Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Ye Xing watched from above as Lin Shen sawed through a head, an act so gruesome it turned her stomach. The sight caused her complexion to pale dramatically.

She didn't care about killing, and was no stranger to scenes of death, but this was the first time she had encountered something so revolting. She felt nauseous and nearly vomited.

"Is that guy a demon?" Ye Xing had never encountered someone so twisted before; she had a deep hatred for Lin Shen, which now morphed into disgust.

Because she was so young, Ye Xing had not experienced the previous battles and therefore did not recognize Ye Ya, nor did she realize Lin Shen's true strength. She simply thought that Lin Shen could act so boldly here because of Tian Xun.

Captured before by Lin Shen, she had thought it was simply a surprise attack and hadn't managed to put up a real fight, believing that Lin Shen might not be her match in a head-to-head battle.

She had thought Lin Shen only killed an Ascender and, with a quick thought, moved towards Lin Shen, simultaneously summoning her Spirit Base with the protection of her Carapace.

A guitar-like Spirit Base appeared in Ye Xing's hands; with a strum of her fingers, the sounds from the strings were like demonic music attacking Lin Shen's brain.

Lin Shen, who was still sawing the head, felt a piercing pain in his brain. He turned and looked up to the sky, only to see Ye Xing flying towards him, hovering in the air and strumming at her instrument.

When Lin Shen saw only Ye Xing in the air, a gleam appeared in his eyes. He thought to himself, "Well, isn't this a self-delivered hostage?"

He heard the sounds of instruments and battle explosions from the void and knew that reinforcements from the Night Ghost Tribe were coming.

Helplessly, as Tian Xun was still up on the mountain, Lin Shen could not leave. While he worried about how to deal with the Night Ghost Tribe, he didn't expect Ye Xing, the perfect bargaining chip, to come to him—it was like winning the lottery.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Tian, you ambushed me and left me in such a sorry state, today, I will settle this score with you," Ye Xing said and began to sing while fiercely strumming the strings.

Showing some intelligence, she kept a safe distance from Lin Shen, using only sound waves to attack him—ready to flee if he proved too strong.

The sound waves surged towards Lin Shen like waves, but his Carapace erupted with a brilliant glow as he summoned the Inheritance Fan.

The Inheritance Fan turned into beams of Light Swords flying towards Ye Xing, piercing through her sound waves and enveloping her.

Ye Xing, startled, swung her guitar to deflect the interweaving Light Swords.

But before she could react a second time, she felt a sharp pain in her waist from behind and then found herself immobilized.

The Lin Shen behind her, after hitting her acupoints, wrapped one hand around her body and with the other gesture, drew the Light Swords back into his hand, turning them back into the Inheritance Fan.

Ye Xing was both shocked and furious—she couldn't believe that she had been captured by Lin Shen again, and so effortlessly.

Full of regret, Ye Xing wanted to cry but knew it was too late.

Lin Shen returned to the ground, tossing Ye Xing aside and continuing to saw at Ye Ya's head with the Scrap Sword.

Falling to the ground, Ye Xing watched with an increasingly ghastly pale face as Lin Shen continued his gruesome task.

She didn't fear death, but the thought of Lin Shen sawing into her head as well sent shivers down her spine.

What made it worse was that she had fallen into Lin Shen's clutches again—he would surely use her to threaten Ye Kong and the others.

Unfortunately, now powerless to commit suicide, Ye Xing could only watch helplessly as Lin Shen sawed away.

The red and white matter splashing out from the head stained her clothes and face, causing her complexion to turn even paler.

After a long while, Lin Shen finally sawed Ye Ya's head in two, smashing the brain into bits.

"This should stop you from coming back to life," Lin Shen finally let out a breath, stood up, and began to search through Ye Ya's belongings.

Ye Ya's Evil Ghost Blade was lying nearby. As a Nirvana Level Spirit Base, it should have its own consciousness and either escape on its own or launch a final attack on the enemy upon its master's death.

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However, since Ye Xie was killed, the Evil Ghost Blade had fallen to the ground without any reaction.

Lin Shen tested it and found that the Evil Ghost Blade really had no reaction at all, as if, like the Ascension Level Spirit Base, although it had Spiritual Sense, it didn't have its own consciousness.

Obtaining a Nirvana Level Spirit Base was naturally a great thing for Lin Shen.

Lin Shen didn't touch it immediately but buried it under some rocks, planning to retrieve it after Tian Xun came out.

The main concern was that it might be playing dead; who knows why it was completely unresponsive.

There was no need to search Ye Ya's corpse; he had stripped himself bare earlier, even peeling off his skin, so there was absolutely nothing hidden on his body.

What remained was just that large tombstone. Lin Shen picked up Ye Xing and approached the tombstone which was also completely still.

He tried to channel his Strength into the tombstone, and to his surprise, it was actually activated.

"What exactly is this thing? It doesn't seem to be a Spirit Base, but it can be activated by the Strength of Ascenders. Could it have been man-made?" Lin Shen looked around, but there was no one there to help him test the power of the tombstone.

"First, let's see how Tian Xun is faring and whether he has tamed that strange Purple Robe." Lin Shen packed up his things, carrying the tombstone in one hand and holding Ye Xing in the other, flying towards the mountain where the Purple Robe was located.

From a distance, he could see the purple and white lights still entangling at the top of the mountain, indicating that Tian Xun had neither tamed the Purple Robe nor escaped.

"I wonder if my abilities can lend Tian Xun a helping hand." Lin Shen approached the mountain and attempted to rush straight over.

But his body was repelled by the purple and white lights; the forces inside were too strong, and he couldn't break through at all.

"If only I were at Nirvana Level." Lin Shen sighed and landed at the foot of the mountain, with no choice but to wait.

The battle in the void lasted for a while, and the sounds of instruments and explosions suddenly vanished. Lin Shen couldn't help but turn his head to look.

Soon after, he saw three figures cutting through the air, rapidly approaching the mountain.

"Everyone stand still and don't move." Lin Shen transformed the Inheritance Fan into a Light Sword, placing it against Ye Xing's neck.

Ye Kong, Ye Yue, and Ye Yun exchanged glances and reluctantly came to a stop.

Ye Kong addressed Lin Shen, "Let go of Ye Xing, and we'll let you leave. We can settle our scores later."

"Dream on. If you dare to come closer, I'll kill her right now." Lin Shen was not falling for that.

Ye Kong coldly retorted, "Tian Xun has provoked the Purple Star Ritual Robe, and his death is certain. You won't last until he comes out. We Night Ghosts keep our word—if you release Ye Xing, you are free to leave, and we won't stop you."

Lin Shen looked at her coldly, too lazy to utter another word. Once Tian Xun appeared, these Female Night Ghosts wouldn't cause any trouble.

The three Night Ghosts exchanged glances and suddenly summoned their Life Bases, about to use their sound wave allure to gain control of Lin Shen.

Before they could make their move, the Light Sword in Lin Shen's hand was ready to strike, with blood already showing on its blade.

"Stop!" The three Night Ghosts cried out in shock, all at once.

"Don't play dirty, or she dies," Lin Shen halted, glaring at them coldly.

Blood dripped drop by drop from the injured neck of Ye Xing.

"Killing Ye Xing will bring you no benefit. We'll make another concession; let Ye Xing go, and we'll leave Giant Ring Star right now—it will all be yours," Ye Kong proposed again.

"You're not going anywhere." A voice came from the top of the mountain, and in an instant, a figure bathed in Holy Light appeared before Lin Shen, staring coldly at the three Night Ghosts.

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