My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 305 Black and Red Forms, Evenly Matched, the Decisive Move! (8600-word Chapter)

It has been more than a year since I entered the Ashes Zone of the Outer Gods and Immortals Legend.

Xia Lin knew the names and appearances of everyone in Lin Xiantian's team by heart, and Tao Jing was no exception.

Demon Clan Sequence 76, Tao Jing, a demon cultivator of the Taotie Clan!
The demon race is not considered a major race.

Essentially, the demon race originated from one of the major races: the beast race.

It is said that the reason for the differentiation is related to the Creator of Heaven.

Isn't the Creator of Heaven a bit fond of being a teacher? After the birth of the new universe, the Creator of Heaven enlightened the beast and helped it embark on the path of cultivation.

This beast was originally a divine beast of the beast race. Because it admired the creator of the Heavenly Dao, it transformed into human form after cultivating to a high level and then asked the creator of the Heavenly Dao a question.

"There is a difference between humans and animals. Humans are civilized and intelligent, while animals are bloodthirsty and barbaric. So, teacher, what am I, half-human and half-beast?"

The Creator of Heaven offered this explanation: "Those who cannot take form are beasts; those who can take form are demons."

The concept of the demon race was thus established.

He is essentially a beast, yet he longs to be human.

This kind of ungrateful thinking is despised by the beastmen's own clan, but it is the foundation of the demon race's survival.

Because the vast majority of demons follow the cultivation system and are die-hard loyalists to the creator of the Heavenly Dao.

Just like Tao Jing in front of Xia Lin.

Its true form is the Taotie.

One of the four fierce ethnic groups.

Born as a divine beast, it is a superior race among beastmen. It's just a pity that it coveted the convenience of cultivators and cultivated itself into the inhuman and beastly form it is now.

"To put it bluntly, he's just a bastard!"

Facing the beast head that was pouncing on again, Xia Lin's eyes widened, and he spoke with a wild and unrestrained expression.

Xia Lin had already used the East Wind Domination technique to push his attributes to their theoretical limit long before.

Then another halo of light flashed across the body.

A strikingly designed silver-white revolver appeared out of thin air in Xia Lin's hand. Instead of pulling the trigger, Xia Lin forcefully slapped it onto his shoulder.

Human-machine ergonomics activated.

The grand opening instantly merged with Xia Lin, transforming into a fully automatic turret on his shoulder.

The next second, a deafening roar suddenly erupted!
The grand opening gun automatically fired according to Xia Lin's will. A black halo flashed from the muzzle, transforming into a unique bullet about the length of a palm, shaped like an eagle.

Black flames surged and boiled around the bullet, this was the effect of the Ghost Five Elements Black Blaze Slash!
By connecting the physical body with the grand opening through human-machine ergonomics, the grand opening can naturally fire "Dongfeng bullets." Don't underestimate its small size; its power is comparable to the largest Dongfeng missile summoned by Xia Lin!

Then, use the Ghost Five Elements Black Blaze Slash to enhance the bullet's power.

This strike would be as easy as turning one's hand to slay immortals and destroy Buddhas!

Xia Lin immediately heard this notification sound.

[You have received the Grand Opening buff.]

[Unstable mutation activated; the grand opening has mutated into: Steel Body.]

[Iron Body (Rank A)...]

Just by looking at the level, you can tell it's a degraded mutation, and the mutation is not retained.

They watched as the bullet, wreathed in black flames, hurtled toward the beast's head, but the scene from just moments before repeated itself.

The Taotie beast opened its huge mouth and swallowed the bullet without saying a word.

The black flames had no effect, and the Dongfeng bullets that should have exploded also failed to fire.

Xia Lin was not surprised by this; he simply raised his hand while a burst of white light flashed in his eyes!
Once the observation skill was activated, he clearly discerned Tao Jing's attributes and most of his skill information!
【Gourmet】

[Demon race, gluttonous race, divine beast species!]

