[You are running, Vitality +1, Body coordination +1, Running speed +1, Running technique +1]

[You are jumping, Vitality +1, Leg muscle strength +1, Jump height +1, Jumping technique +1]

[You are talking to yourself, Spirit +1, Language ability +1, Expression ability +1...]

Unknowingly, half a month had passed.

With the effect of Use It or Lose It, Lin Zichen had now mastered basic skills such as running, jumping and speaking.

Although he had already mastered multiple skills, since he was only seven months old, he did not dare to show too much in front of his parents.

He worried that if he appeared too monstrous, it might bring about a lot of unnecessary trouble later.

Leaving aside extreme cases like being dissected for research.

At the very least, he would surely end up on variety shows, become an online celebrity, or be entered into various competitions.

Lin Zichen only wanted to quietly improve, not to spend effort on other matters.

Of course, occasionally showing off his genius to make his parents happy was acceptable.

"Chenchen, come on, mommy will take you to play at little sister Hanhan’s house."

Zhang Wanxin picked up Lin Zichen from the floor, smiling as she kissed his cheek.

The little sister Hanhan she referred to was the baby girl living next door.

Though she said it was to let her son play with the baby girl, in truth it was more about chatting with the girl’s mother.

The two young mothers were of similar age, both liked dressing up and enjoyed gossiping about celebrities.

After visiting each other’s homes a few times, they quickly became inseparable friends.

Arriving at the neighbor’s home, Zhang Wanxin set Lin Zichen beside the baby girl, then sat on the sofa happily chatting with her new friend.

The baby girl lit up with a bright smile when she saw Lin Zichen, reaching out to touch him, wanting physical contact.

Lin Zichen had no interest in playing with another baby.

He quickly crawled away.

He crawled all around the neighbor’s home, exercising his body.

The baby girl wanted to follow but had no strength in her hands and feet, unable to crawl, so she just sat and watched Lin Zichen scurrying about like a cockroach.

She seemed to really like him, for whenever he crawled in her direction, her eyes would curve into crescents as she beamed brightly.

"Chenchen, don’t just crawl by yourself, play with little sister Hanhan."

Seeing Lin Zichen’s knees turning yellow from dirt, Zhang Wanxin stepped forward, scooped him up and placed him back beside the baby girl.

To give his mother some face in front of others, Lin Zichen obediently stayed near the girl, playing the part of a sensible child.

The baby girl’s mother admired, "Wanxin, your Chenchen really listens to you."

"Not at all, Hanhan is very sweet too and always smiling, when she grows up who knows how many boys she’ll captivate." Zhang Wanxin replied, returning the compliment.

While the two mothers praised each other, the baby girl suddenly peed.

She wasn’t wearing a diaper, only split pants, so the urine splashed all over the floor.

The baby girl looked at the puddle and immediately started clapping it with both hands, splashing water everywhere.

Peeing and clapping.

Clapping and laughing.

Entertaining herself with great delight.

Lin Zichen couldn’t bear it, quickly crawling away to avoid being splashed.

The baby girl’s mother looked troubled, "Are you made of water, girl? You just peed not long ago, how are you peeing again?"

She quickly picked her up and hurried to the bathroom to change her pants.

Watching her friend’s hurried figure, Zhang Wanxin felt raising her own child was much easier.

Other people’s babies were troublesome to look after.

But her own, after the first couple of months, never wet himself again.

Whenever he needed to go, he would cry out to notify the adults to take him.

Most importantly, he never cried at night, saving his parents a lot of worry.

* * *

Time flew by.

Another month passed.

By this time, Lin Zichen’s body was already strong enough to do push-ups and sit-ups, truly astonishing.

The first time he tried push-ups, they were difficult and slow.

But after practicing for a while, he quickly became proficient.

His body went up and down like a pile driver, shaking the crib with creaks.

Men watching would feel inferior, women watching would feel delighted.

Just as he was in the middle of it.

Zhang Wanxin pushed open the door and came in.

Seeing Lin Zichen doing high-intensity push-ups in the crib, she was stunned.

For a moment, she thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.

Instinctively, she rubbed them.

Taking advantage of that moment, Lin Zichen quickly lay down and pretended to sleep.

"Strange, did I just see wrong?"

Zhang Wanxin walked to the crib, turned him over to lay him properly and muttered suspiciously.

* * *

In the days that followed.

Whenever his parents left, Lin Zichen would secretly train with push-ups and sit-ups.

[You are doing push-ups, Vitality +1, Arm muscle strength +1, Chest muscle strength +1, Push-up proficiency +1]

[You are doing sit-ups, Vitality +1, Abdominal muscle strength +1, Sit-up proficiency +1]

[...]

After training like this for a while.

One day, while giving him a bath, Zhang Wanxin was shocked to discover her baby had abs, leaving her stunned.

"Husband, something’s wrong, come here quickly!"

"What happened?!"

Lin Yansheng rushed into the bathroom, face tense.

Then... he was stunned as well.

"What, what is this?!"

Looking at the faintly visible eight-pack on Lin Zichen’s body, Lin Yansheng couldn’t believe it.

How could an eight-month-old baby have abs?

Could it really be from crawling around all the time?

He couldn’t make sense of it.

* * *

That night.

The family of three sat together for dinner.

Lin Zichen had been weaned (switching from breast milk to food) and could now drink some nutritious porridge.

His appetite was huge, bowl after bowl.

This was due to his daily intense training consuming so much energy.

Unaware, his parents were amazed to see a baby eat so much.

After dinner, the family sat on the sofa watching TV.

It was the news.

One story was about Aberrant Beasts attacks. His parents looked worried, saying that such attacks were becoming frequent and the world was growing ever more dangerous.

Then another story appeared about a child prodigy.

It said that in Kyoto, a millennium old martial arts family had produced a genius with innate divine strength. At only two years old, he could lift a 20 kg dumbbell with one hand, shocking the nation.

Lin Yansheng sighed, "The martial arts families in Kyoto have both strong genes and resources, many of their descendants are born as favorites of heaven, truly enviable."

Out of maternal bias, Zhang Wanxin dismissed it, "My Chenchen is also a favorite of heaven, he certainly won’t lose to those so-called family geniuses."

Hearing her, Lin Zichen silently gave her a thumbs up in his heart, thinking mother truly had a keen eye for people.

After that, his eyes lingered on the TV screen, staring at the child prodigy casually lifting a dumbbell, lost in thought.

Two years old and lifting 20 kg with one hand...

A genius that shocked the nation...

‘I wonder if by the time I’m two, I’ll also be able to easily lift something weighing 20 kg with one hand?’