My Identity Is Becoming More and More Astonishing

[Mind Probe]

The old woman immediately stiffened in place, her eyes losing focus.

"Tell me," Chen Yu's eyes sparkled with a strange light, "the real purpose of this research center."

"Developing the 'Annihilation of All Things Plan' bio-weapon," the old scientist's expression and tone were dull.
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"What is the 'Annihilation of All Things Plan'?" Chen Yu asked.

"It is a highly classified plan devised by the 'Human Rights Core Association' to exterminate all alien races, as well as human Transcendents."

"That intense?" Chen Yu was astonished.

He hadn't expected that amongst this boundless sea of life, there would be others with the same "wild ambition" as him!

"..." The old scientist was stupefied.

"Then tell me quickly, what exactly is this life-weapon that can exterminate all races, including human Transcendents?" Chen Yu hurriedly quickened his speech, excited.

"A highly contagious genetic virus," the old scientist began mechanically, "that only infects Transcendents. For males, it's recessive; for females, it's dominant. Specific symptoms include, upon pregnancy of an infected female, irreversible mutations occur within the fetus. From one fetus, it splits into multiple. Once the fetuses take shape, a high concentration of the virus turns the surface of the fetus green, and the female's abdominal cavity proliferates protective worms. If either encounters an oxygenated environment, they instinctively attack other life forms not infected with the virus through the sensory organs. Regardless of the race, the initial genes of their offspring..."

The old lady talked non-stop for about four to five minutes.

Chen Yu listened with an increasing sense of dread.

He finally understood how the monster inside that pregnant woman had come about.

According to what had been said,

once this virus was fully developed, it would spread instantly across all races with the speed of fission.

By then, every Transcendent tier would lose the ability to propagate their offspring. It might only take a thousand years for Transcendents to be nonexistent in the world.

Afterward, with humanity's powerful thermal weaponry and military strength, they would step by step ascend to the top of the racial hierarchy.

Even if it failed,

the disappearance of the Transcendent class was destined to enable the ordinary population to take power.

That would be the true meaning of human rights...

"..."

"This is something else," Chen Yu's eyelids twitched.

He couldn't help but say,

if such a virus was really successfully developed in the future, it might even do as it claims: eradicate the Transcendent world at the "reproductive" level.

Including the alien races, they'd all be wiped out in one sweep.

As soon as one becomes a Transcendent, they would face the fate of "no offspring to continue the lineage." This would continuously reduce the number of individuals with the talent for the "Seed of Superpower."

Accomplishing "Darwinian natural selection" in the sense of evolution...

With that thought,

Chen Yu took a deep breath and with a snap of his fingers said, "Release."

"Snap!"

With the snap,

the old woman immediately regained consciousness; after staring at Chen Yu for a moment, she realized what had happened, and fear struck her suddenly, "Your... Your Majesty! We..."

"Don't say anymore," Chen Yu interrupted, "You've done well, I support your efforts to eradicate the Transcendent world. Continue your research. If you need any help, contact me at any time."

"Ah..." The old woman was struck as by thunder.

Hearing the words "eradicate the Transcendents" from the mouth of a Transcendent Great Emperor was indeed a shock to her worldview.

"I know you will be successful in the future," Chen Yu blinked, "because I've seen it with my own eyes."

The old woman: "..."

...

Accompanied by the old woman in a white lab coat, Chen Yu took another tour of the research center. After soothing her emotions, he prepared to take his leave.

"It's still the same, if there's anything you need help with, you can contact me. Through your President L."

"Yes," the old woman nodded vigorously, moved.

"But be careful not to say too much to President L," Chen Yu warned in a lower voice.

"Mhm, mhm, mhm!"

"Also, from now on, your institution should report directly and secretly to me." As he spoke, Chen Yu took two scrolls emblazoned with [Devouring Light] from his bosom and handed them solemnly to the old woman, "No entity, be it agencies, units, collectives, organizations, even the Human Rights Association, or the Transcendent realm, can interfere with you. If anyone defies this, show them my imperial decree. Execute first, report afterward."

