Chapter 2948: Wave-Particle Duality

The essence of transcendence seemed to have grown even more elusive and ethereal.

Was "establishing a connection" the key? The existence of transcendent traits, and even Divine Traits, was being downplayed.

At that moment, Fu Qian felt as though he had stumbled into the wave-particle debate.

Yet, no matter how counterintuitive it seemed, this "Connection Theory" perfectly explained long-standing mysteries—transcendent aptitude and even bloodline inheritance.

If all transcendence was based on the accumulation of traits, then theoretically, a gifted individual should show their extraordinary nature right in the womb and be born a transcendent.

However, in the cases he had encountered so far, there was clearly a universal developmental period—the process of passing from mortal to transcendent.

This process didn't even require various materials and rituals.

Most people followed this exact sequence: they first "displayed transcendent aptitude" and only then "developed along the transcendent path."

This sheer creation out of thin air had always seemed to be a difficult problem in academic circles.

But once the Connection Theory was introduced, the whole thing became much easier to explain.

Their aptitude wasn't an inherently fully-formed transcendent trait, but rather a connection established with certain powerful transcendent entities through specific concepts.

This connection didn't turn someone into a transcendent right away. Instead, over time, it gradually mapped a fraction of that incredible power onto them, ultimately causing a transcendent trait to condense out of thin air. ...

It sounded bizarre, but in any discipline, once it reached a deep enough level, one had to learn to discard intuition and embrace logic.

Although she had been born over five hundred years ago, Serana's recent experience was, in Fu Qian's eyes, another perfect example for comparison.

The reason he wanted to determine whether the "Wet Nurse" ability contained traces of the Mother of Gospel...

...was because he leaned toward the idea that Cord Blood established a "connection," rather than being a Divine Trait itself.

Why didn't the previous "Divine Child" have this ability that appeared out of nowhere?

It was simple: the Blood Nova was Annalise's territory, and the Red Moon's influence over it hadn't been that deep.

But now the tables had completely turned, and the Red Moon's influence had reached its peak.

On a macroscopic level, this was a very easy conclusion to draw.

However, on a micro level, given that it was almost impossible for the Red Moon to expend energy making specific adjustments, how was this process achieved?

Because of the "Offspring."

This intense conceptual connection had mapped the Red Moon's form onto Serana. Yes, the "Wet Nurse" was very likely a crucial component of Tilanqi's transcendent form, which would also explain why there was specifically a title like "Noble Lady of the Mother of Gospel."

Fu Qian had already made some associations in this regard back when he first listened to Serana describe her gains.

And if he could confirm that it contained traces of the Mother of Gospel, this association would undoubtedly become much more concrete.

His earlier uses of the Gospel Shockwave had always been highly purposeful.

The results were satisfying; the probability that the "Wet Nurse" was mapped from the Red Moon had greatly increased.

Furthermore, the Divine Trait corresponding to the "Divine Child" was also generated from this mapping, which in turn supported the explanation of "aptitude."

...

Beyond that, it didn't even contradict the transcendent architecture theory he had proposed earlier.

At the moment of birth, due to various conceptual connections, the "blueprint" for this transcendent architecture was already set.

What followed was a step-by-step process of mapping and condensing according to that blueprint, truly building it out.

This process could naturally progress on its own, but if the person in question actively tried to match it and worked toward a specific direction, it would accelerate.

As for why, under such a mechanism, aptitude still varied from high to low?

It was very simple: first, the objects of connection were different, and second, the tools used to establish the connection were different.

"Offspring" could absolutely just be one of these elements. The concepts capable of establishing a connection were diverse, ultimately piecing together blueprints with varying upper limits.

For example, the "red eyes" that Annalise had once mentioned...

Or the "family head" of the Ji Clan...

And even the "face" of the Laria Family...

Granted, due to the scheming of the connected entities, these concepts all had their own unique aspects.

But at that moment, Fu Qian still felt a profound sense of comprehensive mastery, as if he had taken another step closer to the essence of the whole world, faintly brushing against its green code.

Concepts had constantly been utilized across all kinds of special arrangements...

Many of them could even be traced back to Annalise, making one realize once again the "greatness" of what she had done at the Bottom Layer of the Dream.

Although the final result was getting herself killed, Annalise's discoveries and even her whimsical ideas were clearly enlightening her peers, extending their tentacles deeper into the bedrock of the world.

...Of course, there were also examples that weren't quite as subjective, such as the Shangjing Chen Clan.

As a special case of bloodline inheritance, the situation with the Chen Clan was undoubtedly more abstract.

Although a figure of relatively high achievement had emerged among their ancestors, the current bunch weren't even his direct bloodline; their lineage had long been usurped.

Consequently, even though there weren't many promising youths among the Chen Clan disciples, they still possessed a modicum of transcendent aptitude. How should this be explained?

It sounded head-scratching, but in fact, to Fu Qian, this once-perplexing dilemma was now an even more precise example.

First, it proved that the mapped entity didn't necessarily need to be an excessively powerful figure; merely possessing divinity to that degree was enough.

Second, in a situation where the concept of "Offspring" was invalidated, "surname" and "pseudo-offspring" seemed to play a role, perfectly proving the diversity of conceptual connections.

In short, the connection of "concepts" played a crucial role in transcendent inheritance, laying down the initial foundation.

On this foundation, geniuses continued to add bricks and mortar through rituals and materials, building their own transcendent architectures even higher.

...

"But I still don't understand. If the concept of 'Offspring' is so important, shouldn't the first Blood Clan members have achieved the most? After all, in terms of this concept, they were clearly much closer to the Progenitor."

While Fu Qian was over here trying to wrap up his series of mental dissertations, the person in question had raised another objection.

"That makes a lot of sense," he replied.

Although his voice wasn't loud, it carried a deafeningly insightful weight.

Serana's doubt was clearly logical. If the conceptual connection of "Offspring" was that important, latecomers should obviously be at a greater disadvantage. Yet, as she had just mentioned, there were older generations who hadn't even reached the Demigod Realm.

At first glance, it was clearly a counterexample, even seeming to overthrow his entire preceding long-winded theory—but only seeming to.

"Have you ever thought about why Tier 2 is called the Divine Child?"

If he couldn't even think of such an obvious paradox, he really shouldn't be dabbling in academics.

At that moment, Fu Qian blinked and casually threw the question back at her.

"...Whoever reaches Tier 2 is Her child?" Serana gasped in shock.