Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

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Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, but showed no surprise. He asked, "What about the Soul Clan? They should be sending quite a few people to find the location of the ancient emperor's cave, right?"

Cao Ying silently shook her head and said, "That's the strange thing. Our people haven't found a single member of the Soul Clan in Zhongzhou..."

"No?" Ye Chen was finally surprised. "Although the Soul Clan suffered heavy losses in that great battle, surely the Soul Emperor wouldn't have been reduced to having no usable people left? Besides, the Soul Clan still had quite a few powerful survivors..."

"Is it because the Soul Clan is so elusive that our people haven't noticed them?"

Ye Chen offered his own guess.

"Impossible!" Cao Ying rejected it outright. "Although the Soul Clan has always been known for its secrecy, our Dan Tower Alliance controls the entire Central Continent. No matter what happens, it cannot escape our eyes."

Moreover, we can detect the personnel dispatched by the three races, including the Ancient Clan.

Even Dou Sheng (Battle Saints) are likely no exception, so there's no reason why we wouldn't be able to find those remaining, small fry, of the Soul Clan.

"This..." Ye Chen frowned. "In that case, there's only one explanation."

"This time, the Soul Emperor didn't rely on anyone else to explore the ancient emperor's cave; he personally took on the task..."

"Isn't this the same as directly telling Gu Yuan the location of the ancient emperor's cave?" Cao Ying asked, puzzled.

Ye Chen chuckled softly, "That's true. But I think the Soul Emperor doesn't have many options. After all, even if other members of the Soul Clan come out, they won't escape the watchful eyes of the three clans. He might as well take action himself. Even if Gu Yuan discovers it, he can still gain the upper hand..."

The key is in the hands of the Soul Emperor. As long as he discovers the location of the Ancient Emperor's Cave and acts quickly enough, he can enter it before Gu Yuan and the others arrive.

Even if Gu Yuan were to come early to stop him, he could still create a time difference so that Gu Yuan wouldn't have so many powerful people around him to help him.

In a one-on-one situation, the Soul Emperor was confident he could get what he wanted...

"Give the order: all Saint-level experts from the Dan Tower Alliance, assemble! We're not waiting any longer; I'm going to the location of the Ancient Emperor's cave ahead of time to meet them!"

Zhiyuanxing

Chapter 540 Surprise?

After giving his orders, Ye Chen, seeing the two busy women and having nothing else to do, could only return to the Ye family's residence in Saint Pill City.

Whether it's the Ye family or Cai Die and the other girls, they all live in this huge manor now.

Thinking about the "surprise," Ye Chen quickly walked into the backyard and entered Cai Die's room...

Then it came to nothing.

Speechless, Ye Chen could only unleash his soul power and quickly found the group of women, his mother, sister, and others gathered in the backyard, laughing and joking together.

"Wait, something's not right. Why are there outsiders here?"

Besides his family and women, Ye Chen also discovered a strange little girl who looked only four or five years old...

However, the unfamiliar words also gave him a strange sense of familiarity and warmth.

"That's right, it's appearance!" Ye Chen suddenly realized.

This little girl looked exactly like Zi Yan when I first met her; she had long purple hair and wore a white dress...

There is a difference in age.

However, Ye Chen could still detect a trace of blood connection between himself and the other person.

"Oh no, could it be it?!"

Ye Chen seemed to realize something, and in a flash, he disappeared from the spot.

When he suddenly appeared beside the women, they were all startled. Song Chun'er, the only elder among them and Ye Chen's mother, immediately stepped forward, pointed her finger at her son's forehead, and yelled, "You brat, appearing and disappearing like this is terrifying!"

Xinlan, who was also taken aback, burst into carefree laughter when she saw her brother's disheveled appearance under their mother's wrath.

"Hehehe, bro, if outsiders saw you like this, you'd lose all your dignity..."

Indeed, given Ye Chen's current strength and status, the only person in the entire Dou Qi Continent, and even the entire Great Thousand World, who could point at his forehead and yell at him without him having any temper is his mother, Song Chun'er.

Of course, the mother still defended her son.

"Go away, only I can yell at my son. You little brat, how dare you laugh at him? I'll teach you a lesson!"

Seeing her mother poised to hit her, Xinlan quickly ran away and hid behind her sister-in-law, Caidie, before daring to peek out and protest, "Hey, Mom, you're so biased towards my brother..."

