126: Chapter 126 System Double Yolk

As Xu Chen's words of 'hold a grand feast' fell, the originally tense and murderous atmosphere instantly dissipated, replaced by a near-frenzied sense of celebration.

Although the elders of the Divine Phoenix Clan had not fully recovered from the shock of 'the clan leader getting married', the moment they heard the words 'with child', they all ran faster than rabbits—some moving tables, others fetching fine wine.

For these demon clans, nothing is more important than the 'continuation of their bloodline'.

At the head seat.

Xu Chen looked at Long Aoxue, who was still in a state of blissful stupor, clinging to his arm without letting go, and silently thought to himself.

'System, settle the rewards.'

Although the system had already announced the double happiness earlier, he now needed to check the more detailed data. After all, this was a Mythical-grade offspring; the rewards definitely wouldn't be shabby.

[Ding! Settling rewards for host's dao companion 「Long Aoxue」's pregnancy...]

[Offspring detection completed!]

[Mother]: Ancient Void Dragon Emperor · Long Aoxue

[Bloodline Grade]: Mythical (Unique)

[Special Constitution]: Void Chaos Dragon Body (Perfectly inherited the father's Hongmeng Creation Qi and the mother's spatial talent. Born as a Saint Seedling!)

[Current Status]: Gestating (Extremely healthy, frantically absorbing the mother's spiritual energy)

[Congratulations, Host! Obtained critical hit reward: One of the Ten Ancient Fierce Treasures Techniques — True Dragon Treasure Technique (Complete Version)!]

[True Dragon Treasure Technique: The foremost among the Ten Ancient Fierces, peerless in attack. Cultivated to great completion, the physical body can transform into a True Dragon, tearing the heavens with bare hands, treading upon the starry river. Includes scattered techniques: Dragon Summoning Hand, Dragon Control Art, Dragon Roar Wave, True Dragon Claw, Divine Dragon Tail Sweep...]

Boom!

As the system's voice faded, a massive, suffocating stream of information instantly flooded into Xu Chen's mind.

In a daze, he seemed to see an ancient True Dragon spanning the cosmic starry river, roaring towards the myriad realms of the heavens. That terrifying pressure made the Hongmeng Creation blood and energy within his body boil with excitement, emitting waves of cheers.

'Good stuff!'

Xu Chen suddenly opened his eyes. A faint, golden, vertical-pupiled phantom flashed deep within his pupils before vanishing in an instant.

This 'True Dragon Treasure Technique' was a pure physical combat technique, perfectly compensating for his lack of diverse attack methods. Combined with his Hongmeng Creation Body, it was like adding wings to a tiger.

'Husband, what's wrong? Your eyes suddenly became so bright?'

Beside him, Long Aoxue keenly sensed the change in Xu Chen's aura. Like a curious cat, she leaned in and poked his cheek with her finger.

'It's nothing. I was just thinking about what name to give our child.'

Xu Chen smiled, caught her hand, and slid it downwards, gently covering her still-flat abdomen.

Beneath his palm, that faint yet tenacious pulse of life was gently throbbing in rhythm with Long Aoxue's breathing.

Thump, thump, thump.

Like a war drum, or a heartbeat.

'Aoxue, can you feel it?'

Xu Chen's voice became exceptionally gentle.

'This is our child.'

'Mmm...'

Being touched like this, a rare trace of shyness and bewilderment appeared on Long Aoxue's usually bold and straightforward face.

She lowered her head, looking at the large hand covering her stomach, her eyes somewhat dazed.

'Husband, do you think... will he have horns like me? Or be hornless like you?'

'What if he turns out to be a mischievous rascal and tears down the Wanlong Nest?'

'And also, and also, does this mean I can't drink anymore? Or get into fights?'

Seeing this usually majestic empress now becoming anxious and hesitant due to first-time motherhood, Xu Chen's heart softened. He reached out, pulled her into his embrace, and rested his chin on the top of her head.

'Don't worry.'

'Whether he resembles you or me is fine. As long as he's born from you, he'll be the most noble dragon cub in this world.'

'As for tearing the place down...'

A domineering curve appeared at the corner of Xu Chen's mouth.

'Our Xu Family is vast and wealthy. The Demon Realm is huge; let him tear it up. If it's not enough, I'll take him to tear down other realms.'

'Hehe, husband is the best!'

Long Aoxue was instantly comforted. She giggled foolishly and nuzzled against him in his embrace.

Right at that moment.

'Report—!!!'

A shrill, piercing cry came from the foot of the mountain.

Immediately after, over a dozen streaks of light shot up to the Nirvana Palace square like meteors chasing the moon.

At the forefront were the Dragon Clan's Grand Elder and those several Dragon Kings who had been subdued earlier.

