Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

"This Finger Skill was indeed created by someone called Zhong Buheng," Lin Shen said, "but I wouldn't consider myself his heir. I just happened to learn a bit of his Finger Skill by chance."

"Being able to learn his Thousand Men's Pointer and still not being considered his heir, then what am I, who have only learned the Demon Heart Finger?" Catherine said mockingly.

After speaking, she didn't wait for Lin Shen to say anything, but gazed intently at him and said, "Would you be willing to give up the Thousand Men's Pointer? You can name your price, or we could trade. You can have any Evolution Skill, skill, pet, or equipment you want, or I could use a Base Mutation Planet to exchange for your Thousand Men's Pointer."

Lin Shen was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected the Thousand Men's Pointer to be so valuable—a Base Mutation Planet was, after all, immeasurably valuable. This woman was actually willing to trade it for a Finger Skill. Lin Shen couldn't fathom how the Thousand Men's Pointer could possibly be worth so much; it was just a somewhat more powerful Finger Skill after all.

When things seemed abnormal, there must be a demon at work. Lin Shen felt it was necessary to find out why the Thousand Men's Pointer was valued so highly.

He didn't mind trading the Thousand Men's Pointer since the version he practiced had already diverged greatly from the original. If it was just about studying the original, figuring out his Finger Skill would be impossible.

But even if he were to sell the Thousand Men's Pointer, he still needed to clarify its value.

When Zhong Buheng passed on the Thousand Men's Pointer, his words were bold, claiming that mastering it would allow one to traverse the cosmos unchallenged.

Having mastered the Thousand Men's Pointer, Lin Shen did not feel that the Finger Skill was that strong. It could only be considered a top-tier skill, but not strong enough to traverse the cosmos unchallenged.

"Do you have any relation to Zhong Buheng?" Lin Shen looked at Catherine and asked.

"Zhong Buheng is an ancestor of my lineage," Catherine said indifferently. "It seems you don't know much about Zhong Buheng. You must have heard of the Great Demon King's name, right?"

"Zhong Buheng is the Great Demon King?" Lin Shen had a somewhat strange expression.

The name of the Great Demon King was first mentioned to him by Ye Ya. Later, due to the Demon Heart Finger, he also made a point of looking up information on the Great Demon King.

As the era was too remote, Lin Shen only found out that the Great Demon King made a name for himself in the Diman Tribe, but there was a theory suggesting that the Great Demon King was not from the Diman Tribe.

In any case, the Great Demon King in his time was indeed an individual who had once been invincible in the cosmos, his most famous skill being the Demon Heart Finger.

Lin Shen was unable to find more detailed information. Considering so much time had passed, it was extraordinary that even this much had survived.

Information persists only for such powerful beings as the Great Demon King, who had been invincible for an era; very few names from the same period survived.

In fact, for people of this generation, the era of the Great Demon King was almost akin to myth.

"Is it because of the blood relation that you want the Thousand Men's Pointer?" Lin Shen had previously guessed that this woman might be Red Heart A, possibly Catherine, or even that the two might be the same person, but hearing her claim to be a descendant of the Great Demon King raised more doubts.

Catherine was the daughter of the Arrogant Monarch, and the Arrogant Monarch was not a descendant of the Great Demon King. Otherwise, with such a distinguished lineage, it's unlikely the Arrogant Monarch would never mention it.

"Bloodlines, such ethereal things, who cares?" Catherine spoke dismissively. "The reason I want the Thousand Men's Pointer is that it is an upgraded version of the Demon Heart Finger. Without the Thousand Men's Pointer, the Demon Heart Finger has reached its limit. To be outperformed at my own family's heirloom skill by an outsider, wouldn't that be laughed at?"

Lin Shen suspected that Catherine wasn't revealing the true reason, but it wasn't essential for him to know.

He had already decided on what to exchange with Catherine. Regardless of what the Thousand Men's Pointer was worth, he only needed to exchange for that one thing.

"I can impart the Thousand Men's Pointer to you, but under one condition," Lin Shen said, looking at Catherine.

"Speak," Catherine responded directly.

"I want to sleep holding you for one night," Lin Shen blurted out his condition, no longer caring about niceties.

He had drunk so much wine and flattered her extensively, yet he didn't even know her name, let alone get close to obtaining the Fire Seed from her. It was just too difficult.

Since there was such a shortcut available, why not take it?

Since she was willing to offer a planet in exchange for the Thousand Men's Pointer, presumably she wouldn't be stingy about a night's embrace.

"Repeat that," Catherine said, her gaze neither cold nor indifferent, as she spoke word for word to Lin Shen.

"Just holding you for one night, fully clothed, nothing else," Lin Shen clarified.

"Do you think I would believe you?" Catherine didn't believe Lin Shen, thinking he was merely using reverse psychology.

"You don't have to trust me, but don't you trust yourself?" Lin Shen said with a smile.

Lin Shen's words were like a dagger to the heart; if Catherine genuinely got taken advantage of by Lin Shen, it would only mean she had feelings herself, otherwise why not refuse?

Or perhaps it was that Catherine's abilities were inferior to his, and she was incapable of refusing him.
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Whichever the case, for someone with as dominant a personality as Catherine, such an outcome was unacceptable.

Of course, to Catherine, it was more like a way out, turning what seemed to be a somewhat insulting request into an excuse resulting from a fit of pique.

"Fine, I agree. Teach me the Thousand Men's Pointer first," Catherine stated, evidently eager to acquire the Thousand Men's Pointer as she agreed right away.

This made Lin Shen even more convinced that the Thousand Men's Pointer itself might have some important role, and it likely wasn't just a simple skill.

"Sleep first, teach after," Lin Shen insisted firmly.

With a woman like her, if he taught the Finger Skill first, it was unlikely she'd let him get close afterward.

No matter what Catherine said, Lin Shen remained firm that he must sleep first and teach later, or else there was no point in continuing the discussion.

Lin Shen had the Thousand Men's Pointer in hand; this woman would have to seek him out sooner or later. The one in a hurry now was not him.

"If you don't teach me the Thousand Men's Pointer afterwards, or if you teach it wrongly, I assure you, you will definitely not leave Diman Star alive," Catherine stated coldly, staring at Lin Shen.

She was very assertive, but it was clear that she had conceded.

"What exactly is the function of the Thousand Men's Pointer? How can it make a woman who trades planets so casually concede to this extent?" Lin Shen grew increasingly curious, but right now, obtaining the Fire Seed was more important, and he could not care less about the rest.

"Come with me." Catherine walked towards the orbit machine with an expressionless face.

Lin Shen quickly followed suit, secretly pleased with himself, "Another step closer to the complete Heaven Defying Bone; I wonder what effects it will have when it's complete."