Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

Shen Bai knew very well that he had no shortage of money, he had the prince's fiefdom to control the country, and he had already gained more than enough from his contract with the new emperor.

At this point, it would be better to give your descendants an identity.

Shen Bai is now a marquis, but this title is not hereditary. His sons will at most be called "Young Marquis" or "Heir Apparent".

The son-in-law is a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family. Even if his child becomes the heir apparent, he will only be a fake marquis and will gradually become a marginal relative of the imperial family. If he wants to become a nobleman, he will have to find a way to make achievements on his own.

Even though the Sixth Princess has a fiefdom, no one can guarantee what might happen in the future.

Shen Bai obtained his title of Marquis of Jiangbei by seizing every opportunity. The new emperor must have a thorn in his side, so it won't be easy for Shen Bai to become a duke. He must make significant contributions to the empire to have any chance.

Moreover, even if one becomes a duke, it doesn't necessarily mean that the title will be hereditary.

Hereditary succession is perpetual. In the cultivation world, if we really had to wait for Shen Bai to die, it would probably take over a thousand years. However, titles can be directly passed down, so Shen Bai doesn't have to wait for his death to pass on the title directly to his descendants.

Therefore, this request is neither too high nor too low, but it is very much in line with what a prince consort should think. Moreover, it is also for the benefit of the emperor's grandchildren, and such a request will only make the emperor feel comfortable.

Shen Bai is a pragmatic person. If asked to make a request, he will openly seek benefits for his unborn son.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in the Emperor's eyes.

He knew very well what Shen Bai's request meant.

He looked at the Sixth Princess, whose face was still full of sorrow: "Alas, I'm not very capable, and the man I married wasn't a duke or a prince."

The Emperor laughed and said, "So be it. Moreover, Qiyuan City will be your permanent fiefdom, Liu Shiqian. I will bestow further rewards upon you after my beloved grandson is born."

"Thank you, Father Emperor!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

……

Shen Bai and the Sixth Princess were overjoyed and bowed to thank the Emperor together.

After finishing their business, the Emperor did not linger and went to the best cave in Qiyuan City to cultivate. Wang Gao and Wan Lin accompanied him, and the entire Qiyuan City was immediately on high alert.

Fortunately, the Emperor had many skilled warriors with him, and the Sixth Princess was now wealthy enough to support an army. After the initial chaos, Qiyuan City returned to normal.

……

Have you heard? Her Highness the Eldest Princess is getting married to Shen Bai!

[Wow! Really? I'd only heard rumors that Shen Bai and the Princess were having an affair, but I never imagined they'd be getting married so soon?]

[What's wrong with that? Shen Bai is more than worthy of Your Highness. He's the youngest Golden Core cultivator in the empire's nearly thousand-year history, starting from nothing and becoming the hereditary Marquis of Jiangbei within five years, a third-rank branch leader of the Night Fiend Hall, and owning multiple listed companies. With such status and wealth, he's more than a match for Your Highness!]

[Ugh, I'm so angry! She's the dream girl of millions of men in the empire, and she just married someone else like that?! I even vowed to marry no one but His Highness!]

……

The news on the Spirit Network about Shen Bai's upcoming marriage to the Sixth Princess spread like wildfire, sweeping across the entire Xuan Yuan Empire and then throughout the two planets with a level of popularity no less than that of the new emperor's ascension to the throne and the Great Emperor's faked death.

Countless fans of the Sixth Princess were heartbroken that night. They couldn't believe the news was true; it was too fantastical.

She was the dream girl of millions of men in the empire, how could she get married so quickly? And to someone like Shen Bai, who was born an orphan?

Therefore, Shen Bai immediately received countless jealousy points, which allowed his skills to reach perfection and also earned him two important titles.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully drawing abilities from 10000 rivals three times, earning you the title "Enemy of Ten Thousand".]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully drawing abilities from 100000 rivals three times, earning the title "Enemy of 100,000".]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully drawing abilities from 1000000 rivals three times, earning the title "Million-Man Enemy".]

The above three titles will increase the level of all the host's talents and titles by 2.

……

How many talents and titles does Shen Bai have?

There are seven skills in total: Soul-Stealing, Indestructible Vajra, Sword Master, Three Elements Gathering at the Top, Breath Concealment, Aptitude Enhancement, and Instant Teleportation.

In its earliest form, "soul-stealing" was simply a kind of illusionary sound technique that combined music, illusion, and hypnosis to directly influence the soul of the other party.

Later, as his level increased, Shen Bai was able to control the thoughts of people whose souls were lower than his own through his ability to possess and manipulate their spirits.

With this talent level now increased by 2, Shen Bai can influence the thoughts or cognition of people whose souls are two major realms stronger than his own.

How powerful is Shen Bai's soul now? It's comparable to the Nascent Soul stage!

Those who are two realms higher are considered to be Integration Ancestors, and Shen Bai will be able to compete with them in the realm of the Divine Soul in the future.

The effect of this title is simply outrageous.

……

The indestructible talent of Vajra is to comprehensively enhance Shen Bai's physique, defense, and self-healing speed. Moreover, as Shen Bai stays on Qiyuan Star for longer and longer, his physical strength, which was originally comparable to the late Nascent Soul stage, has now become comparable to the early Nascent Soul stage after level +2.

With such a fierce physique, Shen Bai could roam freely on Qiyuan Star.

……

Sword Master.

Of all the countless sword techniques in the world, I am the most revered.

