26: Chapter 26 Auspicious Omens Descend from Heaven, Purple Qi Travels 30,000 Miles East! The baby is about to be born!

Tianduan Mountain Range, Wen Dao Platform.

The atmosphere was chilling, and swords were drawn.

Wang Teng was bathed in brilliant golden light as the phantoms of the Four Divine Beasts roared toward the sky behind him. He released the full pressure of the peak Dragon Transformation Realm without reservation. The golden war halberd in his hand hummed, pointing directly at Xu Chen, as if he intended to tear his love rival into ten thousand pieces in the next second.

"Xu Chen! Prepare to die!"

With a thunderous roar, Wang Teng moved like a bolt of lightning, carrying a world-destroying momentum. Since Xu Chen was arrogant enough not to use a Dharma treasure, he would use his strongest divine ability to kill him in one blow and wash away all his humiliation!

Around the spectator stands, countless cultivators held their breath.

Xu Chen remained with one hand behind his back, his expression indifferent, not even lifting an eyelid. On the finger he extended, a faint golden light began to gather, as the power of the Hongmeng Creation Body was like a dormant dragon preparing to awaken.

Just at this critical juncture.

"Ugh..."

A very faint, yet somewhat pained groan suddenly drifted out from the golden carriage behind Xu Chen.

Though the sound was small, it struck Xu Chen's ears like a clap of thunder.

The finger that had just gathered spiritual energy suddenly stiffened, and the aura that had been locked onto Wang Teng instantly dissipated.

In the next moment.

Boom—!

It wasn't the roar of battle, but a grand tolling of a bell from the depths of the firmament.

"Dong—!"

The bell's chime was vast and melodious, as if it had traveled across the long river of time and space, carrying a rhythm of the Great Dao that made all things submit.

Immediately following that, a scene that everyone present would never forget appeared.

The originally clear sky was instantly covered by endless purple qi. The purple qi was so thick it wouldn't dissipate, rolling in from the east, majestic and vast, stretching for thirty thousand miles!

Purple qi comes from the east, a Saint is born!

Within that sky-spanning purple qi, countless golden lotuses bloomed in the void. Atop each lotus sat a blurred phantom of a deity, and the sound of chanting scriptures echoed through heaven and earth.

Dragons flew and phoenixes danced, while Qilin presented auspicious omens.

All sorts of world-shaking anomalies that only existed in ancient records were now frantically manifesting over the Tianduan Mountain Range as if they cost nothing.

And the source of all these anomalies was surprisingly that golden carriage suspended in mid-air!

To be precise, it was Su Qingge's abdomen inside the carriage!

"This... what is going on?!"

Wang Teng, who was about to stab down with his halberd, was shaken by the sudden pressure of heaven and earth, causing his blood and qi to churn. The Four Divine Beast phantoms behind him actually shivered under this magnificent heavenly might and shattered directly!

He was sent flying hundreds of meters by the terrifying recoil, landing miserably on the ground, staring at the sky with a face full of horror.

Every cultivator present, whether they were Sacred Land Elders or Imperial Dynasty Emperors, all stood up involuntarily, staring dumbfounded at the carriage wrapped in purple qi.

"The Great Dao resonates, and purple qi extends thirty thousand miles... Is a peerless treasure being born? Or..."

Before anyone could guess the result.

Xu Chen no longer cared about Wang Teng, the duel, or his reputation.

With a flash of his figure, he instantly returned to the carriage and pulled aside the curtain.

He saw Su Qingge leaning against the soft couch, her face pale, her hands tightly clutching her high-bulging abdomen. Her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and her cold eyes held a hint of panic and pain.

"Husband... my... my stomach hurts..."

Su Qingge's voice was trembling, her fingertips gripping Xu Chen's sleeve tightly. "It seems... it's time to give birth..."

Giving birth?!

Xu Chen's head buzzed.

