Origin God

Lin Zichen sized up the tall young man in front of him, who was over 1.9 meters tall.

His hair was disheveled.

Muscular all over.

He carried a Green Dragon Crescent Blade, longer than a person, slung diagonally across his back.

It gives people a sense of unbridled and violent debauchery.

"Who are you?"

Lin Zichen inquired about the young man's identity.

The young man tilted his head back, his nostrils pointing skyward, clasped his hands together, and pressed his knuckles, making a series of cracking sounds. He introduced himself with an air of superiority:

"My surname is Xia, and my given name is Liu, which sounds like 'vulgar,' but I am never vulgar!"

"He's a member of the team of Exotic Human Tier geniuses, consistently ranking among the top three in the team!"

"Characteristic: Loves to court death, but never gets killed!"

This self-introduction was very unique, and it caught the eye of both Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan.

The young man in front of me seems to be an interesting goofball.

Aren't you two going to introduce yourselves?

Xia Liu still acts arrogantly, likes to talk without ever looking at people, and is known for his cocky, cool, and badass personality.

Lin Zichen said calmly, "Lin Zichen is from Shanhai City, Nanjiang Province. The lady next to me is my childhood sweetheart, Shen Qinghan, who is now my fiancée."

Upon hearing this, Xia Liu's eyes widened, and he abruptly took a few steps back, spitting out, "Damn it, you despicable scoundrel! You dared to shove a mouthful of dog food into my mouth when I wasn't looking!"

Lin Zichen couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly, thinking that this young man was a bit crazy.

After spitting out the insult, Xia Liu coughed a few times, regained his air of superiority, and said, "The competition for evolution resources within the team is so fierce that the Survival of the Fittest."

"You two are newcomers, it's bound to be tough for you right away."

"How about this, you two acknowledge me as your elder brother, and I'll protect you from now on, okay?"

These two geniuses from Earth have such incredible evolutionary talent; their future is incredibly bright.

We should take advantage of their current state of being newcomers, still clueless and ignorant, to recruit them as our underlings and protect them, thus securing their favor in advance.

Xia Liu had this wishful thinking in mind.

Lin Zichen, unaware of his true thoughts, assumed he simply enjoyed showing off in front of his juniors. Without a second thought, he rejected the suggestion.

"No, we both enjoy a bit of a challenge and don't need anyone to look after us for now."

"Yes, that's ambitious."

After finishing his sentence, Xia Liu chuckled and added, "But don't refuse so soon. Maybe there will come a time when you'll want me to protect you. You can always call me your big brother then."

After saying that, he left without looking back, appearing quite carefree.

When his figure had completely disappeared.

Shen Qinghan turned her head to look at Lin Zichen, her eyebrows slightly furrowed in confusion, and asked, "Is this team of Exotic Human Tier geniuses really so ruthless, where the Survival of the Fittest? This is a team, you know, won't this make them very uncoordinated?"

"Really."

Lin Zichen nodded in agreement.

After saying that, he asked, "By the way, you said you heard that sound by the stream, what exactly did it say?"

Shen Qinghan thought for a moment, then said softly, "What did they say about Origin God, the revival of all things, and welcoming the light?"

"Genshin?"

"Yes, the source of water, the Origin God."

"The source of water?"

Lin Zichen fell into deep thought.

The word "source" for water source is the same as the word "source" for source place and the origin of life.

So... does "Origin God" refer to Water God? A god from the Origin Land? A god of the Life Origin?

In the forest to the right of the city.

A tall, mature woman and a muscular young man with a buzz cut were locked in a fierce physical struggle behind a towering tree, their lower bodies bare.

The two are not a couple, but that doesn't stop them from being one at this moment.

It's so boring in the Origin Land.

No cell phone.

There is no computer.

There are no forms of entertainment found in modern society.

Living in this primal world, physical pleasure is the best form of entertainment.

Especially when spending long periods of time outdoors, without some form of entertainment to pass the time, you might really go crazy from boredom.

About half an hour later, the two finished.

Among them, the young man with a buzz cut named Liu Xinyi frowned slightly and said, "That's strange. It's been so long, why hasn't Brother Liu come over yet? Did he fall into a cesspool?"

"Maybe something got in the way," the mature woman named Gao Jianying guessed.

Liu Xinyi put his arm around her waist and said in a flippant tone, "Since Brother Liu isn't here, shall we do it again, while we wait?"

"I've done it five or six times already, it's still not enough, I don't want to do it anymore." Gao Jianying shook her head and refused.

"Just one last time."

Goodbye.

"Bring it on."

"I really didn't want to come."

"..."

Just as the two were pulling and tugging at each other...