"Hmph, Chen'er finally came back, of course I'm going to spoil him a bit. Unlike you, you brat, always chattering in front of me, it's so annoying!"

Seeing his mother's unreasonable yet assertive manner, Ye Chen immediately smiled broadly.

Only when he's with his mother does he shed all his accolades—the title of President of the Pill Tower, the number one alchemist on the continent…

Now, he's just his mother's beloved eldest son!

After some interaction between the child and her mother, Cai Die pulled Xin Lan out from behind her and sat her down. Then she looked at Ye Chen, a strange smile playing on her lips, and said, "I thought you'd be back late. Were you captivated by our surprise?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, looking like he didn't care.

Ignoring him, Cai Die pulled over the little one who looked exactly like Zi Yan when she was a child and said to Ye Chen, "Look, this is the surprise we prepared for you!"

"Zi'er, call someone..."

"Father!"

"puff!"

Although he could roughly guess the other party's identity, Ye Chen still burst out laughing when he heard the little guy address him.

"What the hell, Dad?"

Although strictly speaking, this little guy does have his own bloodline, isn't it a bit too much for him to call him "father" right away?

"What's wrong? Or are you trying to deny it?" Cai Die looked at Ye Chen with a half-smile.

At the same time, as Cai Die uttered these words, Zi Yan, as if possessed by a drama queen, walked over with a weak demeanor, hugged Zi'er, and sobbed, "Sigh..."

"...Zi'er, my life and your father's life have been so hard. They've even disowned us..."

Whether the little one was infected by the drama queen Zi Yan or simply inherited her acting talent, her eyes immediately reddened, looking as if tears were about to fall. Then, she looked timidly at Ye Chen and said, "Daddy, please don't leave me and Mommy! Zi'er will definitely be a good girl and listen to you..."

What is this?

Ye Chen looked at the group of women speechlessly. Were you putting on a melodramatic show? And Xin Lan, you brat, how dare you laugh so loudly? Just wait and see how I deal with you later.

And Mom, isn't it a bit much for you to look like you're enjoying the show...?

Slapping his forehead, Ye Chen suddenly realized that the group of women around him were even more difficult to deal with than suppressing the Void Devouring Flame!

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around."

Ye Chen raised his hands in surrender, then beckoned to Zi'er and smiled, "Zi'er, come here and let Daddy take a look..."

So what if you have another daughter? It's no big deal. So many people would love to have such a lovely daughter!

Seeing Ye Chen's actions, the little one immediately stopped crying, ran happily to Ye Chen's side, snuggled against his lap, and called out in a clear voice, "Daddy!"

"Oh! My dear daughter..."

Upon hearing the other's clear cry again, Ye Chen agreed without hesitation and casually picked up the little guy and placed him on his lap.

"Tsk, as expected, having your own little cutie is much happier than raising a daughter virtually on your phone..."

Ye Chen carefully observed his daughter on his lap and found that the little one was really extraordinary. At such a young age, she had already reached the peak of the Dou Zong level, which was even more terrifying than Xiao Xiao in the original work!

Of course, strictly speaking, the two are not comparable.

After all, Xiao Xiao was the real daughter of Queen Medusa and Xiao Yan, while his body was formed by combining his own blood essence with Zi Yan's blood essence.

Moreover, Zi'er's soul itself was a Nine-Headed Golden Thunder that had successfully gathered spiritual energy...

"If that's the case, could Zi'er also grow into a Supreme Dragon-Phoenix bloodline in the future?" Ye Chen pondered to himself.

Of course, this is just one of Zi'er's options for the future.

After all, she still contains half of his bloodline...

Thinking of this, Ye Chen suddenly realized that although he had not yet broken through to the Dou Di level, he could not improve the bloodline level of the entire family like a Dou Di could.

But now he has undergone a sublimation of his life level, so can those who are connected to him by blood also be elevated?

Frowning, he carefully examined Xiao Zi'er's physique. While the energy within her was still battle qi, her naturally powerful bloodline meant she could likely withstand the spiritual energy baptism...

Ye Chen's appearance not only baffled Xiao Zi'er, but also left the other girls around him completely confused.

"What's wrong? Did you notice something amiss with Zi'er?" Cai Die stepped forward and asked.

This made Ziyan, the mother, nervous.

"No... don't worry. I just had a little idea," Ye Chen said with a smile, reassuring the women.

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "You all know that when a person breaks through to the Dou Di realm, their entire bloodline also advances, becoming a Dou Di bloodline, right?"

