Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"This... the quantum entanglement device melted due to energy overload..."

The chief researcher quickly explained, "Your Highness, that's why I just said that we are still in the simulation testing phase, and the strength of the weapon's fuselage still needs to be improved."

"Currently, this cannon can only be loaded with a gene-based missile once, and each firing requires replacing 81.3% of its precision components, necessitating a lengthy maintenance process before it can be reloaded..."

"Moreover... yes, its effective range is currently only about ten meters..."

"What?!" Tianhao's cloak billowed without wind, and his golden pupils shrank to slits. "It consumes 80% of its components after just one use? What's the difference between that and it being completely unusable after one use?! And its range is only ten meters?! What kind of use is this thing?!"

On the battlefield of the extraordinary, the attack range of a Saint Realm expert is several kilometers, and that of a Soul Emperor Realm expert can reach hundreds of kilometers!

With a range of only ten meters, who the hell can you even hit?

"Your Highness, please don't be in such a hurry..." The chief researcher chuckled, "This is just a simulation experiment, and many flaws have not yet been resolved. But you can rest assured that we have solved the most important part. At least you have already seen the power of the gene weapon, haven't you? The rest is just a matter of gradually improving the strength of the weapon's body."

"Hmm..." Tianhao's expression softened slightly upon hearing this.

Also.

It hasn't been long since we received the blueprints, so we really can't rush things.

"There's one more question, Your Highness." The chief researcher rubbed his hands together.

"Any more questions?" Tianhao crossed his arms and frowned. "Speak."

Chief Researcher: "The Night Family is equipped with genetic weapons, and with the Deep Blue System, they can adjust their genetic weapons at any time to target enemies of different races on the battlefield."

"This is because almost every race among the myriad races is now using the Deep Blue System, so they possess the gene pool data of almost every race. But we... currently have too few gene data samples..."

Tianhao fell silent.

This is indeed a difficult matter.

The gene company's database does store the genetic data of many powerful races among the myriad races.

Even as a shareholder, he did not have the authority to access it; among the board members, only the chairman, Ye Bing, and Helian had this qualification.

However, Heleon is dead, and the chairman would never give him the key to the gene bank. As for Ye Bing... humph! Not to mention that despicable woman!

"It's alright, I'll figure something out." Tianhao thought for a moment, perhaps he could approach that traitor from the Ye family, Lin Jianxiu, again: "You need to fix the weapon's defects as soon as possible, understand?"

"Yes, yes, yes," the chief researcher replied with a smile.

......

Tianhao is in a pretty good mood today.

Research on genetic weapons has made some progress. Although it is still unusable for the time being due to some shortcomings, it has already achieved remarkable results.

'Once the genetic weapon is fully developed, let alone the Celestial Empire...'

Tianhao's lips curled up slightly.

His ambition grew stronger in his heart...

A dozen minutes later, he arrived in front of a golden palace.

"Your Highness Tianhao!" The two Celestial Guards at the entrance stood up straight, their armored bodies clad in armor, and raised their hands to strike their left chests.

"Hmm." Tianhao responded indifferently and walked straight into the main hall.

"Your Highness, um..." The Celestial Guard on the left hesitated for a moment, then tried to stop him: "How about I go in and inform them for you?"

Tianhao's golden eyes narrowed: "What did you say? You think I need to announce my presence to enter this place?"

The terrifying pressure from a Soul Emperor realm expert swept over us!

The Celestial Guard immediately knelt down, then collapsed heavily, his armor crushed and deformed, blood flowing from beneath him.

"..." The guard on the right had a terrifying look in his eyes, and his hand holding the long-handled melee weapon trembled slightly. He immediately dared not utter a sound.

Tianhao sneered and strode straight into the palace.

After passing through a long corridor, we entered a large hall.

Apart from the entrance, there were no guards inside, and it was quiet everywhere.

Only one stunningly beautiful woman sat in the center of the hall, facing a huge phoenix statue.

The woman had a cool and beautiful face, and her long, ink-black hair flowed down to her waist, the ends of which shimmered with a golden-red hue as if bathed in the sunset.

She wore a long dress with phoenix feather-shaped gold patterns, which was spread out on the ground in a round fan shape. The layers of gold gauze skirt stretched for more than three meters, and each fold was embroidered with a breathing phoenix pattern.

Lin Chishang sensed Tianhao's arrival and turned her head slightly.

Her porcelain-white face seemed to radiate a soft glow in the dimly lit hall, and a cluster of flame-shaped gold ornaments in her pupils still shone slightly, making it seem as if molten gold flowed through her phoenix eyes as they moved.

"It's you?" Lin Chishang frowned. "How did you get in?"

Tianhao grinned and strode closer in his boots: "Is there any part of this Celestial Palace that I cannot enter?"

"..." Lin Chishang was silent for a moment, then turned around and said coldly, "Does Your Highness Tianhao want to see me about something?"

"I've come to propose marriage to you." Tianhao walked to the seat next to hers and looked up at the tall phoenix statue in the main hall.

"Propose marriage?" Lin Chishang said calmly, "Did Your Highness consult His Majesty the Emperor before saying this?"

“He will agree as long as you agree,” Tianhao said.

"I disagree." Lin Chishang said coldly.

"Is that so?" Tianhao's eyes were playful. "High Priest, if Father Emperor finds out about your identity as a descendant of the Phoenix Clan, what do you think will happen?"

Lin Chishang's expression changed instantly.

But she still pretended to be calm and said expressionlessly, "Your Highness Tianhao is really joking. The phoenix is ​​the symbol of our Celestial Clan and Feather Clan's faith for thousands of years, but what do I have to do with the Phoenix Clan?"

"You don't need to pretend with me. I wouldn't be telling you this if I didn't have absolute evidence."

With one hand behind his back and a confident smile on his face, Tianhao slowly said, "Although you are a hybrid of the Celestial Clan and the Feathered Clan, and came to our Celestial Clan hundreds of years ago due to a marriage alliance between the Feathered Clan and the Celestial Clan, you should have more than just the bloodlines of these two races."

“You should still have a portion of the ancient sacred beast Phoenix bloodline with a purity of 22.4%, which your mother has hidden in a special way.”

Tianhao's eyes were playful: "This purity is quite rare in today's world, where the mythical beast race has been extinct for hundreds of millions of years... You could say it's practically a walking ancient treasure."

"..."

Lin Chishang's face gradually turned pale.