93: exiting customs

Nearly sixteen long years had passed in the blink of an eye.

For Stellar-level Experts whose lifespans are measured in tens of thousands of years, sixteen years is merely a brief meditation.

But for the Human Federation, these sixteen years were a golden age, a time of surging civilization Luck and dramatic shifts in the landscape!

The radiance of the four Innate Sun Body holders had not dimmed with time over these sixteen years; instead, it had become even more brilliant!

Like four blazing suns patrolling the Federation's Star Domain, their peerless elegance had been deeply etched into the depths of every elite Soul within the Pillar of Leaders.

Their very existence was the symbol of the Federation's invincibility!

And the 'source' of all this glory, Mr. Chen Jun, was living... well, even more 'plainly' and 'boringly'...

If, sixteen years ago, the respect the Stellar Level bigwigs showed Chen Jun still carried a hint of awe for the 'Father of the Sun Bodies' and an investment in the future,

then now, this respect had been completely internalized, becoming a near-instinctive, deep-seated... 'filial piety'?!

"Master Chen! Your complexion today, tsk tsk, is so rosy and full; your physical fitness activity level has increased by another 0.0001 standard units compared to yesterday! It's clear you are blessed with deep fortune, and your longevity will match the stars!"

Great Emperor Panshi, Shi Yue, this man built like an iron tower, was currently carefully using his fingers, capable of crushing stars, to trim Chen Jun's toenails.

He was using the 'Star Marrow Jade File' that he had personally nurtured for ten thousand years. With every stroke, faint starlight merged into Chen Jun's toes, relaxing the muscles and activating collaterals, nourishing the Qi and blood.

Chen Jun sprawled on a recliner carved entirely from ten-thousand-year warm jade marrow. The silk pajamas he wore had been updated, with the chest printed with the even more domineering: [Master Chen of the Federation, Waiting Online for Grandchildren].

He didn't even lift his eyelids, lazily giving an "un," and commented offhandedly, "The left one, the big toe, the nail groove is a bit deep. File it rounder, otherwise, it's uncomfortable."

"As you command!" Shi Yue's response was like thunder, but his movements were as gentle as embroidery. He immediately adjusted the angle, his focused expression even more serious and earnest than when he commanded billions of troops against the Empire years ago.

Not far away, Nine Heavens Sword Venerable Li Qingshan was using his own Supreme Sword Intent to nurture a pot of "Ten Thousand Year Star Tea" for Chen Jun.

Sword Qi like silk wrapped around the teapot, perfectly stimulating the star essence contained in every tea leaf without damaging its shape in the slightest. The tea aroma mixed with the sharp Sword Intent, forming a strange, Soul-cleansing fragrance.

"Master Chen, the tea temperature is just right, please enjoy." Li Qingshan flicked his finger, and a condensed, solid-like Sword Qi supported the warm teacup, steadily flying to Chen Jun's lips.

Chen Jun opened his mouth and took a sip, smacking his lips: "Old Li, is this Sword Intent today... 0.3 percentage points stronger than yesterday? It's a bit prickly on the throat."

Li Qingshan remained expressionless, but the Sword Qi around him instantly softened more than tenfold, like a spring breeze brushing against willow branches: "Forgive me, Master Chen. It was my lack of control over the heat. I will be careful next time."

This was already a daily routine...

Chen Jun's status was already transcendent.

Even if he just casually said, "The wind is a bit strong today," the next second, Chu Yueyao would personally mobilize the Xuntian Pavilion's weather control System, adjusting the wind speed in the core area of the Pillar of Leaders to a 0.5-level breeze that Chen Jun felt most comfortable with.

If he expressed a hint of curiosity about the scenery of a certain Star Domain, within half a day, the most exquisite holographic projection of that Star Domain would appear in his manor's living room, accompanied by a ten-thousand-word invitation from that Star Domain's governor, "humbly requesting Master Chen's presence for guidance."

True, overwhelming power is nothing more than this!

However, behind this ultimate honor, Chen Jun had a small, unspeakable frustration...

This frustration came from his wife, Lin Wei.

At night, Chen Jun Manor, master bedroom.

Lin Wei had just finished her evening practice. Her Planetary Level beginner cultivation made her skin radiant and her complexion excellent. Under the soft halo of life energy, she appeared even more gentle and moving.

Accumulating a large amount of rare treasures, Lin Wei had successfully condensed an Acquired Star Body from the War God Peak, and had already broken through to the Planetary Level!

Chen Jun looked at her, and that unwilling heart began to stir again...

He leaned over, gently wrapping his arms around Lin Wei's waist from behind, resting his chin on her fragrant hair, whispering in what he thought was the most affectionate and magnetic voice:

"Wei Wei..."

"Hmm?" Lin Wei responded habitually, toying with a piece of "Soul-Calming Jade" that could soothe the heart and calm the spirit, enjoying the rare moment of tenderness from her husband.

"Look... our family now has status, has resources, and Xi'er and the others have all grown up..." Chen Jun began to pave the way, his tone carrying just the right amount of emotion, "There's just one thing, I feel... that's still a bit lacking."