The women nodded in agreement. Even Xinlan and her mother understood this point, as they were both worldly-wise by now.

"My current situation is somewhat special. Although I'm not yet comparable to a Dou Di, my bloodline, soul, and even the energy within my body have all undergone a transformation. Therefore, I think..."

Let's see if it can also help those connected to me by blood to transform...

"This..." Cai Die and the others looked at each other, completely clueless about this matter.

"Big brother, do you want to try it on Zi'er?" Zi Yan asked with some concern.

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Ye Chen nodded and said, "That's the idea. Zi'er's background is too special. Both her physique and soul are very powerful, so I think there shouldn't be any accidents."

"But... even you can't guarantee 100% success, can you, big brother?" Zi Yan still couldn't let it go.

Seeing this, Song Chun'er immediately declared, "No way! I won't let my granddaughter take such a risk. Ye Chen, you brat, if you dare do that, I'll break your legs!"

"Uh..." Ye Chen was speechless at his mother's fierce words. He scratched his head and said, "Well, it was my oversight. Never mind then. Let's talk about it again after I've improved my strength and can be absolutely sure."

The atmosphere in the room was slightly heavy...

Sitting on Ye Chen's lap, Zi'er looked at her father and mothers, then at her grandmother and aunt, and suddenly said, "Zi'er is willing to help Father..."

These words stunned Ye Chen; he hadn't expected the little guy to say something like that.

Song Chun'er's expression changed, and she was about to speak, but Zi'er spoke first: "Grandma, I believe Father will definitely protect me, I'll be fine..."

These words delighted Ye Chen. He picked up the little girl and gave her two big kisses on her chubby cheeks, which made the little girl giggle and try to avoid him.

After Zi'er persuaded her, Song Chun'er, the mother, finally relented. Ye Chen also whispered many things in Zi Yan's ear and made numerous promises, finally obtaining the consent of the child's mother.

Then, Ye Chen squeezed a drop of blood containing boundless spiritual energy from his finger and placed it on Zi'er's forehead...

The next moment, terrifying spiritual power suddenly erupted, and Zi'er's small body instantly floated into the air. Terrifying lightning spread out from her body, directly transforming into a lightning ball several meters in size, enveloping Zi'er inside.

"It's done!"

Ye Chen directly merged his spiritual power into the void, instantly taking control of the entire garden space and then stopping the spread of the lightning.

His eyes, fixed on the lightning ball in the sky, were filled with excitement.

"Big brother, is Zi'er alright?" Zi Yan asked worriedly, clinging to Ye Chen's arm.

Ye Chen stopped the young woman, who was becoming a mother for the first time, and comforted her, "Don't worry, Zi'er is fine. She'll be out soon, and then you'll see how much she's changed..."

As Ye Chen had said, just over two hours later, the lightning ball disappeared, and Zi'er's small figure reappeared in everyone's sight.

"This... why can't I sense the fighting spirit in Zi'er's body anymore?" Cai Die's words caused the expressions of all the women to change.

They all looked over immediately and found that it was indeed as Cai Die had said.

"Don't worry, although Zi'er has lost her fighting spirit, she has reached a new level in both strength and physique!" Ye Chen said confidently.

He could sense that the fighting spirit within Zi'er's body had been completely transformed into spiritual power, and it was a domineering spiritual power filled with thunderous force!

In terms of cultivation level alone, Zi'er is now roughly equivalent to a Supreme Third-Level cultivator who has overcome the difficulties of physical and spiritual power cultivation. The next step is to improve her divine soul...

"Hehe, this little guy might surpass all of you mothers in no time..."

Ye Chen's words did not gain the approval of the women, which forced him to explain what spiritual power was and the essential difference between spiritual power and battle qi...

After learning that this spiritual power actually came from a cultivation system in a higher-level world outside of the Dou Qi Continent, the girls were momentarily stunned.

Although they didn't understand, they knew that this was a power stronger than battle qi. The next moment, Xinlan, who reacted the fastest, began to beg her older brother to let her undergo a transformation as well.

"Quick, brother, give me a drop of your blood too..."

Ye Chen tapped the girl on the forehead speechlessly, then couldn't help but say, "With your current small frame, I'm afraid even a drop of my blood would make you..."

My head is about to explode.

You are different from Zi'er, so we must use a gentler approach... But don't worry, I already have some ideas..."