Chapter 1011: Mirage Clam Jewel

Three years later.

In the New Era Calendar year 2543, an autumn afternoon.

Lei En sat in the Consul's residence garden pavilion, clutching a handful of cards, a smug smile on his face. He looked at the opposite seat where Viola sat and laughed, "Viola, I'm going to win this round again; just concede. The flowers I've been waiting for have already wilted…."

They were playing Ten Thousand Spirits Cards.

Viola, as a genuine Ten Thousand Spirits Wizard, had already lost four hands to Lei En, her face showing a hint of frustration; she stubbornly shook her head but hesitated to play a card.

Behind her, Fa Lan Jia Si Ka, Ai Mi Li Si and Po La Rui Si all frowned, unable to offer advice.

They were all defeated subordinates of Lei En.

Viola's gaze swept over the three, but receiving no help, she finally had to play a card herself.

Lei En immediately followed with a card, deciding the outcome.

"Sorry."

He laughed, teasing, "Well played. Now you should admit that I'm the chief Ten Thousand Spirits Card Master of He Palace, right?"

Viola tossed the card aside, helplessly saying, "Next time Master Luo Jue visits He Palace, I'll definitely ask him about card techniques."

"Luo Jue isn't even my opponent; asking him won't help," Lei En said unflinchingly, looking at the three Fa Lan Jia Si Ka, "Who else wants to play cards with me?"

Fa Lan Jia Si Ka immediately shook her head.

"Not playing, it's boring," Po La Rui Si pursed her lips.

Ms. Beiji Xing was already a legendary Mid-stage Arcane master; her exquisite beauty remained captivating, her figure now a bit fuller than years ago, more mature, exuding greater feminine charm.

Crowned and clad in a splendid robe, Ai Mi Li Si scolded, "Lei En, it's just a card game; can't you give us a break?"

"A card game is such a serious matter; how can we go easy?" Lei En said seriously, "The card table has no spouses, and feelings are not discussed…"

Before he could finish, a handsome little boy darted through the Rick Guard's sentries like the wind, rushed into the pavilion, and plaintively complained, "Father, sister is bullying me again." Faint bruises marked his face, his clothes were disheveled, clinging to grass stems and mud—clearly fresh from a fight.

Viola felt a pang of sympathy but said nothing, merely glancing at Fa Lan Jia Si Ka beside her.

Fa Lan Jia Si Ka's face showed unease, yet a hidden smile lingered in her eyes.

"Ao Ke Ta Wei Si, what's going on?"

Lei En asked.

He had actually known the whole process long ago and hadn't intervened.

"I was playing with sister and the younger brothers, and sister suddenly declared that me, the younger brothers, and big brother Lei Kes must all obey her from now on," Ao Ke Ta Wei Si's voice dropped, "Sister also said she's more qualified than me to be the father's heir…"

The four women in the pavilion all changed expression.

Viola's gaze sharpened; Fa Lan Jia Si Ka, who had felt a bit smug, now was left only with panic.

Lei En remained calm and asked, "How did you answer sister?"

"I said the father decides who the heir is; others' words don't count," Ao Ke Ta Wei Si replied. "Sister, however, said whoever fights best becomes the heir…"

"So you fought Elizabeth?" Lei En laughed.

"Yes."

"Did you lose?"

Ao Ke Ta Wei Si lowered his head, "Yes…"

His small face showed resentment, quickly defending, "I only lost a little; sister is two years older. When I reach five, I'll definitely beat her!"

"When you're five, I'll be seven!" a crisp female voice rang out, proudly saying, "By then, you'll still lose to me."

Yi Li Sha Bai, in a victorious stance, raised her tiny fist and walked into the pavilion, two even smaller boys trailing behind like little sidekicks of the big sister.

"Ah…"

She continued to flaunt, a hand reaching out to grab her ear. Fa Lan Jia Si Ka scolded, "Yi Li Sha Bai, don't be so reckless in front of your father!" Then she turned to the other boy, "Luo Lan, you're also messing around with sister; watch how I deal with you!"

Yi Li Sha Bai's skin glimmered with a metallic sheen, her ears hardened, and she instantly broke free from her mother's grip, leaping into Lei En's arms.

Luo Lan also hid behind Lei En, poking his head out, looking at his mother with a hint of fear.

Fa Lan Jia Si Ka, feeling helpless, rose and solemnly bowed to Viola, "Under the papal crown, I apologize to you and Ao Ke Ta Wei Si on behalf of Yi Li Sha Bai; I failed to discipline her. After returning, I will properly restrain her to become a lady."

Yi Li Sha Bai pouted, "Father, I don't want to be a lady!"

Viola's expression softened, nodding, "It's just children's play; Ms. Getan need not be so serious."

Both women spoke politely, yet sparks subtly clashed.

"Enough, enough."

Lei En, most annoyed by such palace intrigue, finally relaxed today, letting them bring the children to He Palace for a gathering to foster sibling bonds, yet petty quarrels arose. He said gravely, "That's it, each of you return to your places."