【Level: 9】

[Occupation: Immortal Cultivator]

[Cultivation Level: Immortal Lord Realm]

[Base stats: 11856 points]

(If there is a conflict between the base stats of a Divine Beast and the additional base stats of a Celestial Lord, the higher of the two values ​​will be used.)
[Base stats: 70+!]

The third law was not triggered, but the critical point was reached.

Tao Jing's basic attributes are only one-tenth of Xia Lin's.

this is normal.

As base stats increase, the efficiency of breaking through the limits of basic attributes slows down, and attributes may even be squeezed out by high base stats, resulting in compression.

As a member of the Taotie clan, Tao Jing has extremely high natural racial stats, which means that the same limit-breaking skill can bring Xia Lin 1000 attribute points, but can only bring Tao Jing 1 attribute point.

Despite the limitations, racial stats are still more important than base stats.

[Racial Talent 1: Devouring Heaven and Earth (Racial Foundation Level): An innate talent of the Taotie race. The Taotie race can devour all matter, transforming it into nourishment for healing or breaking through limits!]

The two times it swallowed up Dongfeng missiles were due to the effect of this talent!
It can even devour the enemy's attacks!
What is not described in the text is that once you enter the Taotie's huge mouth, you will be restricted by the Taotie, causing your attacks to fail. If a person is swallowed, no matter how powerful you are, you will completely lose the ability to resist.

This talent combines offense and defense!

[Racial Talent 2: Gluttonous Scale Armor (Racial Heritage Level): An innate talent of the Gluttonous race. The armor plates on your body possess extremely strong defensive effects, capable of withstanding most skill damage. Furthermore, you are naturally immune to all negative status effects below SSS level!]

They are naturally thick-skinned, a characteristic of beastmen, and hybrids are no exception.

[Professional Talent 1: Immortal Path. Immortal Lord Realm (Racial Foundation Level): You have transcended mortal to immortal. Your racial stats have increased to 11856 points, and your base attributes have increased by 30 points! The power of all your Immortal Path skills has been greatly amplified!]

The immortal has transcended the mortal realm and is comparable to a high-ranking divine beast.

This talent's boost to racial stats even surpasses the Taotie race's naturally high racial stats!
To be honest, there are advantages to being a bastard.

[Profession Talent 2: Demon Cultivator (Unrated): Stepping onto the path of cultivation as a beast, you will inevitably pay a price. Your understanding of the immortal realm is far inferior to that of humans, becoming increasingly apparent in the later stages.]

It's a purely negative talent, and it can't be washed away.

None of the twelve level immortals in the current main universe are demon cultivators, and the root cause lies in this talent.

However, the side effects of this talent become more and more obvious as time goes on, but with Tao Jing's strength, he doesn't need to worry about this.

The moment Tao Jing's basic attributes and talents were presented to Xia Lin, the random combination was already launched!

They go all out right from the start... but that's the true nature of a desperate fight.

In a true life-or-death struggle, one must start strong to gain the upper hand.

However, this random combination did not produce the expected results.

Tao Jing's body flashed with light, and he transformed into a swirling ball of energy. The randomly combined skill lights struck him, but they seemed unable to find a target, freezing in place for a moment before finally disintegrating and dissipating.

[Skill 1: Internal Devouring (Racial Heritage Level): Exclusive skill of the Taotie Clan. Ancient legend says the Taotie are extremely greedy, even capable of devouring themselves. Once activated, this skill will consume your own body and existence, making you untargetable by any skill! This skill lasts for 10 seconds and has a one-hour cooldown.]

Because their strengths were similar, Xia Lin was unable to see through all of Tao Jing's information immediately through observation.

Xia Lin only saw the effect of the internal food after the skill was activated, which resulted in a complete waste of the random combination.

But that's exactly what should be done.

Tao Jing suddenly let out a low, sinister laugh.

"You think random combinations are invincible? You're kidding me."

"Not to mention me, every single person on our team has a way to counter your random combinations!"

Since the target of this battle is Xia Lin, it is natural to target Xia Lin specifically.

