Not-So-Simple Parents! Abyssal Giant Butterfly!

From the brain at the top, to the upper body, and then to the lower body at the bottom...

Lin Zichen examined Zhang Wanxin's body with utmost care, trying to see what was so special about this great mother who gave birth to him and Lin Ziying that she could give birth to two geniuses with extraordinary evolutionary talents.

After a thorough inspection...

Lin Zichen discovered that Zhang Wanxin's body was very ordinary, with nothing special about it.

Normal blood and qi strength.

Average mental strength.

All the attribute values are quite average.

So he's just an ordinary person after all...

Lin Zichen murmured to himself, not surprised by the test results.

He and Zhang Wanxin had lived under the same roof for so long; if Zhang Wanxin were truly some reclusive master, he should have discovered the trick long ago.

Especially during infancy.

Because no reclusive master would put on an act in front of a baby.

This is completely unnecessary.

Unless, this reclusive master knows that the baby is not a baby.

The more I think about it, the more outrageous it seems.

Impossible, impossible.

Just when Lin Zichen was convinced that his biological mother, Zhang Wanxin, was just an ordinary person --

Suddenly, the Mental Power he retained within Zhang Wanxin's body sensed an extremely terrifying energy entity.

This energy body is located in the deepest part of the brain, which is the Consciousness Sea of a living being.

What's going on?

After sensing the vastness of the energy body, Lin Zichen was a little stunned.

For ordinary people, the Consciousness Sea is practically nonexistent.

At this moment, Zhang Wanxin's Consciousness Sea contained such vast energy, which he found unbelievable.

After a moment of realizing what was happening,

Lin Zichen immediately concentrated his Mental Power and slowly invaded Zhang Wanxin's Consciousness Sea to see what was going on inside.

The intrusion process was very, very slow.

He was afraid that going too fast would damage Zhang Wanxin's Consciousness Sea.

However, this worry turned into shock in the next second.

When Mental Power invaded Zhang Wanxin's Consciousness Sea.

Lin Zichen witnessed an extremely shocking scene, one that he would never forget.

Zhang Wanxin's Consciousness Sea was boundless, far beyond his comprehension, and contained not a single drop of water, but only hard and smooth ice blocks, looking like a lake covered with a thick layer of ice in winter.

However, unlike the lake in winter, which is only covered with a thick layer of ice on the surface, Zhang Wanxin's Consciousness Sea was frozen to the bottom, the entire Consciousness Sea being a thick block of ice.

Wrong!

It's not ice!

It's Source Crystal!

Damn it, my Consciousness Sea is a single, boundless, enormous Source Crystal!

Lin Zichen suddenly realized this and was immediately shocked beyond words. He unconsciously opened his mouth wide and stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Such a large piece of Source Crystal —what level of creature would it take to possess it?

Also, isn't Source Crystal a product of its Origin Land?

How could there be Source Crystal in my Consciousness Sea?

Could it be that... Mom came from the Origin Land?

Lin Zichen was increasingly shocked by what he thought about it, and found it hard to accept for a while.

In his heart, Zhang Wanxin was always an ordinary mother.

This whole thing came as a complete surprise to him.

Seeing his shocked expression, Zhang Wanxin asked in confusion, "Son, why are you suddenly opening your mouth and eyes so wide? What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Lin Zichen snapped out of his reverie upon hearing the sound and gave a perfunctory reply with an indifferent expression.

After speaking, he hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking, "Mom, when you were young, were you some kind of fallen heiress whose family was very powerful?"

Zhang Wanxin was a little confused by the question. After a moment of doubt, she retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? Apart from being a little pretty, Mom is quite ordinary in every other way."

Lin Zichen then asked, "What do your maternal grandparents do?"

Zhang Wanxin pulled out a tissue and wiped Lin Ziying's mouth beside her, then said slowly, "Your maternal grandparents were just ordinary farmers. They passed away from illness when Mom was very young."

"So..."

Lin Zichen fell into deep thought, feeling that Zhang Wanxin was lying to him; he truly didn't believe that Zhang Wanxin was an ordinary person.

Thinking about it, he asked again, "What about Dad? What was your family's financial situation like when you were young?"

Zhang Wanxin asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly asking so many strange questions?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she continued, "Son, did you watch the movie 'Successor' and think that your parents were testing you, training you, and deliberately pretending to be poor to make you suffer from a young age?"

Lin Zichen denied it. "No, I was just asking casually."

After the meal.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan took a shower, and then went to their room to sleep together.

