Chapter 743: The Guardian of the Imperial City

Chapter 743: The Guardian of the Imperial City

The children are born!

The moment Qin Feng heard the cries, he abruptly turned towards the direction of the main hall.

Feelings of elation and excitement instantly filled his chest.

As a father, he naturally wanted to hold his newborn children in his arms right away. In the blink of an eye, he had returned to the exterior of the main hall.

Sensing Qin Feng’s emotions, Chi Qi’s form swelled in size, becoming as massive as a mountain.

It raised its head and roared towards the sea of lightning, red annihilation bolts like towering pillars enveloping the entire Qin residence.

That ferocious sea of lightning was cowed into immobility!

However, as the two infants descended, the two golden rays shooting intqo the clouds seemed to awaken something deep within the dark expanse.

The myriad existences across the Eight Wildernesses of Heaven and Earth and the highest realms were roused and drawn towards the Imperial City.

The doors of the main hall opened and Qin Feng hurried inside.

Granny Liu wiped the sweat from her brow and smiled, “Congratulations, you have a son and a daughter.”

“I know.” Qin Feng expressed his gratitude, “Thank you for your hard work, Granny.”

He glanced towards the center of the hall, where his two wives still lay on the table, their complexions deathly pale.

Each cradled their newborn child, radiant smiles emanating from the depths of their hearts.

Strangely, when the two babies were held in their mothers’ arms, they stopped crying. Their little hands waved, their little mouths parted, and their big, lively eyes blinked.

Qin Feng approached slowly, and he seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat.

Thump thump!

Thump thump!

“Husband,” Liu Jianli and Cang Feilan said in unison.

Seeing his two wives’ weakened states, Qin Feng’s eyes reddened as he felt immense empathy.

Though he could not personally experience the pain of childbirth, he understood the difficulties involved.

Moreover, in ancient times with undeveloped medical knowledge, it was an extremely agonizing ordeal, even for his exceptional wives.

He did not say much, only reaching out to tightly grasp their delicate hands, expressing his feelings through this simple gesture.

Tenderness and affection were conveyed without words.

“Husband, hold the children,” Liu Jianli parted her ruby lips, as Cang Feilan also gave a slight nod.

Qin Feng nodded and turned towards the two infants.

Liu Jianli had given birth to a baby boy with large eyes, chubby cheeks, and smooth porcelain-like skin.

He stretched out his little arms towards Qin Feng, opening and closing his tiny mouth, as if calling for the latter to pick him up.

Cang Feilan had delivered a baby girl with beautiful azure eyes like her mother’s. Her skin was rosy and tender, with two silver scales the size of fingernails shimmering on her cheeks. A tiny horn protruded from the side of her forehead.

She was like an exquisite work of art, radiating a lively, adorable charm that tugged at one’s heart.

Qin Feng cradled one child in each arm, tears involuntarily streaming down his face.

So this was the feeling of being a father, elation and excitement intertwined with a profound sense of responsibility welling up from within.

He carefully held the two infants against his chest, as if protecting the world’s most precious treasures.

The others present all had delighted expressions upon witnessing this scene.

Especially Ya’an and Lan Ningshuang, whose eyes revealed intense longing and envy.

Wah wah!

The two babies started cooing, waving their little arms towards the sky.

A corner of the dark clouds parted, blinding golden light raining down as lotus flowers inexplicably blossomed in mid-air.

Ignoring the sea of lightning, this radiance showered down upon the Qin residence’s main hall under Chi Qi’s curious gaze and the astonished eyes of the Imperial City’s citizens.

“Vigorous life force, pure aura of ancient divine breath,” the Divine Guardian raised an eyebrow. “Not bad saplings.”

“Heaven’s blessings,” atop the Heavenly Tower of the Grand Literature Academy, the Heavenly Tower National Teacher stroked his beard with a smiling expression.

Blessed by the heavens, extraordinary from birth!

The vital energies surrounding the two infants began rapidly rising at this moment!

Within the main hall, the surging energies whipped up gusting winds that caused the candle flames to flicker.

The baby boy noticed the sword case Lan Ningshuang had left by a pillar. His tiny hands clenched and unclenched, causing the case to spontaneously open as two divine swords soared out, circling above his head.

Delighted giggles like ringing bells issued from the boy’s mouth.

“Fengr, this...” Second Mother was stunned by the sight.

Beside her, Lan Ningshuang’s beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. “When the young lady was an infant, she also caused the swords in the residence to resonate, a heavenly sword heart, an unparalleled sword talent.”

“But look at this young master, his talents seem even more astounding than the Young Miss!”

To activate two divine swords from birth – his martial prowess was undoubtedly peerless!

Qin Feng glanced back to see Liu Jianli and Cang Feilan had struggled to sit up. Though extremely drained, as mothers they absolutely would not allow any harm to befall their children!

“Watch over the children and don’t move recklessly,” Qin Feng instructed solemnly as he passed the infant’s back.

In the study room, Emperor Ming looked up at the sky and his brow creased in a frown.

