八大护法王与数位领主仓促应战，却纷纷被她们重创。不得已，唐怀瑾亲自走出帝宫堡垒，与她们展开一场惊心动魄的对战。最终，神庭仙域长公主不敌，带着荒兽黯然离去。

或许是经过这场对战，神庭仙域对灵械仙域的实力有了一定的了解，因此没有再贸然进攻，双方的战事暂时平息下来。

This battle made Tang Huaijin feel that he was surrounded by dangers. The opponent's princess had the strength of a mid-stage Heavenly Emperor. What kind of terrifying realm would the mysterious Immortal Lord be in?

To improve her own strength, Tang Huaijin first took back the Saint Emperor-level mechas under the pretext of refining and upgrading them, but in reality, she integrated them into her own mechas. Later, she summoned the Great Yuan Zun and the Second Yuan Zun, who had returned from the Primordial Realm, into the Imperial Palace, where they never left.

After this series of operations, Tang Huaijin's strength increased exponentially. Coupled with the massive blessing of luck from the Lingji Fairyland, her mecha has become infinitely close to the Dominant Mecha.

In the ancient land, since the disappearance of its powerful rival, Asia, the former prosperity has returned. On the surface, there is peace and tranquility, but beneath the calm, undercurrents are surging.

Recently, there have been many mysterious disappearances of ancestors in prehistoric times. Even powerful people like Kong Xuan, Yuan Hong, and Hong Yun have not been spared.

All the clues and accusations point to the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Rumor has it that they must devour the cultivation of others to sustain their own vitality, so that they can walk freely in the world.

As a result, the Human and Chan sects took the lead in forming the Anti-Witch Alliance. Everyone gathered at Zixiao Palace and knelt to beg Hongjun Daozu to seek justice for them.

Upon hearing this, the hot-tempered Zhu Rong flew into a rage and nearly stormed out of the underworld to attack the Zixiao Palace, intending to burn all those who had slandered him. Fortunately, Hou Tu intervened in time and advised him to remain calm and wait and see what would happen.

Not long after, news arrived that Hongjun had not met with the Wu-Suppressing Alliance, but was instead focused on tracking down the whereabouts of Taiqing Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun. Their disappearance had become a heavy burden on Hongjun's heart.

Just as everyone in the Witch Fighting Alliance was filled with disappointment and despair, Zhang Qiming successfully broke through to the Saint Emperor realm and proclaimed himself the "Primordial Saint Emperor"! This news was like a bombshell, instantly exploding throughout the prehistoric world and rekindling the flames of hope in the Witch Fighting Alliance.

Zhang Qiming accepted the invitation of the Anti-Witch Alliance and was elected as its leader. However, he knew Hou Tu was very powerful and planned to start with Yu Kai, Hou Tu's disciple.

Immediately, he announced to the world that he would invite Yu Kai to a life-and-death battle in the endless void five years later.

"I'll wait here quietly. Do you dare to fight?"

"If you're too cowardly to show your face, then you'd better send a message and admit defeat. Don't let the people of the prehistoric world laugh at you for not even having the courage to fight. When that happens, I will flatten the stars you guard and stomp your pitiful face into the mud in front of everyone!"

"Remember, this isn't a request, it's a notification. Come, and we'll decide life or death. If you don't come, I'll choose a more awful death for you."

…

Inside the underworld.

"This bastard, knowing that Yu Kai is not here, still openly challenges me. I'm going to kill him!" Zhu Rong's eyes were wide open with anger, holding the Red Flame Burning Sky Halberd, and he was about to rush out with great momentum.

"Stop right there! How can you be a match for Zhang Qiming?" Di Jiang shouted with a stern face.

"Brother, I can't swallow the humiliation he gave me!" Zhu Rong was unwilling and looked at Dijiang and Houtu with burning eyes.

"Old Fifth, don't be anxious about this matter. The most important thing right now is to find a way to contact Emperor Shi and Yu Kai, and find out what happened to them and why there has been no news from them. Their safety is the top priority!" Zhu Jiuyin frowned and said with a worried look on his face.

"Yeah, it's been forty years, how come there is no news at all?" Di Jiang also looked solemn and worried.

"Some time ago, the Shen family sent a message saying that Yu Kai's younger sister Lin Niuniu went to the Lingxi Fairyland with Duobao. It seems that they are planning to look for him." Hou Tu spoke, her eyes full of worry.

"With Duobao here, Lin Niuniu should be safe. After all, he is quite powerful. But now that Duobao is gone, we may be in trouble." Zhu Jiuyin analyzed.

"No, Laojiu! What trouble could we be in? Besides, we don't know when Yu Kai will return. What if he doesn't come back before the five-year deadline?" Zhu Rong looked at Zhu Jiuyin with a puzzled look.

"Recently, there have been many old and powerful people disappearing in the prehistoric world. It is obvious that someone is targeting us. They dare to target us, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, so blatantly, which shows that they are fearless!" Zhu Jiuyin said in a serious tone and with a stern expression.

"Who is it? Is it Zhang Qiming? I'm going to burn him to death!" Zhu Rong roared, his voice resounding through the underworld like a huge bell.

"Don't be impulsive! He is acting so high-profile just to lure us to Zixiao Palace to cause trouble for him. When the time comes, Hongjun will take action to suppress Seventh Sister. Who among us can be a match for Zhang Qiming and the others?" Zhu Jiuyin hurriedly dissuaded.

When Dijiang, Houtu and others heard this, they all showed murderous intent on their faces, but did not say a word.

"Are you saying that Hongjun wants to deal with us?" Zhu Rong looked at everyone in shock.

"It should be Zhang Qiming who deliberately provoked us to fight Hongjun so that he can reap the benefits!" Di Jiang's tone was solemn, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Isn't he afraid that the people from Asia will fight back? How can they resist without us?" Zhu Rong said with disbelief.

"I heard that there were changes in the top management of Lingxie Immortal Realm, and they were involved in a war with Shenting Immortal Realm. They were unable to take care of themselves, so they transferred the two elders back to provide support." Houtu explained.

"Shenting Immortal Realm? Are they from Yu Kai's father Emperor's side?" Zhu Rong was shocked.

"Hmm! I didn't expect that the Divine Court Immortal Realm is so powerful that it forced the two elders to return to rescue!" Di Jiang couldn't help but sigh.

"This is good! Our allies are strong, and then we can deal with the old Taoist Hongjun!" Zhu Rong was excited, with excitement flashing in his eyes.

"It is precisely because we are about to welcome an ally that they choose to take action at this time. Duobao left, and a gap has been created between us and Tongtian, and we have lost our allies invisibly. For them, this is the perfect time to deal with us!" Zhu Jiuyin had a solemn face, and his tone was full of deep worry.

"Now that the time is so 'mature', why does Zhang Qiming still want to set the decisive battle for five years later?" Hou Tu frowned and fell into deep thought.

…

All the witches fell silent, and the scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Zhu Rong was the first to lose his temper and looked at Zhu Jiuyin expectantly: "Old Nine, you are smarter than us. Why don't you tell me why Zhang Qiming doesn't take action now?"