Along with the eruption of the jade-green pillar of energy—

The members of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church who had attempted to flee were instantly engulfed within the beam.

Before they could even utter a single plea for mercy—

Their bodies were directly reduced to ashes by the scorching temperature.

They vanished within the emerald radiance.

An overwhelming pressure immediately swept outward, violently crashing into the black-clothed slaves standing before the hall entrance. Their entire bodies trembled uncontrollably as blood began spilling from their eyes, ears, noses, and mouths. Some whose strength was insufficient—or whose bodies were already weak—collapsed unconscious on the spot.

Even those capable of enduring the pressure could not help falling to their knees, staring at the suddenly appeared gray-haired little girl with incomparable terror.

As victims of oppression, these children knew perfectly well how powerful the bastards of the Heavenly Punishment Holy Church were. Among them had been two terrifying sixth-tier experts!

And yet—

Such powerful individuals had been effortlessly annihilated by that gray-haired girl.

And the oppressive aura contained within that light...

‘That girl is definitely a monster.’

After reaching this conclusion, the surviving people could not help trembling in fear, staring at the gray-haired little girl with terrified eyes, afraid they would become her next target.

Under their uneasy gazes, the little girl wearing ragged leather clothes and walking barefoot slowly ascended the stairs step by step.

And as she drew closer, the tension in everyone’s hearts skyrocketed like a launched rocket.

As for the fearful looks cast upon her by those “slaves,” the little girl merely let out a disdainful sneer.

Afterward, under the confused gazes of the crowd, she walked directly past them and entered the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.

‘Boring creatures.’

The beautiful emerald eyes of the little girl were filled with contempt.

If Mother had not forbidden it, she would have cleaned up all this trash that stepped into the Hall long ago.

She would not spare them simply because they were young and talented...

If anything—

Those with powerful souls only stimulated the savage instincts buried deep within her spirit even more.

Even the two small birds perched upon her hairpin released hostile screeches toward the survivors.

Talented?

All the more reason to kill them.

And after the gray-haired little girl entered the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons—

The enormous snow-white wolf lying beneath a stone pillar, previously looking pitiful after being scolded by Yumo, immediately stood up and excitedly looked toward the gray-haired little girl.

The large tail behind her began wagging at high speed like a propeller.

Then—

Without another word, the giant wolf happily bounced toward the gray-haired little girl.

“Liyu! Liyu! You’re back!!”

After hearing the giant wolf’s greeting, the gray-haired little girl—Liyu—could not help revealing a gentle smile. The disgust and coldness within her emerald eyes instantly disappeared, replaced only by warmth and a trace of helplessness.

“I’m back, Sister.”

In the next moment—

Under the disbelieving gazes of the survivors at the hall entrance, the previously ferocious giant wolf obediently rubbed herself against the little girl before lowering her head affectionately to greet her face-to-face.

Meanwhile, Liyu happily hugged the giant wolf’s fluffy head, pressing her little face against it and rubbing back and forth~~

A giant wolf nearly six meters tall while standing was now cheek-to-cheek with a little girl, leaving the survivors utterly dumbfounded.

However—

Their staring clearly displeased Limo.

After enduring those sharp gazes for quite some time, Limo slowly frowned and unhappily looked toward the people standing at the entrance of the hall. A cold glint gradually surfaced within her blood-red eyes.

“What are you staring at?!”

Don’t interrupt me greeting my little sister!

Before her words even finished—

A violent and tyrannical wave of Shadow of Silence Power erupted directly from around the giant wolf’s body, instantly inflicting unbearable pressure upon everyone’s souls.

In an instant, every single person collapsed unconscious.

Of course, even then, Limo had already shown restraint.

After all, with her strength, she could easily crush the souls of ordinary humans through pressure alone. The aura oppression of a Demon King-class existence was not something creatures below the sixth tier could endure.

Still—

Limo’s unauthorized attack against the survivors slightly displeased Yumo.

A blood butterfly slowly flew beside the giant wolf, carrying Yumo’s scolding voice into Limo’s ears, immediately causing the latter’s entire body to tremble.

“Limo! You’re recklessly releasing pressure again!!”

What if you accidentally kill these talented kids with your aura?!

“Wuuu...”

The moment she was scolded, all the coldness vanished from the giant wolf’s eyes. She immediately lowered her head pitifully and even hid behind her younger sister while weakly muttering:

“Wuuu... I-I didn’t mean to...”

“You’re not allowed to attack on your own next time!”

“Wuuu~ I understand...”

“Honestly...”

What a troublesome child.

Seeing this, Yumo helplessly sighed internally.

Then the blood butterfly slowly flew before Liyu.

“You’re back, Liyu.”

“Yes.”

Seeing the blood butterfly before her, Liyu elegantly revealed a smile and performed an extremely proper curtsy.

“I have returned, Mother.”

“Mhm, welcome back.”

Yumo smiled in satisfaction.

Crimson energy slowly spread around the blood butterfly before transforming into an energy arm that gently stroked Liyu’s little head.

Liyu clearly enjoyed Mother’s touch immensely. Happiness unconsciously overflowed within the little girl’s emerald eyes.

Seeing her younger sister getting head pats from Mother—

Limo suddenly poked her head out from behind Liyu.

Ripples immediately appeared within her red eyes as she lowered her ears and looked toward Yumo with an adorably pleading expression, leaving Yumo somewhat speechless.

But in the end, she still helplessly condensed another energy hand from Shadow of Silence Power and gently stroked the giant wolf’s head as well.

“Awooo~~”

Limo happily wagged her tail after being petted.

Looking at the obedient and adorable pair of sisters before her—

Yumo could not help feeling emotional. She even felt a considerable sense of accomplishment.

Thinking back to the past—

When these two little things first entered the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, they had been so weak and miserable, barely clinging to life.

Had she not granted them part of her power in time, the little white wolf and little Hui Spirit Bird would likely have frozen to death within the blizzards of winter long ago.

And now?

Those two frail little creatures from back then had actually grown into Demon King-class Abyss Demons.

Just thinking that her parenting had, overall, been rather successful—

Filled Yumo with deep gratification.

Enmm...

Though there was one thing that gave her quite a headache.

That was the way these two little brats addressed her.

Back then, when she had only just started learning the common languages spoken across the Anqieka Continent’s various races, Yumo still was not familiar with them. She had not initially understood what the word the little ones used to call her actually meant.

So she simply allowed Liyu and Limo to continue calling her “Mamu.”

Only later, after gradually mastering more vocabulary, did Yumo finally understand the word’s true meaning.

“Mother.”

??!!

She had originally been a man, okay?!

Well...

Although she was now essentially a consciousness entity—

Her male mentality was still incredibly strong, alright?!

After learning the meaning of “Mamu,” Yumo naturally no longer wanted the children calling her that.

However, the two little troublemakers stubbornly refused to change it. They insisted on continuing to call her Mother and would even cry nonstop.

They claimed the feeling she gave them was obviously that of a mother. No matter how much she tried teaching them the word “Father,” they absolutely refused to accept it.

Leaving Yumo completely speechless.

In the end, she had no choice but to give up.

‘Sigh...’

Thinking about this, Yumo let out another helpless sigh internally.

If one day in the future she managed to create herself a physical body, she would absolutely make it handsome and masculine!

Then these two naughty girls would obediently call her “Father”! Hmph~

Though...

After being called Mother for several hundred years already, would suddenly being called Father feel a little strange instead?

Yumo could not help becoming slightly conflicted.