141: Chapter 141 The Birth of Child, The Demon King's Meeting
[One year later, Yu Rumeng became pregnant.]
[Chu Sheng was cultivating when he heard the news, and he fell directly off his prayer mat.]
[He scrambled up, his legs weak and his voice trembling: "What did you say?"]
[Yu Rumeng leaned against the couch, leisurely peeling grapes. "I'm pregnant. It's yours."]
[Chu Sheng froze for a long time, so long that Yu Rumeng thought he had gone stupid with joy, waving her hand in front of his eyes.]
[He suddenly grabbed her hand, his eyes turning red. "I'm going to be a father?"]
[The Old Grandfather sighed inside the ring: "It's not like it's your first time being a father."]
[Chu Sheng ignored him and squatted in front of Yu Rumeng, staring at her belly as if looking at a rare world-class treasure.]
[Yu Rumeng felt uncomfortable under his gaze. "Have you seen enough?"]
[Chu Sheng shook his head. "Not enough."]
[The feedback from Many Children, Many Blessings came faster than he had anticipated.]
[A surge of pure power flowed from Yu Rumeng's womb into his Dantian. The black Spirit Spring surged violently, and the Bottleneck between Spirit Lake and Spirit Lake was smashed open like a crack from a hammer.]
[Chu Sheng was stunned, and Yu Rumeng sensed it too, raising an eyebrow. "What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?"]
[Chu Sheng gave a dry laugh. "It's a family heirloom."]
[Yu Rumeng didn't ask further, but she gave him a meaningful look.]
[Chu Sheng began to revolve around Yu Rumeng all day long.]
[When she drank water, he handed her the cup; when she walked, he supported her; when she lay down, he covered her with a blanket.]
[Yu Rumeng found him annoying and pushed him out the door, but he would sneak back in and squat by the door, waiting for her call.]
[Fake Name passed by, saw him squatting at the door, and said expressionlessly, "My sister wants you to go buy some Devil Fruits."]
[Chu Sheng jumped up and ran off.]
[Yu Rumeng's pregnancy lasted for eighteen months.]
[The Demon Fetus devoured Devilish Qi day and night in the womb. The Devilish Qi of the entire city was sucked in, forming a massive vortex above the residence.]
[Yu Rumeng's cultivation did not regress but instead advanced, climbing all the way from the Early Stage to the Middle Stage of the Dao Palace Realm. Her aura grew more terrifying by the day.]
[Chu Sheng sent her Heavenly Demon Body Essence every day, getting so exhausted he was like a dog, slumped on the couch and unwilling to move a muscle.]
[The Old Grandfather gloated in the ring: "You kid, sowing seeds is fun for a moment, but raising the fetus is a crematorium."]
[Chu Sheng gritted his teeth. "Can't you say something nice?"]
[The Old Grandfather thought for a moment. "Congratulations, congratulations on happily becoming a father?"]
[Chu Sheng said it still meant the same thing.]
Chu Sheng watched this scene and nodded. "Using a Heavenly Demon Body as a power bank—a Dao Palace Realm power bank at that—no one else gets this kind of treatment."
"But then again, this Many Children, Many Blessings feedback is too intense. The child starts giving back while still in the womb; what will happen once it's born?"
[On the day of delivery, the Devilish Qi of the entire city boiled.]
[The sky turned as dark as spilled ink, and blood-colored lightning rolled in the clouds, striking down one after another toward the residence, only to be deflected by an invisible force.]
[Yu Rumeng lay on the couch, her face pale and her forehead drenched in sweat, but she didn't make a sound.]
[Chu Sheng held her hand, his palms covered in sweat, even more nervous than she was.]
[Fake Name stood at the door, her face pale.]
[The Old Grandfather muttered in the ring: "The child of a Heavenly Demon Body and a Dao Palace Succubus... with this Aptitude, I'm afraid it starts at the Heaven Rank."]
[Chu Sheng said, "Can you stop chanting? I'm nervous."]
[A loud cry pierced the night sky, and Devilish Qi flooded frantically into the delivery room as the blood-colored lightning struck even more fiercely.]
[The midwife came out carrying the child, her hands trembling. "Young Master, a High Grade Heaven Rank talent!"]
[Chu Sheng took the child, his hands shaking even more than the midwife's. He looked down at the wrinkled little face, his eyes reddening.]
[Yu Rumeng smiled weakly. "Better than his father."]
[Chu Sheng said, "Of course, he's my son."]
[The child was named Chu Zhan. He could walk three days after birth, wandering around the palace on his short little legs and knocking over three vases.]
[He could speak after seven days. His first word was 'Dad', his second was 'Mom', and his third was 'I want to eat meat'.]
[At one month old, he could lift stone locks, and after lifting them, he would grin at Chu Sheng.]
[Yu Rumeng leaned on the couch, looking at Chu Sheng and saying with a smile, "Don't let your son surpass you."]
[Chu Sheng gritted his teeth. "I'm going to Cultivate right now!"]
[He turned to leave, took two steps, then came back to pick up Chu Zhan for a kiss, put him down, and left again.]
[Chu Sheng knew that with Many Children, Many Blessings, he wouldn't be surpassed by his son.]
[The more powerful his son was, the more powerful he would become.]
[The stronger Chu Zhan's talent, the more intense the power fed back to him.]
[What was this called? This was called the father rising in status because of the son.]
[He sat on the prayer mat, feeling the True Yuan surging in his body. That black Spirit Spring was almost full, only a paper-thin layer away from becoming a Spirit Lake.]
[He opened his eyes and looked at Chu Zhan crawling around on the floor, thinking that this wasn't just a son, but a humanoid, self-propelled cultivation accelerator.]
[Chu Zhan crawled to his feet and looked up with an innocent face. "Dad, I didn't do it on purpose."]
[Chu Sheng wanted to hit him, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.]
[This child had high talent and looked like Yu Rumeng, yet he was a bit silly and spent all day laughing foolishly.]
[Chu Sheng picked him up and held him over his head. Chu Zhan giggled, and drool dripped all over Chu Sheng's face.]
[Chu Sheng said it was disgusting, yet he didn't let go.]
[Yu Rumeng stood at the door, watching the scene with a gentle smile.]
[The Old Grandfather sighed in the ring: "This old master had days like this back then too."]
[Chu Sheng asked, "You had children back then too?"]
[The Old Grandfather was silent for a long time before saying, "No."]
Chu Sheng watched this scene, unable to stop smiling. "High Grade Heaven Rank, walking at three days, talking at seven, lifting stone locks at one month. This isn't giving birth to a child; it's giving birth to a monster."
He looked at the Chu Sheng in the image, who was grinning foolishly while holding his son. "But then again, the stronger Chu Zhan is, the stronger I am. This Many Children, Many Blessings trait is simply a cheat code."
[However, the Demon Realm had not been peaceful these past few years.]
[The flames of war had grown hotter over the years, spreading from frictions in small border towns to the entire front line now being ablaze. The Hall of Ten Thousand Demons had already sent three waves of messengers to urge them; the Nine Nether Palace could no longer make excuses.]
[A Devil King Meeting—this meant a great war was coming.]
[Yu Rumeng stuffed Chu Zhan into Fake Name's arms and pulled Chu Sheng along. "Come, I'll take you to see the world."]