Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

Boom!

As fists and Fist Power collided, Lin Shen's Surfing Quadruple Strike was once again forcefully blocked, causing Hong Xin to stagger back two steps to stabilize himself.

Hong Xin was shocked in his heart, as Lin Shen could still unleash fist power of even greater stacked intensity, forcing out his very last trump card with just Fist Power.

It was evident to all that Hong Xin no longer had a chance. Even if all of Lin Shen's Innate Skills were of the support type, Hong Xin still had no opportunity left.

Moreover, Lin Shen had not yet used his Pistol Air Strike Skill, and Hong Xin himself realized that he had already lost.

"Mister is indeed as renowned as they say, I admit my defeat," Hong Xin conceded straightforwardly, without any intention to drag things out, and he left the battle.

Watching Hong Xin leave, Lin Shen sat down on a nearby rock, withdrawing the Carapace covering his body.

Without using the Super Base Pattern, the depletion from the Surfing Quadra-Punch was simply too great. Almost every attack drained his strength completely, requiring time to recover.

The onlookers realized upon seeing this that Lin Shen's strength was severely drained, just as they had speculated before. Spatial Fist Power was indeed very exhausting to use, especially the final Surfing Quadruple Strike, which clearly pushed Lin Shen's strength to its limits.

Many felt sorry for Hong Xin. If only Hong Xin had held on a little longer, he might have been able to defeat the severely drained Lin Shen.

While others were feeling sorry for Hong Xin, another challenger entered Evil Speech Planet.

This was an Ascender who had just soared from the hundreds into the top ten rankings. While Hong Xin challenged Lin Shen, she had taken a brief rest and was now fully recovered.

After Hong Xin withdrew from the battle, while Lin Shen was open to challenges, she immediately chose to challenge him.

Although she was unaware of Lin Shen's current condition, she arrived at precisely the right moment.

"Nadaga is really lucky to challenge Lin Shen at a time when his strength is greatly exhausted. She has a good chance in this battle," many envied Nadaga's fortune.

Nadaga, noticing that Lin Shen was not wearing his Carapace and resting on a rock, was slightly surprised.

"It seems that your strength has been seriously depleted. I'll give you time to rest, let's battle after you've recovered," Nadaga spoke to Lin Shen amidst the storm.

"Thank you," Lin Shen actually continued to sit there and rest, rather than standing up to accept the challenge.

He did not really need to rest; he just found the constant barrage of challenges too troublesome.

The only person he truly needed to defeat was Kristin. He had just checked Kristin's ranking, and Kristin was still far away. Instead of dealing with each challenger one by one, he preferred to rest a bit longer and wait for Kristin's rank to rise.

Nadaga waited very patiently. Lin Shen observed her, noting that her upper body was human-like, while her lower half resembled a python, which gave her an exotic beauty.

Using the watch provided by the racial ranking battle, he checked and found that Nadaga was now ranked seventh, coming from a race known as the Serpent Woman.

To Lin Shen's knowledge, the Serpent Woman race had been a powerful and ranking clan, able to make it into the top hundred for several hundred years without falling out of the top ranks—an established strong race.

However, Lin Shen didn't know much about the Serpent Woman race, nor what kind of Evolution Skill they excelled in or their abilities.

Nadaga thought Lin Shen would get up and be ready to fight after resting for a while, but who knew that Lin Shen would sit there for an hour without any signs of wanting to get up and fight.

Even the watching crowd was becoming very impatient, feeling that Lin Shen was being far too excessive.

When other people give you a break, and you recover just fine, it is enough. Do you really have to wait until your body recovers to its peak? That would be far too lacking in grace.

"What do you know? This is called psychological tactics. Lin Shen is wearing down Nadaga's patience. When Nadaga's patience is almost drained and she becomes agitated, that's when he will strike. Winning will then become difficult for Nadaga."

"Using such tactics under the guise of kindness, isn't that too despicable?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Lin Shen is not that kind of person. He must be cherishing the fairer sex, not having the heart to lay a hand on a beauty like Nadaga. So, he can only delay time, forcing Nadaga to retreat knowing the difficulty."

"You can spin it that way? No matter how you look at it, Lin Shen doesn't seem like the type to cherish the fairer sex."

The debates on the Sky Net were much more interesting than the fight happening here.

Lin Shen could also see that Nadaga seemed to be running out of patience. So, he took the initiative and said, "Nadaga, in our battle, if you win, can you hold onto the first place?"

"I shall do my best," Nadaga replied earnestly.

"Good, then you win now," Lin Shen said as he chose to surrender, astonishingly giving up the first-place spot.

Nadaga was transported back to her home planet, looking at her first-place ranking; she was stunned for a moment, unsure of how to react.

"Haha, I told you, Lin Shen must be cherishing the fairer sex, unwilling to make a move against Nadaga."
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"Oh my, it really is a hero stumbling at the beauty's gate. He actually gave up the first place just like that."

"Nadaga must be in a difficult position now, having ascended to first place like this. I wonder if she should offer herself in gratitude for the favor?"

"Please stop your wild guesses. It's clear Lin Shen is significantly drained of strength and has no ability to continue fighting, hence the surrender. What does this have to do with cherishing the fairer sex?"

"..."

There were all sorts of discussions on the Sky Net. Lin Shen wasn't aware of these. He chose to concede not because of Nadaga, and certainly not because he was too exhausted to fight on.

It was because he found Kristin was too far away from him; waiting for Kristin to catch up to him would take who knows how long.

So, as he was looking at the rankings just now, an idea struck him—why not drop down quickly so that Kristin could catch up to him faster?

Hardly had Nadaga's challenge ended when another person challenged Lin Shen.

The Ascenders who were originally ranked around the teens, unable to challenge Lin Shen, now had their opportunity.

As soon as Lin Shen saw the challenger come in, he directly chose to surrender without a word, sitting there with no intention of getting up.

Following this, Lin Shen fought and surrendered in quick succession. His ranking plummeted from first, descending rapidly, soon ending up well past several hundred places.

Anyone who saw Lin Shen and was within reach chose to challenge him, causing his ranking to drop further and further.

This strategy left everyone dumbfounded, not understanding what he was doing. While others were climbing up the ranks, he was rushing down.

Most people believed there was indeed a problem with Lin Shen's stamina; otherwise, why would he continously surrender?

"Defeated in a hundred battles, the loser's rule is triggered, with the challenge restriction loosened to a hundred places." By the time Lin Shen had dived past the thousandth rank, his watch issued the notification.