The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 946: The World's True Master?



The snowy white mountain was quickly dyed red in the blood of the Late-stage Demigod-

rank Gold-horned Mutant Serpent. With each gallon of blood lost, its strength weakened, and its life slowly slipped away.

The other three Gold-horned Mutant Serpents were only Mid-stage Demigods. That was why they decided to gang up on it.

Only by taking out the bigger threat would they have a better chance at obtaining the awakened Golden Dragon Bloodline in Astoria.

Astoria had only been able to obtain a minor boost in strength after awakening her bloodline. Her Golden Dragon Bloodline was just too diluted over the generations for it to give her bigger benefits.

On the other hand, the mutant serpent clan seemed to have obtained Golden Dragon Pangea's pure blood essence.

As such, they were no different from first-generation descendants of the Golden Dragon.

If they could use her awakened Golden Dragon Bloodline to stimulate and awaken their own purer Golden Dragon Bloodline, they were more likely to step into the divine rank directly.

That was why they could be so frantic and crazy over it.

When the Late-stage Demigod-rank Gold-horned Mutant Serpent got seriously weakened to the point that it could no longer threaten Kemun, one of the other three Gold-horned Mutant Serpent began forming ideas.

Puchi!

One of the three Gold-horned Mutant Serpents suddenly turned on its group. A hole was punctured straight through the main body of another with its penetrating tail strike.

Its treacherous sneak attack also marked the end of the trio's temporary alliance. "Damn you, Kershe!"

The punctured Gold-horned Mutant Serpent furiously roared as it retaliated with a tail strike of its own.

However, the treacherous Gold-horned Mutant Serpent was prepared for its counterattack. It immediately evaded the all-out tail sweep by springing into the sky.

Unfortunately, it did not account for the third Gold-horned Mutant Serpent.

The third and unharmed Gold-horned Mutant Serpent had acted swiftly, biting into its rear

end. It forcefully dragged the treacherous Kershe back into the ground with all its strength. "Damn you too, Taha!" the treacherous Kershe cursed.

Boom!

Following the treacherous Kershe slamming into the ground, the punctured Gold-horned Mutant Serpent sent out another all-out tail sweep.

However, this time, the treacherous Kershe could not evade, not with its tail end pinned down by the unwounded Taha. The furious retaliation of the punctured Gold-horned Mutant

Serpent shattered countless dragon scales on its body.

"Thank you, Taha-"

The punctured Gold-horned Mutant Serpent wanted to thank Taha for having its back. However, its expression quickly changed when it saw Taha aiming for it next.

"Dammit!" the Gold-horned Mutant Serpent cursed.

In the face of the temptation known as the awakened Golden Dragon Bloodline, there was no eternal alliance among them, only eternal interest.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In mere minutes, the snowy mountains were greatly devastated by the battle between the four Gold-horned Mutant Serpents. The extensive damage to them far exceeded what the ten Void realm experts had done to a single mountain peak in a few hours.

Nevertheless, the situation became even more chaotic when another five Demigod-rank mutant serpents arrived.

They tried to bypass the four fighting mutant serpents to get to Astoria. However, they ended up getting dragged into a nine-way conflict instead. Any mutant serpent that went for Astoria would be obstructed by one of its own.

In their eyes, Astoria was just food that they could eat anytime; she was no threat to them, and she couldn't escape them either.

On the other hand, it was their own clansmen that posed the biggest problem in reaching their grand prize.

Meanwhile, Kemun and Astoria had retreated further away from the battlefield. However, they also did not get too far away. If they exceeded a certain distance, the mutant serpents would give up their inner conflict to give chase.

Emperor Carpus had also retreated from the mutant serpent clan's frenzied battle. Furthermore, he wasn't far from Astoria and Kemun.

"Does the Evermore family still honor the promise of the five ancient families?" Astoria coolly asked.

Emperor Carpus's expression became complicated again. After some struggle, he eventually shook his head.

"Our ancestors made the promise between the five ancient families. It has been countless generations since then, so it means nothing. Times have changed, Holy Empress," Emperor Carpus stated.

"I see," Astoria uttered, unsurprised.

She knew the old pact meant nothing to the five ancient families of the Blessed Golden Dragon Tribe today.

After all, even the Armstrong family of the Great Ratholos Empire wouldn't have honored the old pact if its country wasn't indebted to Vaan and the UN. People in high positions wouldn't bow their heads to others so readily.

The Evermore family and Weissman family seemed to be in better positions than the Armstrong family.

Thus, it was no surprise to Astoria that Emperor Carpus wouldn't honor the old pact.

"I suppose your Evermore family had been too busy serving a new master. I wouldn't be surprised at this point if all the secrets of the Blessed Golden Dragon Tribe had been sold out to these sea monsters by your family," Astoria said with ridicule.

