Revealing His Plan

Seeing the complex emotions that instantly surged in Zi Yan's eyes—momentary confusion, a trace of hidden longing, but even more so the stubbornness and lingering resentment left behind by hurt—Lin Ming sighed softly inwardly.

With his Original Work Memory, he naturally knew of Zi Yan's background and her complicated, indescribable feelings toward her father, Zhu Kun.

At that moment, seeing Zi Yan on the verge of an emotional breakdown, Lin Ming stepped forward. Though his Soul Body was illusory, he still made a gentle stroking motion, his palm hovering over Zi Yan's head as he offered silent comfort and support.

"Zi Yan!" Lin Ming's voice was exceptionally gentle, filled with understanding and tolerance.

"I know you resent him. You're unwilling to accept it, and you feel that he abandoned you. Those feelings are normal. If it were me, I might feel the same way, perhaps even more strongly."

Lin Ming's words seemed to strike straight into Zi Yan's heart. Her nose stung, and her eyes instantly reddened, but she stubbornly bit her lip and refused to let the tears fall.

Lin Ming patiently continued, steering the subject back to the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. "But we're facing a very real problem now. The Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit contains the lifelong essence of your clan's ancestor and an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, two supreme Magical Beasts at the Dou Sheng level. Its energy is unimaginably vast, and its nature unimaginably domineering."

"Zi Yan, with your current strength and bloodline concentration, if you consume it rashly, the chance of success is minuscule. The more likely outcome is... that you'll be blown apart by that terrifying energy, or that the two supreme bloodlines will clash. The consequences would be unthinkable."

After speaking, Lin Ming paused to give Zi Yan time to process this grim