The "Brother Liu" they were talking about, who was actually Xia Liu with disheveled hair, appeared out of nowhere in front of them, carrying a Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

"Brother Liu." x2

Upon seeing Xia Liu arrive, the two immediately emerged from behind the tree and called out.

These two are Xia Liu's followers; they've been with the team for over ten years.

"Were you two messing around again just now?"

Xia Liu caught a whiff of the scent of photinia flowers and immediately looked disdainful, feeling somewhat displeased.

He was disgusted by matters between men and women, seeing them as an obstacle to evolution.

It's one thing for others to do it indoors, but if they come to him and try to corrupt his resolve, he won't be able to hold back and beat the adulterous couple to a pulp.

"Brother Liu, please understand, we're in the middle of Desolate Mountain with no cell phone or computer, it's so boring not doing this."

Liu Xinyi chuckled obsequiously, like a lackey.

Gao Jianying, standing to the side, remained silent, quietly combing her messy long hair.

Xia Liu stopped talking about their affair and instead started talking to them about Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, saying:

"The reason I arrived so late is because two new members joined the team. They took the test with Qian Yifei and the others as soon as they arrived. I was curious about their performance, so I stayed to watch for a while."

"Are they the two geniuses that Instructor Lan mentioned before, the ones who grew up on Earth?"

Gao Jianying asked curiously.

Lan Tianbai, one of the instructors, mentioned to the team members some time ago that Provincial Governor Ye had recommended two geniuses who grew up on Earth to join the team.

Therefore, most people in the team knew about this.

Xia Liu nodded. "Yes, those are the two people."

Liu Xinyi tugged at his pants, lowered his gun, and asked, "Brother Liu, what do you think of those two newbies' skills?"

Xia Liu replied, "That girl named Shen Qinghan didn't get much screen time during the test, so we couldn't see her performance and couldn't judge her abilities."

"As for that boy named Lin Zichen, he is very strong, extremely strong. If nothing unexpected happens, his Biological Rank is estimated to be at the Advanced Tier 7."

"Most importantly, he's only 19 years old this year, and his future is immeasurable."

"..."

After hearing Xia Liu's words, Liu Xinyi and Gao Jianying were both shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.

19 years old?

The strength of Advanced Tier 7?

This must be a monster of Luo Qianxue's level!

Could a genius raised on Earth reach this level?

What exactly is going on?

Liu Xinyi and Gao Jianying were puzzled by this.

Seeing the disbelief on their faces, Xia Liu sighed, "Don't even mention you guys not believing it; even I still find it hard to believe that there could be a genius of this caliber on Earth."

"However, I personally witnessed Lin Zichen's performance during the test."

"With just one punch, he blasted apart Hell Demon Ape whose Biological Rank was at the Advanced Tier 6 Great Perfection of the advanced stage."

With just a blink of an eye, he pinned Qian Yifei and the others to the ground, rendering them unable to move.

"Judging from these two points, this guy named Lin Zichen's evolutionary talent is definitely on par with Luo Qianxue's."

Xia Liu had a very high opinion of Lin Zichen newcomer, and believed that he was the most promising member of this team of Exotic Human Tier geniuses.

Liu Xinyi looked on incredulously. "Lin Zichen's evolutionary talent is so strong, it's unbelievable that it hasn't been discovered all these years."

Gao Jianying thought for a moment and guessed, "Could it be that he has been hiding his strength since he was a child?"

"How is that possible?" Liu Xinyi immediately denied it. "Think about when you were in your adolescence, could you resist showing off?"

"You definitely couldn't resist, right?"

"I guess his talent only gradually became apparent as he grew up."

"I've seen quite a few people like this before. They're unremarkable at first, but then they suddenly become incredibly powerful. It's all because of some special physical reason."

"And this special feature of the body only becomes apparent after the body has developed to a certain stage."

Liu Xinyi then gave his analysis.

Gao Jianying nodded, finding the analysis to be very reasonable, well-founded, and convincing.

Xia Liu didn't care at all why Lin Zichen was so strong; he only cared about whether he could win Lin Zichen over.

After a moment's thought, he said to Liu Xinyi and Gao Jianying, "I plan to take Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, these two newcomers, as my underlings. I need your cooperation, you two adulterers."

Adulterers and adulteresses...

Liu Xinyi and Gao Jianying couldn't help but twitch their lips slightly, thinking to themselves that Xia Liu was really petty. All he did was have sex behind the tree a few times, leaving a trace of photinia scent on his body; why was he still holding a grudge?

"Brother Liu, what do we need to do?" Liu Xinyi asked after calming himself down.

Xia Liu said calmly, "It's simple. You and Jianying will act as the villains and target those two newcomers, while I'll act as the good guy and help them out."

