Chapter 88: Birth of a Peerless Prodigy

A black-clad figure descended from the sky.

Ye Wushang landed before Yue Rushuang, his voice trembling.

“Rushuang Mu Xiyao, she bore my child.”

His expression was anxious, helpless unlike the invincible blade master he’d become.

Yue Rushuang was stunned.

She didn’t know how he knew but she knew Ye Wushang wouldn’t say such things without certainty.

She fell silent, grief flickering in her eyes.

Ye Wushang sensed something was wrong.

“What happened?”

Yue Rushuang’s voice was low.

“The news just came. The demon monarch sealed beneath Cangyuan Ancient City has broken free. He slaughtered the entire city. No survivors.”

BOOM~!

Ye Wushang’s mind went blank.

Without a word, he soared into the sky heading straight for Cangyuan.

“Husband!” Yue Rushuang called, but he didn’t respond.

She turned and rushed to the rear mountain.

“Ancestor Ye Zhen! I request an audience!”

Ye Zhen appeared instantly.

“What happened? That brat looked like the sky just collapsed.”

Yue Rushuang explained everything.

Ye Zhen’s face darkened.

“It’s hopeless. A demon monarch’s true body even weakened is beyond Divine Realm. No one in Cangyuan could’ve survived.”

He sighed, then grabbed Yue Rushuang and flew after Ye Wushang.

Back at the Ye Clan, the other wives exchanged worried glances.

They knew something terrible had happened but could only pray.

Above the ruins of Cangyuan, countless cultivators gathered.

They stared at the once-mighty city now reduced to ash.

“A whole city is gone.”

“Billions of lives wiped out.”

Suddenly, a terrifying aura erupted.

Even Starsea Realm Sealed Kings turned to look.

The pressure was overwhelming as if a king had descended.

Then, Ye Wushang arrived.

“It’s him! The Unrivaled Marquis!”

“He’s reached the Third Layer Cave Heaven Realm already?”

“He was only at the Eighth Layer Manifestation Realm when he killed Marquis Fengxing!”

“That was less than a year ago!”

“Back then, he could kill Cave Heaven experts. Now he’s one himself and at Third Layer!”

“Look! Even top-tier marquises like Jiang Yue, Dongxu, and Dingfei are struggling to withstand his aura!”

The crowd turned.

The elite marquises once hailed as invincible beneath kings were clenching their fists, sweating, barely holding on.

They’re being crushed by his presence alone.

GASP~!

The crowd was stunned.

“If his aura alone does this, who could fight him?”

Ye Wushang’s true body arrived.

The pressure intensified.

The marquises couldn’t hold on as they descended.

Only Starsea Realm experts remained airborne with him.

“Terrifying.”

“His strength must be unimaginable.”

“He deserves the title First Marquis of Canglan Domain.”

“Is it the Mottled Stone Gate that gave him this power?”

Even kings were tempted.

But a mocking voice rang out.

“Don’t even think about it. Remember Ye Zhen the God-Sealed powerhouse who crushed the Eastern Clan. You dare provoke Ye Wushang?”

“Even Dongfang Mingkong couldn’t defeat Ye Zhen. With him guarding Ye Wushang, who dares make a move?”

The crowd fell silent.

Greed vanished.

Ye Wushang ignored them.

He searched for Mu Xiyao’s aura but found nothing.

Ye Zhen and Yue Rushuang arrived.

“Husband, are they really gone?” Yue Rushuang’s eyes welled with tears.

Ye Wushang shook his head.

“Your master wasn’t in the city. And Xiyao She gave birth today. She must’ve escaped.”

“Really?”

“I’m sure.”

He had used the Eye of Fate to track her but failed.

If even I can’t find her, that demon can’t either.

Still, he wondered where she was.

He and Ye Zhen searched tirelessly.

But found nothing.

Eventually, they returned home.

Ye Wushang issued a decree:

Anyone who finds Mu Xiyao will be richly rewarded. I will personally fulfill one request no matter what, no matter when.

The news shook the realm.

Ye Wushang’s favor was priceless.

Even those who didn’t value his current strength saw his potential.

With Ye Zhen behind him, his future was boundless.

Even the Eastern Clan sent search parties hoping to mend ties.

But only Jiang Luocheng knew Mu Xiyao’s location and he had already left the region.

His master, Thunder King, was from a powerful sect beyond Tianluo Daozhou.

Jiang had returned to his sect.

Back in his chamber, Ye Wushang checked the system.

[Fate: Purple-Gold | Aptitude: Extraordinary | Talents: Demonic Dao Physique, Demon Sword Eyes, Divine-Demonic Heart | Evaluation: Peerless Prodigy]

Mu Xiyao’s child had surpassed even Yue Rushuang’s.

[Congratulations! You’ve birthed a Peerless Prodigy. Rewards granted:]

* * * * Time Fortress

* * * * 9 Spirit Body Fragments

* * * * 9 Dao Eye Fragments

* * * * Three-Light Dragonwell Tree

* * * * Divine-Demonic Blood

* * * * Mid-grade Spirit Vein

* * * * High-grade Spirit Stone Mine

* * * * Imperial-grade Blade Technique: Three-Life Severance Slash

* * * * 20 million Fate Points

The rewards were immense.

But Ye Wushang felt no joy.

Only guilt.

I wasn’t there. I didn’t protect them.

He stared at the items.

[Time Fortress: A mysterious treasure containing temporal power. Time flow ratio within…]