Where was the Witch Country?
Even for the vast majority of the Demon Race, this was a secret.
The only thing everyone knew was that it lay within the great desert of the Southern Wasteland.
This desert was situated in the southernmost part of the Southern Wasteland, covering an area spanning over ten thousand miles, and this ten thousand mile desert truly held nothing at all, no oases, no water, and no life.
This vast ten thousand mile desert was the de jure territory of the Witch Country.
However, countless people came to this ten thousand mile desert to explore, attempting to find the legendary Witch Country, yet they returned entirely empty handed.
The women of the Witch Country had always lived secluded from the world, and ordinary people rarely ever saw them. The last time the women of the Witch Country appeared on a large scale was three thousand years ago, when the Demon Race coalition resisted the Ghost King Empire.
From then on, the Witch Country rarely appeared before the eyes of mortals.
Only on rare occasions would they walk upon the land of the Southern Wasteland, some to collect important supplies, others for significant matters.
Every time the women of the Witch Country travelled outside, they caused a massive sensation.
Because they were simply too beautiful, not only in terms of exquisite facial features, but also because their bodies were filled with a magic like enchantment.
Therefore, in the hearts of many Demon Race men, the Witch Country was an existence akin to paradise.
The entire nation had only women, no men, and all of them were stunning beauties, what else could this be if not paradise.
Thus, over thousands of years, Demon Race men set off one after another on expeditions to the Witch Country.
One could say that the entire great desert had been thoroughly searched, yet the location of the Witch Country had never been found.
There was only one description for the Witch Country, and that was a mirage.
So where truly was the Witch Country?
The answer was in the sky, it truly was a mirage!
The territory of the Witch Country consisted of islands floating high up in the sky. Furthermore, these islands were all hidden within the clouds, completely invisible from the ground.
These islands had everything, lush forests, countless animals, sweet clear water, and so forth.
In short, if there truly were an earthly paradise in the world, it would certainly be in the Witch Country.
Why the islands of the Witch Country floated in the sky was a massive mystery, perhaps these islands contained some extremely enigmatic power.
The Witch Country, like the Rakshasa Race, the Sky Rakshasa Race, and the Earth Rakshasa Race, was divided into thirteen banner territories.
The Ocean Blue Banner commanded by Lan Qi was one of the thirteen banners of the Witch Country.
The true territory of the Ocean Blue Banner was an archipelago floating in the air, merely several tens of thousands of square kilometres in size, only one twentieth the territory of the Rakshasa Race’s Black Demon Banner, and its population was even smaller.
The Demon Race population in the Rakshasa Race’s Black Demon Banner territory was around twelve million.
Meanwhile, the total population of the Witch Country’s Ocean Blue Banner territory was only about a hundred thousand, merely equivalent to a single large tribe of the Rakshasa Race.
The total population of the entire Witch Country combined was less than two million, roughly only one percent of the Rakshasa Race’s territory.
The Ocean Blue Banner bore this name because these sky islands were very close to the sea, and sometimes these celestial archipelagos would even drift high above the ocean surface.
…
The Ocean Blue Banner Archipelago floating in the air.
Everywhere here were magnificent pavilions and towers, everywhere were waterfalls, everywhere were lakes like mirrors.
It was forever spring and autumn here.
All year round, there were different fresh flowers, different fruits.
In short, this place was paradise!
Ji Xiuning’s body was enveloped in a layer of energy crystal, not quite petrification, not quite freezing.
Banner Leader Lan Qi ordered the capture of Ji Xiuning, bringing her to the Ocean Blue Archipelago.
She used every possible method to torture Ji Xiuning.
Using deadly poisons, using blazing flames, dropping her from tens of thousands of metres in the air, cleaving with blades, chopping with axes.
Smashing down with million jin heavy hammers.
In short, every form of torture she could think of was used upon Ji Xiuning.
However…
The energy crystal shell on the surface of her body could never be pierced, unable to inflict any harm upon her.
The furious Lan Qi then took her to the terrifying Chi Yan Sea Fire, tossing her into special magma reaching tens of thousands of degrees.
However, the energy crystal shell on the surface of Ji Xiuning’s body remained completely unharmed, and after being fished out, this layer of energy crystal shell even felt icy cold to the touch.
This was truly astonishing.
This energy was not only impervious to swords and spears, but also immune to any form of energy.
Unwilling to concede, Banner Leader Lan Qi placed her upon the highest mountain peak in the Southern Wasteland, then channelled the lightning of heaven and earth onto her body.
Because lightning energy could ignore any energy defence, it would surely penetrate this energy crystal shell to burn Ji Xiuning to cinders.
The result…
She was disappointed yet again!
The layer of energy crystal shell on the surface of Ji Xiuning’s body remained entirely unscathed.
The witch elders of the entire Ocean Blue Banner were completely astounded, what on earth was this thing?
The Witch Country was considered one of the most mysterious regions, possessing countless treasures, possessing all kinds of energy crystals.
Yet an energy crystal that ignored all energy like this had truly never been seen before.
It was even uncertain whether it was a crystal at all, it might simply be some form of energy mass taking the shape of a crystal.
