Global Lords: Me and My Calabash Kiddos

Chapter 71: Chapter 63: Fifth Child Born, Cloud Formation and Rainfall

Moreover, Yi Tian could feel the temperature drifting in the air, estimated to be only about 35°C.

After laying Fourth Child flat, Yi Tian went downstairs alone.

The sky had yet to brighten; at that moment, Yi Tian felt as if he were experiencing a hot southern evening back on Earth.

And this was still pre-dawn!

For a while, Yi Tian thought his own constitution had declined.

After testing, his body showed no abnormalities. On the Celestial Dao Stone’s personal information, his three-dimensional attribute hadn’t changed either.

It was strange. It felt as if he could withstand anything—except the heat.

Yi Tian opened the regional chat.

”It’s so damn hot! What’s going on?”

”Can’t sleep, why does it get so hot after four a.m.?”

”Ahhhh... this is torture!”

”I have an eighty-point constitution, yet this temperature is making me irritable.”

”I’ve got at least seventy constitution. Still can’t take it.”

”Jumped into the lake for a bath, thank heaven the water’s still cool.”

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The regional channel was full of wailing. Yi Tian understood—it was the world’s rules acting up again.

”Fuck... scared the crap outta me. Has anything weird happened in your territories?” Pigman Race Pig Boar suddenly sent a message.

”Brother Pig, what happened? Tell us quick. Is it a native invasion?” Sheepman Race Yang Yangyang.

”Yeah, Bro Pig, quit the suspense. We’re all miserable over here.” Deer Race Deer Biyong.

”I’m cooling off in the lake when a fire dragon flies overhead. Celestial Dao Stone identifies it as a Flame Beast: strength unknown, agility unknown, constitution unknown, spiritual power unknown. It also has Special Talent One: Divine Gift, same as Spring Beast; Special Talent Two: Celestial Flame, can accumulate one dragon breath every 10 seconds; Special Talent Three: Sun Fusion—its essence fuses with the sun, temporarily replacing it, blocking the moon, releasing solar heat in the Flame Beast’s area. Under Sun Fusion, no matter what your constitution, you only get the effect of ten points to resist the high temperature.” Pigman Race Pig Boar.

”Celestial Beast talents are even stronger than Divine Talents, truly worthy of the Celestial Dao Rules.” Earth Human Race Yi Tian.

Yi Tian’s message was exactly what he was thinking.

He was truly shocked by the Flame Beast’s third special talent.

There are two Celestial Beasts for each season.

Yi Tian already knew the Summer Beast was born, hiding somewhere remote.

And now the Flame Beast had appeared too.

For context, the two Spring Beasts only started appearing midway through spring.

But the two Summer Beasts showed up right at the beginning of the month, instantly raising the pressure for the Lords.

The only thing that comforted the Lords was that the Flame Beast only passed through their territory, not attacking.

Yi Tian went first to the ice storage, finding it unaffected by the Flame Beast, which eased his mind a lot.

In the storage, there were 300,000 kg of beast meat and 200,000 kg of fish-eating stork meat—could be a tidy profit later.

On the city wall, the Elemental Warriors were unfazed by the heat, dutifully holding their posts.

No matter how hot it gets, training must go on.

A round of Celestial Human Body Refining Skill left Yi Tian sweating buckets, as though he’d been dragged out of a river.

Strength increased by 1, constitution by 1.

But it was hot! His constitution was fine, and even grew while refining, only incapable when resisting high temperature.

”Thinking carefully, the Flame Beast’s special talent seems unsolvable, but it’s just superficial. Using Sun Fusion to directly kill a Lord isn’t likely. But sustaining the high heat might break Lords with poor mental endurance. This kind of heat feels real yet dreamlike. Those strong of will just sweat a little more.”

After one session of Celestial Human Body Refining Skill, Yi Tian basically deciphered Sun Fusion.

Hot is just hot—no point overthinking. Superficially, Sun Fusion’s erosion drops constitution to ten, but really, it’s unchanged inside.

