Daddy

The Elder Ancestral God soon arrived at the place where Chen Ao had been born.

"Rewind time and space!"

As the Ancestral God activated his divine power, scenes began flashing across a vast surrounding area like a film playing in reverse.

Before long, he saw Cangshi leaving with Chen Ao, Cangshi talking to Chen Ao, and Cangshi arriving.

And then came what the Elder Ancestral God wanted to see: Chen Ao's birth.

He saw Chen Ao break through to Undying. It was different from a true born Undying; Chen Ao seemed to have broken through the instant after his birth, rather than being Undying from the moment he appeared.

But that was not the crucial point. There were many special lifeforms like that in the universe.

However, the Elder Ancestral God soon discovered that the remaining stretch of time and space was chaotic, as though a period of time had been cut off.

This prevented him from continuing to reverse time and space.

"Let's try somewhere else!"

The Ancestral God shifted locations and began reversing time and space over a wider area.

After reversing time and space hundreds of times, he still found nothing unusual.

"No living being ever came here. That means no one brought that Ten-Thousand-Wood Vine here!"

At the very least, he had seen that Chen Ao truly had been born here.

At the instant of his birth, he should have been a Peak World Lord, only breaking through to Undying afterward.

"Special lifeforms with ten thousand times genes are exceedingly rare to begin with. Anyone who successfully possessed one would treasure it, not send it to our Ancestral God Religion! Besides, this Ten-Thousand-Wood Vine's aura is flawless. He hasn't been possessed!"

Soon, the Elder Ancestral God told the Two-Faced Ancestral God what he had seen while rewinding time.

"So this Ten-Thousand-Wood Vine isn't a spy from another faction?"

"Correct. We can't rule out some inconceivable method, but what would someone capable of that want from us?"

Their Ancestral God Religion claimed to be the greatest faction, but to certain mighty beings, it did not amount to much.

"Good. In that case, I can devote myself to nurturing this Ten-Thousand-Wood Vine!"

The Elder Ancestral God nodded. Being born with perfect genes meant possessing at least two heaven-bestowed secret techniques. With those techniques illuminating one another, he would have a strong chance of becoming a Universe Master if he comprehended them well.

"Child, come here!"

Chen Ao did as instructed, even pressing himself right up against the Two-Faced Ancestral God.

He practically looked like a puppy clinging to its owner.

Chen Ao felt a little sick to his stomach.

With Chen Ao clinging to him so tightly, the Ancestral God did not know whether to laugh or cry.

But the Ancestral God knew that Chen Ao had no life experience. Everything he did was instinctive.

He carried a trace of the origin will, which was like a mother to special lifeforms.

It was only natural for Chen Ao to feel so close to him.

"Child, come on, look at me!"

Chen Ao obeyed.

Suddenly, a vast amount of knowledge poured into Chen Ao's mind.

This had no adverse effect on Chen Ao, as it was accomplished entirely through the Will of the Original Universe.

It was the fastest way to teach Chen Ao a great deal.

Of course, his innate nature was difficult to change. That required life experience.

The Ancestral God could give him knowledge, but not experience.

"Ten-Thousand-Wood Vine? You can give yourself a name now!"

Feeling the knowledge in his mind, Chen Ao knew he no longer needed to act like an infant.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Ao said, "I'll call myself Vinewood King!"

"Good, Vinewood King it is!" The Ancestral God smiled at Chen Ao. Although Chen Ao now understood a great deal, he still clung tightly to him, unwilling to budge.

"Here, child. I'll give you two treasures!"

As he spoke, the Ancestral God handed Chen Ao a bead and something resembling a suit of armor.

"Refine them. They can protect you!"

Chen Ao nearly stared himself blind at the sight of the two objects. They were clearly supreme treasures.

And they definitely were not ordinary supreme treasures.

Chen Ao soon refined both objects.

Sure enough, they're both good stuff!

Chen Ao learned that the armor was a high-grade supreme treasure, while the bead was a soul-type supreme treasure, though only of ordinary grade.

