Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

"Boom—Rumble!"

Nine dazzling silver beams pierced through the dark sky, like nine destructive swords representing the will of heaven, carrying extremely terrifying astral pressure, and crashed into the sea outside Abandoned Star Island!

The moment they made contact, even the roar of the ocean waves was completely silenced.

The sea surface, spanning hundreds of miles, was instantly evaporated into a vast vacuum zone under this terrifyingly high temperature that even a half-saint would fear! The violent shockwave, like a tangible gale, carried world-destroying power, shaking the entire ruined garden violently, causing the rubble to crumble inch by inch.

"Hmm!"

Jiang Yining, who was standing at the center of the formation, turned deathly pale instantly.

The chaotic spiritual embryo within her, which had fused with the three primal energies, sensed with extreme sensitivity the terrifying killing intent emanating from the outside world, an intent capable of utterly annihilating them. Driven by instinctive fear, the little creature suddenly and violently contracted within her dantian.

This contraction triggered an extremely terrifying backlash. A violent fetal movement, like thousands of poisonous needles piercing her meridians at the same time, instantly swept over Jiang Yining's entire body!

She groaned, her legs went weak, her vision went black, and she bent over in pain, clutching her slightly protruding belly tightly.

"Ning'er!"

Just a second before, Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng, who were separated by the formation and ready to fight each other, noticed Jiang Yining's aura collapsing at almost the same time.

The overwhelming killing intent emanating from the two, enough to overturn Abandoned Star Island, instantly subsided like a receding tide.

"Get out of here!"

A flicker of undisguised panic, which even he himself couldn't control, flashed in Gu Qinghan's cold eyes. He even abandoned his sword, his figure transforming into a white rainbow piercing through the void. With a speed that almost tore his own meridians apart, he grabbed the swaying Jiang Yining and pulled her tightly into his arms before Yu Luofeng and Su Chenzhou could reach her.

His movements were as fast as lightning, but the moment he touched her body, he was incredibly gentle, as if afraid that the slightest force would shatter this most precious and rare treasure in the world.

"It hurts..." Jiang Yining was covered in cold sweat, leaning against him and breathing heavily, her knuckles turning white from the force.

Seeing her face contorted in pain, Gu Qinghan's usually calm and collected Dao heart was completely thrown into turmoil.

He has always been aloof and has an extremely serious obsession with cleanliness. Even when fighting with others, he would wear spotless ice silk gloves, unwilling to be tainted by the slightest bit of worldly vulgarity.

But at this moment, he threw all rules and decorum to the winds.

Gu Qinghan lowered his head and bit the cumbersome ice silk glove on his right hand with his teeth. With a "rip," he violently tore it off and then placed his flawless, well-defined hand on Jiang Yining's lower abdomen in an extremely domineering yet gentle manner!

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'm right here."

His voice was terribly hoarse, and his breathing was rapid. The extremely gentle Haotian Pure Yang True Essence, which he had suppressed to its most perfect state, transformed into a continuous warm current, seeping into Jiang Yining's dantian bit by bit along her soft skin.

This pure yang energy lacked its usual domineering nature; instead, it was like a gentle hand, patiently soothing the spirit embryo that was raging with fear.

Jiang Yining leaned against his broad chest and tilted her head back slightly.

At such close range, she clearly saw the emotions surging deep within Gu Qinghan's eyes. Gone was the aloof majesty of the Tower Master; only a profound and fatal tenderness remained, unnoticed even by himself. Those usually cold eyes were now a chilling red.

Yu Luofeng, standing not far away, watched this scene. His dark golden vertical pupils contracted wildly, and the jealousy and envy in his eyes almost burst forth as solid flames.

"Click click click—"

The massive white bone blade in his hand, forged from the power of a semi-saint, was being squeezed so tightly that it cracked and made a sickening sound. He wanted nothing more than to rush over and chop off Gu Qinghan's hand!

But he gritted his teeth and swallowed the jealousy that was enough to drive anyone mad.

He knew very well that Jiang Yining's spiritual embryo was on the verge of going berserk at this moment, and there must be no external interference to interrupt Gu Qinghan's spiritual energy transmission.

"You Protoss scum... I'll skin you alive!"

Yu Luofeng's black hair danced wildly as she turned around, unleashing all her pent-up anger and jealousy towards the sky above! The ghostly energy of the semi-saint level transformed into countless ferocious ghostly hands, frantically tearing apart the falling aftershocks.

On the other side, Su Chenzhou didn't utter a single word of nonsense, nor did he glance at the two ambiguous figures. With remarkable tacit understanding, he took a step forward, and the black chain in his hand, like a raging dragon emerging from the sea, instantly wove into an impenetrable dark golden defensive net in mid-air, clanging and clanging as it firmly blocked the successive onslaught of meteorite fragments that were powerful enough to shatter mountains.

With the three men's desperate protection and Gu Qinghan's best efforts to soothe her, the restlessness of the fetus in Jiang Yining's womb finally subsided somewhat.

However, the crisis gave them no time to catch their breath.

"Buzz—!"

The Protoss vanguard fleet in the sky, guided by the nine beams of light, thoroughly discovered the anomaly on the sea.

The vanguard commander, standing atop the towering bridge of the starship, coldly locked his gaze on the bronze behemoth below that had just emerged from the water and whose array patterns were not yet fully stable. He then swung down the executioner's weapon, a weapon that represented annihilation.

"Target confirmed, Ruin Furnace!" The commander's voice resounded through the sky. "Main guns, charge! Annihilate that entire sea area!"

At the front of the three towering starships, a despair-inducing light erupted simultaneously. Terrifying beams of destruction began to converge wildly, draining the spiritual energy of the entire world. The locking pressure sent a chill down the spines of every powerful being present.

"not good!"

A tremendous sense of crisis instantly enveloped the entire area. Gu Qinghan's eyes sharpened, and he pulled Jiang Yining into a tight embrace. With his left hand, he formed a spatial incantation, preparing to tear through the void and escape this land of death with her.

"Are you crazy?! This is a void turbulence down there, taking her in is suicide!" Yu Luofeng roared.

"Don't move!"

Just as Gu Qinghan was about to forcefully launch the attack, a slightly pale hand suddenly pressed down on his wrist.

Jiang Yining lifted her head from his embrace. Although her lips were still pale, her purple-gold eyes blazed with an absolute determination that left no room for anyone to back down.

She endured the lingering pain in her meridians, staring intently at the ancient, weathered bronze vessel on the sea surface. Gritting her teeth, she warned, each word deliberate, "Gu Qinghan, do not retreat! If this Guixu Furnace is destroyed, we won't be able to obtain the birth array, and my child will be doomed!"

Gu Qinghan froze abruptly, looking into her eyes that were desperately trying to protect the fetus, and felt as if her heart was being squeezed tightly by a large hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Yining pushed his chest away and put her right thumb into her mouth without hesitation, biting her fingertip hard!

"Tick-tock".

A drop of purple-gold essence blood, containing the most essential core of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree, was flicked into the air by her finger. The essence blood instantly ignited, transforming into a massive protective light shield radiating vitality, enveloping the remaining formations of the ruined garden and all of them within it.

After doing all this, she grabbed Gu Qinghan's hand, which was trembling slightly from nervousness.

Jiang Yining turned her head, her imposing gaze sweeping over the enraged Yu Luofeng and the silent Su Chenzhou like a sharp sword, and shouted sternly, "What are you all standing there for? If that main cannon comes down, no one will survive!"

"Follow me into the boiling water; we must seize control of the furnace before the main guns fall!"