My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 300 The Dark Source: The End of This Realm! Game Over!
[Racial Talent 1: Art is an Explosion (Racial Heritage Level): Because the Bomb Boy race was created by the skill, the East Wind Overlord, their bodies are filled with high-energy explosives, thus they naturally possess explosive capabilities!]

[Explosion types include, but are not limited to: self-destruction, explosive punches, missile summoning, etc. Furthermore, their physical components possess a high degree of damage reduction against explosions!]

This racial talent is possessed by all Bomb Boys, and the talent level varies from person to person.

The county magistrate's talent was originally not at the racial foundation level, but at the SS level. Now that he has successfully changed his status, it has become the foundation level, and its power has increased dramatically!

[Racial Trait 2: Silicon-Based Lifeform (Unrated): This unique race grants them a special racial trait. The Bomb Boys are immune to most status ailments and debuffs affecting other life forms.]

There's not much to say about this.

After the job change, the original racial traits were refined by the professional system and became the current racial talents.

[Professional Talent 1: Overlord (Racial Heritage Level): As the Overlord of the Dark Source, you can perfectly unleash the power of the Dark Source and the Black Flag, and exert a superior suppression effect on all Dark Source Guardians and Dark Source Infected!]

This talent is a fixed talent of the Black Origin Overlord, and every Black Origin Overlord possesses this talent.

[Professional Talent 2: Dark Source Domination (Racial Heritage Level): Every Dark Source Guardian and Dark Source Infected existing in the current plane can provide the Dark Source Overlord with a large amount of attribute bonuses!]

Xia Lin: "Whoa! Lord of ten thousand armies!"

To be fair, this talent does indeed resemble that of a military leader—using the power fed back from his subordinates to enhance his own might!
Depending on the individual's abilities, the county magistrate can receive varying degrees of benefits.

Xia Lin's observations failed to discern the county magistrate's specific attributes, and this is the reason why.

The Black Source Guardians in this entire hidden military cave directly raised the county magistrate's attributes from 10 to over 500 million!

This is an attribute even higher than Xia Lin's after being buffed by the East Wind Domination, so it's no wonder that it can't be observed.

Of course, since it's a temporary attribute gained from the amplification, the county magistrate can't trigger the third law, which is a pity.

Scarlett, who was standing nearby, also noticed the county magistrate's attributes.

She sighed softly, her expression complex.

"This talent can only be possessed by those with great talent. My father did not have this talent... but the founding emperor of our Black Iron Dynasty possessed this talent and used it to usher in the rise of the Black Iron Dynasty."

A leader of ten thousand armies is suited to conquering the world!
The same principle applies to similar skills.

But this is not a qualitative change.

Based on his current racial and professional talents, the county magistrate's combat strength can be guaranteed to a minimum, but the maximum is also limited.

The key lies in skills.

Despite being a level 10 professional, the county magistrate only possesses five skills.

This is the tragedy of those who are born into a profession...

Acquiring skills requires learning and serendipitous opportunities. For those with a specific skill set, creating a targeted skill combination is an extremely troublesome matter.

It's not uncommon among native professionals to have the rank of county magistrate but lack sufficient skills.

[Skill 1: Noisy Rant (Racial Heritage Level): Passive Skill. The Dragonfly County Magistrate's words contain a peculiar magic. When an enemy uses a skill, if they hear the Dragonfly County Magistrate's noisy rant, the skill will have a 50% chance of being disabled and going on cooldown.]

Xia Lin exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

The "Bomber Boy" meme has been turned into a skill by the Ember Zone system...

And this skill is pretty good.

Bomb Boys are known for their loose tongues, and the county magistrate is even more so than the average Bomb Boy. Therefore, this passive skill is practically permanent, and its activation frequency is obviously not low.

[Skill 2: Dark Source. Infinite Reinforcement (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill, exclusive to the Dark Source Overlord, requires the possession of Dark Source to activate. Under the blessing of Dark Source, the Dark Source Overlord naturally possesses a defensive shield that can greatly reduce all types of damage and resist various negative statuses and debuffs!]

Defense skills.

