Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

The Jade Emperor's corpse was held aloft by Lin Shen, swaying left and right amidst the spatial tremors, like willow branches swaying in the wind.

"Your strength is formidable, but unfortunately, your consciousness is still at an ordinary person's level. You think that battle is simply about fighting and killing, wielding knives and guns. Such ignorant notions are rooted deep in your soul, making you like a nouveau riche who, despite possessing wealth beyond measure, believes that not licking the yogurt lid is extravagant."

"But it's not entirely your fault; your mind was punished by the Great Universe and has never truly been rich, so it's normal for you not to realize this problem," the Jade Emperor's voice echoed in Lin Shen's ears, with no hint of derision, yet it still sounded grating to him.

Lin Shen wasted no words, threw the Jade Emperor's body into the air, and then leapt up, launching punch after punch with the Surfing Fist, each blow violently striking the Jade Emperor's body until it burst into fragments of mist in moments.

"Do you enjoy fighting? Then fight to your heart's content," the Jade Emperor's voice resounded across the cosmos again. The body that had been shattered into mist transformed back into particles in space, twisting and reshaping into numerous Jade Emperors.

In an instant, the heavens and earth, the eight directions, and six harmonies were filled with silhouettes of the Jade Emperor, all approaching Lin Shen, each one a real entity, not an illusion.

Lin Shen snorted coldly, and with another fierce punch, he struck those Jade Emperor bodies into nothingness.

"Matter itself can be infinitely divided. What you perceive as the ultimate is merely what you perceive; what you think is disappeared is merely what you can't see," the Jade Emperor's voice retained its indifferent tone, unchanged.

Even though the Jade Emperor had been punched into nonexistence, more of his forms emerged, the more Lin Shen struck, the more they appeared, as if the entire Stellar Graveyard was filled with the Jade Emperor's presence.

On the Red Giant Star, on the Neutron Star, and even in the Black Hole, the Jade Emperor's presence was ubiquitous, omnipresent.

Lin Shen frowned slightly, uncertain whether the cosmos had limits, but he knew the Jade Emperor surely had limits. He couldn't kill the Jade Emperor, only because he hadn't pulverized him thoroughly enough.

"Your efficiency is too low; let me help you," the Jade Emperor's voice echoed in unison from innumerable Jade Emperor forms.

In Lin Shen's astonished gaze, all those Jade Emperors swung their fists, yet their target wasn't Lin Shen but each other.

Every Jade Emperor's fist emitted an incomparable brilliance, as if one punch could destroy the world.

Without hesitation, they aimed their punches at one another, flooding the entire realm with light explosions, and all the Jade Emperor bodies seemed to be incinerated in a furnace, reduced to flying ash.

The ash drifted through the cosmos, like a universal snowfall, a sight perhaps never seen since the universe's inception.

The Jade Emperor's figure emerged from the falling ash like snow, once again standing before Lin Shen and said, "I know all, am everywhere, the star river cosmos is me, a speck of dust is also me. My form can transform into the cosmos, and within a speck of dust lies another universe; the self within myself cannot be extinguished."

Lin Shen did not continue punching because he understood that to kill the Jade Emperor, he would have to destroy the Positive Universe itself; otherwise, no one could slay him.

Even if Lin Shen possessed the power to annihilate worlds, he couldn't truly destroy this universe.

"I've told you before, your consciousness is still lingering in the low-tier realm of fighting and killing; such battles are meaningless for you and me," the Jade Emperor said with a smile.

"What is meaningful, then?" Lin Shen asked.

"Creation... creation is the embodiment of divine power..." The Jade Emperor knew Lin Shen's limited understanding, so he extended a hand, palm upward, revealing an object resembling a peach but not quite.

It resembled a peach because it looked like a peach, but how could a peach have eyes, a mouth, a nose?

"What you fear is what you do not understand and cannot control. Humans fear death because they do not know what kind of experience death is, or what happens after death. People fear terminal illnesses because they can't control them. The unknown is the most frightening force in this world, and creation is the mastery of the unknown."

"Just like this peach in my hand, you've never encountered such a creature, you don't know its abilities, whether it's poisonous, aggressive, if it can walk, eat, or even be eaten."

"It is unknown to you, so if it possesses a capability beyond your imagination, such as its fragrance can kill, and you don't know, then you're already dead."

"Melee is just the lowest-level killing method, true advanced killing is through the power of the unknown, and creation is the use of unknown methods." The Jade Emperor slightly applied force to his fingers, and the peach was crushed into fragments, the powder drifting like snowflakes towards Lin Shen.

Lin Shen effortlessly absorbed these snowflake-like fragments into his palm, not missing a single speck, condensing them into a mass and casually tossing it into the Black Hole.

"It seems you've begun to grasp the concept, albeit a bit late; when the snows of ash spread across the universe, you had already lost, that peach wasn't dangerous at all," said the Jade Emperor calmly.

"How do I know that I've lost?" Lin Shen frowned slightly, glancing at the snowflake-like ash drifting in the cosmos.

"If you knew, it wouldn't be called unknown," the Jade Emperor said, holding a speck of ash with a smile: "The cosmic snow I created possesses a force I call descent. This force is one you've never encountered, beyond your imagination, unprecedented, as I just created it. Soon, you'll experience its power."

Lin Shen remained motionless; he understood the Jade Emperor's implication but didn't believe that the unknown was the ultimate force.

"According to your logic, there are countless species of birds in the world, each laying different kinds of eggs, most of which I'm unfamiliar with. But can they kill me? Whether I recognize them or not doesn't prevent me from turning them into fried eggs." Lin Shen said.

"You're quite right; this involves the extent of the unknown and methods of usage. In your example, you can perceive the general category of bird eggs, only the specifics are unknown. However, this doesn't mean you can't be killed by it. What if one of those eggs contains a venom potent enough to kill you?" The Jade Emperor spoke unhurriedly to Lin Shen.

"No matter what, as long as I'm strong enough, no unknown can harm me," Lin Shen said, suddenly sensing something unusual.