Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

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An Jiahe was contemplating how to complete the Dual Blade and Sword Skill to achieve both full offense and full defense.

Yet, Lin Shen had no such thoughts at all. He indeed supplemented some aspects, but what he added was still defensive in nature, completely devoid of any intention to attack.

For several days, he researched and practiced the Greed for Life and Fear of Death Sword Technique at home, making considerable progress. Each move and form he practiced bore a genuine resemblance to mastery.

However, practicing alone, he didn't know how to supplement the technique properly. He went to the Celestial Master Institute hoping to find Ouyang Yudu to help him practice his blade skills, but Ouyang Yudu was busy restructuring the Special Service Department and simply had no time to assist him.

As he was about to leave the Celestial Master Institute, he saw Lin Wan who had brought over some tea, causing a thought to stir in Lin Shen's heart as he looked her up and down.

"Dean, is there something wrong with the way I'm dressed?" Lin Wan asked Lin Shen.

"Do you remember telling me that you're at the Tenth Turn of Ascension?" Lin Shen asked.

"Yes, Dean. Do you have any orders?" Lin Wan's heart skipped a beat, thinking Lin Shen might have spotted some flaw in her.

"What weapon are you skilled with?" Lin Shen continued to inquire.

Hearing Lin Shen ask this, Lin Wan grew more suspicious, but her face remained calm as she answered, "I am skilled with the sword, and my Life Base is also a sword."

As she spoke, Lin Wan pointed with her hand, and blue particles flew from her fingertips, forming a Life Base in front of her that resembled a Bronze Ancient Sword.

Lin Wan thought to herself, "I have the God Ghost Shifting Skill, changing the appearance of my Life Base is easy. If you think you can discern my background from my Life Base, then you are mistaken."

"Very well, I need you to do me a favor," Lin Shen said as he turned and walked toward the back, heading to the martial training ground of the Celestial Master Institute.

"Dean, what can I do for you?" Lin Wan was filled with doubts and didn't understand what Lin Shen really wanted to do, and it didn't seem like he was trying to test her.

Lin Shen drew the Scrap Sword, grasping the handle in one hand and the scabbard in the other, and assumed a proper stance before saying to Lin Wan, "Attack me with your swordsmanship."

"I'm not sure if that's a good idea," Lin Wan hesitated. It wasn't that she feared Lin Shen had any ulterior motives, but rather she was afraid that she might pierce and kill him with a single thrust.

"Don't be afraid; just strike. I have my own ways of dealing with it. Go all out," Lin Shen said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll try my best," Lin Wan thought to herself with a silent chuckle, "If I truly used all my strength, I fear that this time next year would be your memorial day."

Thinking this, Lin Wan pinched the sword hilt and gently thrust out with her sword.

To Lin Shen, what clearly looked like a casual thrust was both fast and stable, like a flash of lightning across the sky.

Lin Shen found this unusual - after all, Lin Wan was at the Tenth Turn of Ascension, so having such speed was expected. He just didn't expect that such a beautiful girl would possess such formidable swordsmanship.

This was precisely to Lin Shen's liking; he was worried that Lin Wan's swordsmanship would be too weak to put any pressure on him.

With the Scrap Sword in motion, he parried Lin Wan's sword using the Greed for Life and Fear of Death Sword Technique.

"Continue," Lin Shen called out to Lin Wan.

Seeing this, Lin Wan launched a continuous series of thrusts, her control over her power was so delicate it seemed like she was embroidering, careful not to exert too much strength, afraid that Lin Shen wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Lin Shen swung the Scrap Sword, blocking Lin Wan's thrusts one after another. In his eyes, the sword in Lin Wan's hands was like myriad twinkling stars, each point of light representing a piercing strike.

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He swung his blade with a speed that couldn't keep up with Lin Wan's thrusting swordsmanship, and had no choice but to use both hands, incorporating the other hand's scabbard as well.

At first, he struggled to cope, but as he became more familiar with the Greed for Life and Fear of Death Blade Technique, it started to feel much easier.