Judging from the skill descriptions, they are fairly standard, but what is the identity of Hei Yuan?
That's a cosmic treasure (Black Flag Ashes Zone Limited Edition)...

Ignoring the suffix, the Black Source is arguably the highest-level item in Xia Lin's possession.

With the support of the Dark Source, the defensive skill "Dark Source Infinite Reinforcement" cannot be weak.

Xia Lin's gaze dipped downwards.

A quick glance revealed that all of the county magistrate's remaining skills were related to the Black Source.

"From this perspective, the Black Source and the Black Flag should become the county magistrate's exclusive props in the future."

It's not a pity, because without the consumption of the hidden troop cave, these two things are of little use to Xia Lin anyway.

What's his relationship with the county magistrate? It's purely a father-son relationship!
What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine!
Let's move on to other skills.

[Skill 3: Dark Source. Endless Energy (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill, exclusive to the Dark Source Overlord, requires possession of Dark Source to activate. The Dark Source Overlord has a strong connection with Dark Source. As the strongest agent of Dark Source, the Dark Source Overlord can mobilize the power within Dark Source to replenish all types of energy without limit and infinitely repair its own damage!]

Infinite health and infinite mana!
"I just don't know how efficient the health regeneration will be..."

To address this question, Xia Lin tried it out briefly and discovered that the healing effect of this skill was not instantaneous, but rather had a short window of opportunity.

This means that this skill is not invincible; a high-intensity attack in a short period of time could still kill the county magistrate.

Even so, the effect of this skill is already terrifying.

[Skill 4: Black Source. Annihilation Star (Racial Heritage Level): Active skill, exclusive to the Black Source Overlord, requires the possession of a Black Source to activate. Consumes mental energy to create an Annihilation Star to obliterate enemies! The size and power of the Annihilation Star depend on the amount of mental energy consumed! This skill has no cooldown.]

Offensive skills.

Similar to the Ghost Five Elements Black Blaze Slash, it is a regular offensive skill with no cooldown and adjustable power.

Combined with Black Flag's reduced mental energy consumption and Black Source's Endless Energy skill.

The power of this attack technique cannot possibly be weak.

[Skill 5: Dark Source. Cosmic Black Catastrophe (Racial Foundation Level): Active skill, exclusive to the Dark Source Overlord, requires possession of Dark Source to activate. Consumes 10 Spirit Power! Upon activation, the Dark Source Overlord activates Dark Source Power, releasing a large-scale Dark Source energy radiation! Under this radiation, all flesh and blood will suffer from Rust Syndrome, gradually transforming into Dark Source Infected, becoming the source of the Dark Source Overlord's power! This skill has a one-month cooldown.]

Our trump card!

This was also the culprit that caused Xia Lin to utter that "this..." sound!

Because without a doubt, this is a super skill that can change the landscape!
……

Although the Dragonfly County Magistrate has few skills and moves, they are comprehensive in function.

Making noise and disturbances is a form of soft control.

Infinite reinforcement is a defensive technique.

Endless Energy is a sustain recovery skill.

Annihilation Star is an attack skill.

The final cosmic catastrophe and the professional talent: Dark Source Domination, together form the ultimate trump card!

The Dark Source Domination talent allows all Dark Source Guardians and Dark Source Infected to become the source of power for the Dark Source Overlord.

The Cosmic Black Catastrophe is a method for mass-producing Black Source Infected!

Although it's unlikely that a single infected individual could provide the county magistrate with many attributes, the quantitative change could lead to a qualitative change.

However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

Without needing to conduct experiments, Xia Lin discovered several problems simply by thinking a little.

First, the scope of the skill "Cosmic Black Disaster" is very large, but not to an absurd degree.

It's more than enough to cover a normal planet, but it's powerless to cover a world the size of the Primordial World.

—It can't even cover a single realm of the primordial world.

Second, powerful professionals generally possess resistance to foreign energies.

Since the Cosmic Black Disaster skill has a large range, it means that its strength against single targets is insufficient.

In the vast primordial world, one might only need the cultivation level of a Nascent Soul cultivator to survive for a period of time during a cosmic catastrophe.

Third, the issue of skill cooldown time.

A one-month cooling-off period is a bit long.

