Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

"I'm in a good mood today, let him escape," the fisherman flicked his fishing rod, hurling the bound Tian Xin outwards.

Tian Xin hastily got up and limped away, eager to leave that wretched place, not wanting to stay a second longer.

He had managed, through a mix of stealing and killing, to accumulate many possessions, but in one night, he was back to square one.

Lin Shen wanted to stop Tian Xin and ask him how to get to the seaside from the grassy slope, but after calling out once, Tian Xin ran even faster, ignoring his injuries and forcibly taking flight to flee.

"Come, come, don't waste time. Let me start teaching you the rod skill," the fisherman called to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen had no choice but to give up on the idea of chasing after Tian Xin, especially since the fisherman had said he would release him. It would be rude to insult the fisherman's dignity, after all, it was the fisherman who had captured him.

"This rod skill of mine was created out of boredom while fishing. There are thirty-seven moves in total. I'll first teach you the practicing methods for these thirty-seven moves. The first move is called Taigong Fishing... the second is Misty Waves Fishing Adept... the third, Pointing Sky Shooting Fish...

the fourth, Fisher Gains Profit... the fifth, Seeking Fish Through Wood..." The fisherman taught Lin Shen each of the thirty-seven moves and their corresponding practicing methods one by one.

The moves and methods could be seen as a whole. The moves detail how to perform the actions, while the practicing methods focus on the core skill exercise for that move.

For instance, if you want to dunk, the dunking motion is the move, and the core skill would be the need for high jumping ability or sufficient core strength in your waist and abdomen.

The practicing method teaches you how to jump higher and how to train your core strength. Once these are up to standard, you can perform those cool-looking skills.

But if you're able to perform those movements directly, it means you've already mastered the core skills, and naturally, you wouldn't need the practicing methods.

The more Lin Shen heard, the more he found the rod skill fascinating. Each move was unexpected, vastly different from the usual sword and blade techniques. Most of the skills were novel and unheard of, truly intriguing.

Lin Shen earnestly memorized the teachings of the fisherman, planning to find time to practice diligently. He felt that many of the rod skill techniques could be applied to Death Powder.

After teaching, the fisherman lent his fishing rod to Lin Shen to practice a few times to get the feel, while he observed from the side.

"This youngster has some talent. Though he doesn't catch on immediately, his learning is very solid..." After watching for a while, the fisherman felt that Lin Shen's practice was not bad.

The stranger the skill, the higher the requirement for fundamental training. The fisherman saw Lin Shen striving to lay a solid foundation, which showed that he understood what was essential in this rod skill, pleasing the fisherman.

Being able to learn instantly is naturally the best, but such geniuses are rare. Someone with a big picture perspective, who knows what the focus of what they're learning is and how to learn it, is also an excellent choice.

"If he can persist, although he may find it difficult to achieve the accomplishments of Yi Jingren, he should still learn about seventy to eighty percent of it. It would be enough for him to benefit from it for a lifetime," the fisherman nodded to himself.

The fisherman was none other than Yi Jingren, Madam Ye's father, something Lin Shen could never have imagined.

Decades ago, Yi Jingren was already an Ascender, causing many to speculate that he might have advanced to even higher ranks in the universe.

Lin Shen could never have guessed that the Mutator in front of him was actually Yi Jingren.

Yi Jingren hadn't ascended to a higher rank but had opted to start over, simply because he was not satisfied with the path he had taken before and decided to start anew.

Of course, his restart differed from the way ordinary people would discard their cultivation and begin again.

Seeing that Lin Shen was training quite well, Yi Jingren, who had originally planned to leave after teaching, couldn't help but offer a few more tips.

Who would have thought that his guidance would make Lin Shen train worse?

This left Yi Jingren feeling rather gloomy inside, thinking, "You were doing fine without my help, but you get worse as soon as I give you advice, are you trying to make me look bad?"

Yi Jingren felt that he couldn't just let it be, so he gave even more effort in instructing Lin Shen, even personally correcting Lin Shen's posture.

However, the more he instructed and corrected, the more off-track Lin Shen's practice became, worse than before.

"Damn it, are you born a donkey? Moving forward only to go backwards when pushed?" Yi Jingren felt his blood pressure surge, almost giving him a heart attack.

"Don't get angry, don't get angry, others may rage but I won't, who benefits if I rage to death..." Yi Jingren silently recited his mantra until finally, he exhaled deeply, dispelling the anger in his heart.

Not every fisherman has a great temper, and Yi Jingren first took up fishing because his temper was bad.

As time went by, his temper gradually improved a lot, especially in recent years, where rarely anyone could make him lose his cool.

But today, Lin Shen really managed to irritate him. If Lin Shen had been incompetent from the start, Yi Jingren wouldn't have cared.

But it was clear that Lin Shen had potential at first, but after his instructions, Lin Shen's performance deteriorated, leaving Yi Jingren wondering where to put his face.

"Tian... don't rush... follow my movements and try again... you need to control your strength... don't let it go..." Yi Jingren spoke softly, appearing even more gentle and patient than before.

But for some reason, Lin Shen felt there was a strange undertone in Yi Jingren's gentle voice.

"No, that's not right... try again... still not right... try again... don't get angry... don't get angry..."

"Let the others get angry, I won't; getting sick from anger doesn't benefit anyone..." Yi Jingren silently recited his mantra countless times, and his pace was getting faster and faster.

"Getting angry over small things, thinking back, what's the point... what's the point... what's the damn point... what the hell are you practicing... how can you be this stupid... I've taught you so many times...

even a dog should have learned by now... you get worse the more you practice... are you an octopus, retreating instead of advancing..." After a while, Yi Jingren completely exploded, pointing at Lin Shen's nose and cursing, then grabbing his fishing rod and a crystal, slung it over his shoulder, and walked away.

Yi Jingren felt that he never wanted to see him again in his life; he had never encountered someone so foolish before, rueful about his earlier impression that Lin Shen was practicing well. He thought he must have been blind at the beginning, or perhaps he had forgotten to wear his glasses then.

"Training was going just fine, how come everything turned sour so quickly..." Lin Shen watched blankly as Yi Jingren disappeared into the distance.

He felt that he was actually doing well, and under Yi Jingren's guidance, he had many insights which could be described as an outpouring of ideas.

He really didn't understand why Yi Jingren got angry.

Luckily, he had learned the rod skill well, and he could continue to practice on his own in the future.

Once alone, Lin Shen released the Death Powder, allowing it to devour the body of the Soul Collector.