Yama Reborn-Chapter 399 - 396 - [So... Harvest?]

Chapter 396 [So... Harvest?]

According to the Gray Cat, on the very day Chen Nuo brought Lu Xixi and the others back, the Gray Cat ran away.

It was as if it had encountered a natural enemy, the most terrifying thing, the scariest being.

The cat bolted immediately.

But it couldn’t really leave for good—this cat still needed to feed on the spiritual power dissipating from Chen Nuo.

Then, the creature hid in a forest more than half a kilometer away from the house.

According to the Gray Cat, at this distance, it was still able to sense the spiritual power emanating from Chen Nuo—the critical point beyond which it could no longer absorb anything.

However, if it were to return, it wouldn’t dare.

Chen Nuo was naturally taken aback.

Lu Xixi became... a Mother?

His first reaction was that this claim was too far-fetched.

His first thought was disbelief.

"You... haven’t you seen Lu Xixi before! How could she possibly be a Mother?!"

In his shock and anger, Chen Nuo directly grabbed the Gray Cat, held it in his hand, and angrily demanded, "Explain yourself!"

The Gray Cat looked at Chen Nuo with a pitiful expression, "Meow..."

"You don’t know? How can you not know?! You’ve seen Lu Xixi before! There was nothing wrong before! And now you suddenly say she’s a Mother! If you say she is a Mother, how can you not know?"

"Meow..."

"Will you die if you speak up? If you don’t talk, I will slaughter you right now!" At this moment, Chen Nuo couldn’t afford to be polite with the Gray Cat.

The Gray Cat struggled desperately, but the skin at the back of its neck was firmly grasped by Chen Nuo, making it impossible to break free.

"Meow..."

"Speak human! I don’t have the patience to go around in circles with you!" Chen Nuo’s face was livid. "You’d better understand, at this moment, don’t test my patience! She and her mother are my life!"

Finally, the Gray Cat dared not struggle anymore, its limbs drooped, and its head hung low. "Alright, put me down first."

"..." Chen Nuo snorted and threw the Gray Cat onto the ground.

"From the first day you returned, I suddenly felt something was wrong.

That feeling... how to put it." The Gray Cat hesitated, but seeing Chen Nuo’s icy demeanor, it quickly shrank its neck. "Don’t rush, don’t rush, let me think about how to explain."

Chen Nuo shook his head. "I’m not in a hurry, but you’d better make yourself clear."

"...To talk about this, I must first explain something—that is... I’ve never actually seen a Mother."

Chen Nuo frowned. "Then how can you say Lu Xixi is a Mother?"

"It’s a feeling!!"

"What feeling?"

"The feeling of a Mother.

Firstly, a Mother’s traits include a few points: they can interact with, devour, and recreate both Life Force and spiritual power.

You’ve seen the monster Seed... In essence, he is already infinitely close to a Mother. Therefore, he has acquired these traits."

Interaction, Devouring, Recreation...

Thinking about it this way, Lu Xixi really seemed...

Recalling Lu Xixi’s "feeding" state every day...

It seemed what the Gray Cat was saying might actually be true.

But Chen Nuo shook his head. "I have seen a Mother! A Mother is not like this.

First, the Mother I saw didn’t have a physical body. Second, the Mother I saw was very powerful.

Although Lu Xixi is also impressive, she is still too far behind a real Mother, not even on the same level."

"The ’quantity’ of energy can be accumulated over time. But ’quality’ is what’s essential.

A gram of Gold, no matter how small, is still Gold.

A ton of sand, no matter how much, is still sand."

The Gray Cat explained patiently, "I don’t know how to describe my feeling, but that day I sensed..."

"She is Gold?" Chen Nuo frowned.

"Right."

"And you never felt anything unusual when you saw her before?"

"Before? I never sensed anything before." The Gray Cat said this and lowered its head, its voice unclear. "Just like you... there was nothing special..."

Chen Nuo frowned, but suddenly his heart stirred!

His eyes suddenly brightened, and he grabbed the Gray Cat again!

"Explain yourself! What do you mean, ’just like me’?"

"Just, just, just like you!" the Gray Cat cried desperately.

Chen Nuo sneered, "How so?"

"You’re both very powerful, very formidable..."

Chen Nuo took a deep breath, then suddenly asked coldly, "I am a ’Chosen One’! Is she the same as me in this respect?!"

"...Uh..." The Gray Cat’s body stiffened, and then, finally, after being silent for two seconds, it gave an answer:

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nuo’s fingers tightened subconsciously, causing the Gray Cat to scream out in pain.

Chen Nuo let go, watching the Gray Cat throw itself on the ground at his feet, hugging his legs and begging, "I can’t say, I can’t say... If I do, I’ll die..."

Chen Nuo shook his head. "I’ve already told you, you can keep whatever else you want secret.

But she and her mother are my life! If you don’t clarify, I don’t know if the other Seeds will kill you, but if you conceal anything about Lu Xixi from me, I will definitely kill you!"

