Still puzzled, Xiao Ying observed and sensed carefully. Aside from the immense vitality of the fetus in Qi Ji's womb, which seemed almost boundless, he detected nothing else unusual.
The fetus's tremendous vitality did not surprise Xiao Ying. As the Empress of Huan, Qi Ji naturally lacked for nothing. Moreover, she excelled in the Dao of Life, particularly its plant-related aspects, and had even comprehended life's ultimate extreme, gradually gaining mastery over the Dao of Life and Death.
Qi Ji had probably drawn in vast quantities of vitality to nurture and nourish the fetus. That was hardly surprising!
"Hm?"
While Xiao Ying puzzled over it, Zhao Ji stared at Qi Ji's abdomen for a long moment. Narrowing her eyes, she performed a brief divination, then gave a startled exclamation and blurted out in astonishment:
"The Azure Emperor?!"
Her voice held doubt, surprise, and a measure of disbelief.
"The Azure Emperor?!" Xiao Ying's heart tightened. He looked at Zhao Ji, then at Qi Ji, feeling as though he were lost in clouds and mist.
Before Qi Ji could answer, Zhao Ji continued in bewildered surprise, "I heard that the Empress of Huan inherited the legacy of the Heaven-Palm Venerable. Not only do you wield the Agricultural School's supreme treasure, the Azure Emperor's Heaven-Palm Whip, but you also practice one of the Ten Great Canons, the Azure Emperor's Heaven-Palm Strategy! But..."
Shaking her head in confusion and disbelief, Zhao Ji murmured, "How can his future destiny already be determined while he is still in the womb? This fetus actually seems to have the protection of heaven and earth's fortune, with the aura of a sacred emperor lingering around him. He even possesses merit. He could be called a heaven-ordained sacred emperor. How is that possible? Could he be the reincarnation of a