Chapter 271

After holding Empress Yan and savoring her peerless softness for a moment, he released her and extracted a drop of essence blood from his heart.

The golden essence blood radiated dazzling light, like a blazing sun, with faint dragon roars resonating within it.

In an instant, the surrounding temperature soared dramatically.

“Such a rich solar energy!” Empress Yan’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

She wasn’t unfamiliar with the dragon roars in Yang Chen’s essence blood. Last time, a drop of dragon blood had been fused into the fetus, fundamentally strengthening its bloodline.

But though this guy had fused with a primordial fire, the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame shouldn’t be capable of emitting such a potent solar energy.

Empress Yan took the drop of essence blood from Yang Chen’s fingertip, immersing her divine soul into it to sense it carefully.

Instantly, her beautiful eyes widened.

“This is … a divine aura!? Yang Chen, are you someone with a Divine Physique?” Empress Yan exclaimed in shock.

She hadn’t expected that Yang Chen’s essence blood would contain such a rich divine aura. No wonder a single drop could emit such a powerful solar energy.

Seeing Empress Yan recognize the divine aura in his essence blood, Yang Chen was somewhat surprised. Because even Zhan Qiuyun, with her cultivation at the Harmony Realm, had never identified this divine aura.

Only that old woman Yu Yourong had discerned his Divine Physique constitution from a drop of essence blood. It seemed Empress Yan’s past cultivation must have been extraordinary.

“Not long after we parted in the Ice and Snow City, I awakened my own constitution! You must have seen that phenomenon descend from the heavens, right?”

Hearing Yang Chen’s words, a flicker of recollection passed through Empress Yan’s eyes.

Then she shook her head.

“No, after we … did that, I left right away!” As Empress Yan spoke, a trace of shyness flashed in her eyes.

In that small courtyard in the Ice and Snow City, the two of them had revisited old times for a full two hours. She had barely managed to break free from Yang Chen back then, fearing he’d continue, and had fled the Ancient Ice and Snow City immediately. How could she have seen the phenomenon that followed?

“I see!” Yang Chen couldn’t help but chuckle, his gaze carrying a hint of amusement.

Two hours without pause—it seemed he had truly scared Empress Yan back then. But he had been inconsiderate, not thinking of Empress Yan or the child in her womb.

“This drop of my essence blood contains bloodline power and divine aura. Since this little girl is of my bloodline, she can directly fuse with it! As long as you integrate this drop of essence blood into her life aura, it should elevate her constitution to the level of a middle-grade Holy Physique!”

Hearing Yang Chen’s words, Empress Yan nodded.

“It should work! Yang Chen, thank you!”

“You’re still saying those words to me!?” Yang Chen couldn’t help but lightly reprimand her. “Though this little girl is in your womb, she’s not just your child—she’s my daughter too! Enhancing her bloodline is something I, as her father, should do! Besides, after so long apart, I’ve felt guilty in my heart! Sometimes, in my dreams, I often think of you both!” Yang Chen spoke with deep affection.

Empress Yan’s eyes couldn’t help but well up with a touch of emotion.

At that moment, Yang Chen stretched out his arms and pulled Empress Yan into his embrace once more.

This time, it wasn’t from behind but a face-to-face embrace.

Empress Yan didn’t resist, letting her delicate body press against Yang Chen, not stopping his hands from wandering over her back and waist. Her cheek rested on Yang Chen’s shoulder, her expression hesitating at first, but finally, as if making up her mind, she murmured softly: “I missed you too!”

Those few short words from Empress Yan carried a wealth of meaning.

Yang Chen’s lips curved into a sly, triumphant smile.

Indeed, the ancients were not wrong.

A child is not only a bridge for communication between parents but also a catalyst for deepening their bond.

“Let’s go over there!”

Yang Chen’s gaze swept the surroundings and spotted a cave on a distant mountain peak. He directly pulled Empress Yan and flew toward it. The emotional groundwork had already been laid. But even the deepest emotions require the most primal form of communication, don’t they?

…

Two hours later.

In the cave.

Empress Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, her body surging with golden solar energy, enveloping her enchanting figure. Finally, this solar energy began to converge toward her lower abdomen.

Yang Chen lay on the ground, his eyes still lingering with a trace of reminiscence. Empress Yan was already a peerless enchantress, captivating and alluring. When she took the initiative, she was simply an irresistible temptress.

A moment later, the golden solar energy fully gathered at Empress Yan’s lower abdomen.

Empress Yan stood up and walked to Yang Chen’s side.

At this moment, she wore a thin red gauze dress, her graceful figure faintly visible beneath it. Her charming face still bore a flush that hadn’t yet faded.

“This little girl absorbed that drop of your essence blood, and her constitution has improved again. She’s starting to develop consciousness now and is getting more and more restless! It probably won’t be long before I have no choice but to give birth to her!” As Empress Yan spoke, she nestled back into Yang Chen’s embrace.

The two hours of primal communication just now had elevated their relationship. Empress Yan had completely opened her heart to Yang Chen.

Her slender fingers traced circles on Yang Chen’s firm chest, her cheek resting against his shoulder.

“No worries. If this little girl gets too restless, just give birth to her—I’ll raise her! After this trip to the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm, come back with me to the Heavenly Dao Holy Land!”

Yang Chen’s words made Empress Yan’s gaze flicker for a moment before she softly replied: “The child will have to trouble you to raise her in the future! But I need to seek revenge, so I’m afraid I can’t go with you to the Heavenly Dao Holy Land! During this time in the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm, I’ll stay by your side properly!”

“Revenge?” Yang Chen’s expression froze slightly. He quickly recalled something.

Back in the Northern Spiritual Realm, the reason he had leverage over Empress Yan was precisely because of her desire for revenge. Later, she had also mentioned wanting to go to the Central Continent for vengeance.

Empress Yan spoke softly at this moment: “The Central Continent isn’t just home to the various holy lands. There are also ancient dynasties and clans no weaker than the holy lands, as well as the major demon tribes! The holy lands all emerged gradually after the ancient era, with many of their founding ancestors obtaining the legacies and traditions of ancient True Immortals from the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm!

“As for those ancient clans, they are direct descendants of the bloodlines of ancient True Immortals! Though their numbers may not rival the holy lands, their foundations are even deeper than those of the holy lands!

“My father was originally the leader of the Yan Clan, but he was framed, leading to the deaths of both my parents. The mastermind behind it became the new clan leader! I cultivated bitterly for thousands of years, reaching the peak of the Dao Integration Realm, and went to the Yan Clan for revenge. But I was still defeated, my body shattered, leaving only a wisp of my soul to escape to the Northern Spiritual Realm!”