Chapter 158

Chapter 158

“You mean I have to help you?” Upon hearing this, Yang Chen’s lips curled into a playful smile. “Senior Empress Yan, if I recall correctly, it’s been several years since we parted in the cave! So, this child should have nothing to do with me, right? I certainly don’t have the spirit of selfless dedication!”

“What did you say? You bastard!” Empress Yan’s fury ignited upon hearing Yang Chen’s words, her voice icy cold.

In her beautiful eyes, two red flames could be seen flickering. Her aura was no longer concealed and began to surge rapidly, as if she was preparing for a life-and-death battle with Yang Chen.

However, she quickly let out a self-mocking laugh. The true energy flowing from her body dissipated instantly.

“Heh! I should have known long ago that you’re just a despicable person! And to think I went out of my way to find you! Forget it, just go! I don’t need your help anymore! Moreover, from now on, all our grudges are wiped clean; we owe each other nothing! You helped me reconstruct my physical body, and I gave you what you wanted! If we meet again and you show even the slightest disrespect, I will not spare you!”

After saying this, Empress Yan turned her back on him, leaving only a cold and aloof figure.

This left Yang Chen somewhat bewildered.

After thinking carefully, Yang Chen looked toward Empress Yan’s abdomen. With her pride, she shouldn’t lie to him. Moreover, he was a Soul Transformation cultivator. He could sense whether it was his bloodline with just a touch. In fact, some highly skilled female cultivators could indeed suppress the growth of the fetus in their womb.

This wasn’t uncommon. Many female cultivators would suppress the fetus’s growth to create a better innate environment for the child, seeking vast amounts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to enhance the child’s potential.

Empress Yan must have suppressed the growth of the fetus in her womb as well, seeking the Fire Spirit Jade Marrow to enhance the child’s innate talent.

Thinking of this, Yang Chen felt a bit of guilt rise in his heart. Then, he walked over to Empress Yan’s side.

“Why aren’t you leaving? What are you still doing here?” Empress Yan glanced at him coldly and said, “Get lost already! This child has nothing to do with you! I don’t want to see you anymore! From now on, I’m going to Central Continent, and we’ll never see each other again! Hmph!” Empress Yan snorted coldly, her face full of stubbornness.

As soon as she finished speaking, a red glow appeared on her body as she prepared to leave.

But how could Yang Chen let her go? He immediately wrapped his arms around her slender waist.

“You! Bastard! Let me go!” Empress Yan scolded angrily, her voice as cold as ice.

But Yang Chen didn’t care. He placed both hands directly on her abdomen. Instantly, a sensation stirred within him. Yang Chen immediately confirmed it. The child in her womb was indeed his bloodline.

Bang!

At that moment, Empress Yan swung her palm backward and struck Yang Chen. Although she didn’t use full strength, it was still four or five-tenths of her power, forcing Yang Chen to retreat four or five steps.

“Yang Chen, you better show some respect! Even though this child carries half of your bloodline, if you think this gives you any right to associate with me, you’re far too naive! I sought you out purely to make use of you!” Empress Yan said coldly, her expression full of arrogance and disdain.

Yang Chen felt a bit helpless at this point. He hadn’t expected that, from just one time in the cave, Empress Yan would get pregnant.

Sigh. What a complicated fate.

A young, righteous prodigy like him, having a child with an elder like Empress Yan who had lived for tens of thousands of years!

“Ugh!” Suddenly, Empress Yan covered her red lips and started dry heaving.

“Damn it!” Empress Yan cursed under her breath, hurriedly sitting down cross-legged, surrounded by a red aura of true energy. Moments later, she opened her eyes again, appearing calm and composed.

“Yang Chen, do you know why this happened?” Empress Yan said coldly.

“Morning sickness is normal during pregnancy. Senior Empress Yan, you’ve cultivated for tens of thousands of years, and you don’t know this?”

“Shut up! Of course, I know that!” Empress Yan glared at Yang Chen and continued, “When I conceived this child, I had just reconstructed my physical body! And not long after, I was seriously injured! As the mother, I’ve given very little to this child! Even though I was once a powerful fire cultivator and am now a Soul Transformation cultivator, this child is extraordinarily weak! Some high-level female cultivators can temporarily seal the fetus’s growth for up to ten years or more! But that’s because when those women were pregnant, their cultivation was already extremely strong, and the fetus in their wombs could withstand such long-term stasis! But this child can’t! If I continue to seal its growth, the child might become a stillborn! That’s why I’m so eager to go to Central Continent to find the Fire Spirit Jade Marrow. Do you understand now?”

“I see!” Yang Chen nodded. When he examined her earlier, he had also noticed this problem. Empress Yan’s cultivation was higher than Feng Yuwan’s, but the fetus in her womb was much weaker in comparison.

“Yang Chen, for the sake of the child, I can give you one more chance! If you’re willing to come with me to Central Continent now, we can … we can raise this child together in the future!” Empress Yan hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

However, her previously cold and arrogant face turned slightly red.

“Raise the child together?” Yang Chen was momentarily stunned.

He looked at Empress Yan, only to find that she avoided his gaze, as if she didn’t dare meet his eyes.

“Heh heh! Ah, women!” Yang Chen chuckled inwardly.

“Senior Empress Yan, there’s no need to rush to Central Continent. Although this child is weak, I have a way to strengthen its bloodline! In this way, you can continue to seal its growth, and we won’t need to rush to Central Continent.”

“Oh? You can strengthen the child’s bloodline?” Empress Yan looked surprised.

“Of course! After all, I am the child’s father!”

As Yang Chen spoke, he reached out and touched Empress Yan’s abdomen again.

Empress Yan froze, forgetting to dodge. Feeling the warmth of his palm, her face flushed slightly, and her body stiffened a little.

But in the end, she didn’t move away, allowing Yang Chen’s hand to remain on her abdomen.