This is even something that must be done before the start of the game in the Ember Zone.

What is Xia Lin's trump card?
The most obvious trump card, as everyone knows, is random combination.

If we don't target your random combinations, then who are we targeting?
Leaving aside the skill of internal food, some special items can also be effective against random combinations.

—Or you could transform yourself into an unlockable state, or use some kind of indeterminate constant to hide your main skills...or like Xu Haonan, who doesn't care about the effects of random combinations, so losing skills is no big deal.

Again.

In a professional system, there are no absolutely invincible skills, and there are few examples of people who can rely on a single skill to succeed in everything.

Xia Lin was neither surprised nor angry that the random combination was broken.

Black light emanated from his hands, and the power of the Ghost Five Elements Black Blade Slash solidified, condensing into two straight swords.

Thousands of east winds arrive as if summoned, sweeping across the sky and obscuring the sun.

The east wind traces strange arcs, like a magnificent celestial net, intricately woven together.

"The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, huh..."

Tao Jing spoke in a low voice, yet without fear.

The combined skill of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and the East Wind Dominator is also mentioned in the intelligence of the Heavenly Dao Creator.

Tao Jing naturally had a way to deal with this.

But soon, as the great formation was fully formed, Tao Jing's eyes flashed.

"No, it's not the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation."

It is certainly not the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

During his year in the Ash Zone, Xia Lin spent most of his time in the Xuan Tian Sect, not just to show off and gain reputation, but also to learn many of the Xuan Tian Sect's secret techniques.

This formation was one of Xia Lin's gains, and it can be considered a replacement for the East Wind Immortal Slaughtering Formation.

Mysterious Heaven Sword Domain!

Under the energy conversion skill, the spiritual energy within the body is proportionally transformed into spiritual energy.

Amidst the swirling spiritual energy, the Xuan Tian Sword Domain instantly took shape.

In an instant, space was locked, and everything within a radius of ten thousand miles centered on Xia Lin was dragged into the sword domain, as if it were not in this world.

[Mystic Heaven Sword Domain (Racial Foundation Level): Active skill, exclusive to cultivators. Using swords or sword energy as implements, create a Mystic Heaven Sword Domain. This domain divides the battlefield, isolating the inside from the outside. While within the domain, your speed is greatly amplified, and the power of all your attacks is significantly increased! The increase depends on the number of swords (sword energy). This skill has no cooldown.]

In an instant, Xia Lin and Tao Jing disappeared without a trace from Wanzhi Garden.

Within the newly opened Xuan Tian Sword Domain, the two straight swords in Xia Lin's hands also emitted a dazzling light.

The light was black and red; the black was deep and sinister, while the red was alluring and flamboyant.

He bent slightly, his two swords crossed in an X shape.

With the power of the Xuan Tian Sword Domain empowering him, Xia Lin felt as light as a feather.

Spring kick, charge forward.

In an instant, space shattered, with Xia Lin as the starting point and Tao Jing as the ending point, a black spatial rift instantly appeared between the two!

This is precisely Xia Lin's trajectory.

Just as Tao Jing uttered the words "not the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation," Xia Lin's twin swords slashed at Tao Jing's forehead.

The sight of the black and red swords gave Tao Jing a sudden bad feeling.

His head swelled up, transforming into the head of a gluttonous beast in the blink of an eye, reappearing to devour the heavens and the earth.

However, before the skull of the divine beast could fully take shape, Xia Lin flicked his wrist, and the black sword drew a mysterious arc, passing through the chin of the Taotie skull, emerging from its nostrils, and locking the Taotie skull's large mouth shut like a steel needle.

At the same time, strange energy erupted from the black sword, causing Taotie's cheek to itch and a strange iron-colored gear to grow out.

Black Sword: Black Source Sword.

It is condensed from the Black Emperor's Five Elements Demon Blade and contains a massive amount of dark source power.

If it touches flesh and blood, it can cause the flesh and blood to mutate into metallic substances—this is a conceptual pollution!

