Contestant and Referee

Lin Shen had assumed that, with Catherine's foundation in the Devil Heart Finger, she would find Condemned by Thousands easy to pick up.

After all, the Devil Heart Finger was originally the prerequisite skill for Condemned by Thousands. Yet after he had taught her several times, Catherine had learned all the moves but still could not unleash the might of Condemned by Thousands.

"Are you playing me?" Catherine curled her five fingers, and Nirvana Power transformed into a streak of sword light that pressed against Lin Shen's chest.

"Everything I taught you was real. I didn't hold anything back. If you can't master it yourself, how can you blame me?" Lin Shen said with a frown.

Seeing Lin Shen's expression, Catherine felt that he did not seem to be lying. Still, she could not rule out the possibility that he was a seasoned actor. She said coldly, "Stay here and don't move. I'll know the truth soon enough. If I find out you taught me something fake, then even if you're the Celestial Race delegation leader, I'll cut you down all the same."

With that, Catherine walked to the side, sat down on the sofa, and took out her communicator to send messages.

The sword-like strand of Nirvana Power actually hovered before Lin Shen. It neither dissipated nor moved, as though time upon it had been frozen solid.

"This woman... she's formidable..." Just as Lin Shen was marveling to himself, he felt the Mechanical Watch in his pocket vibrating.

"No way!" Lin Shen immediately understood what had happened. He turned his back to Catherine and quietly took out the Mechanical Watch for a glance.

Sure enough, just as he had expected, it was a message from Red Heart A.

Lin Shen could now be certain that this woman was Red