Lin Wei turned around and looked at him gently: "Brother Jun, what do you want to say again? Did you take a fancy to some new game capsule sent by the Academy of Sciences? Or do you think Great Emperor Shi Yue's massage technique has regressed again?"

"It's not those!" Chen Jun waved his hand, trying hard to make a serious expression on his face, "It's about... about our family, the population issue!"

He lowered his voice, his eyes "sincere":

"Wei Wei, I'm serious! My body, it's really fine! Look at me these past ten years, I'm full of vitality. Last time Mo Heng gave me a comprehensive checkup, he said my life magnetic field is as stable as a star core! That was Origin deficiency before, but now it's been replenished long ago! Giving birth to another eight or ten, absolutely no problem!"

In order to make his words more convincing, he decided to throw out some "heavy news." He mysteriously leaned into Lin Wei's ear and whispered:

"I'll tell you a secret, but don't tell anyone! Actually... Leader Yun Xi and I... we... we already... did that! And, she's already pregnant now! Really! Counting the time, it's been almost sixteen years! Look, I'm fine, right? My Physique has really recovered!"

Chen Jun originally thought that by throwing out Yun Xi as a "trump card," his wife would surely believe him, right?

However, what he waited for was not Lin Wei's shock or realization, but...

Lin Wei reached out her soft hand and gently touched his forehead, her eyes filled with speechlessness and... a hint of helplessness?

"Brother Jun, you... did you secretly drink the 'Thousand-Year Stalactite Milk' sent by Dean Mo Heng as a beverage today? Or did you drink too much of Li Qingshan's Sword Qi tea and damage your sanity?"

She sighed, her tone carrying the patience of coaxing a child: "Why are you talking nonsense again? What is Leader Yun Xi's status? She is the guardian of our Federation, the teacher of Yue Xi and the others! How could she... how could she be with you... Sigh!"

Lin Wei shook her head, not believing it at all, only thinking that her husband had eaten the wrong rare treasure and was "acting up" again.

"I'm telling the truth!" Chen Jun was a bit anxious, "Yun Xi is really pregnant with my child! That's why she went into seclusion!"

Lin Wei looked at her husband's "sworn" appearance, both angry and amused, and gently tapped his nose:

"Brother Jun, the Leader's seclusion is to seek a Breakthrough, for the future of the Federation! This is top secret! How can you joke about the Leader's reputation so casually? Don't say things like this again..."

She paused, looking at Chen Jun's "obsessed" expression, and a flash of determination crossed her eyes.

Once again, from her Storage Ring that seemed to be connected to the Academy of Sciences warehouse, she took out a box with even more gorgeous packaging and explosive technological sense, and stuffed it into Chen Jun's hand.

"Here, this is the 'Dream Partner PRO MAX Supreme Invincible Edition'!" Lin Wei introduced with a gentle smile on her face that said "look how considerate I am":

"It's the latest research and development from the Academy of Sciences based on your feedback! It adopts a 'Variable Biological Simulation Matrix' and 'Hyper-dimensional Neural Sensing Interaction System.' Not only are the touch, temperature, and reactions fully upgraded, but it also has built-in one hundred thousand personality modes and one million interaction scenarios, supporting custom race and appearance! Most importantly, it comes with a 'Life Magnetic Field Simulation Soothing' function, which can perfectly simulate my Aura, absolutely safe! It won't absorb any of your life Origin!"

Chen Jun looked at the latest "Interstellar Inflatable Doll" in his hand, which was three times larger than the last one, emitting seven-colored flowing light, and printed on the box with the words "Dedicated by the Federation Academy of Sciences, to relieve Master Chen's worries." His whole body stiffened...

I... I f*cking...

It's happening again and again and again!!!

What I want is a living, breathing baby!

Not this kind of high-tech silicone doll, hey!!!

A mixture of grievance, helplessness, and a trace of absurd indignation rushed into Chen Jun's heart once again...

He opened his mouth, looking at his wife's clear, crystal-clear eyes filled with "I'm doing this for your own good." All words of explanation turned into a weak choke in his throat...

"Wei Wei... I..." He wanted to throw this thing out the window.

"Be obedient, Brother Jun." Lin Wei pressed his hand, her eyes gentle but firm, carrying an unquestionable "family status".

"Your body is the most important! If you're really not satisfied with this one, I'll have Mo Heng send all the prototypes from the laboratory over tomorrow, and you can try them one by one! You'll definitely find one you like!"

Chen Jun: "..."

He looked at his wife's incredibly sincere and concerned eyes, holding this heavy, super-PLUS-sized doll that represented "deep love" and "fatal misunderstanding," and walked to the window, "despairing of life," looking up at the starry sky for the Nth time...

Life...

Why is it... so difficult...?

That b*tch Yun Xi!

A single seclusion lasted nearly sixteen years!

Do you know how I spent these sixteen years?!!!

My flawless plan to break the situation became nothing... or rather, a joke, under your sixteen years of seclusion?!

I'm not reconciled!!!

You b*tch, come out of seclusion quickly!

The baby is about to be born!

When you come out, the evidence will be irrefutable. Let's see if Wei Wei...

Believes it! Or! Doesn't believe it!