In short, the Divine Dragon Temple was far more powerful than imagined.
Clearly, with the protection of this energy shell, direct lineage figures of the Divine Dragon Temple all had an ultimate life saving measure.
“Banner Leader, I have an idea!” suddenly, a young witch warrior said.
She was only sixteen years old this year, but she had already been listed as one of the candidates for the next Banner Leader.
Indeed, the thirteen Banner Leaders of the Witch Country were all elected.
This was a collective society, where every witch, upon reaching the proper age, drank from the Divine Demon Spring, enabling them to become pregnant and give birth to children.
Naturally, every child born was a girl.
These children born were raised collectively, rather than by whoever gave birth to them.
The elders of each demon banner observed these children closely from a very young age, finding those exceptionally gifted girls to cultivate as candidates for the next generation of Banner Leaders.
When these girls grew up, they needed to accomplish many tasks, and then an election was held, where the person with the highest votes became the Banner Leader of that demon banner!
“Lan Mei, speak,” Banner Leader Lan Qi said.
Sixteen year old Lan Mei blinked her beautiful eyes, revealing astounding beauty at such a young age, the delicate perfection of her face even surpassing that of Yin Ji.
If she were to walk in the world below, she would truly enchant all living beings, and countless men would likely go mad at a single glance.
“Pour a cup of the Divine Demon Spring between her thighs!” Lan Mei’s large eyes flickered with demonic light as she said, “I heard that the Divine Demon Spring can penetrate all matter to make women pregnant, perhaps it can dissolve this shell on the surface of Ji Xiuning’s body. If she happens to become pregnant, that would be even better, the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon Temple knocked up by a group of us women. When Ji Xiuning wakes up, we can trick her into believing we had a boarman violate her, causing her pregnancy…”
While speaking, Lan Mei found it extremely amusing, unable to stop herself from clapping her hands.
“Nonsense…” Banner Leader Lan Qi cast an affectionate yet exasperated look, then pursed her lips in a smile, saying, “Besides, Little Mei, do not be so playful. Although your talent is astonishing, you only cultivate on and off, and you will soon be overtaken by others. When the time comes and you fail to be elected Banner Leader, do not come crying to me.”
“I do not want to run for Banner Leader, once I turn eighteen, I want to leave the territory and go down to the surface to torment men,” Lan Mei pleaded. “Banner Leader, the method I mentioned might truly work, I can feel that it is an inspiration given to me by His Majesty the Demon Emperor.”
Banner Leader Lan Qi said, “Although it is extremely absurd, still… we can give it a try. If the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon Temple is made pregnant by us, that would indeed avenge a bitter grievance!”
…
Inside the tomb of the Ghost King, Lan Ling’s heart could not settle for a long time.
This Ghost King was actually a Hell Knight, or rather, he truly was a Hell Knight.
Regarding this point, Lan Ling had long harboured suspicions.
Because the Ghost King was a phantom energy body, a characteristic extremely similar to that of a Hell Knight.
Moreover, the energy source for both was the Underworld Hell!
However, Lan Ling had never imagined that the bloodline of Hell Knight Number Four, which was His Majesty the Ghost King, after many twists and turns, had actually ended up on Nai’er.
After arriving in the Southern Wasteland, among the few people Lan Ling missed more and more, Nai’er was one of them, missed almost on the same level as his son and daughter.
She truly was the loveliest, most beautiful girl in the world.
Having obtained the demon blood of the Hell Knight, how was Nai’er doing? Was she safe? Had she fallen into the demonic clutches of the Divine Dragon Temple?
While Lan Ling was lost in longing and daze, the energy of the Ghost King Armour and Ghost King Sword inside the coffin was constantly drifting out!
He immediately snapped awake, took a deep breath, picked up the leg armour, and put it on.
No energy entered his body.
Next, he picked up the torso armour and put it on.
There was still only an icy sensation, with no energy surging in.
He picked up the helmet and placed it on his head.
This suit of armour was very small, fitting very tightly upon Lan Ling’s body.
After putting on the full suit of armour, completely no energy entered his body.
This suit of armour had clearly looked full of incomparably immense energy.
Taking another deep breath, Lan Ling picked up that Ghost King Sword, gripping it with both hands.
Instantly…
“Boom, boom, boom, boom…”
Inside the armour, it felt as though an energy nuclear bomb had detonated.
Detonating directly within Lan Ling’s soul, within his mind!
An unprecedented energy bombardment.
An unprecedented energy explosion.
This was no longer devouring energy, but rather this incomparably powerful energy exploding entirely together with Lan Ling, fusing into one!
Almost instantaneously as well…
Lan Ling’s soul shone brilliantly, his body shone brilliantly, his heart shone brilliantly.
Then, in reality, a bright beam of light violently erupted from deep within his heart.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
Rays of energy brilliance shot out in all directions, shattering the surrounding ruins of the Misfortune Demon Capital to dust.
This scene represented only one thing.
Lan Ling had already broken through to Demon Sect!
Just like that, without the slightest struggle, he easily broke through to Demon Sect.