As Liu Yueqi awakened, a formidable energy erupted from her body, rapidly spreading outwards.
Lin Feng and Ling Yi keenly sensed the unusual energy fluctuations and reacted instantly.
Even Qin Hu, who was off to the side gnawing on a larva’s limb, felt it. After reaching Tier Three, he could sense that the intense aura from the other Egg Pod was no weaker than his own when he unleashed his Fearless Realm.
The three of them were instantly on high alert.
After all, they already knew about Qin Hu’s Mental Realm and it was controllable. But as for the girl’s, no one could predict the destructive effects it might have.
Lin Feng was the first to act, activating the Particle Control within him.
Working with the Spiritual Energy released by Ling Yi, he gradually suppressed the fluctuations within the Egg Pod, preventing them from spreading any further.
As the energy was continuously compressed and concentrated within the two-and-a-half-meter Egg Pod, its density soared. What had been a gale-force wind that merely tossed leaves about now evolved, condensing into a turbulent storm of countless blades.
In an instant, it shredded the soft shell layer of the Zerg Egg that enveloped Liu Yueqi.
But in the eyes of Lin Feng and Ling Yi, a more terrifying truth lay hidden beneath this destructive display.
In just a few seconds, the unknown energy released from Liu Yueqi’s body had transformed into single-particle blades. They converged into countless sharp edges, slicing all surrounding matter into individual atoms.
As the cutting intensified, the Zerg Egg’s outer shell—which had only been shattered into fragments—was further dissected until it became a powder invisible to the naked eye.
Others couldn’t perceive it, but by unleashing his Particle Control Realm, Lin Feng could see everything with perfect clarity.
In his vision, where his eyes now glowed with golden light...
What now converged around Liu Yueqi was the power of her Molecular Cutting Superpower, manifested on an atomic level.
To be more precise, this was Liu Yueqi’s Mental Realm!
Before, she could only release a tiny amount of Molecular Cut, and only by applying it to a weapon could she sustain its effect.
Now, having reached Tier Three through a Tier Jump Promotion and awakened her Mental Realm, she could directly control her Molecular Cutting Superpower and release it from her body.
The edges of these energy blades were lined with the smallest of hydrogen atoms, defining their sharpness.
Unlike hydrogen’s other two isotopes, deuterium and tritium, the most common form is protium. It is the most abundant and widely distributed element in the cosmos, and a typical hydrogen atom consists of just a single proton and electron.
This meant its size was the absolute minimum on an atomic scale.
Wielding such a blade, one could mercilessly sever the covalent bonds that link any other elements.
This included the Golden Battle Armor Lin Feng wore. Its surface was crafted from the Golden Plate Bone found around the Zerg Race Mother Empress’s Brain Marrow—a super-dense, thick, and sturdy Armor capable of withstanding thousands, even tens of thousands, of points of Damage... yet now, the Outer Armor on his hands was steadily being worn down by the cuts of these hydrogen Atomic Blades.
The Molecular Cut was splitting the Armor apart at an atomic level.
Any compound in the world, from the large organic molecules and protein genes inside carbon-based life forms down to simple hydrocarbons like methane, would be mercilessly shattered by it.
To perfectly resist the onslaught of the Molecular Cut, one would have to deconstruct the protons and neutrons within an atomic nucleus. Then, by applying extreme pressure to overcome the nuclear forces, one could fuse them into a singular substance, creating something akin to a Neutron Star.
However, as an attack from an Energy Body, its density fell somewhere between that of an elementary particle and a Spiritual Energy Wave. A sufficiently powerful blast of energy could gradually counteract its destructive assault.
For instance, the Particle Control Lin Feng was currently releasing neutralized the assault of these Atomic Blades at the atomic level, completely dispersing the Realm Ability that held them together.
On the material plane, however, Liu Yueqi’s awakened and upgraded Molecular Cut Mental Realm would be devastatingly effective, especially against Spine Zergs, which lacked any Spiritual Means of defense.
Furthermore, even if a Spiritual Shield could withstand the attack, once Liu Yueqi regained her consciousness, she could control the Atomic Blades and concentrate them on a single point to break through the Shield’s defenses.
If Lin Feng hadn’t been there, Liu Yueqi’s Awakening likely would have destroyed the entire Incubation Pyramid, consuming it piece by piece and shredding it into atomic dust, invisible to the naked eye, that would then scatter throughout the main nest.
As this terrifying Realm Energy steadily lost ground under the constant decomposition from Lin Feng’s Particle Control, it was finally subdued. It transformed from a raging tempest into a quiet, orderly current circling around Liu Yueqi.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes. He and Ling Yi both saw a faint golden light appear in the girl’s slightly open eyes.
’It’s definitely Realm Power!’
Lin Feng then intensified the infusion of his Particle Control, quickly grinding the last few remaining Atomic Blades into nothing.
Without the protection of her Mental Realm, Liu Yueqi crumpled like a deflated ball, collapsing back onto the Incubation Pyramid.
Ling Yi cautiously approached to check on her.
Lin Feng said calmly,
"It’s safe now. She’s passed out."
Ling Yi used their Spiritual Power to examine her and nodded.
"Yes. It’s likely because this was her first time awakening her Mental Realm. She doesn’t know how to control it yet, so it was released uncontrollably, completely exhausting her body’s energy."
"The good news is, aside from her weakened state, there’s no other damage. Her body also completed the Tier Jump Promotion, and she has awakened her Realm Power."
The golden light in Lin Feng’s eyes faded. He looked at the pale, emaciated girl and said,
"Give her some Organic Nutrient Liquid. Get her recovered quickly. We’ll need her for a meeting later."