First, sleep to expend physical energy, then sleep to restore energy.

Lin Zichen wasn't tired and hadn't slept.

I simply opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling.

I kept recalling scenes from my childhood deep in my mind.

Let's see if we can find any clues that prove the parents are not ordinary people.

After reminiscing for a while, Lin Zichen was ultimately disappointed.

My parents, in my memory, have always been very ordinary, without anything special about them.

It will get sick.

I will have insomnia.

I'll get angry.

They were just an ordinary, unremarkable couple.

The only unusual thing about him is that he has a son with an evolutionary talent that is beyond human comprehension.

There wasn't a single clue. Could it be that my parents are just ordinary people?

But what about that entire Source Crystal in Mom's Consciousness Sea?

Lin Zichen was completely baffled by this, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether his parents were ordinary people or reclusive masters.

"Lin Zi, why did you ask Aunt Xin all those strange questions while you were eating?"

Shen Qinghan wasn't asleep either. She turned to face Lin Zichen, her delicate face full of curiosity.

Lin Zichen didn't hide anything from her and quickly revealed all his doubts. "You might not believe it, but while we were eating just now, I used my Mental Power to examine my mother's body, and I discovered that her Consciousness Sea was vast and boundless, and the entire Consciousness Sea was composed of Source Crystal, like a huge iceberg."

"Ah?"

Shen Qinghan was a little confused and asked, "Aren't Source Crystal a unique product of the Origin Land? How come Aunt Xin's Consciousness Sea is full of Source Crystal?"

Lin Zichen shook his head. "I can't figure that out either, which is why I deliberately asked my mom those strange questions during dinner, just to see if she's a reclusive master."

Shen Qinghan still couldn't process this fact.

Aunt Xin's Consciousness Sea of the Consciousness Sea was vast and boundless, entirely composed of Source Crystal?

What's going on?

Who exactly is Aunt Xin?

As she pondered this, Shen Qinghan quickly connected it to Lin Zichen's evolutionary talent.

I knew it! Lin Zi's evolutionary talent was so incredible; it turns out it's genetic.

Aunt Xin is definitely not simple.

Etc.

And what about me?

Lin Zi's genius has its traces, but what about mine?

Why is my constitution so unique?

Are my parents not so simple either?

Thinking of this, Shen Qinghan immediately asked Lin Zichen, "Lin Zi, do you think my parents might be in the same situation, with their Consciousness Sea also vast and boundless, composed of Source Crystal?"

"Very likely."

Lin Zichen gave this answer, and then continued, "When you get home tonight, you can try to use your Mental Power to check your parents' Consciousness Sea. When my dad comes back in a couple of days, I'll also use my Mental Power to sense the state of his Consciousness Sea."

Shen Qinghan suddenly thought of a question, "Aunt Xin's entire Consciousness Sea is made of Source Crystal, which means that Aunt Xin's strength must be very powerful."

"Logically speaking, if you were to project your Mental Power into Aunt Xin's body, Aunt Xin should have noticed immediately and been able to stop you with a single thought."

"But why didn't Aunt Xin stop your Mental Power intrusion just now?"

"..."

Shen Qinghan's question hit the nail on the head and stumped Lin Zichen.

Yes, if Mom is a reclusive master, then with the size of her Consciousness Sea, she could definitely easily prevent my Mental Power from intruding.

But from beginning to end, Mom didn't do anything.

What's going on?

Is Mom really just an ordinary person?

No, it can't be an ordinary person. An ordinary person's Consciousness Sea couldn't be this large, nor could it be entirely composed of Source Crystal.

There must be some unknown secret behind this.

Night.

Shen Qinghan went home to be with Shen Jianye and Xu Meng.

Not long after she got back, she sent a message to Lin Zichen on WeChat, saying that she had just used her Mental Power to examine her parents' Consciousness Sea.

The result was quite ordinary; Shen Jianye and Xu Meng's Consciousness Sea was as small as a sesame seed, like a tiny drop of water.

Two days later, one evening, Lin Yansheng returned from attending a writers' conference in Capital City.

Upon seeing his father whom he hadn't seen in a long time, the first thing Lin Zichen did was to use his Mental Power to invade his father's body and carefully examine every corner.

Ultimately, the examination results were as expected: Lin Yansheng's Consciousness Sea, like Zhang Wanxin's, was vast and boundless, both composed of Source Crystal.

This suggests that neither parent has a simple background.

Realizing this, Lin Zichen deliberately observed his parents in the days that followed, hoping to find clues to prove that they were reclusive masters.

