Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Lin Wan's observation of the technique became increasingly similar to her own Universe Inverting Right and Wrong Hand, except that her Right and Wrong Hand could be executed with a single hand, manifesting two different kinds of strength, both positive and negative.

It was capable of both offense and defense, both straightforward and reversible, turning the hand upward to bring clouds, and overturning it to bring rain, and it was a very mysterious skill.

The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Sword that Lin Shen used, the reason Lin Wan initially couldn't recognize it, was because this thing not only split her Right and Wrong Hand into two coordinating skills but also transformed it into a Blade Technique, and many original skills from the blueprint had been altered.

After Lin Shen utilized the sword sheath to aid the blade, showing off some seemingly integrated techniques, Lin Wan finally had an epiphany, noticing some familiar elements. Continue reading at empire

Upon further contemplation, she finally thought of her Right and Wrong Hand.

"Who turned my Right and Wrong Hand into this trash? I nearly couldn't recognize my own creation," Lin Wan felt both amused and a bit annoyed, watching Lin Shen practice with such earnestness only made her more amused.

Lin Wan intended to teach Lin Shen the true Right and Wrong Hand, but her current identity made it uncomfortable to speak up, so she had to endure and continue practicing with Lin Shen.

Watching Lin Shen use the blade and sheath entirely for defensive postures, Lin Wan grew more and more uncomfortable and awkward the more she watched.

The essence of the Right and Wrong Hand was a balanced strategy of attack and defense, advance and withdrawal, constant interchange between reality and illusion, inverting the universe, and making enemy struggles to distinguish fact from feint upon striking.

Lin Shen had turned it all into a purely defensive stance, not only greatly reducing its power but also limiting it to defense, losing the essence of the Right and Wrong Hand.

"Dean, I have a bit of an immature idea, I'm not sure if I should speak up," Lin Wan finally couldn't help but say when she saw Lin Shen muddling through the technique she created during his rest period.

She thought about giving Lin Shen a bit of guidance, although she couldn't make him master the Right and Wrong Hand, it should still be very beneficial to him.

"Speak," Lin Shen said thoughtfully.

"I see you using the blade and sheath together, and from my own understanding, wouldn't it be more efficient if the sheath were used for defense and the blade for attack, combining defense and offense in harmony?" Lin Wan suggested.

Lin Shen pondered before casually replying, "Your thinking is somewhat cliched; who defined that a combined technique must always be one part defense and one part offense, one Yin and one Yang, one positive and one negative?"

"Isn't it only by combining the soft and the hard that we can truly unlock greater power?" Lin Wan's eye twitched, in her whole life, she had never heard anyone accuse her ideas of being cliched.

In her era, countless people sought her guidance eagerly, and now, offering directions to Lin Shen, she was branded as cliched. If it wasn't for her desire to discover the secrets to passing the tribulation of death from Lin Shen and to gain his trust first, Lin Wan would have already lost the patience to continue this fruitless conversation with Lin Shen.

"It appears you truly don't understand; let me explain this principle to you." Lin Shen casually picked up a Scrap Sword and wrote the number 1 on the ground, then told Lin Wan, "Can we consider the rigid Strength as 1?"

"Yes," Lin Wan nodded, her heart sneering coldly, "I don't understand? The trash you are practicing is what I created; if I don't understand, do you? I want to see what kind of reasoning you can come up with."

"If we consider rigid Strength as 1, then shouldn't the corresponding soft strength be seen as -1? Which do you think is greater, 1+1 or -1+1?" Lin Shen continued to explain while drawing on the ground.

Lin Wan was dumbfounded by what she heard, and she looked at Lin Shen as if looking at a fool.

"Is that how it's calculated?" Lin Wan knew Lin Shen's calculation was definitely incorrect, but she couldn't immediately organize her language to refute him.

"Of course, that's how you calculate it, even a three-year-old child can do the math. Are you so clueless that you don't understand such a simple principle? Read more books," Lin Shen lectured Lin Wan with exasperation. "Cultivating martial strength isn't just about brute force, you need knowledge and theory as a foundation..."

Lin Wan was so irritated she was about to explode. If she wasn't still hoping to uncover the secret of surviving the deadly tribulation from Lin Shen, she really would have smacked him dead right there.

"Has the Celestial Race really fallen this low? To think that such an oddball could actually become the Dean of the Celestial Master Institute..." Despite the frustration in her heart, Lin Wan forced a smile and said, "The Dean is right, I will definitely read more in the future."

She had given up the idea of enlightening Lin Shen; such a person was truly unworthy of her guidance.

Lin Wan really couldn't understand how Lin Shen could be so odd yet so confident. If she were Lin Shen, she would be too embarrassed to even voice such a bizarre theory.

"Come on, practice with me a little longer, I feel I'm not far from success," Lin Shen said after taking a short break, pulling Lin Wan to continue practicing.

This time, Lin Wan said nothing, accompanying Lin Shen in his Blade Technique practice like a robot.

"Hmph, you have no idea what you're missing out on. You could have had the chance to learn my Universe Inverting Right and Wrong Hand. Now, even if you begged me on your knees, I wouldn't teach it to you," Lin Wan watched coldly, curious to see what sort of abomination Lin Shen could develop from his 1+1 equation.

When Lin Shen was saying those things, he was half joking, but he was also half serious.

He obviously knew that yin and yang merging wasn't calculated his way; he had already sensed that the Greed for Life and Fear of Death Sword was missing a part, likely a complementary technique for the left hand. Without the other part, he had no choice but to fill the gaps according to his own needs.

He already had Surfing Fist and Finger Sand for the offensive side, so he wasn't lacking in attack power. Rather than researching ambidextrous strategies, it was simpler and more effective to focus solely on defense, which was easier to master.

As the Dean, he couldn't lose face in front of his beautiful assistant, especially when he couldn't be sure if she was an undercover spy. Lin Shen didn't bother to explain himself properly to her.

After practicing for a while, Lin Shen's dual-hand defense became smoother and more fluid, his coordination between the sword and its sheath getting better and better.

Lin Shen was pleased with his progress, feeling the results were quite significant, but Lin Wan couldn't care less.

To Lin Wan, Lin Shen had merely increased his defensive strength; nothing special. Compared with the special effects of the Universe Inverting Right and Wrong Hand, it was hardly worth mentioning.

Lin Shen, however, was enjoying himself, and as the day was about to end, Ouyang Yudu came over.

"Ouyang, how do you think my Blade Technique is coming along?" Lin Shen showcased the fruits of his Blade Technique practice.

In her days at the Celestial Master Institute, Lin Wan had seen Ouyang Yudu practicing martial skills and knew that his skill was far superior to Lin Shen's, a true martial arts prodigy.

Lin Wan couldn't fathom how Lin Shen had the confidence to ask Ouyang Yudu such a question.

"Very good," Ouyang Yudu, right under Lin Wan's watchful eye, gave Lin Shen a thumbs up.

Lin Wan felt a touch of pity for Lin Shen; even his good friend didn't dare to tell him the truth. "I didn't expect Ouyang Yudu, who looks so upright, to be so insincere. Are the young people of today all so adept at worldly matters?"