The Gray Cat let out a miserable cry. "Alright, alright... She is a Chosen One! Just like you, she’s a Chosen One too!"

"Then whose Chosen One is she?"

"It’s..."

The Gray Cat was about to speak when it suddenly raised its paws and forcefully covered its own mouth, begging Chen Nuo repeatedly, "I can’t say, I really can’t say this... If I do, he will sense it! He will come for me!

Then, I’ll have broken the rules, and he will kill me..."

Chen Nuo’s eyes shone. "So, you not only know which Seed Lu Xixi is the Chosen One of, but also, you know this Seed! Right?"

"MHM..." The Gray Cat, with its mouth covered, nodded pitifully.

"You’re very afraid of this Seed?"

"MHM!" The Gray Cat continued to nod.

"More than you are afraid of Seed? I remember you weren’t this afraid when Seed was mentioned."

Tears welled up in the Gray Cat’s eyes. "I can’t say anymore, if I keep talking, it will sense me..."

Suddenly, Chen Nuo’s heart was shaken!

He remembered something.

Electric General, sending people to capture Lu Xixi... Could it be...

Chen Nuo’s heart stirred, and he immediately reached out, summoning from his Consciousness Space the Jade Rice Grain, spreading out his palm. "Do you recognize this thing?"

The Gray Cat’s body trembled, but it immediately covered its eyes with its paws, refusing even to look.

"So you do recognize it," Chen Nuo sneered coldly. "Well, well... You’ve been hiding quite a lot from me. Now you can certainly tell me what this thing is!"

"It’s..." The Gray Cat lay on the ground, its paws covering its head but sticking its rear end up, its body trembling slightly, and then, it gave the answer:

"This is the Spiritual Crystal of a deceased Seed."

Chen Nuo’s expression changed!

The Spiritual Crystal of a deceased Seed...

"What’s it used for?"

"It’s of no use," said the Gray Cat, but upon catching a glimpse of Chen Nuo’s anger through the gaps between its paws, it quickly corrected itself. "Well, there’s a tiny bit of use... A tiny bit. It’s useless to Seeds, but it might have a small benefit for... for you humans."

"Then tell me!"

"It’s..." the Gray Cat said slowly. "When a Seed dies, most of its spiritual power is either devoured by the other Seeds that killed it or dissipates.

"This dissipation, you can understand it as being absorbed as nutrients by this heaven and earth, by this world, by all things on this planet.

"However, because Seeds are the purest Spiritual Life Forms, the level of this spiritual power is very high.

"And the life forms on your backward, primitive planet have a limited ability to absorb spiritual power...

"You could say... they can’t digest such pure spiritual power.

"So, there will be residue during absorption, and what’s left behind is, in fact, a very high-grade Spiritual Crystal."

"And then what use is this thing?"

"Firstly, it can nourish spiritual power.

Someone who gets this Crystal and carries it with them over time will greatly benefit their spiritual power.

Their spiritual power will slowly grow stronger, more vigorous, and their ability to recover and concentrate will gradually improve."

Chen Nuo could somewhat understand this explanation. Simply put, it means no more dizziness, clear eyes, and being able to go up six floors without panting.

"However," the Gray Cat continued, "if you don’t actively draw on the spiritual power from the crystal and simply wear it on your body, this amplification is very slow. It takes months and years to accumulate noticeable change.

But if it falls into the hands of a Spiritual Ability User, this thing becomes..."

"Like a powerful supplementary pill?" Chen Nuo asked.

"Uh... you could say that," the Gray Cat quickly said. "I’m not particularly familiar with the cultivation techniques of your human Ability Users. However, higher-level Spiritual Ability Users can sense the Spiritual Energy contained in the crystal, and then actively figure out ways to draw it out, to absorb it."

Chen Nuo frowned. "I’ve had this thing for quite a while now. Why have I never felt any strong Spiritual Energy in it that I could draw out or absorb?"

"Yours... has already been drained by someone..." the Gray Cat replied with a mournful tone.

"Drained?" Chen Nuo was somewhat perplexed.

"Yes, drained," the Gray Cat replied helplessly. "How could a Seed possibly die? Seeds are almost immortal. Even if their physical body decays, they can always switch to another body, as long as their spirit remains alive.

"Seeds have no natural predators on your planet; there are almost no beings that can kill a Seed.

"The most likely thing capable of killing a Seed is another Seed.

"If another Seed kills one, they definitely wouldn’t pass up such a feast. They are bound to draw from it first, devouring all of the dead one’s Spiritual Energy to strengthen themselves.

"And this crystal is the residual part that’s difficult to absorb.

"You could think of it like...

"The soup has been drunk, and the meat has been eaten, but the bones are left behind.

"These bones are nutritious too, but they are too hard on the teeth to gnaw.

"So, when this happens, Seeds tend to do one thing."

"What’s that?"

"...Uh, they find a place to bury the crystal, letting this planet, this world, slowly absorb the somewhat inferior and chaotic energies within the crystal.

"Essentially, they use this planet to help with the ’decomposition’ work.

