Chapter 1798: Chapter 1216: Witch Queen (Ben Meow’s Fur Is Sleek and Glossy)
As the woman was resurrected, Duanmu Huai also stepped back, deactivated his Magic Girl transformation, and returned to his avatar form. Meanwhile, the woman with the snake tail sat blankly on the ground, staring at her hands in astonishment.
“Why am I… What in the world is happening…”
Muttering to herself, the woman looked up at Duanmu Huai with a grave expression.
“Who exactly are you?”
“You don’t need to worry about my identity. I just want to ask, are you a descendant of the Nuwa Clan?”
“Yes…”
Faced with Duanmu Huai’s inquiry, the woman nodded her head.
“I am indeed a descendant of the Nuwa Clan, as well as the former Witch Queen, Lin Qing’er…”
“What on earth happened here?”
At this moment, possibly alerted by the previous explosion of the statue, a woman who had previously been speaking with Duanmu Huai burst into the temple with a team of soldiers. Upon seeing Duanmu Huai and others standing on the altar, her face darkened immediately. However, before she could get angry, she noticed Lin Qing’er beside Duanmu Huai and was instantly startled, quickly kneeling down.
“Your Highness, the Witch Queen!”
With the woman’s lead, everyone else also kneeled down.
“Your Highness, the Witch Queen!”
Well, it seems this is now officially confirmed.
After this, the Witch Queen changed her clothes and, accompanied by the woman (whom Duanmu Huai now knew to be the Bai Miao Clan Leader), appeared before Duanmu Huai once again.
“Your great kindness and virtue, I shall never forget, but it is truly beyond my means to repay.”
The Witch Queen’s demeanor was very humble toward Duanmu Huai, knowing her own circumstances. Back then, to seal the Water Demon Beast, she chose to burn her own strength and perish with the Water Demon Beast. As a result, her body turned into stone and was washed into Dali City by the flood.
Perhaps due to her status as a descendant of Nuwa, even after turning into stone, the Witch Queen retained a fragment of strength, which allowed the temple to have a water source despite ongoing droughts. However, that was all, and her remaining soul fragment could only exist within the stone statue. If nothing unexpected happened, this soul fragment would eventually fade away.
If nothing unexpected happened.
But now, the unexpected had happened.
The Witch Queen could feel that the divine power that had dried up within her was entirely restored, a pure form of divine power that ordinary people couldn’t possess. Generally, such feats could only be accomplished by someone of the God Race!
But… wasn’t the God Race the ones who had driven Nuwa away and labeled her demonic?
Despite her inner doubts, the Witch Queen remained very respectful because, indeed, the one before her was a powerful existence. After all, she could feel that the pure spiritual power within her was even stronger than at her peak. For an ordinary person, having such power would be impossible. The one before her, who had transmitted such power, showed no sign of exhaustion, which was enough for the Witch Queen to ascertain that the person was no ordinary being.
However, in response to the Witch Queen’s remark, Duanmu Huai merely waved his hand.
“There is a way to repay.”
“Uh…”
Faced with Duanmu Huai’s words, everyone was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to respond. However, Duanmu Huai wasn’t awkward. He cleared his throat and explained the situation to the Witch Queen.
“I see.”
With Duanmu Huai’s explanation, the Witch Queen finally understood the reason behind her rescue, but…
“Your divine powers are extraordinary, so why seek me out?”
The Witch Queen looked at Duanmu Huai in confusion, somewhat puzzled by his approach. From the perspective of divine power, the Witch Queen at most was a Demigod, yet she could sense that the one before her was surely a True God. Judging by the aura, it should be no less than the Three Ancient Gods. Logically speaking, someone like her was considered insignificant, and ordinary people wouldn’t even spare her a glance.
“I couldn’t help it; it’s not my expertise.”
Duanmu Huai spread his hands.
“If you need something smashed to pieces, that’s where I excel. But when it comes to healing and saving people, that’s not my forte.”
“Understood.”
The Witch Queen wasn’t surprised, and Duanmu Huai had mentioned coming from Foreign Barbarian Lands, not belonging to this system, meaning he wasn’t sent by the God Race… The Witch Queen didn’t know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or express a sense of detachment.
“So, you mean to allow those girls to absorb the strength of this Ling Dan to repair their damaged souls…”
The Witch Queen carefully inspected the Grief Seed in her hand.
“Is it possible?”
“It… absolutely is.”
The Witch Queen nodded.
“As long as a Spiritual Formation is set up, the spiritual power within can be refined to repair souls.”
“Then, is it possible to make this Spiritual Formation portable, so it can be released directly when needed?”
