Deducing Godhood from the Fetal Stage

Chapter 54 Showdown

The girl in the loose dress had a more noticeable belly than Ling Jiu. When she saw someone looking at her, she seemed startled, let out a sudden "Ah!", covered her face with her hands, but still peeked out through her fingers.

"Sister Lin Jiu?"

The girl's voice was filled with surprise.

Ling Jiu was stunned for a moment before she recalled the voice from her memory.

Jiang Ren.

Jiang Rang's genius younger sister. She shouldn't be nineteen yet, right? Her birthday is still two months away.

But now, she stands beside Jiang Rang with such a big belly.

She didn't look good either; if you looked closely, you could see many red marks on her arms.

Ling Jiu's mind went blank for a moment, but now was not the time to think about such things.

She stepped into the elevator and pressed the open button before the doors closed completely.

Then, to Jiang Ren's astonishment, she grabbed Jiang Rang's wrist.

"Come with me."

"Renren, wait for me downstairs."

He spoke to the girl next to him, and then Ling Jiu dragged him to the VIP ward where she had previously stayed.

Only three people remained in the cramped space: Ling Jiu, Jiang Rang, and Wei Yun, who stood like a shadow behind Ling Jiu.

The door was closed, isolating the room from all outside noise.

Ling Jiu let go of her hand and sat on the bed. She felt that the little one in her belly seemed to feel the tension as well, and moved slightly. She subconsciously touched her abdomen.

Jiang Rang's gaze darkened again: "You just sent a message saying that the child is mine."

Ling Jiu nodded: "Yes."

Just once.

Jiang Rang looked at her with eyes so sharp it seemed he wanted to cut open her skin and see the truth inside.

"That happened two years ago."

"Yes."

"A normal pregnancy lasts a maximum of ten months."

"Lin Jiu, how can I trust you?"

The air in the room was tense.

"Because I am not an ordinary person."

Ling Jiu struggled to organize her thoughts, "My father is a king-level being. My grandmother is an existence above the highest heavens. That's why the pregnancy took so long."

The moment Jiang Rang uttered the words "Supreme Heaven," his breath hitched for a second.

Cultivation in the Starry Empire is divided into two realms: Mortal Body, Mortal Transformation, and Star Phenomenon. After that, one can ascend to Immortality and finally become a Lord of a Dao. Only by gaining the approval of the Grand Council of the Empire can one remove the Xuan position and truly attain eternal life.

This is what the multiverse refers to—

【god】.

To prevent their powers from polluting the world itself, imperial law stipulates that anyone of the Dao Lord rank or above is not allowed to linger among the common people for more than seven days without a valid reason.

She is actually the child of an existence at the Dao Lord level or above?

"Who is it?"

Seeing the shock flash in his eyes, Ling Jiu lightly traced a line on the inside of her left wrist with her fingertip.

A point of seven-colored light quietly lit up, then spread and outlined, finally condensing into a palm-sized, exquisite pagoda pattern on her wrist.

This is the family mark of all beings at the Dao Lord level and above; it cannot be faked.

Jiang Rang's gaze was fixed on the seven-colored pagoda mark, and his breath hitched for a few seconds.

Small tower.

Throughout the entire Fifth Star Realm, and even within the Fifth Star Realm itself, there is no one who doesn't know what it represents.

The Exquisite Heaven-Sealing Tower is a divine artifact of the Dao Lord level.

Its master is the Mysterious Lord of Wonderful Colors and Radiant Light. Lingcai Xin.

There are only a hundred Dao Lords in the multiverse, and only seven in the Fifth Star Realm, and she is the strongest one.

He was the founder of the imperial education system, the creator of the "Five Paths and Five Followers" (a set of educational principles), and one of the pillars of human civilization.

It is said that Daojun once said that he was impartial and selfless, so when the children of the Ling clan are born, they must use ordinary surnames and names so as not to take away the resources of the people.

No wonder his surname is Lin, no wonder Wang Cheng seems so mysterious.

All the clues matched up at that moment.

Jiang Rang's first reaction was apprehension.

