83: The birth of the moon.

The light blooming on the door of that Quiet Room was no ordinary energy Radiance, but a more primordial and sublime existence.

It was like the light of the rising morning sun—warm yet not scorching, so pure that it allowed no Impurities, carrying a strange power that soothed the Soul and nourished all things.

As the light flowed, countless golden Law patterns, intricate to the extreme, flickered in and out of existence, as if the underlying code of the Universe was joyfully reorganizing for the birth of a new, great being.

"Innate Sun Radiance! It's Innate Sun Radiance!"

Venerable Suyuan's voice trembled, filled with a pilgrimage-like piety and excitement.

"There are vague records in fragments of ancient texts that when an Innate Sun Body is born, its first cry of the Origin will trigger a resonance in the Laws of the Universe, manifesting the phenomenon of Sun Radiance! This is... the Universe celebrating the birth of a great Aptitude!"

There was no need for him to explain; all the Stellar-level Experts present had instinctively felt the great power contained within that light, a power that transcended their own level of life!

Under the illumination of this "Sun Radiance," they felt warm all over. The minor hidden injuries accumulated from daily cultivation and their mental fatigue were actually dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Even their obscure and difficult insights into the Laws of the Universe seemed to become a bit clearer at this moment!

Just the leaking Radiance of the Origin had such miraculous effects?!

Then what would the true Innate Sun Body look like?!

At this moment, civilization Ranks, Star Arm Overlords, and Empire threats were all cast to the back of their minds!

Everyone's heart and mind were completely captured by that door and the life about to be born behind it!

"Buzz—"

A strange hum, seemingly from the depths of the Universe, rang out.

The Sun Radiance flowing on the door of the Quiet Room suddenly converged inward, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, all disappearing behind the door.

Immediately after—

"Wah!!!"

A crystal-clear, vigorous cry, like the first Dao sound piercing through Chaos, clearly entered the ears of everyone in the side hall and rang directly in the depths of their Souls!

This cry was not as sharp as an ordinary infant's; instead, it carried a unique rhythm, as if it were expounding some ultimate truth of life.

At the same time the cry rang out, an indescribable, gentle yet vast and boundless ripple of life, like mercury spilling on the ground, instantly filled every inch of space in the side hall!

Wherever the ripple reached, lotuses bloomed in the void!

One golden lotus after another, formed purely from concentrated life energy and light Laws, bloomed leisurely in the air of the side hall, swaying gracefully and emitting a heart-refreshing fragrance.

Wherever the ripple spread, sweet springs gushed from the ground!

On the floor of the side hall paved with Star Gold, wisps of milky-white spiritual liquid emitting rich vitality actually seeped out of thin air, flowing gurglingly, as if the Earth Mother Goddess was also presenting gifts for this miracle of life.

"Lotuses blooming in the void! Sweet springs gushing from the ground!" Dean Mo Heng's beard trembled with excitement. The data on the monitoring crystal plate in his hand was refreshing frantically, but he didn't even look at it, only staring fixedly at that door.

"This is a high-level Hymn of Life! It's a direct gift from the Laws of the Universe for the birth of a great life! In ancient texts... this is a mythical scene that only exists in theoretical deductions!"

Even Chen Jun, who had long known his daughter's Aptitude through the System, couldn't help but gape at the sight, his heart filled with immense shock upon witnessing and personally feeling this scene as if a myth had descended.

My goodness... these entrance special effects... aren't they a bit too exaggerated?!

Even in Yun Xi's eyes, which were as cold as an eternal ice lake, obvious ripples now appeared.

She slowly stood up, her plain white figure appearing even more transcendent against the backdrop of the golden lotuses filling the sky and the Sweet springs gushing from the ground.

Her gaze pierced through that door, as if seeing the new little life inside, which contained infinite possibilities.

Ten thousand years of persistence, ten thousand years of loneliness, seemed to find meaning at this moment.

"Squeak—"

The door of the Quiet Room was gently pushed open from the inside.

A female Medical Officer dressed in a moon-white medical robe, whose cultivation had surprisingly reached the Planetary Level Peak, walked out carefully, cradling a swaddle wrapped in the softest "Nebula Silk."

Her face carried an undisguisable excitement and honor, and her steps were light as if treading on clouds, for fear of disturbing the infant in her arms.

Everyone's gaze instantly focused on that swaddle!