Unfortunately, after observing for several days, both parents were perfectly normal, showing no signs that their entire Consciousness Sea was composed of Source Crystal.

Seeing that he couldn't get any results no matter how he observed, he finally decided to confront his parents, explaining the state of their Consciousness Sea and asking them to explain what was going on.

Faced with his sudden revelation, Lin Yansheng and Zhang Wanxin both looked bewildered, indicating that they did not understand what he was asking.

They genuinely seem to know nothing; there's no hint of them pretending not to.

Lin Zichen was a little stunned by what he saw.

In his mind, his parents would look incredulous when their secret was Consciousness Sea, never expecting it to be discovered, and would then choose to be honest with him.

But in reality, the parents were all completely bewildered, having no idea what the Consciousness Sea was, let alone what the Source Crystal was.

What exactly happened?

Days passed by like this.

In the blink of an eye, it has been seven days since Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan returned to Earth.

That morning, the two heard some very bad news.

When City No. 1 was attacked by the Sun and Sun-Moon Sacred Land and the Land of Extinction, other cities in the Origin Land were also attacked in the same way, including City No. 36 located below Shanhai City.

When City No. 36 was attacked, most of the strongmen from Shanhai City were sent to provide support.

Yuan Dongzhi has passed away.

Liu Chuanwu has gone.

Song Yuyan has left.

Ma Zhenhe has gone.

Those Biological Rank high- Advanced biomes were mostly assigned to the Origin Land to defend against attacks from the Sun-Moon Sacred Land and the Land of Extinction in City No. 36.

During this period, the relatively weak City No. 36 was nearly captured, and many people died.

Zhou Xuehong, the previous Student Union President of Shanhai University, has died.

Ma Zhenhe, the current Dean the Evolution Academy at Shanhai University, has died.

Yuan Dongzhi was seriously injured and fell into a coma, where she is recuperating in bed with her family.

Liu Chuanwu was also seriously injured. His already weak spirit was severely damaged, and he suffered from splitting headaches for half of the time every day when he woke up. He was in Yuan Dongzhi's family to recuperate.

Song Yuyan was lucky; she only suffered minor injuries in the Origin Land and was otherwise unharmed.

In the bathroom.

Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan were taking a bath together in the bathtub, both naked.

While soaking in the water, Shen Qinghan suggested, "Master and the Dean are both badly injured. Why don't we go visit them tomorrow?"

Lin Zichen had no objection and thought it was a good suggestion, so he nodded and said, "Then tomorrow morning, let's go visit Principal Yuan and the Dean."

Shen Qinghan brushed aside her wet bangs and said softly, "Lin Zi, you're so powerful now, your Biological Rank is almost at the Epic level. Go to Master's place tomorrow, maybe you can heal both Master and the Dean."

Lin Zichen was speechless. "You're overthinking it. I'm just a little bit higher in Biological Rank. I'm not Hua Tuo reincarnated. How could I possibly be cured so easily?"

Soon.

The two came out of the bathroom after taking a bath.

Back in the room.

They began to skillfully deepen their relationship.

This improvement lasted all night.

If Shen Qinghan hadn't been so patient, she probably would have kept Zhang Wanxin in the next room awake all night.

It was around 4 a. m.

The two finally stopped their efforts to deepen their relationship and snuggled into bed to sleep.

I don't know why.

Lin Zichen suddenly felt very tired.

I had barely closed my eyes for two seconds when I fell into a deep sleep and began to dream.

In a dream.

Lin Zichen slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a completely dark and unfamiliar environment where he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face.

What place is this?

Why am I here?

Unaware that he was in a dream, Lin Zichen frowned and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

Suddenly--

"Buzz!"

A whooshing sound came from above.

Lin Zichen looked up in the direction of the sound, and what came into view was a giant scarlet butterfly flying rapidly overhead.

This is an unknown creature resembling a blood butterfly.

It was entirely red.

The enormous wings were covered with crisscrossing veins, each emitting a cold, scarlet glow, making them look extremely eerie.

Lin Zichen stared at the giant scarlet butterfly above his head for a few seconds, his gaze involuntarily falling on its sharp mandibles.

He felt that the sharp mouthparts of the giant scarlet butterfly were familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

Thinking back, he realized that the sharp mouthparts of the giant scarlet butterfly looked exactly like the Beast Tooth that Luo Qianxue had given him and Shen Qinghan back then.

So... that giant scarlet butterfly overhead is the so-called Abyssal Giant Butterfly?

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