Fourth, excessive influence will inevitably backfire.

Once the skill is activated, it will wreak havoc on the world, inevitably attracting local experts and creating unnecessary risks.

The only question is whether the activation of the cosmic black catastrophe will be able to boost the county magistrate's power to a considerable level...

At least in this ash-filled area, Xia Lin held a negative view of this.

"The combination of the Cosmic Black Catastrophe and the Black Source Domination—it's impossible for a county magistrate to defy a Celestial Immortal King and rival a Level 12 Immortal Venerable, right?"

Of course not...

A newly appointed county magistrate is still far from being a high-ranking official at the eleventh or twelfth level.

Whether the county magistrate can defeat Xia Lin, even if he sets up a fight, remains to be seen.

……

After leaving the hidden troop cave, Xia Lin returned to the Watchtower to continue his campaign.

But the county magistrate matter kept getting on my mind...

It can't be said that our long-awaited expectations have all come to nothing.

The county magistrate's combat power is quite considerable, probably comparable to Xia Lin's. The birth of this Black Source Overlord is equivalent to Xia Lin's combat power * 2.

However, some disappointment still inevitably arose in my heart.

That night, Xia Lin lay in bed.

It's a pity there wasn't a segment where the goddess appeared in a dream...

He can no longer have erotic dreams, and he is also dissatisfied with the Black Source Domination.

Xia Lin tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

My mind was wandering, and suddenly a flash of inspiration disappeared.

"How about we try doing it this way?"

Xia Lin seized the sudden flash of inspiration.

And it takes root and sprouts.

As dusk settled and the sun began to rise, Xia Lin finally made her decision.

"It seems like it's really worth a try."

……

Ten days later, Xia Lin once again arrived at the hidden soldier's cave, standing before Hei Yuan and the county magistrate.

At this moment, the county magistrate was carrying Hei Yuan around, making a lot of noise and constantly spouting jokes, looking very energetic.

Xia Lin exchanged magical attacks and finally managed to control the county magistrate before getting down to business.

"I'm going to give you a great opportunity."

"Chicken round? I think my head is rounder!"

The county magistrate rolled his eyes, grinned widely, and began to ramble on. Xia Lin sighed, but his hands moved quickly, directly stopping the county magistrate's mental pollution at its source.

After calming his mind and concentrating for a moment, Xia Lin flipped his hand and took out the Spirit Realm Book from his personal space.

Currently, the remaining deceptive power in the Spirit Realm Book is only 1000 points, which translates to twice the amount of deceiving fate.

Xia Lin originally considered these two instances of defying fate as his ultimate trump card.

But last night, a sudden inspiration struck Xia Lin, and he changed his mind. "Having one chance to deceive fate as a backup plan is enough."

"I can use this last chance to defy fate to create a permanent advantage!"

And that is the root cause of this operation.

Since the skill set of the Dragonfly County Magistrate, the master of the Black Source, was not enough to satisfy Xia Lin.

Xia Lin then tried to find a way to make it satisfactory!

Just after the "Deceitful Fate" was activated, snowflake-shaped black spots slowly covered Xia Lin's body.

Despite being blessed with good fortune, Xia Lin was not focused on defeating his enemy this time.

It was to reshape the skills set of the Dragonfly County Magistrate!

"Your father has worried himself sick over you..."

Muttering to himself, Xia Lin raised his hand and activated the random combination for County Chief Dragonfly!
……

After acquiring the skill of random combination, Xia Lin realized that this skill actually had two uses.

The first method is to disrupt the enemy's skill set, thereby annoying them.

Secondly, we can adjust the skill sets of our teammates and, in conjunction with the unstable mutations, try to see if we can induce positive mutations in their skills!
Xia Lin uses the former method more often.

Xia Lin never used the latter type—because he had never encountered a teammate he could completely trust and entrust with his life.

But now that the Dragonfly County Magistrate has emerged, the two are already bound together, sharing life and death.

Xia Lin was naturally willing to adjust the skills group for County Chief Qingting.

Even if the cost is significant.

Under normal circumstances, this move wouldn't be very meaningful—after all, the defining characteristic of unstable mutations is instability, and using this tactic to help allies adjust their skills is tantamount to gambling.

