Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 1010 [The Terrifying Mechanism of the First Son]

Just as Monford was about to plunge the euthanasia drug into Alan's chest, the void suddenly twisted, and a familiar "Möbius strip" appeared out of nowhere.

As the toroidal surface rotated, two figures emerged, standing steadily in the shadows of the room.

Seris, who had been watching anxiously from the side, suddenly looked up. He stared in surprise at the two people who had suddenly appeared and instinctively wanted to make a move.

At that moment, the young-looking figure turned around and glanced at him.

The next instant, Seris felt a chill run down his spine.

For some reason, he suddenly felt his body become incredibly heavy and he couldn't move.

Unbeknownst to him, in his unseen realm, a gigantic spider monster sat atop his shoulder, its enormous mandibles pointed at his head—but to the boy's astonishment, the spider remained motionless, merely pressing down on his body.

The taller of the two men casually reached out and pressed down on Monford.

With just this one press, he, with his saintly body, had no strength left to resist. He froze on the spot, as if nailed to death by an invisible law.

Monford subconsciously turned his head, and what he saw was that familiar blond hair and golden eyes.

"Lord Abraham..."

His voice trembled, yet it was filled with awe.

That's right, the person who came was Xia Xiu.

Xia Xiu slightly withdrew his hand, his golden gaze sweeping over Monford and Alan on the ground.

His expression was stern, but his tone was unhurried, carrying a hint of reproach:
"Monford, you're in too much of a hurry."

"You were able to complete the Holy Forging because I oversaw the entire process and used special methods to resist this rejection. But ordinary people are different; they cannot withstand the burden of Holy Forging immediately—even just two surgeries are an extremely difficult life-or-death challenge for mortals."

He paused, his gaze darkening further, as if his words were nailed to Monford's heart.

"Remember, I won't always be here by chance."

Monford lowered his head, shame weighing heavily on his heart. His Adam's apple bobbed, his voice hoarse, yet still pleading:

"My lord...you can save Alan..."

Xia Xiu lowered his gaze slightly, his golden pupils like the sun branded into the void. He spoke slowly, his voice calm, yet heavy as it reached Montfort's ears:

“Remember this lesson. From now on, be extremely careful when selecting candidates for the transformation of the children of the courtyard. The path forged by the saints is not a game; every step could be the boundary between life and death.”

He paused, his tone cold, yet carrying a hidden compassion:
"Not everyone is entitled to reach the end—death is the inevitable price."

If you have chosen this path, you must understand—power cannot be given out of thin air; there will always be a price to pay.

“Monford, you are the first. In the Kingdom of Peace, you dared to leap across the abyss of faith and bravely raise the hammer to challenge the Fifth Church. You have dedicated your life to this cause, which is why I am willing to intervene for you and grant you the complete Holy Forging Surgery. It is a reward for courage. But not everyone is so fortunate.”

He raised his hand, gesturing slightly.

"Get up."

Monford's breathing quickened, his heart felt like it had been struck by a thousand pounds, and he finally struggled to his feet, releasing his grip. On the ground, Alan struggled violently like a bloodthirsty beast, his eyes rolling back, and his low growls, like those of fangs, made the walls hum.

Just as he was about to pounce, Xia Xiu simply raised his hand slightly.

[Vector Manipulation]
An unseen force suddenly descended, and [Vector Manipulation] took effect instantly. Gravity increased tenfold or a hundredfold, forcefully pressing Alan back to the ground.

"Crack—" The stone slab shattered, sending dust flying.

Alan's chest was pressed tightly against the ground, his muscles and veins bulging, yet even breathing became difficult, as if he were carrying an entire mountain on his back. His roars gradually became hoarse, replaced by weak, suppressed gasps.

Xia Xiu simply watched calmly, the light in his golden pupils seeming heavier than gravity, crushing all the restlessness beneath his feet.

After suppressing the enraged Alan with a raised hand, he turned his gaze to the boy not far away.

Lupercal Abraham – his firstborn son.

Since that night in the Kronia mines, when he brought the child out of the Crimson Abyss, Xia Xiu was not in a hurry to throw him into the torrent against the Fifth Church.

Instead, he chose to stop and spend three days and nights working tirelessly, just to get to know the child better and test his abilities.

Over the past three days, he has been testing Lupercal's abilities. After these few days of testing, Xia Xiu has confirmed that he possesses the etheric floating-point arithmetic ability of the second stage (manifestation) to the third stage (ruler) of magical arts.

After being connected to the Kingdom of Heaven lineage, this ability was stabilized—its own ability was automatically converted into terms and modules with the help of the Kingdom of Heaven lineage.

What caught Xia Xiu's attention the most was Lupercal's first instinctive ability:
"A life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot."

This is the most intuitive and cruel form of the law of retribution.

All attacks that could harm him would be transferred to him in kind.

