The Crimson Crow War Halberd was embedded deep in the red-gold earth. As the doors of the golden palace opened, the surrounding formation faded away.
Seeing the woman in red defeated, the several Heavenly Demons entangled with the three Heavenly Lords felt their hearts tighten. They retreated from the battlefield.
Nie Lin'an and the other two also withdrew to Shi Lan's side, seizing the chance to catch their breath.
In a matter of moments, the three human Heavenly Lords had all suffered grievous injuries. The starry sky above Nie Lin'an's head had collapsed, his scroll had been torn apart, and Daoist Yun Zhen's Primordial Spirit had also been badly wounded.
Tian Xuanjing was in slightly better shape, but he had burned away much of his world power, and his cultivation foundation had been shaken.
Not far away stood more than twenty Heavenly Demons.
Shi Lan's ability to defeat the Demon Emperor was there for all to see. They didn't dare act rashly.
"How can this woman look so much like Qing Lan?!"
Because of Tu Shan Yuqi's actions before the tomb opened, most of the Heavenly Demons had taken a close look at Qing Lan's face and remembered it well. They spotted the resemblance at once.
Shi Lan had made no attempt to conceal her appearance. Her portrait had already appeared on the Three Races' Prodigy Rankings.
As Qing Lan's fame grew, it was only a matter of time before people recognized her resemblance to Shi Lan.
Qing Lan was a true member of the Demon Race. Unlike the avatar technique of the Lingyang Realm, she possessed a complete, independent Primordial Spirit. Even if a Demon Emperor stood before her, they couldn't detect anything amiss.
In a sense, she and Shi Lan were entirely different people.
She had never worried