The purpose of this talent is to give Shen Bai an innate advantage when encountering any sword technique.

Furthermore, comprehending sword techniques, sword intent, sword momentum, and sword domain will all grant a 10% speed bonus.

Now that his level has increased by 2, Shen Bai can easily see through any sword technique he encounters in the future, and his comprehension speed will increase by 30%.

Shen Bai could learn ordinary sword techniques with just a glance in the future.

He's definitely a reincarnation of a sword immortal.

……

The Three Elements Gathering at the Top allows one's magical power to be stored beyond the limits of the body's original capacity, up to a maximum of 3 times.

Now that his level has increased by 2, the Three Elements Gathering at the Top has transformed into Five Elements Gathering at the Origin, allowing Shen Bai to store five times the amount of mana within his body.

One quarter is better than five!

With such endurance, even against someone of equal strength, they could simply wear down their opponent.

……

Concealing Breath, this is the effect of the title "Enemy of a Hundred Men," level +2. From now on, even those three major realms above Shen Bai will be unable to detect Shen Bai's cultivation level. The invisible and intangible concealment effect means there is no need to use shadows for cover anymore.

This also means that Shen Bai's current Golden Core stage cultivation and whereabouts are only detectable by Tribulation Transcending Supremes.

……

The title effect of the aptitude enhancement has already merged with Shen Bai's seventh-order cultivation technique, the Limitless True Scripture. It was already ten times faster than ordinary people, and now with an additional +2, it is equivalent to surpassing ordinary people by twelve times in aptitude.

Twelve times!

That's enough to defy the heavens!

……

Of all the talents and titles, the one that Shen Bai liked the most was teleportation.

This talent allows Shen Bai to be unaffected by traps or restrictions, instantly teleporting to a location, the distance depending on the amount of magic power used.

When spiritual energy was low, this skill was quite useless and could only be used as a life-saving technique.

Now, with a level of +2, Shen Bai's mana consumption has decreased by 20%, and his movement distance has increased by 20%.

This extraordinary skill will make Shen Bai invincible in future battles!

……

He possesses twelve times the heaven-defying cultivation aptitude, a powerful physical body comparable to the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage, a powerful divine soul comparable to the Nascent Soul stage, unparalleled swordsmanship talent comparable to the reincarnation of a sword immortal, five times the mana reserves, a breath-concealing skill that can only be detected by those who have transcended tribulation, and an unpredictable instantaneous teleportation ability.

Shen Bai's current overall strength is easily comparable to that of a powerful True Monarch at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. Even if he encounters a Nascent Soul stage expert, he will not be afraid and can directly confront them head-on.

But this is not the end.

The newly updated system shop has revealed the pills that Shen Bai covets.

Fourth-grade supreme barrier-breaking pill.

It can allow a cultivator at the Golden Core stage to directly advance to a minor realm.

Fifth-grade supreme barrier-breaking pill.

It can allow a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage to directly advance to a minor realm.

Shen Bai could also refine these pills, but the required medicinal materials were very expensive, and the effects were not as good as those from the system shop.

In fact, starting from the fourth-tier Breakthrough Pill, it is no longer entirely guaranteed that one can directly advance to a minor realm.

Alchemists can only guarantee a very high probability of advancing to the next minor realm.

Anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be of high quality.

These two top-grade Breakthrough Pills can guarantee a 100% advancement of a minor realm for those in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages.

The ancient medicine that Shen Bai obtained from the burial ground of the Dragon Elephant Sect has a similar effect, but now that he has the supply from the mall, he can do many things without worry.

Furthermore, the system shop also sells powerful pills such as the fourth-grade supreme breakthrough pill, the fifth-grade supreme breakthrough pill, the fifth-grade supreme calming pill, and the fifth-grade supreme gathering spirit pill.

Although they are all expensive, it will make it much easier to train your own subordinates later.

……

"What are you thinking about, Your Highness?"

An Li's voice pulled Shen Bai back to reality. Hearing An Li address him like that, he was both amused and exasperated, yet dared not utter a single word of rebuttal.

First of all, they didn't make a mistake in their call; secondly, they're someone you can't afford to mess with right now.

The Sixth Princess had only recently become pregnant, while An Li was about to give birth.

Throughout the entire Shen residence, everyone had to push their movements to the limit, even when walking, for fear of making too much noise and disturbing An Li's pregnancy.

Shen Wenwen, who is always loud and boisterous, knows that her personality is too impulsive. During this time, she either hides in her cave to cultivate or lies on An Li's belly to listen to the fetal heartbeat.

"I'm going to be an aunt."

Shen Wenwen looked at her brother with anticipation and couldn't help but pinch his arm: "You're not allowed to go see Liu Shiqian these next few days."

"Okay, okay, I won't go anywhere!"

Seeing the two sisters-in-law forming a united front, Shen Bai dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

There's no way around it; no matter what, the son is the most important person.

Bai Qingqing, standing to the side, looked on with envy.

An Li is about to give birth, and the Sixth Princess is pregnant. It is said that Si Qing's pregnancy started even earlier than the Sixth Princess's.

Why is it that I'm the only one who can't get pregnant?

Could it be that the three of them have some special tricks up their sleeves?

After thinking for a moment, she took out a communication talisman and sent it to Hu Feier: "Sister Feier, are you free tonight?"

"What is it?"

"Well, it's just the two of us who haven't made a move."

"so what?"

"How about we sit down and discuss philosophy with Shen Bai tonight?"

"Wait, I'll change into my battle gear and head over!"

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