Combined with the Ghost Five Elements Black Emperor Slash racial foundation level.

The sword's evil and unpredictable nature made it impossible for Tao Jing to defend against.

But he doesn't need to be on guard.

A booming, nasal sound erupted from the beast's head.

As the immortal power surged, it pressed down on Xia Lin like a wall of air.

Before the wall of energy could reach her, Xia Lin had already gone far away.

With the amplification of the Xuan Tian Sword Domain, Xia Lin's movement and attack speed far exceeded normal limits, making him much faster than Tao Jing.

It's not a pity that Tao Jing's counterattack was ineffective.

With a flash of his waist pouch, a complete set of array flags flew out.

One hundred and eight array flags instantly formed an array, which was the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, mainly for defense.

Protected by the array of light, Tao Jing raised his hand and grasped the Black Source Sword that was stuck in his chin.

As the protective skill flashed, Tao Jing drew his longsword, which vanished from his hand in a burst of light. Tao Jing, however, also broke free from the black sword's hold.

He opened his mouth, and the wound on his chin healed instantly. Even the gears that had grown on his face disappeared without a trace under the erosion of the black demonic power.

Looking at Xia Lin again, Tao Jing nodded knowingly.

"It's not just the skills, even the fighting style has changed."

……

Yes, Xia Lin's fighting style has changed.

In this scorched area, he was bait, but also one of the targets.

The high bounty on Xia Lin meant that he would inevitably encounter many battles and be targeted.

Xia Lin's trump cards have already been pretty much revealed.

Random combinations, the East Wind Immortal Slaying Formation, and so on...

These are old trump cards, and the opponent has absolutely no reason not to target them.

Therefore, during this year, Xia Lin made many changes while making plans.

One of them was the search for a brand new fighting style.

A melee combat style centered on observation and the Ghost Five Elements Black Blaze Slash, supplemented by skills such as the Profound Heaven Sword Domain!
Xia Lin called it: the black and red form.

The black sword that had disappeared has reformed.

At this moment, Xia Lin's eyes gleamed white as he observed the full operation of another skill shining brightly in his regular skill bar.

Its name is: Weakness Detection!

[Weakness Detection (Racial Heritage Level): Passive Skill. Your eyes can see the weaknesses of enemies. When your skills or attacks hit an enemy's weak point, the damage, effect, and even the judgment authority will be increased!]

This was also Junyou's skill, but Xia Lin spent 10 evolution points to buy it.

Not only is observation a perfect match for this skill, but this weakness detection skill can also provide a huge boost to the Black and Red form!
It was this skill that allowed Junyou to be fearless in close combat in the past.

At this moment, Xia Lin has become the Junyou Pro version!
His feet tread on the heavenly pillars, his figure as swift as lightning.

From the simple movements, it's easy to see that Xia Lin has learned a lot and made many changes in order to achieve this melee-style form, the Black and Red Form.

Not only do they possess the skills to use sword-type weapons, but their footwork and movement techniques are also beginning to take shape.

—These are all the signature skills of the Xuantian Sect.

With a physique comparable to that of a god, learning and mastering skills is effortless; the learning speed will be absurdly fast as long as one is willing to put in the work.

A year is more than enough.

A ray of light flashed from the Zhou Tian Star Array, which Xia Lin clearly caught.

These are the weak points in the formation detected by the weakness detection system.

The black trail reappeared, and the east wind appeared out of nowhere. Amidst the roar and explosion, before Xia Lin could draw his sword, the Zhou Tian Star Array, composed of 108 array flags, had already been violently torn apart by the east wind.

However, what came into view in the formation made Xia Lin squint.

A ferocious aura permeated the air, overwhelming the entire area and even giving Xia Lin the illusion of facing NO.259. It was none other than a gigantic Taotie, hundreds of meters long!

It resembles a dragon, with two horns on its head, a ferocious expression, and majestic golden eyes with eagle claws.

Its body resembles that of a bull, robust and strong, covered in scales with dense lightning patterns that shimmer with streaks of purple lightning.

