I am asking the Ancestor to ascend to heaven in the world of "Covering the Sky".

"There's a strong sense of a major battle here."

Ji Lingyun frowned. He sensed the remnants of the power of immortals and the Devouring Heaven Demon Art here, which meant that the Empress had used her full strength and was injured.

But what puzzled him was that there was no trace of dark creatures here. Could it be that a lurking supreme being from a forbidden zone had made a move?

Thinking of this, he immediately stepped into the Bronze Immortal Palace.

The restrictions along the way were completely useless to Ji Lingyun. He didn't hesitate for a moment and strode over them, entering the main hall.

"What happened before?"

Ji Lingyun's first words.

Before him, the Empress feigned composure, trying her best to suppress her inner panic and unease, and appear as usual.

"It's nothing. Some enemies came, but I've already killed them."

She sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, looking over calmly.

But these words only made Ji Lingyun more confused.

Whether it was the arrival of dark beings or the remnants of the Forbidden Zone Supreme making a move, he should have been able to sense the presence of some enemy, but there was nothing here.

Apart from the remaining runes of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art and the Flying Immortal Power, there was no trace of the enemy whatsoever.

"Something's wrong!"

Ji Lingyun immediately doubted the Empress's words, because it was simply impossible.

You must know that he now possesses the combat power of a quasi-Immortal King. In the current mortal world, who can escape his discerning eyes, unless an Immortal King giant descends upon the world?

That's even more impossible; if someone of that caliber were to descend...

The entire universe would probably explode, so how could the Empress possibly kill him? It's simply impossible.

Therefore, there is only one possibility: the Empress is hiding something!

Ji Lingyun grasped the root of the matter almost instantly.

His deep eyes gazed ahead, and deep within them, a captivating symbol, a clay pot, materialized, as he sought to investigate the Empress.

He suspected that the Empress had been corrupted by dark matter again, something that had happened before, which almost resulted in Ji Lingyun being killed.

"Nothing to see."

The Empress spoke, her voice cold and clear, but she was growing increasingly panicked. She hadn't expected Ji Lingyun to notice something was wrong so quickly and to have already begun secretly investigating her.

"boom!"

She formed a hand seal, and the desolate tower above her head trembled, sending down countless strands of immortal light to block Ji Lingyun's gaze, preventing him from peeking.

"I am unwell and need to recuperate, please leave."

After the Empress uttered these three sentences again, a thick mist immediately emanated from her body, concealing her form.

She was very flustered, afraid that Ji Lingyun would notice something was wrong, so she simply covered herself up and did not reveal her face.

But these actions made Ji Lingyun feel increasingly uneasy, and a strange sense of vigilance began to arise in her heart.

"Alright, you should take good care of yourself. I'll be leaving now."

Although he said this, the golden symbols in his eyes became increasingly captivating as he stared directly into the celestial mist, secretly observing everything.

Upon hearing these words, the Empress felt a sense of relief, as if a great weight had been lifted from her heart.

But right now.

"boom!"

Suddenly, Ji Lingyun moved in the distance. His body erupted with overwhelming divine light, and terrifying power swept out, almost shattering the Bronze Immortal Palace.

"Is it another instance of dark matter infiltration?"

Ji Lingyun shouted and rushed to the Empress's side, his fists swinging wildly, trying to shake the desolate tower apart.

He suspected that the Empress had been corrupted by dark matter again, otherwise she wouldn't be behaving so strangely, as if she were a completely different person from before.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With overwhelming power, he unleashed the full potential of his Quasi-Immortal King Dao Fruit, as if propelling all the heavens and myriad worlds forward. He clashed head-on with the Desolate Tower, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

This quasi-Immortal Emperor artifact had been severely damaged and its strength was no longer what it used to be. It could no longer reproduce its former unparalleled divine might and was unable to suppress people at the quasi-Immortal King level.

"You are crazy!"

