Chapter 291 - 290: Showing Off
"I’m fine!" she shouted, struggling to stand. Her body swayed slightly as she forced herself upright, then she swallowed hard, pushing down the blood that was rising in her throat. Her eyes, filled with burning hatred, locked onto the witch standing before her.
Yao Die stood still, floating in the air, her golden robe fluttering under her profound energy, and two huge black butterfly wings from her back, making her look like a noble, dark fairy, aloofly looking down on the world.
Yan Wu pushed herself up with her father’s support. No matter how much she tried to keep a strong front, the spear slipped from her hand, and her pale, sickly complexion clearly showed she had been defeated.
More than that... it was a complete defeat.
From the start of the fight to the very end, she had been at a constant disadvantage, taking blow after blow from the Fourth Witch without a single chance to fight back.
"I’m sorry, Royal Father." Yan Wu, with her father’s help, struggled to leave the Empty Soul Palace, her head lowered in shame. As a Yama Devil, she represented not just herself, but the entire Yama Realm, and more importantly, her father’s dignity. But now, she had lost terribly. It wasn’t even a battle. It was a one-sided beating.
Yan Jie, her brother, was struggling to keep his lips from curling into a wide grin. His heart pounded, pumping blood through his entire body. For the first time in a very long time, he felt alive! Watching his sister get pummeled by another woman felt fucking amazing!
Although Yan Wu had never intentionally tried to suppress him or shown any interest in vying for the throne, Yan Jie had always felt pressure from her. He had to work tirelessly, every single second, to prove to his father that he was worthy of being crown prince!
"It’s not your fault. Father expected this outcome from the beginning," Yan Tianxiao said calmly as he patted his daughter’s shoulder. From the Devil Queen’s attitude, the sudden surge in the witches’ strength, and the information he had received from Yan Hao, he had already prepared himself mentally for Yan Wu’s possible defeat. The only thing that truly shocked him was the manner in which she was defeated.
She was completely crushed by Yao Die.
If Yan Tianxiao stayed calm, the Burning Moon God Emperor and the Moon Eaters were far from it.