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

Extremely violent energy raged wildly in the secret room, like an ancient beast that had been completely enraged rampaging through the confined space.

"Buzz—buzz—buzz!"

The Four Symbols Stabilizing Embryo Formation erupted with an unprecedented, deafening roar. The primordial power of the three men, Gu Qinghan, Yu Luofeng, and Su Chenzhou, was being frantically poured into the Void Returning Embryo Furnace in the center at an alarming speed.

The ancient bronze furnace, which had slumbered for countless eons, was now seeing its thick, heavy bronze rust crumble and peel away inch by inch. As the rust fell away, extremely dazzling and violent purple-gold law-like patterns shone from the deepest part of the furnace.

These light patterns moved wildly across the furnace wall like living things. The entire array had already reached the overload threshold of an impending explosion. Even the surrounding space was distorted and deformed by this terrifying energy, emitting a teeth-grinding "crackling" sound.

The three top experts, who were in a precarious position, were now in dire straits.

These three once supreme beings, who once looked down upon the entire Canglan Realm and regarded all living beings as ants, were now being squeezed dry by the greedy spiritual embryo, their faces turning as pale as paper.

Large drops of cold sweat rolled down their foreheads, completely soaking their backs. Under the agonizing deprivation of their very essence, their tall, upright bodies trembled violently.

However, when they raised their scarlet eyes and stared intently at the woman in the very center of the formation, not one of them retreated even an inch.

At the heart of the formation, Jiang Yining was enduring unimaginable, earth-shattering pain. Her once graceful and beautiful body was now convulsing in extreme agony, sweat streaming down her snow-white neck and completely soaking the few strands of black hair clinging to her cheeks.

She clenched her teeth so tightly that she bit her soft, delicate lips until they bled, and bright red blood slid down the corners of her mouth, a shocking sight.

Even in such pain, her purple-gold eyes still burned with an extremely terrifying tenacity and madness.

Seeing her like this, the three men felt as if their hearts had been crushed by an invisible hand, and even their breaths were filled with the strong smell of blood.

"Get in here!"

Gu Qinghan let out a roar like a trapped beast. He gritted his teeth and began to frantically reverse his peak Dao Inquiry Realm cultivation technique!

Haotian's pure Yang true essence surged instantly, transforming into an extremely blazing golden flame that rushed recklessly towards the furnace.

"Gu Qinghan, you madman! Your pure yang fire is too intense! Do you want to hurt her? Get out of my way!"

On the other side, Yu Luofeng let out a mournful howl. This semi-saint ghost king, in order to suppress Gu Qinghan's pure yang fire, had directly pushed his semi-saint origin to its limit. His eyelids suddenly burst open, overflowing with extremely thick, chillingly black ghost blood!

Blood slid down his pale cheeks, making him look extremely eerie and tragic.

"Shut up, all of you! Your energy is nothing compared to my life-giving star flame – that's the best way to stabilize the fetus!"

Su Chenzhou, who was positioned directly in front, had bloodshot eyes. On his towering, iron-tower-like body, veins bulged like dragons, as if they were about to burst through his skin at any moment.

At this moment, these three men were secretly and dangerously competing with each other for a larger share of energy output!

They completely abandoned all defenses, forcefully igniting their own life force, even sacrificing their long lifespans, all to pave the way for Jiang Yining's arduous childbirth. Whoever could exert more effort would alleviate her suffering.

Looking at Jiang Yining's pale yet incredibly resilient and beautiful face, which resembled a blood-stained datura blooming in purgatory amidst the intertwined firelight and ghostly energy at the center of the formation, the three men felt an unprecedented and overwhelming shock.

They were once all high and mighty rulers.

Gu Qinghan once thought she was nothing more than a medicinal ingredient for detoxification, Yu Luofeng once regarded her as a ghost bride who could be ravaged at will, and Su Chenzhou once regarded her as a bargaining chip that could be used.

That initially complex emotion, mixed with "mutual exploitation" and a strong "desire for conquest from the superiors," was completely and unreservedly sublimated at this moment amidst the blood and fire of life and death, and in this extreme pain and sacrifice!

Seeing her struggling desperately to bear their children, all their so-called pride, dignity, and desire for control were shattered.

Instead, there is a deep-seated, morbid, and fanatical devotion.

They willingly became her devoted followers, even if they were to have their life force completely drained and turn into dried corpses in the next second, they would still be content. This mad obsession with dying for her and following her through life and death was like a deadly poison that completely corroded their souls and could never be eradicated.

Meanwhile, outside...

Above the pitch-black deep sea, the wind howls and the waves roll.

The Protoss Vanguard Commander, clad in heavy Starshine armor, hovered at the bow of the largest main battleship.

He was leisurely enjoying the barrage of firepower his army was unleashing on the sea, but suddenly, the cold smile on his face froze.

He keenly sensed that an extremely strange energy fluctuation was emanating from the pitch-black seabed tens of thousands of feet deep.

Although this fluctuation was extremely subtle, it carried an ancient pressure that could directly penetrate the soul, causing even the Star Spirit Core in his chest to tremble with extreme fear!

"Something's not right... This is definitely not a last-ditch effort!"

The commander's pupils suddenly contracted. His rich war intuition told him that the prey hiding in the sea was not merely clinging to life, but was brewing some extremely terrifying transformation that could overturn the entire war situation!

"Trying to turn the tables right under my nose? Dream on!"

The commander's face twisted instantly, revealing an extremely cruel grin. He abruptly drew his Commander's Laser Sword from his waist, pointing it directly at the boiling sea below. His voice, amplified by the warship's loudspeaker array, resounded across the entire sky like thunder:

"All Protoss forces, heed my command! Immediately cease conventional bombardment!"

"At all costs, bring out the heavy-duty space drilling rig and the Destruction Warhammer!"

"Activate maximum load immediately! Thousands upon thousands of destructive beams, concentrate them on one point, aiming straight for the seabed! Even if this crust is made of black iron, I swear I will shatter it completely today! Dig that woman out for me!"

With the commander's order, the Protoss army instantly went into a frenzy of activity.

Countless heavy drilling rigs exuding a terrifying aura of destruction were pushed off the deck, and the destructive warhammers, powerful enough to shatter even stars, began to charge up frantically and blindingly.

"Boom—Rumble!"

A terrifying beam of light converged in the sky, carrying an aura of annihilation, and slammed down onto the sea below.

Inside that extremely secret room, which could collapse at any moment.

The roaring sounds from the outside world came through the thick earth's crust, and the entire secret chamber shook violently.

But Jiang Yining had no time to care.

Her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat from the extreme pain. The sweat stung her eyes, but she didn't even have the strength to blink.

"Ugh—!"

Another wave of extremely violent pain struck, and Jiang Yining suddenly stretched out her hands.

Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng reacted instantly, and without hesitation, they extended their hands.

Jiang Yining gripped the hands of these two top-tier experts tightly. In the extreme pain, her normally perfectly manicured nails now dug deep into the seemingly indestructible flesh of Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng like sharp blades!

Blood flowed between her fingers.

But the two men, whose flesh had been pinched raw, didn't even flinch. Instead, they gripped her even tighter, giving her their last bit of warmth and strength without reservation.

"born--!"

Accompanied by Jiang Yining's heart-wrenching scream, which she gave with all her might.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely clear cry, seemingly capable of piercing through the ages, resounded loudly in the secret room!

The cry carried an indescribable domineering and oppressive force.

The next instant, the first tangible purple-gold light burst forth from Jiang Yining's body, shattering the impenetrable black dome of the secret chamber with an unparalleled and terrifying force.