The Empress was shocked and quickly got up to fight alongside Huangta against Ji Lingyun, trying to stop him from breaking through the defenses.

"So it seems we've truly been corrupted by darkness?"

Ji Lingyun said coldly, believing that the situation was the same as before, and that the Empress might have been corrupted by dark matter again.

His fists erupted with overwhelming divine light, striking the desolate tower, aiming to blast through the layer of light and imprison the Empress.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

At this moment, the Bronze Immortal Palace trembled violently, unable to withstand such terrifying power, and instantly disintegrated and shattered.

Chapter 427 Having a child

"boom!"

The two fought their way out and fell into the desolate ancient forbidden zone, their bodies clashing fiercely like two blazing suns.

"How is this going?"

Ye Fan and the Qilin King were completely dumbfounded.

"Why are the Empress and Ji Lingyun fighting again?"

In the distance, Ji Lingyun was bathed in celestial light, like a god descending to earth, his fists radiating boundless light, as if he were about to create the world.

He activated the Quasi-Immortal King Dao Fruit, and his aura surged dramatically, causing the Desolate Tower to become unstable and almost detach from the Empress.

"Stop! I haven't been corrupted by darkness!"

The Empress was shocked and quickly tried to stop her, her expression panicked.

She hadn't expected Ji Lingyun's current strength to be so terrifying, capable of competing with the Desolate Tower without suffering any damage.

"Your word doesn't count."

Ji Lingyun unleashed his supreme technique, unleashing an unparalleled aura that directly struck the light screen descending from the Desolate Tower, causing it to tremble violently.

At that moment, there was a "click".

He swiftly reached out his hands and slammed them against the light barrier with overwhelming force, tearing a gap in it and revealing the Empress hidden within.

"Come out here now."

Ji Lingyun's palm glowed, directly imprisoning the Empress in his hand, forcefully suppressing her, and carrying her out.

At this moment, the desolate tower trembled and did not continue to rush forward, but stood still in place, motionless.

Ji Lingyun looked at the Empress in front of him, his eyes flashing with divine light as he stared directly at her primordial spirit, trying to find the shadow of the dark matter.

But after several searches, she still found nothing; her primordial spirit was serene, radiating a holy aura.

The Empress's face turned pale, and she smiled bitterly to herself. Was she finally going to be exposed?

Her beautiful eyes looked at Ji Lingyun with complicated emotions, a complex mix of feelings. It was this man who had done something she shouldn't have, resulting in her pregnancy and the birth of a child in her womb.

Now, he has appeared once again. Although he is probing her primordial spirit, the Empress knows very well that she can no longer hide the fact that she is pregnant.

"Ling Yun, what are you doing? Stop it right now!"

From a distance, Ye Fan shouted loudly, his expression extremely serious.

Because he saw that Ji Lingyun was suppressing the Empress with one hand, and terrifying immortal runes were surging from his body. If he was not careful, the Empress might perish.

"Don't worry, I don't have those thoughts."

Ji Lingyun responded.

He suppressed the Empress only because he was worried that, like last time, a large amount of dark matter might rush out and erode the place, even endangering Ye Fan and the other person; he had no other intentions.

However, just as he was preparing to investigate the Empress's situation in detail, he suddenly froze, as if petrified.

"This is……"

Ji Lingyun's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief, and her voice trembled.

He had just scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered a sense of familiarity, the same as that of his bloodline, inside the Empress's womb.

At this moment, even a fool would understand what was going on.

The Empress smiled bitterly, her peerless face filled with complex emotions, and said, "That's right, it's your offspring."

Since Ji Lingyun had already discovered it, there was no point in hiding it anymore, so he simply admitted it.

But these words struck Ji Lingyun like a bolt of lightning, leaving him completely stunned.

"Is this my child?"

He could hardly believe it, his eyes gleaming with astonishment.

The Empress remained silent, but eventually nodded in agreement.