Esper X Family – Chapter 672 – Mother and Child Are Safe

According to Ye Yao’s speculation, none of the previous hosts of the world-destroying ability had ever possessed mental power reaching S-rank.

After all, a baseline of one thousand mental power points was enough to easily destroy heaven and earth. Without the system’s protection, a single outburst would only cause an instant loss of sanity, annihilating the very place they inhabited, and the host themselves would end up typing “GG” and saying goodbye to the world.

It was only through the system’s functions that Ye Yao had managed to master high-skill abilities like【Precision】and【Suppression】.

Only then could she wield the world-destroying ability with flexibility, even daring to bring it to life in the form of “Xing Lan”, making even the anthropomorphic incarnation of the world-ending calamity obediently lay eggs.

Before that, she hadn’t even dared to think about S-rank.

But as her mental power increased, the system further unlocked relevant entries about the world-destroying ability.

Given the system’s nature, new entries would only strengthen the suppression of【Fission】.

Perhaps it could truly resolve the core logic issues surrounding the world-destroying ability.

Ye Yao looked at Xing Lan, who seemed to have lost all her strength.

“Xing Lan, what did it feel like when you overused Attribute Fission back then?”

Xing Lan turned her head slightly and shot Ye Yao a suspicious glance.

“You’re not looking for an excuse to keep disciplining me, are you?”

“Huh? Am I that kind of person?” Ye Yao laughed in exasperation.

Seeing that Ye Yao hadn’t completely thrown away her integrity, Xing Lan let out a breath and began to recall.

“At the time, my thinking seemed to become sluggish and singular. Desires were amplified, reason was suppressed, as if I were about to fully merge into heaven and earth…”

Ye Yao fell into thought.

If mental power formed the core logic of this world, then possessing such an immense amount of it gave the illusion of becoming one with heaven and earth.

“How is that not like the ’merging with the Heavenly Dao’ from certain xianxia novels?”

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Ye Yao sucked in a sharp breath.

She had long felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Back when she first ascended to godhood and lost her humanity, she had felt omnipotent, as if she were the very embodiment of the world’s will. Emotions were all suppressed to their deepest depths, leaving not even the slightest fluctuation.

In some xianxia settings, the so-called Heavenly Dao was simply the core logic.

Ye Yao’s apotheosis had indeed felt like being eroded by the will of heaven.

It was essentially the same principle.

From that perspective, the problem wasn’t【Fission】, but mental power itself.

【Fission】merely brought an unimaginable torrent of mental power, and that infinite mental power was like a rampaging will of the world. As long as one had enough mental power, anyone could destroy the world.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi had exhibited similar conditions.

Erosion by the will of heaven was practically commonplace.

【Fission】was more like a shortcut to instant transcendence.

“Is this still an urban high-martial world? How did I end up in a xianxia setting?”

Ye Yao suddenly felt a strange sense of absurdity.

It was like reading a mundane urban slice-of-life novel where Chapter 1 was “Adopted by wealthy parents, striving to be a good daughter”, only for the final chapter to be “Transcending the Heavenly Dao, dominating all ages”.

Totally disjointed!

Ye Yao quickly shook her head to clear the random thoughts.

Wait, that wasn’t quite right either.

According to speculation, the world’s mental power might have been carried across spacetime by the world-destroying ability itself, accumulating layer upon layer to permeate each new universe.

In any case, the world-destroying ability was undoubtedly the source of all cause and effect.

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The so-called embodiment of the “world’s will” was probably just a side effect, like a forcibly attached rule.

“Sigh~ All the answers might only come at S-rank. I’m actually getting a little curious now. I almost wanted to activate【Cause and Effect MAX】and go straight into the final battle.”

Fortunately, Ye Yao held back.

She wasn’t ready yet. She needed to stabilize things for a while first.

Going solo might not be the best approach. Only by mobilizing her other family members could she maximize the benefits.

After all, the system’s full name was the Found Family System.

Family was the core logic!

At this thought, Ye Yao couldn’t help but give Xing Lan’s rear another smack.

Smack!

“Just a mere cup, and I still have to clean up after you. Look at all those Vengeful Spirits you’ve stirred up. Such a nuisance.

They come seeking revenge, and I have to find time to smack them dead. Feels like my morality is plummeting to rock bottom.”

“Coo—”

Ye Yao couldn’t help but glance over.

Good. The “mother and child” are safe ¹ Often said after a successful childbirth… .

The group spent some time aboard the spaceship before eventually returning to the ground one by one.

Ye Yao naturally couldn’t stay on the spaceship for long. If she wanted to tour space while slacking off, she would have to wait until everything was completely settled.

Things like the threat of world destruction, or when the swarms of Vengeful Spirits would next target Bluestar.

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Those guys wouldn’t stay quiet. It was better to find an opportunity for a permanent solution.

Ye Yao could easily crush them with one hand anytime, but to earn enough attribute points to advance to S-rank, she still needed her family members to cooperate.

Only then could the Found Family System potentially drop a pile of attribute points.

So, communicating in advance was essential.

And on this very day, Ye Yao finally gathered with her family once more, enjoying a long-overdue dinner with Mama Xiao Jing, Father Lou Wei, and the world’s number one little sister Luo Jianhua.

Oh, and a certain mysterious cooing loli was also there.

Xiao Jing looked at the extra girl at the table and gave a gentle smile, constantly piling food onto her plate.

“Xing Lan, here, eat more.”

For Xiao Jing, Xing Lan’s identity was the least important thing. Even if her true form was the world-destroying ability, that didn’t change her symbiotic relationship with her daughter Ye Yao.

Since they were bound together, treating her as another daughter wasn’t out of the question.

Besides, Xiao Jing had already spent time with Xing Lan in her little fat bird form, so it wasn’t surprising at all.

However, if Xing Lan called Ye Yao “Mom,” did that make Xiao Jing “Grandma”?

The thought left Xiao Jing with mixed feelings.

Had she unknowingly reached that generation already?

She wasn’t even that old.

As if sensing Xiao Jing’s complicated mood, Xing Lan spoke up to clarify.

“It’s okay, Mama Xiao Jing can also treat me as a daughter. Me calling Ye Yao ’Mom’ is just a joke, don’t take it seriously.”

After all, among Xing Lan’s designated roles was the identity of “little sister”, and she could flexibly use that if needed.

Calling her “Grandma” would make her sound so old.

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If possible, Xing Lan would even prefer to call her “Big Sister” and genuinely become Ye Yao’s elder for once.

Xing Lan already had that kind of role, like “Mom”.

It was spaghetti code at its finest.

But she would definitely get disciplined for it later.

Xing Lan didn’t want to experience the feeling of “laying eggs” again.

She would break.

Meanwhile, Lou Wei glanced at Xing Lan and thought about how she hadn’t offered such concessions back then.

Regarding the whole “suddenly becoming a grandpa” thing.

It was no doubt intentional.

Xing Lan seemed much more well-behaved when facing Xiao Jing.

Is this the power of maternal instinct?

Lou Wei conceded defeat and acknowledged Xiao Jing as the strongest in the Countermeasures Bureau.

At that moment, Ye Yao, who had been burying her face in her food, looked up at Lou Wei, who was equally focused on eating.

“Father, after dinner, I’d like to talk to you about something very important.”

Author Note

After completing the main storyline, it seems we can expand our ideas. Everyone can share their thoughts on what Ye Yao can do after reaching S-rank, as a preview of the epilogue or afterstory.

Text: You’ve provoked the wrong kitty.