However, having the power to defy fate made Xia Lin's plan possible!

He aims to emulate both himself and the Dragonfly County Chief.

Random combination activation!

The next second, Xia Lin immediately heard a system notification.

You have lost the skill: Randomized Release Flow.

[You have acquired the skill: Dark Source. Cosmic Dark Catastrophe!]

It was just a one-for-one exchange.

But it's not a big problem. The next mutation stage is the key to Xia Lin's operation in this round!

[Unstable mutation activated!]

[Your skill, Dark Source. Cosmic Calamity, has mutated to: Dark Source. End of This World!]

[Dark Source. The End of This Realm (Racial Foundation Level): Active Skill, exclusive to the Dark Source Overlord, requires possession of Dark Source to activate. The Dark Source Overlord absorbs Dark Source, fully unleashing its power! In this state, the Dark Source Overlord cannot move or attack, but its aura fluctuations completely disappear, rendering it inanimate. Simultaneously, it will permanently distort and alter the cosmic rules of the current dimension, centered on itself!]

[The direction of the rule distortion is the same as the dark source: all flesh and blood will be distorted, turning into metallic matter; all metallic matter will be activated, mutating into flesh and blood.]

[Note: Distortions or alterations to the rules cannot be exempted except for levels 11 and above.]

[Note: This skill lasts indefinitely until the caster interrupts the skill.]

[Note: This skill has no cooldown, but requires a one-hour preparation time each time it is activated and deactivated.]

Xia Lin's maniacal laughter suddenly rang out from the hidden soldier's cave.

This is the Dark Source Dominator he wanted!
"Sorry, the game is over."

……

Declaring the game over immediately seems a bit exaggerated.

But Xia Lin did have her own ideas.

If the previous antics and the deceptive attempt to seize opportunities were Xia Lin's ways of saving himself, gathering strength, and gaining the upper hand as the weaker party, then the appearance of the skill "Black Source: End of This World" is Xia Lin's decisive move in this Ash Zone.

The path to turning things around has been found.

They also have a deadly weapon.

Why doesn't Xia Lin dare to declare the game over?
But some complicated procedures and tough work are indeed required in the process...

But what lies ahead is the backlash of three days of misfortune that comes with trying to defy fate.

But still the same sentence.

The reason why "Deceiving Heaven and Changing Fate" is so powerful is because it gave Xia Lin time to prepare.

With adequate preparation, a mere three days is not life-threatening.

They hid in the hidden soldier cave, and then Xing Fanwu took the hidden soldier cave to a secluded place.

Furthermore, Xu Haonan is not in a hurry to kill Xia Lin at the moment, but has his own ideas, which also means that NO.259 is also tied up by Xu Haonan.

Aside from encountering events such as beast hordes attacking the city, spiritual energy disasters, clashes between immortal lords, and the rebellion of the genius who dared not underestimate the young, this misfortune was thus weathered.

When the misfortune disappeared, Xia Lin finally emerged from the hidden cave.

Looking at Xing Fanwu beside him, who was covered in dust and looked as if he had aged ten years, Xia Lin asked in confusion, "What happened to you?"

Xing Fanwu's lips twitched. He wiped the still-unhealed wound on his face and sighed heavily.

"It's nothing, just some trivial matters..."

Seeing Xing Fanwu's discomfiture, Xia Lin laughed heartily and hugged Xing Fanwu's neck in high spirits.

"Just kidding, bro... This time, thanks to you for taking the blame, don't worry, I guarantee I'll make up for all the losses!"

Xia Lin spoke with great confidence, which made Xing Fanwu raise an eyebrow.

When asked, Xia Lin simply smiled and shook her head, indicating that it was a secret.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, amidst the swirling black light, the Ghost Five Elements Black Blaze Slash was activated.

The viscous energy condensed into two black crystal beads. Xia Lin handed the crystal beads to Xing Fanwu and then spoke again.

"One for you and one for the Joker."

Xing Fanwu took the crystal bead and glanced at it, but he didn't see any item description.

Puzzled, he looked up at Xia Lin and saw Xia Lin giving him a mysterious smile.

"This is a talisman to keep you and the clown safe and sound."