Although the Divine Doctor Elder had said it would be within these few days, he didn't expect this child to be so good at picking a time, choosing to steal the spotlight right at the critical moment when his father was acting cool and slapping faces!

But...

To hell with acting cool and slapping faces!

In all of heaven and earth, nothing was more important than his wife giving birth!

"Don't be afraid! I'm here!"

Xu Chen pulled Su Qingge into his arms. Those hands of his, which were usually as steady as Mount Tai, were actually trembling slightly at this moment. He turned to look at Luo Hongyi, who was also somewhat at a loss, and shouted:

"Hongyi! Quick! Protect Qingge's heart meridians!"

"Dark Elder! Where the hell are you! Get out here and drive!"

"Back to the clan! Return to the clan immediately!"

Xu Chen's voice carried an unprecedented urgency and irritability.

The void rippled, and Dark Elder's figure instantly emerged. His aged face was now filled with shock and wild joy.

As a Quasi-Emperor, he knew better than anyone what that anomaly just now meant.

That was definitely no ordinary genius!

That was a monster capable of suppressing an entire era!

"Young Master, sit tight!"

Dark Elder dared not delay. He directly burned his essence blood and struck hand seals into the bodies of the Nine True Dragons.

"Ang—!"

The Nine True Dragons also seemed to sense the terrifying bloodline suppression from the "Little Master" about to be born behind them. One by one, they roared like mad, erupting with 120% of their speed.

Rumble!

The golden carriage directly smashed through the void, turning into a golden stream of light and escaping at extreme speed toward the Eastern Barrens.

Only a single exasperated shout from Xu Chen echoed above the Wen Dao Platform:

"Wang Teng! Consider yourself lucky, kid!"

"This Young Master doesn't have time to play house with you today! When my son is born, I'll let him come and beat you up!"

In the blink of an eye, the carriage disappeared over the horizon.

Leaving behind only the sky full of purple qi that had yet to dissipate, and a group of spectators on the Wen Dao Platform who were left bewildered in the wind.

Wang Teng stood there holding his war halberd, his face turning various shades of blue and white.

Gone?

He just left like that?

The battle he had fully prepared for, the battle where he intended to make a name for himself, was ignored just like that?

And the reason was actually... his wife was giving birth?

"Xu Chen!!! You've gone too far!!!"

Wang Teng roared at the sky, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He was so angry his Dao heart nearly collapsed.

This was ten thousand times more painful than being defeated!

This was blatant humiliation!

...

Eastern Barrens, Changshang Immortal Island.

At this moment, the Xu Family was already in a state of chaos.

At the moment the purple qi extended thirty thousand miles, The Longevity Emperor, Xu Changsheng, who was in the Hall of Eternal Life in secluded meditation to comprehend the Great Dao, suddenly opened his eyes.

From those eyes that seemed to contain the universe and starry sky, two terrifying divine lights shot out, directly piercing through the void.

"This aura..."

"Chaos Qi! And an accompanying Extreme Imperial Might?!"

"My grandson is about to be born!!!"

Boom!

Xu Changsheng crashed directly through the roof of the hall, instantly appearing ten thousand feet high in the sky.

At the same time, deep within the Xu Family's forbidden grounds.

Several Divine Source coffins that had been silent for countless thousands of years also began to vibrate violently.

Crack! Crack!

The coffin lids flew off, and several aged but terrifying figures soared into the sky.

"Hahaha! Good! What a rich aura of the Great Dao!"

"Heaven bless my Xu Family! Heaven bless my Xu Family!"

The Ninth Ancestor, Xu Tiangang, was the first to emerge. Though he had a scruffy beard, his peak Quasi-Emperor blood and qi burned like a furnace, warping the surrounding void.

"Quick! Activate the Clan-Protecting Imperial Array!"

"Activate all the spirit veins in the family for me! Turn the Spirit Gathering Array to its maximum!"

"I absolutely cannot let my great-grandson be short of a single breath of spiritual energy when he is born!"

