Beast World: Rise to Power with the Offspring System

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Thousands of meters underground, the Abyss.

Sally used her Fire Elemental Power to warm herself, driving away the chill.

"Great Uncle, isn't the Qilin Fruit a supremely Yang object? How can it grow here?" Sally's innate ability was fire, and she had a natural dislike for the cold.

"Extremes of cold generate supreme Yang, and things always reverse when they reach their extreme." Zhu Yin, walking in front, turned back to look at Sally, "This is the ancestral burial ground of the Qilin Clan."

On hearing this, Sally hurriedly composed herself, pressing her hands together in prayer and bowed to the surroundings, "My ignorance is no offense, I wish the ancestors of the Qilin Clan may rest in peace."

"That unmarked tomb chamber is mine," Zhu Yin said, pointing to an empty tomb chamber to Sally.

"..." Although she had heard of such things, it was still her first time seeing someone prepare a tomb for themselves while still alive.

Sally took a quick glance inside, where some boxes had already been placed, "The burial objects are all ready, huh."

Zhu Yin: "... Yes."

A peculiar fragrance wafted through the air.

Smelling the scent, Sally felt a strong craving arise in her belly, "What's this?"

"The Qilin Fruit, the thing you wanted," Zhu Yin replied.

Sally patted her stomach, "Wrong, it's the descendant of your Zhu family that wants it, it's got nothing to do with me."

Zhu Yin nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, Miss Sally, please go ahead."

Although in public Sally called Zhu Sanlang her husband, once Zhu Yin found out the two were not actually married but only expecting a child, and that Sally had no intention of marrying Zhu Sanlang, he always addressed Sally by her independent status.

Sally appreciated Zhu Yin's insightful understanding. It had to be said that speaking with him was a pleasant affair.

In a dark red blood pool, there grew a plant with a gemstone-red body.

Its appearance resembled an enlarged version of a ga·sor plant, over ten meters tall, with fruit pods hanging down in a spherical shape, colored in gold and red, emitting a strange fragrance.

With her mouth dry and tongue parched, Sally was becoming impatient, "I want to eat it!"

"Wait," Zhu Yin stopped her, "This Qilin Fruit is nurtured by the residual blood of deceased Clan Leaders. Because it's derived from dead blood, it has a strong blood toxin, so even I cannot consume it lightly."

"That's you, I'll be fine." Unable to restrain herself any longer, Sally rushed towards the Qilin Fruit.

Zhu Yin wanted to stop her but suddenly felt an abnormally powerful force preventing his actions. Ultimately, he could only watch helplessly as she ate the Qilin Fruit.

His heart was in turmoil.

It was highly possible that the child Sally was carrying belonged to the Qilin Clan, the most powerful offspring! Just within the womb, it could no longer conceal its divine radiance. One could only wonder what kind of talent it would possess once born.

Sally closed her eyes, and heard Xiaomei say, "There are 15 days left until delivery."

"Is this Qilin Fruit so powerful?" Sally asked in astonishment, the gestation period having been shortened by over seven months.

"The host is carrying the bloodline of the Qilin Clan, but the genetic data provided by Zhu Sanlang is incomplete. The power contained within this Qilin Fruit happens to make up for that part. Once the fetus absorbs those large data chains, it can be born."

"What about the blood toxin?"

"Don't worry, host. With Xiaomei here, no toxin is a problem."

"Xiaomei is the best!"

Sally then saw that after the fruit was plucked, the Qilin Fruit plant quickly withered away and vanished into the blood pool.

Returning to Zhu Yin's side, she smiled playfully and triumphantly, "See, I told you, eating it would cause me no harm at all."

"...Impressive!" Zhu Yin replied, his eyes filled with delighted laughter.

"Deserving of the reward. By the way, will the Qilin Fruit grow back again in the future?"

"A three-thousand-year dormancy, six-thousand years of growth, nine-thousand years to maturity."

"That'll be eighteen thousand years!" Sally exclaimed in surprise, no wonder Xiaomei got so excited.

"Many Qilin Fruits have indeed fruited in the past. But probably only this one has truly played a crucial role."

"Yeah, he loves it! So, in half a month, Qilin Academy will have another new little descendant~"

"Fifteen days?"

"The more satisfied he is with the food, the sooner he will be born,"

Zhu Yin pondered, "So, by your logic, if the pregnancy goes on for a long time without birth... is it actually a problem with the food?"

"You could say that," Sally replied. "But transmutation is also an issue."

"Transmutation?"

"That's the process of the mother's body digesting the food and transforming it into nutrients the fetus can absorb. If the mother's transmutation abilities are weak, naturally it will take longer. That's what I think."

"This is the first time I've heard of it, but it makes sense. Miss Su's transmutative ability must be quite strong then."

"I am the Holy Mother after all," Sally casually mentioned her identity.

"Oh?" Zhu Yin looked at her in surprise, "No wonder Miss Su's fertility strength is so formidable."

"Great Uncle, are you aware of the Holy Mother?"

"I've been to the Beast World out west a few times," he replied.

"I'm from there," she said.

...

After Sally and Zhu Yin left the cemetery of the Qilin Clan, they teleported back to Qilin Academy.

Zhu Sanlang was waiting for them.

His gaze was profound and gentle, "Yanyan is back."

Sally was slightly taken aback, looking at his familiar eyes, "You, have you remembered everything?"

"Yes," Zhu Sanlang embraced Sally, "and I've also come to know all that you have done for me."

"Why on earth did you write a will for no reason? It got me so worked up, I almost blew up Qilin Academy," Sally's eyes were sour as she patted his back. "It's good that you've remembered. Let's go back to Yunmeng Island; I want to have the child there."

"Alright," Zhu Sanlang readily agreed.

"Hold on, the young Clan Leader of the White Tiger Clan, Bai Ye, is getting married and has invited us. Should we go?"

"Bai Ye... Oh, him! I owe him a favor from when we were young."

"Then let's go and prepare a nice gift."

"Mhm."

Sally looked down at her round belly, "It's a bit inconvenient." Otherwise, she could have been more intimate with Zhu Sanlang.

Zhu Sanlang gently caressed her belly, "I love it! Thank you for your hard work, Yanyan!"

Sally looked up at him, "In half a month, he will be born."

"Half a month?" Zhu Sanlang looked down at her belly, "How did it speed up this much?"

He wished this child could be carried for much longer, ideally for hundreds or thousands of years, so that she could always be by his side.

Sally had returned Yunmeng Island to Zhu Sanlang, feeling a sense of relief from the burden.

On the day they left, Zhu Yin and Zhu Min personally saw Sally and the others off.

They also left the imprint of the Teleportation Array from Yunmeng Island.

On the day Sally gave birth, they planned to visit as well.

Seeing Zhu Sanlang accepting Qilin Academy, Sally felt happy for him. At last, he would no longer be alone, and their children could grow up in a normal group environment, which was very important.

...

Above Yunmeng Island, clouds were slowly gathering.

There was one day left until the child would be born. Sally no longer wanted to eat anything; she stood on the grand platform, looking up at the sky and the clouds.

[Xiaomei, what does this mean?]

[Host, this child you're carrying is quite extraordinary!]

[Are these clouds coming for my child?]