In the distance, Qizhou sensed the presence of His Majesty appearing in the center of the battlefield. He immediately stopped controlling the ghost soldiers.
These ghost soldiers had no autonomous consciousness and were usually used by Qizhou to attack cities, like disposable tools.
At this moment, Baixi also saw Qizhou's trace. Her gaze locked onto Qizhou, and her lips moved slightly, "Qizhou, I forbid you from attacking Mother."
Baixi spewed out an ice lotus, which quickly bloomed and attacked Qizhou.
Just as the ice lotus hit Qizhou, the leader of the ghost generals, Jia Shi, appeared beside Qizhou. He raised his right fist and struck the ice lotus fiercely, causing it to turn into ice powder and scatter.
Jinghe looked at the flying dragon in the sky and couldn't help but exclaim, "A talking dragon!"
Dragons only existed in human stories, and Jinghe was excited to see one here.
Shizhi began to unleash the power of the sequence. Her pupils were surrounded by a layer of black mist, and the weaknesses on Baixi's body were revealed. As long as she struck the dragon's vital spot, she could kill it.
"The vital spot is her weakness, a single strike can kill her," Shizhi suddenly spoke.
"Wait! The dragon's vital spot cannot possibly be its vital spot. The one in the sky should be the Great White Python," Qizhou stopped Shizhi's attack and said, "Just now, I sensed His Majesty's presence in the center of the battlefield. And this Great White Python happens to know us and said not to harm her mother. It is very likely that it is little Baixi."
"Little Baixi? Haven't seen her in three years, and she's actually evolving towards becoming a dragon? It's hard to believe," Shizhi was shocked after hearing this.
"Who is little Baixi? The one flying in the sky?" Beezelbub asked in confusion.
"Yes," Shizhi nodded, "She is His Majesty's summoned beast."
"I see," Beezelbub suddenly realized, "She calls His Majesty her mother! Could it be that His Majesty's reincarnation is a little girl? I guess a certain demon might be heartbroken."
"Beezelbub, I hope you can calmly say these mocking words in front of Yar," Qizhou looked at Beezelbub and reminded seriously, "If these words reach Yar's ears, you might lose half of your life to her."
"Tsk~" Beezelbub pouted, "She's not here anyway."
"Baixi, let's talk," Qizhou looked at Baixi in the sky and said.
If he could quell this war, wouldn't he become the number one hero? Would Mother give him more rewards and grant him even greater power?
"Okay," Baixi agreed without hesitation. Then she transformed into human form and floated down to the ground, landing in front of Qizhou.
Baixi walked towards Qizhou, her eyes filled with cunning and alertness.
"Long time no see, little Baixi," Qizhou smiled slightly, "Is His Majesty safe?"
"Not really safe. Mother is now the Empress of the Shuowang Empire and is leading soldiers to resist the Skeleton Legion," Baixi answered truthfully.
"I called it the Crimson Empire before I left. How long has it been since the country changed its name?" Beezelbub asked curiously.
Upon learning that His Majesty was resisting his Skeleton Legion, Qizhou immediately abandoned the conversation with Baixi and spread his demon wings, flying towards the center of the battlefield.
After a while, Qizhou arrived at the battlefield. He opened his arms and immediately summoned the Gate of Ghost Ruin, controlling the Skeleton Legion to return to Ghost Ruin.
The Skeleton Legion on the battlefield stopped attacking and retreated into the Gate of Ghost Ruin.
Qizhou came to Iris and asked with concern, "Your Majesty, are you injured?"
"What danger could I be in!" Iris's tone was still indifferent and cold, without any warmth.
Qizhou knelt on one knee and said, "Qizhou is guilty, please punish me. I was worried about Poqi harming you, so I led the army to rescue you. I didn't expect you to already be the Empress of the Shuowang Empire."
Seeing that Qizhou had no intention of betraying her, Iris relaxed her guard. Moreover, Qizhou was the first demon general she had encountered. "Get up, you just didn't know the truth. Poqi has already been killed by me, so let's end this matter here."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Qizhou stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Alright, no need for formalities. I need you to quickly find the other demon generals and gather them together. In ten years, I will wage a full-scale war against the Ruined Land until one side is completely annihilated," Iris said, with a hint of dominance and arrogance in her tone. "These recent events have taught me that in order to protect our homeland, we cannot have traitors. Otherwise, we will be betrayed and suffer greatly. Once there is evidence, they can be executed on the spot. This principle must not be shaken."
"I understand, Your Majesty," Qizhou solemnly replied. "Your Majesty, shall I go and summon Shizhi, Beezelbub, and the new Demon of Flames?"
Iris nodded. "Go quickly."
After Qizhou left, a complex expression flashed in Iris's eyes.
The new Demon of Flames? What's going on? Wasn't Huangming killed by Poqi? Did he reincarnate so quickly?
