Chapter 332: Why Are You So Lucky?

Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Why Are You So Lucky?

Chao Si were like a completely new species within the Insect Clan.

They shared some traits with the Insect Clan, but posed an even greater threat.

What was stranger, however, was that since the war with the Insect Clan three years ago, not a single trace of the Chao Si had been found. Just as they had appeared out of nowhere, they vanished just as suddenly.

Dr. Ai said, "The lab currently has one living Chao Si. The rest are just the corpses of the ones you all killed and we studied."

"Perhaps the species’ mutation was a sudden event, and we managed to capture all of them. That would explain why no new ones have been propagating."

Ye Ming spoke up. "Dr. Ai, I’d like to see that Chao Si."

"Of course."

Dr. Ai nodded and led the way.

The research lab had dedicated containment cells for the Insect Clan, including both a specimen room and a live containment area.

He led Ye Ming to the room where the Chao Si was held. It was imprisoned within a specially constructed glass enclosure.

Ye Ming peered through the glass. The Chao Si inside looked listless. Its body resembled that of a mutated scorpion, and green blood was seeping from its long, venomous tail.

Sensing their presence, its crimson eyes snapped toward them, filled with a ravenous hunger.

’It’s a member of the Insect Clan, after all. It’s drawn to the scent of flesh.’

It staggered forward and slammed its body heavily against the glass, a sharp screech erupting from its throat. Its tail whipped around, splattering more green blood onto the glass.

Dr. Ai watched, pained. "That blood is too precious. I’d better calm it down."

With that, he pressed a button on the wall. A white mist began to spray inside the glass enclosure. A moment later, the Chao Si collapsed to the floor and fell silent.

After watching for a moment, Ye Ming lost interest. Still, he had at least made a new discovery this time. He could also let He Hanshi know.

He didn’t stay in the lab any longer. After a quick word with Dr. Ai, he prepared to leave.

Dr. Ai called out to stop him. "Your Highness, may I have a small sample of your wife’s blood? She is the only 3S Female. Perhaps her blood is different in some way."

Ye Ming froze. This wasn’t the first time Dr. Ai had asked him this.

Dr. Ai had asked him several times, ever since Shi Lan first tested as S-level and was later confirmed to be a 3S Female.

Ye Ming knew Dr. Ai was a fanatical researcher. He respected the man’s skills and would grant most of his requests, but he drew the line at his own wife.

His expression darkened, and his voice grew cold. "Dr. Ai, I am grateful for your contributions. However, I don’t want to have to say this again. Lanlan is not your research subject, and I will not give you her blood."

"But her blood might hold the key to curing the collapse of a male’s spiritual power! Or it could reveal how females might be able to upgrade their Level! If we could really figure that out, your wife would be the greatest contributor in history. As her Beast Husband, your own status would soar, and you would be immortalized..."

"That’s enough, Dr. Ai. We don’t care about any of that. Please don’t bring it up again. I don’t want to have this conversation over and over."

Dr. Ai’s gaze fell on Ye Ming’s cold, grim face. As the heir, emotional control was a Skill he was required to master.

Yet in all the decades since the lab was founded, Dr. Ai had rarely seen such unconcealed anger on his face.

He opened his mouth, then closed it, finally falling silent. He conceded, "I understand."

Seeing this, Ye Ming strode away.

Dr. Ai watched him go, let out a long sigh, and suppressed the fanaticism in his eyes. His gaze fell once more upon the glass enclosure holding the Chao Si.

He put on a protective suit, carefully entered the enclosure, and meticulously collected the blood spattered on the glass.

After collecting the blood, he returned to his office. He opened a notebook and added to the entry he hadn’t finished:

Chao Si blood is unique. It contains a toxin twenty times more potent than that of an ordinary member of the Insect Clan. This toxin can replicate and spread within the body of a host.

When Chao Si blood is extracted and injected into an unmodified, ordinary member of the Insect Clan, the blood’s toxins will also propagate, reaching the same level as a Chao Si’s within 10 days. When this blood comes into contact with a male Beastman, the toxin rapidly affects the Beastman’s spiritual power, causing their collapse value to increase.

The effect is even more potent than that of a Chao Si.

He wrote the final concluding sentence, then closed the notebook and stored it in his Space Chain.

—

After leaving the lab, Ye Ming returned to the palace. As he stepped through the gates, he accidentally bumped into Ye Yan.

Ye Yan glared at him coldly. "Watch where you’re going, big brother. Wouldn’t want you to suddenly fall into a ditch one day."

Lately, ever since Shi Lan was revealed to have 3S Spiritual Power, Ye Yan found fault in everything Ye Ming did.

The more successful his brother seemed, the more jealous Ye Yan became.

The conflict between them was now almost out in the open.

And ever since Ye Ming discovered that Donald—the man responsible for Shi Lan being stranded on Garbage Star—was one of Ye Yan’s people, his own disgust for his younger brother had only intensified. He didn’t bother to put on a pleasant face either.

His green eyes gazed coolly at him, a faint smirk on his lips. "No need for you to worry about me, little brother. You should be more concerned about yourself."

"You..."

"Don’t get cocky!"

Ye Yan’s face was flushed with anger. "Do you really think Shi Lan likes you? You’re just my replacement! She had a crush on me for years back in school. It was only because I never returned her feelings that she chose you."

"Oh, you’re quite the narcissist, little brother."

Ye Ming’s eyes darkened and his expression turned cold. ’In any case, Lanlan’s Beast Husband is me now.’

With that thought, a smile returned to his face. "Instead of worrying about me and my wife, little brother, you should pay more attention to your own fiancée. My wife and I are already legally bonded. You don’t need to trouble yourself over our relationship."

"Speaking of which, my wife is already pregnant. When do you and your wife plan to get registered?"

Ye Ming’s tone was gentle, and a smile played on his lips. To an outsider watching from a distance, it would have looked like the two were simply having a pleasant chat.

But for Ye Yan, those words, delivered in the calmest of tones, were devastating.

No one knew how much Ye Yan regretted it. If he had known Shi Lan would have such a turn of fortune, he would have been a little more proactive in returning her feelings.

’A 3S Female, and pregnant, too... Why did Ye Ming get to have all the luck?’

’Unlike him. His own mother died young. He was his father’s son too, but he only had S-class Spiritual Power and hadn’t even awakened a Talent Skill. The one chance he had was destroyed when Ye Ming returned, safe and sound.’

’Why? Why did your High-level Spiritual Power recover after collapsing? Why did you have to come back alive? It’s all your fault.’

’If he had died, the position of heir and the spiritual power enhancement would have been his long ago.’

’And now? Was he doomed to live forever in his brother’s shadow, scrambling about like some kind of clown?’

Ye Ming watched as his younger brother’s eyes inexplicably reddened. Ye Yan shot him a look of crimson-tinged hatred, then turned and stormed away without a backward glance.

Ye Ming was left a little speechless. ’And he wants to steal my position as heir with that little self-control?’

Ye Ming walked inside, while Ye Yan hurried off to the Bai Family to discuss his marriage arrangements.

Although he hated Ye Ming’s words and was jealous of his luck, Ye Yan knew his own situation. He wasn’t the heir, his spiritual power was only S, and he hadn’t awakened a Talent Skill. Getting an S-level female like Bai Rao was already a huge achievement. He needed to hold on to her tightly.