My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 353 The fuse is lit, detonated, and the bridge is breached!
Pure and secret, birth, old age, sickness, and death.

The significance of the secret locations corresponding to the four bridges of birth, aging, sickness, and death has now become apparent.

The Bridge of Life contains the skill of the Bridge of Reverse Origin.

The old bridge holds the insights and reflections of Qing Dynasty's profound impact on the world.

The Sick Bridge holds the secret of a dual profession, along with Qingjue's personal notes.

The Bridge of Death, on the other hand, is Qingjue's finished product, an unknown entity called Error.

People broke into all four bridges, but apart from the dead bridge, the other three bridges posed no danger.

Unfortunately, the people present had different thoughts and were destined to be unable to cooperate, resulting in poor information flow. At present, no one could piece together the whole picture!
Currently, the only one capable of piecing together the whole picture is actually Mori-oh...

There's nothing we can do.

Senwang is very independent, and now he doesn't even act anymore.

They had agreed to share the secrets of the Qingjue Secret Treasury, but now he's standing at the bridgehead, clearly indicating that he won't allow anyone else to enter the Four Bridges, intending to keep the secrets of this place to himself.

Kark frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied with the current situation.

He came here to complete his mission and reap the benefits. Your actions, King Sen, are tantamount to cutting off my source of income!
He turned his head to look at Xia Lin, and their eyes met, but Xia Lin did not give any response.

The Forest King's actions actually hindered Xia Lin as well. The main quest hung like the Sword of Damocles over the heads of every Ash Walker, and Xia Lin was no exception.

Unfortunately, the problem of Luo Zhidao is right before our eyes.

In any case, given the current situation, Xia Lin felt that joining forces with Sen Wang to kill Luo Zhidao was the best option for him.

Therefore, he avoided Kark's gaze and did not respond to him.

Kak didn't dare to confront the Forest King alone, and the situation at the bridgehead remained deadlocked.

……

Luo Zhidao is also in a dilemma.

The more Luo Zhidao pondered the situation, the more uneasy he felt.

"Danger undoubtedly lies hidden within the Pure Absolute Treasure, and the four bridges of birth, old age, sickness, and death that I saw before are probably the key to this treasure and the path to survival!"

As a veteran Ember Walker, Luo Zhidao has a thorough understanding of the logic of the Ember Zone.

The Ash Zone is a Gu poison, used for testing.

Therefore, there will be no "ember zone" where death is certain and there is no way to break the deadlock.

But precisely because it is a test, it is bound to be extremely dangerous!
In particular, the Ash Zone was the product of Xia Lin and Luo Zhidao's exchange of permission cards and the resulting balance. As a result, the Ash Zone followed its inherent logic, throwing these powerful Ash Zone Walkers into a dangerous environment that would inevitably test them and even pose a life-or-death crisis!
"Actually, the situation is already quite clear right now."

"The initial clues given by the astrological chart were correct!"

"Cooperation and win-win should be achieved on the four bridges of birth, aging, sickness and death! Considering the Forest King's style of doing things, it may be necessary for the four Ash Zone Walkers to join forces to explore the four bridges of birth, aging, sickness and death. They may even have to join forces to fight the Forest King in order to successfully complete this Ash Zone."

The Ash area was arranged beautifully.

Unfortunately, reality didn't go as Ash had envisioned...

Ultimately, the Ash Zone system is just a program, rather rigid, and it doesn't take into account the personal grudges between individuals.

Let's review the game between Luo Zhidao and Xia Lin...

Luo Zhidao initiated the battle, and Xia Lin was forced to respond.

Now that things have come to this point, putting aside whether Luo Zhidao is willing to cooperate with Xia Lin, the very real question is whether Xia Lin wants to put aside past grievances.

After much deliberation, Luo Zhidao still couldn't come up with a proper method. He opened his personal space and took stock of his trump cards.

Soon, Luo Zhidao sighed.

"This is going to be a real problem."

"The most urgent task is to leave this place as soon as possible, go to the other three bridges, piece together more clues, and find more key information."

After muttering these words to himself, Luo Zhidao turned to look at the Fate-Determining Star Chart behind him.

