My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 320 Preparations during the event: The final act of deceiving fate!
For Scarlett and Qu Tianhe, Xia Lin must choose the Ash Zone points.

There's not much to say about this. Xia Lin is selfish but not to the extreme. She can be ruthless at times but is by no means heartless. She is especially devoted to her own people.

The second most important thing is actually the 20 ranked battle points.

What does this amount to?

That's equivalent to 4000 God-given Source Essence!
Xia Lin currently has one more chance to defy fate, and opening the Heavenly Gift Blind Box while under the effect of defying fate is an idea that Xia Lin has had for a long time.

More than 4000 divinely bestowed source materials combined to defy fate... Just thinking about it is thrilling.

As for the remaining three options—identity replacement card (high), skill combination opportunity, and forced promotion—Xia Lin felt they weren't particularly significant.

Choosing the most useful one, Xia Lin selected the Identity Substitute Card (High).

Some might say that skill combinations can also be very useful.

Yes, this thing is very useful. The last skill combination opportunity brought the Ghost Five Elements Black Blade, which indirectly led to the current black and red form.

However, there are actually alternatives to this option.

"If I reset my skill set under the effect of 'Deceiving Heaven and Changing Fate,' and then try to use 'Good Luck' to create a skill combination, wouldn't that option be a disaster?"

For the Unseen mechanics, luck is of paramount importance.

Deceiving fate and altering destiny can bring good luck.

The fact that he had previously defied fate three times already proved just how amazing this ability was.

"So, you deceitful evil god, don't blame me for making trouble for you. In the current situation, if I don't deal with you, I won't be able to live with myself."

This was Xia Lin's first thought after leaving the settlement space and returning to reality.

Of course, this matter isn't urgent right now; Xia Lin still needs to take care of some trivial things.

……

First, there's Nelson and the Beyond Boundaries project.

This plan was already very important to Xia Lin, and after acquiring the Black Source Overlord form, its importance immediately reached an unprecedented level!
This plan determines Xia Lin's upper limit of combat power!

Fortunately, Nelson did not perish in the Trial of Ashes and returned safely. Judging from his happy old face, he seems to have gained quite a lot.

After all, this was once a human race unit. Even though Xia Lin had halved its attributes in the Black Flag instance, a weakened camel is still bigger than a horse, and it doesn't attract as much aggro as Xia Lin. For a Blazewalker of this caliber, if survival is the priority and rewards aren't the primary concern, surviving in the Blaze Zone isn't particularly difficult.

"walk home!"

Two cheerful people left the Canberra settlement and headed back to the Miniature Abyss.

Considering that only an hour has passed in real time, the changes in the miniature abyss are not significant.

In summary, the Outer Realm has only just begun to take shape, and the current miniature abyss cannot be considered an independent dimension/world at all, and does not meet Xia Lin's needs.

"Can we speed things up? Ideally, we could finish it within ten months."

Ten months later, the next round of the ranking battle will begin, and Xia Lin urgently needs to improve his combat power.

Leader Xia Lin gave instructions, and outstanding employee Nielsen replied, "Leader, you're right, but I can't do anything about it."

The "Beyond Boundaries" project isn't like building a house; you can't just rush the construction by adding more money.

This involves stealing the power of the Endless Abyss and the Abyss God; how could money possibly solve this problem?

"Although I can tell you had a good time in the last Ember Zone, it's not about the money."

Nelson shrugged and said to Xia Lin, "Wait, don't rush. The Beyond World Project will definitely be completed within ten years!"

Xia Lin's lips twitched; he was speechless, completely exasperated by Nelson.

In less than ten years...

Do you know how long I've been a Ascension Walker?

……

Xia Lin was very anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

It's not good to rush Nelson...

Because Nelson had done his best for Xia Lin, there was really no way to shorten the construction period.

He could only swallow his anxiety and move on to the second matter.

The second thing to deal with is money.

Scarlett is currently in a dormant state, effectively sealed away, awaiting Xia Lin to pay Ash Zone points to save her.

Xia Lin is indeed very wealthy, but this wealth doesn't come from cash; rather, it comes from a reserve of standard equipment.

Converting items into Ember Points does require a process and a channel.

For distribution channels, we still recommend Duhaitang, which belongs to the Chaoxing camp.

After all, they still owe Xia Lin a level six item.

