Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

The moment the fist was launched, Heatherne's body was enveloped in blue carapace, with spikes protruding from the fist's exterior, flickering with a dreamlike blue light.

Heatherne had thought her punch would definitely hit Lin Shen, but she saw Lin Shen's body eerily shift to the side with incredible speed, causing her punch, which was mere inches away, to hit nothing but air.

"Ah!" Heatherne's beautiful face showed a look of surprise.

"We've had no grudges nor grievances, so why did you launch a surprise attack on me?" Lin Shen coldly asked as he looked at Heatherne.

With a smile, Heatherne replied, "When did I ever launch a surprise attack? This is simply a duel between us; if you win, you can ask for any condition, but if you lose, you have to be my boyfriend. How can that be called a surprise attack?"

"Even if I were blind, are all the others blind too?" Lin Shen snorted coldly.

"Perhaps they are even less than blind," Heatherne still said with a smile.

Lin Shen was slightly taken aback and turned to look at the people outside, only to find them resembling dummies, standing motionless, not even blinking an eye.

"Good technique," Lin Shen couldn't help but admire; Heatherne's methods were formidable.

Although he didn't know what technique she had used, the fact that she could make everyone behave like this was unheard of.

Never mind the others, Long Yue was an Immortal, and Heatherne, a Nirvana Being. Her power even affected an Immortal, which was just too perverse.

"It's not a particularly amazing technique, it's simply an illusion. What they see isn't the real us, and what we see isn't the real them either. It's a straightforward trick called The Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth," Heatherne explained with interest as she observed Lin Shen: "But you, being able to see through The Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth, that is somewhat surprising to me."

"I know the meaning of each word you say, but put together, I don't understand a single sentence," Lin Shen replied.

"That's not your fault; it's indeed tough to comprehend for most people. Let me explain it to you with a simpler analogy. We see things because we have the organ called eyes, and we hear sounds because we have ears. You can think of these organs as cameras, which relay images to our brain—that's the visuals and sounds we perceive."

"My Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth works by transmitting a pre-recorded video into the camera. Thus, what they see and hear is this pre-recorded footage, not the events that are actually happening. So right now, they see us talking in the arena, without having exchanged blows. What they'll continue to see will also be only what I want them to see, and what you see is also the imagery I allow you to see."

At this point, Heatherne surveyed Lin Shen and said, "Theoretically, what you should be seeing of me is also just the imagery I let you, not the real me throwing a punch at you, which is odd. Clearly, you have fallen for my Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth. Look at the others; none of them are moving, proving that the method works on you too. But why can you still see the real me? Can you tell me why?"

Heatherne had said so much because she wanted to know why Lin Shen, despite being affected by The Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth, was still able to see her true body.

"So what you are saying is that The Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth is like replacing live surveillance with a pre-recorded video, so others can only see the pre-recorded content and not what's actually happening now?" Lin Shen mused aloud.

"That's the gist of it. However, the operation is very complicated, and it requires certain very special talents to achieve. Even Immortals would have difficulty seeing through my Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth," Heatherne said with a smile: "Can you now tell me how you see me?"

"I would also like to know why I can see the real you, but unfortunately, I don't have the answer," Lin Shen admitted that he indeed didn't know why he could see the real Heatherne.

"Don't want to tell? That's fine too. You'll tell me soon enough," said Heatherne, and suddenly, she swung another punch towards Lin Shen's cheek.

Lin Shen dodged with a swift move. With the enhancement of his Double Life Base, his speed was faster than most Nirvana Beings, including Heatherne.

"Still no good? You are stronger than I expected, and now I want to make you my boyfriend even more," Heatherne's movements were mercurial, assaulting Lin Shen like flickering phantoms.

Lin Shen drew his Scrap Sword, blocking all of Heatherne's offensive maneuvers.

Heatherne's skill was unpredictable, and her combat experience was so extensive that it seemed on par with Wei Wufu's. Had it not been for Lin Shen's dedicated defense training, reaching the pinnacle of defensive art, he would have found it very difficult to withstand her onslaught.

"This woman is more than just a female overlord; she has trained so many skills to an extremely high realm!" Lin Shen felt a slight surprise in his heart. He looked around again and saw that the people outside the arena were still motionless, knowing he was still under the effect of The Great Method of Changing Heaven and Earth.

He even envied Heatherne for her ability.

If he had that kind of ability, the opponents wouldn't be able to see what he was doing at all. He could just walk up to them and deliver a fatal stab, and they wouldn't even know how they were killed. Such ability was indeed somewhat perverse.

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Indeed, that was the case. The spectators outside the arena saw the scenario as Lin Shen and Heatherne conversing, with no physical altercation.

Long Yue's eyes looked a bit peculiar as she glanced over at Catherine: "Are you just going to keep watching like this?"

"What else?" Catherine retorted with an eye roll.

Long Yue chuckled without saying anything more, her gaze returning to the arena, but where she was looking seemed different from the others.

Catherine pursed her lips, murmuring to herself, "A real siren."

Heatherne varied her skill techniques—finger strikes, palm strikes, punches, elbow strikes, rotating through a vast array of skills—but none could breach Lin Shen's defense.

Suddenly, Heatherne reached out her hand, and a sword-shaped Spirit Base appeared in her hand. The Spirit Base was pure white, yet entwined with blue lightning, and within the sword's body, a True Dragon made of lightning seemed to move.

With a sword in hand, Heatherne slashed directly at Lin Shen.

Lin Shen was surprised to find that Heatherne's Power of Nirvana had transformed into the power of lightning. Aside from Wei Wufu, it was Lin Shen's first time encountering someone who could change their Nirvana Attributes.