Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty

Chapter 574 - 513: True and False Offspring

In the boundless darkness, Sang Luo had no idea where she was. She walked aimlessly for a long, long time, but couldn’t find even a sliver of light.

A panic like she was drowning seized her heart. Sang Luo’s heartbeat grew more rapid and forceful. She tried to use her Talent Ability, but found she couldn’t.

After being there for who knew how long, Sang Luo slowly began to suspect she was dreaming, and her mood paradoxically calmed.

She kicked something large, hard, and cool, like a stone. Tired from walking, she leaned against it to rest.

WHOOSH—

WHOOSH WHOOSH—

’Where is that sound of wind coming from?’

The deep, whistling wind grew closer, whipping Sang Luo’s hair and clothes about.

It felt as if a scrutinizing gaze was fixed upon her.

The hairs on Sang Luo’s arms stood on end!

The sound of breathing grew closer, carrying a trace of warmth from a living creature. Listening closely, she realized it wasn’t the whistling of wind, but more like—the exhalation of some enormous beast!

Sang Luo froze, her body rigid. She couldn’t see anything in the darkness, but her instincts told her that a colossal beast, large as a mountain, was lying beside her. Its head was lowered, and it was silently staring at her...

The moment the "stone" behind her stirred, she couldn’t keep up the charade any longer and bolted.

BANG!

She slammed into a "wall," blocking her path.

Without a second thought, Sang Luo turned and ran the other way.

THUD!

Her way was blocked again.

Sang Luo felt like a tiny ant being toyed with, utterly unable to escape the formless, mysterious trap. Despairing, her legs gave out. As she fell, something cold, hard, and slender curled around her.

The world spun around her as if she’d been flung an impossible distance, and she landed in a stuffy, murky place.

With trembling fingers, she carefully felt her surroundings. It still felt like steel or rock, but the only difference was that these "stone walls" had the lukewarm temperature of a living body.

WHOOSH—

The great beast’s breath was even closer.

’Where has this beast taken me with its tail?’

A sudden gust of wind nearly sent her flying. This time, Sang Luo was finally sure of it. ’Wings!’

The unknown creature had "hidden" her under its wing.

’Is it not hungry yet, just storing its food for later?’

Sang Luo waited with her heart in her throat, but the creature made no other move. It seemed to have forgotten her.

...

She woke up.

Sang Luo was even more exhausted than when she had gone to sleep.

Yan, lying beside her, wiped the cold sweat from her face and asked with concern, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"Yeah. It was such a strange nightmare. I’ve never had a dream like that before." Sang Luo proceeded to tell him everything that had happened in it.

"You’ve probably been too on edge lately. Pregnancy is exhausting. Just get some good rest and try not to think about it too much during the day," Yan comforted her.

Sang Luo nodded and rubbed her round belly. A sudden curiosity struck her. "What is the Rakshasa King’s beast form?"

’I wonder what kind of baby I’ll have.’

Yan shook his head. "No one has ever seen the Rakshasa King’s beast form."

This only made Sang Luo more curious.

"We’ll find out when it’s born, naturally," Yan said.

Sang Luo: ’...I guess that’s true.’

Sang Luo’s nerves had been frayed lately. For the past half a month, she hadn’t gotten a single good night’s sleep.

Every time she closed her eyes, she would plunge into that darkness, finding it difficult to wake up.

Little Nuonuo snuggled into Sang Luo’s arms, all soft and fluffy. In a sweet, childlike voice, he said, "Mommy, sleep while you hug me! Little Sister Zhenzhen and the others love sleeping while hugging me. They say I’m really soft and that they always sleep so well! If you sleep while hugging me, you’ll definitely have a good dream!"

If it weren’t for his nine large tails, which he couldn’t stop from fidgeting under the covers, Sang Luo would have actually loved sleeping while holding her little son.

"You’re so restless in the middle of the night, you’ll give your mother dark circles under her eyes." Yan moved to pull his son away.

Nuonuo quickly burrowed deeper into his mother’s arms. "I’ll be good, I promise! I won’t bother Mommy!"

After speaking, he even retracted his tails into a single one, hiding it obediently under the covers, completely still.

Yan looked at Sang Luo. "I’ll go brew a calming tonic for you. Let’s see if that helps."

Just as Sang Luo was about to nod, a sharp pain suddenly pierced her abdomen. A scream escaped her throat, her entire face contorting as cold sweat beaded on her skin.

"Luoluo!"

"Mommy!"

Both Yan and Nuonuo panicked.

Yan was the first to react. He pulled Sang Luo into his arms, fed her a Pain Relief Pill, and then swiftly channeled his power into her body to assess the situation.

The next instant.

His expression changed drastically, his face turning deathly pale!

All the Beast Husbands who weren’t in seclusion rushed over with their children.

They had all sensed the momentary fluctuation in their mate bond and had hurried over. Seeing that Sang Luo was still alive did nothing to relieve their anxiety. In fact, their terror mounted, because in the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Sang Luo’s body was rapidly wasting away, becoming so thin she was like a skeleton wrapped in skin. The sight was both heartbreaking and terrifying!

Quan Jin stared at the unconscious Sang Luo on the bed, his hands clenched into tight fists. His voice was bone-chillingly deep. "What happened? How could this be?!"

Yan, sitting by the bed, let go of Sang Luo’s hand.

"The child is gone."

What?!

The words struck everyone like a thunderbolt.

Yan looked at them, choosing his words carefully. "It’s not exactly gone... It was eaten."

"What do you mean by that, Divine Venerable?" Lou Xianyue asked, frowning.

The other Beast Husbands were also completely bewildered, not understanding his words at all.

Evidently, even in his hundred-thousand-plus years of life, this was the first time Yan had ever encountered such a situation. He took a moment to compose himself and then explained in the simplest terms he could,

"The life form that had been developing inside Luoluo for a century was devoured by something else."

Si Ye’s eyes turned red. "Is someone trying to harm Luoluo?"

Yan shook his head. "She has been living in Qingqiu all these years, and I’ve placed numerous layers of Arrays around the manor. No malicious person could have had the opportunity to harm Luoluo. Unless... that thing was already hidden... as a parasite within the previous fetus."

Lou Xianyue asked sorrowfully, "Then doesn’t that mean Sang’er’s child is...?"

But Yan said, "The child in her womb now is the true offspring. The previous fetus was merely a sacrificial offering."

"The previous embryo wasn’t suddenly devoured by this child. Rather... it was never alive in the first place. The moment it was conceived, it became food for this pregnancy’s true offspring, providing it with the most suitable environment to grow."

After Yan finished his explanation, everyone was so shocked they remained speechless for a long time.

This also answered the question that had long been troubling Yan.

He finally understood what was so strange about this child. The Ghost Clan bloodline was just a disguise. That bizarre and terrifying aura—one that even made Yan feel a sense of dread—was emanating from the true offspring of this pregnancy!

The energy this child needed to grow and develop far exceeded that of the previous embryo. After it had completely devoured the first embryo’s flesh and blood, it began to consume its mother’s body.

The reason Sang Luo had suddenly wasted away to skin and bones was that her power, her flesh and blood, and her Divine Soul had all become rations for this child!

Even Divine Grade supplements couldn’t satisfy this child’s appetite.

It needed more power to be satisfied!