They had originally been guarding the Wanlong Nest, but sensing last night's 'Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious' phenomenon and hearing the news of their empress getting married, they were scared out of their wits and rushed over overnight.

'Your Majesty! Your Majesty!'

The moment the Dragon Clan Grand Elder landed and saw Long Aoxue sitting in Xu Chen's lap, tears immediately streamed down his aged face. He fell to his knees with a thud.

'You... how could you... just...'

He originally wanted to say 'how could you be tricked out of your body', but feeling Xu Chen's terrifying oppressive aura, he forcefully swallowed the words back.

'Stop that crying! This empress isn't dead yet!'

Long Aoxue poked her head out from Xu Chen's embrace and shot the Grand Elder a disgusted glare.

'Perfect timing that you're here. This empress has an announcement.'

She cleared her throat, placed one hand on her hip, pointed at her own stomach with the other, her face brimming with a 'praise me now' expression of pride.

'This empress is pregnant!'

'From now on, the Dragon Clan has a successor!'

'Wh... what?!'

The Grand Elder's weeping abruptly stopped. His entire body froze in place.

He widened his eyes, staring fixedly at Long Aoxue's abdomen. Then, he suddenly pulled out a dragon-scale compass from his robes. The needle on the compass spun wildly before finally settling on the position of Long Aoxue's lower abdomen, emitting an unprecedented, dazzling golden light.

'This... this aura...'

'Ancestral Reversion! This is absolute ancestral reversion of the bloodline!'

'Heaven blesses our Dragon Clan! Heaven blesses our Dragon Clan!'

Thud! Thud!

Those dozen or so Dragon Kings knelt in unison, each trembling with excitement. Some even began kowtowing towards the heavens.

Although the Dragon Clan was powerful, their reproduction was extremely difficult. As an Ancient Void Dragon, Long Aoxue's bloodline was too potent. For tens of thousands of years, she had been unable to produce offspring, which had always been a Heart disease (heart ailment) for the Dragon Clan elders.

Now, not only was that Heart disease gone, but it was replaced with a Mythical-grade super surprise!

'Congratulations, Your Majesty! Felicitations, Your Majesty!'

'Congratulations, Son-in-law! Felicitations, Son-in-law!'

At this moment, the way these Dragon Clan old-timers looked at Xu Chen completely changed.

What human pretty boy?

Pah! That is the great benefactor of our Dragon Clan! The stud... ahem, the divine man who can make our clan's bloodline soar once again!

'Enough, all of you, rise.'

In excellent spirits, Xu Chen casually tossed a storage ring to the Grand Elder.

'There are some pills inside. Reward the juniors with them. Tonight, we drink until we drop.'

'Thank you for the reward, Son-in-law!'

Watching the jubilant Dragon Clan members below, Xu Chen did not let joy cloud his judgment.

He took out a specially crafted communication jade slip from his robes.

This was the highest-level internal communication talisman of the Xu Family, only to be used when major family events occurred.

'Hello, is that the Grand Elder?'

Xu Chen infused spiritual energy. The jade slip lit up.

'Young Master? Weren't you 'sightseeing' in the Demon Realm? Why are you contacting us with this suddenly?'

The voice of the Xu Family's Grand Elder, filled with confusion, came from the other end.

'It's nothing major, really.'

Xu Chen's tone was calm, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upwards.

'Just informing the family to prepare the betrothal gifts.'

'I'm taking concubines.'

'Tsk, is that all?'

The Grand Elder breathed a sigh of relief, his tone becoming relaxed.

'Young Master, you are young and dashing. It's normal to take in a few chamber maids outside. Tell me, is it the daughter of some minor family? Or the holy maiden of some sect? This old man will send someone to propose right away.'

'Not exactly a minor family either.'

Xu Chen glanced at Long Aoxue and Feng Jiuyou, who were feeding each other grapes beside him, and said lightly:

'One is the Ancient Void Dragon Emperor, Long Aoxue.'

'The other is the Undying Divine Phoenix Clan Leader, Feng Jiuyou.'

'Oh, right. They're both pregnant. Mythical-grade talent.'

'...'

Dead silence fell on the other end of the jade slip.

After a full three breaths.

'Clatter!'

The sound of tables and chairs overturning came from the other side, followed by the Grand Elder's voice cracking into a shriek:

'How... how many?! Two?!'

'The Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix Clan Leader?!'

'Both... both pregnant?!'

'Young Master, you... you stay right where you are! This old man is going to request the Family Head to leave seclusion! No, request the Ancestor to leave seclusion!'

'Quick! Open the family treasure vault! Pack up those several million-year-old divine herbs!'

'To the Demon Realm! To propose!!!'