After five hours, everyone was done cultivating. The slaughter empress felt as if she just needed a small push to awaken her physique. She understood that the push she needed could not be gotten from more chaos stones but from understanding who she was and coming to terms with it.
She sighed as she opened her eyes. Her barrier had somehow dissipated.
The first thing she saw was the Sea prince who was intensely looking at her face. He quickly looked away to avoid her gaze which was known to enslave all who looked at her directly.
"Since the ransom has been paid already, I think it is time you gave back the princess so that we can all go our separate ways." said the Sea prince.
The Slaughter Empress did not have any other choice.
She ordered Commander Lin to go and fetch the princess. He bowed before leaving the grand hall.