Xia Lin didn't even need to ask for it.

The next day, Bai Yao sent a message.

"Awesome, bro, you're the best!"

Bai Yao already knows everything that happened in the Ashes Zone of the Outer Gods and Immortals Chronicles.

Xia Lin: "Brother, you flatter me."

Bai Yao: "No, no, no, you flatter me, you flatter me."

After a round of mutual flattery, the two finalized their intention and method of the transaction.

"By the way, Brother Bai, could you give me a heads-up about that level six item?"

All items of the Six Pillars level are made by the Six Pillars themselves, but this thing is useless to the Six Pillars.

Therefore, the Six Pillars rarely create Six Pillar-level items or skills; they only create them to reward their subordinates.

Items that qualify for this level are very rare.

According to the agreement between Xia Lin and Bao Bowen, the sixth-pillar level item that Bao Bowen gave to Xia Lin could not be chosen by her.

You can only take whatever others give you; you have no choice.

Xia Lin understood, but was also genuinely curious. At that moment, she communicated with Bai Yao, tentatively sounding out his intentions, and successfully received a response.

"Don't worry, it's guaranteed to be good stuff."

Bai Yao spoke mysteriously, which made Xia Lin eager to see what would happen.

Little did he know that after ending the communication, Bai Yao was also full of doubts.

He turned his head to look to the side.

Right beside him, Bao Bowen stood respectfully, holding a jade box in his hand.

The jade box is made of precious five-colored immortal jade, engraved with array patterns, which prevents detection and also has an internal sealing function.

Even Bai Yao didn't know what was in the jade box.

All we know is that this is the sixth-pillar level item they promised Xia Lin!

"So, this thing really is..."

Bai Yao spoke, uttering the first part of the question.

Bao Bowen gave a wry smile and answered the second half of the sentence: "Yes, it really was the work of the gang leader. Deputy gang leader Zhang Hai personally handed this thing to me and specified that it was a sixth-pillar level item to be given to Xia Lin."

Bai Yao gasped.

Lu Ming, leader of the Three Phases Gang, is a superstar among the Six Pillars!

Zhang Hai, the deputy leader, is also a level twelve martial artist.

What merit or ability does Xia Lin possess to have alarmed these two?

Bao Bowen provided the answer to this question.

"The deputy leader said, let's make a good connection."

Bai Yao nodded knowingly.

"Makes sense."

Xia Lin demonstrated his potential, but in the last time in the Ash Zone, the interaction between Bao Bowen and others and Xia Lin was not pleasant, and there were even some subtle conflicts.

Now that we've promised Xia Lin a level six item, there's no need to deliberately give him something useless. On the contrary, giving him something he urgently needs would benefit both of us.

This is what is meant by forming a good connection.

Bai Yao didn't know what the item was, nor did he dare to open the box to take a look.

He simply took the jade box and suppressed his curiosity.

As an eleventh-level subordinate of the Six Pillars, Bai Yao had long understood this principle.

You don't need to guess what the Six Pillars are thinking, nor do you need to question their decisions.

Just follow orders.

……

The transaction process is different from last time.

Because Xia Lin had already used up most of his access quota from the first sequence of the Blue Star during his last transaction with Bai Yao, he needed to use the remaining quota to locate the location of the Fraud God, so he naturally couldn't use it for transactions.

Therefore, the transaction process became a bit more complicated—but it was someone else's complicated process, not Xia Lin's.

Wang Lie became the intermediary in this transaction.

He first used his Blue Star sequence access to enter the Ash Zone controlled by the Crossing Hall, bringing Xia Lin's goods and the Ash Zone points Xia Lin needed, as well as the compensation promised by Bao Bowen.

The process is fine.

Wang Lie's character is also beyond reproach.

"Brother, to be honest, after seeing this number, I really had the idea of ​​running away with the money..."

Back on Shining Blue Star, Wang Lie transferred money to Xia Lin with a conflicted expression and said these words, which made Xia Lin chuckle coldly.

I bet you wouldn't dare.

He definitely wouldn't dare.

Because this is a deal worth 256 billion!

If Wang Lie swallows this money, he will lose his foothold on Shining Blue Star, and the Crossing Sea Hall will also have to demand an explanation from him—you have ruined the reputation of my Crossing Sea Hall and the Three Phases Gang.

