Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

Suddenly, the little salamander didn't seem so afraid of him anymore. Was it just childishness?

He said, "He doesn't look fierce or menacing."

Of course, it would be better if he really had the mind of a child. Lin Yi sneered inwardly, his gaze "casually" glancing towards the cave entrance.

The little salamander took two steps forward, but always maintained a safe distance from Lin Yi... at least that's what she thought.

"You said earlier that none of you are gods, so what exactly is that big canned thing?"

"And another thing, if you're not gods, why are you helping the salamander race reproduce...?"

The little salamanders voiced their worries and doubts.

That was quite blunt. Lin Yi thought it was probably because she was still young and her ability to organize her thoughts was not yet up to par.

Such a direct question might be fine between friends, but it could make them uncomfortable when faced with beings from countless higher levels of the universe, potentially leading to trouble.

In other words, if Lin Yi, who possesses humanity, were to ask the Celestial Gods this question, they might just glare at her and turn her to ashes on the spot.

Lin Yi chuckled, then suddenly retorted, "Who told you to ask?"

The little salamander shuddered, its eyes involuntarily darting back, but Limmark stopped it: "I... I wanted to know for myself."

Seeing the mixture of fear and curiosity in the eyes of the little salamander, Lin Yi remained silent for a few seconds, adjusted his posture, and spoke in a calm tone.

"That big guy is a Celestial, an ancient race in the universe. They are very powerful, have long lifespans, and like to travel around."

"To be fair, they did indeed engage in acts of creating life..."

The little salamander's eyes lit up: "Isn't that the god who created life?"

They created life and call themselves the Celestial Race? Were they gods after all?!

"Tsk, let me finish!" Lin Yi rolled his eyes.

"Their creation of life was an experiment; they had no respect or reverence for life."

"Come on, let me show you the life they created." Lin Yi took out a phone and found some footage shot in the old Tony universe.

The little salamander looked at the glowing creature with curiosity and approached, then immediately shuddered and shrank back.

"This, this is a monster!"

The grotesque anomaly in the picture is a monster that the Little Salamanders could never have imagined.

"Yes, that's right."

"During their experiments, they would also create monsters and then let the life forms they created fight the monsters until one side was completely wiped out. Or they would endow a primitive race with a little bit of intelligence and technology, and then observe whether that race would prosper or self-destruct."

As he spoke, a hint of pity flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. So, were the Qi Yuan Clan a race used for experiments by the Celestial Race?

The current Qisala race does not possess any seemingly powerful individual strength, yet the future Qisala race not only participated in racing but also in gladiatorial combat. Could it be a mutation, or something similar to awakening? Or perhaps the Celestials modified them?

Shaking his head, Lin Yi continued, "So, they are not the kind of gods you think they are. Everything they give you, like helping the Qi Yuan Clan reproduce, will come at a price at some point in the future."

The little salamanders didn't dare to breathe loudly, their tails tucked tightly in.

Lin Yi paused, then added: "Furthermore, they are spreading a virus in the universe that can lead to the extinction of all life. This virus does not directly kill life, but it makes life lose its mind, become angry and violent, and attack everything around it. Civilization begins to collapse from within, and the whole society eventually perishes in madness."

"Then they stood at a distance, watching and taking notes."

"They do all this just for so-called experiments and observations," Lin Yi concluded. "The life forms created and the civilizations influenced are no different from tiny insects in a laboratory in their eyes; pain and destruction are merely part of the data."

"So, do you really think that such a so-called 'deity' would genuinely and selflessly help your salamander race to multiply and thrive?"

The little salamander had a large mouth and shook its head vigorously. Its big tail was already being held in its arms, as if this gave it a sense of security.

Lin Yi's few words shattered her impression of history and her longing for the so-called gods of the Celestial Race.

Her little face was filled with worry: "Then, were we created by them? Or... just little bugs? What if one day they think we salamanders are no longer of experimental value, and then, like you said, they spread cosmic viruses...?"

Lin Yi glanced at her with some surprise. Although he knew that the initial questioning was probably instructed by someone, the fact that this child could think so far into the future and worry about the fate of her race showed that she was much more mature than other children her age.

"I've checked. Your Qi Salamander race wasn't created by them. As for whether they were lab bugs, I don't know."

"They seem to be helping your salamander race reproduce, but how do you know that the salamander race's declining fertility wasn't part of their experiments? There are no free lunches in this world, especially not the kind of gift from this being. The price may not be visible now, but it will appear one day. As for that price, I estimate you won't be able to bear it..."

The little salamander fell silent, its head bowed, staring at its round toes, lost in thought.

Looking at him like this, Lin Yi suddenly felt that it was a little inappropriate to talk about the dark side of the universe with such a young child.

"Ahem!" Lin Yi scratched the back of his head, trying to ease the tension. "Forget it, why should I tell you all this? You're too young, these things..."

"I'm not young! I'm seventy years old!" The little salamander suddenly raised its head and seriously announced a number.

Lin Yi choked on his words, "Seventy years old?"

He blinked. Well, he wasn't too surprised, after all, Takunmo had said before that the lifespan of the Qi Salamanders was about three thousand years.

So, compared to a long lifespan, seventy years old is still like being a child!

"So... in your clan, are all people your age like you... prone to overthinking?" Lin Yi subconsciously used the kind of language one would use when communicating with a child.

The little salamander tilted its head, seemingly trying to understand what "thinking about this and that" meant, then shook its head: "I don't know. Some of them like to play in the water, some like to carve murals, some like to fight... I, I like to listen to stories, and I also like to stare at the sky and stars in a daze. Grandpa Chief sometimes says that I think too much, that I'm not like a child."

No, although he's a bit more mature than his peers, isn't he still a child?

"What do you think about when you're spacing out?" Lin Yi asked curiously.

"I wonder if there are other salamanders on the stars, why the ocean is so deep, what's behind the portal..." The little salamander counted on its round fingers, then its voice lowered: "Before, I was just curious, but now... now I'm a little scared."