The horoscope is dazzling with stars, and the ability to discern fate is a passive function that is always in effect.

Upon closer inspection, Luo Zhidao slowly frowned.

Because the horoscope indicated that his chances of survival after leaving the Sick Bridge were slim...

A near-death experience is inevitable.

The Forest King was waiting for him outside.

Considering the crisis, which could erupt at any moment, leaving him with no time to lose, Luo Zhidao is caught between a rock and a hard place...

However, just a few minutes later, the light in the natal chart suddenly changed.

The intense black, representing a near-death experience, slowly transformed into white.

This means the danger is fading.

Until the light of a narrow escape from death turned into a life-or-death situation, Luo Zhidao gritted his teeth.

"it's time!"

……

The six-pillar-level artifact, the Fate-Predicting Star Chart, does indeed have a story behind it.

Because the light of destiny perfectly depicted the evolution of the external situation!
The Forest King has encountered a small problem.

The trouble originated from Yanjie in the Ghost Realm.

As a Level 11 Agent of Primordial Hunger, Yan Jie is no pushover!
The professionals on the original dark side are generally quite strong. Even if Yan Jie is not as strong as the top-level eleventh-ranked Forest King, he is not an ordinary eleventh-ranked person.

Even when trapped in the depths of hell and subjected to the tortures of the eighteen levels of hell, Yanjie still did not die.

He not only did not die, but was enjoying himself and reveling in happiness.

At some point, Yanjie finally opened his eyes, opened his mouth, and let out a soft burp.

"As a dessert, it tastes pretty good."

As the food was being deep-fried, Yanjie commented.

After speaking, he slowly stood up. Amidst the howls of the ghost kings and little ghosts, Yanjie tilted his head and continued.

"But the main course is about to be served."

"And compared to a proper meal, you don't even deserve to be eaten by me!"

The naked body swelled up instantly, transforming into a spherical, deformed mass of flesh.

Countless large mouths opened on the lump of flesh, and fleshy tissue resembling tentacles or tongues sprang out instantly, sweeping in all directions!

Even a level 10 ghost could not withstand Yan Jie's sudden attack. When the long tongue swept across it, it was like a pencil drawing being erased by an eraser, disappearing without a trace at the point of contact!

At the very moment Yan Jie made his move, Sen Wang frowned.

"Why aren't you dead yet!?"

Yanjie will certainly not die.

Because he himself possesses formidable immortality!
【Yanjie】

[Level: 11]

[Occupation: Apostle of the Evil God. Primal Hunger]

【Profession Talent 1: Grace of the Evil God (Racial Heritage Level): By worshipping an evil god, you will receive the god's blessings, which will drastically change your life form! Depending on the evil god you worship, you will receive different blessings!】
Your current main god is: Primal Hunger! You have gained the following derivative abilities: Extreme Hunger, Gluttony, Destructive Teeth, Dimensional Stomach!

[Extreme Hunger: You will be in a state of constant hunger, which will severely affect your sanity. However, you can gain maximum potential in your racial stats and attributes by eating, and you can also use this to heal your injuries!]

[Gluttony Power: All your attacks contain the power of gluttony! Gluttony Power will greatly increase the destructive power of your attacks!]

[Destructive Fangs: Your teeth are indestructible! When you bite an enemy, you gain a +3 level increase in judgment authority!]

[Dimensional Stomach: Your stomach is like an alternate dimension, capable of holding enormous amounts of food! When you swallow an enemy whole, the enemy will be absorbed into your dimensional stomach and subjected to powerful and rapid digestion! The dimensional stomach will greatly suppress the enemy's strength!]

as well as.

[Skill 1: Powerful Digestion (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill, exclusive to the Apostle of the Evil God, derived from extreme hunger. Any attack you suffer will be blocked by your skin, absorbed, digested, and become your nutrients through your pores.]

[Skill 2: Doll Cake (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill, exclusive to Evil God's Apostle, derived from Dimensional Stomach. You can create Doll Cakes using food as ingredients within your Dimensional Stomach! When you suffer a fatal attack, the Doll Cake will sacrifice itself for you and restore your status to perfect condition! The maximum storage capacity for Doll Cakes is 20, and the creation time varies depending on your strength!]

