Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

The crowd was all staring at the enchanted shoe inside the Chaos Field Egg, uncertain of what was happening or whether this meant they had passed the challenge.

The shoe was very small, resembling a child's shoe rather than an adult's. It was a cloth shoe, sewn together with needle and thread.

The electronic voice hadn't announced anything, which likely meant they hadn't passed. But there was also no indication they had failed, leaving everyone confused about the situation.

Suddenly, the cloth shoe began to move on its own, as if an invisible person was wearing it. It flew into the air, heading directly towards Lin Shen at the front.

The shoe moved too fast for anyone to react; before Lin Shen could raise his hand, the shoe was already in front of him.

Lin Shen's reflexes were fairly quick. He twisted his body, forcibly swerving to avoid the flying shoe, as his carapace emerged to envelop his body.

Lin Shen stood firmly, but felt a sharp pain in his left foot, as if an immense force was crushing it, almost enough to shatter it.

"Your foot!" Di Esi's shout finally came through.

Lin Shen looked down to see the cloth shoe somehow now wrapped around his left foot.

Lin Shen's shoe size was about 43, with the carapace adding perhaps up to 46.

Yet the cloth shoe appeared to be only thirties in size, which should have made it impossible to fit.

But now, the cloth shoe was indeed on Lin Shen's left foot, its opening severely bent and distorted. The pain was easily imagined.

Wei and Ouyang Yudu rushed forward, but someone was faster. Xiaoye had already raised the Jade Purifying Bottle: "Stand back!"

With Xiaoye's cold shout, the light of the Jade Purifying Bottle shone on the cloth shoe, attempting to cleanse it directly.

The light of the Jade Purifying Bottle was formidable; patches of black appeared on the shoe, as if the cloth had been scorched by high heat.

Yet Lin Shen cried out in agony, with identical scorch marks appearing on his body, suggesting that he might turn to ash if the shoe was purified.

Xiaoye's expression changed immediately, hurriedly putting away the Jade Purifying Bottle, her face showing panic.

Xiaona opened the Red Gourd, recited the Secret Language at the shoe, attempting to suck it in, but Lin Shen along with the shoe flew towards the gourd's opening.

Xiaoye quickly covered the Red Gourd's lid, preventing Lin Shen from being absorbed into it.

"Don't move; the shoe is strange and seems to be a destiny bond with dad, damaging the shoe is tantamount to hurting dad," Xiaoye shouted, urgently calling Lin Shen dad.

Wei Wufu and the others stopped immediately, looking at Lin Shen, who was in pain, lying on the ground drenched in cold sweat, unsure of what to do.

"Sis, do you know the origin of this shoe?" Xiaona crouched beside Lin Shen, eager to help but unsure how, nearly in tears.

"I've never heard of it," Xiaoye took out a jade bottle, turning to Lin Shen: "I have a Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Pill here that can revive the dead. We could try cutting off the foot, then swallow the pill to preserve life."

Xiaona was overjoyed at the suggestion: "The Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Pill can Recast the body; even with severe injuries, it can restore the body with just some flesh and blood. This must work."

With no better options, everyone was ready to try. Xiaona opened the jade bottle, and a golden pill floated out, vibrant with nine layers of golden aura like a divine beast's Inner Core.

The deeper the golden aura approached the pill, the more intense the gold, resembling layers of sacred light.

The fragrance wafted through the air; Lin Shen inhaled a bit, and his burns quickly healed, proving the miraculous effect of the Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Pill.

Xiaoye crouched in front of Lin Shen, placing the pill in his mouth, telling him to hold it; once they cut off the foot with the shoe, he could immediately swallow it, ensuring his survival.

The strength in Lin Shen's body surged, trying to forcibly pull his foot out, but it was of no use.

The harder he tried, the more intense the pain became, clinging to the shoe made his body hurt even more.

"I'll... do it... myself..." Lin Shen's voice was trembling from the pain, unbearable even for a body comparable to an Upper God.

He extended a finger towards his ankle, intending to use Indomitable power to break his ankle, separating the shoe from his body.

Bang!

Finger Sand instantly pierced his ankle, but it didn't break as expected, only creating a hole, almost causing Lin Shen to faint from the pain.

"That's wrong, the power I used should have broken it immediately!" Lin Shen grimaced, his voice distorted.

The Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Pill in his mouth emitted a fragrance, healing his foot's injuries at a visibly rapid pace even without using Super-Base Recast.

"This isn't right... The shoe and you aren't truly a destiny bond... If they were... when you're hurt... it should also be damaged... but it isn't..." Di Esi frowned.

"Indeed, the shoe and you aren't bonded as destiny; more like all the damage is transferred to you... If so... severing the leg might not break your connection..." Ouyang Yudu also frowned thoughtfully.

Xiaoye noticed the issue too, biting her lip, frowning and thinking hard.

"Let me..." Wei Wufu approached, his Power of Justice erupted like a volcano.

Wei Wufu grasped the shoe on Lin Shen's foot, Power of Justice concentrating intensely on it.

"If you destroy the shoe, you'll kill him," Xiaoye tried to stop him but was surprised to find that there was no backlash on Lin Shen, even though the shoe crackled under the force, bringing both alarm and joy.

"Wei... it's working... keep going..." Lin Shen was relieved to feel the pain lessening and couldn't help expressing his joy.

Wei's Power of Justice grew more intense, far exceeding his usual limits, rivaling the power Upper Gods could unleash.

Wei pulled at the shoe with both hands, like a Demon God raging against the heavens.

The blazing Power of Justice radiated like sunlight, and in pulling, Wei's hands were shredded to reveal bones.

Yet Wei showed no sign of letting go; his power surged fiercely and in one burst, he pulled the shoe off Lin Shen's foot.

Wei's hands were mere bones, clutching the shoe with immense Power of Justice at an unprecedented height.

The shoe wriggled like a fish, desperately trying to escape Wei's grasp but failing.

"Second exam challenge—Easter egg completed... Reward: Graduation companion Little Shoe..." the emotionless electronic voice announced from the sky.