As for Wang Lie, he wasn't actually that brave, nor was he an ingrate...

After the points from the Ashes area were credited to her account, Xia Lin's heart finally settled down.

As it turns out, Xia Lin not only had enough of the 100 billion Ash Zone points needed to awaken Scarlett, but also more.

This price is the market price, fair and honest – which is why Xia Lin likes to do business with Duhaitang.

This also signifies Scarlett's awakening.

Scarlett's awakening means that Xia Lin will permanently possess a level 11 combatant!
This is of great significance for the next journey through the Ashes.

"Brother, I won't let you work for nothing."

Wang Lie is considered one of their own, and Xia Lin is always generous to his own people.

A direct transfer of 1000 million Ember Zone Points was considered a delivery fee, which prompted Wang Lie to come over and kiss Xia Lin's face repeatedly, only to be kicked away by Xia Lin.

Then he took out the five-colored jade box that Wang Lie had given him immediately.

This is exactly the six-pillar level prop that Bao Bowen promised!

After a brief caress, Xia Lin opened the jade box.

As the five-colored light rapidly receded, a black stone shaped like an egg appeared before Xia Lin's eyes.

The item description appeared automatically on her retina, causing Xia Lin to catch her breath and her heart to slow down.

Because he immediately realized that this item was most likely made by Chaoxing!

[Unification Boundary Core (Six-Pillar Level Item): This item is crafted using the inner world of a Unification Realm martial artist as raw material!] [Function 1: Boundary Suppression: Placing this item in an unformed dimensional space as a boundary core can stabilize the dimension, accelerate its growth, and isolate it from most external forces.]

[Function Two: Self-Generating: Placing this item into a dimensional space as a boundary core can alter and strengthen the rules of that dimensional space, allowing it to absorb nutrients from surrounding dimensions and expand on its own.]

【Function 3: Unity of Martial Realm: This item contains the complete understanding of martial arts of a level 12 Unity of Martial Realm martial artist! After being personally refined by Chaoxing, the martial arts insights do not disappear, but are instead enhanced!

Once you reach level 11, if your class is a martial arts-based class: Martial God, you can devour this item to reach level 12! However, please note: after reaching level 12 with this item, you will become entangled in a causal relationship with the Six Pillars of the Super Star, and the risks are unpredictable.

This is not just a level six item, but a ticket to level twelve!

This is not just compensation, but also an invitation from Chaoxing to Xia Lin!

One item already conveyed Chaoxing's meaning: If you change your class to Martial God, you will be mine, and I will guarantee you will reach level twelve.

Of course, the choice is Xia Lin's.

Xia Lin was not averse to this, but she would not accept this kindness.

"Well, disregarding function three, functions one and two can solve my immediate problem."

"Well... if we only consider functions one and two, this item shouldn't be considered a six-pillar level item, right?"

Whether it counts or not depends on the strength of functions one and two.

However, Xia Lin felt that the evaluation of the six pillar level mainly focused on the third function.

"It doesn't really matter."

"Just looking at functions one and two, even if this item isn't a six-pillar level treasure, it's more useful to me than a six-pillar level treasure."

Whether it's skills, equipment, or items, level is important, but it's not the most important factor.

Most importantly, it needs to be compatible.

And this Unity Realm Core is exactly what Xia Lin needs right now!
……

After bidding farewell to Wang Lie, they returned to the Miniature Abyss and found Nelson.

After Xia Lin relayed the effects of the Unity Core to Nelson, Nelson immediately stated that he could complete the construction of the Outer Realm within ten months!

Creating dimensions is a specialty of demon warlocks.

However, within the diverse professional system, no profession dares to claim that it is absolutely number one in any particular field!

He is an expert in creation and martial arts.

After all, the essence of the Martial God profession is to create a world within one's own body.

Xia Lin took action, replacing the original central core of the Outer Realm with the Unity Realm Core.

In this way, Function 1 and Function 2 will arise automatically and take effect on their own.

Light shone from the core of the unified realm, quickly creating a space in the miniature abyss that was different from other areas, and the size of this space was constantly expanding.

"Ten months is more than enough."

Nielsen provided a definitive answer with a simple calculation.

Ten months is Xia Lin's requirement, but it is not the limit of the Unity Core.

If all goes well, the Beyond Boundaries Project may be completed in just five or six months.

