Super Gene ?: Evolution

Chapter 591 Changed My Mind

Wei Wufu and Lin Shen ran over and poured medicine into the mouths of Wei Shoucheng and Wei Shouxin.

Luckily, both had cultivated the Purple Qi Phoenix Spell, their life force was naturally stronger than that of a typical Nirvana practitioner; otherwise, that palm strike just now would have likely claimed their lives.

"We can't overpower him... you all go... we'll cover the retreat..." Wang Shoucheng stood up, unsteady on his feet, and tightened his grip on the Phoenix Plume Knife, prepared to charge into battle once more. At the same time, he urged Lin Shen and Wei Wufu to leave with a loud shout.

Wang Shouxin followed closely, both hands wielding the Phoenix Plume Knife, unleashing the full force of his Purple Profound Qi.

"Don't be rash; he has the ability to nullify Base Mutation powers. No matter how strong you are, it won't work; you can't hold him off," Lin Shen quickly stepped forward, pulling them back as their charge would only be a futile sacrifice.

Without a word, Wei Wufu stepped in front of Wang Shouxin, preventing him from charging forward.

"Death is but a release; let me help you find that release." Changhen Dongli, who was still battling fiercely with Death Powder, surprisingly had excess strength to spare and pointed at them. A spectral light pierced through space, reaching Wei Wufu in the blink of an eye.

Lin Shen turned to look at Wei Wufu, but his body couldn't keep up with his thoughts. He could only watch helplessly as Wei Wufu and Wei Shouxin were skewered by the beam of dark light like candied hawthorns on a stick.

"Fuck your ancestors!" Lin Shen's eyes were blood-red with fury, his strength erupted wildly, tossing the Holy Shield Dragon towards Wei Wufu as he charged with a sword in one hand and its sheath in the other towards Changhen Dongli.

Lin Shen was frantic, his composure shattered in a way it hadn't even when he himself had faced grave danger.

Changhen Dongli, expressionless, pointed again amidst the struggle with Death Powder. A beam of light shot towards Lin Shen with incredible speed.

Clang!

The sword and scabbard in Lin Shen's hands crossed to block the black beam. The powerful impact pushed him backward.

Lin Shen's feet plowed two deep furrows into the ground as he was forced into rapid retreat. The carapace on his legs, shining with a brilliant light, was worn down to reveal the calves it encased, with the skin and flesh on his calves scoured away.

Thump!

Lin Shen slammed heavily against the mountainside, creating a large hole before finally coming to a stop.

"I'm... okay... go..." Wei Wufu stood up with a bloody hole in his chest, his blood-drenched white robe crimson, attempting to rush back into the fray as he spoke.

Suddenly, the Holy Shield Dragon roared, and its three Life Base shields appeared simultaneously, activating triple-layered protective domes that enshrouded all three of them in light.

Wei Wufu's body collided with the light dome, unable to break through.

Lin Shen extricated himself from the mountainside, his Super-Base Change and Super-Base Recast rapidly healing his injuries, with neither the Scrap Sword nor the scabbard in his hands damaged.

The materials of these two items were simply too resilient—astonishingly, even Changhen Dongli's attack couldn't cause them any harm.

"You take Wei and leave; I'll handle things here," Lin Shen thought with relief, grateful that Wei Wufu wasn't dead.

Wei Shoucheng was about to say something when he was interrupted by Lin Shen, "You can't stop him. If I leave, the outcome will be the same. It's you who should leave and find Sir Qing."

Wei Shoucheng knew Lin Shen was right. Only Lin Shen's pet could stop Changhen Dongli. Without Lin Shen, none of them could hold off Changhen Dongli, not even for a moment.

Glancing at the severely injured Wei Wufu and the unconscious Wei Shouxin who had also sustained heavy blows, Wei Shoucheng gritted his teeth, rushed over, picked the two of them up, one in each arm, and turned to leave.

Lin Shen retracted his Holy Shield Dragon, allowing Wei Shoucheng and the others to depart.

"You are harming them. If they die now, they won't need to become vessels and suffer the pain of craving life but unable to live, and craving death but unable to die." Changhen Dongli did not attack the fleeing Wei Shoucheng and the others.

Seeing Wei Wufu being forcibly taken away, Lin Shen calmed down significantly and stared at Changhen Dongli, saying coldly, "You won't have that chance. You're already as good as dead."

"You, an Ascender, can use such a powerful Nirvana pet and even withstand my attack without dying—truly impressive. But alas, that's all there is. You still don't qualify to battle me." Changhen Dongli spoke with a chilling smile, "However, I've changed my mind. There is indeed something unusual about you, and you would make a fine vessel. So, I won't kill you. I'll let you continue to live as a vessel's fate requires." Discover more content at empire

"It doesn't matter. You can talk like that once you defeat my pet," Lin Shen said with disdain.

"What's so difficult about that? Your pet is indeed strong, its Nirvana Attributes can actually contend with my Demonic Detachment Light, which is somewhat surprising. However, Nirvana Attributes are just the foundation. The Dongli Clan's strength doesn't come from Nirvana Attributes but from the experiences and insights passed down through generations, along with the perfect skills honed in countless generations of actual combat," said Changhen Dongli, before he finally stopped passively defending against the Death Powder and launched a violent assault like a storm.

Wei Shoucheng, carrying Wei Wufu and the unconscious, possibly dead or alive, Wei Shouxin, was fleeing when he suddenly heard Wei Wufu speak, "I... need to... go back..."

"Wufu, don't push yourself. Going back won't help. It's only going to be a hindrance," Wei Shoucheng deliberately said.

"He... needs help... I... must... go back..." Wei Wufu continued to speak, his sentences being much more coherent than usual.

"Even if you return, it will be useless. You'd only be a burden. A battle like that is not something you're capable of participating in at your level," Wei Shoucheng insisted, not willing to let him return.

"Wei Family... promised... to protect him thoroughly... I... represent the Wei Family..." Wei Wufu's words made Wei Shoucheng's steps falter.

"Sigh, but it's really useless if you go back," Wei Shoucheng sighed.

"Useful... the White Robe... has an influence... I can feel it..." Wei Wufu said, his words trailing off intermittently.

"Even if there is some use, it won't make much of a difference in such a battle, and if you get any closer to the battlefield, you might just be killed outright," Wei Shoucheng said.

"I... am... a Wei... not... protecting... the path... I... would rather... die..." Wei Wufu uttered with a resolute tone.

Wei Shoucheng came to a complete stop, set Wei Wufu down, and looked at him with a complex expression, "Wufu, you really shouldn't have been born into the Wei Family. If you weren't, you wouldn't have had to suffer so much."

"I lived... well... I'm... going..." Wei Wufu turned and headed toward the direction of the battlefield.

Watching Wei Wufu leave, Wei Shoucheng carried Wei Shouxin and quickened his pace. He had to inform Sir Qing as quickly as possible—there might still be a chance.