Before long, an army of ten thousand Shura Spirits soared through the sky in a magnificent procession.
Every single one of them radiated an aura far beyond the guards that had surrounded Chu Feng earlier.
The one leading them rode atop a colossal beast transformed from a Shura evil spirit.
His presence alone was beyond compare.
The moment he appeared, every Shura evil spirit present dropped to their knees, bowing deeply toward the empty sky.
Chu Feng recognized him. He… was the master of these Shura evil spirits — the Shura King!!!
"Stand down."
The instant the Shura King spoke, the Shura evil spirits immediately retreated.
He sat atop the colossal beast, gazing down at Yaoyao from above, observing her over and over.
Eventually, he confirmed something.
The sharp gleam in his eyes grew vivid with emotion.
A smile appeared on his previously icy face.
With a flicker of his body, he vanished and reappeared right in front of Yaoyao.
"Mingyue, it really is you, Mingyue."
"My dear daughter, you've come back to find your father."
He swept Yaoyao into his embrace, showering her with overwhelming affection.
And his words caught Chu Feng off guard.
Yaoyao… was his daughter?
"What Mingyue? That sounds awful. My name is Yaoyao!"
Yet Yaoyao looked disgusted. She shoved the Shura King away, leapt from his arms, and ran to Chu Feng's side, grabbing hold of his hand.
"Who are you?"
Seeing this, the Spirit King cast those cold, glacial eyes of his toward Chu Feng.
BOOM—
That single glance made Chu Feng feel as though his very soul was about to shatter. Breathing became difficult.
That kind of oppression—Chu Feng had never experienced anything like it.
It was as though a single look could take his life.
The Shura King was powerful beyond imagination!!!
"Don't you dare hurt him!"
"He's my daddy. If any of you dare lay a hand on him, I'll kill myself right now, and none of you will ever leave this place!"
Yaoyao seemed to sense the crushing pressure Chu Feng was enduring. She shook her tiny fists and shouted at the Shura King.
"Daddy?"
"Mingyue, what are you saying? I am your father!"
After those words, the Shura King turned his furious gaze back to Chu Feng.
"It was you. You lured my Mingyue away. You deceived her!"
Rage poured from the Shura King's eyes. He genuinely harbored killing intent.
"He never tricked me! I remember everything. I know you're my biological father, but you sacrificed me and sacrificed my mother for your so-called grand cause. I refuse to acknowledge you."
"Right now, the only father I have in my heart is him. He is Chu Feng."
"I'm telling you, if it weren't for him, I would never have come back to this wretched place!"
Yaoyao said through her grievances. Talking about this clearly brought back painful memories. Chu Feng noticed her eyes had grown red.
Tears were forming in her beautiful eyes, threatening to fall.
Seeing this, Chu Feng pulled Yaoyao into his embrace.
He understood now. Yaoyao wasn't unaware of her origins — she had known her identity all along.
It was just that those memories were too painful for her, which was why she didn't want to bring them up.
"Mingyue, you… you remember all of it?"
At this, a look of shame surfaced on the Shura King's face.
Judging by his reaction, Chu Feng became even more certain that the Shura King had indeed done terrible things to Yaoyao.
That was why Yaoyao felt she had been sacrificed. She likely had no desire to help the Shura evil spirits either.
So when Chu Feng had taken her away, she was grateful to him — grateful enough to call him Daddy rather than acknowledge this Shura King.
If Chu Feng hadn't run into trouble, Yaoyao probably never would have wanted to return to this place.
"I'll say it one more time! My name is Yaoyao! What kind of bullshit Mingyue — it sounds terrible! Don't you ever call me that again! Don't you ever!!!"
Yaoyao roared. Despite her small, childish voice, her fury was unmistakable.
"Fine, fine, fine. Yaoyao — that's your name now, then? Then your father will call you Yaoyao."
"Yaoyao, I know I wasn't a proper father. Your mother, she…"
*Sigh…*
"Yaoyao, you must understand — I did it all for our entire Shura Spirit Army. I hope you can see the sacrifices your father made."
The Shura King spoke.
"You don't need to say any more. I already know what I'm going to do."