Without saying much, he simply watched as the bewildered Xing Fanwu left.

After Xing Fanwu left, Xia Lin stopped smiling, solemnly stroked the hidden soldier cave, and summoned the Dragonfly County Magistrate from it.

The Dragonfly County Magistrate, with his iron hat, had just left the hidden military cave when he immediately announced his existence to the entire prehistoric world with a hilarious joke.

Xia Lin also tolerated the little quirk of County Magistrate Dragonfly.

It wasn't until County Magistrate Qingting spoke for a full two hours, making Xia Lin's head buzz, that they finally got down to business.

Then I saw its body stretch out and turn into a normal-looking Bomb Boy, about one meter tall.

Xia Lin then stroked the hidden soldier cave again, took out the Black Source from it, and handed it to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate opened his mouth wide and swallowed the entire source of the black substance.

"Crunchy and delicious, tastes like chicken!"

The fart smells like chicken...

Ignore the county magistrate and keep a close eye on the dark secrets hidden in his belly.

A brilliant black light began to flicker.

The county magistrate's voice grew softer and softer, and then disappeared completely an hour later.

Its entire body seemed to have turned into an ordinary lump of iron, no longer radiating even the slightest bit of life.

At the same time, only Xia Lin, who possessed the Ghost Five Elements Black Emperor Slash, could sense that there was an extremely subtle and difficult-to-detect mysterious fluctuation spreading out from the county magistrate. It had only spread a few meters away when it merged into the world and flowed with it!

In a daze, it seemed as if the sound of the Great Dao lamenting resounded.

However, firstly, there are currently no level 12 Immortal Venerables in this world, and the level 11 Heavenly Immortals and Immortal Kings are not sufficiently sensitive to the Heavenly Dao to detect any abnormalities in it.

Secondly, the Black Star in the Legend of the Outer Gods and Immortals is not as monstrous as a real level twelve Returning to One Realm martial artist—after all, this is a book of slander, which not only defames the image of martial artists but also weakens their power.

This resulted in even Black Star, who was at the Unity Realm, being unable to sense the abnormal distortion of the world's rules.

Silently, the trump card has been laid, waiting for the flowers to bloom.

Xia Lin slowly reached out and stroked the county magistrate, who was as solid as an iron pillar.

A certain skill's light suddenly flashed, but was quickly interrupted by Xia Lin.

However, the feedback from the skill made Xia Lin's smile even brighter.

"Sure enough."

At this moment, Xia Lin discovered that the End of This World was not just about the effects described in the skill description.

This skill, along with another of Xia Lin's skills, actually forms a skill combo!

There's no need to discuss this matter further at the moment.

After glancing one last time at the county magistrate who had already activated the End of This World, Xia Lin turned and left.

……

The changes brought about by the end of this world are silent and imperceptible.

It seems that the distortion and mutation of the rules need time to ferment.

Xia Lin wasn't in a hurry.

After visiting the Watchtower again and fulfilling the wishes of several immortal lords to have children, Xia Lin formally bid farewell to Wang Dao and his wife.

Upon returning to the Xuantian Sect, just as the inner disciples' competition was beginning, Xia Lin displayed her skills and won first place, drawing admiration from Zhong Ling.

Reward for completing the "Deception" 10% progress: With "Deception" in hand, Xia Lin can act more confidently and boldly.

Showcasing talent and ability is one aspect; it can attract the attention of the sect and thus gain influence.

Winning over the female lead, Zhong Ling, is another matter entirely.

A few days later, at night, after saying goodbye to Zhong Ling, Xia Lin returned to his room. Thinking about Zhong Ling's performance that day, Xia Lin knew that the goddess had fallen for him and could be won over at any time.

This means the progress of the deception mission will increase dramatically once again.

Thinking about this, Xia Lin inevitably thought of Lin Xiantian and Xu Haonan's team.

He frowned.

"This entertainment isn't very effective. Xu Haonan hasn't done anything yet. This debuff can't be useless, right?"

Just as Xia Lin was thinking about this, Xu Haonan, who was far away, burst into exaggerated laughter!

"It's done! I've succeeded!"

(End of this chapter)