Starting with an orphanage, I mass-produced peerless empresses.

Chapter 112 What is your relationship with Empress Chiyuan?

The bright moon hangs high in the night sky, casting its cool, silvery light.

Thirty miles outside the Holy City of Demons, the ground was ablaze with firelight, where one camp after another stood.

Tens of thousands of demon cultivators have gathered here.

Inside the central tent, the Wolf King sat on his throne, waiting for the other high-ranking officials to arrive for a meeting, while gazing at the small golden cauldron in his hand...

"Your Majesty, is this really going to work?"

The dark figure solidified ahead, and said with some concern.

"What if they refuse to hand over Long Shishi no matter what?"

"Not handing it over? That's perfect, then we can just start a war!"

The Wolf King gripped the Heavenly Cauldron and sneered.

"I never really expected to hand her over. All I wanted was to mobilize the entire army to fight her!"

"With this Heavenly Cauldron in hand, the initiative is in our hands, and public opinion in the city will force the Empress and the others to come out and fight!"

"At that time, as long as we can severely injure the Queen and the other five, victory will be ours!"

In short, it boils down to one sentence: just go head-to-head and settle it!

Before that, he wanted to gain a good reputation so that he could better govern the demon race after ascending the throne.

But given the current situation, there's no time to worry about such trivial matters.

Blackie sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I still feel this was a bit too reckless..."

"worry about what."

The Wolf King grinned, revealing its sharp fangs.

"The Empress was able to rise above everyone else because of this Heavenly Cauldron. Now that it's in my hands, it's time for the times to change!"

It can be said that the existence of the Heavenly Cauldron is his greatest source of confidence!

Conversely, if it weren't for a chance encounter that allowed her to successfully steal the Heavenly Cauldron, even if he was very unhappy, he wouldn't dare to directly break ties with the current Empress!

Now that he possessed the Heavenly Cauldron, he was certain that his opponent would not dare to fight him to the death without regard for the consequences!

Even if they win, if they consume too much of the earth's vein power, the Demon Realm and the Demon Race will be doomed in the future.

"Anyway, don't worry, we will win."

After saying that, the Wolf King frowned.

"Those guys, we told them to come to the meeting, but not a single one has shown up yet?"

"Are they still sleeping? They should be arriving soon..."

Just as the shadowy figure finished speaking, a series of loud noises and a slight tremor outside startled both of them.

Immediately, a demon rushed in from outside the door, looking flustered.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

"What's the panic? What happened?"

The Wolf King frowned and coldly rebuked the other party for his recklessness.

The demon hurriedly said, "Yes...someone is attacking!"

"Hmm? How many people are here?"

"It seems like there's only one person..."

"one person?"

The Wolf King, who had just been on edge, immediately scoffed.

"Even if the Empress herself came, she couldn't do anything to me!"

"Yes, but..."

The demon looked embarrassed and explained.

"She has already killed many Dao-building and Venerable level experts, and is killing her way here!"

"what?!"

Now, the Wolf King was really worried.

After all, these powerful cultivators were the result of his hard work over many years!

"I'd like to see who is so arrogant!"

Then he tried to rush out, but before he could even move...

The demon clan member reporting intelligence inside the camp was struck by a crimson force and instantly blasted into a cloud of blood mist!

"who?!"

The dark figure beside him immediately shouted out.

The next second, another streak of blood fell down, sending him flying and separating his head from his body!

"So noisy..."

A beautiful figure in red slowly walked in through the broken doorway.

Then, facing the Wolf King ahead, the red-haired girl smiled and greeted him.

"So this adorable little wolf cub must be the Wolf King?"

Although she wore a smile, the blood covering her body showed that she had fought her way here, and countless of her kin had died at her hands.

As expected, when the Wolf King leaped up and rushed out of the tent, the scene before him shocked him.

What came into view was an endless sea of blood, the camp was stained with flames everywhere, and tens of thousands of corpses lay scattered in pools of blood.

No wonder the people who couldn't be found for the meeting earlier were all killed without anyone noticing!