"But once it takes shape, it still needs to be nurtured and managed... and that takes a long time."

We cannot expect that the newly formed outer realm will have the size of a primordial world and bring huge benefits to the Black Source Overlord form.

This training period will inevitably be measured in years.

Xia Lin couldn't wait any longer.

Because he was preparing to cause trouble for the fraudulent evil god... He could wait a few months, but a few years would be too long.

Therefore, after dealing with the issue of the outer realms, Xia Lin immediately returned to the Cambella settlement to prepare for the next Ash District and the Deceitful God.

……

First, designate the ember zone.

At the entrance to the Ash Zone of the Cambera settlement, Xia Lin used her last remaining Sequence One access level and, somewhat unsuccessfully, located the deceitful god.

As a Level 11 being, the Deception God possesses deception abilities. Even if Xia Lin had sufficient authority, he wouldn't be able to accurately locate the Deception God's true form, given his limited authority as a Level 1 user on the Blue Star.

To achieve this goal, one needs the privileges of being among the top 100 in the racial hierarchy.

But Xia Lin still needs to use even more deception to try and secure a better ranking...

This is awkward.

The feedback Xia Lin received was that his next Ash Zone would inevitably be an Ash Zone where the power of deception existed, but the Ash Zone system did not guarantee whether the true form of the Deception Evil God existed there.

Xia Lin initially felt it was a pity... but then she thought, well, maybe this isn't so bad.

Scarlett is probably no match for the true form of the Deception God... but she can easily bully the extensions of the Deception God's power.

Xia Lin no longer planned to take down the Deceptive God in one fell swoop.

Adding a few more chances to defy fate can also achieve the predetermined goal and give yourself more trump cards.

……

Then there's Scarlett.

Having determined the target area and time, Xia Lin immediately returned to her residence and communicated with the area system.

After paying 100 billion Ash Zone Points, Scarlett, who had been sleeping in the Hidden Soldier Cave, slowly opened her eyes.

The power of the celestial beings was unleashed, and the illusory image of the Kuntian Mirror appeared, but it all vanished in a flash.

She turned her head and saw the figures of Xia Lin, Ai Lin, and Qu Tianhe.

Xia Lin was the first to step forward and smiled at Scarlett.

"You've been asleep for two days. Welcome back."

Scarlett smiled sweetly.

Two days is not a long time.

……

Inside the hidden cave, Xia Lin sat on a rock in front of the villa on the desolate planet, watching Scarlett Eileen and Qu Tianhe playfully bickering.

After looking around for a while, Xia Lin put his mind at ease and got down to business.

Consumption.

Xia Lin exchanged 20 ranking battle points for a full 4000 Heavenly Gift Source Essences—yes, he only buys Heavenly Gift Source Essences!
Including his current reserves, Xia Lin's total amount of Heavenly Source Essence has reached 4013!
Hide it; it's not needed for now.

Xia Lin then opened his personal space.

Within the personal space, skill light shone brightly, and skill crystals piled up like mountains!
Five days have passed since Scarlett woke up.

During these five days, Xia Lin used his prestige on Shining Blue Star to do something like this—buy skill crystals in large quantities from other Ash Zone Walkers!
Do not buy the low-level skill crystals sold in the Ash Zone Shop—Xia Lin can buy those herself.

It mainly includes high-level skill crystals that are not sold in the Ash Zone shop.

On average, each one has a 20% premium... Xia Lin neither robbed nor extorted; he bought it with money and even paid a premium, which can be considered as demonstrating the magnanimity of the number one person on Shining Blue Star.

The main reason is simply that they have a lot of money.

This operation only consumed a few hundred million Ember Zone Points.

Since Shining Blue Star has only been a planet in the Ember Zone for a short time, the resources of the native Ember Zone Walkers are indeed limited.

"But that's probably enough, or even far more than enough."

The effect of deceiving fate only lasts for 10 minutes.

Opening the Heavenly Gift Source takes time, and gambling on skills also takes time.

No matter how high Xia Lin's attributes are or how fast his reaction is, he cannot complete this process instantly—it's questionable whether he can even activate 4000+ Heavenly Source Essence in 10 minutes, and skill crystals are just a bonus.

Moreover, opening the Heavenly Gift Source under the Deceitful Fate state is still just a bonus; the main point is not opening blind boxes.

