Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

[Foreword: I feel like these two chapters (Chapters 24-25) aren't quite right in terms of structure. The pacing and content are a bit off. It seems like the theoretical aspects aren't being rewritten. I'm rethinking them. The plot of these two chapters won't change drastically, but there might be some revisions. If I do revise them, I'll update you all in tomorrow's update.]

At first, Lin Yi had a lot of fun, but gradually, he realized something was wrong.

If these spells were ranked, then Lin Yi would only be able to use low-level spells.

Simple defensive and offensive spells can be used freely, but high-level spells, whether white magic or forbidden magic, cannot be used.

He discovered this while testing a support spell that had no offensive capabilities. Lin Yi even went to test a large-scale erosion spell on it.

Everything went smoothly, including the construction of the magic circle, until the final step of releasing it got stuck.

No, after some research, Lin Yi discovered that it was possible to forcibly unleash large-scale magic, but those spells would cause uncontrollable phenomena.

For example, once that large-scale erosion spell is actually cast, there might be a phenomenon where it cannot be stopped.

Ultimately, it's still something we can't completely control, right?

Ultimately, I'm still not strong enough. I really want to fly to the sun and bask in it for a few years to see if I can turn into a Silver Superman or a Gold Superman...

Never mind, I'm overthinking it. I'll read the book first!

Lin Yi continued reading the remaining books.

With super-unleashed thinking, combined with the Ancient One's magic circle, regardless of whether one could understand it or not, it was firmly memorized.

However, after writing it down, Lin Yi packed all this knowledge and magic into a large package, leaving only one opening.

This is a weighing of pros and cons under a super thinking mode.

Too much knowledge and forbidden magic is a double-edged sword. Super thinking analysis showed that he shouldn't be exposed to such a massive amount of profound existence at this stage.

Just as when an astronaut looks directly at the blue planet from space, a phenomenon called the global perspective effect occurs.

In the boundless darkness, the blue planet was shrunk into a small sphere, visually demonstrating to astronauts its macroscopic scale and fragility.

The original boundaries and human conflicts appear extremely insignificant on a cosmic scale.

This direct contrast and impact makes people feel that humanity is just an insignificant speck of dust in the universe.

Super thinking has the same drawbacks: excessive thinking and too much taboo knowledge will force Lin Yi to confront the most basic rules of human nature, analyze all behavioral patterns and reactions, and deeply interpret the most fundamental operation of things.

Over time, everything will become dull and tasteless, so Lin Yi chose to restrict the operation of his super-thought in order to maintain his own human emotions.

Lin Yi had considered this when the concept of super-brain was first conceived: why do Superman in the movies, despite possessing a super brain, almost never use it? One could say it's part of the character's design. But Lin Yi felt this side effect seemed more logical.

Unless absolutely necessary, Lin Yi will not use it lightly, just as Gu Yi said.

These forbidden spells are a trump card, a trump card that is currently uncontrollable for Lin Yi.

Pack it up and let it slowly pass through the opening over time, allowing Lin Yi to fully understand and learn, and control its trajectory after release. This is the gentlest and most correct choice.

He kept reading, learning, and packing. Lin Yi's eyes began to become vacant.

Time gradually lost its meaning. Lin Yi didn't know how long he had been reading—a day, a week, or a month?

The green light of the Time Stone flowed slowly, and from the outside, the space where Lin Yi was located had been accelerated to the point that it could no longer be seen with the naked eye.

Finally, at a certain point in time, the light of the Time Stone dimmed, and Lin Yi put down the last information cluster, composed of pure light and shadow, that was floating in front of him.

Lin Yi belatedly waited for a long time, but didn't see any new books fly over.

Finished reading?

Lin Yi slowly raised his head, his gaze blank and empty, as if his soul was still immersed in the vast, ancient, and brilliant ocean of knowledge.

After a while, Lin Yi forcibly pulled his consciousness away and refocused on reality.

Lin Yi exhaled a heavy breath and stood up.

He saw descriptions of blackish-purple patterns in some books, which gave him a completely new understanding of this thing.

This dark purple pattern is a cosmic virus originating from an unknown dimension. It randomly manifests in two forms within the universe.

One type is a "bacterial cluster" that devours energy, which the discoverers call dimensional invasion. Among its bizarre symptoms is the appearance of black and purple patterns on the body.

The other form is a more severe form of soul corruption, which does not refer to the human soul. This corruption manifests as the distortion and degeneration of cosmic consciousness. All life forms within this universe will be affected.

There is no recorded solution for either form, but they have one thing in common: once this thing appears in a universe, that universe enters a countdown.

The only thing we can do is wait to perish along with the universe.

The cosmic coordinates mentioned by the Ancient One were the only possible surviving coordinates predicted in the books containing the information.

The constantly changing information flashed through Lin Yi's mind, though he wasn't sure if it was the right one. These coordinates weren't text or numbers, but rather constantly shifting symbols, like a compass gathering and guiding information.

This information cannot be remembered, but it can always guide the person who observes it.

Our objective has been achieved; it's time to go back.

As soon as the idea came to mind, Lin Yi subconsciously reached out and drew an arc in front of him.

hum...

Countless golden particles appeared out of thin air, coalescing to form a circular teleportation portal. On the other side of the portal was the rooftop of the Temple of the Nianyue.

It wasn't until he went inside and closed the portal that Lin Yi realized he had opened the portal without using his sustenance ring.

The midday sun shining on her body gave Lin Yi the feeling of being bathed in hot water.

The piercing alarms and explosions have disappeared, replaced by the hustle and bustle of urban reconstruction. The damaged buildings remain, but many places are now covered with scaffolding and dust nets.

Judging from the looks of it, less than a week has passed here.

"You're back? I didn't expect it to be so soon," Gu Yi's voice came from behind him. She had thought Lin Yi wouldn't be back for at least a week.

Lin Yi let out a sound of surprise and turned to give Gu Yi a resentful look.

"I didn't expect this either! I didn't expect you, Master, to not have prepared a way for me to return!"

Ancient One chuckled: "What, you weren't prepared? Didn't you learn teleportation magic?"

"Moreover, it doesn't require a suspension ring..." Gu Yi's gaze fell on Lin Yi's empty hands.

Due to the unique nature of teleportation magic, it requires a sling ring with the ability to open spatial channels to be used.

"What if I don't learn it? And why do I need a teleportation magic circle to go there, but I can just draw a circle to come back?" Lin Yi asked unhappily.