Chapter 1: The Witch Named Dark Crow
The spatial fluctuations within the exclusive room grew increasingly intense. Su Xiao took a deep breath. From the prompt from Reincarnation Paradise, he learned that he was about to enter a Primordial World, not one located within the Void.
This made Su Xiao breathe a sigh of relief. Due to his identity as a Shadow of Law Destruction, he had many enemies within the Void.
As Su Xiao was pondering, Space-Time Power enveloped him.
Bang!
Darkness fell before his eyes. Perhaps because the Primordial World was quite far away, this teleportation was exceptionally harsh.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Drip~
A cool sensation came from Su Xiao's cheek. He sat up with a whoosh. Bubu Wang, Amu, and Beini were all nearby. Entering a world at one's own expense was indeed different.
Su Xiao looked around at his surroundings. The place he was in was somewhat dim. This was a very crude stone room. Water droplets occasionally fell from the ceiling, making the room damp. The sound of pattering rain came from outside.
A flash of white light shone through a crack in the wall. A dull thunderclap sounded, and the rain seemed to intensify, making the stone room feel slightly cold.
With a creak, Su Xiao sat up from the nearly collapsed wooden bed beneath him. By the flickering candlelight in the room, he saw a notice on the wall. The notice was only in black and white. Su Xiao couldn't yet read the text on it. Judging from the black-and-white picture, it might be about the wheat harvest.
Below the notice was a seal. This seal was very peculiar, resembling the claw of some creature, giving off a sense of mystery and coldness.
[Entering World: Dark Crow Star]
[Location: Border · Madegao Human Settlement]
[World Difficulty: Lv.30 ~ Lv.42 (Primordial World)]
[Pioneering Source: 0.]
[World Introduction: Pending Activation.]
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[Prompt: If the Hunter wishes to master the languages of this world, 5000 Paradise Coins must be consumed (This world has 1 common language, 7 commonly used languages, 18 various kingdom languages, and 47 tribal languages).]
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao roughly understood the situation of this world. He could be one hundred percent sure that this world must be constantly war-torn, and not like the war in the Shia World, which only involved two races.
If Su Xiao guessed correctly, the Dark Crow World likely had a large number of empires, kingdoms, tribes, human settlements, etc. The level of civilization development among the various native forces was uneven. If there were a large empire here, there wouldn't be so many language types.
When an empire rules a continent, the first thing it does is eliminate other languages, civilizations, scripts, etc. These things can be studied as history, but they absolutely cannot be used in the present era. Otherwise, unification would be difficult to achieve.
The Dark Crow World having so many language types indicated the level of chaos in this world. The nobles disliked each other, and the barbarian tribes would also be very active.
[Prompt: The Hunter needs to activate the World Introduction. After reviewing the World Introduction, the Hunter can choose the type of Main Mission.]
Su Xiao chose to activate the World Introduction. His vision first went dark, and then it changed to a bird's-eye view.
On a verdant plain, for some unknown reason, a huge crystal was pushed out of the soil, directly exposed on the ground.
The crystal emitted a purple light under the sunlight. This light was both enchanting and eerie. All animals that approached this purple crystal went mad. They bit and tore at each other, even devouring large amounts of soil, eventually dying from bloated stomachs.
The scene before Su Xiao's eyes paused here, like a paused film. In the next moment, the scene before him accelerated, with the four seasons cycling at a rate of one change per second.
After an unknown number of years, the scene before Su Xiao suddenly slowed down. The huge purple crystal on the grassland was now buried by bones. A massive army marched across the grassland, numbering at least over a hundred thousand. They wore standard armor, their weapons were gleaming, and bright red flags fluttered in the wind.
The army marched onto the grassland. Perhaps due to the general's orders, a large force charged into the grassland. This was the only land they had failed to occupy.
The enchanting purple light shone through the pile of bones. A soldier charging at the front stopped. He raised his hand in confusion, a purple light shining in his eyes.
For some reason, this army began to fight amongst themselves. Most of the army retreated from the grassland, while about ten thousand soldiers marched towards the purple crystal. Their steps were staggering. When they reached the vicinity of the purple crystal, they stopped.
