"Impossible, right?" Qian Renxue shook her head. "The little one is still so small, how could she possibly absorb energy?"
"An angel and a zombie, one of light, one of evil. Who knows what kind of thing they would give birth to," Jiang Chen said.
Qian Renxue immediately slapped him again and said angrily, "Is that any way to talk about your own child?"
Jiang Chen smiled awkwardly, but there was still some worry in his heart.
"Why don't we try cultivating again tomorrow and see if the little one is really absorbing it? We need to get to the bottom of this," Jiang Chen suggested.
Qian Renxue hesitated.
Jiang Chen continued, "Don't worry, we'll just cultivate lightly, just enough to produce some effect."
Qian Renxue nodded. "Alright."
After hearing Jiang Chen say this, she also became curious.
This concerned her own child; they had to figure it out clearly.
The next day.
The two cultivated as usual, but all their attention was focused on that small life.
Yin-yang energy rapidly formed, and once it reached a certain level of density, a portion suddenly disappeared again.
The two exchanged glances. Sure enough, this time they both clearly felt the direction the energy was flowing, being absorbed by the small embryo.
"Eh, this little one's life aura seems to have strengthened a bit," Jiang Chen said in surprise.
"Really?" Qian Renxue asked.
Jiang Chen nodded. "There's absolutely no mistake. I'm extremely sensitive to life auras."
"Is this good or bad for her?" Qian Renxue asked, somewhat at a loss.
"Life aura strengthening is naturally a good thing," Jiang Chen laughed.
"I never thought the energy produced by this manual could actually help the fetus grow. Xue'er, perhaps your delivery time will be greatly shortened, so it won't have too big an impact on you either."
This was undoubtedly good news for Jiang Chen.
"Ah, then should we continue cultivating?" Qian Renxue asked.
Jiang Chen stood up. "To be safe, we should usually cultivate separately. We only need to provide the little one with some energy every day."
Qian Renxue nodded and gently stroked her belly with a loving expression. She also wanted to see her child sooner.
...
Three months later, Jiang Chen sensed the small life inside Qian Renxue, his smile extremely satisfied.
The small life had already grown to the size of a fist, and its four limbs were already very distinct.
The current Jiang Chen had truly become a proper dad.
During these months, he had carefully read many books on how to care for pregnant women and fetuses, attentively looking after Qian Renxue.
Every meal for Qian Renxue was meticulously prepared by him, and he had once again become her personal guard, accompanying her every time she went out.
The two had not even told Xiao Ying about the secret of the small life.
They had to keep this secret. If it reached Bibi Dong, the two of them probably wouldn't have a good outcome.
"How is it? Boy or girl?" Qian Renxue looked at Jiang Chen expectantly.
Although she could sense the existence of the fetus in her body, her spiritual power could only return a rough outline; she couldn't see it as clearly as Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen's eyes shone brightly as he stared for a long while before saying, "It should be a girl."
Joy appeared on Qian Renxue's face.
"A girl is good, she'll be Daddy's little cotton-padded jacket," Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Watching the child grow day by day filled his heart with happiness.
Qian Renxue's belly was only slightly bulging; it was hard to notice unless one looked carefully.
Moreover, after she used her soul bone's camouflage ability, both her figure and aura would be concealed. No one would be able to tell at all.
"The Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament will begin in three days," Jiang Chen sighed, feeling somewhat worried.
The start of the Soul Master Tournament meant Qian Renxue would soon enter a busy and laborious state of life.
As the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ye had handed many matters over to her to handle.
Qian Renxue gently stroked Jiang Chen's hair and smiled. "Don't think of us mother and daughter as so fragile. Didn't you say her life aura is very strong, even surpassing those seven- or eight-month-old fetuses?"
"Mm, I will protect you both well."
"Right, tell me about the tournament arrangements," Jiang Chen said.
Qian Renxue nodded. "The Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Spirit Hall will each have a seeded team that advances directly to the finals. The preliminary rounds will be held in the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire."
"Because the Heaven Dou Empire has four kingdoms and one duchy, the preliminaries are also divided into several districts. In the end, fifteen teams will advance to the finals. The Star Luo Empire is roughly the same."
"So, thirty teams advancing from the two empires, plus the three seeded teams that enter the finals directly, for a total of thirty-three teams competing for the final championship."
Jiang Chen nodded. The format was the same as he remembered.
Yu Tianheng's Royal Battle Team main team did not need to participate in the preliminaries and was directly seeded into the finals.
What interested him was whether Xiao Wu from Shrek Academy would appear on the competition stage.
If she did appear, then there would probably be quite a show to watch…
Three days later, in Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament officially opened, with a grand opening ceremony held in Heaven Dou City.
The competition venue was arranged inside the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, which had been renovated to form an enormous competition field.
Early in the morning, before the sun had risen, after Jiang Chen had accompanied Qian Renxue to finish her nutritious breakfast, they set off for the competition venue.
A luxurious and massive carriage procession departed from the imperial palace. At the very front was Emperor Xue Ye, followed by the Crown Prince.
Jiang Chen obediently followed beside the carriage.
The renovated Great Spirit Arena could accommodate eighty thousand spectators at the same time. Tickets had been madly snapped up a month earlier.
At this moment, all eight entrances to the arena were already packed, with audiences continuously crowding in.
The emperor's procession entered through a special passage and arrived directly below the VIP platform.
Qian Renxue followed Xue Ye and took her seat on the VIP platform.
Jiang Chen had been pushed aside. There were higher-level guards around Xue Ye, so there was no need for him.
He and Zhao Hu and the others casually leaned against a corner of the stands, their eyes scanning everywhere.
There were quite a few familiar faces in the VIP seats.
Emperor Xue Ye sat in the very center of the first row. To the emperor's right was Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, and to the left was Platinum Bishop Salas of the Spirit Hall.
Qian Renxue was seated in the second row.
When Jiang Chen's gaze fell on Qian Renxue, she looked over with a tacit understanding and nodded slightly.
Jiang Chen smiled, then shifted his gaze away.
A moment later, the emcee announced that the tournament opening ceremony had officially begun.
The teams from the various academies participating in the competition had already been waiting in the resting area for a long time. Under the guidance of the staff, they began to line up and walk past the VIP seats, shouting and imposing slogans, before forming up in the center of the competition field.
"Why does this feel exactly like a school sports meet from my previous life?" Jiang Chen felt somewhat speechless. No matter how he looked at it, this seemed like they were holding a sports meet.
The young boys and girls marched in neat steps, frantically roaring their academy's slogans, their faces flushed red with excitement…
This was the soul master world, yet no matter how Jiang Chen looked at it, he felt it had a rather silly vibe.
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