Yanjie's stash of doll cakes was naturally twenty full.

Furthermore, due to his extreme hunger and powerful digestive abilities, the refining process of the Ghost Realm failed to even take away Yan Jie's first life!

Inside the dead bridge, the aroma of the feast made Yanjie unable to control his appetite.

He no longer bothered to rely on the power of the Forest King's Ghost Realm to break through his limits through extreme hunger, but instead burst forth and charged straight at his target!
And just as Sen Wang channeled his consciousness into the Ghost Realm, the fleshy ball that Yan Jie had transformed into instantly folded, and a huge single eye, nearly a hundred meters in diameter, opened from the fleshy ball.

Yellow light burst forth from it, like a pillar of light piercing the heavens and the earth, instantly illuminating the entire dark ghost realm!
[Gluttony Shockwave (Racial Heritage Level): Active Skill. Consumes varying amounts of mental energy to unleash a gluttonous energy wave! This energy wave will devour enemies and replenish the user! This skill has a three-minute cooldown!]

You can see this gluttonous shockwave, greedily absorbing all tangible and intangible matter and energy along its path, causing it to grow thicker and stronger!
When it reached the border of the Ghost Realm, it had grown into a colossal creature that was boundless in length and hundreds of miles wide!
Like a towering yellow pillar, it pierced through the entire eighteen levels of hell!

But then, the cold laughter of the Forest King echoed through the sky.

"Little tricks."

The power of the ghost realm rapidly collapsed and condensed.

The pitch-black demonic blade descended from the sky, slashing fiercely at the Gluttony Shockwave and easily splitting it in two.

The torrent of energy surged through the ghost realm, only to be torn apart and devoured by the spooky little demons that appeared out of nowhere, becoming part of the ghost realm itself.

However, taking advantage of the chaos of the energy explosion, thousands upon thousands of inconspicuous meatballs, resembling four-happiness meatballs, scattered from Yan Jie as the center, bouncing and dispersing in all directions at an incredible speed.

Several of them escaped from the torn ghost realm and appeared at the head of the four bridges.

These fleshy spheres are all Yan Jie's body tissues, and with Yan Jie's power, these fleshy spheres can transform into his true form at any time.

He planned to break free from the demon realm in this way, but the Forest King refused.

With a wave of his hand, the power of the Ghost Realm spread out, intending to take these fleshy balls back into the Ghost Realm.

However, before Senwang could finish this simple task, two beams of light erupted again!

One dish, originating from Kark!

As a member of the Inhuman race, Kark is naturally no ordinary person.

Putting aside skill level, Kark's ability to seize opportunities is clearly on point.

Even though he didn't fully realize what had happened in the Forest King's Ghost Realm, he still took action and cooperated with Yan Jie!
And Kak's move was truly earth-shattering!

There was a "boom".

The golden flames exploded instantly!
He simply activated the four-stage transformation of the Seyan Helium Starman, instantly bringing his attributes to their peak!

As you can see, his golden hair grows long and voluminous, making him look like a furious lion at this moment.

With a flash, the heavy punch shattered through space and struck the King of the Forest's vest! Golden energy flowed like a gauntlet, enveloping Kak's heavy punch.

Even the Forest King didn't want to take a punch from Kaku after his fourth transformation!
With a sudden turn of his head, he gave Kak a sinister look. Senwang moved three steps to the side in an instant, and Xia Lin could not even see through Senwang's movements.

Teleportation always leaves a trace, but the Forest King doesn't...

Kark's punch missed, but the whistling wind from the punch slammed into the jade bridge, leaving it completely unharmed.

The King of the Forest condensed his ghostly energy into a blade and slashed at Kak, but Kak caught it with his bare hands.

After a brief stalemate, it turned out that Kark's attributes were on par with those of the Forest King!

However, as the ghostly energy entered his body, Kak's face visibly turned pale.

In the blink of an eye, another beam of light flashed out from behind the Forest King, revealing Luo Zhidao's figure.

Without even needing to assess the situation, Luo Zhidao had already taken out a jade sword from his personal space and struck at Sen Wang!

One of the three treasures bestowed by Lingbao: the one-time use Immortal Execution Sword!

