again.
After a few breaths, the old man said, "Two vice hall masters, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
"The origins of this demon are truly mysterious; it doesn't seem to belong to anyone from our Tianyuan Great World," a powerful figure mused for a moment before speaking.
"Indeed, the strength of this demonic body is too extraordinary, and it is obviously not something that can be achieved through ordinary body-refining methods."
In our Tianyuan Great World, neither the demon race nor the monster race has such a powerful body-refining method.
Moreover, he was also proficient in swordsmanship. According to Elder Xing, the sword energy he unleashed seemed to have a strong connection to the Breaking Heaven Sword Sect.
The third figure also spoke.
"His physical body is terrifyingly powerful, capable of breaking through the void with his bare hands, and he is also proficient in swordsmanship, able to slay a fourth-level Nascent Soul with his sword. Such a person is definitely not from our Tianyuan Great World."
“You’re all right. This demon shouldn’t be from our Tianyuan Great World.” The old man nodded. “And I’ve also figured out why his physical body is so powerful.”
"Palace Master Wu, do you know the secret of this demonic physical body?"
The other two were taken aback when they heard this and quickly asked.
They knew that although they were all vice hall masters of the Holy Alliance and had equal status, they were still equal.
But compared to this veteran spirit who has lived for countless years, they are far inferior in terms of both seniority and knowledge.
"If I'm not mistaken, the body-refining technique that this demon cultivates is very likely the legendary technique of the witch clan, passed down from ancient times."
"The Witch Clan?"
The two powerful figures looked at each other, completely unfamiliar with this term.
"It's normal that you haven't heard of them. The Witch Clan is a powerful race that survived in the extremely distant ancient times."
Legend has it that this starry sky was once in the hands of this powerful race.
However, for reasons unknown, this powerful race later disappeared from history.
I learned about this ancient race when I was exploring the stars in the past and found myself in a void cave.
It is said that the witch clan is a terrifying race that focuses on cultivating the physical body.
Their physical bodies were far stronger than those of our current demon and monster races; they were practically on a completely different level.
Legend has it that members of the Witch Clan, after cultivating to a certain level, can also develop mysterious and unpredictable physical supernatural abilities.
Those with higher levels of cultivation can even unleash the power of Dharma forms in their physical bodies, expanding to tens of thousands of feet in size, making it easy for them to collapse mountains, split the earth, and overturn rivers and seas.
The most powerful witch clan members could even grasp stars and the moon, and tread upon countless worlds; their power was indescribable!
"To capture stars and the moon, to tread upon all worlds..."
The other two deputy hall masters gasped in shock upon hearing the old man's description.
They simply couldn't imagine what kind of being could do something so terrifying.
Even mysterious beings above the primordial spirit level would probably find it difficult to possess such supreme power.
"It's hard to imagine, isn't it? When I first learned about these things, I also found it unbelievable. However, the void cave that I entered by accident also existed for an extremely long time, making it difficult to verify. So this information may not necessarily be fabricated."
The other two deputy hall masters were deeply moved and fell into a long silence.
"By the way, in the scene that Xing Jian just showed, the demon transformed into a hundred-foot giant. Could it be because he cultivated the techniques of the Witch Clan?" a deputy hall master suddenly asked.
“Besides that, I can’t think of any other reason,” the old man said. “The strength of this demon’s physical body is too extraordinary; it is something that no body-refining technique we know can achieve.”
Only the secret techniques of the ancient witch clan could possibly have such an effect.
Back then, during the incident at Tian Shu Divine Mountain, didn't this demon enter a secret realm lacking spiritual energy and filled with powerful, exotic beasts?
I suspect that the secret realm may very well be a remnant of the ancient witch clan.
This demonic witch clan's cultivation technique may very well have originated from that secret realm.
The other two deputy temple masters recalled what happened back then, as well as the much information their Holy Alliance had uncovered afterward.
He couldn't help but nod slightly, feeling that what Hall Master Wu said made sense.
Moreover, Mount Tian Shu has always been incredibly mysterious. Over the years, their Holy Alliance has explored it countless times, but still hasn't been able to unravel its secrets.
No one knows what secrets are hidden within its core.
"I really want to see what the ancient witch clan's techniques are like," a deputy hall master couldn't help but exclaim.
"Unfortunately, all the aura here was completely wiped out by the power of the self-destruction of the main body of the Xingjian. I don't know whether the demon was swept into the depths of the void or escaped."
"Given the strength that demon displayed, I think even if Xing Jian were to self-destruct his primordial spirit, he would still be unable to do anything to it. Therefore, it is highly likely that this demon has already escaped."
"If he escaped, where would he go? Would he flee to our human territory, or into the demon realm?"
There is no sign of life here, so even if we wanted to make a calculation, we wouldn't know where to begin.
Furthermore, it is said that this demon not only possesses a rare treasure that can shield causal calculations, but also controls a certain spatial treasure.
If he uses that spatial artifact, wouldn't it become even more difficult for us to find him?
As the three deputy hall masters talked, they felt the situation became increasingly difficult.
That demon was incredibly powerful; even a peak-level Nascent Soul cultivator at the fourth tribulation stage was no match for him.
Although he did not comprehend the rules of space, he possessed a spatial treasure that allowed him to teleport.
Furthermore, he possesses a rare treasure that shields him from cause and effect, making his actions impossible to calculate.
There is a terrifying enemy lurking in the shadows, opposing their Holy Alliance.
Even they found it very troublesome.
Boom!
Just as the three were in a dilemma, another fluctuation came from the void in front of them.
The next moment, several figures exuding the aura of ancient ferocious beasts suddenly appeared.