The key lies in verifying Xia Lin's conjecture and combining gambling skills!
Night fell.

Xia Lin returned alone to the Cambella settlement, where he bathed and burned incense.

At 11:45 p.m., Xia Lin opened her eyes precisely on time.

Take stock of skills and reserve items.

Shadow's skill bar: 3:

The five signs of decay in the celestial realm, the king of the weaklings, makes a grand entrance, and then...

Seeing the Shadow's skill bar, Xia Lin suddenly thought of something.

I wonder how Black Star Xu Haonan NO.259 and the others are doing.

Anyway, once the Ash Zone ends, the King of Weak Shrimp and Shanda will make their appearance and then they'll all be back.

After a moment's thought, Xia Lin shrugged.

Why should he care what these people do or what they're doing...?

Black Star has already signed a contract and will not cause trouble for Xia Lin in the future. Moreover, Xia Lin and the Creator of Heaven are mortal enemies, so it doesn't matter how badly they offend him.

The rest is simply a matter of dealing with whatever comes our way; there's no need to waste energy on this.

However, the three skill slots for E'ying don't need to be changed. All three negative skills are quite good, and Xia Lin likes them very much.

Constant Skills Bar 10:

Random combination, fair trade, East Wind Domination, Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, observation, Ghost Five Elements Black Blaze Slash, Evil Shadow's Recipe Book, probability of non-existence, universal, energy conversion.

Standard Skills Bar 9:

Human-machine ergonomics, mental energy tides, randomized release flow, cluster tactics, spirit possession, Xuan Tian Sword Domain, I am a tree.

Two skill slots are available.

Previously in the Outer Gods and Heroes Legend: Ash Zone, Xia Lin kept adjusting the skills in the regular skill bar, making a mess of his skill set. Skills like cooldown reset and backstab were all removed by Xia Lin.

He was too lazy to buy back those skills, because right now, he was going to readjust his skill set.

Looking at the skills in the constant skill bar and the regular skill bar, Xia Lin thought for a moment, then abandoned the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and the probability of non-existence, and moved Ergonomics and Mental Power Tide to the constant skill bar.

Therefore, constant skill bar 10:

Random combination, fair trade, East Wind Domination, human-machine ergonomics, observation, Ghost Five Elements Black Blade, Evil Shadow's Recipe Book, mental power tide, omnipotence, energy conversion.

"These ten skills cannot be changed."

The random combination fair trade East Wind Dominator goes without saying; unless you use them as the core to complete the skill combination, they will inevitably accompany Xia Lin for life.

Human-machine ergonomics is the core of the Borderland Star battleship form and the Black Source Overlord form; the effects are evident to anyone who uses them.

The Ghost Five Elements Black Blade is the core of the Black and Red form, and the recipe book is the most basic of the basics.

The spiritual energy tide was created for the Borderland Star Battleship; without it, Xia Lin would find it difficult to use the Borderland Star Battleship form on his own.

Of course, the Black Source Overlord form and the Borderland Star Battleship form can be combined for use. Black Source Infinite Energy can perfectly replace the Spiritual Power Tide.

The problem is that the county magistrate needs an hour of preparation time to start and finish using the End of This World skill... This limitation, originating from the Black Source End of This World skill, determines that the Black Source Overlord form cannot engage in skirmishes.

Therefore, it is still necessary to hold back some mental energy.

Moreover, the price of this skill in the recipe book is a bit expensive, while the price of the non-existent skill is relatively cheap because of its low level.

Not to mention its versatility and energy conversion capabilities.

Although the skill level is low, it's really useful. Xia Lin will definitely upgrade these two skills to the Foundation level in a while and see the effect.

The illusory image of the scales flashed by and disappeared.

Xia Lin sold all the skills in her regular skill bar except for those with non-existent probabilities.

Thus, he gained 3 evolution points and eight blank skill slots.

With a wave of his hand, the divinely bestowed source material and skill crystals fell from his personal space, scattering throughout the entire living room.

After waiting a while, just as the clock struck twelve, Xia Lin decided to activate his final act of deceiving fate!
Yes, Xia Lin does not intend to use this last act of deceiving fate during the final battle with the enemy, but rather to use it in advance so that his strength can undergo a transformation ahead of time!
(End of this chapter)