Chapter 432 - 218: Speculating the Cause, Law of Cosmic Attenuation, Divine King

Chapter 432: Chapter 218: Speculating the Cause, Law of Cosmic Attenuation, Divine King

Lin Feng froze for a moment at Han Yuxin’s words.

Ling Yi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, felt her pupils contract in an instant.

As a High Level Divine Descendant who had mastered the Infinite Reproduction Realm, she knew exactly what Han Yuxin’s words implied. They also confirmed a previous suspicion of hers.

From the moment she realized Lin Feng could Copy the Genetic Radiation from the Zerg Race Mother Empress’s Genetic Seal...

Ling Yi had suspected his bloodline potential far surpassed that of the Mother Empress, a Tier Seven Divine Descendant. That, combined with Lin Feng’s outrageously powerful awakened Superpower, made it easy to connect the dots and deduce he wasn’t a Pure-blooded Human.

Even with the immense Spirit potential granted by humanity’s sophisticated, evolved brains, it was impossible to possess an incredible power like Lin Feng’s—a power comparable to a Miracle.

However, to verify this, she needed to obtain highly active cells from Lin Feng’s body, and they would have to be processed and compared in a lab as soon as possible.

But Lin Feng had clearly been wary of Ling Yi from the start and had never given her the opportunity.

Now, however, the issue had been unexpectedly revealed and brought out into the open during their attempts to produce an heir.

When Han Yuxin trailed off, Lin Feng began to realize the gravity of the situation.

Her stopping meant she couldn’t say more.

It would be one thing if it were just a problem of sample contamination. But if the samples sent were fine...

Wouldn’t that mean Lin Feng was genetically and reproductively incompatible with human women?!

Lin Feng waved his hand, gesturing for Han Yuxin not to panic.

"Lock down that procreation center for now. Confiscate the communication devices of the medical research personnel. Nothing gets out."

Han Yuxin swallowed hard and nodded.

"It’s already a restricted area under guard. The director’s phone can only be used to contact me directly. Communication on the base is limited, so he can’t call anyone else."

Lin Feng hummed in acknowledgment and started thinking about the source of the samples.

In fact, ever since Lin Feng had met with Betty in Jin City, Chen Yanyan and Han Yuxin had settled on the plan to produce an heir.

And in their subsequent encounters with him, both women had deliberately collected and sealed a sample.

A small, transparent, sterile box, about the size of a face cream jar.

After being cryogenically sealed and preserved, it was sent to the secretly established procreation center along with the eggs they had extracted.

Lin Feng recalled the several times this had happened. It seemed they had collected samples both when he was Tier Two and Tier Three.

If there was a problem with the samples themselves, perhaps it was related to this matter.

So he asked Ling Yi:

"Does one’s Awakening Level have anything to do with reproducing?"

She shook her head upon hearing the question.

"There’s a connection, but not a strong one."

"Remember the experiments I first conducted in Jia City? There were many Awakeners among the test subjects later on. After numerous pairings, I discovered that Awakeners were indeed sometimes unable to conceive with regular humans or Enhanced People."

"Completing the Awakening is a quantum leap in life itself. It opens the path to individual evolution, and one’s genes are no longer the same as an ordinary person’s."

"However, there’s no problem between Enhanced People and ordinary people. They can reproduce normally and give birth to offspring."

"As for pairings between Awakeners, although it’s very difficult to get pregnant, it is at least possible. There have been cases."

Seeing their confused looks, Ling Yi elaborated.

"Entering Tier One means a being has begun its own individual evolution. The strategy of relying on reproduction to perpetuate one’s genes—a necessity for communal species—is progressively weakened..."

"Genes are selfish. When individual evolution can continuously extend one’s lifespan, reproduction is seen as a wasteful expenditure of energy and potential, so it is no longer necessary."

"However, among evolved beings—meaning Awakeners with Superpowers—reproductive incompatibility doesn’t typically appear before they reach Tier Four."

"It’s just that after fertilization, the probability of an embryo developing into a fetus is much lower than normal. Most attempts end in miscarriage due to cellular rejection within the mother’s body."

"However, if the male Awakener is stronger than the female Awakener, this rejection can be somewhat mitigated..."

Saying this, Ling Yi looked Lin Feng up and down and continued.

"Logically speaking, you’ve already advanced to Tier Three. Even if Miss Chen is an Awakener at Tier Two Late Stage Perfection, her immune system couldn’t possibly be strong enough to destroy your genetic material. If fertilization is truly impossible, then sample contamination is likely not the issue."

"You have to know, on this low-level planet, no bacteria or virus has evolved that can kill the cells of a High Tier evolved being. Otherwise, the Mother Empress’s Corpse you left in the plaza would have long since rotted and filled the air with a terrible stench..."

"Perhaps you should get a genetic test to confirm."

"Either your genes were contaminated by an external race during your evolution, just like Shen Jie and those other Mixed Blood Species."

"Or..."

Ling Yi didn’t say any more. The conclusion was obvious.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and looked back at Han Yuxin:

"Have you confirmed if the same thing happened with the sample collected four days ago?"

Han Yuxin picked up her phone and made a call, relaying Lin Feng’s question. After getting an affirmative answer, she pursed her lips and gave the man before her a slight nod.

Lin Feng, whose mind was already in turmoil, now grew increasingly agitated.

He feigned composure, however, saying:

"Maybe the medical staff just aren’t professional enough. Awakeners haven’t been around long, and all the research has been focused on their Superpowers. Once this northern support mission is over, I’ll go to the Biological Research Institute and look into it with Director Ling."