The sword light was like a rainbow, causing the King of the Forest to get goosebumps.

This sword strike reminded him of his past life—he was killed by the Immortal Venerable Lingbao's Immortal Execution Sword!

His eyes instantly turned red, and Senwang's neck suddenly turned 180 degrees to look at Luo Zhidao. However, before he could make any move, the Zhuxian Sword had already pierced his brow.

Yan Jie, Ka Ke, and Luo Zhidao joined forces to severely injure Sen Wang.

However, this was accompanied by a loud bang.

The Demon King's head exploded, but another Demon King's head grew out of his neck.

An expert of this caliber is simply too difficult to kill.

Leaving aside the costly methods of resurrection, just considering methods of taking someone else's life, the Forest King has five on his fingers!

However, due to a series of unforeseen events, the Forest King was unable to maintain the existence of the Ghost Realm.

With a series of thuds, a deformed mass of flesh emerged from the ghost realm and leaped and bounded across the Bridge of Death at incredible speed!

In the blink of an eye, the lump of flesh had transformed into Yan Jie's appearance.

He ran on all fours, drooling, like a wild beast towards the end of the dead bridge.

For the sake of food, Yanjie didn't care about anything else...

So what if you hit me a few times? It won't hurt or itch...

This, coincidentally, struck at the Forest King's weak point.

The Forest King knows that what he is looking for is behind the Bridge of Death. How can he let his original hungry apostles rush in first?
Therefore, Senwang suddenly lost his strength, breaking the stalemate with Kak.

He roared, "How dare you!"

But suddenly I felt a strong gust of wind blow past me.

Kaker ran past him and onto the sick bridge.

Kark also has something to say.

I'm here to complete my mission and reap the benefits.

Why should I argue with you?
Now that you've cleared the way, I won't fight you anymore. Why don't I just go find treasure in the Sick Bridge?

The reason for choosing the diseased bridge is relatively simple.

Yanjie rushed up to the Bridge of Death, and judging from the situation, Senwang was also preparing to go to the Bridge of Death.

The dead bridge is bound to be a complete mess, so I, Kark, will not get involved. You guys fight first, and when you're both badly injured, I'll clean up the mess. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

As Kak walked onto the bridge of sickness and ran wildly toward the end, the Forest King paid no heed.

He even ignored Luo Zhidao right behind him and followed Yan Jie.

But then the light shone again.

A chaotic and uncertain light suddenly shone.

At the most opportune moment and from the most tricky angle, they struck Luo Zhidao!

Xia Lin made his move.

Just raise your hand and you get a random combination!

Xia Lin had already locked onto his target the moment Luo Zhidao appeared.

With the scene in complete chaos, Xia Lin was determined not to let such a golden opportunity slip by.

Xia Lin is also very good at seizing opportunities.

It got stuck at the moment when Luo Zhidao had just used the one-time Immortal Execution Sword and was in a brief, frozen state.

This random combination is something Luo Zhidao can't avoid at all... but the expected problem is that he's not afraid of random combinations...

Let's start with the judgment.

Xia Lin triggered the Third Law twice, but Luo Zhidao triggered it three times.

Random combination skill judgment authority +1, Luo Zhidao's protective defense skill judgment +2, of course, random combination does not care about your defense skill judgment.

Therefore, from this perspective, random combinations can shake Luo Zhidao's skills—because 2+1=3.

but……

It was Luo Zhidao who took the initiative to approach Xia Lin.

He also knew that Xia Lin's profession was the Unseen Shadow.

So, how stupid would he have to be to not make targeted preparations for random combinations?

The reality is that Luo Zhidao is not a fool.

There are not only methods for random combinations, but also many others.

Just as the skill was about to be replaced, Luo Zhidao suddenly turned into dust with a bang and appeared in another place.

And there, in the same spot, appeared a silly and cute little monster.

【Star Shift and Dipper Reversal Technique (Racial Foundation Level) (Heavenly Source Quality Judgment +1): Active Skill, Exclusive to Immortal Path. Consumes 100 Immortal Power to transfer your current negative status effects, karma, or other skill effects to a Servant with whom you have a contractual relationship! This skill has a 10-day cooldown.】

This move tore apart the connection between the Shadow of Calamity and the Luo Zhi Dao, which was created by random combination. The connection shifted and transferred to the Shadow of Calamity and the spirit!

