Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

Tony and his companions did not choose the Sentinel universe as their first stop on their journey. The Sentinel universe contains more and more powerful supernatural forces, and they need to be better prepared.

Instead of choosing any other completely unknown universe, they chose a universe that Tony had visited once and was relatively familiar with. It was the Marvel Universe that Lin Yi had taken him through before, the one with the old version of Tony.

This choice was made after careful consideration. First, half a year had passed since he last left. The Tony in that universe must have made new progress in technological research. Tony wanted to meet with him and exchange their research results over the past six months, especially since the super-gene evolution serum also had the help of the old Tony.

Furthermore, some of the key ingredients needed to create the super-gene evolution serum are extracted from abnormal individuals. He hasn't found a substitute yet, and this trip could allow him to obtain some more, especially since the original Tony Stark had a considerable stockpile. It's his most reliable source at this stage.

After determining the coordinates, the new interplanetary spaceship started its engines and disappeared into the sea of ​​stars.

After seeing Tony and the others off on their journey, Lin Yi returned to his cabin.

Contrary to his apparent inactivity, he hadn't been completely idle over the past six months. Most of the time, he had been trying to understand and master what the shield had once mentioned—the direction of his own potential evolution, the idealistic ability of the Silver stage.

Specifically, he has been trying to actively manipulate a phenomenon, making himself and objects appear larger or smaller, similar to the effect of Pym particles.

He subconsciously felt that he was capable of doing this, but that's where the problem lies.

In his actual attempts, whenever he concentrated and felt a strange fluctuation about to surge from within him and manifest in reality, the next second, those sensations would vanish instantly like a burst bubble, returning to normal as if nothing had happened.

Lin Yi was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table several times.

"Could it be that my accumulated energy isn't enough? Or that my control over energy isn't precise enough?" Lin Yi considered this question, but quickly dismissed it. This kind of proactive, idealistic ability isn't directly related to the level of energy storage. It's more like a recognition and acceptance of one's own existence, as the shield had also mentioned. His evolution towards the silver realm depends on how strong you believe yourself to be; that's how strong you will become.

Lin Yi is indeed not capable of that level of skill right now. This is different from deceiving oneself; after all, humans can deceive themselves, but it's difficult to truly believe that a lie one has fabricated is reality. Moreover, Lin Yi hasn't actually crossed the threshold of Silver rank yet, so all of this is nonsense.

However, the lack of any clear direction was indeed frustrating, and Lin Yi felt he couldn't continue working in isolation like this. Tony and the others had already embarked on a journey to improve themselves and prepare for the future, and it was time for him to set off again and return to space.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi looked at the shield hanging quietly on his chest as an ornament, his eyes darting around, and asked, "Shield, didn't you say half a year ago that I was about to touch the threshold of idealistic abilities? How come I'm almost skinned alive now, and I still haven't actually developed a single skill? Were you just fooling me?"

The shield twitched slightly. Lin Yi's tone made him vaguely feel that something was wrong. It was a bit like the kind of character in the TV series he watched who was about to pass the buck.

He immediately responded warily, "What mischief are you up to now? Just tell me!"

"...Okay." Lin Yi grinned awkwardly. "I just wanted to ask, do you know roughly which universe my legendary older brother and sister are in? Do you have their coordinates?"

The shield-wielder paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you want with them?"

Lin Yi scratched his head: "I've hit a bottleneck, so I wanted to ask some seniors for advice. We're all family, maybe they have some quick tips for getting started?"

Lin Yi didn't know they existed before, but now that he does, and they're all family, he doesn't feel any burden about whether he'll be troubling them.

Unexpectedly, the shield simply curled its lip: "You want to count on them? That's probably a no-go."

"Because your brother and sister did not master the idealistic abilities of the Silver Direction."

"Huh?" Lin Yi was stunned. "Why? Aren't we born to the same parents?"

"??"

"What nonsense are you spouting! Of course you were born of the same parents!" The shield flipped its camera around impatiently. "The two of them didn't master it because their evolutionary paths are different! Of your father's three children, you're the only one whose evolutionary path is similar to his—the Silver one!"

"Oh right!" Shield suddenly changed the subject: "It shouldn't just be the Silver direction for you, after all, your mother also has a gene fragment that is very difficult to activate."

"That thing is very well hidden. If it weren't for your father, even if your mother continued for countless generations, this gene might never have been discovered and activated. I think you could research this area; it might help your future direction."

"After all, you are an optimized offspring, and your future should be far more powerful than your father's."

Lin Yi, with her blonde hair and blue eyes, is actually the mother of an ancient descendant from the East. Her background is even more bizarre and complicated than Lin Yi's.

"What abilities does my mother have?" Lin Yi asked, intrigued.

The shield thought for a moment, then answered decisively, "I don't know!"

"...Then how do I discover and activate this part of the gene?"

The shield thought for a moment, then said again, "I don't know!"

"..." Lin Yi took a deep breath, feeling a slight itch in his temples. You know nothing and you're talking nonsense!

This little thing is completely useless! Lin Yi angrily yanked the shield off, barely suppressing the urge to kick it twice, and threw it onto the table.

Useless junk, it doesn't deserve to hang on his chest!

The shield made a screech sound, and Kuku crawled to the side to go online.

Lin Yi ignored him, turned around and walked to the window, staring blankly at the lush scenery outside.

Does this mean I have to go out and sunbathe again? Rely on the most basic energy accumulation to try and break through the bottleneck? This seems like a solution, but it's also a clumsy one, time-consuming, and not guaranteed to be 100% successful.

Well, it's not entirely impossible, but before continuing to sunbathe, Lin Yi needs to find someone to fight a few times. He hasn't fully familiarized himself with and mastered the power he gained recently—the power he enhanced while sunbathing in the real, original universe.

The sun there grows and catalyzes growth much faster than in the Marvel Universe. In addition, Lin Yi did not deliberately refine this new part after sunbathing, so he needs to fully control and understand his current strength before he can continue sunbathing, otherwise problems may easily arise.