Oh no, I'm about to take on the Black Empress's form!

"Beep, beep, beep—!!!"

At this moment, the alarms of the medical equipment grew increasingly shrill.

"What's going on?!"

"Did something happen to Luo Yang?!"

"Hurry!"

The door was shoved open violently, and a group of Blood God rushed in, panicked, fearing that Luo Yang had suffered an accident.

However, what met their eyes was the sight of the young man quietly cultivating, his body permeated by that heart-palpitating aura of death.

The group first let out a sigh of relief, but their gazes were immediately drawn to the aura surrounding Luo Yang.

"Is this... soul skill fluctuation?" one Blood God asked, puzzled.

"No!"

Zhang Huanyun's perception was sharper; he stared intently at Luo Yang. "This isn't a soul skill... this is the aura of a domain! And it's an innate martial soul domain!"

"An innate domain?!"

As these words fell, the medical room plunged into silence.

Every Blood God's gaze focused on Luo Yang, filled with shock and disbelief.

In the soul master system of the Douluo Continent, "domain" type abilities had always been synonymous with top-tier control and amplification. Ten thousand years ago, they were as rare and precious as "ultimate attributes."

Although in this current era where battle armor was widespread, high-level battle armor often came with built-in domain skills, making domains less unreachable, "having one extra domain" meant an extra advantage, as domain effects could be stacked!

More importantly, martial souls that possessed innate domains were, almost without exception, linked to two words.

Powerful!

The most famous example was the inheritance martial soul of the Martial Soul Hall from twenty thousand years ago—the Six-Winged Angel. The "Angel Domain" it carried was immensely powerful and was a crucial part of its god-level martial soul.

At this moment, Luo Yang, sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. Deep within those pupils, a faint trace of blood-red seemed to flash and vanish.

Immediately, the aura of death permeating his body receded like a receding tide, and the alarms of the medical equipment gradually quieted down.

He looked at the room full of Blood God and asked, somewhat surprised, "Uncle Zhang, Uncle One... Aunt Eight? Why are you all here?"

"The commotion you caused nearly crashed the medical equipment; we thought something had happened to you!" Blood One smiled. "That aura just now... was that your innate martial soul domain?"

The gazes of Zhang Huanyun and the other Blood God also turned scorching hot, locking firmly onto Luo Yang.

Facing the expectant eyes of the group, Luo Yang saw no need to hide it and nodded calmly. "My innate martial soul domain; I call it the Calamity Domain."

"Hiss—"

Even though they had already guessed it, when they heard the confirmation from Luo Yang's own lips, an irrepressible sound of gasping echoed through the medical room.

A god-level martial soul... plane blessing... and now, an innate martial soul domain on top of that...

He was practically being pampered by the plane as if he were its own son!

Several Blood God couldn't help but marvel.

Zhang Huanyun took a deep breath, looking at Luo Yang deeply.

Blood One's expression also became complex.

The shock this young man brought them grew stronger each time.

With such talent, as long as he was given time to grow, the Abyssal threat that had plagued the continent for six thousand years might truly have a chance of being completely resolved.

But the prerequisite was that he had to stay alive.

"Luo Yang," Blood One said with a serious expression, "we just discussed a major matter regarding your future."

"Hm?"

"For the sake of your safety, you cannot continue to stay here."

Blood One said in a deep voice, "We have decided to send you to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters. The current head of the Leng family, Her Excellency Leng Yaozhu, is an old friend of your parents and is upright and reliable. We will entrust her to take care of you and provide you with the best environment for learning and growth."

The other Blood God nodded one after another.

If they had any hesitation before, all doubts vanished after seeing the innate domain. Talent of this level should not be buried on the front lines of the battlefield.

He deserved better resources and a safer future.

He even... had the potential to become a god.

Regarding this decision, Luo Yang had actually anticipated it long ago; in fact, it could be said that it suited his intentions perfectly.

Even if the Blood God hadn't brought it up, he would have found a way to leave this place.

Although every Blood God was a top-tier powerhouse of the Federation and more than capable of teaching him, he could not remain here.

Familiar with the original work, he knew clearly: this era was the path to godhood paved by Tang San for Tang Wulin. The Abyssal plane, the Silver Dragon King, and even the fate of the entire continent were all pieces on the God King's chessboard.

To break this game, he had to find the most critical person before Tang Wulin turned six—the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, or the earlier "Na'er."

"Besides this matter, there is another very serious situation." Zhang Huanyun's expression was even more solemn than before. "Do you remember the arrow that the Black Empress shot into you before she retreated?"

"I remember."

"That is a unique racial talent exclusive to the Black Empress clan—the Curse of the Black Empress."

Zhang Huanyun did not hold back, telling Luo Yang the origin and effects of this curse, as well as the tragic ends of those who had fallen victim to it throughout history.

"So, in a sense, you have caught the eye of the Black Empress, and have even been earmarked as the future queen of the Black Empress clan," Zhang Huanyun said.

"???"

Luo Yang's mind was filled with question marks, his brain feeling like it was overloading.

An Abyss emperor who had lived for tens of thousands of years, the ruler of the ninth layer of the Abyss, had taken a fancy to him, a human cub who had just turned six?

Are you kidding me?!

The silence lasted for a full dozen seconds before Luo Yang finally digested the fact.

"In other words, to alleviate or resolve this curse, I must have children with the Black Empress to keep it in check?"

"Not just that." Zhang Huanyun's expression grew even stranger. "You might have to propagate offspring for the entire Black Empress clan; after all, you are the 'queen'."

Luo Yang: "..."

Why does this model sound more and more familiar?

Isn't this just the "queen ant" or "queen bee" model from insect societies?!

So he wasn't being treated as a spouse, but as a "breeding machine," expected to produce children for the Black Empress clan day and night!

At the thought of this, Luo Yang swallowed hard.

Although the Black Empress race fit human aesthetic standards, the problem was that if he were captured, he wouldn't just be dealing with one Black Empress, but the entire race.

Even a Limit Douluo wouldn't be able to handle something like that.

This was practically a death sentence!

"Don't worry too much," Blood One comforted. "Under normal circumstances, Abyssal creatures find it difficult to leave the Abyss. As long as you stay away from the passages, the Black Empress can't do anything to you."

"Exactly!"

A boisterous Blood God patted his chest and said carelessly, "Could the Black Empress really be willing to pay any price, bearing the repulsion and suppression of the entire Douluo plane, just to force her way into the heart of the continent to catch you?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The other Blood Gods nodded in agreement, feeling that such a possibility was infinitesimal.

Could you guys not speak so soon? Why does this feel like setting a flag...

Luo Yang's head throbbed. Far from feeling reassured, a sense of foreboding welled up within him.

If he were truly captured by the Black Empress, wouldn't he end up being molded into the Black Empress's shape...

I absolutely do not want that to happen!!