The remaining few were all frantically scattering and fleeing!

"This...how is this possible?"

The Wolf King's face was extremely ugly as he stared at the red-haired girl.

"Who exactly are you? Did the Queen send you?"

When faced with his question, Xingwu simply smiled faintly.

"I am merely a ghost sent to take your life."

In her hands, a crimson light condensed, radiating a chilling aura, as if it could launch a fatal blow at any moment!

Seeing his assembled forces sweeping across the battlefield, with victory seemingly out of reach, the Wolf King's heart sank to the bottom.

But as the saying goes, even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a fierce wolf like him!

"I don't care what kind of ghost you are, you're all going to die!"

In an instant, a silver arc of light swept across the air, leaving a thin spatial rift in its wake!

The Wolf King's figure was as swift as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Xingwu and swung his wolf claws, powerful enough to tear everything apart!

Xingwu remained completely unfazed by the attack.

With a casual wave of her hand, she skillfully blocked the wolf's claws, and then a crimson light burst forth from her palm, instantly blasting it away!

"you……"

Once the Wolf King regained his footing, he looked at the other party with disbelief in his eyes.

Did she see right through my moves?

At this moment, Xingwu shook her head.

"Your skill level is far inferior to that of your ancestors."

The Wolf King was taken aback. Ancestor? What does that mean?

But the current situation leaves him no time to think things through.

He realized from the first blow that he was no match for the girl in front of him, and immediately chose to use his trump card without hesitation!

The Heavenly Cauldron in his palm was instantly surrounded by golden light, and an aura that seemed to come from the ancient times emanated from it!

The Wolf King's eyes were filled with ferocity as he continuously activated the Heavenly Cauldron.

"You are indeed very strong, but unfortunately, I also have such a powerful weapon in my possession. Let's see how you deal with it!"

However, the next second, a crisp snap of fingers reached my ears.

Everything around him lost its color, except for him and the red-haired girl opposite him, all of them turned into pure gray!

The burning flames froze, and even the fleeing demons were frozen in place!

It was as if the whole world had been put on pause in an instant!

The crucial point is that the Heavenly Cauldron, which was absorbing the power of the earth's veins, also instantly lost its power and became unresponsive no matter how much it struggled with it.

"How could this happen? What did you do?!"

The Wolf King was truly terrified now. At least he had the ability to overturn the table before, which gave him the hope that even if he was left alone, he could make a comeback or even perish together with others!

But now, he has lost that ability too...

Xingwu played with the flame in her palm, smiling as she spoke.

"It seems you really don't know the weaknesses of this Heavenly Cauldron?"

"What...what do you mean?"

The Wolf King frowned; he had never heard of any flaws in the Heavenly Cauldron.

In response, Xingwu kindly explained the situation.

"The Heavenly Cauldron itself has no power. In essence, it is just a tool for practicing and drawing upon the power of the earth's veins."

"In other words, as long as this space is temporarily sealed off and its connection with the earth's vein power is severed, its function can be temporarily rendered useless."

"Although it's difficult for ordinary people to do, with a certain amount of training, anyone at the peak of the Venerable realm can do it..."

In fact, this was something she had instructed the first empress to do when she handed over the Heavenly Cauldron.

Whether it's due to effective secrecy or simply because so much time has passed, even the Wolf King himself doesn't know about it now...

Upon learning the truth, the Wolf King's expression completely changed.

"Seriously, such a thing exists... No, wait..."

The Wolf King's expression was gloomy. In that instant, he seemed to understand and connect all the events!

From his successful theft of the Heavenly Cauldron, to his smooth rise of the resistance army, and even the easy takeaway of the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Leaf Lotus!

As a result, the ambush on the prophesied king failed, resulting in heavy losses. As a result, he was forced to rely on the Heavenly Cauldron and launch a large-scale attack on the Demon Holy City!

Everything, every step he took, seemed to be preordained, as if propelled by an invisible hand...

Suddenly, the Wolf King laughed. He dropped the Heavenly Cauldron in his hand and burst into unrestrained laughter.