[Skill 2: Gluttonous True Form (Racial Heritage Level): Active skill, exclusive to the Demon Race! The Demon Race, transformed from beasts into immortals, retains their essence. Demon cultivators can transform into their true form at any time, enhancing the power of related skills and gaining a temporary buff that triples their attributes!]

Given Tao Jing's racial stats and base attributes, once this skill is activated, his attributes will only be slightly inferior to Xia Lin's after being buffed by the East Wind Domination.

Not to mention, the benefits he possesses go far beyond that!

[Skill 3: Heavenly Thunder Orthodox Technique (Racial Heritage Level): Active skill, exclusive to cultivators! Contains 13 thunder spells, which the user can freely choose.]

The techniques of cultivators. One of the techniques in the Heavenly Thunder Orthodox Method is to stimulate the body with lightning to amplify physical attributes—the lightning patterns on the Taotie True Body are the external manifestation of this skill.

[Skill 4: Demon Emperor's Hundred Refinements Technique (Racial Foundation Level): Passive skill, exclusive to demon cultivators. Your physique undergoes tempering, becoming indestructible and impervious to all magic! Your physical attributes are doubled, and you gain significant damage reduction and abnormal status resistance.]

The three skills stack up.

Tao Jing's attributes have surpassed those of Xia Lin.

However, Xia Lin, who was charging forward, did not hesitate at all, and even did not slow down, and still rushed towards Tao Jing, who had revealed his demon form.

The natural pressure of the divine beast species was weakened by the East Wind Domination and then weakened a second time by Knight's Radiance (SSS-level equipment), but it did not affect Xia Lin's combat power at all.

Just as the black and red swords slashed out again, and Tao Jing swung his giant claws, preparing to fight Xia Lin hand-to-hand, a light flashed beside Xia Lin, and another piece of equipment was activated by Xia Lin.

The Siren's Song!

Siren's Soul-Stealing Technique!
A noble soul-type attack won't fall for your fancy tricks.

The light instantly struck Tao Jing's brain, causing him to scream in pain. His attack was slowed down and Xia Lin easily dodged it.

The ring of carnage on his finger flashed again.

The black and red swords and the grand opening on the shoulder shone brightly together, and the three strikes hit the bullseye!

That was exactly the weakness that the weakness detection system had observed in Tao Jing!
[Skill 5: Demon God's All-Seeing Eye (Racial Foundation Level): Passive skill, exclusive to demon cultivators. Your eyes gain the ability to see through illusions.]

It's a good skill for dealing with illusions, but it's not very useful in the current battle.

Furthermore, because it is a pupil technique, Tao Jing's eyes became a relative weakness—the grand opening and the Black Source Sword hit Tao Jing's left and right eyes.

But that's pointless!

Just as two bloody holes appeared in Tao Jing's eyes, the skill light, filled with celestial energy, suddenly flashed.

[Skill 6: Nine Defeats Rebirth (Racial Heritage Level): Passive Skill! Within one hour, you will have nine opportunities to instantly heal from severe injuries! After one hour, regardless of how many times you have used Rebirth, the number of Rebirths will be reset!]

Just as the bloody hole appeared, before the blood of the Taotie could flow out, the wounds on Tao Jing's eyes had already healed instantly.

Furthermore, because this skill only heals serious injuries and not minor ones, Xia Lin is unable to use the Dongfeng missile to bait out the number of times this skill can be used.

Xia Lin remained unmoved.

As a demon race number 76, it's only natural that he possesses such combat power.

Their skill set is not comprehensive enough, and their vitality is not strong enough; they are not worthy of the name of the race sequence.

Even though the demon race is not considered a major race.

Even Tao Jing's ranking isn't high enough.

"burst!"

As the word fell, the red sword piercing Tao Jing's heart exploded instantly, its crimson energy pouring into Tao Jing's body.

A scream suddenly rang out.

