Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

As Star Divine Officials of the same cohort, Lin Shen, Ji Fengyun, and Lu Ming'er have all exchanged communication numbers so that they can support each other as newcomers.

Upon returning to his own planet, Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi sent congratulations; they had seen the news of Lin Shen's employment at the Everlasting Star Divine Palace on the official website of the Star God Palace.

For them, becoming a Star Divine Official is a very good path forward; it's like crossing a class barrier.

Deng Kuang also sent a message, expressing confusion as to why he needs to join the Star Divine Palace. With his abilities, there is no need to rely on the Star Divine Palace, nor does he need the status of a Star Divine Official to ensure his safety.

Lin Shen patiently replied to each one of them. Now that there is no turning back for him, he must quickly clarify whether the two recent entrants into the Celestial Court are indeed Wei and Di Esi.

The Shen Family and Deng Family had distinctly different reactions to Tian becoming a Star Divine Official of the South Star District.

Deng Yongxin and the members of the Deng Family had grim expressions upon hearing this news.

Once one becomes a Star Divine Official, it becomes even harder for them to control Tian.

Moreover, as Star Divine Officials come under the jurisdiction of the Star God Palace, the connection with their family clans weakens, and they believe that the Shen Family definitely would not accept the reality of allying with a Star Divine Official through marriage.

However, Deng Yongxin thinks this could be a good opportunity: if the Shen Family learns about Tian becoming a Star Divine Official, they might take the initiative to dissolve the inter-familial marriage alliance.

But the reality was quite the opposite of what he thought. Upon learning about Tian becoming a Star Divine Official of the South Star District, the Shen Family, for some unknown reason, seemed even more eager to promote the marital alliance.

Yue Hongyan reacted oddly after learning of this, seemingly unable to believe that Lin Shen would actually join the Star Divine Palace and become a Star Divine Official.

For an average Divine Being, becoming a Star Divine Official is indeed a good route.

But for someone of Lin Shen's background, who is also betrothed to the Shen Family, it is rather strange for such a person to become a Star Divine Official.

Members of other families were also puzzled as to why Tian would become a Star Divine Official; in their view, Lin Shen's action was akin to giving up being a good person to become a dog.

No matter how incomprehensible it is to others, Lin Shen doesn't care and, even if he did know, it wouldn't bother him. Right now, he only wants to infiltrate the Star Divine Palace to clear up the things he wants to understand.

Three days passed quickly, and Lin Shen, donning the uniform of the Star Divine Palace, promptly reported for duty at the Everlasting Star Divine Palace.

Over these three days, he read the job manual multiple times, learning that upon becoming a Divine Official, one could enjoy many rights and benefits. The higher the star level, the more significant the rights.

Even as a low-level one-star Divine Official, he already enjoyed many rights. For example, he could directly teleport to any of the ninth-grade planets under the Star Divine Palace jurisdiction, hunt Deformed Species at will, and plunder the resources of the planets.

Furthermore, whenever he needs assistance with his work, he can enlist any Divine Being for help.

If he is attacked by a Divine Being outside the Star Divine Palace, he can contact any Divine Palace to receive support from a Star Divine Official.

Of course, within the Celestial Court, there are very few who would dare to act against the Star Divine Palace, even if it's just against a one-star Divine Official.

Lin Shen found that with the status of a Star Divine Official, his dealings within the Celestial Court have become even more convenient.

Even for someone like Mud-plate Ancestor, whose power surpasses his, now standing in front of the Mud-plate Ancestor, the Ancestor would not dare to treat him badly.

Ji Fengyun and Lu Ming'er had arrived even earlier than Lin Shen, and were waiting early to officially join the ranks.

A two-star Divine Official led them through all the procedures before guiding them to their respective departments.

Lu Ming'er was assigned to the Law Enforcement Department, which is responsible for dealing with individuals who violate the regulations, and has real power within the Star God Palace.

Lin Shen and Ji Fengyun were assigned to the Defense Department. In Lin Shen's view, it was essentially a security role.

The Defense Department was in charge of security work. Ji Fengyun, due to his distinguished appearance and demeanor, was appointed to the gatekeeper duties at the Star God Palace. This was a position of prestige, and shabbily dressed individuals couldn't be allowed to stand guard.

Lin Shen, not meeting the appearance and temperament standards, was unable to stay and stand guard with Ji Fengyun at the Star God Palace. Instead, he was given a watch duty at the Southern Heaven Gate.

The Southern Heaven Gate is one of the six great gateways of the Celestial Court, through which countless people from various Ancient Realm districts enter the Celestial Court.

Lin Shen's task was to guard the Southern Heaven Gate; if someone from the Ancient Realm district came through, he was to detain them immediately.

If they complied, they would be taken to the Star God Palace. If not, force would be used to make them comply.

The Star God Palace was fairly humane in its operation: the job was on a three-shift rotation, with each shift containing four Star Divine Officials. They only had to guard for ten days in the Celestial Court before they could rest for twenty days until the next tenure of ten, and so on in a continuous cycle.

The three Star Divine Officials working with Lin Shen were all one-star Divine Officials, all of whom had won championships in competitions within the last two or three years.

In terms of talent and ability, they were top-notch among Divine Beings, and yet now they could only watch the gate for others.

According to them, to become a Divine Official in the Star God Palace, one has to go through this step, which seems to be a tradition.

However, when referring to "new Divine Officials," that means these lower-ranking Divine Beings. Those of middle rank and upper rank do not need to go through this step when they join the Star God Palace.

Someone with a good image and temperament like Ji Fengyun was lucky enough to skip this step.

"Lately, something must have happened in the Ancient Realm; a number of mighty strangers have appeared. Some of the people who arrive possess the ability to slay lower gods. Two of them even physically broke into the Celestial Court and even mastered the visualization technique..." The Divine Beings, having nothing better to do, started discussing recent events.

"Is everyone from the Ancient Realm that formidable?" Lin Shen asked opportunely.

"I heard they were much stronger a long time ago, but in the past few hundred million years, they've become weaker, and normally those who come up are at our mercy. But recently, for some reason, people coming from the Ancient Realm have been more ferocious than the next, and several colleagues on duty were killed. It would be much better if we don't encounter such individuals..."

Perhaps they were simply too idle. Normally, no one from the Ancient Realm could break through, and so they discussed the rumors they had heard at length. Although none of them had witnessed it personally, the news they relayed was vivid and detailed.

After listening for a while, Lin Shen could almost be certain that the two who had physically ascended were none other than Di Esi and Wei.

The ability to cultivate the Ghost God Visualization Technique in the Ancient Realm could likely be due to the Peerless Divine Skill he had sent back.

Now Lin Shen was considering how to communicate with the people of the Ancient Realm, warning them not to ascend the Stairway to Heaven to the Celestial Court.

While he was deep in thought, suddenly sounds of chaos came from within the Celestial Court, and he faintly heard someone shouting, "Stop him, don't let him break through the Southern Heaven Gate."

The four of them immediately snapped to attention, promptly summoning their Divine Artifacts and looking towards the source of the commotion, only to see a person arriving amidst a sky full of starshine.

"Damn it, what the hell are the prison wardens doing, letting someone escape!" They all exclaimed in alarm and frantically used their Divine Artifacts to try to stop the person.

With a fixed gaze, Lin Shen realized that the person who had broken through from the inside was none other than Di Esi.