The Medical Officer walked up to Yun Xi, bowed deeply, her voice trembling slightly with excitement:

"Teacher, Venerable Yuehua is safe, and the Little Princess... has been born safely!"

Yun Xi nodded slightly, her gaze falling on the swaddle.

The next moment, she lightly raised her fair hand, and a gentle starlight flowed from her fingertips like the softest veil, brushing over the infant.

Where the starlight passed, the wrapping Nebula Silk seemed to become transparent, clearly revealing the infant's appearance "before" everyone's eyes.

It was a porcelain-carved baby girl, her skin so fair it seemed to be shrouded in a layer of glowing light, her small features as exquisite as the Universe's most outstanding work of art.

She seemed to have just cried, with crystal teardrops still hanging from her long eyelashes, but she had already stopped crying now, opening a pair of large, dark eyes and looking around curiously.

And most eye-catching was a faint golden, natural mark shaped like a miniature sun, flickering among her jet-black hair!

As well as the warm and pure life aura, like the core of a star, that she naturally emitted from her entire body!

Just looking at this baby girl and feeling the primordial ripples she unconsciously emitted, the Stellar-level Experts present felt their own energy circulation speed up a bit, and their insights into light, heat, life, and even the Laws of space became clearer than ever before!

"Innate Sun Body... so this is the Innate Sun Body!"

Limitless Dragon muttered to himself; this Dragon King, known for his ferocity, now had eyes so soft they could practically drip water.

"So pure, so vast... it's as if she herself is a newborn star!" Chu Yueyao's beautiful eyes sparkled with brilliance.

Shi Yue was even more excited, with tears in his tiger-like eyes. He wanted to laugh out loud but was afraid of scaring the child, so he could only cover his mouth tightly, making "woo-woo" muffled sounds, his shoulders shaking violently.

Chen Jun also craned his neck, looking at the little life connected to his own Bloodline, a wonderful throb of Bloodline connection surging in his heart.

This is my daughter... a sun born destined to illuminate the starry sky!

Just then, the baby girl seemed to sense something. Her large, dark eyes rolled around, and finally, she looked precisely in the direction where Chen Jun was!

Then, under everyone's stunned gaze, she pulled her toothless little mouth into a grin and let out a "giggle"—a crisp and pleasant laugh like jade beads falling onto a plate!

A fair little arm stretched out from the swaddle, waving toward Chen Jun's direction with effort, her little hand still clutching a wisp of golden Sun Radiance that had automatically gathered there.

"Ee-ya~ ya~" A crystal-clear mental ripple, carrying admiration and closeness, enveloped Chen Jun like warm sunlight.

[Kin Source] Law, activated!

Even if she was an Innate Sun Body, even if she was the future Dominator of the starry sky, in the primordial depths of her life's beginning, the natural closeness to her Bloodline source was still engraved!

At this moment, Chen Jun felt his heart melting from that laughter.

He just wanted to hold his daughter, and he instinctively took a step forward.

However, his step seemed to have pressed some kind of switch.

"Swish!"

Almost at the instant Chen Jun lifted his foot, seven or eight Stellar-level Experts on the side closest to him, led by Shi Yue and Li Qingshan, turned and bowed in unison like the most loyal guards, clearing a wide path for Chen Jun leading to the baby girl!

Their movements were uniform, their expressions solemn and respectful, as if they were welcoming a king to his throne.

This sudden display startled Chen Jun, who was about to go and hold his daughter, causing his steps to freeze in place.

He stopped here, but the big shots over there grew anxious.

"Mr. Chen, quick! The Little Princess is calling for you!" Shi Yue urged in a low, hushed voice, even more anxious than Chen Jun.

"Father and daughter are connected by heart; this is nature. Mr. Chen, do not hesitate," Li Qingshan also transmitted his voice, his eyes full of encouragement.

Chu Yueyao was even more direct. She gently nudged Lin Wei and said softly, "Mrs. Lin, quickly accompany Mr. Chen to see the child."

Lin Wei was also a bit at a loss by this display, but she still took her husband's arm as instructed.

Chen Jun took a deep breath, cursing in his mind, "These old guys are even more eager than I am," and then tried to maintain a calm surface, though his heart was already blooming with joy.

He took his wife's arm and, under the watchful eyes of the two rows of Stellar Level "human walls," walked step by step toward the Medical Officer, toward his daughter who was waving her little hand and giggling at him.