Tao Jing roared in agony, as if he had been torn to pieces!
He could clearly sense that a highly corrosive energy was coursing through his body, and even with his own high-quality Devouring Demon Qi, it was difficult to devour this abnormal energy in a short period of time.

[Skill 7: Devouring Demon Art (Racial Foundation Level): Active skill, fundamental principle of immortal cultivation. A fundamental principle specifically designed for the Gluttonous Demon Clan.]

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Lin drew his sword and spear again, watching as the crimson color gradually spread to Tao Jing's entire body, a chilling smile appeared on his face.

Red Sword: The Crimson Sword!
It was formed from the crimson power that Xia Lin once possessed!

Energy conversion allows Xia Lin to use his mental power to mimic all the energies he has ever seen, including the Crimson Power.

Xia Lin had conducted many experiments before, and thus determined the energy he could convert. In terms of evil and troublesome black source power, it was the best, while in terms of destructive and corrosive power, the crimson power reigned supreme!
"So here's the question: can your Nine Defeats Rebirth withstand my Crimson Power?!"

The answer is no.

Due to the corrosive nature of the Crimson Power, it does not take effect instantly, so the Nine Defeats Rebirth effect will not be triggered at the beginning.

By the time the Nine Defeats Rebirth effect can be triggered, the Crimson Power has already penetrated deep into the bones, and it cannot be dealt with by just one Nine Defeats Rebirth.

This move is like a slow poison, creating a certain degree of restraint on the powerful skill Nine Defeats Rebirth.

Suddenly, a black light spread from Tao Jing's body.

[Skill 8: Return to the Void and Draw Back to the Underworld (Racial Heritage Level): Active skill, exclusive to cultivators. Consumes a massive amount of spiritual energy/immortal power, combined with the Taotie race's talent, to create a miniature black hole around the user, causing devastating damage to everything nearby! This skill has a one-day cooldown.]

However, just as the black light flashed, Xia Lin had already used the power of the Xuan Tian Sword Domain to quickly disappear into the distance.

Guixu Yinming's attack missed its target.

A vast number of magical treasures and various spells appeared out of thin air.

As a celestial lord, Tao Jing's reserves of magical treasures and spells are naturally astonishing!

[Skill 9: Eighteen Cloud Techniques (Racial Heritage Level): Active skill, exclusive to cultivators! Contains 18 spells, which the user can choose freely.]

With his set of moves in hand, Tao Jing may seem to have only nine skill slots, but his methods are far more than that.

Not to mention that Xia Lin has equipment and props, he also has equipment and props.

Even in terms of equipment level and item reserves, Tao Jing is far superior to Xia Lin!
One reason is the accumulation of time, and the other is the reasons behind it.

Amidst the explosion of celestial light, time within the sword domain seemed to freeze, and even Xia Lin's speed, which Tao Jing couldn't even detect, instantly slowed down.

This is the effect of one of Tao Jing's magical treasures.

The item was used, the cooldown of "Guiding the Netherworld" was reset, and a black hole instantly appeared beside Xia Lin.

A beam of light flashed across Xia Lin's body as he used the Invincible Prayer. However, the so-called absolute defense was torn to shreds in a short time by the Guiding Netherworld.

Taking this opportunity, Xia Lin broke free from the black hole, but was still left with his skin torn and bleeding.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, his black and red swords and grand opening leaving Tao Jing with bloody scars.

The blood-soaked effect of the Slaughter Ring allowed Xia Lin to heal quickly from her injuries.

At the same time, the time-slowing effect disappeared, and Xia Lin once again transformed into a swift shadow, sticking tightly to Tao Jing's side.

Black and red light intertwined as Xia Lin swiftly drew his sword, his movements as fluid as an aurora borealis.

The mythical beast roared repeatedly, its eagle claws swooping down and tearing at the beast's head; what appeared ordinary was in fact the result of countless trials and tribulations.

Dongfeng was constantly summoned to bomb Taojing, and the effects of Dongfeng's dominance began to accumulate. However, Taojing used items that enhanced skill permissions combined with defensive skills to resist the effects of attribute reduction and debuffs.

