Chapter 595: One Against Two
Lin Shen's speed distinctly increased, while Changhen Dongli's slowed down a bit. In this changing dynamic, Lin Shen realized that although he still could not match Changhen Dongli's speed, he was no longer completely powerless to resist.
Lin Shen stepped with his Surfing Step, his footsteps getting faster and faster, while the Death Powder in his hands was flung at Changhen Dongli like a haunting specter.
Changhen Dongli, with his broad experience, was not unfamiliar with Rod Skill, but was simply unaccustomed to the fact that the whip-like object Lin Shen was using was a living creature.
But the routine of the Rod Skill did not have much effect on him, as Changhen Dongli, seeing Lin Shen's whip movement, had already predicted its trajectory. He struck towards the Death Powder with one hand and towards Lin Shen with the other, two streaks of black light bursting forth instantly.
Lin Shen's movement technique was bizarre; he sidestepped and accelerated. The stacked effect of the Surfing Step had not dissipated, making him even faster, easily dodging the black light while pulling and stabbing with the Death Powder, which, though whip-like and flexible, suddenly became rigid and pierced the unsuspecting Changhen Dongli.
Changhen Dongli's Carapace was punctured by the spear glow of the Death Powder, but his reaction was overly quick. He managed to rapidly retreat, avoiding the strike and preventing any injury to his flesh.
Lin Shen, wielding the Death Powder, charged forward. The Death Powder softened and hardened unpredictably, sometimes automatically curling towards Changhen Dongli, its techniques too peculiar to defend against.
Amidst Mr. Wei's War Song, Lin Shen's prowess seemed even more extraordinary.
Despite inheriting so many generations of memories, Changhen Dongli searched through them but could not find any skill resembling Lin Shen's.
For a moment, Changhen Dongli, overwhelmed by Lin Shen and the Death Powder, was at a disadvantage, unable to break through such unique tactics despite his multitude of memories.
Empowered by the War Song and another boost, Lin Shen's Surfing Step became faster and faster, and his use of the Death Powder became increasingly bizarre.
The Rod Skill taught by Yi Jingren, the stabbing technique taught by Mr. Wei, the Thousand Men's Pointer learned in the Undersea City—all various skills blended into the Death Powder, making its strikes unpredictable, and its techniques hard to foresee by ordinary people.
Changhen Dongli's gaze grew colder; although he had just been born, he inherited so many generations of memories that calling him a reborn ancient being was the same. However, their collective memories coexisted without any notion of soul usurpation.
Having lived so long, being bested by an Ascension Level like this ignited a ferocious killing intent in his heart.
Yet he could not break through the bizarre techniques Lin Shen employed with the Death Powder. Had it been an ordinary weapon, he might have prevailed with sheer strength.
But the Death Powder's power was not inferior to his, and even the Power of Nirvana matched his own; he could not win with strength either.
Changhen Dongli huffed coldly, and his body suddenly retreated. The black particles that emanated from him instantly formed a black walnut. As Changhen Dongli retreated, the black walnut, the Life Base, opened and enveloped him inside before closing. The Life Base then heavily fell to the ground.
Lin Shen frowned slightly, pausing involuntarily.
Attacking Changhen Dongli seemed futile now, the Life Base allowing him another body.
"No, wait..." A sudden thought occurred to Lin Shen.
If the Changhen Dongli inside the Life Base had been killed before, what if the Changhen Dongli inside this time was still alive? Could it be that the one inside the Life Base was also living?
Lin Shen shuddered at the thought and, brandishing his whip, struck toward the black walnut-like Life Base, aiming to shatter it along with Changhen Dongli inside.
Boom!
In front of the black Life Base, the figure of Changhen Dongli appeared, blocking the whip strike of the Death Powder.
The black walnut behind also turned into black particles and disappeared at that moment, and another Changhen Dongli appeared behind the first.
Lin Shen felt that Mr. Tian didn't have to spoil him so much; getting it wrong was fine too.
The Changhen Dongli from behind stepped out, standing side by side with the first Changhen Dongli, both coldly staring at Lin Shen.
"Now that there are two Changhen Donglis, which one is your real body?" Lin Shen casually asked, without expecting Changhen Dongli to reveal such a secret to him. Continue your story on empire
To his surprise, one of the Changhen Donglis actually spoke, "It's all the same, you can consider both of us as Changhen Dongli. You suspected that I was a clone before, but actually, I wasn't, now these are the real clones, or rather, copies."
"My Life Base is called Core of Life, capable of duplicating and transforming myself, you can also see my Life Base as another self."
"Do you take me for a three-year-old child? How can a clone prevent you from getting hurt? Can it share the injury with your body?" Lin Shen said with a scornful curl of his lip.
"You are not yet worthy of my lies." Changhen Dongli said indifferently, "You don't need to know too much, just accept your death."
As Changhen Dongli spoke, both Changhen Donglis moved to attack at the same time, their strength, speed, and abilities were identical, showing no differences due to being clones.
Lin Shen once again brandished his Death Powder, but even with Wei Wufu's empowerment, facing two Changhen Donglis immediately put Lin Shen at a disadvantage.
Not only did the two Changhen Donglis possess equal formidable strength, but their coordination was also seamlessly perfect, as if they were two halves of a whole.
"Right, the Dongli Clan has memory heritage, do clones also have it, or do they share thoughts…" Lin Shen had guessed some of it, but it was of no help to his current predicament.
Lin Shen and his Death Powder, facing two perfectly coordinated Changhen Donglis, instantly fell into a disadvantageous position. He failed to dodge in time and was closed in by one of the Changhen Donglis. An elbow blade chopped down on the Scrap Sword in Lin Shen's hand, sending him reeling back hundreds of meters before he could stop.
The two Changhen Donglis attacked from left and right, front and back, leaving Lin Shen with no chance to fight back, his carapace continuously damaged by the black light, blood spurting forth.
Lin Shen had been refraining from using the Sacrificial Halo, uncertain whether a single strike could kill Changhen Dongli, or rather, which Changhen Dongli he had to kill to count as defeating him.
"You have a Life Base, but I also have assistance." Lin Shen reached out and grabbed Fei Zai, tossing him out directly.
After being thrown out, Fei Zai flashed across the sky, instantly appearing above the head of one Changhen Dongli.
The moment Fei Zai landed on his head, that Changhen Dongli unexpectedly stood still, motionless.
However, the other Changhen Dongli was unaffected and, sensing that something was amiss, sent an elbow blade chopping towards Fei Zai.
As the black light slashed towards him, Fei Zai flapped its wings, flying away from atop Changhen Dongli's head, and upon its departure, Changhen Dongli immediately regained the ability to move.
The two Changhen Donglis charged again, and Lin Shen, wielding his Death Powder, met them head-on while Fei Zai avoided the fight with flapping wings, not daring to confront Changhen Dongli.
Lin Shen felt frustrated, unsure whether Fei Zai truly lacked combat strength or if his skills were on cooldown.
In any case, he was once again besieged by the two Changhen Donglis.