Tell me, how high must the temperature go to kill a Lord with constitution over 300?

Thinking about this, Yi Tian was calm and meditated to refine his qi.

If he’s strong, let him be strong—a gentle breeze flows over the ridge.

If he’s arrogant, let him be arrogant—the bright moon glimmers on the river.

At that moment, Yi Tian’s mind was sharp; one Minor Circulation, one Grand Circulation—his cultivation speed was dozens of times faster than usual.

Yi Tian felt as if he’d entered something akin to Unity of Heaven and Man.

Unlike Enlightenment Tea’s version; Yi Tian’s body merged with heaven and earth, and his inner Five Elements echoed with the world outside.

In this moment, Yi Tian saw his true self, unbreakable to any illusion.

He saw through Sun Fusion’s essence in the rules.

He glimpsed the Dao, only to forget it instantly.

Know me, true me, no self!

The shackles upon him shattered; the surrounding heat ceased to be absorbed and was instead repelled—what little entered was instantly refined by his robust constitution.

When Yi Tian opened his eyes again, it was already 7:30 a.m.

His spiritual power value had shot up from 346 to 400—outrageous.

With Five-Colored Divine Light and Celestial Ice Palm, Yi Tian’s strength skyrocketed.

Plus, he could still sense the heat around, but his body was unmoved by it.

”Today’s enlightenment can’t be repeated.”

Yi Tian tried to recapture that feeling, to no avail; he sat for half a day, totally at a loss. Eventually, he just gave up.

Quickly re-centering himself, Yi Tian was content—advancing like this on the eve of battle was a blessing.

Yi Tian didn’t forget to practice Celestial Ice Palm, and continued to pick and steep tea. With limited time, he waited until Enlightenment Tea’s Unity of Heaven and Man ended, then stopped cultivating.

Celestial Ice Palm improved yet again; just one step short of Minor Achievement.

Back at the villa, Yi Tian saw Little White in a big, sprawled-out pose, lying indecently on the floor.

The floor was slightly cool—really did help lower the temperature a bit.

”Daddy, it’s so hot! I feel like I could spit fire,” Fourth Child said as soon as he saw Yi Tian, hugging his leg and climbing up.

”When we’ve finished off the enemies, I’ll make you all an ice house,” Yi Tian said, scooping Fourth Child up. In the early morning, Fourth Child’s cheeks were flushed red.

You could imagine, by noon, it won’t just be streams—even lakes will be uninhabitable.

Unless you can dive ten meters underwater like the fish.

Now Yi Tian had another issue: what about the livestock?

Right now, the animals could tolerate the heat—if it gets higher, they’ll be cooked alive.

”Second Child, any enemy movement?” Yi Tian soothed Fourth Child, then asked Second Child.

”Daddy, no enemy movement so far. A few of their elite left camp—they’re waiting for someone.” Second Child reported to Yi Tian.

”Daddy knows. Tell me right away if the enemy stirs.”

With his power boosted, Yi Tian was full of confidence. 400 spiritual power value made him, second only to Second Child, the strongest in the territory.

Plus, with the Divine Talent Five Elements Divine Body’s attached divine techniques, Yi Tian commanded the territory’s strongest attack.

Big Child’s Mountain-Cleaving was powerful, but the restrictions were severe—not as versatile as Yi Tian’s Five Elements Divine Light.

”Daddy, I’ve landed!”

Yi Tian arrived at the gourd vine, and Fifth Child piped up merrily.

”Good! Daddy witnesses Fifth Child’s birth.” Fifth Child’s arrival was undoubtedly a huge boost.

Just like with the other kids: after absorbing divine essence, a delicate little girl appeared.

She looked mischievous, her big eyes shining, a lively sprite.

Name: Yi Qing’Er.

Race: Gourd Spirit Race.

Strength: 100.

Constitution: 150.

Agility: 150.

Spiritual Power: 200.

Spiritual Power Value: 200.