The mutant sea serpents belonged to the sea. Yet, so many powerful mutant sea serpents appeared inland in such a short time.

Clearly, these mutant sea serpents had been occupying the lands of the Divine Serpent

Empire.

As such, it was also hard to believe that the Evermore family ruled over the mutant sea serpent's clan. Instead, their people were more likely to be the slaves of those sea monsters.

Nevertheless, Emperor Carpus wasn't angered by Astoria's ridicule.

"As if you aren't serving a master yourself," Emperor Carpus snickered with mockery and said, "Even if you unite the five ancient families, you wouldn't be the ultimate ruler of these lands; you'll just be the servant of someone else anyway."

"However, that's not important. You are just like everyone else - ignorant monkeys. None of you even know who the true masters of this world are, nor their horrifying power. No matter what we do on land, we are just ants to those people."

"Your prophecized overlord is no exception. A single continent can't compare to the entire planet," Emperor Carpus stated disdainfully.

"The true masters of this world? Do you mean those sea monster masters of yours? Or are you referring to the ancient super civilization who only knows how to hide?" Astoria nonchalantly

asked.

In her view, the ancient super civilization wasn't worthy of her respect.

If it was truly strong, it could have guided the rest of Pangea into a better future-one that didn't live under the constant threat and fear of Gehenna or allow its atrocities to reach

Pangea.

Instead, it had hidden away and avoided all problems facing the world. It even robbed one of the best powers humanity could wield to defend against the demons.

As such, even if the hidden super civilization was the true ruler of the planet, it still had

nothing to do with them.

It did nothing when the land was invaded in the past, so why would it ever do anything now?

"Haha..." Emperor Carpus laughed light-heartedly before saying, "Even if that super civilization doesn't do anything for us land-dwellers, it is still the true ruler of this world. Why would it feel obliged to lend ants its help?"

"Even my Divine Serpent Empire is only considered a small-time bandit. We only dare to steal

a bit of spirit energy and cover its trace with a grand formation to avoid offending that hidden

super civilization."

"But you? Your UN is very bold. Do you think they will continue to ignore what your UN is doing in the sea of stars? Your mass production of spirit energy is truly challenging their

bottom line."

"I don't mind telling you that hidden super civilization had most likely secured Golden Dragon Pangea's inheritance long ago. So, you should have never revealed your awakened

bloodline."

"Not only have your UN provoked that hidden super civilization, but you, yourself, have tempted it with your awakened bloodline. I'm willing to bet its people will come for you once

they learn of it, Holy Empress."

"By then, the Black Serpent Clan would no longer have a chance to fight for it, even if it

wanted to," Emperor Carpus stated confidently.

"You seem to have a great understanding of this hidden super civilization... Perhaps you have already seen it or even contacted and made deals with it," Astoria speculated with narrowed

eyes.

However, her assumption only triggered Emperor Carpus's self-deprecating scorn.

"Oh, how very wrong you are, Holy Empress. Believe me when I say I do wish to contact and make deals with such a powerful civilization. However, why would it be interested in ants?" Emperor Carpus sneered pessimistically.

The Divine Serpent Empire had been a reclusive country for thousands of years.

As a fellow secluded power, how could his country not even be aware that there was such a powerful hidden neighbor?

The Divine Serpent Empire couldn't possibly be so ignorant, especially after it had been serving the Black Serpent Clan for so many years.

While Emperor Carpus and Astoria were discussing and the Black Serpent Clan was fighting

among itself, a blue-skinned humanoid man quietly arrived in the airspace above the snowy

mountains.

The blue-skinned humanoid man paid attention to the Black Serpent Clan's inner conflict

before tracing the lingering aura of Astoria's awakened Golden Dragon Bloodline onto her

body.

In that instant, his face became colorful, feeling pleasantly surprised by his discovery on this investigation trip.

Without warning, he immediately made a hand-grabbing gesture at Astoria like he was

looting a rare plant on the roadside. He didn't bother reasoning with words; he simply acted.

Divine power quickly formed a giant hand that reached down from the sky.

"Lady Astoria, be careful!" Kemun cried with alarm.

When Astoria looked up at the large, transparent hand descending from the sky, she was

startled at first but recovered a peaceful expression shortly after.

In front of such unstoppable divine power, people at her level could do nothing but resign to

her fate.

However, she didn't feel particularly concerned. Her lack of concern stemmed from her faith

in Vaan.

True to her belief, before the divine hand could reach her, space suddenly distorted. The

divine hand failed to maintain its form and had its divine power dispersed after getting crushed by spatial power.

At the same time, a painful cry resounded from the sky as a severed blue-skinned hand fell to

the ground.

"Arghhh-!!!"