Within Lost River Valley.
Thousands of demons knelt with their heads bowed.
Jiang Yuechu propped her chin on one hand, her pitch-black eyes sweeping over the densely packed Demon Race below.
After a moment of silence, she finally spoke slowly. "You may all leave."
The thousands of demons below froze in unison.
Wait...
Wasn't a new master supposed to say a few words upon taking power, as was customary?
Even if only to win their hearts...
Who simply told them to get lost?
Yet the black-robed figure merely lounged lazily against the throne. Faced with their hesitation, she said indifferently, "Do you not understand your emperor's words?"
As her words fell.
The demons scrambled out of the ruined hall as though granted a pardon.
Even the trusted Great Demons who had just knelt to pledge their loyalty dared not linger.
They exchanged glances and withdrew, each harboring their own thoughts.
"You, stay."
Demon Emperor Juechen paused at those words, then looked up to see that she was indeed addressing him.
Joy surged in his heart.
Just as I thought!
Leading the way hadn't been for nothing!
With that thought.
He obediently returned to stand below the Bone Throne.
The reverence on his half-collapsed deer face did not diminish in the slightest.
Jiang Yuechu glanced outside the hall.
The hastily retreating demons had already vanished into the cave abodes scattered throughout Forgotten River.
Of course she knew.
She knew exactly what schemes lurked in the hearts of those demons who had kowtowed the loudest and shouted the hardest.
All that talk of "serving you like dogs and horses."
All that talk of "braving boiling water and raging fire without hesitation."
They were merely afraid of the strength she had just displayed.
Once she showed signs of exhaustion or met with some