Chapter 2514 - 2204: Zhou Youyou’s Child Is Born

Although Lu Chen was comforting Zhou Youyou with his words, he still felt a bit worried inside.

Ji Yunmeng and the others could at least be considered human bodies, so giving birth to a child was normal, especially since their mysterious powers had been sealed.

Zhou Youyou was different; she was a purely mysterious body, and the child within her might not withstand the erosion of the deceitful evil.

Lu Chen sighed inwardly; if only he could use the cultivation techniques of the Spirit Realm, then he could envelop the fetus inside Zhou Youyou with power, keeping the child from contact with the deceitful evil upon birth.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t use his former powers now and could only watch.

At this moment, Zhou Youyou suddenly felt a movement in her belly; she quickly said to the midwife in the room, "It seems he wants to come out."

The midwives and maids in the room immediately sprang into action.

Just as they were ready, suddenly, Zhou Youyou’s belly flattened quickly.

The next moment, the cry of a baby resonated throughout the entire room.

The midwives were stunned for a moment; they had delivered countless babies but had never seen such a straightforward delivery.

After a while, the people in the room came to their senses as they heard the persistent cries of the baby.

The midwife and maids quickly cleaned the baby up and brought him to Lu Chen.

The midwife said to Lu Chen, "Congratulations, Princely Heir, it’s a boy."

At the same time, Lu Chen heard the system prompt in his ear, "Host’s wife has given birth to a son for the host, rewarding the host with a segment of Undying Bone."

But Lu Chen wasn’t focused on the system.

He took the baby from the midwife and carefully inspected him to check if his body had been eroded by deceitful evil.

Meanwhile, Zhou Youyou anxiously asked from the side, "Lu Chen, is he... is he okay?"

Lu Chen brought the baby to Zhou Youyou’s side and said, "He’s fine."

Zhou Youyou didn’t seem weakened from childbirth; she slightly shifted her position to sit upright and then gazed down at the baby beside her.

The baby was no longer crying out loud, just smacking his lips.

Feeling the strong vitality within him, Zhou Youyou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Lu Chen smiled at the baby on the bed and said, "From today on, you shall be called Lu Yan."

Saying this, Lu Chen slightly touched the baby’s cheek with a finger to see if there’s any response.

Lu Yan raised his little paw, waved it in the air twice, and then settled down quietly.

Meanwhile, Zhou Youyou curiously observed Lu Yan, wondering if he was considered a mysterious being or a human.

Lu Yan appeared devoid of any deceitful evil presence, nor did he carry the aura of spiritual evil, appearing more human.

But Lu Yan came from her body—a purely mysterious body—so the child couldn’t possibly have no trace of deceitful evil at all.

It was rather peculiar.

Just then, Yun Yudie’s cold voice came from the doorway: "May I come in?"

Besides Zhou Youyou, Yun Yudie and Zhou Xiaoxiao were also curious about Zhou Youyou’s child, eager to see whether it was mysterious or human.

Zhou Youyou hesitated before answering Yun Yudie.

Truthfully, she didn’t want Yun Yudie to see this child.

Since being pregnant with Lu Chen’s child, she had grown increasingly distrustful of Yun Yudie, especially since it was a human child.

Now, Zhou Youyou looked up to Lu Chen, waiting for his response.

It wasn’t her decision to make; it was up to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen wasn’t worried Yun Yudie would harm the child; he turned and said, "Come in."

Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Yun Yudie pushed the door open and entered the room.

Following behind Yun Yudie were Zhou Xiaoxiao and Xu Jingshu.

The three women cast their gaze upon the baby on the bed upon entering.

Seeing the baby devoid of deceitful evil aura, Yun Yudie frowned immediately; having given birth to a human child from a union with a mysterious being upended her perception.

Humans are beings full of vitality, while mysterious beings belong to dead entities. How could a dead entity give birth to such a life-filled offspring?

Yun Yudie thought Zhou Youyou would give birth to a mysterious being; at worst, a half-human, half-mysterious being. But now, that baby appeared purely human, carrying not a trace of mysterious energy.

If someday she too bore Lu Chen’s child, her offspring would likely be human as well.

She couldn’t tolerate giving birth to a human child as a mysterious being.

Just as the three women stood there in contemplation, the baby on the bed, Lu Yan, seemed to sense something and lightly moved his body, raising his small hand and waving it gently.

At this moment, suddenly the surrounding spiritual evil surged toward Lu Yan’s body.

Seeing this, Lu Chen’s heart tensed.

Typically, in this world, when children began using spiritual evil to test their compatibility at the age of three to five. Here, Lu Yan, so young, had begun absorbing spiritual evil; his body might not withstand it.

But Lu Yan was actively absorbing it, and there was no way to stop him.

As a strand of spiritual evil entered Lu Yan’s body, he appeared unharmed.

Seeing Lu Yan fine, Lu Chen finally relaxed.

Shortly after, more spiritual evil in the room merged into Lu Yan’s body.

Lu Yan’s little face remained unaffected and showed no signs of pain.

Lu Yan’s affinity with spiritual evil was exceptionally high; he was destined to become a strong spirit martial artist.

As spiritual evil entered Lu Yan’s body, Lu Chen distinctly felt a faint aura emanate from Lu Yan.

Lu Chen was mildly surprised; Lu Yan, just born, had already broken through to the Mortal Realm.

And judging by his disposition, Lu Yan seemed capable of breaking through even further.

Truly his own offspring.

Time ticked by, and more spiritual evil converged into Lu Yan’s body, all thanks to the dense spiritual evil in this small world, allowing Lu Yan to continually absorb it.

After about an hour, Lu Yan’s realm had reached the late stage of the Human Realm, only a step away from breaking through to the Spirit Realm.

Yun Yudie looked seriously at Lu Yan on the bed, curious about this offspring born of both a human and a mysterious being.

Seeing Lu Yan had broken through to the Human Realm immediately after birth, she couldn’t help but wonder at the terrifying talent of children born from human and mysterious unions, especially Lu Chen’s and Zhou Youyou’s child.

If Lu Chen and she were to conceive a child, would that child’s talent not be even more daunting?

Wait, what was she thinking?

How could she possibly bear Lu Chen’s child?

Yun Yudie quickly stopped herself from contemplating further.

Such a thought was dangerous; she mustn’t allow herself to consider propagating for Lu Chen’s lineage.

After breaking through to the late stage of Human Realm, Lu Yan ceased absorbing the spiritual evil, moving his body slightly, a smile dancing on his face.

However, at this point, deceitful evil in the air also swarmed toward his body.

The deceitful evil gathered, forming a black mist that enveloped Lu Yan entirely.

Seeing this, Lu Chen flinched mentally; Lu Yan’s ability to absorb spiritual evil didn’t mean he could process deceitful evil.

Deceitful evil contained more volatile energy compared to spiritual evil and was highly corrosive and devouring.

Having just been born, Lu Yan’s vitality wasn’t as robust as that of an adult’s; if deceitful evil eroded his vitality, he might be reduced to a withered husk in moments.