Primordial Era: The Witch Clan's Dog-Headed Strategist

Chapter 20 Ancestral Witch Breakthrough

After the barrier shattered, a deep abyss was revealed.

The abyss was vast and wide, like a giant maw opened by the earth, swallowing all light.

The abyss was pitch black, with only an overwhelming, oppressive aura churning within, like boiling magma.

Within that malevolent aura, faint sounds of wailing, roaring, and fighting could be heard, as if countless fierce spirits and vengeful ghosts were struggling within, sending chills down one's spine.

Zhu Rong suddenly burst into flames, illuminating the road ahead.

The group walked down the edge of the abyss step by step.

The deeper you go, the denser the malevolent energy becomes. It's so thick and viscous, almost suffocating, that it's almost impossible to breathe.

It erodes and corrodes everything, as if it wants to devour all living beings that enter it.

But the eleven ancestral witches felt as if they were fish in the ocean, not only without any discomfort, but also with great pleasure.

Every pore on their bodies opened wide, greedily absorbing the dense malevolent energy.

The malevolent energy surged into their bodies, transforming into warm currents that nourished their flesh and blood, tempering their physical forms.

Pan Xuan was protected in the middle, and the Righteous Qi Technique automatically activated, keeping out the evil energy that was trying to erode him.

The moment those malevolent energies came into contact with the righteous energy, they melted away like ice and snow meeting the sun, unable to get even a fraction closer.

Houtu was protected by Xuanming. Xuanming's body surged with cold energy, freezing the surrounding evil energy and preventing it from getting close to Houtu.

"This malevolent energy... is far too pure."

Dijiang's voice came from ahead, carrying a hint of shock, "The power contained within far surpasses the malevolent energy beneath Buzhou Mountain."

If we can absorb all of it, our physical bodies will surely break through to an unprecedented level.

Zhu Jiuyin's voice also carried a hint of excitement: "I can feel that this baleful aura contains the power of the ancient times."

That was the malevolent aura of a ferocious beast clan—savage, wild, and incomparably powerful.

Zhu Rong laughed loudly, "Who cares about ferocious beasts or anything like that? As long as it makes me stronger, that's all that matters! I want this baleful aura!"

The group continued downwards, walking for an unknown period of time.

The abyss seemed endless, widening as one descended, and the malevolent aura grew stronger.

Occasionally, blurry images would appear within that malevolent aura.

Those are fragments of memories from the ancient times, scenes of ferocious beasts ravaging the prehistoric world.

Those images flashed by, yet they were incredibly powerful.

Looking at those images, Pan Xuan became even more certain of his guess.

This is the site of the ancient calamity of the ferocious beasts.

After an unknown amount of time, the group finally reached the bottom of the abyss.

At the bottom was a vast underground space, with the surrounding rock walls covered in dense cracks, as if they had been torn apart by some enormous force.

Within the space, the malevolent energy was so dense it was almost tangible, nearly liquefied, and slowly flowed through the air.

The eleventh Ancestral Witch stood amidst the malevolent aura, and the aura around her began to rise dramatically.

They absorbed the malevolent energy faster and more fiercely.

The dense malevolent energy flowed into their bodies like rivers flowing into the sea, being absorbed, refined, and integrated by their physical forms.

Dijiang's spatial power became more profound, and Zhujiuyin's temporal power became more mysterious.

Zhu Rong's flames burned even brighter, Gong Gong's Weak Waters became even more unfathomable, and Xuan Ming's ice grew even colder...

The aura of each Ancestral Witch is increasing at a visible rate.

Pan Xuan stood aside, quietly watching this scene.

The Righteous Qi Technique circulated within his body, keeping him at his peak condition.

The Primordial Measuring Ruler hovered above his head, casting a beam of profound yellow light that enveloped him.

Houtu stood beside him and whispered, "Brother Panxuan, what realm do you think these baleful energies can help our brothers break through to?"

Pan Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "It's hard to say."

However, the power contained within this malevolent aura is immense. If it can be fully absorbed, breaking through the limits of the Great Luo Golden Immortal should not be a problem.

Houtu nodded, her eyes full of anticipation.

Time passed slowly. The process of the eleven ancestral witches absorbing the evil energy lasted for a very long time.

The dense malevolent energy gradually thinned out as they absorbed it.

Finally, after who knows how much time had passed.

The malevolent aura that permeated the bottom of the abyss was finally completely absorbed by the eleven ancestral witches.

When the last trace of malevolent energy was absorbed into Dijiang's body, the aura of the eleven ancestral witches underwent a dramatic transformation.

boom--

An unimaginable aura erupted from the eleventh Ancestral Witch, soaring into the sky and shaking the entire abyss.

Their aura was so powerful that it far surpassed their previous level, as if they had broken through some kind of limit and reached a completely new realm.

Dijiang opened his eyes, and in those eyes, the power of space surged like a tide, as if it could shatter the void and roam the vast emptiness.

Zhu Jiuyin opened his eyes, and within those eyes, the power of time flowed like a river, as if he could see through the past and the future and understand everything.

Zhu Rong opened his eyes, and within them burned a fierce flame, as if it could incinerate everything and melt the heavens and earth.

Gonggong opened his eyes, and in those eyes, the power of the Weak Water was as deep as an abyss, as if it could submerge everything and devour all things.

Xuanming, Jumang, Rushou, Qiangliang, Xizi, Shebishi, Tianwu... the aura of each of the Ancestral Witches underwent a qualitative leap.

"I've broken through!" Zhu Rong roared to the sky, his voice filled with exhilaration. "I feel that my physical body has surpassed the limits of the Great Luo Golden Immortal! This realm... this power... is unprecedented!"

Gonggong rarely showed such ecstatic joy: "Above the Great Luo! This is the realm above the Great Luo! So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"

Dijiang said in a deep voice, "This level is indeed far beyond our previous level."

Above the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, there exists a new world. Our ability to break through to this realm today is entirely due to the malevolent energy within this abyss.

Zhu Jiuyin nodded: "The power contained within this malevolent energy is indeed extraordinary."

Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to break through this bottleneck.

The aura of the eleventh Ancestral Witch gradually subsided, but the lingering aftermath of her breakthrough still echoed in the abyss.

Dijiang turned to look at Pan Xuan and Houtu, a rare smile appearing on his resolute face: "Brother Pan Xuan, Sister Houtu, we have broken through."

Houtu stepped forward, her eyes filled with joy: "Congratulations, brothers!"

Pan Xuan also cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to all my brothers and sisters on breaking through to the realm above the Great Luo."

Zhu Rong laughed loudly, "Brother Pan Xuan, I have to thank you for this!"

"If you hadn't broken through that innate restriction, how would we have had the chance to encounter such an opportunity!"

Gonggong nodded and said, "Brother Panxuan, you have done my Wu clan a great favor once again."

Pan Xuan shook his head and smiled, "Brothers and sisters, you're too kind. This is your own good fortune; I was just doing my duty."

A slight smile appeared on Xuanming's icy face: "Brother Panxuan, you are too modest."

As everyone was talking, suddenly, a strange light appeared in the space at the bottom of the abyss.

The light emanated from a corner at the deepest part of the abyss, initially just a faint point, like a candle flickering in the darkness.

But soon, the light grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the entire bottom of the abyss as if it were daytime.

Following the light, everyone saw something slowly rising from the ground in a corner of the abyss.