The old woman received the two golden imperial orders in a daze, completely bewildered.

It took her a long time to come back to her senses, and she burst into tears on the spot, "Your Majesty... I..."

"No need to say more, I understand." Chen Yu clenched his fist over his heart, his expression dark and solemn, "Neige'er, you've sacrificed your heart for humanity."

Bid farewell to the reluctant white-coated old woman.

Chen Yu walked out alone from the entrance to the first floor of the research center.

The Li Family Head, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately scurried out and bowed continuously, "Your Majesty, you have come out."

"Hmm. You're not dead."

"No... thanks to Your Majesty's blessing."

The two of them, one after the other, quickly left the underground level one and the research center.

At the same time.

In a secret research center on sub-level two, inside a fully enclosed metal office, a tall and a short man were facing each other with solemn expressions.

"Click."

Picking up the remote control, the tall elder turned off the feed from the pinhole camera on the large screen and, after a long silence, was the first to ask, "Doctor, what do you think?"

"...Think about what?" the shorter elder sipped his coffee lightly.

"This Great Emperor."

"I have no opinion."

"It seems he is on the side of us ordinary people; perhaps we could seek his help." The taller man was excited, "He is the Great Emperor after all! The resources, connections, and power he controls are absolutely the most substantial support!"

"It's unnecessary." Putting down his coffee, the shorter elder let out a long sigh, "You need to remember two things. First, you can't see what's in a man's heart. Second, one's position determines their perspective. He is the Transcendent world's Great Emperor. Just because of the word 'Transcendent,' we can't trust him no matter what."

"But..."

"Have you ever thought." the shorter elder interrupted, "If that Great Emperor is just pretending, what would be the consequences if we revealed the true 'Annihilation of All Things Plan'?"

"..." The tall elder opened his mouth but said nothing.

"Us ordinary people would probably lose our only chance to turn the tables," the shorter elder said gravely.

"...You're right. I got carried away," conceded the taller elder.

"Sigh. Our so-called 'Annihilation of All Things Plan' was created in duplicate to begin with, just in case. After all, we ordinary people can never fully understand the means of the Transcendent world. Look, isn't it proven today?"

Picking up his teacup again, the shorter elder's voice was tinged with melancholy, "Without the help of that Great Emperor, our plan would eventually come to fruition. So we must endure the loneliness."

"Right," the taller elder nodded heavily, his thoughts in turmoil.

Indeed.

The Annihilation of All Things Plan had two sets.

The one researching life viruses was merely a smokescreen.

After all, spreading through biological viruses is extremely slow. Moreover, civilizations have relatively strong "boundaries" between them with little communication.

This further restricts the efficiency of the spread.

Even more crucial is that whether it's humans or the many races, aside from a few outsiders, the rest of the Transcendents come into being through "awakening."

Even if people's descendants continue on, their offspring are not necessarily Transcendents.

What's the point of the virus then?

Perhaps, even when ensuring the virus spreads across the world, it might take tens of thousands of years before most "Transcendent" genes could be wiped out bit by bit.

Clearly, they can't wait that long.

Humans can't wait that long either.

So, the real "Annihilation of All Things Plan" has another strategy...

With this in mind, the taller elder quickly asked, "Doctor, how much longer do we need to develop our 'weapon'?"

"We just need the last core element." The shorter elder stared into the ripples of his coffee, "A brainwave at the moment of awakening to a superpower, from someone who has died instantly and harbored intense hatred towards superhuman powers, and has not dissipated..."

"We're only missing 'it' then?"

"Yes," the elder nodded forcefully, "Only with that brainwave can we fix the frequency of consciousness and eliminate all Transcendent powers in one fell swoop."

"...This kind of thing, if that Great Emperor would help, would definitely be more..."

"I've said it, we don't need his help!" The shorter elder became irritable, "According to the 'Annihilation Plan' procedure, the day the 'weapon' is successfully developed, we'll take out this Great Emperor first thing."

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