The Demon Empress's Plan to Entrust Her Child

"Of course." Su Ming answered with certainty.

Immediately after, without waiting for the Demon Empress to question him further, he emphasized something once more:

"Don't forget, Demon Empress, I told you before that when I descended into this world, I saw many things through the power of the three gods."

"To some extent, I have seen through Douluo Continent's past, present, and future."

Only after stressing that did Su Ming explain in detail. "After becoming a god, reviving you would not be difficult."

"And there is already a precedent for this on Douluo Continent. You are also very familiar with the person involved."

"Could it be..." The Demon Empress immediately thought of that vile man.

"That's right. Tang San." Su Ming nodded, confirming her suspicion.

"Demon Empress, you should know that after a soul beast's cultivation exceeds ten thousand years, the soul ring it leaves behind after death contains remnants of its soul power."

Faced with Su Ming's question, the Demon Empress nodded subconsciously.

"If it is killed by a soul master, what remains naturally consists of lingering obsessions and resentment."

"Thus, during the process of absorbing a soul ring, a soul master must use their spiritual power to erase the soul beast's soul power."

"However, in the case of a sacrifice, things change. Your soul power remains within the soul ring."

What Su Ming said was naturally true, but to avoid giving the Demon Empress any unnecessary ideas,

he naturally would not reveal everything, only mentioning the ways in which a sacrifice benefited both sides.

As he spoke, Su Ming used Tang San as an example. "Take your enemy Tang San. Forget reviving someone after becoming a god."

"Even before becoming a god, he revived a hundred-thousand-year soul beast that had voluntarily sacrificed itself to him."

"After becoming a god, he also revived two more hundred-thousand-year soul beasts that had sacrificed themselves to him."

"Those three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts also followed him to the God Realm to enjoy themselves. Even the two worst off became divine officials and gained the power of gods."

After saying that, Su Ming added, seemingly fanning the flames:

"Of the three revived hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, two of them obeyed Tang San's orders and secretly descended to the lower realm, hiding within Douluo Continent."

Why was Tang San that bastard so lucky? Yet our family...

Upon hearing Su Ming's words, the Demon Empress's first reaction was not joy at the possibility of her own resurrection, but an unusual fury.

After all, the better the people around Tang San lived, the more miserable it made her own family seem by comparison.

But very quickly, as though realizing something, the Demon Empress hastily asked:

"Tang San actually sent two soul beasts that became gods down to the lower realm. Could he be plotting some vile scheme again?"

"That's right." Su Ming nodded slightly. "So if you cooperate with me, you can also destroy Tang San's evil scheme across the continent ahead of time."

Using his own daughter as bait and splitting a soul into three parts—was he even human?!

"Good. Tang San probably never imagined that an anomaly like you would appear on Douluo Continent." The Demon Empress was somewhat pleased.

As long as it disgusted Tang San or ruined his plans, she was happy.

Of course, none of it would feel as satisfying as killing Tang San with her own hands.

"By the way, since you can see through the past, present, and future, did I succeed in the future?"

At that moment, the Demon Empress suddenly brought up an unrelated question.

Su Ming answered candidly:

"You failed, and miserably at that. You were defeated by Tang San's own son."

The Demon Empress asked about the final result, not the process.

So his answer was absolutely perfect, without any falsehood whatsoever.

"As expected, what use is extraordinary talent?"

"Fighting a god, especially the Sea God, is simply too difficult."

"I thought my future self would launch an attack against Tang San, but I never expected that I would not even get past his son."

A trace of desolation flashed across the Demon Empress's stunningly beautiful face.

With her cultivation, she could naturally tell that Su Ming had been utterly sincere when he spoke.

She had thought that if people in the future called her the Demon Empress, she would have gained enough power.

But she had never expected...

And because of that, the Demon Empress was utterly unwilling to accept it.

Why?

Why?!

"If that is the case, then this Empress shall sacrifice herself to you." The Demon Empress sighed.

Sacrificing herself to Su Ming and cooperating with him seemed to be the only chance to deal with Tang San.

After all, three even more powerful gods stood behind Su Ming.

Moreover, because their divine authorities clashed, the two sides bore irreconcilable conflicts.

Therefore, the Demon Empress could trust and believe in Su Ming.

"Demon Empress, rest assured."

"I, Su Ming, swear in the name of the three gods that I will revive you in this life and settle Tang San to avenge you!!"

Su Ming naturally stated his position at once, swearing an oath upon his Three Divine Martial Souls.

Dealing with Tang San had always been a plan Su Ming was bound to carry out.

Therefore, he would absolutely not go back on his word.

"All right, this Empress should return now. Once I have made the necessary arrangements, I will come find you and sacrifice myself."

"For now, find some excuse to remain in Salted Fish Village a while longer."

As she spoke, the Demon Empress deliberately paused.

"Your daughter is called Lan Fozu. That is the name she gave herself in the future," Su Ming said calmly.

He naturally saw through the purpose behind the Demon Empress's deliberate pause.

She wanted to use her daughter to test whether Su Ming knew of her existence.

And Su Ming naturally followed her lead and revealed the name her daughter would use in the future.

"After I sacrifice myself, my daughter will be in your care."

The Demon Empress's figure suddenly vanished from where she stood, leaving behind only those words.

Was she entrusting her child to me?

I truly hadn't anticipated things unfolding like this.

Su Ming was initially startled by the Demon Empress's intention to entrust her daughter to his care, but soon understood.

Lan Fozu was kind by nature. In the past, her parents had protected her, allowing her to live carefree.

Now her father was dead, and her mother, the Demon Empress, who could continue protecting her, was about to sacrifice herself to Su Ming.

The Demon Empress surely could not rest easy leaving her only daughter to live alone in the ocean.

So entrusting her to Su Ming was indeed highly possible.

After all, the Demon Empress had completely trusted Su Ming and chosen to sacrifice herself in cooperation with him.

Time to head home. Tomorrow, I still need to write a letter and make up an excuse for Great Grandfather about staying in Salted Fish Village a little longer.

With that, Su Ming left the beach and headed toward his home.

For the period ahead, he needed to rest and build up his strength, preparing for the day the Demon Empress sacrificed herself.