When Lin Xuan saw the system notification, he could barely keep from grinning.
Four at once! What an incredibly generous reward!
It seemed having four daughters really was wonderful. The benefits had doubled twice over.
Sure enough, more children meant more happiness.
Lin Xuan thought that he could raise not only four daughters but even ten more!
Once he had calmed down, Lin Xuan began examining the rewards the system had given him.
First was the Rakshasa Divine Sense.
It was a wisp of divine sense from the Ancient Titan, the Rakshasa God, and its power was immense.
Within a thousand miles, it could instantly destroy the spiritual sense of any cultivator below the Emperor Realm.
Even against someone in the Emperor Realm, unleashing this divine sense with all his might could heavily injure them.
In other words, from now on, even if Lin Xuan did nothing to draw attention to himself, simply releasing this divine sense would be enough.
Its immense spiritual pressure alone could make everyone around him feel a grave threat.
The second was the Mysterious Absolute Heavenly Book.
This heavenly book contained knowledge of every plane and world on the entire Blue Star.
With it, Lin Xuan could call upon the history of this planet's past ten billion years in the blink of an eye.
In short, this heavenly book was a vast treasury of knowledge.
With it, Lin Xuan's learning would surpass that of anyone else.
The third was the God-Speed Bracelet.
It was a high-grade spiritual artifact.
Once he put it on, all 360 of the apertures throughout his body would instantly open.
They would continuously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, turning it into an endless source of power that could help Lin Xuan move faster.
What was more, he could even move freely through the air, almost as if he were flying.
As for the fourth reward, it was the Ten Directions Array Map.
It was a comprehensive collection of ancient formations that had dominated an entire era.
These formations encompassed heaven and earth and included the Eight Trigrams.
Above and below, east and west, north and south, the gate of life and the place of death, the past and the future—in it, all ten directions were accounted for.
With this complete collection of formations in his mind,
Lin Xuan could instantly master any formation in the world involving matter, the void, or spacetime.
"This batch of rewards has really given me everything: skills, treasures, and knowledge."
"Even if I never get anything else, these alone will be more than enough for me to stand firm in the Northern Profound Heaven!"
Lin Xuan was still thrilled.
Ding!
"Would you like to claim your rewards?"
Lin Xuan: "Yes!"
"Successfully claimed the Rakshasa Divine Sense!"
"Successfully claimed the Mysterious Absolute Heavenly Book! Importing data... 20%... 100%, complete!"
"Successfully claimed the God-Speed Bracelet!"
"Successfully claimed the Ten Directions Array Map! Importing data... 20%... 100%, complete!"
After closing the system, Lin Xuan saw that all four little darlings had finished eating.
But none of them had put down their bowls and spoons.
Xuanzhu was secretly licking her spoon.
Xuanxi and Xuanhan were scraping their plates with their spoons, as if they wanted to get every last drop of sauce.
Xuanyou had put her bowl over her face, looking as though she wished she could eat the bowl, too.
Lin Xuan was amused by the four little girls. "Darlings, there'll be more to eat tomorrow. Put down your bowls and spoons now."
"Okay!"
"Great! We can eat this again tomorrow!"
"If only tomorrow were already here!"
"Daddy, give me even more tomorrow. I want to eat until I'm a big balloon!"
The four little girls were excited all over again.
They wished they could blink and make tomorrow arrive.
Their adorable, innocent looks made Lin Xuan burst into laughter.
After dinner, he played with the children for a while. Then a servant came over and said, "Princesses, it's time for your bath."
"We want Daddy to bathe us!" all four girls said together.
The servants had always bathed them before, but now that they had Lin Xuan, their daddy, they didn't want anyone else to do it.
"All right, all right. Daddy will take you now!" Overflowing with fatherly love, Lin Xuan led his four daughters off to bathe.
The Heavenly Devil Realm, the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom.
A mysterious crimson demonic light enveloped the entire kingdom. Under its oppressive force, countless billions of Devil Race creatures trembled.
In an instant, the crimson light transformed into a gigantic blood-red skull. Its expression was savage, as though it meant to swallow the heavens and devour the earth.
Everyone in the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom felt the terror of death when they saw the skull.
It was the emblem of the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord!
The most terrifying fiend the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom had seen in nearly ten thousand years, the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord's name had been branded deep in the hearts of its people.
Whenever he appeared, a storm of bloodshed and slaughter was sure to follow.
At that moment,
inside the Devil Palace of the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom,
Ye You, the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord, was circulating his true essence with all his might. An indescribably mysterious demonic power filled his entire body.
"As expected of the Devil Lord. Such a powerful presence is truly a blessing for our Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom!"
The ruler, Zheng Song, walked in, his face filled with reverence.
Ye You withdrew his demonic power and opened his violet-black eyes. "Has something happened in the Northern Profound Heaven?"
He had returned in triumph this time to help the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom face the Northern Profound Heaven.
As a Devil Race kingdom bordering the Northern Profound Heaven, the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom had suffered no shortage of pressure from its neighbor over the years.
Ye You had lain dormant for ten thousand years, growing immensely more powerful. Naturally, he couldn't stand by and watch his kingdom suffer such humiliation.
So, with Ye You backing him, Zheng Song had repeatedly ordered the army to attack the neighboring Min Kingdom.
Ye You believed that the Empress of the Northern Profound Heaven would respond, given her temperament.
Zheng Song nodded. "The Devil Lord was right. The Empress of the Northern Profound Heaven couldn't sit still. She's already declared that she'll lead the expedition herself."
"Oh?"
A hint of excitement showed on Ye You's face. "I didn't expect the Empress to appear in person. It seems she's already realized just how much trouble she's in."
Zheng Song chuckled. "The Devil Lord's reputation is too great. Compared to you, that Empress is like a three-year-old girl. How could she possibly sit still?"
Ye You gave a smug laugh, then his expression turned serious.
"Still, Empress Profound Ice is an Emperor Realm expert. We mustn't underestimate her."
"This time, to seize the Northern Profound Heaven in one fell swoop, I've decided to attack on two fronts."
Zheng Song's face lit up. "So the Devil Lord has an even bigger plan."
"Of course!" Ye You said with a sinister look. "You told me a few days ago that the Empress has four daughters, didn't you?"
"Yes." Zheng Song nodded. "Could it be that you're going to..."
Ye You's lips curled upward.
"My Wushi Devil Art reached the pinnacle just moments ago. From billions of miles away, I can use a blood-baleful technique to control someone's spiritual sense."
"Now I'll turn the Empress's four daughters into my puppets. Once she marches out, I'll give her an unexpected surprise."
With that,
he formed a terrifying, crimson seal with both hands.
In that instant, the space around them seemed to fill with bloodthirsty baleful energy.
Even Zheng Song, a Venerable-level cultivator, felt a surge of terror in his heart.
It was as though someone had forcibly torn his spiritual sense from his body.
"Truly the Bloodthirsty Devil Lord. His power is terrifying, and he's utterly ruthless."
"The Empress's daughters are only a little over three years old. How could they possibly withstand this?"
Zheng Song was horrified.
Whoosh~
Suddenly, the space darkened.
The boundless bloodthirsty baleful energy rapidly converged, then shot toward the northern sky at lightning speed.
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