Liu Xinyi nodded. "Okay, Jianying and I know what to do."

Xia Liu: "We're not in a hurry about those two newcomers. Our priority right now is to take down that Ice Giant Python in that swamp ahead. Have you two prepared enough pills for sustained combat?"

"Everything is ready." x2

Liu Xinyi and Gao Jianying said almost in unison.

Seeing that the two were ready, Xia Liu stopped wasting words and said directly, "Then let's set off and take down that Advanced Tier 9 Great Perfection Ice Giant Python within a day."

The moment the words left his mouth, the three of them, weapons in hand, rushed toward the swamp several miles ahead.

The three of them— Xia Liu, whose Biological Rank is Advanced Tier 9, and Liu Xinyi and Gao Jianying, both Advanced Tier 8 Great Perfection —have a good chance of succeeding if they team up to take down an Advanced Tier 9 Great Perfection Ice Giant Python, provided they are well-prepared and coordinate well.

Exotic Human Tier Genius Dormitory.

Dormitory 310.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan toured around City No. 1 and became quite familiar with the environment.

Afterwards, having nothing else to do, we went back to the dormitory to tidy up and decorate.

They only cleaned Dormitory 310; they didn't clean the neighboring Dormitory 309.

Since the two planned to live together, the other dormitory room was left empty for the time being, with the idea of asking the higher-ups to combine the two rooms when the opportunity arose later.

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"

Suddenly, several clear and melodious bird calls rang out from outside the window.

Lin Zichen looked in the direction of the sound and saw a big, fat bird that was as big as a basketball.

This huge, fat bird is as big and round as a basketball; its appearance is quite incredible.

"Lin Zi, what kind of bird is that? It looks so silly."

Shen Qinghan, her eyes brimming with tears, curiously observed the large, fat bird outside the window.

Lin Zichen glanced at it for a few moments and said, "I've never seen this kind of bird before, but I guess it's some kind of Exotic Beast bird similar to a carrier pigeon, used specifically for delivering messages or things."

The big, fat bird outside the window had a small package in its beak; it was clearly a delivery bird.

Soon, Lin Zichen had an idea and opened the bamboo bars of the window remotely, letting the big, fat bird outside flap its wings and fly in.

After the big, fat bird came in, put down the small package, turned around, flapped its wings, and flew away without lingering for even a moment.

Lin Zichen picked up the package and looked at it, noticing a passage of text on the top.

The text said that the package contained a newbie gift pack for him and Shen Qinghan, which included rare evolution resources and a Newcomer Instruction Manual.

Lin Zichen didn't think much of it and quickly opened the package, where he found two strange Spirit Fruit with red and blue mixed together.

What kind of fruit is this?

Shen Qinghan examined the Spirit Fruit in the package, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Lin Zichen didn't speak, but silently picked up an instruction manual from the bottom of the package and obtained information about the Spirit Fruit from it.

These two red and blue mixed Spirit Fruit are called Flame Dragon Ice Phoenix Fruit, a Rare Spirit Fruit that can greatly enhance one's qi, blood, and spirit after consumption.

Can it simultaneously improve blood circulation and mental well-being?

Doesn't that sound a bit like Twin Light and Dark Fruit?

Without thinking much, Lin Zichen picked up the two Flame Dragon Ice Phoenix Fruits from the package, went to the kitchen, washed them, and ate them.

After washing the fruit, he gave one of the Flame Dragon Ice Phoenix Fruit to Shen Qinghan.

Afterwards, the two sat down together to eat, eager to experience the effects.

Upon eating, the two experienced a long-lost sensation of contrasting hot and cold, and were so delighted that they couldn't help but gasp for breath.

As the initial excitement subsided, the two were pleasantly surprised to find that their Biological Rank had actually increased.

Lin Zichen has evolved to the Advanced Tier 7, entering the Advanced high-rank stage.

Shen Qinghan has evolved to the Advanced Tier 6, just one step away from the Advanced rank.

"Lin Zi, the evolutionary resources in this Origin Land are amazing! They're so much better than on Earth. Just eating one of these resources and you're already evolving. It's like a dream!"

Shen Qinghan found it quite amazing.

Lin Zichen calmly said, "Besides the fruit's excellent effects, our own physical constitutions are also good. Otherwise, it would be impossible to evolve immediately after eating it. If it were that easy to evolve, everyone in the team of geniuses with Exotic Human Tier would have already evolved to the Rare Tier."

Shen Qinghan nodded repeatedly, her face full of agreement, "Indeed, it's mainly because we two have good constitutions. If it were someone else, the effect definitely wouldn't be so significant."

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