"Yes, sir." Fa Lan Jia Si Ka nodded in response.

Lei En handed his daughter in his arms to her; Yi Li Sha Bai's eyes were watery with reluctance, calling, "Father…"

He comforted, "I'll come to Getan to see you tomorrow."

"You promised, okay? No lying to me."

Yi Li Sha Bai then turned her tears into laughter, and with brother Luo Lan followed Fa Lan Jia Si Ka out. As they stepped out of the garden, she turned back and made a goofy face at Ao Ke Ta Wei Si.

"I'll go to the training ground to find Lei Kes and bring him back to Jin Si Lan," Ai Mi Li Si said and left, a hint of melancholy in her eyes.

Po La Rui Si also left, taking Bu Lai En with her.

She usually lives with her son in Ge La Mo Du Castle, sometimes returns to Weizelan's Fu Kong Cheng, and Lei En's tower has been handed to her for use and management.

In a blink, only Viola and Ao Ke Ta Wei Si remained in the pavilion. The mother and son lived in He Palace, spending the most time with Lei En; from this alone one can see Lei En's stance—he has consistently indicated that Ao Ke Ta Wei Si is his heir.

Viola, while casting a spell to clear the weeds and mud from her son's body, said softly, "Do you think Elizabeth's words are her own belief, or were they taught to her by someone?"

The so‑called "someone" naturally refers to Fa Lan Jia Si Ka.

"Elizabeth's own thoughts," Lei En answered calmly.

"How can you be sure?"

Lei En glanced at the Half-elf, "Fa Lan Jia Si Ka wishes to contest you, but she dares not defy my Willpower, and she isn't foolish enough to use such a low‑level method to test my stance." Most importantly, the Soul Eye saw that Yi Li Sha Bai was not lying.

If Fa Lan Jia Si Ka usually instilled these words, she couldn't hide them from herself.

"Then that's fine."

Viola nodded, then sighed, "You are still young, and you possess an immortal battle soul, your lifespan longer than a demigod's; the children are expected to outrun you, so the title of 'heir' is utterly meaningless."

Lei En smiled lightly, offering no reply.

The Half-elf said so verbally, but still wanted to contend. The theoretical lifespan is one thing; whether one can actually live that long is another.

If one were to die suddenly, the heir title would become crucial.

Viola, Fa Lan Jia Si Ka, Ai Mi Li Si and Po La Rui Si—these women who bore his children—who doesn't understand this principle?

Yet, they do not know…

If he truly dies, everything he currently possesses will vanish into thin air.

Ao Ke Ta Wei Si listened to his parents' conversation, half understanding, then asked dejectedly, "Father, sister said I couldn't beat her when I was five; is that true?"

Lei En crouched down to his son's height, looked at him and laughed, "If you don't work hard, you may still lose to Yi Li Sha Bai."

"I'll work hard!" Ao Ke Ta Wei Si clenched his fist.

Viola looked at the father and son, the two she loved most in her life, her exquisite face radiating happiness. She suddenly thought of Yi Li Sha Bai and curiously asked, "Lei En, what's the story with Yi Li Sha Bai? Ao Ke Ta Wei Si actually can't beat her…"

Her son is a divine child!

Although he hasn't yet walked the path of transcendence and doesn't look robust, his small frame is solid and strong, and his physical quality is no less than that of an initial‑grade Iron Guard.

"Mirage Clam Pearl," Lei En replied simply.

Viola's expression cleared, "No wonder…"

The "Mirage Clam Pearl" Lei En mentioned is a precious treasure from the deep sea, originating from a creature called the "Deep‑Sea Giant Clam." They are extremely rare; if they live beyond a thousand years, a unique pearl forms inside them—that is the Mirage Clam Pearl.

A woman who ingests a Mirage Clam Pearl and then mates with a man within half a month will almost certainly become pregnant.

Moreover, the child born can inherit the parents' talents!

Back then, before Fa Lan Jia Si Ka sacrificed herself, she took a Mirage Clam Pearl, which ignited her soul and led to her conceiving Yi Li Sha Bai.

When the daughter was born, Lei En immediately saw the sign.

After further questioning, Fa Lan Jia Si Ka answered truthfully: she possessed half‑mermaid lineage, and during early sea adventures she obtained this Mirage Clam Pearl from a Naga priest, but she only had one and could not find a second.

"Which talents did Yi Li Sha Bai inherit?" Viola asked again.

Lei En replied, "My Lightning Form, Void Resonance, and Metal Domain, plus Fa Lan Jia Si Ka's Rushing Torrent."

"Three supreme affinity Elements and one legendary Element!" Viola couldn't help but exclaim, no wonder the son can't beat Yi Li Sha Bai.

Immediately, she felt wary.

Yi Li Sha Bai's talents are terrifying; as she grows, she will pose a huge threat to Ao Ke Ta Wei Si.

By comparison, Lei En's eldest son Lei Ke Si, though already eleven and likely to undergo his first Soul Transformation in a few years, has far less potential than Yi Li Sha Bai; in the future, Yi Li Sha Bai will be Ao Ke Ta Wei Si's greatest opponent!

