The difficulty for humanity to control its own destiny had once again skyrocketed...

However, what surprised Lin Feng even more was that the colossal beast before him—the Spine God, a Tier Six Peak Subordinate Deity—was already dead.

And it had died at the hands of the Zerg God.

The very same hundred-kilometer-class giant Zerg that the Black Heaven God King had instantly killed in the Zerg Race’s concealed, dark past.

’Thinking of this, Lin Feng quickly realized something. ’If phantoms of powerful ancestors who once existed can be manifested in this Mental Realm, then the questions that have been plaguing me can also be answered by the Spine God.’’

He immediately cleared his chaotic thoughts and looked up at the Spine God.

After answering the first question, the Spine God phantom’s thirty-to-forty-kilometer-long body gradually turned gray, and the flames burning within the pupil above its head dimmed slightly.

Lin Feng seized the opportunity and asked his second question:

"If you can see everything from the past, then my mother, He Yiwen—where is she now? Is she still alive?"

"Half of my genes come from her. You should be able to lock onto her!"

The Spine God took a deep breath, slowly closed its eye, and then reopened it a moment later.

This time, however, its eye only opened halfway, and a trickle of golden Zerg blood seeped out.

But the answer to his question was still transmitted into Lin Feng’s mind with mechanical precision:

"Your mother is dead, her spiritual consciousness included. However, before she died, she had a Spiritual Attribute and had briefly ascended above Tier Three, leaving a faint mark in the starry sky... which then completely dissipated."

"The being that killed her possesses power far beyond Tier Six."

"The location was on Blue Star’s satellite, the Moon."

"There, you will find the specific answers you seek."

After speaking, the Spine God’s enormous divine body had become even more illusory, turning semi-transparent.

The surrounding manifestation of the Zerg Race’s Origin Star System also began to disintegrate from the edges.

Time was running out.

Lin Feng didn’t hesitate and asked his third question:

"Then what about my father, Lin Yu? He disappeared even before my mom. Is his disappearance related to He Yiwen’s death?!"

Hearing this question, the Spine God’s entire body shuddered. The massive eyeball above its head narrowed to a slit, and it replied mechanically:

"Your father is not dead. But he is shrouded in darkness. As for anything else... I cannot see..."

"Remember, the only way to save humanity is to save the Zerg Race. Otherwise, no one can escape... the shroud of Black Heaven..."

As it finished, the flame in the Spine God’s eyeball extinguished, and the entire Mental Realm World began to collapse and dissipate.

Just as Lin Feng reached out to grab the last fragment, his eyes snapped open...

Stunned for several seconds, he took in the familiar surroundings of his Battleship bedroom and realized he had woken up.

He had broken free from the Mental Realm World inside his mind.

Lin Feng looked at the Electromagnetic Cannon and the Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword resting quietly by his bed...

His two journeys into the Mental Realm were finally over, harrowing but without mishap.

Just as Lin Feng was carefully pondering and scrutinizing the Spine God’s answers, a notification appeared before his eyes:

Journey into the Slaughter Realm complete...

Spiritual Attribute +50, new additional Skill acquired: Bloodthirsty Frenzy

Bloodthirsty Frenzy: Originating from the Slaughter Realm. For each use of Upgrade Energy, gain a 50% Physique Attribute bonus. Duration is extended by inflicting Slaughter. Effect disappears if no entity of the same tier is killed within five minutes.

Zerg Race Source of Realm absorption complete...

Spiritual Attribute +500

Lin Feng, LV 29/29

Life Value 980, Physique 980, Spirit 1595

Equipment: Electromagnetic Cannon LV 29/29, Land Patrol Battleship LV 21/29, Tiger-toothed Chainsaw Sword LV 29/29

Skills: Identification, Upgrade, Copy, Mind Sensing, Genetic Radiation, Bloodthirsty Frenzy, (Upgrade Energy Charges: 4)

Currently assignable free Upgrade charges: 9. Note: These upgrades cannot be used for Tier Jumping Upgrades.

Note: Your Spiritual Attribute did not achieve a second Breaking Limit after this journey into the Mental Realm. There are no additional buffs for any skills.

After reading through everything, Lin Feng sighed softly.

’If I had chosen the former option back then—one of the Spine King’s three major Mental Realms—I might have received the full boost from the spiritual source and achieved a second Breaking Limit.’

’But considering the answers I got, it wasn’t a loss. In fact, each of my questions covered several smaller ones, which is what caused the Spine God’s phantom to disappear so quickly.’

The Energy contained within the Mental Realm World was consumed at a massive rate as it searched through past history via genetics.

By sacrificing five hundred points of Spiritual Attribute and one Zerg Race Mental Realm, Lin Feng had learned the truth behind the Zerg invasion and the whereabouts of his missing parents.

His mother, He Yiwen, who Lin Feng had once suspected of being a major player pulling the strings behind the scenes, was gone. Instead, it was his seemingly ordinary father, Lin Yu, who was still alive...

’I wonder where he is now, and if he’s still in danger.’

However, since Lin Yu and He Yiwen had disappeared one after the other, their cases must both be related to what happened on the Moon.

’Once I’ve led humanity to secure a foothold on Blue Star and I’m ready to advance to Tier Four, I’ll make a trip to the Moon and unravel the mystery that has plagued me for years.’

With this in mind, Lin Feng roused himself and connected with his Land Patrol Battleship, preparing to use his nine remaining Upgrade Energy charges to raise it to the LV 29 cap in one go.

When upgrading it from LV 23 to 24, and again from LV 26 to 27, he would add the Giant Mandibles from the Tiger Spine Zergs he had harvested in the Underground Nest to increase its Basic Defense Attribute.

But before a few seconds had passed, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open. A haggard-looking Chen Yanyan, a smile on her face, rushed in.

She threw herself at Lin Feng, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist in a desperate hug.