Lupercal doesn't need to think; as long as he triggers his instincts, the damage will fall on the attacker in a bizarre proportion.

Those who kick others will break their own ankles.

If you reach out and strike him, you will tear your own hand bones.

This retaliatory mechanism is extremely terrifying, with a very high ceiling and a very high degree of room for manipulation.

It does not rely on skills, training, or even willpower; it is purely a law of backlash.

The greater the power, the fiercer the backlash; the more wicked the intention, the more devastating the outcome.

However, Xia Xiu also discovered the flaw in this mechanism—it has extremely high physical resistance, but not much magic resistance.

It is virtually invincible on a physical level. Even if a slash, blunt force, or even a long-range projectile hits Lupercal, it will backfire on the attacker in a bizarre proportion. Often, the kicker's foot bones will be shattered, and the boxer's arm bones will be broken.

However, once it enters the realm of the spiritual, the effectiveness of the law of retribution drops sharply.

Faced with the bombardment of information, Lupercal's backlash was almost ineffective; the symbols and illusions instilled in his mind had no physical form to retaliate against. Under the mental shock, he would fall into a brief period of dizziness and pain, but he would be unable to return this pain to the attacker.

As for binding and sealing techniques, they are even more of a blind spot for the law of retribution—trapped in a cage or restriction, he can only struggle in vain.

These are the results of the father-son practice sessions conducted over the past three days, demonstrating the father's kindness and the son's filial piety.

The law of retribution, this was Lupercar's first mechanism.

Xia Xiu's summary was straightforward: physical resistance is maxed out, but magic resistance is weak.

It is virtually unsolvable on a physical level; any damage inflicted on it will be returned to the attacker in a bizarre proportion.

However, once it's replaced by information overload, mental techniques, or even simple restrictions and constraints, the backlash of the Law of Retribution becomes ineffective.

As for the second ability, Xia Xiu had already witnessed it during their first encounter—the "Barrier of the Heart".

This force field is an absolute defense that naturally emerges from the depths of the soul.

Unlike the reward logic of the Law of Retribution, the Barrier of the Heart does not directly rebound, but rather isolates Lupercal from the world through an invisible barrier.

Whether it's swords or magical arts, they can only futilely create sparks outside the barrier.

In terms of pure defensive performance, it almost reaches the point of maximizing both physical and magical resistance.

But Xia Xiu did not show any relief.

Because he discovered the fatal weakness of this power—the strength of the barrier was closely linked to Lupercal's psychological state. And the scene where he first saw the barrier used by the boy goes without saying; at that time, Lupercal was out of control.

That fragmented mental fluctuation carried a distinctly dangerous aura, precisely where chaos most easily exploited its weaknesses.

This ability is definitely a backdoor left behind by the four troublemakers of Chaos. While this power is indeed strong, it is more like a hidden sign of corruption.

Xia Xiu did not want Lupercal to rely too much on the Barrier of the Heart. If used improperly, it might not become a protective barrier, but rather a cage that devours the soul.

The third ability, however, is even more unique and dangerous.

It is not as clear and measurable as the "Law of Retribution," nor can its intensity be deduced from emotional fluctuations like the "Barrier of the Heart." Rather, it is a completely different existence—like a distorted trace left on the flesh and soul level after contact with the Fifth Truth.

It was a "spider-like monster" residing inside Lupercal's body.

It does not rely on the operation of conventional organs, but it can move in sync with the life rhythm of a teenager, sometimes hiding and sometimes appearing, possessing the characteristics of a reverse mother.

It is not large in size, but it can expand rapidly at certain times, like a shadow expanding in a narrow space.

This ability is highly parasitic and dominant, and its cycles and characteristics are almost like a replay of a "mature life cycle".

The only difference is that Lupercal is not simply a host; he forms a kind of resonance with the monster, allowing its power to be both suppressed and guided.

The spider-like creature is not simply a weapon, but a semi-independent symbiote.

It can use Lupercal as a host to expand its tentacles and tear apart the nerves and mind of its enemies.

It has an extremely strong predatory desire for individuals possessed by the Fifth Truth, and can almost naturally track and tear apart the possessor's mental imprint.

Its existence does not require an energy supply; instead, it resonates with the host's life rhythm, much like a "pseudo-organ" that has been implanted into the body.

To verify its usefulness, Xia Xiu personally arranged several secret trials.

He selected several test subjects possessed by the Fifth Truth and had them interact with the boy in a confined space. It was during those tests that he first witnessed the true power of this "spider-like monster."

As the mutants approached, Lupercal's left eye twitched slightly, and the monster emerged from its eye socket, its metallic and chilling appendages spreading out.

Based on the degree of mutation, Xia Xiu divided the spider-like monsters' abilities into six stages:

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Phase 1: Infiltration

The spider-like creature dwelled silently behind Lupercal's eye sockets and nerves, like a shadow. It was almost imperceptible at this moment, with only Lupercal occasionally feeling a "coldness" deep in his vision.