This army charged into the grassland four times in total, but unfortunately, they gained nothing. Their general dismounted himself, ignoring his kneeling adjutants, and entered the central area of the grassland.
As the general advanced, a faint green light emanated from his body. That was his life energy.
This general did not lose his mind like the other soldiers. He paused for a moment above the purple crystal, then walked out of the grassland.
"I am not worthy to bear it."
After leaving these words, the general fell to the ground and died, bleeding from his seven orifices.
After the general died, the scene before Su Xiao accelerated again. This grassland was sealed off, prohibiting anyone from entering.
Many years later, a woman draped in sackcloth walked in the rainy night. Her body was trembling, and her exposed arms were exceptionally pale from the cold.
The woman's mind was clearly abnormal. She seemed to have been stimulated by something, almost obsessively trying to prevent the rain from falling on her, which was impossible.
Whether by coincidence or fate, the woman arrived above the purple crystal. She did not lose her mind, because she had already been driven mad by misfortune.
"Ah!!"
A hysterical scream sounded in Su Xiao's ears. Su Xiao felt as if he were there, standing on that rainy grassland, but he was only an observer.
The woman knelt above the purple crystal, her head lowered. A twisted consciousness appeared behind her.
As soon as this consciousness appeared, the purple crystal shone brightly. A large amount of purple energy surged out from the crystal, entering the body of the consciousness behind the woman.
The woman's originally dim eyes regained their luster. She looked at her hands in confusion, as if she didn't know why she was here.
"I am... Dark Crow."
Boom!
The rain stopped. A faint purple glow appeared in the woman's eyes. She raised her slender arm and clenched her fist.
Bang, bang, bang...
The raindrops suspended in mid-air exploded. The dark clouds in the sky dispersed. The woman's fingers curled into claws, and a fireball appeared in her palm. The fireball grew larger and larger, eventually rising into the sky. This woman forcibly turned the night into day.
Crows appeared out of thin air. These were not living creatures, but were condensed from the woman's conscious power. The number of crows increased from a few thousand to tens of thousands, and finally, they blotted out the sky, numbering at least a million.
Caw, caw, caw...
The crows once again obscured the day, turning it back into night. The corners of the woman's mouth curled up. She walked out of the grassland barefoot. Soon, she seemed to realize that this was behavior befitting a mortal, so she mounted the flock of crows. The elite individuals among the crows formed a black and purple robe. The woman put on the robe, becoming the first witch in history, and also the strongest witch, without equal.
The empire collapsed. The army was entirely buried under the flock of crows. The young king's head was severed. The witch named Dark Crow used the king's skull to drink fine wine. At this moment, she became the new queen of this continent. She named herself Dark Crow.
Dark Crow was a calamity, a symbol of power, a holy maiden, a witch. However, she only lived for 67 days. She conquered a planet in just 67 days!
Dark Crow left behind a stone tablet. As her body exploded like fireworks, the war history of the Dark Crow Continent began.
Dark Crow Era 158: The daughter of a great noble, Jenna Kingsley, was discovered by her servants to have self-harming tendencies. According to her servants' accounts, she tried to drown herself in a wooden barrel and lit a highly potent aphrodisiac herb in her room. Strangely, after lighting this herb, Jenna Kingsley bound herself with shackles, bitterly enduring the torment of desire. A month later, Jenna Kingsley was nearly half-mad. Her behavior became even more bizarre. She actually tried to talk to herself...
Dark Crow Era 159: The second witch was born. Her name was Jenna Kingsley, known to later generations as the Steam Witch. She mastered the power of high temperature and boiling.
Dark Crow Era 160: A large number of women claiming to be witches appeared. Although they were far less powerful than the first witch, Dark Crow, they also possessed extraordinary power, much like the Heterogeneous Races on the continent's borders. However, they were far stronger than the Heterogeneous Races.
Dark Crow Era 370: The major forces ruled by witches entrenched themselves on the 'Dark Crow Continent'. They called the 'First Witch Dark Crow' a god and had their subordinates search extensively for a type of purple crystal, which they called 'Origin Stone'.