Hu Liena Is Pregnant
When Tang San opened his eyes again, he and Ye Lingling had already returned to the secret room.
A solemn and ancient voice resounded in his mind.
"The Sixth Trial Life and Destruction Dual Divine Test, Plane Creation, Success. Reward: 10% increase in affinity with the two gods, total affinity 75%."
Ye Lingling also received her reward: "Sixth Trial of the Healing God Trial, assisting Tang San in completing the Plane Creation, reward: Healing God's affinity increased by 10%, total affinity increased by 70%."
The content of the Seventh Trial is about to arrive.
"Seventh Trial: The Divine Artifact Trial. The examinee must obtain the approval of two divine artifacts Life Ancient Tree and the Destruction Scepter. These two artifacts are respectively stored in the deepest parts of the Forest of Life and the Abyss of Destruction."
With a deeper understanding of the power of life and destruction, Tang San's Soul Power naturally broke through the threshold of Level 99 in the process.
Ye Lingling also made a breakthrough in the past six months.
Although she didn't directly participate in creation like Tang San on the Chaos Planet, she provided Tang San with a massive amount of life force. Her long-term collaboration with the Creation Power allowed her Soul Power to climb from level 87 all the way up, and now she has broken through the threshold of Level 90.
The two left the secret room and found Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu.
After half a year of dedicated training, Shui Bing'er's Soul Power has broken through Level 90, and now she only needs to obtain her ninth Soul Ring.
In the past six months, Dugu Yan has completed two more Life and Death Arena tests.
Her opponents were all level 97 or higher, and each match lasted for several days.
After absorbing her opponent's energy, her Soul Power had broken through to Level 98.
Dugu Yan now only has two more Life and Death Arenas left. If all goes well, she can complete all nine assessments within a year.
Xiao Wu had already broken through Level 90 two months ago.
She absorbed the God-Given Soul Ring that she was rewarded with after completing the Sea God Trial, and her ninth Soul Ring successfully reached the level of 300,000 years, and her Soul Power also directly jumped to level 93.
Xiao Wu's ninth Soul Skill is called "Moon of Sea and Sky," which is an extremely powerful offensive Soul Skill.
At this point, six months had passed since the night Qian Renxue was rescued.
Spirit City, the courtyard of Saintess Hu Liena.
Hu Liena's courtyard is located in a relatively secluded area on the east side of Spirit City. Few people come and go here; only Xie Yue and Bibi Dong occasionally visit.
Xie Yue, carrying a bowl of nutritious porridge made from Soul Beast, pushed open the door to Hu Liena's bedroom.
The bowl was steaming, with a light yet mellow aroma. It was made with the mildest ingredients, nourishing yet non-irritating.
The morning sunlight streamed into the bedroom, making it very bright.
Hu Liena leaned back in a large sofa, a thick fleece blanket draped over her shoulders.
Her face still carried that innate allure, but there was a softness in her eyes that she had never had before.
What's most noticeable is her slightly protruding belly.
The blanket's outline formed a rounded arc there, not high, but already impossible to ignore.
It's quite obvious that she's pregnant.
Under normal circumstances, Soul Masters at the Soul Elder or above can perform internal vision and force sperm out of their bodies, thus avoiding infection.
However, after that night, Hu Liena was in a hurry to change shifts and hadn't had time to expel the sperm from her body when Tang San knocked her unconscious, causing her to miss her chance. By the time she realized something was wrong, it was too late.
Hu Liena went from initial shock, anger, and disbelief to gradually accepting the fact after being persuaded and comforted by her brother, Xie Yue.
Now, Hu Liena's hand is gently resting on her lower abdomen, her fingertips feeling the pulse of another life through the blanket.
Xie Yue placed the nutritious porridge on the coffee table in front of the sofa, glanced at her younger sister's face which was a bit rounder than before, and smiled, "Little sister, this is nutritious porridge I specially made for you. The temperature is just right. Have some."
Hu Liena looked up at Xie Yue, smiled slightly, then picked up the bowl and slowly took a sip. "Thank you, brother."
"We're family, no need to be so polite! It's just that you've had a hard time."
Xie Yue sat down on the sofa opposite Hu Liena, his gaze falling on her lower abdomen. "That bastard Tang San, next time I see him, I'll skin him alive."
Hu Liena put down her bowl and gently rubbed her lower abdomen with her fingers. "Brother, don't tell him about this. I don't want to have any entanglement with him. Let me raise this child alone. This is my child, not his."
Looking into Hu Liena's determined eyes, Xie Yue nodded. "Okay, I'll do as you say. From now on, the baby will only be part of our family."
Hu Liena didn't say anything more, but simply picked up the bowl of porridge and continued to drink it slowly.
Xie Yue sat opposite her, quietly keeping her company.
Not long after, footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate. Bibi Dong had arrived. She came alone, without any attendants.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue both stood up to bow, but Bibi Dong raised her hand to stop Hu Liena: "Sit still, no need to get up."
She sat down on the sofa next to her, turned her head to look at Hu Liena, and asked in a much gentler tone than usual, "Nana, how are you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Hu Liena shook her head and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, teacher. I'm fine. I just get tired easily and need to sleep more, but otherwise I'm alright."
Bibi Dong nodded, her gaze lingering for a moment on Hu Liena's noticeably protruding belly, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes, as if some painful memory had been stirred up.
Bibi Dong always treated Hu Liena as her own daughter.
Now that this has happened, it reminds me of my past tragic experiences.
I've had similar moments myself, that feeling of a small life growing inside me, that conflicting mix of fear and confusion, resistance and an inability to let go.
Hu Liena's current situation bears a certain hidden resemblance to her situation back then. It is a kind of unspeakable pain.
This made Bibi Dong feel a closer connection to Hu Liena, sharing a similar plight, and she felt even more heartache and care for her.
No man is any good.
"Take good care of yourself. If you need anything, just let Xie Yue tell me."
Hu Liena nodded. "Yes, teacher."
Bibi Dong gave a few more instructions and then left.
However, Bibi Dong still harbored an unspeakable worry.
Her other disciple, Zhang San, is undergoing the Asura God Trial in a secret chamber.
Zhang San and Hu Liena have always had feelings for each other, although they have never confessed their feelings, everyone knows it's only a matter of time.
The Holy Son and the Saintess were a match made in heaven, but now...
If Zhang San saw this scene when he emerged from seclusion, the senior sister who had always admired him would be pregnant with another man's child, or even already a mother.
How will he react? Will his aggressive personality completely spiral out of control?
Hu Liena, however, on the sofa had already come to terms with it.
She understood that under the current circumstances, a relationship between her and Zhang San was impossible, and she only hoped that her junior brother could also be more accepting of the situation.
Hu Liena gently placed her hand on her lower abdomen, feeling the faint, rhythmic throbbing, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.
She murmured softly, "Baby, you'll be here in four months. Who will you look more like then?"
In that instant, Tang San's image flashed through Hu Liena's mind, along with the madness they had shared in the tent that night.
She quickly shook her head, banishing the image from her mind, and focused her attention back on her lower abdomen.