The Demon Empress stood there silently. At some point, her long hair had turned white, and even her face was aging rapidly.
Her aura remained at the level of a true god, but her gaze had already grown unfocused, as though her soul had vanished.
One of Huo Yuhao's hands rested on her head. The Dragon Emperor Heaven-Devouring Scripture circulated, devouring the divine power, life force, and power of divine sense within her. Once he had consumed them completely, she would vanish like smoke, just as the Blaze Emperor had.
Yet the voice that suddenly rang out made Huo Yuhao pause and withdraw his hand.
In an instant, a figure arrived before the Demon Empress, spreading her arms and shielding the Demon Empress behind her with her own body.
It was a woman, her long blue hair hanging somewhat messily down her back. She was extremely beautiful, but tears were streaming down her face. Her whole body trembled, yet her outstretched arms remained utterly resolute.
"Please, don't kill my mother. Please..."
"Who are you?" Huo Yuhao asked flatly.
"What are you doing here? Go, hurry and go!"
Seeing the woman standing before her, the Demon Empress, who had stopped resisting, suddenly began struggling violently. Bloody tears flowed from her eyes as she cried out.
"I'm Lan Fozi, daughter of the Demon Empress, the Holy Spirit Cult's leader. I'm the only child of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, whom Tang San killed, and the Demon Empress before you," the woman said softly.
Huo Yuhao rubbed his nose. After a moment's thought, he remembered this character from the original story.
Although she came from the Holy Spirit Cult, Lan Fozi was kind by nature. She had tried persuading her mother more than once, but the Demon Empress had long since gone