"What I really want was it..." The Golden Crow muttered.

"I never really thought of it before... I'm just doing what I was tasked to do as the soul residue of the original Golden Crow... Back then, this noble one has told them, 'If your clan were to be on the verge of desperation and seek for the power for a comeback, then I will allow one request, and will grant nine drops of the Golden Crow's blood! At the same time, with the guidance of that person's life vitality, burn all of the power from their Golden Crow's bloodline, and allow them to receive a strength that is as strong as half-step into the Divine Profound Realm!"

The Golden Crow said while looking at the Little Demon Empress...

"But three years later, the bloodline's power and life vitality would burn out at the same time! By that time there would only be death! And there would not be any remedy for it in the world! Unfortunately, her clan was still too late after all. She is the only one left from the Demon Emperor's bloodline... Even if she receives this power, although it will help her exact revenge, eventually… It would extinct her clan even more quickly!"

"Get to the point already..." Issei said impatiently. Is there any need for her to be this fussy?

Issei is still feeling a little annoyed at the Golden Crow because of her little "test" so it's no wonder he's a little impatient with her.

"...Very well... This one also wanted to experience this brand new life the Phoenix said before... I think that is my main request... And if your excellency is willing, then I hope that your Majesty can help this small brat to erase the side effects after she inherited the Golden Crow legacies." The Golden Crow said after a bit of thinking.

She thought she might as well use this as a chance to see if he's willing to do it with the Little Demon Empress. If he wanted to then good but if not, so be it... It would be up to the Little Demon Empress on how to approach this problem later on.

The Little Demon Empress felt a little surprised when she heard the Golden Crow words. She never thought that the Golden Crow would assist her with this problem...

But soon her face becomes a little red since if Issei is willing then she basically has to dual cultivate with him... She's feeling a little nervous but also a little anticipation budding in her heart...

Although, most of her anticipation is because she would have the strength to enact her revenge... And as for the rest... Only she knows...

"I already said that I will help her so you can rest assured about that part." Issei said calmly.

The Little Demon Empress's body faintly shook but soon she calms her emotions down...

"Then this one doesn't really have anything else to say..." The Golden Crow said.

The Golden Crow is really impressed with Issei's attitude... Not womanly fussy like most men out there and act like a fake gentleman most of the time. When he said he will do it then he will truly do it just as can be seen from the previous incident. Truly a man of his words... And he's also a bit overbearing... But she likes!

"Um... Then shall we do it now?" Issei asked. They might as well get this over with... No need to prolong it more than needed.

"...If your excellency doesn't mind then sure... How about you? Are you fine doing it now?" The Golden Crow at first was taken aback but soon she calmed herself down and speak while looking at the Little Demon Empress.

"...I don't mind either." The Little Demon Empress said calmly... But inside she's feeling a little nervous.

Issei furrowed his eyebrows in a little bewilderment while looking at them seems to have some reservations like this. But he chooses to ignore it...

"Then... Receive these nine drops of blood." The Golden Crow bestowed exactly nine drops of blood of the Golden Crow...

It entered at the center of the Little Demon Empress's forehead. There's a golden fiery symbol that appeared on her forehead.

At the same time, she felt like her entire body is boiling from the inside out... It's extremely hot that even her face flushed red as if steam were about to come out from her head... She gritted her teeth to hold back the pain she's currently feeling.

"Now!"

*RIIIP!*

The Little Demon Empress' grey clothing instantly became tiny pieces of scraps with a soft ripping sound, leaving her entire naked body laid bare in front of Issei...

[What?!] Jasmine shouted in shock seeing that the Little Demon Empress clothes suddenly ripped into scraps...

"Your excellency! Now is the time for you to nourish her with your essence! Quick, before her body explode!" The Golden Crow said in a dire voice.

"..."

"Your excellency? What are you waiting for?!"

"...Why did you rip apart her clothes? And why does she need to receive my essence?" Issei asked feeling speechless...

[That's obviously because she's a pervert!] Jasmine said with a tinge of red on her face.

Xiaotao actually knows what the Golden Crow trying to convey here but she thought that she might as well let her be...

"Didn't you hear what I said before?! Her mortal body isn't capable of housing an entire nine drops of blood of the Golden Crow! She needed a essence from a Godly being such as you so that her body won't explode!" The Golden Crow said a little frustrated.

"...Who said that I need to give her my essence just to erase her bloodline limitation?" Issei asked while still feeling speechless.

Before the Golden Crow could say anything else, Issei approached the Little Demon Empress who felt like she's about to melt from the heat alone... She tremblingly extended her hands towards Issei thinking that he wanted to do the deeds... She grasped Issei's clothes trying to take off his outfit...

Issei frowned a little seeing her like this but soon he calmly put his hand on top of her head and a moment later... The Little Demon Empress felt like her body that was burning up immediately cooled down as if she just entered a windy field full of calming breeze...

She greedily took a few deep breaths inhaling the cool air that's currently surrounding her body...

The Golden Crow who saw this become slackjawed... Because she can sense that the limitation that was inside the Little Demon Empress's body just disappeared completely...

Not only that, but she also has successfully inherited and absorbed the entire nine drop of blood of the Golden Crow she just received...

The Little Demon Empress exhaled a short sigh and opened her eyes... Her once black as the abyss eye color changed into golden-colored eyes signifying her bloodline being awakened fully.

She slowly set her gaze upwards and went into a daze being in close proximity with her savior's otherworldly face.

"Are you feeling okay now?" Issei asked her calmly.

She nodded slowly as a response.

"Good... Then can you put on some clothes already?"

Only after hearing what he said that she remembers that she's currently in her birthday suit and in front of a man at that.

She hastily separated herself from Issei and took out a pair of robes to cover her body with... She doesn't dare to look at Issei's direction anymore and tries to hide her currently blushing face...

