No Talent?

Things turned out just as Bai Shenfei had predicted. Both the Qi and Wang families became completely compliant, no longer causing any trouble. In fact, on matters involving the interests of the three families, both the Qi and Wang families made some concessions.

The reason was simple: the punch Lin Shen used to blast the Giant King was simply too terrifying.

They hadn't encountered Tian Xin and assumed that besides themselves, only the Lin Family brothers were in that place. Naturally, they were extremely scared, fearing that the person was one of the Lin Family brothers who had returned to cause them trouble.

Lin Shen had no immediate plans to deal with the Qi and Wang families. Firstly, his strength wasn't sufficient yet, and secondly, he genuinely didn't have the extra time and energy.

He had been following Wei Wufu to learn Gene Mutation techniques for the past few days, but still hadn't made any progress. He couldn't sense the flow of power that Wei Wufu spoke of at all.

"Old Wei, can you take a look at this Gene Mutation technique for me?" Lin Shen decisively gave up. With his current attributes, if he could master it, he should have seen results by now. Continuing without results would just be a waste of time.

Lin Shen was not a persistent person to begin with. When it was time to let go, he let go decisively. He didn't like waiting for miracles to happen.

Wei Wufu took the notebook Lin Shen handed him and slowly began to flip through it.

This notebook was not the one Bai Shenfei had given Lin Shen, but a copy Lin Shen had made himself.

Wei Wufu read through it once, then went back and read it again, flipping back and forth several times in between. He spent over two hours reading it.

Lin Shen waited patiently by the side, not rushing Wei Wufu.

"Ask," Wei Wufu said, looking at Lin Shen after putting down the notebook.

"Can I practice it?" Lin Shen asked directly.

"Try," Wei Wufu replied with just one word.

"If I can practice it, I will. If I can't, I won't. What does 'try' mean?" Lin Shen frowned.

"Advanced, has errors, no follow-up, revise, try, no harm," Wei Wufu said.

Lin Shen understood. Wei Wufu said this Gene Mutation technique was very advanced, but there were some errors in the middle, and it lacked the subsequent parts.

He could help revise it, and it wouldn't hurt for Lin Shen to try practicing it.

This was similar to what Lin Shen had thought. Trying it out indeed wouldn't cause any harm.

As for the few erroneous parts in the Gene Mutation technique, Lin Shen had actually copied them incorrectly on purpose.

"Old Wei, can you help me revise it? I plan to give it a try," Lin Shen said.

"Okay," Old Wei got paper and a pen and revised the parts he considered wrong.

Lin Shen watched from the side. The parts Old Wei revised were all the parts he himself had written incorrectly. He didn't find any faults in the other parts.

"Old Wei, do you know what kind of Gene Mutation technique this is?" Lin Shen asked casually as he took the revised Gene Mutation technique from Wei Wufu.

Originally, Lin Shen didn't expect Wei Wufu to actually know what kind of Gene Mutation technique this was. After all, such an advanced Gene Mutation technique should be a secret to anyone who possessed it and wouldn't be casually spread.

To his surprise, Wei Wufu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Maybe... I know..."

Lin Shen was greatly surprised and quickly asked Wei Wufu for details on what was going on. After Wei Wufu explained for a long time, Lin Shen finally understood.

Wei Wufu had never seen this Gene Mutation technique before, but he had heard of a Gene Mutation technique that was very similar to the one Lin Shen had copied down.

Most of the Gene Mutation techniques cultivated by humans were transmitted from the universe. Only a very small number were created by humans themselves.

Among that small number of Gene Mutation techniques created by humans, the vast majority were also developed by referencing or copying other Gene Mutation techniques.

Wei Wufu only knew of one Gene Mutation technique that was truly conceived by humans themselves, from theory to method.

That was the Gene Mutation technique "Theory of Talent," painstakingly created by Bai Zai, who was known as the "First Person of Gene Mutation."