Two supreme treasures right off the bat, and one of them is a soul treasure!

An ordinary supreme treasure armor was worth roughly one supreme treasure point, high-grade supreme treasure armor was worth around ten, and an ordinary soul supreme treasure was worth about twenty.

That meant Chen Ao had received at least thirty supreme treasure points' worth of treasures, already exceeding the wealth of most Universe Overlords.

An average Universe Overlord's wealth would not exceed ten supreme treasure points. Those with twenty were already considered rich.

"These two things are so nice, Daddy! I want more! I want more!" Chen Ao steeled himself and outright called him Daddy.

The Two-Faced Ancestral God froze when he heard Chen Ao call him Daddy.

He had never received this treatment when bestowing treasures on special lifeforms before.

"Ahem. You can't just call anyone Daddy!"

"No! Daddy, Daddy!"

The Two-Faced Ancestral God's scalp tingled. He was a special lifeform himself and did not even have a race of his own. Where would any offspring come from?

Don't call me that!

"Daddy, I want more of these two things. They make me feel so comfortable!"

"Hahaha!"

The Two-Faced Ancestral God roared with laughter. Of course they did. With supreme treasures protecting them, both body and soul would feel incredibly safe, and that sense of security was a kind of comfort.

It was normal for a newborn lifeform acting on instinct to enjoy feeling comfortable.

"Vinewood King, you can only use one of each of these!"

"Huh?"

Chen Ao protested in a babyish voice, "Nooo! I want more! More! Daddy, Daddy, give me some!"

The Two-Faced Ancestral God was a little speechless. Wasn't this Vinewood King far too innocent?

Among adult humans, behavior like Chen Ao's would be considered pretending to be a baby, shamelessly throwing away all dignity for benefits.

But coming from a newborn lifeform, it was simply instinct.

Never mind calling him Daddy; even if Chen Ao pooped right on his head, the Two-Faced Ancestral God would not blame him.

"Daddy, I want more!"

"All right, all right!" The Two-Faced Ancestral God was starting to buckle. Why did it suddenly feel as though he had a sweet, affectionate child of his own?

Still, it felt rather nice!

But if the Ancestral God knew that Chen Ao was actually a devious old bastard, he would definitely throw up on the spot.

It was even more disgusting than a middle-aged man putting on a little girl's voice.

"I can't give you more treasures like these. I'll have to give you something else!"

When it came to cheap treasures, weapons and protective gear naturally fit the bill. Everything else was relatively expensive. Palace and domain treasures, for instance, cost several times more than high-grade weapons and protective treasures even at ordinary grade.

"I'll give you one more ordinary supreme treasure weapon. That's all!"

Chen Ao bowed, inwardly bursting with joy. Calling him Daddy a few times could earn him an ordinary supreme treasure?

I'd love to bring all the humans from the 1,008 Universe Countries here to call you Daddy together.

Chen Ao was delighted inside, but he put on a tearful expression. With the knowledge he had acquired, he knew that combat treasures were cheap.

"I want a palace treasure!"

"No!"

The Ancestral God refused outright. Although he intended to nurture Chen Ao properly, he had already given him an ordinary soul treasure and high-grade armor, considerably better than what the Insect-Chasing King had received.

The Insect-Chasing King's supreme treasures were worth only around fifteen points in total, half as much as Chen Ao's.

Giving him another palace supreme treasure would bring Chen Ao's gifts up to the equivalent of fifty supreme treasure points. That would upset the others.

"Then I want a sword! They seem really cool!"

"All right!" Looking at Chen Ao's tear-filled eyes, the Two-Faced Ancestral God suddenly found it a little hard to refuse him.

Even treasures of the same grade differed in quality.

Oh, fine. I'll give him a better one!

P.S. You can't tell whether someone has a soul at the Undying stage. Don't ask why he was given a soul supreme treasure. It's standard issue in the Ancestral God Religion!