As he approached, the baby girl smiled even more happily, and the solar Radiance emanating from her body brightened a bit, enveloping Chen Jun and Lin Wei within it.

Under the illumination of this solar Radiance, Chen Jun felt his entire body relax and feel comfortable, as if every cell was cheering and jumping for joy.

As a War God Peak Martial Artist, Lin Wei felt it even more clearly; she even felt that a certain Cultivation bottleneck that had troubled her for a long time showed signs of loosening!

The two of them arrived before the Medical Officer.

Chen Jun looked at his daughter close at hand, looking at her pure and innocent smiling face, and a surge of indescribable tenderness welled up in his heart.

Carefully, as if treating the world's most precious treasure, he reached out his hands and took the swaddling bundle from the Medical Officer—a bundle that felt light yet as heavy as a galaxy.

Holding his daughter, feeling that warm, tiny body, and seeing the innocent smile she gave him, an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and responsibility arose spontaneously.

This was Chen Jun's daughter, a relative connected to him by blood!

Seeing this, the big shots around them secretly rejoiced, thinking back on their policy of care over the past few years; it seemed like the most proud thing they had done in their lives.

Yun Xi looked at the baby girl, who was safe and sound—and even happier—in Chen Jun's arms, a flash of realization crossing her eyes.

The Laws of the Universe are mysterious and extraordinary; perhaps this was precisely a protection mechanism for the Kin Source.

Just then, Yun Xi's ethereal voice rang out, setting the tone for this warm scene: "This girl was born bearing the solar Radiance and shall illuminate the sea of stars. She shall be named—Chen Hao."

'Hao' signifies the sun at its zenith, a vast and bright sky! It implies being as broad as the heavens and as bright as the sun!

"Chen Hao... a good name!" Chen Jun nodded repeatedly, looking at the daughter in his arms; the more he looked, the more he liked her.

"Little Hao'er, from now on you are Daddy's Haohao!" He couldn't help but gently rub his cheek against his daughter's delicate little face, coaxing another burst of giggles from Little Chen Hao.

However, amidst this father-daughter warmth and the satisfaction of the crowd, a voice—cool and carrying a trace of fatigue, yet exceptionally firm—came from the doorway of the Quiet Room:

"I do not agree."

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Venerable Yuehua, whose face was slightly pale but still could not hide her cool and aloof temperament, slowly walking out.

Her strength had already reached the Stellar Level Peak!

Her gaze first looked tenderly at the daughter in Chen Jun's arms, then turned to Yun Xi, bowing slightly: "Leader, this name... is inappropriate."

Yun Xi's expression was calm; she did not get angry at being contradicted, but just watched her quietly.

Venerable Yuehua took a deep breath, her gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally landing on Chen Jun, her tone flat but brooks no argument:

"Although this girl carries Chen Jun's Bloodline, she was nurtured and birthed by me, Yuehua, exhausting my efforts and using my own Moon Body Origin. She should inherit my surname and follow my name—Yue."

She paused, her eyes filled with a mother's soft light and a hint of domineering possessiveness as she looked at her daughter:

"As for the name... though 'Hao' is good, it is too masculine and lacks feminine grace. I name her—Yue Xi."

'Xi' means morning light, which both continues the glorious meaning of the Sun Body and adds a touch of feminine grace and hope.

The smile on Chen Jun's face instantly froze... Again?!

He instinctively wanted to open his mouth to argue... This is my seed!

Why should she take your surname?!

However, as the words reached his lips, he looked at Venerable Yuehua's tired but exceptionally firm eyes.

He felt the gazes of the big shots around him instantly become subtle, even faintly carrying an 'I'm sure you understand' meaning.

Then he thought of how Qin Wangshu's surname was Qin, and how Su Xingyao was nominally surnamed Su... A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart... Damn it!

I'm used to it!

In the end, I still have no strength!

He, Chen Jun, the Federation's 'most precious strategic resource' and the nominal 'living ancestor,' was actually just a super breeding stud!

And the kind of pathetic stud who doesn't even have naming rights after sowing the seed!

He opened his mouth, which finally turned into an almost inaudible sigh. He squeezed out an 'understanding' smile that looked worse than crying and said dryly:

"Yue... Yue Xi... is also quite good, it sounds very nice..."

