"Ding! Congratulations to the host for finding a special energy source and successfully completing the temporary mission."
"Influenced by special energy, the host's Evolution Light talent has changed."
[Evolution Light - After use, it can cause one characteristic of a species to evolve. The host can specify it, with no usage limit (the same individual cannot be used multiple times in a short period).]
[Degradation Light - After use, it can cause a species to degenerate, with no usage limit.]
Undoubtedly, this was a tremendous surprise.
In previous attempts, Yang Lin had already witnessed the power of the Evolution Light skill, but its cooldown was too long.
This time, the usage restriction was completely removed, meaning this skill could be used infinitely.
Even a pig, if it evolved in a certain direction indefinitely, would eventually become a flawless new species.
Of course, what surprised Yang Lin the most was not the removal of the usage restriction for Evolution Light, but the emergence of its new branch, Degradation Light.
Literally translated, Degradation Light meant evolving a species in the opposite direction.
For example, bipedalism in humans might revert to crawling after degradation.
At first glance, this skill seemed useless, but from another perspective, it became entirely different.
After all, not all animals become more powerful as they evolve; some evolve in useless directions.
"That giant whale is indeed extraordinary. What exactly is it? Just a lingering eyeball could cause the system's skills to undergo such a drastic change."
After the surprise, Yang Lin couldn't help but once again speculate about the identity of the giant whale.
However, he merely thought about it and didn't delve too deeply, as the immediate priority was to quickly get his parents out of here.
Returning his attention to reality, with an ice axe in one hand, a flashlight in the other, and the fossilized giant whale tooth at his waist, Yang Lin cautiously stepped out bit by bit.
Perhaps sensing his presence, the eerie crawling sound from outside began again.
Yang Lin's heart leaped into his throat.
From the perspective of his exploration radar, he could already see a dense cluster of light dots converging towards his location.
The information displayed on the light dots was exactly "Rhode whale."
As he officially stepped out of the giant whale's skull, an ugly monster appeared before him.
Grayish-white skin, dark brown short fur, almost degenerated eyes, and a mouth full of sharp teeth.
This was enough to make any ordinary person tremble with fear.
Combined with their bodies, which were a size larger than lions or tigers, if Yang Lin hadn't had strong mental fortitude, he would have wanted to bolt immediately.
"What truly ugly creatures."
Muttering in surprise, Yang Lin drew the giant whale fossil from his waist.
As he brandished the fossilized saber before him, something astonishing happened.
The Rhode whales that had surrounded him, after sniffing the air, immediately retreated as if they had seen a ghost, backing away frantically.
Every step Yang Lin took forward, they retreated a step.
Seeing this, Yang Lin finally relaxed.
"It seems I can leave this place safely this time."
With that, he cautiously retreated back into the giant whale's skull.
Half an hour later, the well-prepared trio reappeared at the entrance of the skull.
Because they were all carrying giant whale fossils, even though the ferocious Rhode whales were restless, they dared not approach.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Lin, carrying his injured father on his back, sprinted towards the edge of the island.
When he returned to the area where they had landed, a sense of having survived a catastrophe washed over him.
"They dare not approach, so the next step is to find that vortex channel connecting to the ice surface and climb up before the channel melts."
"Little fox, tell me, which direction should we go?"
As soon as Yang Lin asked this question, Xiao Beiji, who was lying on his head, stretched out a paw and pointed in a direction.
Seeing this, Yang Lin and his mother didn't hesitate and swam in the direction indicated by the fox.
During this process, they also encountered some strange aquatic animals and some Rhode whales that had entered the water.
However, due to the giant whale fossils, these aquatic creatures merely observed from a distance and did not attack.
Thus, Yang Lin smoothly found the channel connecting to the Arctic Ocean above.
More fortunately, this channel was not far from the lake surface. Yang Lin easily hammered ice anchors into it with his ice axe.
Using the ice anchors and rope, the three of them successively entered the channel.
At this point, Yang Lin's climbing talent once again came into play.
On the smooth ice surface, wearing ice skates, he moved like a monkey, advancing rapidly without the need for ropes.
His parents, following behind, climbed up using the climbing points and ropes he left.
Although they didn't know how much further they had to climb, the feeling of hope was enough to make them content.
"Our son has grown up."
"Yes, without us even realizing it, he can already carry so much on his shoulders."
Looking at Yang Lin, who was continuously climbing and leading the way above, Yang Lin's parents showed expressions of relief.
In a daze, they seemed to see the little brat of the past smiling at them from the trunk of the big tree in the yard.
And at this moment, Yang Lin, who had just hammered in an ice anchor above, heard a faint noise from the ice layer.
The sound was crisp yet unsettling, like the shattering of a glass cup.
As the noise grew louder, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
"Not good, the seawater temperature is rising, the channel is about to break!"
Realizing this, Yang Lin immediately looked towards the ice wall on one side.
As expected, cracks like a spiderweb began to slowly spread.
At this rate, the channel connecting the sea surface and the seabed, formed by low temperatures, would collapse in no time.
At that moment, they would all be submerged in the dark, cold seabed.
Thinking of this, he quickly shouted to his parents below:
"Hurry up, Dad and Mom, the channel is about to collapse."
"Hurry!"
At this moment, Yang Lin was extremely anxious.
As he spoke, the cracks on the channel began to widen further.
Large chunks of ice debris were visibly falling downwards.
His parents below also noticed this.
At first, they tried to climb faster.
But seeing the cracks spreading faster and faster, they stopped climbing.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and simultaneously raised their heads.
"Son, you can do it. We can't climb anymore. You go up by yourself."
"Let me tell you a secret, we've left you one million in savings at the bank, and a house. We lied when we said we ran out of money."
"The bank card and the property deed are in that old chest your grandfather left behind."
"When you get out, buy a car. Then you'll have a car and a house and no parents, and you'll surely find a good girl."
"Also, you don't need to sweep our graves anymore. Just kowtow north on holidays."
As their voices faded, seawater began to surge wildly into the channel from outside.
Seeing them about to sink with the water, Yang Lin, in the channel above, gritted his teeth and jumped down.
"Get to the point, you two! What are you messing around for? You still haven't told me the password, what if the bank requires me to be there in person!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he too plunged into the dark, cold water.