Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Lin Shen knew that Tian Buluo was making sense. To respond to a myriad of changes with constancy, one needed enough insight.

In the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, Tian Buluo could easily achieve responding to myriad changes with unchanging responses.

Lin Shen hadn't reached the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, but if he could have as rich battle experience as Wei Wufu, he could nearly achieve the same.

Unfortunately, Lin Shen neither had the state of Unity of Heaven and Man nor the extensive battle experience of Wei Wufu.

"Why is it so hard to practice a blade technique?" Lin Shen sighed. Stay updated via empire

"Brother Tian, why have you started thinking about practicing blade techniques again? Your finger and fist skills are so powerful, just with these two skills, you could dominate the world. There's no need to practice another blade technique. Wouldn't it be better to refine your finger and fist skills further?" Tian Buluo said.

"Weren't you grounded? How come you're out so soon?" Lin Shen didn't want to answer the question and changed the subject.

"Hehe, Sister Yu went out, so I sneaked out for a bit. Otherwise, I would have suffocated. Since you're here, let's practice the Heaven and Celestial Beings Skill together." Tian Buluo pulled Lin Shen to practice the Heaven and Celestial Beings Skill.

Lin Shen didn't use Finger Sand or Surfing Fist, only defending with a defensive posture, which frustrated Tian Buluo.

Although Lin Shen's defense was indeed quite solid, once he began to move, Tian Buluo could quickly catch a flaw and easily defeat him.

"Brother Tian, stop using the blade technique. It's not putting any pressure on me. Switch to your Finger Sand already," Tian Buluo said.

Upon hearing Tian Buluo's words, Lin Shen suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Right, my defensive stance is already pretty good, but if I only defend, there's no coercive force whatsoever. Tian Buluo can attempt to attack at will, continuing until he finds a flaw. The same would happen with anyone else—no one could withstand it."

Lin Shen's thoughts raced, "It seems I've been mistaken. To respond to myriad changes with constancy is fine, but constancy doesn't mean being non-threatening. Even when defending, I must pose a threat to the opponent; otherwise, they'll attack recklessly, making my defense increasingly difficult."

Having realized this, the details of Lin Shen's defensive stance began to change subtly.

Seeing that Lin Shen was still insisting on using a blade technique, Tian Buluo felt somewhat helpless. Yet, when he tried to attack again, he suddenly sensed that something was amiss and shuddered violently.

If previously Lin Shen was like a punching bag for him to hit at will, he had now become a punching bag covered in spikes—if Tian Buluo carelessly attacked, he might get pricked by the spikes.

"Now this is getting interesting," Tian Buluo's gaze grew serious.

He quickly realized he dared not strike at Lin Shen. This time, Lin Shen's defense was riddled with flaws, not as perfect as before.

But even if he seized those flaws, he could only cause Lin Shen minor injuries, whereas Lin Shen gave him the feeling that he was ready to kill him with one strike.

"Brother Tian, what kind of technique is this? Isn't this just fighting for life with life?" Tian Buluo said helplessly.

He came to Lin Shen for practice, not to fight to the death. In such a situation, he couldn't bring himself to attack.

"That's right. Since I can't achieve responding to myriad changes with constancy, I'll do the opposite. While protecting my vital points, I'll always be ready to exchange life for life with the opponent. Ideally, I'll take minor injuries in exchange for dealing heavy injuries to the enemy," Lin Shen said.

"That's not called defending, that should be called fighting desperately," Tian Buluo said, feeling exasperated.

"Defense is a fight to the death," Lin Shen smiled. "In ancient battles defending a city, there were always casualties. Inflicting fatal damage to the enemy at a smaller price suits my style."

Tian Buluo shook his head continuously as he tried several times and found that whenever he attacked Lin Shen, he was likely to get more hurt than Lin Shen. For a moment, he really didn't know how to proceed.

After a few attempts, Tian Buluo said sullenly, "I won't practice anymore, I won't practice. Playing like this, there's no way to practice."

"If you won't practice, then I'll practice on my own." Lin Shen was practicing with gusto. At this moment, he had an epiphany.

After all, he had the ability to heal quickly, so a little injury didn't mean much. Being able to exchange wounds with the enemy seemed quite worth it.

Of course, this was just a last resort. If he could defend successfully without it, Lin Shen wouldn't want to use such a mutually damaging method to defend.

But facing Tian Buluo's Heaven and Celestial Beings Skill and the Dou Shi Buddha's skills, this was the best method to use.

He would rather inflict a thousand damages on the enemy even at the cost of eight hundred to himself, just to make the adversary suffer.

With nothing better to do, Tian Buluo could only continue practicing with Lin Shen, but the more they practiced, the more disheartened he became, and the less daring he was to strike.

Although he could predict all of Lin Shen's moves, Lin Shen himself wouldn't strike first, so Tian had to make the first move. Leading with a move inevitably exposed flaws, and Lin Shen used the sheath to defend, simply protecting his vital points without breaking the opponent's moves. Meanwhile, the sword in his other hand targeted the enemy's weak points. Even the most exquisite finger skills were useless against such defense—who could endure this?

After practicing for a while, Tian Buluo couldn't take it anymore and directly excused himself back to Rainy Mist Tower.

He would rather be locked up than continue practicing that cursed blade technique with Lin Shen.

The more Lin Shen practiced, the more insights he gained. Attacking required momentum, and so did defense. As long as his determination to risk his life was strong enough that the enemy dared not risk their life in return, their momentum would naturally weaken, and he would have successfully defended.

No matter how exquisite your skills are, it's about exchanging blood for blood, life for life. If you're not afraid to die, then bring it on, and let's see who falls first.

As Lin Shen was practicing, he suddenly felt that his blade technique might be misnamed as the Greed for Life and Fear of Death Sword. After thinking for a long time, he gave his blade technique a new name: "Bloodlife Blade Skill."

"I exchange my blood for your life; the main strategy is to be ruthless, ruthless against the enemy and oneself." The more Lin Shen practiced, the more he felt it, and his momentum grew stronger.

In the following days, Lin Shen didn't go anywhere and practiced his blade technique at home every day, streamlining it further.

The Heavenly Emperor was away on a trip and hadn't returned yet. That day Lin Shen received a message from Wei Wufu that the Wei Family was ready to explore the underground space, and Wei Changqing invited him to join.

Lin Shen, having nothing better to do, agreed to Wei Wufu and set off back to his homeworld, arriving once again at Tiancheng.

Wei Changqing and others had already recovered from their wounds. They formed a small team, ready to enter the underground space again, to find the Base Mutation site referred to by Changhen Dongli.

If the underground space truly contained a Base Mutation site, then the Wei Family wouldn't need to follow the Minor Nirvana path in the future.

This time, Lin Shen returned with an important task: to take Wei Wufu away, so he would not undergo Nirvana on the homeworld.

After exploring the underground space, Lin Shen planned to make another trip to Gourd Mountain. If he could take control of Gourd Mountain, then even if he had to return the mechanical wristwatch to that strange person, it wouldn't matter.