The Wolf Lord was tempted. He had always been cowardly by nature, and upon hearing that the Fire Phoenix Empress was willing to surrender and submit, he immediately no longer wanted to fight.
After all, he knew how troublesome the Fire Phoenix Empress was. Even seriously wounded as she was now, if she truly fought desperately, he would gain no advantage. Just as he was about to agree, Lin Ming's voice rang out beside his ear.
"Are you trying to stall for time? Then use what the Star River Empress left behind to heal your injuries and break through?"
The Fire Phoenix Empress's expression changed drastically at those words, and the Wolf Lord was stunned before breaking out in a cold sweat. He had nearly been fooled!
This Fire Phoenix Empress truly had no good intentions! He looked at Lin Ming with gratitude in his eyes. If the boy had not reminded him, he might really have been deceived by that cunning woman.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. If the Fire Phoenix Empress truly used this time to recover from her injuries, or even broke through to Tier Twelve, then their Sirius Empire would truly be finished.
At that point, forget the Fire Phoenix Empire submitting to them—perhaps the entire Sirius Empire would become a vassal of the Fire Phoenix Empire.
The Fire Phoenix Empress's face darkened so much it seemed about to drip water. She stared at Lin Ming, her voice carrying a trace of gritted-teeth hatred. "Lin Ming... must you really kill us all?"
Lin Ming looked at her, his tone calm as though discussing something utterly ordinary. "What do you think? You were going to kill me. Why should I spare you?"
The Fire Phoenix Empress's chest heaved violently. She knew