Chapter 112 - 87: Gave Birth to a Flesh Ball?

By the Wei River, Xu Guang saw Ghostly Roar again. What made his expression change was the unease on Wang Ming and Xu Chun’s faces. He did not see Ji Xiaolu.

"Where is Lu!?" Xu Guang couldn’t help but jog forward, asking in a low voice.

Wang Ming looked hesitant.

Xu Chun gritted her teeth and whispered, "Something happened to Lu. Don’t get agitated."

Instantly, Xu Guang’s face flushed red, as if a bomb had been stuffed into his chest. But facing his family, he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, emphasizing every word, "What happened?"

Seeing Xu Guang’s reaction, Xu Chun said, "I’ll take you to see her." With that, she led him toward the bank of the Wei River.

The shoreline in this area was almost level with the horizon, but there were many stones scattered along the bank, resembling ocean reefs and forming incredibly wondrous caves. Washed by the waters of the Wei River over the years, the rocks along the bank reflected a faint blue glow. Behind a stone pillar lay a frail silhouette. It was Ji Xiaolu.

Xu Guang hurriedly went up to support her, repeatedly asking, "Lu, what’s wrong with you?"

As he spoke, he attempted to transfer the Essence of Life Qi from his Blood Eye into Ji Xiaolu. But the moment he sent it, he froze, his expression turning odd. The Essence of Life within Ji Xiaolu’s body was practically overflowing.

Opening his Celestial Eye, its unique Power of Glimpsing Truth fell upon Ji Xiaolu. He discovered a layer of brilliance on her body that was invisible to others—a membrane of light condensed from countless strands of Essence of Life. It was ethereal like the moon, profoundly wondrous and unpredictable. Ji Xiaolu seemed to have fallen into some mysterious coma, unable to wake up.

And this wait lasted for an entire day.

Thirty miles outside Feiyun City, by the Wei River.

CRACK! Lightning streaked across the night sky. Raindrops scattered, beating down on the leaves and grass with a loud PATTER.

Inside the cave, Ji Xiaolu’s condition remained unchanged. She was still unconscious. Wang Ming took two fish off the roasting rack—which Ghostly Roar had brought—and handed them to Xu Guang.

"Erlang, get some rest. Miss Chun and your eldest sister are here; everything will be fine."

Xu Guang’s eyes were slightly red. He smiled and said, "It’s fine, I am a Refining Viscera Martial Artist."

Wang Ming fell silent.

Xu Chun glared at Xu Guang. "Enough, hurry up and rest. If Lu wakes up and sees you like this, she will be heartbroken again. Don’t forget, she’s still carrying a child in her womb."

Xu Guang couldn’t sleep, but facing his sister’s good intentions, he couldn’t refuse. Thus, he changed the subject. "Eldest Sister, where is your Maid, Cai?"

Xu Chun’s expression darkened slightly. "A few days ago, I gave her some money to visit her family in the southern part of the city. She hasn’t returned..."

Xu Guang fell silent. Given the chaos in the city yesterday, Cai would be fine if she stayed home in the south of the city, but if she went out... she would likely be doomed. He could only hope there were fewer Undead in the southern part of the city.

"How bizarre. It’s already winter, yet it’s still thundering while it rains. Today is truly strange." Not wanting Xu Chun to dwell on such depressing thoughts, Wang Ming reached a hand out of the cave and smiled. The night was heavy, and the mist rising from the heavy rain blurred the mountains, the forests, and the Wei River, making it hard to see anything clearly.

"By the way, you mentioned that Lu fell unconscious after touching the Official Seal. Where is the Official Seal?" Xu Guang asked.

Hearing his question, Xu Chun recalled this detail, her expression turning somewhat odd. "It vanished. Actually, it wasn’t just the Official Seal. I’m not sure if it was my imagination...

"At the time, the boat was rocking, and some places were leaking. A flash of light passed in the dark, and Lu seemed to disappear too, but she reappeared a moment later. It might have been just my imagination."

Xu Guang frowned at these words. Ji Xiaolu’s constitution really was related to the Profound World. In fact, he had sensed this ever since she was able to absorb the Essence of Life Qi. Could the Official Seal have awakened her constitution?

His heart trembled. He had heard Duan Jue mention the origins of the Official Seal. It was an existence akin to the Gods’ Sealing List, but everyone only held it as a proxy. No one could perform Refinement on it like Ji Xiaolu did. Could the wife found by the Searcher be a natural-born Deity? Was he just that lucky?

