Chapter 2078: It’s Fine if the Kid Has More Than One Dad

No one knows what the War God and the Emperor talked about, only that after leaving the military camp, the Emperor went to the Lion Tribe.

The Emperor declared to the outside world that his great tribulation was coming, and only the land of the Lion Tribe could help him overcome it.

Some doubted, but no one dared to question the Emperor.

The Heavenly Emperor, blocked by obstructions daily, was left mentally exhausted, often having no choice but to avoid them.

Seeing the Heavenly Emperor’s stance, the faction opposing war and the faction disliking the War God’s hold on military power surprisingly sought out the Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven.

"Where have all those old fellows gone?" asked the Heavenly Emperor, taking a rare leisure moment.

A small sparrow beside him spoke in human words: "They went to find the Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven."

"Tsk!" The Heavenly Emperor shook his head and murmured, "All of them have lived for over a thousand years, yet none have mastered their hearts."

"Let them overcome their tribulations!" The small sparrow chuckled.

The Heavenly Emperor rolled his eyes at it, "Sparrow, sparrow, you’re a troublemaker! Chirping away annoyingly!"

The small sparrow: "..."

"Tsk? Turned mute?"

The small sparrow complained, "You find me annoying, so I shut up."

"It’s a bit boring, sing a song for me."

The small sparrow began chirping wildly, the melody somewhat intense, but the Heavenly Emperor liked this style, enjoying fast-paced rhythms.

"It’s time for seclusion." After listening to the song, the Heavenly Emperor sighed.

The small sparrow widened its eyes: "The Heavenly Emperor can’t go into seclusion."

"Tsk! That’s the rule of past generations, I’m the new Heavenly Emperor, I’ll establish new rules! While I’m in seclusion, if there’s trouble, find the Emperor. He’s idle in the Lion Tribe, let them bother him."

The news of the Heavenly Emperor going into seclusion spread, the Emperor nearly dropped his teacup.

"I knew he was unreliable, didn’t expect him to be this unreliable. Is this the right time to be the absentee caretaker?"

When no one was aware, the Emperor left the Lion Tribe, met the War God briefly, then returned to the Lion Tribe and went to the dungeon.

During his brief absence, the Little Beast Bai Bai in the dungeon had already learned its lessons.

On the giant fierce beast’s nose, the Little Beast Bai Bai stomped her little feet, acting fierce, "Are you convinced?"

"Only defeated by age."

"Hmph! Can I graduate now?"

"Go ahead."

The giant beast exhaled, and after a silent pause, it spoke just as Bai Bai was about to leave, "Don’t die out there."

"I won’t die! Daddy, wait for me to come back!"

The Little Beast Bai Bai left the dungeon without looking back.

Shortly after she left, the Emperor arrived, only to find she was gone.

"Where is she?"

"Who?"

"Little Taotie!"

"My cub?"

"Is it mine?"

"If you want, you can adopt her. I don’t have time to take care of her..."

The Emperor was taken aback.

He noticed the giant fierce beast’s energy growing weaker, feeling its life force about to vanish.

"Is your time up?"

"It originally wasn’t, but for the little cub’s sake, I could only enter the grave early."

"You..." The Emperor divined, shocked, "You transferred all your cultivation to her!?"

There was no way a weak young beast could quickly become a strong second-generation fierce beast capable of defeating ancient fierce beasts. Little Taotie didn’t know that each time it fell asleep, its old father would transfer cultivation to it.

The fundamental reason fierce beasts get stronger over generations is that as the young ones grow, the old ones weaken because cultivation is passed on as borrowed strength.

Now that Little Taotie had graduated, the giant fierce beast’s cultivation was gone, so its life force reached its end.

The Emperor stood silently, eyes dimmed.

He was long accustomed to witnessing life and death.

He spoke, "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"

"The little cub said she’ll return, but I won’t get to see her again. If the Emperor is willing to adopt, letting the cub have another father is not a problem."

"When did I—"

The Emperor’s words stopped abruptly because the gigantic beast had already breathed its last.

The Emperor bitterly smiled and shook his head, "Old fellow, handing over custody, yet stubbornly caring about face, making it seem as if I wanted to steal your daughter away."