Chapter 596: Chapter 595 Taking Advantage of the Situation
When the moonlight shone on the Seven-Colored Demon Empress, she instantly weakened, and a bone-chilling cold wracked her body. Ye Fan immediately sensed the change. The cold radiating from her was so intense it felt heart-wrenching. He quickly asked, "What’s wrong?"
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress trembled. "Knowing too much won’t do you any good. Quickly, go!"
"Alright then," Ye Fan replied.
She began to lead Ye Fan toward the secret passage, but at that moment, a shadow descended. Both Ye Fan and the Seven-Colored Demon Empress frowned deeply. A figure had appeared before them—it was none other than the Golden Silk Demoness.
With a seductive and enchanting posture, the Golden Silk Demoness appeared a short distance away, blocking the entrance to the secret passage.
"What are you doing here?" the Seven-Colored Demon Empress asked coldly.
The Golden Silk Demoness replied, "I came to see you, of course, Master. This disciple was so worried about you that I couldn’t sleep, so I came to check on you!"
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress rebuked her, "Have my words gone in one ear and out the other? You dare to leave your seclusion without my permission!"
"Oh, I’m so scared! Master, you wouldn’t kill me, would you?" the Golden Silk Demoness said with a teasing smirk.
At that moment, Ye Fan sensed the truth of the situation. The Seven-Colored Demon Empress was incredibly weak. Although it was difficult for others to detect, Ye Fan could perceive it because he was standing right next to her.
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress said, "If you defy me again, I will kill you!"
"Master, in the past, I would have believed you could crush me with one hand. But now, I don’t think so!"
"Hmph."
"I have been with you the longest. I know that tonight is the full moon—the time when you are at your weakest," the Golden Silk Demoness revealed unabashedly.
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress’s voice turned icy. "So, you want to replace me?"
"This disciple does indeed have that intention. Master, since you were going to pass your position to me, your eldest disciple, anyway, why not just give it to me now? You’ve sat on this throne long enough." She then glanced at Ye Fan. "As for this boy, are you planning to cultivate with him yourself? If you get to eat the meat, you should at least leave some of the broth for me!"
A murderous aura suddenly erupted from the Golden Silk Demoness. The two stunningly beautiful demonesses were about to clash.
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress said coldly, "You dare to defy me and rebel against your superior! Then today, I shall kill you, my unfilial disciple!"
"Stop pretending! You can’t even protect yourself, yet you want to kill me? We’ll see who kills whom!" the Golden Silk Demoness mocked. She was a clever woman who had calculated everything precisely before making her move. She was certain that the Seven-Colored Demon Empress was at her weakest point. This period of weakness would last for six hours—more than enough time for her.
The Golden Silk Demoness launched her attack.
BANG!
She clashed palms with the Seven-Colored Demon Empress. After the single blow, both were forced back. Under normal circumstances, that palm strike would have been enough to shatter the Golden Silk Demoness. But times had changed. The Seven-Colored Demon Empress’s strength had declined so severely that she could only fight her to a standstill.
The Golden Silk Demoness laughed. "Master, you’ve become far too weak."
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress said to Ye Fan, "Look for a chance to escape!"
"Alright!"
The two women resumed their battle. Ye Fan quickly turned to flee. The power of the two demonesses was immense, and he was caught in the shockwaves. However, at a time like this, his life was what mattered most.
"Golden Silk Demon Net!"
The Golden Silk Demoness unleashed her ultimate technique. As the golden net materialized, countless streams of radiant light shot from her body, surging toward the Seven-Colored Demon Empress. The Empress deployed her Seven-Colored Demon Energy to block, but her strength was insufficient to sustain the technique. She was instantly struck by the light and sent flying.
"Seven-Colored Exquisite!" the Seven-Colored Demon Empress cried out.
The two demonesses battled fiercely, their fight growing more intense by the second.
Ye Fan had no time to watch them. He reached the entrance to the passageways, but the next moment, he stood completely dumbfounded. There were so many tunnels. Which one was the real one? He had to use a powerful technique like the Wanxiang Divine Shield just to barely force one door open, and he had no strength left to open any of the others.
Elsewhere, the two women continued their relentless battle. The Golden Silk Demoness, who had been concealing her true strength, was now unleashing it in repeated bursts. The weakened Seven-Colored Demon Empress truly couldn’t hold on any longer. She was struck by the Golden Silk Demoness’s net again and sent flying backward. The moonlight grew stronger, and the Seven-Colored Demon Empress grew weak to an unparalleled degree.
At this moment, the Golden Silk Demoness flew up again.
"Demon Fox’s Fury!" the Seven-Colored Demon Empress roared.
The two of them fought ferociously. If it weren’t for the protective wards in this place, their battle might have caused the very ground to collapse. Then, the Seven-Colored Demon Empress was struck by the Golden Silk Demoness and sent flying, landing right next to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan had been about to close the huge stone door. But this was no ordinary door. It was forged from a rare Immortal Mine that ordinary people could never break. When he saw the Seven-Colored Demon Empress, however, Ye Fan could no longer remain calm and rushed to help her up.
The weakened Demon Empress scolded him, "Why haven’t you left yet? Are you just waiting here to die?"
"If it means I can die with you, I am more than willing!" True to form, Ye Fan couldn’t resist flirting even at a time like this.
Suddenly, the Seven-Colored Demon Empress seized Ye Fan by the neck, restraining him just as the Golden Silk Demoness approached. She said to her disciple, "If you dare take one more step, I’ll kill him! He’s only valuable to you alive. A dead man is utterly useless!"
She was threatening the Golden Silk Demoness, but she had no other choice.
The Golden Silk Demoness advanced with a calm smile. "You’re a pathetic sight, Master. Like a stray dog. Do you really think you can use him to threaten me? You underestimate me!"
She walked forward, step by step.
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress retreated, pulling Ye Fan with her. Although Ye Fan was afraid, he didn’t blame her. After all, he had pulled similar stunts many times before.
The Seven-Colored Demon Empress was extremely weak and could barely hold on. Seeing the stone door behind them, she grabbed Ye Fan and leaped through the doorway.
The door slammed shut. The Golden Silk Demoness tried to stop them, but it was too late.
The moment the door closed, the Seven-Colored Demon Empress collapsed weakly to the ground. Outside, the moonlight had grown even brighter. Even though its rays couldn’t reach her here, she remained just as weak. Her body was ice-cold—a natural phenomenon that everyone in the lineage of the Seven-Colored Demon Fox had to face.
Ye Fan asked her, "Are you alright?"
"I’m fine," the Seven-Colored Demon Empress said weakly.
But of course, she wasn’t fine. She was simply a strong-willed woman, refusing to show her vulnerability even now.
From outside, the Golden Silk Demoness’s voice transmitted through the stone.
"You have entered the Gate of Death! If you open it and come out now, you still have a sliver of a chance at survival!
"Once I seal the entrance from out here, you will never emerge!"