For a time, the battle between humans and beasts reached a stalemate.

You have your methods, and I have my trump cards.

You can't find my weakness, and I can't kill you with a single blow!

Whether it's offense, defense, or functionality, once they reach the racial sequence level, Emberwalkers have few weaknesses. Even if they lack corresponding skills, they will find relevant items and equipment to compensate for them.

This makes it difficult to determine a winner in a battle of this caliber.

All of the above sounds like a long process, but it actually happened in just a few seconds.

After both sides have seen through each other's strengths and weaknesses, the real bloody battle has only just begun.

Within the sword domain, light and shadow surged.

Within minutes, the Xuan Tian Sword Domain could no longer withstand such an intense battle and showed signs of collapse.

Xia Lin kept summoning the east wind to stabilize the Xuan Tian Sword Domain—fortunately, the Xuan Tian Sword Domain had no cooldown time.

On the one hand, this created a home-field advantage for Xia Lin.

On the other hand, it can also intercept the aftermath of the battle between the two sides, preventing unexpected factors from arising.

It's unknown whether Tao Jing has the means to break the Sword Domain—but it's highly likely he does.

After all, the Xuan Tian Sword Domain is a celestial array, and compared to Xia Lin, who is only a half-baked cultivator, Tao Jing is a true celestial cultivator.

But he didn't use it.

Xia Lin could read Tao Jing's thoughts from those ferocious golden eyes.

—He wanted to kill Xia Lin in the Xuan Tian Sword Domain and obtain the bounty.

After all, Xia Lin's combat prowess was still within Tao Jing's ability to handle.

……

Unbeknownst to anyone, a fierce battle was taking place in a sword domain somewhere within the Wanzhi Garden.

As the first batch of disciples from the five major immortal sects all entered the arena, the lights and shadows on the plaza flashed again, and Qu Yiyi's figure appeared.

She entered the celestial palace, but unfortunately was teleported to another location: the Hall of Criminal Justice.

It seems that Xia Lin has no chance in the short term...

Just after Qu Yiyi entered the Criminal Hall, Zheng Li and the disciples of the Ancient Demon Sect entered again.

Subsequently, the Black Martial Alliance and Xiao Feng, along with other Ash Zone Walkers, also arrived.

Without anyone noticing, Xia Lin's two teammates, Clown and Xing Fanwu, also mingled into the Black Martial Alliance's team and entered the Primal Secret Realm.

……

Half an hour later.

The clash in the Sword Domain has finally come to an end.

Xia Lin collapsed to the side, his entire body soaked in blood.

Looking up ahead, a bitter smile appeared on his blood-stained face.

"It still doesn't work..."

Yes, it still doesn't work; it's just a tiny bit off.

Heavy footsteps sounded from ahead.

Tao Jing, whose body was mutilated but had a reddish-black hue, held his head high, looking down at Xia Lin with the air of a victor.

The contest, which lasted for half an hour, ended with Tao Jing emerging victorious.

As it turns out, Xia Lin, this quasi-sequence, is still unable to shake the current demon race sequence 76.

"But it's already pretty good."

Tao Jing spoke weakly, clearly having been quite exhausted by Xia Lin's actions.

Unfortunately, Xia Lin was already exhausted, but he still had the ability to fight.

The demonic power within his body surged, and the Myriad Devouring Demon Art roared and operated, devouring the black source power and scarlet power within his body.

This could not fully heal Tao Jing's injuries, nor could it expel the two strange forces in a short time, but it did prevent the two strange forces from harming him.

Thus, the outcome is clear!
“I know you haven’t been a Ash Walker for long and have no powerful backing. The fact that you’ve managed to fight me to this extent is already quite commendable.”

As he said this, Tao Jing took a step forward and pressed closer to Xia Lin.

Despite his caution, he still exuded a calm and collected victor's demeanor.

"Out of respect for you, I'll give you time to say your last words..."

