In the blink of an eye, another year of peaceful life had passed.
Two months ago, Xiao and Qin Huairu had welcomed their first child—a chubby little boy named Xiao Wenhong. From the moment he was born, it was clear he had inherited both his mother's beauty and his father's extraordinary strength.
The most astonishing thing? He was born with Xiao's superpower: Energy Absorption.
No matter how rough the handling at birth, he didn't cry. Every ounce of kinetic energy directed at him was absorbed—it didn't hurt at all.
The hospital staff were stunned. Wenhong had slapped three nurses' ribs with a single backhand. A nurse accidentally dropped him onto the floor—he crawled immediately without a hint of discomfort. One midwife tried to catch him, only to have her femur broken effortlessly. And when his unsteady steps collided with walls, he demolished three of them in succession, throwing the entire maternity ward into chaos.
If Xiao hadn't been right outside the delivery room and snatched the little scamp by the scruff of his neck, there was no telling how much more havoc he could have wreaked.
To prevent his remarkably powerful newborn from causing further damage—or unintentionally hurting anyone—Xiao had no choice but to temporarily seal Wenhong's powers using bloodline control, leaving only basic energy absorption for self-defense. All of the energy Wenhong would normally use to strengthen himself was redirected to supply the Dimensional Farm.
Xiao planned to lift the seal only once his son could control his own power.
Less than a week later, Xiao's eldest daughter, Xiao Yufeng, was born to Xi Hanmei. Given the chaos surrounding Wenhong's birth, Xiao barely left her side.
Like her brother, Yufeng awakened her superpowers immediately—but Xiao restrained them as well. However, through the Dimensional Vision, Xiao could see something remarkable: Yufeng hadn't naturally awakened powers at birth.
Instead, the moment her bloodline condensed, her inheritance awakened.
At the infant level, this inheritance was simple. All it required was connecting with the Dimensional Farm to obtain a Space Cube. But the energy contained within that cube directly activated the latent superpowers in the children.
Xiao had marveled at his twins, Wenhong and Yufeng—the dragon and phoenix of the family—grinning at their antics while also worrying for his wives. Babies that powerful, if uncontrolled, were dangerous to the mother. A superpowered infant was simply too much for an ordinary woman's body to bear.
In the world of the Black Robes, children born with tremendous strength were often delivered at the cost of the mother's life. Xiao could never bear the thought of his beloved wives suffering the same fate—their wombs torn apart, their bodies endangered by the very children they carried.
After all, children are born as little devils. They have no concept of right or wrong, only what is fun or not. Burning bugs under a magnifying glass, boiling ant nests, or bullying the weak—these things bring joy to a child's innocent heart.
Wenhong, for instance, had casually crushed the bones of nurses and doctors at birth and smashed hospital walls for fun. If this kind of innocence were unchecked, it could turn into genuine carnage. Superpowered babies might even unintentionally harm their mothers simply through a hug or playful bite.
For the sake of his wives' safety, Xiao had no choice but to add a lock to the bloodline inheritance, controlling the awakening of superpowers in all his children. The primary goal: prevent mothers from being hurt by their own children.
Of course, a woman capable of bearing a child with Xiao's bloodline would still inherit part of the bloodline—but precautions were necessary first.
Meanwhile, the uniqueness of Xiao's children did not escape the notice of the superiors. A child born with extraordinary powers was a game-changer.
Xiao Wenhong's birth proved that Xiao's abilities could be replicated. Xiao Yufeng's arrival confirmed that Wenhong's powers were no accident—they were an inevitable evolution.
In short, they were witnessing the dawn of an unprecedented evolution.
If nurtured carefully, Xiao's genes could spread across the Yanhuang lands. The descendants of Yan and Huang would, through his bloodline, ascend toward godhood. One day, they would truly become like dragons.
Was there any news more thrilling than this?
As a result, more women were sent to Xiao's courtyard, from all corners of the realm. The place filled with singing and dancing, a peaceful little paradise shielded from the outside world.
Meanwhile, Xiao's share of dowries steadily increased. The families of prospective brides scrambled to secure their place in his lineage. After all, even dragons needed to start somewhere—first come, first served. The first to bear his divine blood would claim the resources of the future godly era.
For now, only Xiao himself possessed this divine blood. No matter how mighty he was, his energy remained finite.
So, the families had to get creative. Based on think-tank analyses of Xiao's character, they knew him well: he was soft-hearted, averse to hardship, and deeply motivated by benefit and face-saving.
Give Xiao face, and he would return it. Humiliate him, and he would remember it forever, holding a grudge as if you had killed his father.
The strategy worked flawlessly. Xiao treated all gifts and dowries with courtesy.
One father-in-law presented a dowry worth five million yuan. Within three days, his daughter obtained a Space Cube and became pregnant with Xiao's child. This set off a frenzy among the dignitaries, and Xiao's collection of lavish gifts only grew.
As more than a dozen bloodlines began to flow from him, some officials became frantic, desperately offering bribes to win favor. The situation grew so serious that the cabinet was forced to intervene.
The higher-ups were furious. They investigated officials with suspicious wealth, decreed that previous dowries and betrothal gifts would be forgiven, and ruled that future dowries exceeding 10,000 yuan would constitute bribery.
And so, the months-long farce finally came to an end.
Of course, the organization had no intention of punishing Xiao for such trivial wealth. The question was, who would be held accountable? The decree would make that clear.
When Xiao heard about the new rules, he didn't fume over losing out on massive dowries. Instead, he burst out laughing.
In the end, he could only shake his head and sigh: behind every bizarre regulation, there's always an outrageous real story.
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