Chapter 2

Black Mountain is located on the border of Great Liang, bordering the Southern Wilderness, with a sparse population.

On ordinary days, only the medicinal farmers from the foot of the mountain occasionally go up the mountain to pick herbs.

This place is extremely ominous; the mountains are not clear, the water is not beautiful, fierce tigers and poisonous insects are all present, and mountain bandits and outlaws are not lacking!

There are even rumors that there are demons and monsters in the depths of the great mountains that swallow clouds and spit mist.

To call it a desolate wilderness is somewhat of an understatement; it is truly a place of poor mountains and evil waters!

Yet today, Shihe Village at the foot of the mountain is very lively.

The reason is none other than that the wife of the old Li family at the east end of the village is finally going to give birth today!

Pregnant for ten years, yet she has never been able to deliver!

This matter has spread very strangely throughout the surrounding villages; there are rumors saying that the old Li family is carrying a wicked seed, a demon fetus!

What kind of child can be pregnant for ten years! This is probably going to give birth to a wicked seed!

If it weren't for Li Laosan being in his prime and having brute strength, and no one in the village wanting to provoke him, the villagers might have already put his wife in a pig cage to get rid of the demon.

Today, the woman in labor is about to give birth, and the wailing of the woman in the room is continuous.

Basin after basin of boiled clear water is sent in, and before long, it is replaced by bloody water and poured out.

Dystocia, severe hemorrhage!

At this time, not only is a group of people in the room on high alert, but the Village Chief outside is also leading a group of people to watch the delivery room with caution.

Beside them, Li Laosan, who is as strong as an ox, is being tightly bound with hemp rope, and three strong men are pressing him down so hard that he cannot move.

"Lao San, the seed your wife is carrying is very suspicious."

"This is a wicked seed that will harm the whole village in the future. I am the Village Chief, and I cannot let you have your way."

"If we hurt your wife while getting rid of the demon later, you must not blame us..."

"Zhang, if you dare to touch my wife and my child, I will fight you with my life!"

Li Laosan, strong as an ox, is bound to the side, his eyes staring fixedly at Village Chief Zhang Wu.

The Village Chief remains unmoved, holding a wheat-cutting sickle, waiting for the result somewhat nervously.

Today, no matter what, this wicked seed must be killed!

…………

Chaos, tranquility.

Darkness carries an intoxicating warmth.

As if gestating in the mother's womb, Li Xiang's consciousness jumps.

"Here……"

"Where is this?"

He subconsciously opens his eyes and opens his mouth to breathe, and a viscous, fishy liquid surges into his mouth, making him feel suffocated.

The next moment, a familiar voice sounds in his mind.

【Respected player, hello. Because of some wonderful reasons, you gestated in the mother's womb for a full ten years before being born.】

【This may have some impact on your life; please explore it yourself, player.】

"This is?"

"The voice of the system game?"

"I've crossed over?"

"Is this in the mother's womb?"

Before he can continue to think, a woman's scream with a dialect accent comes: "Exhale, inhale, Xiu, you cannot sleep; if you sleep, both you and the child will die!"

"Inhale, inhale! Push one more time, push!"

"Listen to your aunt! You must hold on!"

"Buddha bless, may both mother and child be safe!"

The midwife shouts anxiously; the tossing has taken too long, and the woman in labor is almost out of strength.

If she falls asleep, it will be two deaths in one birth!

This god-damned child, if you have any conscience, stop tormenting your mother!

The midwife mutters; whether it is the Buddha showing his spirit or her muttering stimulating the woman, the woman in labor starts struggling again while panting.

"Child, child!"

"My child!"

In the darkness, Li Xiang feels a strong sense of rejection, and a weak voice seems to be praying for his birth.

Following this force, he trance-like sees the light, and a strong call is summoning him along the flesh and blood.

Someone is longing for his safe birth.

He no longer resists, following this force to surge forward gently……

Wah! Wah! Wah!

A harsh cry breaks the oppressive atmosphere, making everyone's heart shake!

