Before he could ask, Wu You continued, "In a normal Primordial Evil Demon social clan, the ratio of male demons to female demons is roughly one to ten! So among the million Primordial Evil Demons that attacked you earlier, most were female demons, while the male demons were mixed among them."
"One to ten? Those male demons must be living pretty happily!" Li Tianming teased.
He had only meant to liven up the mood, but Wu You rolled her eyes and shot him a glare. "Strictly speaking, these female demons are called refining demons. They haven't developed a complete seventh stellar organ. Their most important task in life isn't fighting, but refining Demon Honey. The male demons barely spare them a glance. What's so happy about that?"
"Pfft!" Li Tianming understood at once and said speechlessly, "Then aren't they worker bees?"
"Yes. Didn't I tell you? Primordial Evil Demons are the ancient progenitors at the source of queen-based lifeforms like bees and ants! So-called worker bees originated from female Primordial Evil Demons." Wu You was at a loss for words.
"Uh... they really are exactly the same?" Li Tianming thought for a moment, his gaze shifting.
"Then according to what you said, a Primordial Evil Demon social clan has male demons responsible for guarding and fighting, and ten times as many female demons—refining demons—responsible for refining this Demon Honey... Then there must be a demon king in charge of breeding descendants and controlling the clan, right? A Demon Empress?... Oh! Demon Empress Honey Flower!"
Li Tianming had not understood the significance of the Demon Empress Honey Flower before, but now that they had mentioned the words "Demon Empress," it all clicked into place. How could he not know?
He lowered his head and looked at the blood-red, eerie glow in