He looked down at the daughter in his arms who was still smiling brightly at him, and muttered in his heart.

Daughter!

Whether you are called Chen Hao or Yue Xi, you are Daddy's good daughter!

Daddy won't fight over this moment!

Let's take the long view!

I, Chen Jun, do not fight for the here and now!

Name?

Surname?

Nothing but a code name!

I have plenty of time to watch my daughters grow up and see them shine in the starry sky!

In a hundred thousand or a million years, they will only remember who gave them life!

Who stayed behind them, silently living through countless ages, witnessing all their glory!

Seeing Chen Jun being so 'sensible,' a trace of satisfaction appeared on Venerable Yuehua's cool face, and she nodded slightly: "That is for the best."

She stepped forward and, almost 'snatching' it, took her daughter Yue Xi from Chen Jun's arms, her movements gentle yet carrying an unquestionable possessiveness.

Little Yue Xi seemed a bit uncomfortable in her mother's arms; her little mouth puckered, looking like she was about to cry.

But under Venerable Yuehua's low-voiced soothing and the wrapping of her Moon Body Origin, she soon quieted down again, though her big dark eyes were still looking in Chen Jun's direction.

Chen Jun looked at his empty arms, feeling a bit upset, but he soon let it go.

Fine...!

There's plenty of time... Yun Xi saw all this but did not interfere.

She simply spoke calmly: "Yue Xi, a good name. Yuehua, rest well. The future of the Federation still requires the joint efforts of you and Yue Xi."

"I obey the Leader's command." Venerable Yuehua bowed with her daughter in her arms and then, surrounded by maids, returned to the Quiet Room.

As Venerable Yuehua and Yue Xi left, the dense solar Radiance and the life-praising phenomena in the side hall also began to slowly dissipate, but a refreshing vitality still lingered in the air.

Everyone's attention also turned, as if by prior agreement, from this first-born Sun Body to the other three Quiet Rooms that remained tightly closed, but whose internal energy fluctuations were becoming increasingly surging and powerful.

Mo Heng looked at the monitoring data and reported excitedly: "Leader, everyone! The life fluctuations of the Sun Bodies in the wombs of Marshal Xuanji, Chief Su Yao, and Venerable Liu Ruyan are extremely active, and the Origin resonance is getting stronger! According to the current trend, in at most one more month, the three little princesses will surely be born one after another!"

One month!

In just one month, the Federation will add three more Innate Sun Bodies!

Thinking of what a grand occasion that would be?!

Everyone's breathing couldn't help but quicken; the expectation and fanaticism in their eyes were even greater than before Yue Xi was born!

Shi Yue rubbed his large hands and chuckled: "Good, good, good! I'm going to set up camp right here! Waiting to escort the remaining three little princesses!"

Sword Intent faintly appeared around Li Qingshan; clearly, his heart was not calm either.

Chu Yueyao had already begun to calculate in her heart how to prepare a grander celebration and more thorough follow-up arrangements for the birth of the next three Sun Body princesses.

Qin Pojun's eyes flickered, as if he were planning something... Even Chen Jun, who had just experienced the 'pain of losing his daughter,' was now invigorated again.

Four Sun Body daughters. The eldest took her mother's surname, but aren't there still the second, third, and fourth?

What if one is willing to take her father's surname?

Even if none of them do, they are still my biological daughters!

Four Innate Sun Bodies are all my daughters!

This life of living off... ahem! This life of being honored because of his daughters, just thinking about it makes one excited!

He looked at those three Quiet Room doors, as if seeing a beautiful picture of himself walking tall in the Federation in the future... Yun Xi's gaze also swept over those three quiet rooms; beneath her calm exterior was a deep contemplation like the sea of stars.

Four Innate Sun Bodies... How to guide them? How to Cultivate them? How to ensure their hearts are with the Federation... All of this required her careful planning... In the side hall, the atmosphere once again became solemn and filled with expectation.

Yue Xi's birth was like lighting a fuse, and one month later, the true brilliance will illuminate the path forward for the entire Human Federation like a galactic explosion!

...Chen Jun felt this atmosphere of an impending storm, rubbed his chin, yawned, and massaged his shoulder, which had been pressed a bit too comfortably by Mo Heng earlier.

He wondered if he should go back this month and continue to challenge the new record of interstellar match-3... After all, the road to longevity is long; enjoying the present is the way to go.