"Born!"

"Born!!"

"It's a boy!"

Seeing the child born, the weak woman in labor finally faints and falls asleep.

In the end, listening to this loud cry, she is still muttering in her heart.

"This child cries so loudly, in the future…… definitely……"

"Will be a good hand at farming!"

The midwife holds the child in her arms, gently wiping the mucus off his body.

Severe hemorrhage and dystocia; it is truly the Buddha's blessing that both mother and child could be saved.

Clang!

At this moment, accompanied by the sound of the baby's crying, Zhang Wu kicks open the door and rushes in with the sickle, followed by several farmers from the village.

"Get out! What do you want to do!"

"Here……"

"Give the child to me!"

"This is a wicked seed! It cannot be kept!"

Zhang Wu holds the sickle, looking fiercely at the newborn Li Xiang.

"Zhang! You get out here!"

"Don't touch my child!"

Outside the door, Li Laosan roars with red eyes, staring fixedly at the sickle in Zhang Wu's hand.

But at this moment, there are three people pressing him down, and he cannot move at all.

"This is……"

"What is the situation?"

The newborn Li Xiang is very weak; he uses all his strength to barely open his eyes halfway.

But as soon as he opens his eyes, he sees a sickle fiercely held against his face.

This is……

What kind of opening is this?!

"You wicked seed, I, Zhang Wu, will kill you today for the sake of the village. If you come to seek revenge later, you come to find me!"

"Don't harm your mother and father; remember my face, I……"

At this moment, Li Xiang has already been snatched from the midwife's hands by Zhang Wu. Looking at the sickle still stained with wheat seedlings, Li Xiang's little heart is pounding wildly.

What kind of ghost opening is this? Is it time for a life restart right away?!

No!

He must do something!

He doesn't want to die!

Under a strong will to survive, Li Xiang actually drags his frail body and gently crawls up.

Neither crying nor laughing, he opens his eyes and stares at Zhang Wu.

This immediately scares Zhang Wu half to death.

"Wicked seed! Wicked seed!"

Which child can have such a gaze just after being born!

Zhang Wu's hand holding the sickle starts to tremble; he is just a farmer, and he is very afraid of such gods, ghosts, and strange things.

Li Xiang looks weakly at Zhang Wu in front of him, waving his little hands with all his might.

His pink, tender little hands stagger, one pointing to the sky, one pointing to the earth.

In an instant, an inexplicable momentum emerges from his body.

Clearly a pink, jade-like face, yet it reveals a trace of Dao rhyme, as if a Buddha above the dome is overlooking all things, as if a Heavenly Emperor descending to the nine heavens is examining the three realms, and a vast aura spreads in all directions without bounds.

This sudden vision makes everyone almost kneel on the ground.

At this moment, if Li Xiang could call up his data panel, he would be able to see that on his attribute panel, the column belonging to Comprehension is flashing with intense golden light.

【Age 0: You are born. Purple energy comes from the east for thirty thousand miles, an Immortal Venerable descends to the world, a Buddha picks a flower, the whole world changes because of your birth, you, no, You!】

【Your legendary life has begun!】

The next moment, an incomparably noble and rich purple energy appears out of thin air in the sky, vast and mighty, stretching for ten thousand miles. Deep in the sky, phantoms of dragons and phoenixes pass through, an Ancient Heavenly Court manifests, an Immortal Venerable descends to the world, a Buddha picks a flower, and countless visions appear one by one in the sky.

Nine suns cross the sky, True Dragons patrol the heavens, golden lotuses fall from the sky, and vast Dao sounds sing through the three realms. Accompanied by the birth of a certain terrifying existence, this world is undergoing earth-shaking changes.

The next moment, from Shihe Village to the entire Southern Wilderness, from the entire Southern Wilderness to the Central Plains, and even to the entire sky, endless living beings hear the sound of an immature child.

The sound is very small, sharp and thin, but it is clearly imprinted in everyone's mind.

"In the heavens and on the earth, I alone am the honored one!"

(End of chapter)