Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Lin Shen grew more and more astonished as he listened, his expression becoming uncertain.

Being able to see the past nine lives and to acquire all the life experiences and insights from those lives would naturally be of great help to one's own cultivation.

If, among the previous nine lives, there was one as a powerful figure, then the benefits and advantages gained would be unimaginable.

Even if it was just an ordinary Upper Divine Being, the experience of condensing the Divine Soul would be just as precious for a Lower Divine Being as if they had experienced it themselves.

"If among your past nine lives, there was one where you were a powerful figure, leveraging the experiences and insights from that life would surely make your path to cultivation smoother. You might even gain unexpected rewards from the memories of your past life,"

Deng Kuang said with a laugh: "There has been a precedent where after using the Nine Lives Seal, someone discovered they had once been a famous Cosmic thief, who hid an astounding fortune. With that wealth, they rose to prominence and are now a powerful figure."

"The item is indeed a good thing, it's just a pity..." Lin Shen muttered contemplatively.

He was not born a Divine Being from the Celestial Court, and it's likely that his past life was just a person from the Ancient Realm. The human mother star has only experienced Base Mutation for a few hundred years.

If his past lives can't be traced back to previous civilizations, then the experiences from them will be of no use to him.

Moreover, Lin Shen didn't quite believe in the notion of past lives; he believed that once a person dies, they're gone, nothing is left behind, and there are no ghosts or cycles of reincarnation.

What the Nine Lives Seal allows one to see might not even be memories of past lives, but merely the memories of nine other people's lifetimes.

If that's the case, Lin Shen felt that it should be useful to him.

He could access the lifetime memories, experiences, and insights of nine Divine Beings. That would naturally be very good for him, not only aiding his cultivation but also allowing him to understand more about the Celestial Court and avoid making some basic errors.

Seeing that Lin Shen didn't seem very concerned, Deng Kuang spoke again: "Ordinary people don't understand the Nine Lives Seal very well, but I have personally used it and know its magic. Young Sixth Master, I sincerely recommend it to you. If possible, you should try using the Nine Lives Seal at least once, it will open the door to a new world for you, showing you an incredible side of this world you never imagined."

"Second Brother Deng, I really want to help you, and I also desire the Nine Lives Seal, but I truly cannot marry again," Lin Shen said with a bitter smile.

Tian Xun is currently at home helping him have and raise children. If he were to take another wife now, he would feel like he wasn't being a decent person, even by his own standards.

Deng Kuang did not seem disappointed upon hearing this, but instead smiled and said: "That's alright, I never thought you were that kind of person either, it's just a shame about the Nine Lives Seal."

"I'm sorry, Second Brother Deng," Lin Shen said awkwardly.

Deng Kuang had helped him a lot, yet at this moment, he was not able to help Deng Kuang in return.

"What are you talking about? I was never in favor of arranged marriages either; I just thought the Nine Lives Seal would be useful to you, so I gave you a choice. If you are unwilling, then I'll just reject it on your behalf," Deng Kuang said, not minding at all.

Lin Shen didn't know what to say, so he chatted with Deng Kuang about some other things, when Deng Kuang suddenly asked Lin Shen, "You've already received the invitation from Star God Palace, right?"

"I have, all six Star God Palaces have sent me interview invitations. I'm worrying over it, not knowing how to choose." Lin Shen didn't know why Deng Kuang suddenly took an interest in this matter.

"Young Sixth Master, if I were you, I wouldn't choose to join the Star God Palace to become a Star Divine Official," Deng Kuang said with an unprecedented seriousness.

"Why?" Lin Shen was slightly taken aback.

"The authority of a Star Divine Official is very great. Even as a one-star Divine Official, common Upper Divine Beings wouldn't dare to offend. But to become a Star Divine Official also means you have to stand against the big families of the entire Celestial Court," Deng Kuang explained.

"What does that mean? Isn't the Star God Palace a management institution of the Celestial Court? How could becoming a Star Divine Official turn you into the enemy of the big families? Are you saying that there is class conflict within the Celestial Court?" Lin Shen looked at Deng Kuang with some confusion and asked.

Lin Shen thought it over and felt something was off. Those who can become Star Divine Officials are typically Divine Beings who have taken first place in various competitions.

Such Divine Beings are mostly likely to come from big families; members of these families should be the main force of Star Divine Officials.

Even if there is class conflict, big families and Star Divine Officials should belong to the same class. How can it be said that becoming a Star Divine Official means standing against these families?

"Young Sixth Master, you are wholly dedicated to your arduous cultivation and might not be very familiar with the situation in the Celestial Court or the Star God Palace," Deng Kuang paused before continuing, "Once a Divine Being joins the Star God Palace, their origin doesn't matter anymore. That's because the Star God Palace has many rules. Under the constraints of these rules, Star Divine Officials are like absolutely loyal followers to the Sovereign, acting on the Sovereign's will as their ultimate directive—even if it means apprehending their own parents or siblings, Star Divine Officials can only carry out the orders without hesitation, without any other choice."

Lin Shen was shocked by what he heard. Deng Kuang was putting it mildly; according to what he said, after becoming a Star Divine Official, it was like becoming a puppet of the Sovereign, only able to follow orders without any personal feelings or judgments.

This was completely different from the information Lin Shen saw online about Star Divine Officials. The online information highlighted the various treatments and benefits they enjoyed, and powers beyond the reach of common Divine Beings, but no one ever mentioned that Star Divine Officials had such a side to them.

"Moreover, when a problem arises in the Celestial Court, Star Divine Officials must emerge to suppress it. There was a family that violated the Celestial Court's rules and engaged in large-scale fighting due to some disputes. The Star Divine Official dispatched to quell the violence was a genius from that very family. As a result, the Star Divine Official personally killed many of the family members who violated the Celestial Court's rules and captured his own parents and many elders, delivering them to the Star God Palace for sentencing. In the end, none of them came out alive..." Deng Kuang continued.

The more Lin Shen heard, the more he felt that Star Divine Officials seemed to have lost their humanity.

"Star Divine Officials may seem to have great benefits and authority, but they are also very dangerous, especially the low-level ones. Recently, someone from the Ancient Realm breached the Celestial Court, and I heard that in the pursuit to capture those two intruders, quite a few Star Divine Officials died..." Deng Kuang said with a laugh, "It's been a long time since I've seen someone from the Ancient Realm so powerful. In one-on-one situations, those low-level Star Divine Officials actually stand no chance."

Lin Shen was slightly startled as he listened. Star Divine Officials are Divine Beings who have taken first place in various kinds of competitions, even if they are just low-level, they were once the best of their tier.

The fact that someone from the Ancient Realm could kill a Star Divine Official suggested a terrifying level of strength.

"What kind of people come from the Ancient Realm? How are they so formidable?" Lin Shen hurriedly asked.

"Who knows what kind of person they are. We don't know much about the business of the Ancient Realm and the Star God Palace; we just heard that quite a few Star Divine Officials have died, and among those who came up from the Ancient Realm, there seems to be someone named Di Esi..."

When Lin Shen heard the name Di Esi, his heart skipped a beat.