Didn't the Golden Crow said that they needed to dual cultivate to erase her bloodline side effects?! How embarrassing... She thought to herself...

The Golden Crow finally snapped out of her stupor and realizes that Issei is currently gazing at her in a weird manner...

"I-It's not what you think! This noble one didn't know that you can do what you just did! So this noble one thought that the only way to erase her bloodline side effect is to dual cultivate with you and receive your essence!" The Golden Crow hurriedly explained herself lest she would be branded as a pervert...

Xiaotao covered her mouth and giggled slightly seeing the Golden Crow being so flustered.

"You damn phoenix! You know about this, didn't you!? You knew all along that he could erase the bloodline limitation on someone else's body without giving his essence away!" The Golden Crow who saw Xiaotao chuckling at the side shouted at her feeling angry thinking that the latter is being silent about this on purpose.

"No... Pfft... I truly didn't know that Master could do this kind of thing..."

"You just laughed again! I don't believe you, you damn phoenix!"

"I'm not lying."

"I don't trust you!"

"Enough..." Issei said tiredly seeing that they're going to be here for a while if he doesn't stop their antics right now... Their relationship kind of reminds him of his wife and her particular friend though...

"Let's just get this over with..."

"Wait! I still need to send her to a secret realm of mine, to slowly draw out the power from the source within, so that she can comprehend the unparalleled profound art of my Golden Crow's bloodline, !"

At the same time the Golden Crow finished speaking, nine dots of golden light that was so bright that it could not be looked at directly descended from the sky, and landed on the body of the Little Demon Empress.

The Little Demon Empress' body then wrapped up completely by the golden flames and disappeared before their eyes.

"Now that's done with... Come out, the inheritor of the Heretic God Legacy and Princess Jasmine of the Star God Realm the next inheritor. I know you're both residing inside the ." The Golden Crow said.

Xun'er who heard her words comes out from the pearl along with Jasmine.

"Nice to meet you, Golden Crow Divine God." Xun'er said politely with a thin smile.

"Hmph! No need to act so respectful towards her, mother! She's just a pervert!" Jasmine said with disdain.

"Who's a pervert you little brat!?"

"Of course it's you! Who just told a man to give away their Y-Yang essence out of nowhere!"

"The damn Phoenix obviously know why I said those words! But I didn't expect that he doesn't need to dual cultivate to achieve what I wanted! She obviously knows of this but she won't tell me!"

Both of them are immediately at each other's throat... And when she's being pointed at, Xiaotao immediately put on an "I'm innocent" face...

"Sigh... Cut it out... Just give Xun'er the already..." Issei said with a sigh.

Both Jasmine and Xun'er become surprised after hearing what Issei just said...

Issei can sense that there's a residing nearby. The energy signature it had is identical with the previous seeds after all.

"Hmph! I was about to give it to her but her daughter's attitude just put me in a bad mood. So I changed my mind!" The Golden Crow snorted.

"You dare! You think that I can't destroy you?!" Jasmine said in anger.

The Golden Crow's soul said apathetically: "You do indeed have the power to destroy this noble one, however, this noble one possesses the willpower of the Golden Crow. In this world, there still does not exist anything that can cause this noble one to experience fear!"

"Heh! You're clearly afraid of Ise just now!" Jasmine sneered at the Golden Crow.

"He's not of this world and what do you know about the true extent of his full capabilities? And I wasn't afraid of him... I'm just respectful of him! You better get that straight." The Golden Crow scoffed at Jasmine.

"And you're only alive until because of his kindness! If it wasn't for him, you, the Star God from the Star God Realm who inherited the power of the Heaven Slaughter Star, may not even live as long as this noble one. Even if you somehow survive the poison that's currently affecting you, you would've still died sooner or later!"

"What did you say!?" a dark expression appeared on Jasmine's small, milk-white face.

"We Golden Crow Souls are able to mutually transmit memories. Even though this noble one is now in the Illusory Demon Realm, this noble one is aware of everything which happens in your Realm of Gods. Although your Star God Realm is able to use the 'Star Soul Reincarnation' to pass on the strength of a Star God, each 'Star Soul Reincarnation' will cause the divine strength to be weakened by a portion. Thus, your Star God Realm has to use other methods to avoid the subsequent generations from getting weaker."

There's also a soul residue of the Golden Crow in the so it's not weird for her to know of all this information...

There's also Phoenix soul residue up there but since Xiaotao and the other Phoenix soul residue of this lower realm has some "problem" with each other, they inadvertently severed their connection with the Phoenix soul residue from the upper realm...

There's no Primordial Azure Dragon soul residue in the upper realm though...

"And since a hundred thousand years ago, the Heavenly Slaughter Star God did not exist 'alone'... Which is to say, you, who possesses the power of the Heavenly Slaughter Star God are just a temporary vessel! And the outcome for a vessel would naturally to become an 'offering'! For you to appear in this world would not simply just be due to being chased for obtaining the Heretic God's indestructible blood… The greater reason would be because you are fleeing from the Star God Realm!"

"If not, why did you, who was being chased, flee in this direction... which is opposite from that of the Star God Realm! Or perhaps, you went through such great dangers, putting aside all considerations to obtain the Heretic God's indestructible blood just to obtain enough strength to escape the fate of being an 'offering'? If so, congratulations, you just faced with a 'twist of fate' just like the Little Demon Empress just now! You have successfully changed your fate!"

What the Golden Crow meant by a "twist of fate" is obviously pointing at Issei... If she doesn't meet with Issei then perhaps her fate would've been sealed...

"Shut up!" The space around Jasmine ruptured immediately. A cold and incomparably terrifying murderous intent was released uncontrollably, causing innumerable cracks to appear in the surrounding spac