However, he always felt that his left hand and the scabbard were somewhat superfluous, even hindering him, making it difficult to fully integrate them into the technique.

Lin Wan saw it clearly, and had long realized that Lin Shen's technique was probably just half of some sort of dual strike method with major flaws.

"Why has this guy only learned half a skill? What's the use of practicing just that half?" Lin Wan wondered, "Could someone have deceived him, deliberately only giving him half the technique?"

Sure enough, the more Lin Shen fought, the more problems arose, with several instances where his own blade struck his scabbard, like a child who had not yet learned to coordinate their body.

"He's really single-minded, can't he see that this is not a complete technique?" Lin Wan thought Lin Shen was truly blockheaded.

The more Lin Shen practiced, the more he felt something was wrong, so he asked Lin Wan to stop and took out the "Greed for Life and Fear of Death Blade Technique" to study it closely again.

Lin Wan, seeing the name written on the manual, couldn't help but smirk, "Dean, the name of the technique you are practicing is certainly unique. The creator of this technique is quite a character."

"You don't understand. To learn to fight, you must first learn to take hits. It's the same with swordplay. To learn a powerful technique, you must first learn how to defend," Lin Shen explained while poring over the manual.

With a peculiar expression, Lin Wan inquired, "Dean, who taught you this profound theory?"

"Who taught me isn't important, what's important is that I need to master this technique." Lin Shen studied for a while and felt he was using the technique correctly. The reason his left hand felt like a burden was likely because he had positioned his left hand and scabbard incorrectly.

Thus, Lin Shen put away the manual and continued to have Lin Wan accompany him in practicing the blade.

After practicing with him for a while and seeing that Lin Shen showed no improvement, failing to realize that his technique was only half-complete, Lin Wan couldn't help but hint, "Dean, this technique seems awkward to use. Could there be something wrong with it? Would any decent person name their own creation such a way? Maybe it's a fake technique meant to deceive people."

"Impossible. This technique was taken from the top of the Number 1 Library; it can't be wrong. I just haven't mastered it yet. Once I do, there will be no problems," Lin Shen replied.

Lin Wan smiled and said nothing. She had already seen that not only was the technique incomplete, but it also had serious hidden dangers. Even if Lin Shen practiced this half technique to perfection, it would be of little use and would leave him with a fatal weakness.

But considering her current identity, Lin Wan did not find it appropriate to speak out, thinking to herself, "Since I can't tell him directly, I'll let him see the truth for himself."

With a thought, Lin Wan made a slight change in her swordsmanship, and this small adjustment immediately put Lin Shen, who had been holding his ground, back at a disadvantage.

Lin Wan specifically targeted his weaknesses, forcing Lin Shen to continuously retreat, and at one point, a sword thrust came so swiftly that Lin Wan's sword nearly injured Lin Shen.

"Dean, I told you there's a problem with this technique. Whoever created this skill definitely wasn't a good person; their intentions are extremely malicious," Lin Wan thought, hoping that Lin Shen would now believe her.

To her surprise, Lin Shen simply smiled and said, "It seems I'm about to master it, since I can already identify what's wrong with my practice. Wait for me for a moment while I figure out where I've gone wrong."

Lin Wan was nearly driven mad with frustration by Lin Shen's obtuseness. It was so obvious that the problem lay with the technique, yet he still couldn't see it.

After pondering long and hard, Lin Shen once again picked up his blade and scabbard, asking Lin Wan to practice with him.

Lin Wan noticed that this time, the scabbard in Lin Shen's left hand actually began to work in conjunction with the blade in his right hand, using the scabbard to compensate for some of the deficiencies of the technique.

As Lin Wan watched, her brows suddenly furrowed, and her expression became strange, because she recognized something quite embarrassing.

"Isn't this the Universe Inverting Right and Wrong Hand I created in my early days? Who has turned it into this shoddy mess, to the point that even I almost didn't recognize it..." Lin Wan chuckled bitterly, finding it hard to imagine how her top-notch skill had been distorted into such a travesty, thinking that perhaps she had spoken too harshly before.