"Hahaha, I see, I see..."

"So in the end, I was nothing more than a clown that guy could manipulate at will..."

Perhaps having figured everything out, the Wolf King gave up completely.

A moment later, he turned and smiled at Xingwu.

"Before you die, could you answer a few questions for me, senior?"

"Considering you are from the Azure Wolf clan, I'll give you three chances."

Xingwu spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, the Wolf King bowed gratefully and then asked.

"Did you kill Jin Ao and the others?"

"Yes."

A single, concise word.

The Wolf King nodded and continued to ask.

"What is your relationship with the king in the prophecy?"

"Let's call each other friends for now?"

This answer surprised the Wolf King, but he simply nodded.

"last question."

He squinted slightly, gazing at Xingwu, and slowly spoke.

"What is your relationship with Empress Chiyuan?"

The last question, and the one he most wanted to know, now that he looked at it, she really did resemble him...

This made him wonder if the other party was a bloodline descendant secretly left behind by Empress Chiyuan.

Xingwu paused for a moment, then simply asked a question with a wicked smile.

"What is your relationship with the Wolf King?"

"Of course, I am related to the Wolf King..."

Just as the Wolf King was about to answer, he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart.

His pupils trembled, and his fingertips trembled as he looked at Xingwu.

"You...no...this is impossible?!"

……

Within the Imperial Palace of the Holy City of Demons.

Lin Yun, along with Long Shishi and others, came to see the Empress as summoned, intending to see her performance one last time...

Inside the main hall of the imperial palace, all five demon clan leaders had gathered.

When Lin Yun saw Si Long again, the latter asked with some surprise.

"Dean Lin, and Your Majesty, it's been a long time!"

When Si Long saw the two of them, he immediately came over to greet them.

Lin Yun nodded and smiled, "It has indeed been a while. I heard you went to rescue us a couple of days ago?"

"Yes, I was almost frantic with worry back then!"

Si Long looked at Long Shishi and sighed.

"Thank goodness you're all alright, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain this to Her Majesty the Queen."

Then, she suddenly asked.

"By the way, what exactly happened there? Did you kill those demons? And how did you find the Holy City?"

"It's a long story..."

Faced with her barrage of questions, Lin Yun smiled and shook his head.

Just then, a golden figure walked in from behind; it was none other than Empress Shirin.

Immediately, Si Long and the others bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Everyone is free of charge."

Xilin waved her hand, glanced at Lin Yun's side, and asked in confusion.

"Dean Lin, where is that red-haired lady?"

"Oh, her."

Lin Yun smiled calmly and replied.

"She went to take care of some small things, she should be back soon."

"That's it..."

Xilin nodded slightly, then looked at everyone with a gloomy expression and said seriously.

"Now, let's get down to business. Everyone knows about the Wolf King's desperate fight, right?"

Mentioning this matter, Si Long and the others' faces also darkened.

"I heard about it. I never expected that guy would actually resort to such desperate measures."

"Indeed, the situation is getting rather critical now..."

Even so, Your Majesty must not hand it over!

"I know this..."

Shirin sighed softly.

"From the side," Long Shishi said indignantly.

"Sister Shirin, why don't we just go and kill that guy?"

Upon hearing this, Xilin gave a wry smile and offered her her analysis.

"If we were to engage him in a direct battle, even if we won, I fear the earth's ley line power in the demon realm would be greatly depleted by him..."

"Ah, that's it..."

Long Shishi pursed her lips, and it was precisely this point that made the demons present feel deeply troubled!

For a moment, the scene fell into a quiet silence.

Lin Yun looked thoughtfully at Xilin with a half-smile.

"Then Your Majesty, is there no better way?"

Since we want to see a play, we should at least show our support...

Sure enough, Shirin pondered for a long time, as if she had made a very difficult decision.

"Since things have come to this, there is still one last way..."

She raised her head, and everyone looked at her expectantly, including Long Shishi.

"any solution?"

Xilin glanced at Long Shishi and pondered for a moment.

"Shishi, can I talk to you alone?"