Phase 2: Intrusion

When an external threat approaches, the spider-like creature will briefly become visible through its eyes, extend its limbs, and release extremely subtle mental disturbances. Enemies will react with dizziness, headaches, and sluggishness.

Phase 3: Mania and Imbalance
If the enemy continues to apply pressure, the spider-like creature's power will increase further, causing the target to fall into mental confusion, emotional rage, and even uncontrollable physical movements. It will twist the target's reactions like tearing apart a puppet.

Phase 4: Coercion
The target will be strongly driven to venture into narrow, dark spaces, even in the most absurd ways. In Xia Xiu's experiments, the possessor would frantically plunge their head into stone walls or vessels until they were severely injured.

Phase 5: Stillness

The host's gaze freezes, and the target completely stops reacting in a very short time, as if its soul has been drained and its body has become an empty shell.

Phase 6: Tearing

This is the most dangerous stage. Once the spider-like creature fully manifests, it will extend tentacles from Lupercal's mouth, ear canals, and eye sockets, directly crushing the enemy's nervous system.

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Each stage of his performance was linked to Lupercar's emotions, hostility, and even fear.

If he remains calm, the arachnid will mostly remain at stage 1 or 2, becoming a hidden barrier. But once he falls into extreme emotional turmoil, the arachnid will be forced to advance to a higher stage, even uncontrollably preying on anything that comes near.

Xia Xiu even thoughtfully named this ability "Eye of Horus".

In Terran mythology, the Eye of Horus, as its name suggests, is the eye of Horus, the falcon-headed god, representing an all-powerful and all-knowing eye.

According to legend, Horus's right eye possessed the power to ward off pain and overcome evil, while his left eye symbolized a crescent moon. According to legend, Horus later offered his left eye to Osiris, thus the left eye also has the function of distinguishing between good and evil and protecting health and happiness.

Because of the characteristics of Lupercal's perfect embryo, Xia Xiu boldly speculated that Lupercal had not yet fully awakened its complete pupil technique.

The boy's Eye of Horus is not yet complete. His left eye awakened prematurely and underwent a mutation due to contact with the Fifth Truth, while the power of his right eye is still dormant.

Moreover, Xia Xiu was able to confirm one thing—the incarnation of Lupercal's dominion had already been decided.

Horus – This is the divine ruler of Lupercal.

Just like Xia Xiu awakening [Sisyphus], once the boy's abilities reach a certain threshold, the key named [Horus] will automatically find its master from the vast ethereal ocean.

After three days of trials, Xia Xiu finally fulfilled his promise to the four monarchs.

A teenager's genetic structure is like a poem interwoven with order and chaos, with each sequence echoing the others, as if it were born for the word "perfection".

Even more terrifying is that some of these genes exhibit embedded self-consistency—this is not a natural coincidence, but rather a [space] deliberately preserved by the four monarchs.

A space for insertion.

"It was left behind for me..." Xia Xiu was absolutely certain.

If he so desired, he could inject his own genetic blueprint into these spaces, completely shaping the boy into an extension of his bloodline. And that step was a necessary part of Metatron's [Path of the End]—using himself as the axis to fuse chaos and order into one.

Therefore, after testing the abilities of the First Son, he imprinted his own genetic blueprint into the blank space left by Lupercal himself, along with the [Metatron] mark, embedding it into the blank genetic grid within Lupercal's body.

They became father and son in the true sense of the word, and in the process, the father also took advantage of his first son's abilities—the Law of Retribution and the Barrier of the Heart.

Yes, Lupercar is quite capable, and now part of those abilities belong to his father!

From then on, father and son were no longer just symbolic titles, but a true extension of blood and soul.

In the process, Xia Xiu also received a "return".

Lupercal's law of retribution was partially reflected in his crown arena; the rule of "an eye for an eye, a life for a life" could now be simulated in him.

The Barrier of the Heart also left a projection, though not as pure as Lupercal, it was enough to build an absolute defense at critical moments.

As for the Eye of Horus, it was not incorporated into his body.

Because it is indeed quite special, and Xia Xiu suspects that it is related to the design of the Four Monarchs. These four troublemakers always like to leave backdoors, so he will have to be more wary of them in the future.

After all, as the son of the firstborn, Lupercal was undoubtedly the most successful and perfect embryo that Xia Xiu had ever seen.

He embodies not only the research efforts of the Heavenly Kingdom Demon King's army era, but also the resources and imprints personally implanted by the Four Lords of Chaos.

Using Lupercal as a model, he could even create entirely new Garden Child gene seeds. Not imitation, but an upgrade.

The new generation of Courtyard Children will use this child as a template to build an even more terrifying army.

This is not wishful thinking, but a pre-established plan.

His real purpose in bringing Lupercal here was to give him a completely new identity.

He wanted to make him the lord of the wolf pack, the wolf king who would lead the pack.