Chapter 388

Chapter 388: A Genuine Family

With You You nearby, the origin consciousness stabilized considerably. Though Feng Rong regained clarity, he became even more clingy.

"Stop hugging me so tight—I can’t read the reports." You You nudged the bear-like man squeezing into her chair, but he only held her tighter.

"I refuse!" Using his height, Feng Rong rested his head on her shoulder, stealing occasional kisses. "The origin’s inside me. Staying apart makes me uneasy."

"Didn’t it stabilize already?" You You dropped her reports, turning to channel energy into him. "Better now?"

Feng Rong’s eyes darted sideways, feigning weakness while his hand wandered. "Worse. I need you to lie down and kiss me… like last night."

You You’s face flushed crimson as she slapped his hand. "Nonsense! It’s daytime—focus on work!" Yesterday’s shy lamb had turned reckless.

"Why not?" He pouted, voice tinged with grievance. "Last night I was half-conscious, yet you still—"

"Enough!" You You clamped her hand over his mouth, cheeks burning. "I’m no predator!" Sure, she’d taken advantage—but who could resist his dazed, tempting face? A momentary lapse, that’s all. Her reputation as a proper sect master remained intact!

"You You… I’m suffering…" Feng Rong doubled down on his pitiful act.

She ignored him, sensing movement at the door. "Yuan Papa’s back."

Space twisted as Demonic Energy swirled. Yuan Qi emerged, holding a vial.

"Yuan Papa!" You You rushed over.

He nodded, passing the vial to Feng Rong. "Your pool’s essence."

Feng Rong absorbed the returning Demonic Energy, color restoring to his face. Though stabilized earlier, he’d relied on You You’s energy. Now he looked healthier—like a typical… expectant parent?

Yuan Qi checked his pulse. "The origin consciousness needs a physical vessel." His gaze dipped to Feng Rong’s abdomen. "Only then will it leave him."

"So Feng Rong must forge its body?" You You asked.

"Correct."

"What?!" Both protested. Feng Rong bristled. "I won’t! Remove it now!"

"Calm down!" You You gripped his arm. "Don’t upset the… origin!"

Feng Rong seethed but stayed quiet.

"No alternatives?" You You pressed.

Yuan Qi shook his head. "It’s bonded to his power. Only a divine-demonic vessel linked to him would work."

Hopeless silence followed.

You You eyed Feng Rong’s stomach. "One question—if he’s ‘delivering,’ where would the baby… exit?"

Yuan Qi: "…"

Feng Rong: "…"

"Anatomically speaking!" You You added.

"Demon Gods lack fixed genders," Yuan Qi said. "A simple shift—"

"Yuan Qi!"

"I’ll abort it!" Feng Rong snapped.

"Don’t!"

"Prioritize the baby!"

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They avoided the ten-month pregnancy thanks to the Feng Clan’s solution: the Thunder Phoenix eggshells.

Long Ting’s Demon Seed had corrupted one Thunder Phoenix egg; the other died unhatched. Normally, phoenixes absorb their shells, but the corrupted one’s shell remained. Repaired and infused with the origin consciousness, it could nurture a divine body. Residual Demonic Energy let Feng Rong channel power into it. Eventually, the new deity would emerge in phoenix form.

You You pictured Feng Rong’s current appearance. More like father and child now… right?