Beast World: Rise to Power with the Offspring System
Chapter 992 - 990: Spring with Color

Chapter 992: Chapter 990: Spring with Color

"The Ancestral Dragon’s descent to the Lower Realm this time is purely seeking abuse. You have no idea how miserably he was humiliated. Killing a person is but a single point on the ground, but he endured the ultimate torment of body, mind, and soul."

Sally recounted to Zi Qi what she saw of the Ancestral Dragon in the Human Realm, and the experiences Xiaomei traced back from him...

Fan Yi, the Ancestral Dragon’s reincarnation, is the illegitimate child of the Emperor of the Immortal Dynasty. But the Immortal Dynasty practices monogamy and does not acknowledge the identity of illegitimate children. Even if he is the Prince, rotten eggs and spoiled vegetables would still be thrown at him.

However, Fan Yi, innately kind, knew he was an illegitimate child and endured the ridicule and scorn of the common folk.

Later, a preacher of the Awakening Path named Wu Wen invited him to join the Awakening Path. Although he wished to, he did not agree.

For the Awakening Path entails renouncing the world, and becoming unconcerned with worldly matters. But he has a mother; if he were to leave, what would become of her?

The Emperor’s lifespan was nearing its end, and without an heir to inherit the throne, he finally remembered Fan Yi, the illegitimate child.

Fan Yi was persuaded by his mother to be taken into the Imperial Palace as an adopted son.

Since childhood, Fan Yi’s mother used charcoal ash to cover his face, never showing his true form to others. Moreover, he possessed a top-grade Spirit Root, which he always hid. His mother knew well that possessing a precious gem invites trouble, so she chose to hide his talents.

Once the dust was cleared away, his divine and ethereal visage was exposed to the public.

With unparalleled appearance, top-grade Spirit Root, and the status of Crown Prince of the Immortal Dynasty, he soared to the top among the five supreme beauties of the Tianjue Continent.

The Emperor suddenly passed away!

The Empress, who had been in seclusion for years, emerged with a large belly, claiming it was the Emperor’s posthumous child and soon gave birth to a son!

With the birth of the legitimate son, Fan Yi’s identity as an illegitimate child was exposed to the world. His mother suffered inhumane punishment and was ultimately nailed to the execution platform.

Fan Yi was also placed under house arrest in the palace.

Wu Wen found Fan Yi once more and asked if he would join the Awakening Path.

This time, Fan Yi agreed, shaving his head and becoming a monk, with no further attachments to the world.

Yet, as he let go, someone targeted him—a highly poisonous mother snake!

After giving birth, the Empress aged rapidly.

She set her sights on Fan Yi’s top-grade Spirit Root, had it extracted, and upon consuming it, she regained her youth.

The Empress’s son ascended the throne to become the Emperor, and the Empress became the Empress Dowager, commanding the Immortal Dynasty in the name of the young Emperor.

Fan Yi escaped from the palace but was easily recaptured by the Empress Dowager, becoming her plaything, and forced to offer his vital blood every day.

To rid himself of the Empress Dowager, Fan Yi asked Wu Wen for a poison.

After Fan Yi consumed the poison, it was no surprise that the Empress Dowager was poisoned after drinking his blood and nearly died.

Though she did not die, the poisoning caused another damage to her appearance.

She ceased drinking Fan Yi’s blood and began tormenting Fan Yi... his world-renowned beauty was destroyed by the Empress Dowager!

Wu Wen also fell victim to the Empress Dowager’s hunt, and any Jue Dao Practitioners related to Fan Yi and Wu Wen would often disappear after being captured.

...

"It seems the Ancestral Dragon has chosen a difficult path in this reincarnation," Zi Qi sighed.

Sally replied, "How is this a difficult path? It’s plainly a path of suffering. I simply couldn’t bear seeing him like that, so I upheld justice in his stead."

"Why don’t you visit the Ancestral Dragon Tomb?" Zi Qi squeezed her little paw.

Sally thought for a moment, it indeed seemed necessary to take a look, "Alright, I’ll go now. Little Zhouzhou can stay with you for a while? Let him play with the siblings."