"It’s like helping the Seed by having the planet absorb the least nutritious parts from the crystal—anyway, Seeds don’t care for those inferior energies; absorbing them is a waste of time and offers little gain.

"After some time, when the heaven and earth, the planet, have absorbed all the inferior energies from the crystal,

"the Seed will return.

"At this point, what remains in the crystal is the purest Spiritual Energy.

"And by then, the ’bones’ have also been decomposed, the useless parts stripped away, so they’re not so tough to ’chew’ anymore..."

The Gray Cat said this, its voice low, "The crystal you have definitely belonged to a Seed that was killed.

Then, the remaining crystal was buried by the Seed that killed it, allowing the world to absorb and remove the impurities.

After that, the remaining pure part was absorbed again by the murderer.

The crystal that remains is just a shell, with hardly any energy left, so it was discarded.

Then, somehow, it ended up in your hands."

Chen Nuo nodded.

"However, this crystal, even as a drained shell, is useless to Seeds but still useful to you humans.

It’s the crystallized remnant of a Spiritual Life Form and is naturally attuned to spiritual power. Wearing it long-term... still has its benefits. It can invigorate the mind and gradually enhance spiritual power."

"But hasn’t it been drained?"

"The remains of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, even if only a single claw is left, is something its own kind would disregard.

But for an ant, it’s an inexhaustible source of food...

You can understand that much, right?"

"Then how come I..."

"I already said it’s for ordinary humans! You are not an ordinary person!

If a Seed is like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, ordinary humans are less than ants in comparison.

And you... compared to a Tyrannosaurus Rex, you’re barely a wild beast.

Hmm... roughly equivalent to a wild dog, I suppose."

Chen Nuo’s eyelids twitched upward. "Why do I feel like you’re looking for opportunities to insult me?"

"No, not at all! Definitely not! I’m just trying to use a simple and straightforward analogy to help you understand better," the Gray Cat quickly shook its head.

"So, does this thing have any other uses?" Chen Nuo asked.

"...Uh..." the Gray Cat hesitated for a moment. "It does."

Chen Nuo gave a cold laugh. "Speak!"

"It’s the residual Spiritual Crystal of a Seed, so it naturally carries one of the Seed’s essential characteristics."

"What characteristic?"

"The secret of immortality."

Chen Nuo was stunned.

All of a sudden, he understood! 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The ’Undying Body’ of the Seed is actually... continuous Body Seizing!

Abandoning the damaged shell, choosing a new one, letting one’s spiritual life take residence, and then continuing to live.

From this perspective, it’s almost equivalent to eternal life.

This is... the Body Seizing feature of the Jade Rice Grain!

"But something’s wrong... I know this thing can do Body Seizing, but... there seems to be a restriction! Doesn’t it require a blood relation?"

"The original version from a Seed, of course, has no restrictions. But remnants... they can only inherit a little; it’s like their capabilities have been greatly weakened or castrated. Besides, this ability originally belonged to Spiritual Life Forms.

You humans are not Spiritual Life Forms. If you want to live forever, then Body Seizing would definitely be much more difficult.

Blood relations can lower the difficulty of Body Seizing. Being of the same bloodline might also ensure that the properties of your spiritual power are similar, so Body Seizing would be easier, I guess."

What the Gray Cat said did make some sense.

So, at this moment, unexpectedly, a clue was sorted out from the Gray Cat.

Chen Nuo thought rapidly and quickly formulated a speculation.

Electric General once said his foster mother had the grains—the Spiritual Crystal remnants of a Seed. So, his foster mother might be connected to a Seed! It’s even possible... Electric General’s foster mother knew a Seed, or was even a Seed herself! This Seed killed another Seed, which is why she had the crystal! And Electric General suddenly started pursuing Lu Xixi... Lu Xixi is also a Chosen One... It could be like this: Electric General is acting on a Seed’s orders to find that Seed’s Chosen One—Lu Xixi! As for why that Seed didn’t come personally... Chen Nuo couldn’t find an answer to that for now.

"I have a question for you! If a Seed suddenly comes looking for its Chosen One, what’s that usually for?"

"Huh??"

"Hurry up and tell me!"

The Gray Cat swallowed, looking pitiful as it raised a cat paw and held up two claws:

"Two possibilities.

"Either the development and evolution of this Chosen One have deviated, and the Seed needs to adjust the Chosen One.

"Or, the evolution of the Chosen One has completely failed. The Seed has come to kill the Chosen One, then recycle the waste by absorbing it, and then look for the next suitable Chosen One to start over from scratch."

"Are there only two possibilities?"

"Uh... there’s a third, but that kind of thing has never happened."

"What is it?"

"It’s... that the Chosen One’s evolution is very successful, already evolved into a complete form...

The Seed, can then come...

to harvest!"

Chen Nuo’s expression changed. "You’re saying Lu Xixi is already a Mother?!"

"...It feels like the feeling of a Mother to me..."

Chen Nuo’s heart began to beat wildly.

So... is it harvesting?