Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

"Alright." Lin Shen took out the sinister Evil Ghost Blade and looked at Third Mountain, "Can we start now?"

Third Mountain eyed the Evil Ghost Blade in Lin Shen's hand, and his expression instantly turned bizarre.

If Lin Shen had simply taken out a Spirit Base as a weapon, Third Mountain wouldn't have thought much of it.

But he had just been suppressed by one of Lin Shen's pets, and now Lin Shen had drawn a Spirit Base weapon, which made him smell the scent of conspiracy.

Third Mountain highly suspected that the weapon in Lin Shen's hand was specifically designed to counter him.

But he had just told Lin Shen not to use his pets, and now to ask him not to use his Spirit Base seemed to indicate a lack of ability on his part.

"It's getting late; can we begin soon?" Lin Shen said, looking at Third Mountain.

"I hope our duel can be pure, like the racial rankings, where only one's own abilities are used in battle without any external aid," Third Mountain said.

"Understood." Lin Shen briskly slid the Evil Ghost Blade back into the weapon bag on his back, and with a beckoning motion, the Folding Fan was in hand. He swiftly unfurled it in front of his chest and gently swayed it, then smiled at Third Mountain, "Can we begin now?"

Third Mountain knew that if he continued, he would probably lose all his momentum. If he had a choice, he would prefer to forfeit the fight with Lin Shen today.

But now the arrow was on the string and he had to shoot. He had to defeat Lin Shen to join the Celestial Race on a high note. Only in this way could he gain better treatment and more opportunities.

Third Mountain immediately unleashed his full strength, his carapace becoming incredibly tough, and even sprouted spikes all over his body like a hedgehog.

Lin Shen looked at the spikes on Third Mountain's body without surprise; he had already seen Third Mountain's battles before and knew that those spikes were his Life Base.

Third Mountain charged straight toward Lin Shen, throwing a punch. Even before the fist arrived, the spikes atop had already reached Lin Shen's face.

Everyone thought that a great battle was about to start, expecting to see Lin Shen use his Folding Fan Life Base, along with Surfing Fist and Pistol Air Strike Skill.

However, as Third Mountain's fierce punch roared towards Lin Shen, Lin Shen still gently waved his folding fan, standing there without even a defensive stance, not even summoning his carapace, just looking indifferently at Third Mountain.

Just when everyone thought Lin Shen was about to block Third Mountain's punch with his folding fan, Lin Shen's other hand, hidden in his sleeve, moved slightly.

Third Mountain, who had rushed towards him, suddenly stood still in front of him; the spikes on his fist were only centimeters away from Lin Shen's forehead. But that small distance seemed as vast as the ends of the earth.

People were unclear about what exactly had happened. Why had Third Mountain stopped moving? Lin Shen hadn't even blocked the punch; why didn't Third Mountain swing it down?

"What is Third Mountain doing? Why doesn't he swing that punch? Could it be because Lin Shen isn't using Base Mutation power, he feels it's unfair, so he didn't throw the punch?"

"Lin Shen is taking too much of a risk; if Third Mountain hadn't stopped, wouldn't his head have been smashed by that punch?"

"This is boring, why don't they start fighting for real?"

As people were discussing fervently, Lin Shen flicked his wrist, and the folding fan snapped shut, then he swung it, like a teaching stick, directly across Third Mountain's face, actually flipping Third Mountain's round body aside onto the ground.

Without looking at Third Mountain fallen on the ground, Lin Shen unfolded the fan and gently fanned himself as he walked past him.

"Everyone disperse," Lin Shen said, leaving directly.

People stared blankly at Lin Shen's retreating figure until he disappeared around the corner, while the third-ranking Shan Clan member lay motionless on the ground, as if dead.

"Is it... over?"

"What the hell? Third Shan says no pets, no Spirit Base, and then can't even take a single hit?"

"Lin Shen is way too strong, not even in the same league."

"Third Shan, the universe's top Ascender, didn't catch a single move; he wasn't killed, was he?"

"It's not that Third Shan is weak; perhaps Lin Shen is just that strong."

"Lin, Di Esi, and Kristin dropping out made this Ascenders' ranking a farce, the top spot can't even take one move from Lin, they're not on the same level."

"The Taiger People's representative from the Celestial Master Institute was right, the first place on the Ascenders' list is not on the same level as the Dean of the Institute. Someone with Ascension already serving as Dean, commanding who knows how many of Nirvana Level, is undoubtedly powerful. The average Ascender has no need to challenge."

"I thought Lin Shen was strong after seeing him fight so long with Kristin, but not unbeatably strong. I never expected him to be so invincible when the opponent changed—there's no wound like the wound of comparison."

"The duel was over the moment Lin Shen's pet subdued Third Shan. If you can't even beat someone's pet, there's no point in continuing."

Suddenly, the net was full of such sentiments, and no one thought Lin Shen was just dragging out the match anymore; it was clear he didn't even consider Third Shan an opponent, effortlessly dealing with him.

"Why make a fuss about being number one when you can just ask for trouble?" Kristin also watched the live broadcast, and after it finished, he commented with a cold expression.

Others might not know, but having suffered greatly at Lin Shen's hands, he was aware of Lin Shen's bizarre Acupoint Sealing technique.

"How did he do it?" Catherine frowned, not understanding how Third Shan had lost.

Various experts began analyzing why Third Shan lost, with different speculations spreading wildly online.

Di Esi, Kristin, and others were brought up again in discussions about who would have taken first place in the Ascension Level if they hadn't dropped out.

Judging by the results, Di Esi was undoubtedly the strongest. Lin Shen had beaten Kristin and then surrendered during his battle with Di Esi.

But since Ouyang Yudu could withstand Di Esi's Life Base and claimed Lin Shen was much stronger, Di Esi might not have won.

It was like a vicious circle, with various analysis and no one convincing another.

Everyone agreed on one thing, though: Third Shan, the universe's top Ascender, was just a huge fluke.

Lying on the ground motionless, Third Shan's face was full of pain. The blow that Lin Shen struck him down with did not cause him physical pain, but the torment of such a humiliating defeat was more unbearable than any physical pain.

Even more agonizing for him was the uncertainty of whether the high-ranking Celestial of the Celestial Race would still accept him and the Shan Clan after his dismal failure.

"It's all over." Third Shan lay there, feeling the world spinning around him, as if his body was endlessly falling, about to plummet into an endless abyss.