The Heavenly Martial Empress Returns: An OP Xianxia Returnee LitRPG

Chapter 185: Everyone’s Growth So Far

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Because of circumstances, the time inside the Inner Realm had to be accelerated some more so we could stay a couple more months. But we were already reaching the limits of how much I could accelerate it before my girls got upset, so I guess the most we could afford is for the other two babies to be around their two to three years of age in development-wise before we needed to get out.

If it were up for me, we would stay years, but the way I detect how time passes is different than theirs; they feel like they’re spending too much time, are getting bored, or feel like they want to go back to “normal time.”.

This by itself is called “Time Dilation Deficit” in Murim, and it happens to those that cannot easily keep their minds calm as a lot of time passes by.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

To be immortal, you need to live a long life—many years. Although I lived eleven thousand years in Murim, within my Inner Realm I’ve probably lived a hundred times more due to all the times I’ve accelerated its time compared to the outside world to prepare and cultivate.

Nonetheless, I’m fine with that, and I believe that with Orion and Athena getting big enough, we’re ok. The other two babies, which will be born very soon, will only get to two or three years of development with my formation.

And how does this formation work? Well, I tap into the Dao of Time and Space for that, then the Dao of Life and Nature. By combining their Dao Essences together and then infusing them into the body of a person, their development speed can increase through my own Internal Time.

The Formation has also been modified so it doesn’t cause harm. After many trials and errors I did before on… well, I experimented on Martial Beasts.

Not to worry, they were later healed and freed, as I don’t like animal cruelty myself, but sometimes I require test subjects, and using people is a big no, so beasts come as the only choice.

By now they had probably been hunted by my two little white wolves, as they had become rather keen to hunting martial beasts even more as they grew up.

Anyways, it has been almost five months, and if it wasn’t for Fiery Hair and Mursha’s babies, we would be leaving the Inner Realm soonish.

Against my expectations, our babies had not been wanting to be born yet, preferring to stay within Fiery Hair and Mursha’s wombs, developing slowly.

I guess baby primal humans and orcs still develop slower than the beast people tribes; Orion and Athena were very eager to be born and explore the outside world in comparison!

Right now I was supervising the growth of my disciples in the morning, checking on everyone and how they continued growing.

Yanisse was becoming better at manipulating Void, and her internal Mana reserves have increased a lot. With Francisco’s help, who had also become stronger, we were able to help her develop a Mana Heart, to store even more Mana in her body.

I had been considering getting one myself, but it’s not a big priority right now, so I’ve been delaying it until I can perfect the recipe and process, as I’m dedicating several pieces of my own mind through Doppelgangers to research many things at the same time.

Yes, I haven’t been slacking off at all, actually! No matter how hard I try to relax, I can’t. I am someone who always needs to be doing something somehow. I guess this is another residual trauma left from Murim; I simply can’t remain calm while doing nothing at all.

Anyway, back to the topic. Nicholas has been training diligently and cultivating very quickly; right now he has already reached a higher stage of his transformation and is about to breakthrough into the desirable stage he wants to achieve. I haven’t helped him much at all, as he’s figuring things out on his own with the guidance I’ve given him.

This is most of the time the best way to guide others. If I simply were to tell him every single step he had to do, there wouldn’t be any fun to that, right? They wouldn’t have any self-discovery, they wouldn’t go through trial and error, and they wouldn’t further comprehend their own strengths and weaknesses.

Moving on, Francisco! Yes, the boy has been developing amazingly; his understanding of Magic is only becoming even better as he’s merging Runes with Cultivation Techniques. He has currently not only created a second and then third Mana Heart, but he has also begun scribing a whole Magic Circle Formation over his own body.

Although they mostly remain invisible, his entire body is now covered with colorful runes, rapidly developing his magical power to an even higher Realm, which is part of his cultivation itself. He has already reached the Realm of Immortals too.

He’s our little magic researcher super genius, and any research he reaches, he’ll immediately share it with me and everyone else, and try to help us grow stronger.

Someone like him as an enemy would be terrifying, but I’m glad his heart is in the right place.

Moving on, Aiyana had been progressing steadily with her own type of cultivation, hunting and eating new martial beasts from different zones.

She had become a bit wilder, but after some rest, she calmed down, though she’s prone to go wild again every time I release her into the wild.

Her training has changed slightly now, as she’s now also doing special rituals and carving new totems every time she kills martial beasts, using their bones and fur.

This further strengthens her connection with the ancient totem spirits that had been accompanying her this entire time, upgrading them into stronger martial beast totems.

Jackes and John had been progressing too, within the black and white heaven, respectively; the two had been growing stronger while absorbing their essences and cultivating there.

Hunting the martial beasts in these areas and eating them also helps them progress, and I’ve been aiding Jackes regain control of his powerful Black Heaven Shadow Form, which tends to go wild and become a giant made of shadows.

John is awakening something I had never seen before too, something related to Angels. Apparently he had taken a special class named “Angelic Knight,” which granted him such a strange power.

His sponsor was also an Archangel of some sort, although their title and name remain a mystery, and it seems they don’t mind he’s my disciple now either. It’s suspicious, a bit, but still fine.

Then there’s my mother and my sister, and Juan. They had already progressed to immortals as well, specializing on their own elements and building up from the classes I created for them.