Eunuch Li cried out in alarm, “Your Majesty, look at this strange phenomenon in the heavens. Should this servant go and seek the Heavenly Tower National Teacher?”

Emperor Ming did not respond, instead glancing over to see the sword in the painting stirring restlessly.

Swish!

At that moment, a figure appeared out of thin air – it was Yi Mian of the Prison Department. He spoke up, “I have confirmed that this celestial anomaly was triggered by the births of Qin Feng’s two children from his wives.”

“And these uninvited guests have also come for Qin Feng’s two infants.”

“So that’s the reason!” Eunuch Li looked astonished.

A celestial phenomenon caused by two newborn babies!

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ming’s frown eased as he let out a chuckle. “That boy never fails to bring me surprising delights.”

“Back then at the fourth rank, he could already invoke a Heavenly Tribulation. Now his newborn children are just as unruly.”

Shaking his head, Emperor Ming turned serious again. “About those beings in the sky, what level of power are we looking at?”

Yi Mian replied truthfully, “Comparable to my own strength. The master of that stone-skinned giant hand should be above me.”

“Beyond the transcendence realm...” Eunuch Li paled in shock.

After the battle with the Candle Dragon and the subsequent upheavals, the human race’s strength had greatly increased.

As Emperor Ming’s personal guards, it was only natural for the Prison Department to harness this tide and advance to the transcendence realm with their superior resources.

Seeing Emperor Ming’s furrowed brow, Yi Mian quickly asked, “Shall I go seek out A Mian to join forces against the enemy?”

Emperor Ming gazed up at the sky again as another deafening thunderclap sounded, various terrifying and bizarre existences writhing behind the dark clouds.

He let out a cold snort and calmly asked, “Do you know why the Imperial City serves as the capital of the Great Qian Emperor yet does not require a Commander or the Twelve Divine Generals to guard it?”

Eunuch Li pondered briefly before answering tentatively, “Is it because this place is protected by the Heavenly Tower National Teacher and the Divine Guardian?”

Emperor Ming nodded slightly. “Correct, but not quite. The Heavenly Tower National Teacher is indeed formidable, but his main duty is calculating the affairs of the world and ensuring national stability. The true guardian deity of the Imperial City is the Divine Guardian!”

“Indeed, the battle between the Divine Guardian and the Asura King back then shook heaven and earth, making even gods and demons weep,” Yi Mian agreed.

To permanently alter the celestial phenomena of a region – this was no trivial feat that ordinary cultivators could accomplish.

Only after reaching the transcendence realm did Yi Mian understand just how terrifyingly powerful the Divine Guardian was!

At this point, Emperor Ming spoke again, “Do you think back then, when the Divine Guardian battled Heaven Killing Asura, he used his full power?”

“Was it not his full power?” Yi Mian looked up, his tone clearly filled with doubt.

Emperor Ming gazed towards the Ninth bend River, as if reminiscing about something. “The Divine Guardian has not acted for too long, causing the world to forget the origin of his ‘Divine Guardian’ appellation.”

In the Qin residence, everyone was extremely tense.

Even with the presence of the second rank Cang Mu and third rank Qin Feng, how could their strength be enough to face transcendence realm experts?

“Big Brother...” Qin An was extremely worried.

Qin Feng reassured him, “What is there to fear? Don’t forget, this is the Imperial City!”

The Imperial City was the domain of the Heavenly Tower National Teacher and the Divine Guardian!

“Hand over those two infants!” A voice like the shattering of the heavens boomed from above, making the citizens’ heads spin and ears ring incessantly.

Countless glass and porcelain objects shattered, clearly revealing which buildings were shoddy tofu dregs projects.

The stone-skinned giant hand slammed down towards the Qin residence. A golden light flashed across the Imperial City’s defensive barrier, but against a transcendence realm existence, it only took a few instants for the barrier to crumble inch by inch.

“Trivial tricks!” The giant hand’s master roared arrogantly, shattering the thunderbolts and ripping apart the sky itself.

As the stone hand neared the Qin residence, Qin Feng and the others circulated their internal energies to the extreme, preparing to withstand this ferocious strike.

But in that infinitesimal fraction of a moment, rain suddenly began pouring from the sky, and the giant arm hovering over the Qin residence vanished without a trace!

Heart-wrenching screams rang out from above as Qin Feng finally regained his senses.

The raindrops pattering down were clearly fresh, crimson blood!

“You lot have been hiding and lurking in this realm, yet why do you deliberately come here to seek death?”

“Is it because thousands of years have passed that you have forgotten the past? Or have I really grown so old that you think you can make a comeback?”

A golden figure hovered above the Imperial City sky.

But Qin Feng realized it was the Divine Guardian, that white-haired, black-bearded elder by the Ninth River!

The clamoring voices from the depths of the heavens abruptly fell silent.

Even those agonizing screams came to an abrupt halt.

The owner of the rock hand seemed to have recalled something, and said in horror: “I remember, it’s you, it’s you! You’re not dead yet!”

“Run!!!”