The campfire burned slowly, dispelling the occasional chill sweeping off the water. The night gradually deepened.

A groan laced with suppressed pain sounded. Xu Guang instantly opened his eyes, a look of pleasant surprise quickly washing over his face. "Lu, you’re awake?"

Ji Xiaolu wore a pained expression, her delicate features almost contorted together as if she were enduring severe agony. "Brother... Brother Guang, you’re back. I think... I’m about to give birth."

"You..." Xu Guang’s face lit up with surprise. He quickly said, "Don’t speak. I’ll go call Miss Chun. Miss Chun!"

Miss Chun had been around the whole time. Her health wasn’t the best, so she couldn’t stand for too long. Hearing the call, she hurried in. "Is madam about to give birth?" Acting as if she had experienced this before, she instructed, "Sir, go fetch Eldest Aunt Xu, and boil some hot water with Master Wang. Madam is about to give birth."

Half an hour later.

Frightened cries from Miss Chun and scolding from Xu Chun echoed from inside the cave. Xu Guang hurried in, eagerly looking at Ji Xiaolu. Her expression was not good; she looked somewhat ashamed...

"Lu, are you alright?" Xu Guang held her hand, opening his Celestial Eye to inspect her carefully as he asked softly.

Ji Xiaolu’s expression worsened. "The child..."

Xu Guang then looked at the child in Xu Chun’s arms, his expression turning subtle. It seemed his child was a bit different from ordinary children... It was a pink, chubby... meatball?

If it didn’t occasionally pulsate or emit bursts of laughter, Xu Guang wouldn’t have believed this was his child at all. This... Although Abnormal People were born extraordinary, wasn’t his child a bit too bizarre? He instantly understood why Miss Chun was terrified and why Xu Chun had scolded her.

It turned out his child... wasn’t human!

Xu Chun handed the meatball over, hesitating to speak. With a sigh, she led Miss Chun out.

Xu Guang reached out and took the meatball. Suddenly, as if realizing something, a hint of pensiveness flickered in his eyes. He could feel the aura of Life within the meatball, as well as its sense of intimacy toward him. Without a doubt, this was his child, but... why was it like this?

Involuntarily, he looked at Ji Xiaolu. Calculating the days, it had only been seven months since she got pregnant. It didn’t seem to be time yet, right?

Ji Xiaolu lowered her head and whispered, "I obtained the Wei River God’s True God Fruit Position and gained a healing power. I just wanted to give it to our child. I didn’t expect... Brother Guang, you won’t..."

Xu Guang shook his head. Holding the meatball against his cheek, he said softly, "This is our first child. Lu, what do you think we should name him?"

Ji Xiaolu jerked her head up, a brilliant smile blooming on her face. For a moment, her radiant smile was so breathtakingly beautiful that even the flickering firelight in the cave paled in comparison. "I will listen to my husband."

Xu Guang gently stroked the child. "He is our child after all, a natural-born Abnormal Person. Our journey out of Feiyun City was fraught with hardships, and he was born during difficult times. Let’s name him Xu Zhan."

Hearing Xu Guang’s words, Ji Xiaolu blinked, staring intently at him without moving.

"Lu, why are you looking at me like that?"

"It’s nothing."

Having finished talking about their child, the two finally remembered Ji Xiaolu’s Wei River God status. Thus, Xu Guang asked about her abilities.

Ji Xiaolu looked regretful. "The Wei River God is a True God Fruit Position. All Divine Power comes from the Divine Seal, which is the Official Seal you gave me, husband. That Official Seal hasn’t had its Divine Power replenished in many years, so there’s very little left inside. Right now, I can only control a small section of the river.

"Also, I know why I was able to wield the Wei River God’s True God Fruit Position. Husband, do you remember when I said my mother and I smuggled ourselves over the water?

"That day, I actually fell into the water. In my daze, I seemed to swallow something. Later, my eldest brother tried to save me, which is how we were discovered..." As she spoke, her tone gradually deepened in sadness.

Hearing this, Xu Guang reached out an arm to hug Ji Xiaolu. "It’s alright. Once we settle down, I’ll go look for our relatives. Third Sister, your eldest brother—we will look for all of them!" However, there was a hint of distraction in his eyes.

