Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Chapter 1248 Gene Lock

"Tch, you're just bragging!" Ye Aotian grinned, not believing it at all, and chuckled, "Actually, when I said just now, 'You juniors are so disappointing, it's been over ten thousand years and only the first one is about to reach the Soul Emperor realm, what a waste of the good genes I left you,' I was just trying to manipulate you and bluff you. Originally, I thought it would take at least a hundred thousand years to see the first one."

Ye Ge asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Ye Aotian explained, "Back then, I actually left a limiting gene lock in the genes of my own child. This gene lock will limit the speed at which the Ye family members can advance in level, as well as a portion of their potential."

"This is because the Ye family is the most perfect combination of our ancient demonic descendants and human genes! If the restrictions were completely lifted, the speed of their leveling up and the talents and potential they displayed would be exaggerated to a terrifying degree! At least dozens, or even hundreds of times, faster than other extraordinary races on the map of all races!"

"If such a cultivation speed were revealed from the beginning, the Ye family would probably be targeted by all races and even the gods before it could be fully established!"

"Therefore, the descendants of the Ye family are actually cultivating with a heavy burden. Even though the Ye family members are all exceptionally talented, with this genetic lock, their cultivation speed is probably not much different from that of ordinary people, and the higher they go, the more difficult it becomes to break through."

"Of course, there are advantages to doing this, at least the soul power nodes cultivated will be very strong."

Ye Ge understood: "I see. So now you're going to remove the restrictions on me?"

Ye Aotian nodded: "Yes. The reason I chose to appear at the moment when the first member of my Ye family was about to break through to the Soul Emperor realm is because since the Ye family has produced someone with the potential to advance to the Soul Emperor realm, it must mean that the Ye family is already very, very powerful! At least the average level should have reached the top 3 level of the current myriad races, right? So, this timing is absolutely perfect."

Ye Aotian smiled broadly, seemingly convinced that his decision was absolutely accurate: "Your other brothers and sisters of this generation should all be around the late stage of the Saint Realm, right?"

Night Song: "...You're overthinking it."

"The Ye family is a highly competitive clan that doesn't submit to anyone, not even their own parents. So your siblings' levels are definitely not much different from yours," Ye Aotian asserted confidently. "By the way, how many years did it take you to cultivate to the peak of the Saint Realm? A thousand years? Or two thousand years?"

Ye Ge: "...If you count the time from birth when you start breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as cultivation, then it's been a total of nineteen years. I just had my birthday a couple of days ago."

"Tch, what are you talking about? You mean you're nineteen? Don't fucking make me laugh. Nineteen years isn't even enough time for me to go into seclusion..." However, Ye Aotian suddenly paused at this point, slightly taken aback.

His fingers pressed against Ye Ge's forehead, clearly sensing the energy of the meridians and nodes within his body.

Every vein and node exudes an aura of unparalleled youthfulness...

In terms of appearance, as long as one's progress in the early stages of cultivation is fast enough, there are many ways to maintain one's youthful appearance.

However, the underlying structure and key points cannot be faked!

Ye Aotian stared in disbelief at Ye Ge, his face filled with astonishment: "You...you're really nineteen years old???"

Ye Ge looked at him speechlessly: "I have no reason to lie to you, do I?"

"You, you're nineteen years old, and you've reached the peak of the Saint Realm under the limitations of the genetic lock???"

"Yes."

"!!!"

Ye Aotian was completely shocked.

This...this...this isn't scientific!

Could it be that the genetic lock has loosened and been prematurely unlocked under certain unexpected conditions?

He frowned, his magic carefully probing Night Song's body.

The genetic lock is completely intact! There is absolutely no sign of tampering!

Ye Aotian took a deep breath, his eyes filled with terror, and carefully examined the handsome man before him, whose appearance rivaled that of his own descendant: "Holy crap... what the hell are you???"

Night Song: "...Ancestor, you have such a damn nice voice."

"You, how did you do that... wait a minute!" Ye Aotian suddenly seemed to have discovered something else inside Ye Ge's body.

His magic surged rapidly through the meridians of Night Song's body.

At that moment, two powerful holy forces suddenly surged towards him head-on!

Holy power and divine power?!

How could this kid possess both the pure, ancient demonic power and holy and divine power within him?

Shock! Horrification! Utter shock! A barrage of incredible emotions exploded within Ye Aotian's heart!

Ye Aotian quickly found the answer.

Bloodline!

This kid actually possesses not only human and ancient demon bloodlines, but also a wisp of pure divine bloodline!

Moreover, his extraordinary cells were actually genetic mutations produced by the bloodline cells of humans, demons, and gods!

Triple blood type barrier breaking! ! !

"My God..."

Ye Aotian stared blankly, even pinching his own cheek in frustration: "I must be dreaming..."

Night Song: "In your current state, you probably can't dream."

"..." Ye Aotian looked at him with a complicated expression: "You... have the bloodline of the gods in your body?"

Ye Ge paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Yeah, probably."

"..."

Ye Aotian carefully sensed the divine energy within Ye Ge's body.

This divine power...

So that's how it is. It's that traitorous god... the Goddess of Radiance, Yun Qing?

Ye Aotian remained silent for a while, seemingly lost in thought, but he appeared to have already guessed what was going on.

"I never expected it to turn out like this... It seems it truly is fate..."

Ye Aotian took a deep breath and uttered this remark.

He then raised his hand again, this time placing his entire palm on Ye Ge's forehead, and said with a serious expression, "Young descendant, I'm now unlocking your genetic lock. Circulate all the power within your body, including divine power, holy power, soul power, and demonic power... If you have any rare and precious treasures that can help you become stronger after your breakthrough, use them all. I'm going to help you break through to the Soul Emperor realm, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ge nodded solemnly and said earnestly, "Okay."

"boom--!"

An overwhelming force suddenly surged into his body!

Ye Ge let out a muffled groan and involuntarily closed her eyes.

Deep within his consciousness, he seemed to clearly "see" an ancient and heavy lock, firmly imprisoning the flow of his blood. At this moment, countless streams of pure magic surged towards that lock like a burst dam—

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by a roar that seemed to come from the depths of the soul, there was a crisp "crack" sound!

The genetic lock was unlocked!