"Who are you?"
Su Chen feigned ignorance. "The Demon Empress founded the Holy Spirit Cult, slaughtered innocent souls, and committed countless evils. Why are you helping her? Are you one of her people?"
Su Chen fixed the little demon whale with a stern gaze.
His gaze pinned her in place, and the pressure of a Plane Lord's presence seemed to push the surrounding sea lower.
"N-no, I haven't done anything bad. She... she's my mother..."
The little demon whale's defiance vanished at once. Her voice held hurt, but even more than that, it held a plea.
Her voice had gone from angry to trembling, like a frightened young animal.
"Please, could you spare her? She's the only family I have in this world..."
As the little demon whale spoke, her form slowly changed into that of a shapely young woman.
She looked seventeen or eighteen, with delicate features and long blue hair falling down her back.
She knelt on the surface of the sea, her eyes brimming with tears, looking utterly helpless.
Su Chen knew, of course, that she was the Demon Empress's only daughter—Lan Fuzi.
But before Su Chen could say anything, the Demon Empress cursed.
"Useless girl! Don't kneel! I order you to get up this instant!!!"
The Demon Empress looked at Lan Fuzi with open disgust. "You are my daughter! Even if it kills you, you will kneel to no one but me!!!"
Her voice came from within the confines of Su Chen's palm. Though the power of the plane suppressed her, her furious shout still pierced the layers of restraint.
"No. The Federation formed the Coalition Army to eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult. The Demon Empress must die."
Su Chen shook his head. His tone left no room for negotiation.
"If you're going to kill my