I was born a god, the son of the Demon Lord.

Without time to delve into the mysteries of the bloodline, Xu Yuan got up and walked straight to the highest jade platform, easily taking down the glass bottle that contained the dark red essence blood.

The bottle is crystal clear, with a single drop of ancestral phoenix blood quietly suspended inside.

Xu Yuan looked down at her lower abdomen and asked gently, "Baby, this is what you want, right?"

A faint divine response immediately came from within the abdomen.

Xu Yuan looked at the bottle with a puzzled expression: "But how are you going to use it?"

The little guy is still inside the eggshell and hasn't even been born yet, so how can he refine his essence and blood?

Moreover, this ancient ancestral bloodline is extremely domineering, and even ordinary powerful beings might not dare to directly absorb it.

Xu Nanyi also got stuck, and the system's voice rang in her mind.

[Host, don't worry. Your father has the bloodline of a demonic dragon, and his constitution is incompatible with the essence of the ancestral phoenix.]

[Let him swallow this drop of essence blood. He cannot retain it; the essence blood will automatically settle and separate, at which point you can directly absorb it while in the womb.]

Xu Nanyi suddenly realized what was going on and, once again, with all her might, she managed to transmit her voice to her mother, despite the suppression of the eggshell's rules.

"Let...Father drink..."

Upon hearing her daughter's intermittent voice transmission, Xu Yuan instantly deciphered the hidden meaning.

It was nothing more than using the body of the demonic dragon as a transit point to buffer the domineering power of the ancestral phoenix's essence blood, and finally separating it and transferring it to the little phoenix in the womb.

But she immediately shook her head rationally and explained softly to her lower abdomen, "Not now, baby."

"Your father has the constitution of a demonic dragon, and the bloodline clashes are too severe."

"This is the original essence blood of the ancient ancestral phoenix, with domineering power and extremely violent spiritual energy."

"He is currently pregnant with twins, his vital energy is depleted and unstable, and he is also restrained and suppressed by chains. If he swallows it rashly, it will easily cause a backlash in his meridians."

"Let's be safe and wait until we're fully prepared before using it, okay?"

Xu Nanyi inside the womb understood, obediently enduring the suppression of the eggshell's rules, and weakly transmitted her voice: "Okay..."

Unable to resist the fatal attraction of the Ancestral Phoenix bloodline, she softly added a sentence.

"Mother...come the bottle closer, it makes me feel better."

Xu Yuan's heart softened, and she immediately raised her hand to bring the glass bottle close to Shen Jiuyuan's lower abdomen.

Through the thin layer of clothing, flesh, and eggshell, the pure and ancient aura of phoenix blood slowly seeped in.

Xu Nanyi felt instantly refreshed inside her abdomen. Her restless bloodline calmed down completely, and even her mid-stage Golden Core cultivation foundation was quietly solidified.

Shen Jiuyuan, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered throughout.

The mother and daughter were whispering to each other, which he couldn't catch.

All I saw was Xu Yuan gently murmuring to her belly for a long time, her expression focused and doting.

Before he could figure it out, Xu Yuan straightened up and turned to look at him.

"Don't just stand there, pick what you want quickly, and then come out with me, I have something to do."

Shen Jiuyuan didn't stand on ceremony and directly selected the ten best ones here.

With each finger touched, the heart aches a little more as a wish is made.

Those were all her most treasured possessions, kept hidden deep within her coffers!

As she remotely retrieved the treasures and piled them up, her eyes trembled with pain, her brows and eyes filled with reluctance.

Seeing her reluctantly parting with her love, Shen Jiuyuan felt all the pent-up frustration he had been holding in for a month vanish instantly!

That was awesome!

Finally, it was his turn to shine!

Feeling bad? Serves you right! This is all compensation I deserve!

Xu Yuan caught a glimpse of his smug and self-satisfied expression, and a sudden, inexplicable thought stirred within her.

Looking at the mountain of treasures piled up before her, all destined for the Demon Lord, a phrase from a mortal story suddenly popped into her mind—

Does this... count as a betrothal gift from her?

Upon realizing this, she felt even more cheated.