It was precisely because the approach of this "Theory of Talent" was completely different from other Gene Mutation techniques that Wei Wufu, although he had never seen "Theory of Talent," could guess that it was "Theory of Talent."

Of course, Wei Wufu also used the word "possible," indicating that he couldn't be completely sure that it was "Theory of Talent," only that the possibility was very high.

Wei Wufu said that Bai Zai was almost invincible with "Theory of Talent." Lin Shen was initially confused as to why he had never heard of such a famous person.

Only later did he realize that Bai Zai's prowess was limited to the Gene Mutation level, because no matter how one practiced "Theory of Talent," they couldn't break through the Gene Mutation level.

In other words, Bai Zai could only be invincible at the Gene Mutation level and had no possibility of advancement. Moreover, the entry requirements were too high, and ordinary people simply couldn't practice it successfully.

Later, even stronger individuals studied Bai Zai's "Theory of Talent," but unfortunately, the results were the same. No matter who practiced it, they couldn't break through the Gene Mutation level.

Even now, there is still a school of thought that persists in researching "Theory of Talent." It is said that there were some breakthroughs more than ten years ago, but after so many years, no one has truly been seen to have achieved success in cultivating "Theory of Talent."

In fact, besides Bai Zai, historically, very few people have been able to master "Theory of Talent," let alone break through.

"This is really interesting. If you don't have talent, you can't practice it. If you have talent and succeed, you still can't break through. This kind of Gene Mutation technique really has no value for dissemination. It's more like something to ruin geniuses," Lin Shen decided to give it a try.

As long as he didn't break through the Gene Mutation level, Gene Mutation techniques could be changed, so trying it wouldn't hurt.

Without further ado, Lin Shen began to attempt cultivating the Gene Mutation technique that Bai Shenfei had given him, but the result disappointed him again.

This Gene Mutation technique still didn't allow him to feel the power flowing within his body, which made Lin Shen slightly depressed.

According to Wei Wufu, only humans with extremely good talent could possibly master "Theory of Talent." His inability to practice it meant that his talent wasn't very good, at least not a one-in-ten-thousand genius.

"I refuse to believe it." Lin Shen directly took the "Celestial Unity Mental Formula" he had obtained from Tian Xin to practice. He wanted to first feel what that flowing power felt like, and then try cultivating "Theory of Talent" or the secret Gene Mutation technique that Wei Wufu had taught him.

He didn't know until he started practicing, and once he did, Lin Shen was shocked.

He couldn't even practice the "Tian Xin Formula," which almost anyone could practice, and which any Steel Gene Mutator could pick up.

"Is my talent really this bad?" Lin Shen felt a little disappointed, but then he thought about it and felt that something wasn't right.

No matter how bad his talent was, it shouldn't be so bad that he couldn't even handle a Gene Mutation technique that everyone else could practice, right?

Lin Shen didn't give up and found someone to get two more of the five classic Gene Mutation techniques to test.

He first tried the "Source Scripture," but the result was the same; he couldn't get any results from practicing it. Then he practiced the "Transformation Scripture," and the result was still the same; he still couldn't succeed in practicing it.

"Could it be that I really have no cultivation talent? That's not right either. The basic requirement for ordinary Gene Mutation techniques is to complete Gene Mutation. Since I have already completed Gene Mutation, it proves that I have talent, so why can't I practice it?" Lin Shen was completely puzzled.

Wei Wufu also couldn't explain what was going on with Lin Shen. He had never heard of a Gene Mutator who couldn't practice the five basic Gene Mutation techniques.

Lin Shen still didn't give up and went directly to his third brother's study, smashed the lock, and found several Gene Mutation techniques that his third brother had collected to practice.

He tried several more Gene Mutation techniques, and the results made Lin Shen's face look worse and worse. Just when Lin Shen thought he really couldn't practice Gene Mutation techniques, he tried again and it worked.