What kind of world had he been reincarnated into? He had originally thought it was just an ordinary Martial Arts Realm, with a Combat Power ceiling at best reaching a high-tier level. He hadn’t expected such a bizarre existence like the Profound World to appear, and now even something akin to Divine Enthronement... It truly was bizarre and varied.

Then, he remembered Duan Jue’s declaration of "Sealing Heaven" that had resounded throughout the city that day. Cultivation of Literature could strengthen the Human Soul and Will, but what came after that? However, judging from the results, Cultivation of Literature didn’t seem suited for combat.

He now had a guess about its origin. It was likely that someone who had reached a certain level in the Cultivation of Literature had imprinted it with their Will. He didn’t quite understand concepts related to Will, but a Martial Artist didn’t need to understand everything anyway.

"I believe in you, husband. Besides, I can help you from now on!" Ji Xiaolu’s voice carried a hint of mischievousness.

With the woman in his arms looking so stunning, Xu Guang couldn’t help but lower his head and kiss her. As they embraced, Xu Guang’s expression turned odd. It was as if a chat application had appeared in his mind, constantly emitting BEEP BEEP BEEP sounds. He was very familiar with this feeling. It was the Bloodline Power awakening, and the Blood Eye was asking if he would accept it.

There were three in total.

Xu Guang didn’t even remember the original owners of these bloodlines. Carving a bloody path out of Feiyun City, he had killed too many people. The Essence Blood within his body had long surpassed twenty thousand drops, and he also had one and a half drops of Blood Seal. He carefully sensed the three types of Bloodline Power.

The first was the Tree Heart. Gaining this bloodline would make one’s heart like a bodhi tree, capable of taking root and sprouting, and allowing one to have an affinity with plants. It was decent, but this bloodline would erode the human body, turning the person wooden and causing their emotions to vanish. This mutation was irreversible. After some hesitation, Xu Guang rejected it.

The second was the Flash Spirit Finger. Obtaining this bloodline would significantly lengthen his right middle finger. This finger would become extraordinarily dexterous, capable of manipulating unimaginable things and performing incredible actions. After thinking about the elongated finger, Xu Guang accepted it. Compared to the Tree Heart’s mutation—which was destined to strip away his emotions—this mutation was acceptable. Most importantly, he possessed the Painted Hide, which could hide this finger, making it essentially free of side effects.

The third bloodline left Xu Guang entirely dumbfounded. He had never seen such a ridiculous Bloodline Power. Glancing at Ji Xiaolu in his arms, he accepted it.

Let the mutation strike with even greater intensity!

One day later.

Xu Guang regrouped with Song Tao and retrieved the Treasure that had long been buried outside the city.

Although his Cultivation time had not been long, he had committed quite a lot of slaughter. Many desperadoes in the mountains carried their treasures with them. Added together, there were thousands of taels of Gold, along with assorted miscellaneous items, filling a total of four large chests.

Watching Xu Guang return with Song Tao, Xu Chun curiously opened one of the chests. The glittering gold almost blinded her eyes. "You... you... Xu Guang! What did you do?"

In her agitation, Xu Chun directly called him by his full name. "Did you go rob people for money? Even robbing wouldn’t be this fast, right?"

Xu Guang was speechless. You have a sharp eye, Eldest Sister; with this much money, it really was robbed. Even Ji Xiaolu didn’t know much about this wealth. Since she was pregnant, Xu Guang hadn’t wanted her to suffer any severe emotional fluctuations.

Standing to the side, Miss Chun held Xing Hua and watched Xu Guang carefully. She shot an envious glance at Ji Xiaolu. Even though the incident that day had happened so suddenly, under such dangerous circumstances, this man had arranged everything clearly. This was a kind of capability, as well as a sign of responsibility. He had organized everything so methodically; it seemed that as long as he was around, one could feel a deep sense of security.

An unknown distance away from Xu Guang and the others, two figures sat facing each other, a chessboard laid out on the table between them.

The person on the left had a serious expression. Suddenly, as if detecting a change, he closed his eyes and then opened them again. "Master Qing Xuan, a River God has returned to their position. Go take a trip on my behalf tomorrow."

The man across from him, addressed as Master Qing Xuan, paused in surprise. "A God of Mountains and Rivers, known as the Immortality Poison? Is there still anyone in this world who can become a God?"

"Why not? It is merely more difficult, that is all..."

"Very well, then this Daoist shall make the trip. I only hope this new River God possesses a resolute mind. This Mortal World..."

A sigh slowly drifted through the wind.