Perfect World.
In the Lower Realm's desolate region, behind the Fire Emperor's Palace.
Atop a rock surrounded by lava, a young boy of seven or eight sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, slowly breathing in the fire spirit energy that filled the heavens and earth.
The fire spirit energy around him converged at a visible speed, gradually forming a vast vortex of fire clouds above him.
Then, the fire cloud poured back, consuming the boy's body completely.
With a resounding roar of thunder, the fiery aura emanating from the boy's body subtly shifted.
His aura increased, but not significantly.
"I didn't expect breaking through to the ultimate level of the Blood Moving Realm would be so difficult..."
After a moment, the boy opened his eyes, a flicker of resentment in them.
His name was Zhu Chen, a viviparous time traveler.
However, unlike other viviparous time travelers, he arrived in this world as an egg dangling from the Fire God Tree!
Because the image of the Vermillion Bird appeared upon his birth, with flames rising to the heavens, the Fire Emperor believed him to be a human being, the reincarnation of the ancient Vermillion Bird.
Thus, from birth, he was the anointed Holy Son in the Fire Nation, worshipped by the people, his status surpassing even that of the Human Emperor.
However, Zhu Chen knew full well that the eight realms of the Lower Realm were merely a prison world, where humanity was weak. Even the Holy Son of the Fire Nation was a mere ant in the eyes of the ancient descendants and pure-blooded creatures.
Moreover, according to what he later learned, the current timeline of the Perfect World coincided with the period when Emperor Shi Hao of the Desolate World faced the calamity.
Not to mention the dark unrest that even the Emperor could not quell.
Even with his current strength at the peak of the Blood Moving Realm, he would likely struggle to protect himself from the impending catastrophe of the Desolate Realm.
"Time is running out. It seems all I can do now is improve my cultivation and overcome this great calamity in the Desolate Realm..."
"As for whether I can achieve immortality in the future, I'll just have to take it one step at a time."
"Alas, how unwilling I am!"
Zhu Chen couldn't help but sigh.
His physical strength had now reached 160,000 kilograms, more than enough to open a cave heaven.
He had previously refrained from opening a cave heaven because he wanted to leverage the Vermilion Bird bloodline within him to reach the ultimate realm.
Only by achieving this in every realm would he be worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with the Desolate Heaven Emperor and vying for that glimmer of transcendence.
Unfortunately, things didn't go his way.
His talent and aptitude ultimately couldn't match that of the one who faced the calamity.
For seven years, he had exhausted countless resources of the Fire Nation to nourish his body and comprehend the Bone Scripture, yet his progress could only stop there.
With the great calamity approaching, he no longer had time to linger in the Blood Moving Realm.
Opening a cave heaven was imperative.
["Ding!"]
["Detecting the host's deep unwillingness, the system has been successfully activated..."]
At that moment, a cold voice suddenly rang out.
Zhu Chen's heart skipped a beat.
System?
A golden finger?
I actually have another golden finger?
He had thought his ancient Vermillion Bird bloodline and his status as the Holy Son of the Fire Nation were already golden fingers.
He hadn't expected there was still a system that hadn't been activated!
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 'Many Children, Many Blessings' system. Simply by successfully leaving an offspring in the body of the opposite sex, the host will be able to replicate their entire cultivation. Any further advancements in their cultivation will be passed down to the host, balancing yin and yang for an everlasting cycle!"]
The system's voice echoed again.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chen was stunned.
Many children, many blessings?
Damn it, wasn't this system forcing him to have a harem?
He might have been a reveling Sea King in his previous life.
But in this life, he had decided to turn over a new leaf and become a good, upright man. How could he possibly do such a shameless and despicable thing again?
Wait a minute.
What did the system just say?
Replicate their cultivation?
If I capture Liu Shen now, wouldn't I be able to ascend directly to the pinnacle of Immortal King.
["Ding~!"]
Zhu Chen was thinking when that familiar voice rang in his ears again:
["Congratulations to the host for successfully activating the exclusive system and obtaining the luck of the protagonist. The extra reward is 'Pangu Essence Blood'!"]
[Pangu Essence Blood: Contains a trace of the 'Origin of Power', which can be used to cleanse the bones and strengthen the body, unleashing the body's potential and gaining divine power!]
["System Prompt: Detecting the simultaneous presence of two protagonists in 'Perfect World', triggering the conditions for opening the Protagonist Chat Group.
The host, due to their Great Protagonist Luck, becomes the chat group leader. Do you want to open the chat group immediately?"]
Pangu Essence Blood?
Protagonist chat group leader?
Holy crap!
Two more cheat codes!
Zhu Chen was overjoyed.
This wasn't a system; this was clearly his real father!
"Open!"
Zhu Chen decisively opened the chat group without hesitation.
[System Prompt: Protagonist Chat Group Established!]
[Searching for Plane Protagonists...]
[Battle Through The Heavens (Xiao Yan) joins the chat group!]
[Douluo Dalou (Tang San) joins the chat group!]
[A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality (Han Li) joins the chat group!]
[Immortal Renegade (Wang Lin) joins the chat group!]
[Naruto (Naruto Uzumaki) joins the chat group!]
[Martial Universe (Lin Dong) joins the chat group!]
[Notice: The chat group has reached its maximum number of members. The group owner can unlock more members by continuing to improve their skills!]
[You are all descendants of planes from various worlds, possessing the aura of a protagonist. We hope you will communicate with each other and grow together]
[Warning: Fighting is strictly prohibited in this group!]
As the chat group opened, a translucent chat box suddenly appeared before Zhu Chen's eyes.
Xiao Yan was the first to speak.
As a Blue Star traveler, he was no stranger to chat groups, so he quickly adapted.
Seeing someone speak, the others observed for a moment before joining in.
Later on...
Tang San: What the heck is this chat group? Who are you? Spirit Hall's lackeys? You dared to use such despicable means to invade my spiritual world? You're creating a way to DIE!
Lin Dong: The person above is so arrogant! What's your name? Do you dare to tell me?
Xiao Yan: His name is literally above his message. Can't you see it?
Lin Dong: What? That's his name?.
Xiao Yan: Yes. It's those words you see...
Lin Dong: I see. Thanks for the heads-up.
Xiao Yan: You're welcome.
Uzumaki Naruto: Hello everyone, my name is Uzumaki Naruto!
Lin Dong: Hello...
With Xiao Yan, the chatterbox, around, the newly established chat group quickly became lively.
Everyone chatted freely, sharing stories from their respective worlds, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Only Han Li and Wang Lin, the two older members, found the appearance of this chat group rather strange and remained lurking, observing the situation without rushing to emerge.
Zhu Chen, after observing for a while, also joined in.
Zhu Chen: Hello everyone, I'm the group leader of this chat group. Please take good care of me from now on!
Xiao Yan: Group leader? This chat group has just been established, and everyone is a child of the plane of their world. What makes you say you are the group leader?
[Notice: The group leader (Zhu Chen) withdrew a member message!]
Zhu Chen: So? You should believe it now, right?