The moon hung high in the sky, pouring its silvery light down onto the earth.
Ye Yu looked on with satisfaction at Xu Xin and Liu Ting, asleep against him, tears still clinging to their lashes.
He stood up, his "hammer" swinging freely, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, revealing his sculpted, athletic figure.
His thoughts drifted to the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle, slaughtered in just a few blade strikes that afternoon.
With his current level, Ye Yu could clearly tell that this eagle far surpassed the original creature in both speed and wingspan.
Over 40 meters wide. A speed exceeding four times the speed of sound.
Yet, it hadn't reached the Planetary level – it was still in the High Lord category.
A peak-level High Lord, true.
But even so, a Supreme Warrior – even at their peak – could never have brought it down in just a few hits.
Only a Planetary-level being could do that.
Was it Jia Yi, that legendary hero, who had killed it?
If not… then the changes Earth had undergone in these sixteen years defied Ye Yu's imagination.
Suddenly, his focus was interrupted.
A line of blue text appeared before his eyes:
[System loading in progress. Please wait, Host. 99.999999%...]
Ding! —— System loading complete!
Ye Yu didn't have to wait long.
Within a few breaths, the system fully initialized, almost taking his breath away.
Sixteen years… This damn system finally finished loading.
Now the answers will finally come.
"Let's see what kind of thing you really are, after all this drama."
Ding! —— Loading complete!
Ding! —— Scanning in progress…
Scan result: Host is currently engaging in the Great Harmony of Life.
Ding! —— Analysis complete.
System auto-naming: 'Prosperity Through Progeny'. Name confirmed.
Ding! —— Greetings, Host. The 'Prosperity Through Progeny' System is now at your service!
Ye Yu: "…"
What the hell is this crap?
I didn't even get to say anything, and you named yourself already?
A little respect for your host, maybe?
And what if I'd been doing something else? Would you have had a different name?
As his thoughts glitched, a torrent of information flooded into his mind.
Moments later…
After digesting the data, Ye Yu's expression changed rapidly – like a Sichuan opera master – before finally settling.
"Perfect."
After a long silence, a faint smile spread across his face.
The result was far better than he'd expected.
Prosperity Through Progeny – just as the name suggested: the more children he fathered, the stronger he would become.
Ye Yu had never imagined such a windfall.
Now, he could proudly declare he was going to live the good life.
From now on, each new child wouldn't just bring him rewards – their cultivation progress would strengthen him in return.
Not just his sons – grandsons, great-grandsons, and beyond...
As long as a descendant carried his bloodline and pursued the martial path, he'd receive feedback.
Of course, there were limits.
The more diluted the bloodline became with each generation, the weaker the feedback.
The energy returned was halved with each generation: a grandson gave half of what a son gave, a great-grandson gave half of a grandson, and so on.
But that was already incredible.
In the Swallowed Star universe, one thing wasn't in short supply: time.
Given enough time, his bloodline could become limitless.
Even if each descendant gave him just a sliver of power, the total would be monstrous.
However, another restriction existed…
Ye Yu couldn't just collect women and spawn children at will.
At the system's current level, only ten binding slots were available.
Beyond that, no child would provide benefits.
To gain more slots, two options:
1. The system needed to absorb enough energy to level up.
2. Or, receive special rewards that granted additional slots.
Of course, nothing stopped him from "preparing" candidates in advance…
Once the system upgraded, he could link with them. A perfect strategy.
After organizing his thoughts, Ye Yu checked the system's "starter funds" – the so-called welcome gift.
First Reward: Formulas for Neutralizing Serum (Intermediate and Advanced levels).
Second Reward: Potion to enhance bloodline purity.
Third Reward: Potion to enhance the soul.
Fourth Reward: Potion to enhance genes.
Fifth Reward: Affinity with the opposite sex +1000%.
Sixth Reward: Designated Partner Selection Card (x1).
Seventh Reward: Talent "Heaven Rewards Diligence":
"Every effort is repaid. No drop of sweat is wasted."
Eighth Reward: Technique "Dragon and Phoenix Harmony."
Seeing these eight rewards, Ye Yu's jaw dropped, wild euphoria taking over.
These sixteen years of waiting were not in vain.
The first reward alone made him tremble with joy.
The Neutralizing Serum formulas – a truly priceless treasure.
In the original work, humanity shamefully wasted monster carcasses.
Only select parts were used for forging weapons or research.
The rest? Thrown away.
Yet, trapped in their cities, humans suffered from a severe food shortage.
While mountains of monster meat rotted outside…
Why not use it?
Because the meat was infested with mutant viruses and rage factors.
Consuming it brought nothing but a gruesome death.
The Neutralizing Serum eliminated those pollutants while preserving the monsters' vital essence.
An invaluable aid for cultivation.
Like the Dragon's Blood in the original work.
At the Warrior Training Camp, that famous Dragon's Blood…
Though it wasn't real blood from a royal-class draconic beast, it likely contained tissue from creatures of that level.
And its treatment process must've been highly complex – otherwise, it wouldn't be worth 160 billion (80 at internal price).
Most importantly, it couldn't even be ingested – only applied to the skin.
Ye Yu was certain: the harmful substances hadn't been fully removed, only reduced to a "tolerable" level.
And that absorption method…
At least 50% of the essence was wasted.
Otherwise, how to explain that some warriors only advanced by two or three levels, while others doubled their strength?
Such scandalous waste.
As a transmigrator, Ye Yu's initial talent was… mediocre.
If he'd been able to compete with Luo Feng, it was solely because of the Neutralizing Serum.