"Among all the demon generals, only the abilities of the Demon of Flames can be inherited. Poqi betrayed Huangming and obtained his heart, thus gaining some of the abilities of the Demon of Flames. However, Poqi was suppressed by you throughout the battle and never had a chance to unleash the power of the Demon of Flames. It is estimated that Huangming passed on the remaining sequence power to someone else before his imminent death, resulting in the birth of the new Demon of Flames," Chaos said in Iris's mind.
"I see. I guess the new Demon of Flames found Qizhou and told him that Poqi was a traitor, so Qizhou led the Skeleton Legion here," Iris said, understanding everything now.
With this explanation, everything made sense.
At that moment, Yar arrived.
She landed in front of Iris and touched her hair, exclaiming, "Iri, you're quite impressive. You managed to wipe out a hundred thousand skeleton soldiers so quickly, but compared to that person, you still have a long way to go."
"That person? Who is it? Can he be more impressive than me?" Iris pretended to be clueless, looking at Yar.
"Of course, it's my Demon Emperor," Yar blushed slightly and said shyly.
"Let me tell you a secret, I am the Demon Emperor you're talking about," Iris whispered softly into Yar's ear.
Yar widened her eyes and looked at Iris with a mix of surprise and anger. "Iri, how dare you make such a joke? Aren't you afraid of Auntie Shizu spanking you?"
At that moment, a high-ranking demon named Kaiselode walked over from a distance and looked at Iris, respectfully saying, "Your Majesty, 221 Black Armor Demons have suffered minor injuries, 15 have suffered serious injuries, and three of them are unconscious. There have been no casualties, and they are all currently being treated."
"Good. Well done," Iris said, satisfied. "I don't want any demon soldiers to sacrifice due to delayed treatment before attacking the Ruined Land."
Upon hearing this, Kaiselode quickly bowed and said, "I will follow your orders."
"Prepare some food to reward the injured soldiers," Iris instructed.
"Yes!" Kaiselode said, then turned and left.
Yar looked at Iris in disbelief. How did she command the demons? Could it be that she really is the Demon Emperor?
Yar's astonishment turned into admiration and adoration.
She looked at Iris with a face full of infatuation, her eyes filled with love, as if Iris was her one and only.
Yar knelt down on one knee, gazing at Iris with affectionate eyes, and said, "Please forgive my previous disrespect, Demon Emperor. If... if it's that kind of punishment, Yar is willing..."
As she spoke, Yar's face turned red, resembling a flustered deer, and her little tuft of hair swayed, as if saying, "Demon Emperor, please accept Yar."
"Cough, cough, cough." Iris coughed lightly, trying to hide her embarrassment. "Yar, please get up."
"Oh," Yar replied softly, slowly standing up, but she didn't move away from Iris, still looking at her with infatuation.
"Cough, cough, cough." Iris continued to cough twice.
Yar heard Iris's voice and quickly put away her infatuated expression, but she didn't hide her admiration and love.
"I won't punish you since it's your first offense," Iris said casually.
Yar swallowed and said disappointedly, "Lord Demon Emperor... Are you really not going to punish Yar?"
Yar's words left Iris silent for a moment, unsure of how to respond.
At this moment, Yar regretted a little. Before knowing that Iris was the Demon Emperor, she should have spanked Iris instead of giving a warning. Not only would she have been able to touch the Demon Emperor's little bottom, but she would also have received punishment from the Demon Emperor. It would have been a win-win situation.
With this thought, Yar realized she had missed an opportunity and couldn't help but feel regretful.
At this moment, Qizhou, Shizhi, Beezelbub, and the new demon of flames arrived by Iris's side.
The three demons all knelt down on one knee,
As the new demon of flames, Jinghe followed suit and knelt down on one knee with Qizhou and the other demons, shouting in unison, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"No need for formalities!" Iris lightly waved her sleeve.
Qizhou, Shizhi, Beezelbub, and the new demon of flames immediately stood up.
After getting a clear look at Iris's appearance, Jinghe couldn't help but sigh, "The Majesty that Huangming brother mentioned is so young and beautiful! She doesn't look much older than me!"
"Long time no see, Yar." Qizhou greeted Yar with a smile, taking the initiative to say hello.
"Long time no see, my little Qizhou." Yar said, extending her right hand and pinching Qizhou's cheek, "You seem to have gotten stronger again."
Yar looked at Beezelbub and said, "Beezelbub, have you been talking bad about me behind my back again?"
"No, no, absolutely not. It's well known that I am the most honest demon general." Beezelbub quickly waved his hand, denying it.
"Little Shizhi, you're still the same as before, always acting like you don't care about anything." Yar shifted her gaze and targeted Shizhi.
"No, I've always been like this, Yar." Shizhi shook her head and said calmly.
"And who is this..." Yar's eyes wandered over Jinghe, asking in confusion.
"Hello, Yar sister. I'm Jinghe, I should be considered Huangming brother's successor." Jinghe quickly bowed and introduced himself.
"Let's go back to the palace and talk." Iris turned and left.
Jinghe and the others quickly followed.