As he said this, he suddenly opened his mouth and bit Xia Lin!
Only an idiot would give you time to leave your last words...

His victory over Xia Lin was already difficult enough, and his speech at this moment was only to dispel Xia Lin's defenses and lay the foundation for the success of this final blow.

However, just as the giant beast head rushed in front of Xia Lin, Tao Jing suddenly screamed in agony.

A massive, overwhelming fist appeared out of nowhere in front of Xia Lin, sending Tao Jing flying far away with a single punch!

Xia Lin sighed softly, her voice weak.

Even though he couldn't straighten his back, he still showed no signs of defeat.

On his right thumb, the light of the hidden cave flickered slightly. Amidst the spatial tremors, the Black Source Guardian, Bomb Boy, emerged from nothingness and stood before Xia Lin!
"First, absolutely not..."

“Stop~”

Xia Lin groaned as she spoke.

I don't know what happened, but ever since the county magistrate was appointed, all the bomb-wielding boys have started calling themselves "Dragonfly County Magistrates," and their numbers have all gone up to 10086 and beyond...

At this moment, Xia Lin interrupted, and the impending mental pollution finally subsided.

Then came the second Black Source Guardian, Bomb Boy, followed by the third, the fourth...

As a high-end immortal formation, the Xuan Tian Sword Domain can cover a wide or narrow area, allowing the Bomb Boy Legion to appear without being exposed to others.

This move was a trump card that Xia Lin devised after the Eighth Beast Realm, and it was unknown to the Creator of Heaven.

It wasn't until countless bomb-wielding kids appeared around Xia Lin, surrounding Tao Jing in the center, and meeting Tao Jing's dumbfounded gaze, that Xia Lin's voice finally rang out from behind.

"In terms of individual strength, my combat power is indeed inferior to yours."

Despite exhausting all conventional methods and giving it our all, we still couldn't win.

Judging from his black and red form, Xia Lin probably can't even touch the tail end of the human race sequence. Quasi-sequence level strength is a fair and reasonable assessment.

But who said Xia Lin only has a black and red form?

Besides its black and red form, it also has a frontier warship form, and even more terrifying backup plans.

“But if I use all my skills, I am indeed stronger than you… Hmm, I have a general understanding of the level of the racial sequence.”

"Thank you for your advice."

Just as he finished speaking, Tao Jing roared and his body flashed with a magical light as he was about to activate a certain item.

However, before Tao Jing could complete the activation, a barrage of heavy punches came roaring in, followed by a series of explosions!
Amidst the violent tremors, two hands suddenly reached out from the side and helped Xia Lin up.

But they were Scarlett and her sister.

Seeing Xia Lin's disheveled appearance, Scarlett felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help but complain.

"Wouldn't it have been better to have the Bomb Boys come out earlier?"

Xia Lin simply shook his head at this.

"If the Bomb Boys had come out earlier, I would have suffered huge losses..."

"Drawing the Netherworld Back to the Ruins" is Tao Jing's ultimate move. It has a large range, but the cooldown time is a bit long—a full day.

Xia Lin's battle with him forced Tao Jing to use five reset cooldown items, and even though the Bomb Boys had changed their class to Black Source Guardians, their strength was still much weaker than Xia Lin and Tao Jing.

Xia Lin can handle this powerful move, but the Bomb Boys can't.

At this moment, letting the Bomb Boys clean up the mess would allow Xia Lin to experience the strength of the racial sequence, and also reduce his losses.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Tao Jing, already severely injured, was repeatedly tossed around like a ball by the Bomb Boys.

He resisted the Bomb Boy amidst surging demonic power, but could not suppress the black source power and scarlet power within his body.

They tried to break the Xuan Tian Sword Domain, but were constantly interfered with, rendering their methods ineffective.

Amidst the screams, Xia Lin's voice suddenly came from afar.

"Out of respect for you, I'll give you time to say your last words..."

He returned Tao Jing's words verbatim.

He even had the time to add, "This is not a scheme, but simply my mercy to you as the victor."

(End of this chapter)