165: Chapter 162 Zi Yan is pregnant with twins!

Ling Yuan keenly realized that his being expelled was most likely due to the interference of the Lei Clan.

Presumably, having devoured too much Black Demon Lightning Origin within the Demon Lightning Pool had touched upon the core interests of the Lei Clan; distressed over their own Legacy resources, they had deliberately used means to forcibly evict him.

Ling Yuan wanted to denounce the Lei Clan for being sore losers, but just as he was about to speak, he realized this was the Lei Clan's territory and he had no evidence.

Making a scene on someone else's turf was clearly not a wise move; he would deal with it after returning to his clan.

Ling Yuan crushed a Jade Slip and summoned his eldest uncle to escort him back to the clan.

He was no longer an unknown nobody.

At the Spirit Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony, he had displayed a God-tier Bloodline and defeated a Half-Saint expert head-on with a cultivation of 4th Rank Dou Zun; this achievement had long since spread throughout the various Dou Di Clans.

He still had to be somewhat wary of the Gu Clan and the Hun Clan making a move to kill him.

With Zi Yan pregnant, Ling Yuan stopped bothering her and decided to give her a surprise instead.

...

Spirit Realm.

Spirit Realm, bedroom courtyard.

Zi Yan leaned lazily on a soft couch, her eyes closed for a nap.

With over a year left until the child’s birth, her lower abdomen was already prominently bulging.

During the days Ling Yuan was away, she had restrained her usual lively and active nature, becoming much more lethargic.

Her slender palms gently stroked her rounded belly, her eyes filled with a hint of longing as she murmured softly.

"It's been over a year, why hasn't my husband returned yet..."

Just as she was muttering, she keenly sensed a familiar aura approaching.

She opened her beautiful eyes, which were instantly filled with surprise and joy, and all her lethargy vanished.

"Husband!"

The originally lively Zi Yan had slowed her movements for the sake of the child.

But seeing Ling Yuan return, her heart filled with longing, she still wanted to rush forward and hug him.

Ling Yuan failed to evade Zi Yan's detection, but the surprise was indeed delivered.

Seeing Zi Yan with a large belly, Ling Yuan quickly flashed forward to support her.

"Slow down, don't rush, be careful."

Having not seen Ling Yuan for a long time, Zi Yan kissed and sniffed him, greedily soaking in his scent.

She felt Ling Yuan was making a mountain out of a molehill and said nonchalantly, "It's fine, both children are very stable."

Ling Yuan's eyes widened upon hearing this: "Two children?!"

Could it be twins?

Ling Yuan immediately focused, releasing a gentle Soul Power to carefully probe Zi Yan's womb.

Sure enough, he clearly sensed two distinct, vibrant, and stable life auras.

In the Early Stages, the fetal aura was too weak to distinguish, but now that the fetuses were gradually taking shape and their auras had stabilized, the signs of twins could no longer be hidden.

Not only was he certain they were twins, but Ling Yuan also knew the gender of the two children...

Seeing Ling Yuan's shocked expression, Zi Yan had a mischievous smirk and a look of admiration:

"Mother discovered it was twins a year ago. Husband, you're really amazing, you hit the mark on the very first shot..."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, the suggestive language from Zi Yan's mouth was not hidden at all, like a proper female rogue.

Ling Yuan affectionately kissed Zi Yan's eyes: "It's been hard on you."

A normal single pregnancy is hard enough, let alone twins. With double the weight in her belly and restricted movement, she had to be careful everywhere.

For someone naturally active, it was absolute torture.

Zi Yan didn't say it wasn't hard, but instead said playfully, "Then how will my husband repay me?"

Ling Yuan knew Zi Yan was being improper and quickly held her down.

He carefully checked the children's condition.

"Don't worry, husband. Mother checks on me every once in a while; the children are doing great."

"It's just that these two little fellows are a bit restless; they've been kicking me lately."

"Oh, husband, here it comes again, listen for yourself."