Duanmu Huai further requested, seeing that in the Magic Girl anime he watched, magic girls would recover lost cards to their original state, with a Magic Circle forming beneath them. The Magic Girl only had to slam down a hammer forcefully to restore the runaway card.
Duanmu Huai intended to follow this method—his vision was for a Magic Girl to defeat a Witch, collect the Grief Seed, then raise a hammer and say, “Restore to your original state,” slamming the hammer down, with the Magic Circle emerging to absorb the Grief Seed’s power into the Magic Girl’s body.
In this way, the Witch is defeated, the Magic Girl is restored, and the Grief Seed purified.
Hmm, perfect! And the whole process is just so Magic Girl!
No problem! The plan is in place! Big tape! Cute and busty!
“……..”
Facing Duanmu Huai’s inquiry, the Witch Queen opened her mouth, probably wanting to curse, but then she thought, after all, he’s her life saver… stay calm… calm…
“Well… this… I haven’t tried anything like this before…”
In the Witch Queen’s impression, a Spiritual Formation is usually just set up directly at a place with abundant spiritual energy and harmonious elements. But what Duanmu Huai requested, like having it unfold anytime and anywhere, with sound, light, and effects, was overwhelming for her.
What are these foreigners thinking all day long? What’s in their heads?
“Give it a try, I’ll have Ann help you.”
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai pointed to Ann.
“She’s our expert in formations. I think if you two research together, there shouldn’t be a problem.”
“That’s not an issue.”
Although Duanmu Huai’s demands were indeed far-fetched, making the Witch Queen almost want to become a person of Zaun, he did save her life… What can you do? The client made the request; can you say no? They paid, so you work, right?
“But… we’ll have to wait a bit longer for this.”
“Why?”
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai instantly frowned.
I saved you, and now you’re stalling? You’re being difficult, aren’t you?
Oh, she’s not a man in the first place.
Does not being a man justify dodging responsibility?
What’s going on? Agreeing doesn’t mean consenting, right?
Do you believe I might undo saving you the way I saved you? Or do you think I don’t have the guts to act?
“Please calm down.”
Seeing Duanmu Huai’s displeasure, the Witch Queen hurriedly explained.
“I didn’t intend to delay intentionally; there are more important matters at hand right now.”
“What matters?”
You’ve been dead for so many years without issue, and now you’re alive there’s suddenly a whole bunch of things? You did it on purpose, right?
“As you all have seen, the current drought sweeping Miaojiang isn’t a natural disaster but a man-made one. In fact, it’s all the doing of the Leader of the Worship Moon Sect. He has controlled the Water Demon Beast, attempting to dominate the world. Back then, he also deceived the king, accusing me of being a witch. Now the entire water supply of Miaojiang has dried up, indicating the Water Demon Beast is about to awaken. I must guard Miaojiang.”
“Oh…”
Duanmu Huai nodded, then suddenly froze as he realized.
“Wait a minute, weren’t you said to have perished with the Water Demon Beast over ten years ago? Now you’re planning to die with it again?”
“For the people of the world, I am willing to sacrifice…”
“Stop with the sacrifice talk.”
Duanmu Huai interrupted the Witch Queen. Isn’t ‘I’ reserved for a queen’s vocabulary? What’s up with you using it so much as a Witch Queen?
“You’re a healer, not a fighter. Leave this to the professionals… I’ll handle it!”
“You?”
One must admit, hearing Duanmu Huai’s response, the Witch Queen was surprised and widened her eyes.
“Of course, what? Don’t trust me?”
“No, it’s not a matter of trust, but the Water Demon Beast is one of the Five Ancient Spirit Beasts, coming to life in water. Even the Great God Nuwa could only seal it, not destroy it…”
“Nuwa couldn’t do it doesn’t mean I can’t.”
Duanmu Huai waved his hand dismissively.
“Anyway, there’s no harm in letting me try, right? You better stay here and research that Spiritual Formation with Ann.”
In the worst-case scenario, if you go sacrifice again, even if the Water Demon Beast gets sealed again, where does that leave my Magic Girl cultivation plan?
“Then… I’ll have to trouble you.”
Although Duanmu Huai’s remarks were rude, the Witch Queen didn’t get angry. After all, he’s indeed stronger than her, and unless absolutely necessary, who really wants to go sacrifice? With this powerful person, perhaps he could truly destroy the Water Demon Beast? If so, then the fate of the Nuwa Clan could finally end, right?
“Then it’s decided.”
After a few brief exchanges, Duanmu Huai slapped the table and stood up.
“I’ll go find the Water Demon Beast now and take out that bastard! Solve the trouble… wait, where exactly is the Water Demon Beast again?”