With a wave of Xu Changsheng's hand, the entire Changshang Immortal Island was instantly shrouded in a thick layer of Imperial light.

Top-grade spirit stones, which were usually incredibly precious, were now thrown into the array's core as if they were worthless, turning into rolling spiritual liquid and causing a spiritual energy rain to fall over the entire Immortal Island.

"Report—!"

"The Young Master's carriage is back!"

Before the gatekeeping elder's excited voice could fade.

That golden carriage, like a ball of burning fire, charged directly into the family's great array and came to a steady halt on the plaza in front of the Hall of Eternal Life.

"Quick! The delivery room! Is the delivery room ready?!"

Xu Chen rushed off the carriage holding Su Qingge, his face covered in sweat. He looked more nervous than if he were facing a thousand troops and ten thousand horses.

"It's ready! It's been ready for a long time!"

Empress Ji Wushuang no longer cared about her image either. She directly took Su Qingge from Xu Chen's arms, her eyes full of maternal love and anxiety.

"Qingge, don't be afraid, Mother is here!"

"Divine Doctor! You old geezer, run faster!"

Surrounded by a crowd of family high-rankers, Su Qingge was brought into a specially made delivery room built from ten-thousand-year-old warm jade and filled with calming arrays.

Xu Chen wanted to follow her in, but he was kicked out by Ji Wushuang.

"What's a man going in there to cause trouble for! Wait outside!"

"But..."

"But what! Stay put for your mother!"

The door slammed shut.

Xu Chen stood outside the door like an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth incessantly.

"Young Master, please stop pacing. This old servant's head is about to spin."

Dark Elder stood to the side, advising with a bitter smile.

"How can I not be anxious? That's the first child! And it's a Chaos Body!"

Xu Chen rubbed his hands, his heart beating as fast as a drum.

Although he had the 'Fetal Protection Divine Liquid' rewarded by the system, and theoretically there would be no danger, the nervousness of being a first-time father was something no cheat could eliminate.

Luo Hongyi stood beside him, and seeing Xu Chen like this, a trace of envy flashed in her eyes.

She gently touched her own flat abdomen.

"Husband is so nervous about Sister. I wonder if Husband will be like this when I give birth in the future..."

Xu Chen stopped in his tracks, grabbed Luo Hongyi's hand, and said solemnly:

"I will! I definitely will!"

"Each of you is my heart's blood."

Hearing this, Luo Hongyi felt a warmth in her heart. she gripped Xu Chen's hand back and waited with him.

Just then.

Rumble!

The anomalies in the sky changed once more.

The purple qi that originally spanned thirty thousand miles began to shrink frantically, finally condensing into a massive bell-shaped phantom that loomed over the delivery room.

The bell's body was ancient and simple, engraved with the sun, moon, stars, earth, water, fire, and wind.

The moment this bell phantom appeared, every weapon in the entire Ancient Immortal Realm—whether ordinary iron or Saint weapons, or even some slumbering Quasi-Emperor weapons—all wailed in unison, as if submitting to this Emperor among weapons.

"Dang—!"

A single chime of the bell suppressed all of time and space.

Xu Changsheng stood in mid-air, looking at the bell phantom, trembling all over with excitement as old tears streamed down his face.

"An accompanying... accompanying Imperial Weapon?!"

"It's actually the legendary donghuang bell?!"

"Heavens! What virtue has my Xu Family accumulated to give birth to such a Qilin child!"

Inside the delivery room, the originally pained groans came to an abrupt halt.

Replacing them was a crisp, loud cry filled with infinite vitality.

"Wa—!"

As the cry rang out.

The phantom of the donghuang bell suspended in mid-air instantly turned into a stream of light and dived into the delivery room.

Immediately after, a vast Saint's aura erupted from the delivery room, sweeping across the entire Changshang Island.

Outside the door.

Xu Chen stopped abruptly, staring intently at the tightly closed door.

Born.

His first child.