Chapter 458 - 226: The Kill, Purging Contamination, Mother Empress Brain Marrow

Chapter 458: Chapter 226: The Kill, Purging Contamination, Mother Empress Brain Marrow

Once Lin Feng finished purifying himself of the contamination and mutations caused by the radiation from the Divine Realm, the lv29 Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword also finished absorbing the Mother Empress’s Life Energy.

The total amount of Life Energy absorbed this time was surprisingly less than the last. Lin Feng slowly stood up and looked behind him at the Mother Empress’s withered, depleted body and the shrunken, shriveled Nest...

He realized the missing Life Energy had been completely used up when the Mother Empress forcibly activated her Divine Domain Descent.

Fortunately, his accumulated Upgrade Energy was sufficient, and the Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword’s Tier Jumping Upgrade Conditions had been met.

The Golden Quality Neck Guard was a bit more damaged than last time, but the greatest prize was the Mother Empress’s head at Lin Feng’s feet.

Because he had intentionally avoided using the Ion Laser Cannon to destroy the Mother Empress’s brain, the Mother Empress Brain Marrow was almost perfectly preserved. The Chainsaw Sword had caused only slight damage to the pituitary gland.

Besides the Neck Guard that protected its brain, this was one of only two Golden Quality Materials on the Mother Empress.

It was thanks to the marrow that the vast Spiritual Energy left behind after the Mother Empress’s death was still stored inside, having not yet dissipated.

According to Ling Yi, simply destroying it would only allow for the absorption of a fraction of its Spiritual Energy—the 500-point increase to his Spiritual Attribute Value offered by the Upgrade System. Its greatest use, however, was to be converted into a Biological Subbrain or a Biological Computer Core.

For example, integrating it into a Dreadnought Battleship would equip the fleet with an incredibly powerful command core, multiplying its coordination and reaction speed.

But all of that could wait until after the Dreadnought Battleship was upgraded. For now, he had to clean up the battlefield.

Lin Feng pulled the Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword from where it was completely embedded in the Neck Guard and jumped off the Mother Empress’s Corpse. Not far away, he saw Liu Yi, unconscious and covered in mutated Zerg limbs...

Further in the distance was Shen Jie, who had been sent flying hundreds of meters by the tail of the furiously struggling Mother Empress.

By now, he had reverted from his Slaughter Realm. After exiting his Winged Tiger Frenzy Form, he had passed out completely.

The other thirteen Tier Two Late Stage team members had also been affected by the Divine Domain Descent to varying degrees.

Inside the entire Nest, besides himself, only Ling Yi, in the distance, remained conscious and standing.

Lin Feng walked toward her. As he passed Liu Yi, he picked up the fallen Ion Laser Cannon and stopped in front of Ling Yi.

"What should we do about them? Can the mutated tissue contaminated by the Hive Will be completely removed?"

Ling Yi was still lamenting how the Mother Empress’s Corpse had been drained by the power of the Divine Realm. When she heard Lin Feng bring up cleaning the mutations, her eyes darted as she quickly thought of a way to make up for her losses.

"It’s possible. I can use my Realm Power."

"But because we went for a quick victory, it fought to the death, which consumed too much of my Spiritual Power. I’m feeling spiritually drained now, and on top of that, I have to treat the mutated tissue on all these Battle Group members..."

Lin Feng’s brow furrowed. He didn’t waste any words.

"Alright. Name your terms."

The corners of Ling Yi’s mouth turned up slightly.

"I want the lion’s share of the Tier Two Zerg Eggs from this haul!"

"Two-thirds!"

Lin Feng shook his head.

"Sixty percent, max."

"Fine. Deal!"

Their original deal had been a fifty-fifty split. An extra ten percent for Ling Yi might not seem like much, but if the haul was, say, five hundred Tier Two Zerg Eggs...

...that ten percent would be fifty eggs.

That was the equivalent of a Tier Two Peak Tiger Spine Zerg.

The combined Life Energy was nothing to scoff at. After absorbing it, Ling Yi could increase her strength by a full ten percent.

While it certainly couldn’t compare to the Tier Three Mother Empress’s corpse, it would at least help her recoup some of her losses.

Once their negotiations were complete, Ling Yi stood up and walked over. She began to mobilize the emergency energy she kept in reserve for escaping, using it to cleanse the mutated tissue from the skin of Liu Yi and the others, as well as the genetic contamination within their bodies.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng initiated the Chainsaw Sword’s Tier Jumping Upgrade and, carrying the Ion Laser Cannon, went back to the Mother Empress’s Corpse.

Planting his feet on the Neck Guard on the Mother Empress’s back, he squatted down, gripped the edges of a crack with both hands, and gave a powerful wrench.

He tore the Mother Empress’s entire head from its body.

Blood instantly gushed from the neck stump like a fountain!

The torrent continued for over a minute, submerging half of the severed head before finally slowing to a trickle.

At that moment, the Identification data for the other Golden Quality, Tier Three material finally appeared in Lin Feng’s vision:

[Zerg Race Mother Empress Brain Marrow, Golden Quality]

[Spiritual Energy: 5000, Durability: 1/1]

[Evaluation: Fragile. Ingestion permanently increases Spiritual Attribute Value by 500. Effective for users below Tier Four. High probability of unlocking the Zerg Race Mother Empress’s Infinite Reproduction Realm Trial.]

[Note: A complete specimen of the Mother Empress Brain Marrow can be converted into an Advanced Biological Computer Core. If integrated into Armor, it can form an external subbrain, increasing your Spiritual Energy reserves.]