Mom is growing in her ability to control metal and light elements, and with the knowledge about the Mechanical Gods I’ve shared with her, she gained some sort of enlightenment and is progressively evolving her powers by using their concepts and powers as inspiration.

I never took my mother as someone that liked robots, but she told me that “it only made sense” that she would try imitating them with her powers. We’ll see what comes from it; I’m keeping a close eye on her progress.

My sister has also continued progressing in the path of the blade; I’ve been sparring with her every now and then, and her abilities are progressing steadily too. Her Black Flames have evolved into Demonic Flames, and she recently contracted a couple of Demons due to her newly evolved Class Skills, further making her even stronger and deadlier.

Juan in the other case, has been progressing as a way to help Ruby. Because my sister is specializing on offense too much, he wants to grow his defenses and become her shield. I’ve helped him forge a strong physique similar to Nicholas, and he had also begun mastering Shield, Armor, and Polearm Martial Arts. His main Element so far is Earth, so it’s quite compatible with the path he wants to take.

Then there comes Peperina; she’s been progressing steadily in her ability to harness her powerful flames, and also on Worldsmith; she can now influence a wider area around her, and her body has also been strengthened from all the training and cultivation, becoming even tougher.

Those that were already Immortal Rank such as her, had begun progressing through the Ranks by now, although there’s a long way before they can reach the Primordial Immortal Realm.

Merneith has been mostly cultivating her energies and golden bloodline on her own way, with Ra’s support, while supervising the new Mechanical Gods born from the cores of the other Beast Gods from Elios. And Hekita has been hanging out with her, growing stronger in a similar manner; her Spiritual Abilities are a great talent she’s only going to continue flourishing.

Oh right!

And Heba and Sara, the hunters from Egypt, these girls had also been progressing on their own paths. I’ve guided Heba quite a lot more than I expected; her abilities are truly fascinating, and she has begun tapping into the ability to also control things that aren’t just sand, such as earth and stone, so she can further expand her abilities beyond the desert.

Sara’s abilities were great already, but with the power of cultivation and many other compatible martial and spiritual techniques, she’s becoming an amazing healer, supporter, and light element specialist.

Fiery Hair and Mursha had been unable to train as much due to being pregnant and needing to rest, but they had been cultivating and meditating, further strengthening and learning to control their already powerful abilities even further. The children within their wombs seem to be also leaving residual energies, which they are naturally assimilating, growing stronger by just having carried them.

The same thing had happened with Urbosa and Merkite, and once Orion and Athena were born and a few weeks passed, they felt much stronger than before, like, several times! Now, they had been spending time with me and our children as we taught them how to fight and control their powers.

“Hmm, everyone is progressing steadily; I’m content.”

I walked inside my palace again, reaching the large garden and training ground I had built specifically for my babies to train all they wanted.

They were reinforced with super-hard stone; there were several formations for protection, barriers, everything so they could go completely crazy with their powers and not worry about anything.

Fiery Hair and Mursha were the first to greet me. The two were resting over some comfortable summer chairs, taking the sunlight while drinking some cold fruit juice. Their big bellies only made them look more beautiful.

In fact, since Urbosa and Merkite had the kids, their bodies had developed and become sexier; I can hardly resist them every night, as they had become sexually active again.

And… Ah, I’m going out of topic again.

“Honey! You’re back! How is everyone doing?” Mursha smiled cutely as she waved her hand at me; she looked so beautiful when she smiled I could hardly resist smooching her entire face.

“Wife!” Fiery Hair called me, waving her hand as well. “Everyone growing strong?” Her ability to speak had become better, and now instead of “Bing Bing,” she calls me “Wife” all the time, which I don’t mind.

I walked towards them, hugged them both, and kissed their lips to greet them. We were soon going to have lunch, so they’ve been resting here since breakfast.

“Yes, yes, everyone’s been working hard,” I nodded. “Expect great things in the future. I believe Earth will become a much safer world by just releasing them into the wild once we’re done. How are the babies doing?”

“Fine,” said Mursha. “This little brat’s been kicking me sometimes though! I don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy though; can you tell?”

“Heh, let’s leave that as a secret so we can have a surprise once it’s born!” I winked at her.

“Hah, fine, I guess that sounds like fun!” she giggled. “Ahh, I can hardly wait! I’m really going to become a mother… It’s like a dream come true after so long. I’ll honor my mother and my father… This baby will become the first child of the Blood Fang Tribe to be born in decades! And more will come later, right?” She winked at me.

“A-Ah… Let’s take it easy for now,” I said.

Four children will be plenty for the time being. I’m sorry, Mursha.

“Baby is calm and sleepy,” said Fiery Hair. “Always very calm, doesn’t kick or punch like Mursha’s baby… It’s soothing!”

“I guess they got a calmer personality then?” I wondered, nodding. “Alright, do you need anything for now? I’ll resume the training with Orion and Athena; Urbosa and Merkite will be there too.”

"Nah, it’s fine; have fun,” Mursha said. “Wait, come for another smooching!”

“Mooch!” Fiery Hair also wanted to.

After they smooched my entire face, I was finally freed from these lovely giantesses, joining my children to their daily training.

“Mama! You’re finally back! Took you long enough!” Orion said. “Let’s fight alreadyyyy!”

“Hey Orion! Don’t be like that; Mama has a busy life!” Athena said. “I’m ready too, by the way!”

“Heheh, alright then! Show me everything you’ve got!” I said, getting into a defensive stance. “Come at me!”

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