Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Yin Mountain Star, this is a first-class star awarded to Lin Shen as a competition prize.

This planet is a neutron star, where the strong gravity makes it extremely difficult for lower divine beings to move.

Strangely, under such intense gravitational forces, Yin Mountain Star is home to many continuous high mountains.

There are no nearby constant light sources; only distant stars whose light sprinkles on the planet stabilizing poorly.

Thus, Yin Mountain Star almost lacks daylight, possessing only a star-studded night sky.

Due to gravity, many meteors and planets-like guests from outer space are easily attracted and collide with the planet.

However, due to the extremely hard nature of Yin Mountain Star itself, the damage from impacts is quite minimal.

Lin Shen currently stands inside the transport station of Yin Mountain Star, observing the outside mountain ranges that look like an ink wash painting.

On the cliffside of a black stone mountain closest to the transport station, Lin Shen saw some eerie reliefs.

The reliefs, emerging from the cliffside and hundreds of meters tall, depict creatures with dragon heads and horse bodies, clad in scales, resembling the mythical Qilin.

Yet these Qilin statues bear no marks of carving, appearing like natural oddities crafted by divine forces.

Lin Shen knew these were not statues but the deformed species unique to Yin Mountain Star known as "Yin Ghost Beasts" that typically attach to the cliffs like reliefs. When someone approaches, they descend from the cliffs transform into ferocious beasts, devouring flesh and blood.

The Yin Ghost Beasts come in many types, those that resembled Qilin on the opposite cliff are the upper-tier divine beasts known as Inkwater Cold Eye Beasts. Among Yin Ghost Beasts, Inkwater Cold Eye Beast is neither very weak nor particularly strong.

Although Yin Mountain Star is somewhat safer than Crystal Charm Star, it is not a place where lower divine beings can explore casually.

However, with Yin Mountain Star, Lin Shen now owns a second autonomous planet, making it not so easy for others to trouble him anymore.

Even if they travel through interstellar space to Crystal Charm Star to find Lin Shen, with just one teleport, Lin Shen could reach Yin Mountain Star, and the interstellar journey would take an unknown amount of time.

As the saying goes, "a crafty rabbit has three burrows", Lin Shen also hoped to secure more planets for himself, but aside from winning first place in the competition, other ways to obtain autonomous planets are incredibly difficult.

As for competing and winning first place, for Lin Shen, that is not an easy task either.

Winning against Wen Bujun in the "Strongest Divine Being" competition, Lin Shen was also aware that luck played a part.

If Wen Bujun's last use hadn't been the Jade Emperor's Talisman, Lin Shen wasn't sure he could have withstood it, and it was very likely that he may not have.

Lin Shen had also researched various competitions in the Celestial Court, most of which were not very suitable for him, apart from the "Strongest Divine Being" competition, there was another suitable one.

That is the Gun God Confrontation, Gun God Confrontation involves opponents separated by a distance, then drawing and shooting at each other, with the first to be hit losing.

This is obviously very advantageous for Lin Shen, as he possesses Seven Steps of Conflict, making it nearly impossible to hit him with bullets, unless he decides against it, not even the Heavenly King could do it.

The space bullets of the sniper rifle also make his attack speed fairly decent; others would probably find it difficult to dodge space bullets.

Lin Shen felt that this competition was well-suited for him.

The only downside was that most divine beings participating in the Gun God showdown used lightweight pistols or submachine guns and other firearm-type divine artifacts.

In such duels, no one generally stood firm with a heavy sniper rifle to directly confront the other party.

This was because the venue for the Gun God showdown provided almost no cover, and the distance between opponents was very close. The competition actually focused on shooting speed and accuracy, which were not favorable conditions for sniper rifles.

Of course, there was no rule banning sniper rifles from the competition. Lin Shen had no other choice. If he switched to another gun, he wouldn't be as powerful.

While Lin Shen was lost in thought, his communicator suddenly rang. Upon checking the number, it was a call from Second Brother Deng, Deng Kuang of the Deng family.

After connecting the call, Deng Kuang's figure projected out.

"Young Sixth Master, congratulations, truly deserving the title of the toughest divine being," Deng Kuang said with a laugh.

"Lucky me, Second Brother Deng, you're not just calling to congratulate me, are you?" Lin Shen felt that Deng Kuang might have something else on his mind.

"It's still the matter of the marriage alliance between the Deng and Shen families. I hope you will reconsider and represent the Deng family to complete the alliance with the Shen family," Deng Kuang said straightforwardly, expressing his intent.

"Second Brother Deng, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I already have a wife and children; how could I possibly get married again?" Lin Shen said.

"Having a wife and children is not a problem. In the Celestial Court, families with multiple wives and husbands are quite common. I think Shen Qingxue is an excellent choice for a daughter-in-law; having one more wife is not a loss," Deng Kuang said with a laugh.

"Second Brother Deng, I really can't," Lin Shen repeatedly shook his head, not daring to challenge the limits of Tian Xun.

"I know this matter puts you in a difficult position. I have also refused family requests to contact you before. But this time it's different; this time, my family's elder issued the Nine Lives and Nine Generations Will Commandment Seal. If you agree to represent the Deng family in the marriage alliance, then the Nine Lives Seal will be yours," Deng Kuang said.

"What is the Nine Lives and Nine Generations Will Commandment Seal?" Lin Shen asked curiously.

Hearing Deng Kuang's tone, it seemed to be quite a remarkable thing.

Deng Kuang appeared surprised: "You haven't heard of the Nine Lives Seal before?"

"I used to concentrate on cultivation and never cared about things outside of it," Lin Shen could only portray himself as a devoted cultivator, otherwise it would be hard to explain his lack of common knowledge about the Celestial Court.

"That makes sense. If you weren't a dedicated cultivator, you wouldn't have such capabilities at your age," Deng Kuang nodded slightly, his eyes filled with admiration.

Lin Shen felt a pang of embarrassment internally; he was never much of a dedicated cultivator.

"The Nine Lives and Nine Generations Will Commandment Seal is a special type of divine artifact. No one knows from what deformed species it was bred, nor if it is man-made. The artifact has almost no usage restrictions. Whether you are an Upper God or a Lower God, whether you belong to the Fire series or Water series, anyone can use the Nine Lives Seal,"

Pausing for a moment, Deng Kuang continued, "The Nine Lives Seal is a one-time-use divine artifact. After using it, the Nine Lives Seal will deplete its energy and turn into dust. Its sole function is to allow you to see your past lives."

"See my past lives? Is life reincarnation really a thing in this world?" Lin Shen expressed incredulously to Deng Kuang.

"I don't know if there is reincarnation of life and death in this world, but the Nine Lives Seal can indeed allow you to see your past lives, not just one but your nine past lives, and you will have all the life experiences and insights from those nine lives," Deng Kuang said slowly.