She is the daughter of the Ling family and the granddaughter of Daojun.

He, a commoner student who had to struggle to even complete the third-stage stream, was suddenly told two years later that he had impregnated Daojun's granddaughter.

What would I do?

Becoming the son-in-law of an existence at the Dao Lord level or above inevitably leads to immortality.

Perhaps others would covet such a thing, but he doesn't want it. Because that would prevent him from breaking free from his own path and becoming the master of his own path again.

Will they ask me to become a son-in-law of the Ling family and switch to the position of "mistress"?

But I am that child's father. Even though he didn't make a mistake on his own back then, his sense of responsibility as a man prevented him from giving an answer easily.

Jiang Rang remained silent for a long time, so long that cold sweat began to seep from the palms of her hands that were resting on her abdomen.

Finally, he spoke: "What do you need? A father for the child? Or a son-in-law from the Ling family?"

"Original essence and blood".

Ling Jiu didn't say anything more; she knew Jiang Rang would understand.

Those who are five generations close relatives at the level of a king or above must possess a bloodline secret method. However, in order to ensure the integrity of their destiny, their parents need to contribute their essence and blood to activate it. But this must be done voluntarily by the parents; otherwise, it will be ineffective.

Jiang closed his eyes.

For a behemoth like the Ling family, this voluntary participation might be his only chance to negotiate, given his humble background as a student. And afterwards, he might never be able to pursue his own path again.

A few seconds later, he opened his eyes again, got up, and reached out his hand.

"Let's go."

"Didn't they say they wanted the original essence blood?"

Ling Jiu had anticipated many possible reactions from him: anger, resistance, bargaining, but she hadn't expected him to be so calm.

She gently offered him her hand, which he took.

It feels like the warmth of a memory.

Just like that night when he was covered in blood and said to her, "I told you, I would take responsibility."

My previously anxious heart gradually calmed down.

……

After going downstairs, Jiang Rang seemed to be worried about Jiang Ren, so he took her with him into the car. Wei Yun also stopped hiding and got in with them.

Wei Yun was driving, and the atmosphere in the car was very tense. Neither of her parents let go, nor did either mention letting go. Jiang Yun collected another wisp of the marriage Dao trace, which he picked up casually.

[An unexpected link]

We quickly got off the bus at Jiangcheng Interstellar Transportation Station.

A huge interstellar passenger plane flew directly through the clouds and into the boundless starry sky. Jiang Yun saw it through her mother's eyes and it was no different from the airplane in her previous life, except that it was traveling in the universe.

And there are many strange 'people' who are not entirely human in appearance.

Some people have skin covered in thick rock, while others only have one eye.

He finally saw the original appearance of this home planet, which was actually somewhat similar to Earth in his previous life, with a sun, a moon and several planets.

Before he could take a closer look, the solar system sped away, and then a voice announced, "The spaceship is about to cross a wormhole. Passengers, please prepare."

In an instant, the planets, stars, galaxies, and constellations in the sky seemed to fly past like streams of light.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

For three days, Jiang Yun continued practicing the Purple Jade Limitless Stance with the Flow state every day. There seemed to be some awkwardness between her biological parents, but her aunt, Jiang Ren, was very lively. Perhaps because they were both expectant mothers, she got along very well with Ling Jiu.

But she never mentioned how she got pregnant, and Lingjiu wisely didn't ask any more questions.

However, from Jiang Yun's perspective, he clearly saw something strange.

The mother's previous thoughts indicated that this younger sister was a child prodigy.

But now the only entry above her head is 【Waiter Second Job Advancement: Lover】.

I have no idea how these identities work...

Time passed slowly, and finally, Jiang Yun's Meteor Bone reached perfection, and he was about to break through to the first level of Body Tempering.

Just then.

"The spacecraft has exited the wormhole orbit. Passengers, please fasten your seatbelts!"

With a prompt from the flight attendant, the spaceship emerged from the wormhole.

A planet that was more than ten times larger than the mother planet and hundreds of times larger than Earth in the previous life suddenly appeared outside the spaceship window!