All the heavens, starting as the ruler of the universe

Deep within Lin Yan's own universe.

That young planet was still quietly rotating in the void, with spiritual energy spreading across its surface like countless tiny roots. If you looked closely, you could see that the spiritual energy had already begun to react with various substances.

Lin Yan hovered above the planet, his consciousness sinking into the "sample" he had just brought back from Xu Che.

Xu Che's farm is not a tool attached to the soul, but something that grows on the soul—like a tree with roots deep in the soul, branches and leaves emerging from between the eyebrows, connected to the rules of this world.

But Lin Yan cared more about something else.

This farm cheat wasn't from elsewhere; it wasn't forcibly added like in a chat group. Instead, it was something Xu Che had built into his character.

The farm originally existed in Xu Che's soul, but it was only activated after he transmigrated.

In other words, if you master this activation method, everyone can have a "cheat code".

This reminded Lin Yan of Zhang Jingyuan, whose world had a similar "cheat code"—the superpowers of new human ability users.

However, Lin Yan would only be able to see the difference between the two after he went there.

"@Zhang Jingyuan, do you have time now?" Lin Yan asked in the chat group.

"Yes, yes, yes! Brother Lin, you tell me!" Zhang Jingyuan had also learned from the group chat over the past few days that this respected "Brother Lin" was the most capable person in the group.

"I want to visit your world. If it's convenient, I'll go now. The reward is a talisman; you can choose."

"Brother Lin, I miss you. Come sit here for a while. I just discovered that there are still a group of merfolk living in the sea." Ao Qing couldn't wait to say this.

"Ao Qing, stop it. You're just after talismans." Parker exposed Ao Qing directly.

"But Brother Lin, you can come and take a look at my place. I've made some progress on the second time traveler here."

"Alright, stop fooling around. I'll go every day. Now I can go once every seven days." Lin Yan ended the banter in the group chat.

"It's convenient for me here, Brother Lin, you can come anytime. I'm in the wild, there's no one around," Zhang Jingyuan replied.

"I'm so envious of getting a free talisman." Liu Ming was a little tired; he would have to wait a while longer before he could buy the talisman he wanted.

[Group member "Zhang Jingyuan" has approved your crossover request; the door to a new world is about to open.]

Like the interdimensional teleportation talisman, Lin Yan could only send one avatar over.

In the wasteland world, Lin Yan opened his eyes.

There was a pungent smell in the air, a mixture of radioactive dust and rotting matter.

The sky was overcast and the sun was nowhere to be seen, only thick radiation clouds.

Underfoot were shattered glass and twisted metal, crunching underfoot. In the distance were collapsed buildings, like giant skeletons.

He stood on the ruins, with Zhang Jingyuan beside him carrying a woven bag.

"Brother Lin!" Zhang Jingyuan's voice trembled slightly, but his face was full of smiles.

Lin Yan nodded, about to speak, when suddenly his brows furrowed.

He turned his head and looked at the pile of ruins in the distance.

There were three distinct soul fluctuations, and one of them was almost touching Zhang Jingyuan's face.

Lin Yan raised his hand.

The power of the chicken talisman surged from his palm, and an invisible force locked down that space.

Immediately afterwards, three terrified people floated out of the ruins.

Their bodies floated up uncontrollably, their feet off the ground, like three puppets on strings, flying towards Lin Yan.

They struggled desperately, flailing their arms and legs, but they couldn't break free from that force at all.

Zhang Jingyuan was startled and took a step back, almost dropping the woven bag in his hand. "Brother Lin, this..."

"These three are watching you." With a thought from Lin Yan, the three people were immediately pressed to the ground by the sudden increase in gravity.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" The person on the far left was the first to break down, his facial muscles twitching as he managed to utter these words.

"We are from Hurricane City, here to investigate the Insect King in the underground parking lot." He knew he couldn't waste any more time explaining, so he revealed his origins and purpose in the fewest words possible.

"Brother Lin, the outer district where I am is under the jurisdiction of Hurricane City." Zhang Jingyuan leaned closer to Lin Yan and whispered an explanation to him.

The man on the right, his voice trembling, said, "We meant no harm! We just wanted to see who had disturbed the Insect King in the underground parking lot, really!"

"How did you know I went to the underground parking lot?" Zhang Jingyuan asked curiously.

"When our colleagues went for a routine check, they discovered that the Insect King had been awakened prematurely. Then, the people in Hurricane City could see you using a weapon with energy exceeding B-level in the parking lot. The Insect King was awakened because it was interested in energy."

"From what you're saying, this Insect King is so dangerous, so why don't you seal off the underground parking lot and prevent others from entering?" Lin Yan found this rather strange.

"The new humans in Hurricane City and the surrounding cities all know the location of the Insect King. Even if the old humans go there, they won't be able to awaken the Insect King," the middle person explained.

Zhang Jingyuan scratched his head, wondering how it had become his fault.

"Is there anything you want to ask?" Lin Yan asked Zhang Jingyuan.

Zhang Jingyuan's heart skipped a beat; this was indeed a good opportunity. He glanced gratefully at Lin Yan and began to ask, "How can an ordinary person awaken supernatural abilities?"

"There are two methods. The first is that a new human's ability can help others awaken their abilities. The second method is to swallow the crystal core in the body of a mutated beast or a new human, and the survivor can awaken their abilities."

"Are there any new humans in Hurricane City who can help others awaken their superpowers?" Zhang Jingyuan continued to ask.

"There aren't any in Hurricane City, and I don't know about other cities." The three of them spilled everything they knew.

Zhang Jingyuan then asked many more common-sense questions before ending the questioning.

"Go back and tell your superiors that he is not your enemy. I will handle the Insect King." Lin Yan waved his hand, and the three people lying on the ground flew back backwards with their buttocks facing forward.

"Crystal core..." Zhang Jingyuan looked at the three people who had disappeared and took out the five-colored crystal he had picked up earlier from his pocket: "This should be it."

"Can I take a look?" Lin Yan also saw what Zhang Jingyuan was holding.

"Of course." Zhang Jingyuan brought it out because he wanted Lin Yan to take a look tonight, so he didn't hide it from Lin Yan at all.

Lin Yan took the crystal core, and starlight emanated from his palm, seeping into it in strands.

He carefully examined the internal structure.

This crystal core is indeed very strange. It is clearly an inanimate object, but it emits a soul-like fluctuation. Lin Yan can confirm that there is no soul inside it.

"interesting."

The starlight continued to penetrate deeper.

It wasn't until Lin Yan touched upon the essential rules within this crystal core that he discovered it could indeed activate the hidden "cheat code" or "superpower" within his soul.

However, the crystal core must be compatible with the soul, meaning the fluctuations must be on the same frequency. Although a perfect compatibility is not required for activation, like in this world where success depends on luck, the probability of the crystal core and the soul being compatible is quite small.

Or perhaps the people in this world have figured out some pattern that has increased the success rate.