"No problem at all!" Zi Qi’s eyes lit up instantly, "Let me see how he has grown? Such a young child, he changes almost every day."

"That’s true; he can toddle around already." Sally brought Little Zhouzhou out from the System Space, the little one holding a bottle, eating.

Zi Qi saw his pretty little face, "He looks a bit like the 24th."

"Seems so," Sally didn’t mind, "Come on, Little Zhouzhou, learn to call—Father Emperor!"

"Father Emperor~" The tender, milky voice was irresistibly endearing.

Zi Qi’s heart melted completely, "Oh." He took out two Little Storage Bags from the Spatial Ring and hung them around Little Zhouzhou’s neck.

Little Zhouzhou’s eyes sparkled, and he lunged into Zi Qi’s arms, "Thank you, Father Emperor."

Zi Qi laughed, "You’re welcome."

Then looked at Sally, "You should head over now; it’s better sooner than later."

"..." Clearly, he just wanted to bond with the new son, "Then I’ll be off. Contact me if anything comes up."

"Go, go." Zi Qi cuddled Little Zhouzhou and kissed his chubby little face, "Do you want to go to Divine Beast University? There are lots of big brothers and sisters there."

"Yes!" Little Zhouzhou nestled in his embrace, not the least bit shy.

Sally: "..." Alright, she was the superfluous one!

...

Magma Sea.

The Ancestral Dragon Tomb was sealed again, so Sally could only enter from here.

[Xiaomei, let’s go down.]

[Yes, Host.]

Entering the Ancestral Dragon Tomb via the Magma Sea was now a familiar path, and it wasn’t long before Sally reached the Bottom of the Magma Sea.

The Ancestral Dragon Tomb was close at hand.

Yet she hesitated suddenly, unsure of what to say upon meeting him.

[Host, the Ancestral Dragon is right in front of the World Tree,] Xiaomei told Sally.

Sally: [...Alright, let’s go over directly.]

Yi was no longer a youth now, after a tribulation in the Human Realm, he had fully returned to his original form.

When he saw Sally, he wasn’t surprised, "You’ve come."

"Um..." Sally raised her hand to touch her earlobe, realizing her earring was gone; she didn’t know where she lost it.

"I came to apologize to you."

"No need to care about it," Yi looked at her, "You haven’t seen the spring of the Ancestral Dragon Tomb, have you? I’ll take you to see it."

"Sure." Sally was a bit awkward, perfectly using this as a diversion.

Sally followed him, observing his profile, mature and steady yet exquisitely chiseled, "You’ve returned to your former self; it’s indeed better this way."

"As long as you like it," Yi’s eyes displayed a hint of relief.

Sally followed Yi to the top of the former mountain of the Ancestral Dragon Tomb.

Boundless valleys, filled and shrouded with clouds of colorful mist; Divine Flowers and Plants competing to outshine one another; the Divine Qi in the air thickened to form golden Divine Rain Clouds, seemingly ready to rain at any moment.

Sally sighed at the beautiful scenery before her, showing an innocent and pure smile, it’d be wonderful to bring the kids along.

But if they came, they would surely plunder all these Divine-grade flowers and plants...

"Truly beautiful!" Sally took out her camera to capture the breathtaking view.

Yi produced a pair of Spring with Color earrings from his hand, "These are for you."

"Thank you." Sally gracefully accepted the earrings, donning one on her bare earlobe and replacing the other with Spring with Color.

"Do they look good?"

"Yes."

"Hehe~" Sally clasped her hands behind her back, "Um... In the Human Realm, did I affect your tribulation?"

"No, it just ended," Yi replied, "The Heavenly Dao is heavy on karma, and the Awakening Path also cultivates karma, so the Heavenly Dao wishes to understand the difference between two karmas."

"One cultivates this life, the other cultivates the next."

"Yes. Yanyan, do you wish for this life, or the next?"

"Definitely this life." Sally looked up into his eyes, "Karma in this life, fruit in this life; karma in the next life, fruit in the next. I ask for nothing in the next life, only this life."

Yi’s quiet heart felt as if struck by a heavy hammer...