Talent One: Cloud Formation and Rainfall—Divine Talent. Can summon rain within a certain range; higher spiritual power, wider rain area.

Talent Two: Innate Water Body—Divine Talent. Can absorb and spew water, spit lightning; can also unleash her essence as a water dragon, dealing triple spiritual power damage. After releasing essence, three hours to recover.

Skills: None.

”A divine-level potential found in territory—increased territory points by 10,000. Current territory points: 274,950.”

”Daddy!”

Naked as a jaybird, Fifth Child leapt into Yi Tian’s arms.

Yi Tian noticed she was cool all over—definitely Innate Water Body.

She’d surely find cultivating Celestial Ice Palm a breeze.

Her Cloud Formation and Rainfall talent would be a huge help in the current climate.

”Fifth Child, are you hungry? Daddy will get you some fruit.” Yi Tian pinched Fifth Child’s cool cheeks.

”Daddy, it’s awful outside, so uncomfortable!”

Only in Yi Tian’s arms for a moment, and Fifth Child was already squirming in discomfort.

Flame Beast’s divine technique affected Fifth Child.

Yi Tian couldn’t teach anyone how to resist those effects—not even he could replicate that feeling.

”A monster’s stirring things up—that’s why the whole territory feels off. Daddy knows it’ll pass through here; when it does, we’ll slay it and restore balance.” Yi Tian consoled Fifth Child.

The Flame Beast could fly, but the territory’s two Eastsea Falcons were B-level beasts, each with two S Talents, giving the air defense a boost.

Even if the Eastsea Falcons couldn’t beat the Flame Beast, Yi Tian and the kiddos could ride them into aerial battle.

Bottom line—the Flame Beast wouldn’t be able to fly around so arrogantly like the Spring Beast.

”Daddy, I’ll make it rain. But my spiritual power is low—I can only pour heavy rain on this piece of land. Next shower will have to wait a day.” Fifth Child said, wiggling to climb down from Yi Tian’s arms.

”Not yet, Fifth Child. It’s not the hottest part of the day—wait for noon, when the sun is fiercest.”

If it rains now, everyone just enjoys a brief relief—come peak heat, they’ll still be drenched in sweat.

”Okay, Daddy.”

Yi Tian dressed Fifth Child in a tiny shirt, then let her eat a spirit fruit.

Don’t rush to eat the stat-boosting fruit—finish the spiritual power fruit first, then use a big skill in battle and easily take out a late-stage B-level.

”Detected: Celestial Dao Misfortune arriving together with Celestial Dao Fortune—Lords, prepare yourselves.”

Just then, the Celestial Dao Stone finally sent a notification.

He’d thought it wasn’t going to notify anymore.

But now, the Celestial Dao Stone was more systematic.

That warning probably meant a native assault.

”Daddy... the monsters are here—two leaders in bizarre gear, plus even tougher monsters behind them.”

Fifth Child had just finished the spiritual power fruit when Second Child reported in.

Now Fifth Child’s spiritual power was at 340. After releasing her Innate Water Body essence, her attack power broke a thousand.

”Let’s go! To North City Gate to meet the enemy.”

At Yi Tian’s word, everyone in the villa—Little White, Little Moon, Liyue, Qixin—moved out.

At the North City wall, Gu Qianqiu was already there with his crew.

This group was feeling the heat too—sweaty and miserable, really out of sorts.

Growing up in the Celestial Dao World, they’d never seen anything so bizarre. The temperature wasn’t even that high, but it was truly unbearable.

Watching the native tribes charging across the distant prairie, Yi Tian immediately activated all Brass Mechanized Guards and Silver Mechanized Guards.

Those guards hurried towards North City Wall.

With Second Child around, Yi Tian had perfect intel on the territory’s perimeter.

Besides this main batch, a few people were at the northern mist, but they couldn’t enter.

Yi Tian concentrated all his forces to meet the enemy, aiming for victory with minimal loss.

If the enemy split suddenly, Yi Tian could maneuver from the city towers and support the walls even faster.