Beast World: Rise to Power with the Offspring System
Chapter 1229 - 1227: Illusory Realm

Qianyuan Star.

The Mingzhu Island, once destroyed by a natural disaster meteor, has been rebuilt as before.

The study room has also been restored to its previous appearance, and even the password lock on the door remains the same, automatically generating a new twenty-eight digit password at midnight every day!

Fifty-year-old Xuanyuan City still retains the appearance of a man in his twenties, but his hair is completely white.

Within a month of Sally's departure, his hair turned white. He seemed soulless, devoid of emotion.

The Life Ark failed to reach the new star and eventually returned to Qianyuan Star.

His mother, the Third Princess, asked him to abdicate, stating frankly that he wasn't of royal blood, Gu Bin Hong was, and he was just Gu Bin Hong's substitute.

Having lost Sally, Xuanyuan City didn't care about the throne. However, before Sally left, she told him to become a king who benefits humanity!

If Sally ever returns and finds him no longer king, she would be very disappointed!

Therefore, he refused the Third Princess's request.

Gu Zhen Ting only found out on the Life Ark that Gu Cheng wasn't his bloodline, but a substitute.

Yet, the fatherly love he gave this fake son was genuine. In the end, not only did he not oppose Xuanyuan City becoming emperor, but he also supported it.

In fact, even if he opposed, it wouldn't have mattered; Xuanyuan City held all the power and had the people's support. And for those who abandoned Qianyuan Star, they had already lost the support long ago.

The Third Princess sent assassins to try and kill Xuanyuan City, but unexpectedly Xuanyuan City had also awakened superpowers, not only annihilating her assassins but also exiling her to an isolated island, completely imprisoning her.

However, not long after, the Third Princess died because of a failed drug-induced superpower awakening.

Xuanyuan City saw her off on her final journey, holding a grand funeral. And the secret that he wasn't true royalty was buried underground with her.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the study, there was a piano. It was the third-ranked piano in the world, repaired by Xiaomei using reputation points as per Sally's request.

Sally left it and the provisions with Xuanyuan City.

His slightly pale, slender fingers lifted the piano lid, removed the golden-red cleaning cloth, and casually pressed a key, the deep, prolonged piano sound resonating throughout the study.

Aisente came; he too was fifty years old, but unlike Xuanyuan City's youthful appearance, his temples were gray, and his eyes lined with the marks of time.

"Your Majesty, Gu Bin Hong is gone."

"What happened?"

"He drank too much and insisted on riding a horse despite the attendant's advice, fell off, broke his neck, and passed away instantly."

"He has a son, right?"

"Yes, the child is being raised by Elder Gu."

"Have Elder Gu come over, and bring that child with him."

Aisente seemed to know what Xuanyuan City intended, but could only sigh deeply at last, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Xuanyuan City sat on the piano stool and closed his eyes.

Just as his fingers rested on the keys to play, a shockwave rang in his mind—Sha!

Followed by spinning heaven and earth... eventually, a vision seemed to appear before his eyes!

He stood inside an enormous Ancient Cauldron!

And where the cauldron stood was very spacious, with a sacred and solemn Cloud Platform in the sky, upon which sat a woman holding a child!

When he managed to see the woman's face clearly, his complexion turned pale instantly!

Just as he was about to call her, the vision vanished, and he was back in his study.

"Sally! Are you there?"

Xuanyuan City pressed his lips tightly, his hands clenched into fists so hard that his fingertips dug into his palms, tiny streams of blood seeping out...

...

"Ah Tui—" Sally sneezed, then looked up at the tribulation clouds in the sky, quiet again. Moreover, this time the interval was much longer, lasting a full twenty days.

Zong Silu was with the children, studying the patterns and Ancient Truth on the Ancient Primordial Cauldron.

Hearing Sally sneeze, Zong Silu looked up at her, "Yanyan?"

"I'm fine." Sally rubbed her nose, "So boring, why isn't the Heavenly Tribulation stirring. Am I going through a half-hearted Tribulation?"

"It shouldn't be. It's likely related to the Ancient Primordial Cauldron? The Heavenly Tribulation has been suppressed by it, maybe you should put it away first."

"Alright."

Sally put away the Ancient Divine Tripod.

Sure enough, as soon as she retracted the cauldron, the tribulation clouds in the sky started to surge rapidly.

"It really was the cause." Sally originally wanted to use the Ancient Primordial Cauldron to pass the Tribulation, but it seemed unreliable now.

"Mum, this time it's four tribulations at once: Fire, Wind, Wood, and Thunder!" Xiao Sui informed Sally.

Sally immediately told Zong Silu: "Take the kids far away, I'll handle the rest of the Heavenly Tribulation myself."

"These four, I'll deal with them!" Little Qianzhi cracked its knuckles, "Hehe~ Watch my black hole talent."

Zong Silu laughed: "Your black hole talent is actually just a teleportation portal. Who knows where these tribulations might end up if you send them there. In case it's a regular world, it'll certainly be apocalyptic."

Sally suddenly recalled that the meteor on Qianyuan Star also emerged from a black hole...

"Uh, Little Qianzhi!"

"What's the matter, Mum?"

"Have you ever used the black hole to swallow meteors or planetary fragments and such?"

"Yes, I have." Little Qianzhi replied.

Sally couldn't help feeling a tightness in her throat, "Do you know where those black holes sent the meteor fragments?"

"I don't know."

"...perhaps going to Qianyuan Star wasn't just by chance!"

"But seriously, these four tribulations have God King level destructive power, it's best to neutralize them." Sally said.

Little Niannian shouted, "Mum—I'll do it!"

Sally looked over at him, Little Niannian had been watching quietly all along, very well-behaved and obedient, she shook her head, "No, you're still young, just watch from the side."

But Little Niannian teleported right into Sally's arms, "My main talent is the Hongmeng Law, but I also have auxiliary talents like water, wood, space, earth, thunder, fire, wind, time, and the supreme law of fate. Dad taught me already, can I try?"

Listening to Little Niannian's talents, Xiao Tian whistled, "My Ancestor Dragon little brother has such cool talents!"

Sally glanced at him, "...where did you learn to whistle?"

"Uncle Yan." Xiao Tian replied.

"I'll settle accounts with him later." Sally looked at Little Niannian in her arms, "These are four Heavenly Tribulations."

"Dad said if I get hurt, he'll notice immediately and will come to save me at once."

"...If Si Yi really comes, will I even be able to pass my tribulation? Probably one Dragon Roar from him would dispel my tribulation completely."

"So, exercise caution; if you feel you can't handle it, let mum do it. Even using the Ancient Primordial Cauldron to suppress the tribulation, stop your dad from coming over."

"Got it, mum." Little Niannian wagged his Little Ancestor Dragon tail, flying up into the sky, ready to face the tribulation.

But when the Heavenly Tribulation sensed who was below, it hesitated, seemingly unsure if it should continue.

Little Tangtang shouted at the tribulation clouds in the sky, "Strike—see if you're more powerful, or my brother is."

As if stimulated by Little Tangtang's words, there was finally movement within the tribulation clouds; amidst the lightning and thunder, Fire, Wind, Wood, and Thunder Tribulations descended together, ultimately merging into a single massive Tribulation Thunder shooting towards Little Niannian.

Behind Little Niannian, appeared the gigantic beast image of the Ancestral Dragon!