Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Lin Shen’s Advantage

Tian Xun had personally witnessed the use of the Twenty-Eight Fists, and according to her, after it was deployed, the first punch seemed rather ordinary, with nothing special about it.

However, the second punch carried an aura of annihilation, as if everything could be destroyed by it—not just the physical body, but it seemed even souls could be shattered along with it.

Tian Xun had personally seen a friend of mine use the Twenty-Eight Fists to blast a Nirvana Being to death. She was only watching from a distance, but she trembled greatly, her soul nearly damaged.

Tian Xun recounted her detailed experience of watching the Twenty-Eight Fists, so that Lin Shen could gain a better understanding of them.

After listening, Lin Shen felt very strange because the Twenty-Eight Fists he had mastered did not seem as powerful as Tian Xun described.

For example, Tian Xun said that just by watching from a distance, her soul was nearly damaged, yet Lin Shen did not feel that the Twenty-Eight Fists had the capacity to intimidate the soul.

Tian Xun firmly believed that the Twenty-Eight Fists were a type of boxing technique that united the essence, energy, and spirit into one. They could not only injure from a distance but also greatly enhance strength and even had the ability to damage the soul.

She thought that Lin Shen had only grasped the form and had not yet truly understood the true essence of the Twenty-Eight Fists; that’s why he felt they were nothing special.

“Tian Xun has personally seen the Twenty-Eight Fists, and with her level and insight, she should not be mistaken. However, apart from the long-range attack effect, I did not feel any increase in strength or the ability to harm the soul,” Lin Shen carefully reflected on his use of the Twenty-Eight Fists, indeed finding none of those two effects.

Tian Xun left the underground secret chamber, telling Lin Shen to comprehend the Twenty-Eight Fists by himself. Once his Base Mutation rate reached one hundred percent, he only needed to press the switch on the wall, and Tian Xun would come to fetch him.

Lin Shen’s watch displayed a notification of ‘Base Mutation Rate +1’ every now and then. At this rate, it seemed he wouldn’t even need half a day for his Base Mutation rate to reach one hundred percent.

After thinking for a long time and still unable to figure out what was so special about the Twenty-Eight Fists, Lin Shen could only give up for the moment. After soaking in the Base Mutation Essence later, he would practice in real combat to see if he could achieve the effects described by Tian Xun.

Though he had not grasped the essence of the Twenty-Eight Fists, Lin Shen thought of something else.

The Twenty-Eight Fists could attack from a distance, an ability the Ascenders did not possess.

The long-range attacks of Ascenders relied on the flying ability of their Life Base.

Razor Fang Island prohibited flying, and neither Ascenders nor Life Bases could take to the air.

While Lin Shen could not fly, he could jump, and jumping wasn’t within the prohibitions of Razor Fang Island. Coupled with the Stairway to Heaven ability, he could remain in the air for extended periods.

This meant that he could ‘fly’ on Razor Fang Island and launch long-range attacks, while Cosimo would be devoid of flight and long-range offensive abilities, left only to take hits passively.

With this realization, Lin Shen found that he might actually have some advantages.

However, such advantages were not enough to guarantee a decisive victory. After all, if Cosimo couldn’t win, he could simply run, and once he left the range of Razor Fang Island, he would be able to fly again.

Lin Shen needed to kill him, not just gain the upper hand.

“Although it’s not enough to turn the tide, having this assurance allows me to take the initiative to some extent,” Lin Shen gained a little more confidence in killing Cosimo, feeling that it was still possible.

In this period, there had been few additional offerings, only a scattered few. It seems the Pioneer Corps had not taken any large-scale action, or that they had not encountered any dangers.

This was Lin Shen’s biggest concern; without a decisive Attribute, it would be too hard to kill Cosimo.

All of the Twenty-Eight Fists were illusory; Lin Shen did not believe that in his own hands, they would have the same might as when his friend used them.

Lin Shen even suspected that the strength of Twenty-Eight Fists may not necessarily be due to the technique itself, but rather because the person, my friend, was strong.

Since he was idle anyway, Lin Shen first sorted through the useful abilities he possessed.

Acupoint Sealing was his biggest trump card now; if his strength wasn’t enough to kill Cosimo, he would have to rely on Acupoint Sealing when the time came.

Seven Steps of Conflict seemed useless at the moment, but Lin Shen had an idea that might make it incredibly useful.

If, in the end, Lin Shen still couldn’t kill Cosimo, he planned to have Tian Xun shoot him.

That shot might be the key to turning defeat into victory. To everyone else, it would appear that Tian Xun was shooting at him.

But for Lin Shen, as long as the Pet Capsule shot by Tian Xun entered his Seven Steps range, he could gain a speed faster than the Pet Capsule.

Lin Shen had already tested this before because he was somewhat worried that the Fire Seed ability of Seven Steps of Conflict might backfire, so he had experimented a few times.

The explanation for Seven Steps of Conflict is that guns are faster beyond seven steps, but I am faster within seven steps. Indeed, it is faster within seven steps, but what if someone shoots from beyond seven steps? Wouldn’t that mean they’d be faster than him?

Then wouldn’t it mean that if someone shot at him from beyond seven steps, he would definitely not be able to dodge it?

Because of this, Lin Shen experimented many times and found it wasn’t the case. If someone shot from beyond seven steps, as long as the bullet entered his Seven Steps range, he could still increase his speed.

After concluding this, Lin Shen was completely reassured. With this Fire Seed ability, firearms would have a hard time hitting him.

Based on this principle, as long as Tian Xun shot at him with a Nirvana-Level Pet Gun and the Pet Capsule entered his Seven Steps range, his speed could soar to the level of Nirvana.

Using that Nirvana-Level speed to directly seal Cosimo’s acupoints would be a sure win.

“I must make good use of it. This is my trump card for certain victory. But how should I talk to Tian Xun about it? I definitely can’t let her know about the ability of Seven Steps of Conflict. I need to find a way.” Lin Shen was considering how to bring this up with Tian Xun.

Beyond these two skills, crashing on Razor Fang Island also proved somewhat useful, whereas Floating On Water Skill wasn’t of much use.

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw Death Powder emerge from his clothes that he had taken off.

“Has it digested everything?” Lin Shen was overjoyed, as a significant portion of his skills were tied to Death Powder; without it, half of the techniques he learned would be wasted.

Death Powder’s belly had returned to normal. It flew next to Lin Shen and then plunged headfirst into the Base Mutation Pool.

“Is this guy a reincarnation of a glutton? Why does it want to swallow everything good…” Lin Shen hastily pulled Death Powder out of the pool.

This thing had already begun devouring the Base Mutation Liquid Essence in the pool. Who knew if it could gulp down the entire pool of essence, which would leave him unable to explain things to Tian Xun.

He immediately reverted Death Powder back to a capsule form to prevent any further mischief.

Upon checking its attributes, Lin Shen was surprised to find that Death Powder had gained an additional skill.

“Super-Base Prison King’s Eye, this is the Base Talent of the Blood Prison King…” Lin Shen was ecstatic. He never expected that Death Powder could transform the Base Talent into its own ability.