The more I look at it, the less worth it seems!

She gave away so many precious treasures for nothing, yet this person argues with her every day and is stubborn, not obedient at all!

I'm too lazy to dwell on gains and losses anymore; out of sight, out of mind.

"I've put it away."

Shen Jiuyuan put it into his magical artifact storage space.

The next second, Xu Yuan reached out and grabbed the gilded chain on his left wrist, giving it a gentle tug.

"I'm gone."

"Let Aunt Kong take your pulse, check the pregnancy, and predict when these two eggs will hatch."

The gilded chains jingled softly, and Shen Jiuyuan, gently pulled along by Xu Yuan, could only reluctantly follow her out.

Along the way, the palace maids and guards still lowered their eyes and glanced sideways, their gazes both subtle and curious.

Shen Jiuyuan has completely given up.

Whatever.

The two walked out of the treasure vault one after the other, and Kong Miao, who was guarding the door, immediately looked over with a smile.

Kong Miao's gaze swept over the chains binding the two, then landed on Shen Jiuyuan's lower abdomen, and she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.

"Finished picking out your treasures? Are you satisfied, my little darling?"

Shen Jiuyuan's ears burned slightly, and his face instantly darkened.

Xu Yuan was too lazy to banter with the elders, so she simply pulled Shen Jiuyuan to sit down.

"Aunt Kong, please take his pulse, check if the pregnancy is stable, and calculate the exact date of birth."

Upon hearing this, Kong Miao dropped his joking expression and nodded seriously: "Okay, let me take a look."

She raised her hand and gently placed her fingertips on Shen Jiuyuan's wrist pulse.

The spiritual energy of a Mahayana cultivator is warm and delicate, slowly probing into the meridians, circulating throughout the body, and carefully examining the state of the fusion between fetal breathing and blood vessels.

Shen Jiuyuan was stiff all over, feeling awkward and uncomfortable.

When has he, who has conquered all corners of the world, ever been held down by the wrist and had his body examined like a delicate pregnant man?!

But they couldn't lash out or show any anger; they had to just suppress it.

humiliation!

This is so humiliating!

I, Shen Jiuyuan, will remember this humiliation!

The day the child is born, he will surely raze the demon realm to the ground and lock up all these onlookers!

Shen Jiuyuan's heart was churning with turmoil, his face was as cold as ice, and his whole body exuded the aura of "keep away, strangers."

In contrast, Xu Yuan, sitting to the side, was relaxed and even looked at his tense and awkward profile with great interest.

A moment later, Kong Miao withdrew his hand, his eyes filled with amazement and understanding.

She looked at Xu Yuan, her tone both firm and intrigued:

"This is truly an extraordinary event, a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence."

"The twins are in excellent condition, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Ordinary offspring from different clans would inevitably clash and deplete the spirit's body, but he was fine."

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow: "So, when?"

After careful calculation, Kong Miao concluded, "There's no need to carry the child for too long. The Demon Lord's cultivation is profound, and the infant spirit is developing exceptionally well. There's still one month left."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two people present each had their own thoughts.

Xu Yuan understood perfectly and nodded secretly.

A month is enough time for her to completely stabilize the various factions in the demon realm and wait for the two little ones to be born safely.

Shen Jiuyuan's pupils brightened slightly, his heart filled with joy!

One more month?!

Very good!

If he can endure another month, he will liberate and crush the demon realm!

Seeing his rapidly changing expression, Kong Miao could easily guess what he was thinking and couldn't help but add a comment with a smile.

"Demon Lord, don't be so quick to rejoice."

"Your pregnancy is special. The last month is a crucial period for the transformation of your bloodline, so you'll probably be more delicate for a while."

Shen Jiuyuan: "..."

The initial elation was instantly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

What does it mean to be spoiled?!

How could a Demon Lord be associated with the word "spoiled" in the slightest?!

Before he could retort, Xu Yuan preemptively reached out and ruffled his hair, her tone both playful and indulgent:

"Did you hear me? Just stay put and rest well for the last month."

Shen Jiuyuan clicked his tongue, not wanting to look at Xu Yuan anymore.