Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

A strange force surged into his body; this power was very peculiar. When he stood still, resisting the flow of the river, this strange force would be very weak.

If he drifted downstream with the current, the strange power would completely disappear.

On the contrary, if he walked upstream against the current, the strange power would gradually grow stronger.

This strange force could not change his constitution, nor could it enhance his Base Mutation rate. It simply merged into his body, nourishing his Life Base and his own Spiritual Sense.

Lin Shen had no intention of swimming. He simply sank to the bottom and walked upward from there. Walking like this was faster than swimming himself, and also faster than Wei Wufu.

The river was not very deep, only about ten meters or so. Once Lin Shen sank to the bottom, he found that the current below was obviously swifter than above, and it brought a greater amount of the strange power.

This discovery delighted Lin Shen greatly. He was tempted to call Wei Wufu down to walk together, but then he thought better of it and gave up on the idea.

Resisting the current also consumed a great deal of energy, and Wei Wufu did not have his breath-holding ability; it would be difficult for him to walk underwater for a long time. It was safer for him to stay above.

So, Lin Shen walked forward underwater against the subcurrent, continually absorbing the strange power brought by the water flow.

The strange power entering his body divided into three parts, each absorbed by the Contrarian, the Inheritance Fan, and Lin Shen himself. Chapter Enjoy:

After walking a few hundred meters on the riverbed, Lin Shen felt the strange power flowing into his body increasing more and more. The subcurrent grew stronger too, compelling him to use the Carapace to contend with it; otherwise, his pace would become somewhat slow.

After a while, both the Inheritance Fan and the Contrarian underwent a transformation – they both underwent a Nirvana. Following their transformations, Lin Shen's Attributes were also elevated.

The advantage of a Double Life Base was revealed at that moment. With every Nirvana of the Inheritance Fan, Lin Shen's Attributes and skill Strength increased by ten percent based on the original data. When the Contrarian underwent Nirvana, another ten percent increase was added on top of the original data.

Once both Life Bases reached the Tenth Turn, Lin Shen had 162 more Attribute points than an ordinary Ten-stage Ascendant, which were solid foundational Attributes.

The Heavenly Emperor and the other two onlookers watched from above. They saw Tian Xin almost reaching the vicinity of the pool, while Wei Wufu had swum only a few hundred meters, his slow pace was frightfully slow.

After Lin Shen plunged into the water, he had not come up again.

"That Tian has been underwater for so long without coming up; he couldn't have drowned and been swept into the Abyss of the Fallen, could he?" the Celestial beauty said with a laugh.

The Heavenly Emperor took off his sunglasses and glanced at the river below. After a moment, he said with a smile, "He hasn't drowned. He's walking up the riverbed. He's even a little faster than that Wei Wufu above."

"Walking at the bottom of the river? The undercurrents beneath the Ascension River are much stronger than those at the surface, and they become even more turbulent as one approaches the Ascension Pool.

Walking like that, I'm afraid he won't even make it to the edge of the pool," the Celestial beauty remarked, looking again at Wei Wufu struggling on the surface and smiling slyly: "But with their swimming skills, I'm afraid they won't reach the pool even if they swim on the surface."

"How can there be such people? They are Ascenders, after all. No matter what, they should have attained a certain standard in controlling their bodies, Strength, and skills; how can they possibly not know how to swim? Even if learning on the spot, they should be able to pick up some, right?" The Celestial beauty was genuinely intrigued now.

"Maybe it's a psychological issue," Xiao Liuzi chimed in.

"What kind of psychological issue could it be?" the Celestial beauty asked with curiosity.

"That I don't know. Perhaps they were frightened by water when they were young, leaving behind some sort of psychological shadow," Xiao Liuzi guessed as he brought over some freshly grilled skewers to the Heavenly Emperor and the Celestial beauty.

The Heavenly Emperor casually picked up a skewer, eating while smiling amiably, "The kid down there shouldn't have any psychological shadows, probably just hasn't learned or has poor learning abilities. The one above, though, has a big problem. If he can't overcome this obstacle, he'll encounter major issues during Nirvana."

Lin Shen walked underwater against the dark currents, his speed becoming slower and slower. As the darkness below became stronger, even with his strength and control, it was quite strenuous to walk along the riverbed.

The main issue was controlling the body in water; it was easily carried off by the dark currents. The strange force that washed over the body also gave a chilling sensation—not a physical chill, but as if the Spiritual Sense was being cleansed and left cold.

"It seems I have no choice but to do this." Lin Shen gritted his teeth, activated the Super Base Pattern, and immediately used the movement technique of Surfing Fist, charging forward step by step.

Each step he took left a footprint on the riverbed's rocks, and the more he walked, the faster he got and the deeper the prints became.

His body broke through the dark currents, stirring the water into a turbulent mess, and large bubbles started appearing on the surface.

With every step Lin Shen took, a cluster of bubbles surged up on the surface, his speed increasing ever more.

"What is that human called Tian doing underwater?" The Celestial beauty noticed this anomaly and asked out of curiosity.

"He is using strength to fight against the dark currents and run forward." The Heavenly Emperor spoke while nibbling on a skewer.

"Running on the riverbed... Such a consumption, can an Ascender really endure it? I'm afraid he won't get far before he runs out of energy, right? If he truly overexerts himself and doesn't even have the strength to reach the shore, he will be swept into the Abyss of the Fallen.

Wouldn't that mean losing his life for nothing?" the Celestial beauty pondered something and turned to the Heavenly Emperor to ask, "Your Majesty, if he loses his strength and is washed toward the Abyss of the Fallen, should we pull him out?"

"We're only here to watch the show; everything else is none of our concern," the Heavenly Emperor said offhandedly.

"Then let's see if he can stop in time. If he is reckless and depletes his strength too severely, I'm afraid he's definitely not going to survive," the Celestial beauty said with a smile.

She originally thought Lin Shen would soon be unable to hold on, but instead, the bubbles from below increased even more, almost forming a gushing spring on the river surface.

Moreover, his speed kept increasing, and he was quickly closing the distance to Tian Xin, who was nearing the pool.

Tian Xin was swimming toward the pool when he suddenly felt as if there were a whale spouting water behind him, with water columns rising continuously, startling him.

"Damn, what trick is that kid pulling off now?" Tian Xin hastily accelerated his pace, desperately swimming towards the pool, fearing the surging water columns would catch up to him.

Who knew what Lin Shen was up to under the water; if he got caught in it, that would be troublesome.

Tian Xin didn't dare to hold back any longer, directly summoning the power of the Heartless Angel, whose possession greatly increased his speed, and he dashed towards the pool.

Meanwhile, Lin Shen underwater was getting faster and faster. The Surfing Steps pushed aside the dark currents, his powerful strength surging through his body as he forcefully resisted the numerous dark streams of the riverbed, charging towards the direction of the pool.

"That human at the bottom of the river has quite the endurance, almost rushing into the pool!" The Celestial beauty expressed her surprise.

"Think it's that easy to get into the pool?" The Heavenly Emperor pulled out something that looked like a remote control from the pocket of his large shorts and pressed a few buttons on it.

The waterfalls of Mount Ascension, which flowed straight down, suddenly increased in volume, like a roaring dragon plunging into the pool, causing chaotic currents to surge, violently slapping against the surrounding rocks.

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