Lin Mu's mind moved quickly.
"This suggests dilution prevents its formation."
It did not eliminate the bloodline. It altered it and stabilized it.
He then turned to the samples from mixed foxkin tribes.
The result changed again and the black crystal appeared, but this time they were small. Comparable to the grains found in the White Fur, Golden Fox, and Night Fox tribes.
Lin Mu observed them closely.
"They still form… but at a reduced level."
This confirmed another critical point.
Mixing bloodlines did not remove the issue entirely. It suppressed it, and slowed its growth, at the cost of purity. Lin Mu stood silently, the full scope of the problem now laid out before him.
Pure bloodlines strengthened the anomaly.
Mixed bloodlines weakened it.
Human integration eliminated it.
But each solution came with a trade-off.
Strength.
Identity.
Purity.
The foxkin had preserved their bloodlines for generations, maintaining their strength and heritage.
And in doing so…