...

Just as Chen Jun was enjoying the "filial piety" of Shi Yue and Li Qingshan, recalling every bit of these sixteen years, and crazily complaining in his heart...

Suddenly!

A voice, whose majesty, vastness, and antiquity could not be described, ignored all spatial distances, energy barriers, and Soul defenses, clearly, directly, and irresistibly resounding in the deepest part of the minds of every Stellar Level expert in the core area of the Pillar of Leaders!

No!

Not just the Stellar Level!

Along with those four Innate Sun Body holders who were currently breaking through Bottlenecks in their respective Secret Realms, Yue Xi, Xuan Sha, Su Yuan, and Liu Qing!

As well as Chu Yueyao who was handling government affairs in the Xuntian Pavilion, Mo Heng who was deducing formulas in the laboratory, Shi Yue who was training soldiers in the military camp, Li Qingshan who was guarding in the depths of the starry sky, and Qin Qingxuan and Qin Wangshu who were meditating in their own residences...

All Federation experts of Planetary Level and above, no matter where they were or what they were doing, heard at the same instant this voice they were so familiar with, yet which now carried a Supreme majesty that made their Souls tremble as if facing the Origin of the Universe!

That was—Yun Xi's voice!

But, it was completely different from any previous time!

This voice no longer carried any emotional fluctuation, no fatigue, no gentleness, no resolution, only a pure, cold, absolute will, as if the Laws of the Universe themselves were proclaiming truth!

[All Stellar-level Experts, proceed to Jingsi Hall immediately.]

[Highest-level meeting, convene.]

The voice was concise, direct, without any explanation, without any superfluous words.

Like a cold stellar decree, unquestionable, irresistible!

The moment this voice rang out—

"Boom!!!!!"

The entire core area of the Pillar of Leaders seemed to have been pressed with a pause button, and then erupted with an unprecedented frenzy of energy!

Shi Yue stood up abruptly from Chen Jun's feet, his mountain-like body trembling slightly due to extreme excitement, not even noticing that the Star Marrow Jade File in his hand had fallen to the ground!

The Sword Qi around Li Qingshan, which was originally gently nurturing the tea, suddenly lost control. A clear, crisp sword hum "Zheng" shot straight into the sky, cutting a smooth gap in the roof!

The government affairs light screen in front of Chu Yueyao went dark instantly. She stood up abruptly, her face filled with unbelievable shock and ecstasy!

In Dean Mo Heng's laboratory, countless precision instruments burst into sparks because they could not withstand the mental fluctuations he suddenly erupted with, but he was completely unaware, just staring fixedly at the direction of Jingsi Hall, his lips trembling: "This... this level of Law resonance... could it be... could it be..."

In the cultivation Secret Realms of the four Sun Body daughters, Yue Xi, Xuan Sha, Su Yuan, and Liu Qing opened their eyes almost simultaneously!

There was no astonishment in their eyes, only a sense of realization and... shock!

"Teacher... she... succeeded?!" Yue Xi muttered to herself, feeling the Law pressure contained in that voice, which far exceeded her understanding.

"This kind of power... is simply not Stellar Level Peak!" Xuan Sha clenched her fists, red-gold solar radiance burning violently around her, but her Battle Intent was suppressed by an invisible force.

Data streams flashed wildly in Su Yuan's emerald green eyes, but in the end, only Chaos and... disorder were parsed.

Liu Qing's silver-gray eyes were solemn as never before. She felt that in front of the other's voice, she was like facing the gravitational source of an entire galaxy, as small as dust!

...

Chen Jun, holding that "PRO MAX Supreme Invincible Edition" doll, stood by the window, also shocked by this sudden, sky-high-level "server-wide announcement".

"What the f*ck?!" Chen Jun subconsciously cursed, and the doll in his hand almost slipped.

"This b*tch... finally came out of seclusion?! If you want to hold a meeting, hold a meeting, is it necessary to put on such a show... uh, be so imposing?"

He smacked his lips, feeling the majesty contained in that voice that made him, a "Mortal," feel vaguely palpitating, muttering in his heart:

"Sounds like... it's very awesome? More awesome than the four of them, Yue Xi and the others, combined?"

"Tsk tsk, as expected of my daughter... ah no, the woman who gave birth to my daughter! She's just different!"

He looked down at the doll in his arms emitting seven-colored flowing light, and thought about Yun Xi's cold and dusty, and now even more imposing, posture...

An extremely absurd sense of contrast arose spontaneously.

"Sigh..." Chen Jun let out a long sigh, threw the doll casually onto the soft couch nearby, and tidied up his [Master Chen of the Federation, Waiting Online for Grandchildren] pajamas.

"Let's go, Shi Yue, Old Li, let's go to the meeting! Let's see our child's mother... ah no, let's see the Leader herself, what big event she wants to announce!"

His tone was relaxed, as if he were just going to attend an ordinary tea party.

But under that relaxed exterior, the heart of an invincible immortal quietly accelerated.

He knew that the Federation's sky would change from this moment on!

And he, Chen Jun...

The time to "break the situation" has arrived!

I want my descendants to spread across the entire Federation!!!