Amidst the flickering light and shadow, the skill swap was completed.

Xia Lin's lips twitched.

[You have lost the skill: King of the Weaklings, Three Fires Extinguished, Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man!]

[You have acquired the skill: Just Kidding, Little Cutie, Pollen Spray.]

[Just Kidding (Rank F): Active skill. Consumes 1 point of Spirit Power to activate; may cause the enemy to laugh.]

[Little Cutie (Rank C): Passive Skill. Your attribute performance is greatly reduced, but your charm will be increased, which may arouse the protective instincts of neutrals.]

[Pollen Spray (Rank F): Active Skill. Consumes 1 point of Spirit Power to spray pollen, which can have a certain negative effect on those with pollen allergies.]

[Unstable mutation activated...]

There's no need to listen anymore.

Xia Lin did not initiate the fraudulent operation, but Luo Zhidao was still in a state of gathering momentum.

As luck was on Xia Lin's side, the unstable mutation meant he couldn't gamble on skills that could change the situation.

However, since Xia Lin had already made preparations for the fact that random combinations were useless, he naturally wouldn't place all his hopes on random combinations!

He has a backup plan!

Beside her, in Scarlett's hand, the Kuntian Mirror shone brightly.

The light fell precisely on Luo Zhidao, who had just stood still.

Under the mirror's light, Luo Zhidao's figure stiffened, and he was momentarily frozen in place.

Then, a burst of gray-red light erupted.

This is the black and red form, capable of annihilating the aura of calamity and the power of scarlet!
The two energy swords had barely appeared when Xia Lin slammed them together.

The foundational energy conversion skill caused these two forces of different natures to merge.

Soon, a pale red light shone, and the two swords merged into one.

Xia Lin flicked his finger, and the sword opened the Heavenly Gate!

However, the combined swords did not open the Heavenly Gate, but instead struck into the Kuntian Mirror without causing any damage to it.

The mirror's reflection simply changed from white to red.

The next second, an unparalleled giant red sword light surged out from the Kuntian Mirror and struck Luo Zhidao on the head!

This is a master-servant combo technique!

……

[Kuntian Mirror (Racial Heritage Level Item) (Qu Yiyi's Exclusive Item): Kuntian Mirror, Mirror of Time!]

[Function: The Way of Time: By activating the Kun Tian Mirror with immortal power, the profound power of the Way of Time can be displayed!]

In the original novel of "The Legend of the Immortals and Heroes", this mirror has the function of freezing state, allowing the protagonist Lin Fan to maintain his Immortal Venerable state - and this is the external manifestation of the Dao of Time.

Of course, the Kuntian Mirror can do more than just this.

When Xia Lin and Scarlett had nothing to do, they studied the mirror. They studied it for a long time and found many ways to use the Kun Tian Mirror.

The current attack against Luo Zhidao contains the dual benefits of the Kuntian Mirror.

Firstly, time stands still.

This goes without saying. Scarlett, being an eleventh-level celestial being, and Kun Tian Mirror, being a supreme treasure, certainly possesses the ability to freeze Luo Zhidao.

Secondly, time nurtures!
Xia Lin's combined power of the two swords entered the Kuntian Mirror, where it received the power of time, which was equivalent to Xia Lin continuously charging the sword light to amplify its power!
It may have seemed like only a blink of an eye, but in reality, this sword light had been charging for three whole days inside the Kuntian Mirror!
Three days of preparation have brought unparalleled destructive power!
A tearing sound suddenly rang out, and Luo Zhidao was almost split in two as if he had been cut by a cassock!

He attacked Xia Lin first, and a small combo almost forced Xia Lin to use her resurrection ability...

Now that Xia Lin has attacked him first, a small combo is hard for Luo Zhidao to withstand!

But it's hard to resist, but ultimately it's not that you can't bear it.

Amidst the explosion of countless precious lights, Luo Zhidao, like a puppet, was dragged onto the old bridge in an instant!

Xia Lin grinned maliciously.

"Chase!"

(End of this chapter)