"If only there had been a Mirage Clam Pearl back then…" Viola said subconsciously.

"How could that be?"

Lei En helplessly spread his hands; in fact, he had long entertained that thought.

Mirage Clam Pearls are extremely rare, priceless, and usually only in the hands of great sea‑folk, used to maintain bloodline inheritance.

They have almost never appeared on land.

The ocean is the domain of the Storm Lord; whether human or elf, any surface‑dwelling intelligent race finds it hard to penetrate the sea, its danger comparable to the Abyss.

Even more perilous than the Abyss.

Because any Saint Rank powerhouse not of the sea races who enters the ocean and stays beyond seven days will be detected by the Storm Lord and receive divine punishment.

No matter how daring Lei En is, he would not dare anger Him.

"Ocean and Storm Lord," the Sea God Ke Su La!

This capricious deity holds the most divine offices—"Ocean," "Sky," "Sea‑folk," "Sea Monster," "Tide," "Water Element," and so on—each immensely powerful, with many more unknown offices.

All seas in the Prime Material Plane are the Storm Lord's domain; almost all sea‑folk are His followers, and even oceans and sea‑folk in other planes worship this deity, including the Water Element Plane and some Abyssal Planes.

It is said Ke Su La's divine power surpasses that of the God of Magic, and many mortals and followers consider Him the strongest god in the Ai Lun E Si world.

His might can even clash with the Abyssal Four Gods!

So far, Lei En has never dealt with the sea world nor has any contacts there; in the vast ocean, where could one find another Mirage Clam Pearl?

Fa Lan Jia Si Ka cannot obtain a second one either.

She gave birth last year to a little son Luo Lan, yet inherited no Element.

Lei En also dares not use the Wish Spell to obtain a Mirage Clam Pearl; if the wish backfires and he is sent before a giant clam in the deep sea—yet that giant clam resides within the Storm Lord's divine realm, even in His sleeping place—wouldn't that be courting death?

Viola knows something about the Mirage Clam Pearl, but she mentioned it casually and doesn't truly wish to obtain it.

Ao Ke Ta Wei Si has already been born; obtaining the pearl would be useless.

The Half-elf immediately had an idea.

"Lei En, I want Ao Ke Ta Wei Si to start training early, skipping meditation and first learning some close‑combat and swordsmanship. What do you think?" Viola asked.

Lei En nodded in agreement, "Sure."

"I want to learn swordsmanship!" Ao Ke Ta Wei Si shouted excitedly, mimicking a sword‑holding motion with his hand.

"Then I'll find you the best swordsmanship teacher," Viola mused. The world's most eminent sword master is, of course, Ouroin Master, but she lacks the clout; instead she'll enlist a Holy Soul Wizard to teach her son.

"Do you think Ouroin Master would be willing to teach swordsmanship?" she implied that Lei En should ask.

Lei En, of course, understood and shook his head, "That's inappropriate."

"That too…"

Viola gave a slight nod; Ouroin Master, whose status is lofty, has been busy expanding the Exes Combat School and also assisting in constructing Fu Kong Cheng, leaving no time.

Then that option can be set aside.

Seeing her deliberating, Lei En smiled, "I can also teach swordsmanship."

"You're using a war hammer."

Viola gave him a sideways glance; as one of the people who knows Lei En best, she knows very well that Lei En's strength is based on brute force and defense, resistance, and numerous legendary Elements, his tactics are inexhaustible, his swordsmanship is certainly not lacking, but it is not considered top‑tier in the world.

Lei En was at a loss, his swordsmanship being dismissed.

"I know who to ask," Viola lifted her son's hand, "Come, let's go visit Master Luo Jue in Zhu Bile Mountain City right now."

Lei En didn't stop her, reminding, "Take these Ten Thousand Spirit Cards with you."

"Got it."

Viola gathered the Ten Thousand Spirit Cards from the table; these cards are the most elite and precious, unattainable even with money on the market, and Master Luo Jue will surely like them.

The mother and son left He Palace, while a squad of Thundercast Celestial Soldiers followed covertly to protect them.

Lei En found staying alone in the garden pointless, so he returned to the office to handle state affairs.

At dusk, his complexion suddenly changed; he opened a portal and stepped through, emerging in the West Mountain Range hundreds of li west of the Imperial Capital, where the Karanos hovered aloft in an invisible state. He activated a leap, using the Star Destroyer as a bridge on an uninhabited plane, and after two transmissions arrived at the New Continent.

This is the West Coast!

Lei En sat on the bridge, using the newly risen sun to gaze at a bay city dozens of li ahead—Albert Bay.

In this human city under the protection of a massive wall, the sound of killing now shakes the heavens, and the great wall has collapsed!

In the previous chapter I forgot to mention, Octavius is "Wu Da Wei". "Wu Da Wei" comes from Latin, written in English as "Octavius", and transliterated as Octavius.

(End of chapter)