However, Zhou Xingdou was not too worried about whether the remnant soul would regain its power or unleash even greater power to escape.

With Princess Iron Fan suppressing it, unless this remnant soul possesses supreme-level power, it would be impossible for it to escape Princess Iron Fan's grasp.

However, even a single top-grade sacred medicine, such as the Three-Life Rejuvenation Lotus, a divine object that repairs the power of the soul, could not possibly grant a remnant soul supreme-level power.

Moreover, the remnant soul of the Lin family ancestor is now much weaker than before. No matter how strong the Three-Life Rejuvenation Lotus is, it can only make his remnant soul stronger than before, and it is not to the point that even Princess Iron Fan cannot suppress it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xingdou stopped paying attention to the ancient jade pendant, had Princess Iron Fan put it away, and then went to his bedroom.

Pushing open the door, a voluptuous figure came into Zhou Xingdou's view.

This is not a young and beautiful girl, but it is the age when a woman is most full, radiant, and charming.

The woman wore a fiery red phoenix crown and a noble golden phoenix robe. Her skin was as smooth and translucent as jade, and she exuded an air of someone who had long held a high position, perfectly embodying the word "graceful and noble."

But her beautiful face looked somewhat empty at this moment, and even after Zhou Xingdou stepped into the bedroom and closed the door, she did not show any emotion from beginning to end.

As Zhou Xingdou looked at the noble and voluptuous beauty in front of him, his index finger trembled slightly, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

This woman was none other than Yue Shuhua, the birth mother of Huo Lingtian, the Crown Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty, and the Empress of the Great Yan Dynasty, who was second only to the Emperor.

However, now that the Great Yan Dynasty has been destroyed, her title of Empress is merely nominal.

Zhou Xingdou approached Yue Shuhua, raised his hand to adjust the magnificent phoenix crown on her head, and asked knowingly:

"Are you Huo Lingtian's mother?"

Upon hearing Huo Lingtian's name, a glimmer of light flashed in Yue Shuhua's empty phoenix eyes, and then her emotions became agitated:

"Please spare Tian'er! I'll grant you anything you want!"

Yue Shuhua's words made Zhou Xingdou pause in his hand that was fiddling with the phoenix crown, and his eyes froze slightly. According to Yue Shuhua, Huo Lingtian did not seem to have died in the Great Yan Imperial City.

But he wasn't foolish enough to ask Yue Shuhua directly. Instead, he used his finger to lift Yue Shuhua's delicate chin, his silvery-white eyes, filled with a purple aura, gleaming with a hint of seduction as he said:

"It is truly an honor to meet Empress Yue today. I wonder if the Empress would be willing to share a table and a bed with me?"

Zhou Xingdou's vulgar words ignited a rage in Yue Shuhua's phoenix eyes. She recalled how no one had dared to speak to her like that before. Her voice, though gentle and angry, rang out:

"You scoundrel! I would rather die than suffer such humiliation!"

Yue Shuhua's insults did not anger Zhou Xingdou; instead, they made his smile widen.

"What, you don't want to save your Tian'er anymore? To be honest, I'm a very cautious person and I like to eliminate any potential threats, especially since he's the Crown Prince of Da Yan."

Mentioning Huo Lingtian, Yue Shuhua trembled; that was her weakest point of defense.

"You...you have the ability to let Tian'er go?"

"Does Empress Yue not know who I am? Let me tell you, my surname is Zhou, and the Great Yan Dynasty was destroyed because of me?"

Zhou Xingdou raised an eyebrow, surprised that Yue Shuhua still didn't know who he was.

However, he did find the pleasure of teasing the Empress of the Imperial Dynasty somewhat interesting.

As expected, Yue Shuhua immediately understood Zhou Xingdou's identity. Her phoenix eyes overflowed with murderous intent and hatred, as if she wanted to tear Zhou Xingdou apart alive.

"You beast! You beast! My Great Yan has already apologized, why do you still want to destroy my Great Yan dynasty!"

Yue Shuhua cursed angrily and rushed towards Zhou Xingdou, punching him in the chest with her fists.

However, her cultivation had already been sealed, and her soft fist landed weakly on Zhou Xingdou's chest, sounding more like a coquettish act than an attack.

Despite the relentless pounding of his fists, Zhou Xingdou was not harmed in the slightest. Instead, his fists, now stained red from the Heavenly Thunder Emperor Armor, were punished. Zhou Xingdou spoke up again:

"It seems Empress Yue really wanted to provoke me into killing Huo Lingtian. But congratulations on your success. I will cut off Huo Lingtian's head and bring it over so that Empress Yue can have a good look at it."

Ignoring Yue Shuhua's sudden change in expression, Zhou Xingdou turned and walked indifferently toward the door.

How could Yue Shuhua possibly want Huo Lingtian to die? She immediately cried out and grabbed Zhou Xingdou:

"No, no! Don't hurt Tian'er! Come at me, come at me!"

But at that moment, Zhou Xingdou flicked his wrist, causing Yue Shuhua to fall to the ground. The noble and gorgeous fiery red phoenix crown on her head fell off, causing her thick, black hair to fall loose.

Tears welled in Yue Shuhua's phoenix eyes. Even as she fell to the ground, she still gripped Zhou Xingdou's trouser leg with both hands, pleading desperately:

"I will do anything, please, don't hurt Tian'er."

Now, she no longer felt the anger she had just displayed; only deep sorrow filled her eyes.

Zhou Xingdou never intended to actually leave; everything he had just done was merely to tease the Empress of Great Yan.

At this moment, he looked at Yue Shuhua, whose hair was disheveled, squatted down, and revealed a playful look in his eyes, like a cat catching a mouse:

"Empress Yue, you don't want the bloodline of the Great Yan Dynasty to end from now on, do you?"

Yue Shuhua dared not anger Zhou Xingdou any longer, and quickly nodded, seemingly having made up her mind, and resolutely said:

"As long as you spare Tian'er, I will give anything!"

Stephen Chow chuckled:

"But the Empress has just angered me, and now I am quite furious."

Yue Shuhua's face darkened, and she naturally understood what Zhou Xingdou meant. After wiping away her tears, she was about to tie her hair up.

But Zhou Xingdou helped Yue Shuhua up at that moment, picked up the fallen phoenix crown, and handed it to her:

"Put on the phoenix crown. I still prefer how you looked so elegant and noble just now."

Yue Shuhua closed her phoenix eyes, took a few deep breaths, put on her phoenix crown, tidied her hair, and adopted the posture unique to an empress. She looked at Zhou Xingdou through gritted teeth and said:

Are you satisfied now?

Zhou Xingdou plopped down in a chair to the side, looked at Yue Shuhua who had regained her noble demeanor as empress, and smiled slightly:

Kneel down!

Yue Shuhua clenched her fists, her anger and resentment reaching their peak, but when she thought of her good-for-nothing son, her heart softened, and she knelt down in front of Zhou Xingdou with a thud...

At the same time, Lin Fan unexpectedly benefited from the misfortune of that day. The power of the Remnant Soul Jade Pendant not only did not harm him, but also helped him break through the barrier, allowing him to break through the peak of the Awakening stage and enter the early stage of Consciousness Condensation.

Moreover, after making inquiries from various sources, he discovered that he had not been wanted or arrested, and even the news of the Supreme Remnant Soul had not spread.

The Xuantian Dao Sect did not issue any punishment for him, which made Lin Fan think that someone must have suppressed the matter for him.

This also means that he no longer needs to hide and can return to the Xuantian Dao Sect with peace of mind to participate in his three-year agreement with Liu Yanran.