Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

In an instant, Lin Shen's thoughts were like a rollercoaster ride, twisting and turning sharply one curve after another.

To think that Di Esi had actually escaped from the Star God Palace, it all felt so implausible.

Di Esi was powerful, absurdly so, and even among the Divine Beings, he should be a top-level genius.

But after all, he was only equivalent to a Lower Divine Being, and the idea of him escaping from the Star God Palace's prison was quite unimaginable.

As far as Lin Shen knew, the prison in the Star God Palace could even detain Upper Divine Beings; if even they couldn't escape, how could he have done so with ease?

Countless thoughts flashed through Lin Shen's mind in an instant. Di Esi was now nearing the Southern Heaven Gate, and once he broke through, there would be a chance to leave the Celestial Court and return to the Ancient Realm.

It seemed like an opportunity. Lin Shen could take this chance and rush back to the Ancient Realm with Di Esi.

But in just an instant, Lin Shen dismissed the thought.

Now, the issue wasn't about whether they could return or not, but whether it was even possible to go back. He suspected that this might be another test for him.

Right outside the Southern Heaven Gate, within arm's reach, might lie a trap more terrifying than the gates of Hell.

If he dared to join forces with Di Esi to storm the Southern Heaven Gate, they might be captured or even killed in the next instant.

"No, something's off about this, it's too coincidental. I get assigned to the Southern Heaven Gate, and Di Esi happens to escape from prison and makes his way here? Something's definitely wrong," Lin Shen now feared that Di Esi would see him and directly address him as Lin Shen.

Even a look of eye contact between them might reveal the problem to others.

Almost instantly, Lin Shen made up his mind and summoned the sniper rifle, ready to turn on Di Esi.

All these thoughts of his were processed in a flash. No one else noticed anything unusual as they saw him and three other guards at the Southern Heaven Gate summon their Divine Artifacts, seemingly ready to face the enemy.

Now, Lin Shen feared that Di Esi would call out his name, and no matter how much he argued, it would be in vain.

It would be best to knock Di Esi to the ground first, so he wanted to shoot first, to remind Di Esi with this strike.

But before he could pull the trigger, he saw the stars in the sky pour down like an inverted Star River.

Di Esi's gaze wasn't focused on him alone, seeming to regard the four of them as a whole. The dazzling Star River also surged towards all four of them, as if trying to forcefully push them back or kill them, to break through the Southern Heaven Gate directly.

In an instant, Lin Shen understood.

Di Esi couldn't have missed seeing him, so Di Esi's thoughts were the same as his; both understood that they couldn't just easily break through.

Di Esi took the initiative to attack, which was to create an opportunity for Lin Shen.

Lin Shen grasped Di Esi's intention and suddenly felt a sense of tacit understanding. Without any hesitation, he pulled the trigger at Di Esi.

The other three guards also launched their attacks almost simultaneously. Although they were only Star Divine Officials, their strength and abilities were extremely formidable, and the power they unleashed was astonishing.

However, faced with the growing snowball-like force of Di Esi's Star River, which had turned into a torrential flow in the blink of an eye, the three guards' attacks were directly destroyed, and the Divine Artifacts they released were shattered.

Only the bullet fired by Lin Shen, as if disappearing into thin air, reappeared in front of Di Esi's chest the next moment.

The responsiveness of Di Esi was just too fast. The bullet that suddenly appeared at close range still allowed him to react, twisting his body to avoid the central area of his heart while a burst of Divine Light erupted from him.

Bang!

The bullet pierced through the starlight and his Carapace, brutally blasting a hole through Di Esi's chest as blood spurted out of the wound, and Di Esi's forward-rushing body fell from the air.

Without hesitation, Lin Shen raised his gun and fired a second shot at Di Esi's head. The Space Bullet disappeared instantly, about to shatter Di Esi's skull.

The injured Di Esi was clearly slower to react. As the bullet skipped through space and appeared right in front of his head, he did not react at all, and it looked certain to blow his head apart.

Bang!

But the bullet failed to explode Di Esi's head; an invisible force shielded him from the bullet.

The bullet, imbued with Indomitable strength, actually penetrated through that invisible force.

Liu Siming, who had taken the shot, was startled by this, but fortunately, his reaction was quick enough. With a flick of force with First Turn, he pushed Di Esi's body to the side.

The bullet grazed Di Esi's cheek, leaving a deep score on the Carapace covering his face, flesh bloodily carved into a furrow. Were it not for Liu Siming's push, Di Esi's head would have been blown apart.

Lin Shen inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. At that instant, he had already broken out in a cold sweat, fearing that Di Esi would really be killed by his gunfire. Fortunately, his judgment was not wrong.

"Capture him alive." Seeing that Lin Shen was about to fire a third shot, Liu Siming spoke sharply, already closing in, with Divine Light radiating from his body, binding Di Esi within it like countless threads of silk.

It was then that Lin Shen and the other three guards ceased their attack and saluted Liu Siming.

Although Lin Shen did not recognize Liu Siming, the nine stars badge on his chest indicated his high rank, much above theirs.

"You all did well." Liu Siming nodded slightly and then left with the bound Di Esi.

Lin Shen glanced at the retreating silhouette of Liu Siming, feeling secretly relieved that something was indeed amiss with this incident.

That a Star Divine Official with nine stars would personally come to capture Di Esi was highly unusual.

A Star Divine Official would not personally guard the prison, so why was he the first one to pursue and not those guarding the prison? Even a Divine Official with four or five stars could easily track down Di Esi, let alone the Prison Chief, who was more than just a four or five star Divine Official.

"Tian, impressive! It seems you didn't go all out in the Toughest Divine Being contest," one guard said to Lin Shen, giving him a thumbs-up.

The bullets Lin Shen used in the competition were slow-moving, unlike the seemingly unpredictable ones now.

"It's not that I didn't use my full strength; such methods were simply unnecessary in the Toughest Divine Being contest," Lin Shen said with a smile.

"That's true." The guards became noticeably warmer towards Lin Shen.

They had thought Lin Shen's maneuvers were only somewhat useful in competitions and would not be very effective in real combat due to their slow speed.

But now it was clear that Lin Shen's combat strength was off the charts, different from what they had expected.

This was still before they realized that Liu Siming had once attempted to block Lin Shen's bullet and failed; otherwise, their admiration would have been more than just simple praise.

Lin Shen and the three guards chatted and laughed as if nothing had happened.

The guards were also very happy; with a person like Lin Shen around, even if they had the bad luck of encountering a tough character ascending from the Ancient Realm, they would not be helpless.