Chapter 707: Chapter 707

After a prolonged moment, the figure of the Heavenly Venerate gradually faded, and the nine-headed lion receded with him.

"Clearly, you are determined in your cause. Since this is the case, I shall not challenge you today. However, the rules of the Underworld are not to be taken lightly. Should the Calm Heart Saint not wish to meet you, what then will you do?"

Yu Yuan's heart trembled, fully aware of the implication in Taiyi's words of salvation.

"No matter the outcome, one must still try."

Finally, the figure of Taiyi, the savior, merged completely into the void.

Yu Yuan, alone, continued to advance.

After crossing the Naihe Bridge and passing through layers of dense fog, Yu Yuan finally arrived at the deepest part of the Underworld.

Yu Yuan's figure slowly moved forward in the silent corridors of the Underworld, his every step seeming to touch the ancient memories that had been slumbering for countless years. Just as he was about to cross the last realm of the Netherworld, a blaze of orange and red, like the fervent sun in a blaze of anger, stretched out before him.

Accompanied by a sky-shaking witchcraft chant, the silhouette of Jiu Feng, the Great Witch, appeared amidst the twilight.

This ancient Great Witch of the Witch Clan, with a Phoenix Crown and a robe fluttering like the wings of a Fire Phoenix, cast her icy and sharp gaze on Yu Yuan, piercing through the dust of years.

She emerged like a specter on Yu Yuan's path, her eyes burning with an ancient resentment that was etched deep into her soul, incapable of being erased.

The sight of the Chaos Bell floating above Yu Yuan's head caused her eyes to widen abruptly; the bell's toll not only shook her eardrums but also awakened deep-seated memories buried in the depths of her heart.

"Stop!" she roared hoarsely, "You, I know who you are... You are the Tian Yuan Ancestor!"

Jiu Feng, the Great Witch, pointed a trembling finger at Yu Yuan, all her fury and venom concentrated in the intensity of her brows.

The Great Witch before Yu Yuan, who was still youthful, had once accompanied the Twelve Ancestor Witches and had miraculously survived the final battle between witches and Witch Demons.

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She had always felt that it was her fault the Witch Clan ultimately failed to triumph.

This remorse had not subsided to this day.

She vividly remembered that war and also the fall of the Ancestor Witches under the Chaos Bell.

She also remembered the Tian Yuan Ancestor that Yu Yuan had incarnated as having fought several fierce battles against the Ancestor Witches and was a formidable adversary greatly feared by them.

Now, this "great enemy" of the Witch Clan had suddenly intruded into the depths of the Underworld, naturally causing her, the last Great Witch of the Witch Clan, to feel her hairs stand on end and tremble all over.

This was not fear, but excitement.

"Who would have thought you were still alive! And to have inherited the Chaos Bell!"

The flames in Jiu Feng's eyes leapt, filled with both inquiry and anger.

Yu Yuan sensed that probing rage from the depths of Jiu Feng's eyes, his gaze as calm as water, his voice resonating with millennia of stability: "Great Witch Jiu Feng, bygones are indeed long gone.

Today, I am here to pay respects to the Calm Heart Saint, not to dwell on past conflicts.

Step aside, I have no time for reminiscences."

"You may not have time, but I do!"

Jiu Feng's Feather Robe swirled, her eyes filled with fierce determination, undaunted by the pressure emanating from Yu Yuan, her emotions even more intense, "Tian Yuan Ancestor, I know of your profound Dao Xing, that even several Ancestor Witches combined could not best you back then!

But today, even if I, Jiu Feng, cannot prevail, I will not take a single step back!"

With those words, Jiu Feng's fiery aura transformed into nine brilliant yet deadly Phoenix Fire Meteors, shooting like lightning towards Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan's brow furrowed, a trace of a wry smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Who had he offended, that knowing she could not win, she still insisted on a struggle?

Was he really so hated?

It was Donghuang Taiyi who killed those Ancestor Witches, you should take it up with him, what does it have to do with me?

Yu Yuan mulled over this internally, but outwardly remained composed.

Under his will, the ringing of the Chaos Bell intensified abruptly, each chime seemingly stealing precious time from space, warping and slowing all around it.

Jiu Feng, a paragon among the Witch Clan, had already glimpsed a rift in the Heaven and Earth Laws, summoning the power of the Nine Heavens Stars to strike down on Yu Yuan.

Despite the formidable power of the Chaos Bell, those nine Phoenix Fire Meteors strangely remained unaffected, still traversing the void, heading straight for Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan felt that the Great Witch's power was indeed enough to shake his defenses.

Clearly, over the endless ages, the Great Witch's power had grown by leaps and bounds, at least not far behind those Ancestor Witches of old.

Immediately, he called back the Chaos Bell, waving his hand to draw upon the Nine Directions Mysterious Light, forming together into a grand Array Map, intending to engulf the entire surging sea of flames.

Within the array, winds roiled and mana boiled, Yu Yuan's figure like a sovereign of primordial Heaven and Earth commanding the elements, striving for divine intervention.

Seeing this stance, Jiu Feng knew that Yu Yuan was formidable indeed, and hastily exerted all her power, waving the Phoenix Feather Fan, surging Witch Power like a tumultuous tide, determined to use this opportunity to put the long-celebrated Tian Yuan Ancestor to death.

Prior to this point, Yu Yuan had not made a move, relying solely on the power of the Chaos Bell for defense.

Now his voice whispered like a night wind: "Even though we may have been enemies, times have changed. Today, I am here only to meet with the Calm Heart Saint, for a matter of great urgency requiring her aid, not to reignite old battles with you..."

The Great Witch Jiu Feng could not wait for explanations, her hatred burning like a fierce flame consuming her reason.

Without waiting for Yu Yuan to finish speaking, she raised her hands high, conjuring a vast power that formed into a great fiery palm, crashing down towards Yu Yuan.