Ling Yuan leaned down as told, gently pressing his ear against Zi Yan's lower abdomen.

A moment later, he clearly felt the slight undulations and fetal movements beneath the skin; two weak but vibrant rhythms of life were transmitted through the layer of flesh.

Separated from his own Bloodline by only a layer of skin—this feeling was truly wonderful.

With such a heartwarming scene, Ling Yuan also let go of the matter regarding the Demon Lightning Pool.

How long would be considered enough to stay in the Demon Lightning Pool?

Anyway, the spot in the Demon Lightning Pool was practically obtained for free.

Not only had he succeeded in Body Refining inside, but he had also harvested some decent Black Demon Lightning; he had already made a great profit.

Coming out early to properly accompany Zi Yan and wait for the children's birth was also not bad.

...

That night, the two did not Cultivate or do anything else. Zi Yan snuggled quietly in Ling Yuan's arms, her whole body relaxing as she leaned peacefully against his chest.

They talked about whatever came to mind—the children's names, their visions for the future...

"Husband, don't go out anymore, okay? You don't know how much I missed you while you were gone..." Zi Yan acted spoiled, which was rare for her.

"Okay, I won't go anywhere; I'll just stay with you and the children."

"Just staying with me is enough. Since there are two children anyway, they can play with each other later. Once the two little fellows are born, we'll just toss them to Father and Mother, and the two of us will go travel the continent and have some fun."

To this, Ling Yuan could only call it impressive.

Good grief, Zi Yan really treated having children like a game.

It was a vivid interpretation of: "Parents are the true love, children are just accidents."

In the future, the maternal love the children would receive from Zi Yan would likely be intermittent.

She would dote on them when she remembered, and when she didn't, she would just let them grow up on their own.

Afterward, Ling Yuan also learned about the recent situation of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan and the Spirit Clan from Zi Yan.

A few years ago, Zhu Kun had wiped out the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and harvested a large amount of essence blood.

This batch of essence blood was all supplied to the clan's experts for refining, and their overall strength had now improved significantly.

A total of five Half-Saint experts in the clan had successfully broken through their shackles and advanced to One-Star Dou Sheng by relying on this essence blood.

In addition, an Elder who had been stuck at the Late Stage of Six-Star Dou Sheng for many years also took the opportunity to break through his Bottleneck and step into the Seven-Star Dou Sheng level.

After this round of overall Breakthroughs, the number of Dou Sheng in the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan had reached over forty.

Among them, there were as many as four top-tier combatants at the Seven-Star Dou Sheng level.

Except for not having an Eight Star Dou Sheng, the number of top-tier experts was already infinitely close to the Gu Clan.

As for the Spirit Clan, only Ling Mie and Ling Ruo had seen significant improvements in strength.

Relying on the Myriad Body Origin-Returning Art, both of them had made great progress.

Ling Mie had come out of seclusion as early as half a year ago; by relying on the returning of seven Clones, he successfully broke through to the Late Stage of Seven-Star.

Ling Ruo was now at the Early Stage of Three-Star Dou Sheng.

Thus, with the two clans combined, there were five Seven-Star Dou Sheng and nearly seventy Dou Sheng; their strength had already surpassed the Gu Clan.

The gap between them and the Hun Clan had also narrowed significantly.

Ling Yuan calculated slightly; Zi Yan was not far from becoming a Five-Star Dou Sheng either.

When Medusa came out, she could also reach the Realm of a four or Five-Star Dou Sheng.

If he then refined the ten dou sheng puppets he had on hand—two Seven-Star Dou Sheng and one Six-Star Dou Sheng...

He would almost be able to go toe-to-toe with the Hun Clan.

After all, the Hun Clan had lost two Seven-Star Dou Sheng and the Dou Di Bloodline of the Shi Clan; both Hun Tiandi and Void Swallowing Flame were injured, and their strength was much weaker than in the original story.

From the disastrous start at the beginning to managing things to this point, it hasn't been easy!