"I did it! I finally found my own path. My ascension to Demon Emperor is just around the corner!"
Sensing the true intent condensing within her, leaving her only a single step from truly mastering a law, Yan Ji could not help showing her delight.
She was, of course, different from ordinary demon kings.
In his previous life, Hu Lao had inherited the power of the Heavenly Fox bloodline within him and possessed an innate divine ability surpassing those of ordinary demon kings.
When she reincarnated and began cultivating anew, she lost that power. Through Hu Gou's efforts, however, she recovered it using secret blood replacement arts and other such means.
From then on, she used it as a guide, steadily strengthening the foundation she had inherited from the Heavenly Fox Race.
She had thought that would be all-that she could only spend the rest of her life in the realm of an ordinary demon king. Never had she imagined that she would carry the Demon Queen's spirit resonance, or even be recognized by Madam Yue Ling as the reincarnation of a nine-tailed Heavenly Fox.
This strengthened Yan Ji's resolve to forge her own path. She simply spent several decades in continuous seclusion, refusing to stop until she reached late Core Formation.
During that time, she finally succeeded in sensing the spirit resonance originating from the Demon Queen and condensing it into a power uniquely her own.
The instant she rose, three fox tails swayed, and a strange, ethereal fragrance circulated through this small world like Incense-Rhyme Flowing Wind. Everyone, high and low, sensed it and turned toward her in surprise.
The minor cave heaven was already a far cry from what it had once been.
Through the fox demons' efforts, the Merchant Association's market wards had expanded into the