My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 362 Outbreak Part 1: The Realm Beyond the Realm, Five Wheels Devouring Realms, Black Origin Martial God Form!
Xia Lin made a choice and decided to meet the Demon Emperor.

However, you can't just see the Six Pillars whenever you want.

The system in the Ash Zone provides a clear notification.

Please wait for further prompts.

The Demon Emperor will only see her when he has time; otherwise, he won't bother with Xia Lin...

It's even possible that the Demon Emperor might completely disregard the requests from the Ash Zone system and utterly ignore Xia Lin.

Given this situation, Xia Lin was forced to choose option three—not that it was impossible, but that it was impossible to maximize the benefits.

Amidst the flashing light, Xia Lin left the settlement space.

When I opened my eyes again, I was already in front of the entrance to the Ashes area of ​​the Cambera settlement.

……

They immediately headed to the Miniature Abyss to find Nelson.

When Xia Lin arrived, Nelson was busy in the miniature abyss.

Standing next to Nelson, Xia Lin looked up ahead.

Ahead, the hazy light and shadow shifted, forming an oval area of ​​moderate size.

Through the semi-transparent dimensional membrane, Xia Lin could vaguely see the Unity Core located at the very center of this place.

This six-pillar-level treasure, gifted by Chaoxing, is currently radiating boundless light.

Its color is indescribable, pure and brilliant, and under the light, this oval-shaped nascent boundary is expanding outward at a speed that is neither too fast nor too slow.

"The boundary beyond the boundary can be divided into three stages."

From the side, Nelson spoke slowly.

"The first stage, the foundation-laying period, aims to tear apart space and create a dimensional mini-world. This process is time-consuming and laborious, requiring a great deal of rare and precious materials. However, with the Unified Realm Core, this process is not difficult for us."

The foundation-laying phase for the outermost realm has long passed.

The current Beyond the Boundary is in the second phase of the plan: the development period.

"The so-called developmental period is what you see right now."

"With the foundation laid, the outer realm has taken shape. During its development, the outer realm needs to absorb nutrients from the surrounding dimensional space to perfect its rules."

"Once it takes shape, the nature of the outer boundary also depends in part on the nutrients it absorbs during its development."

Take the current boundary beyond the boundary as an example.

During its development, this space absorbs nutrients from miniature abysses, so once it takes shape, this dimension will possess certain abyssal characteristics.

Xia Lin's original goal was indeed to give the Outer Realm some of the characteristics of the Abyss, so as to cultivate the Abyss Aura and thus increase his racial stats.

—For this purpose, he was even willing to risk being targeted by the evil god of the abyss.

Of course, right now, what's so great about Abyssal Breath? Is it even a hair's breadth better than my Life-or-Death Battle (inferior)?

That's obviously not the case.

Xia Lin, however, did not change her plans.

Firstly, the core of the unified realm has already been established, so it is not advisable to move it lightly.

Secondly, resolving the calamity of the Miniature Abyss in this way would benefit both Shining Blue Star and Xia Lin.

Thirdly, the Unity Realm Core has the ability to isolate the perception of higher-level beings, so the probability of the Abyss Evil God tracking it down is quite small.

Fourthly, with the Book of the Spirit Realm in hand, Xia Lin is not only not afraid of the Abyss Evil God, but is even somewhat inclined to take the initiative to find him.

Needless to say, the Deceitful God provided incredible power, and the abilities granted by Primal Hunger were also formidable.

With two cautionary tales before us, do you think Xia Lin wouldn't have some wicked thoughts?

"And the third stage is the formation period."

Once formed, the Outer Boundary will be able to meet Xia Lin's needs and become a key component of the permanent Black Source Overlord form.

"how long will it take?"

When Xia Lin asked this question, Nelson gave the answer.

"Four and a half months, with a difference of no more than three days."

Xia Lin nodded slightly and took out the Hourglass of Time from his personal space.

"What if we include this item as well?"

Nelson took the hourglass of time, glanced at it briefly, and immediately laughed.

"I can't assess it because I'm unsure of its effectiveness... but why not just try it and see?"

As he said this, Nelson flicked his wrist and sent the Hourglass of Time into the outer realm.

Leave professional tasks to professionals.

Nelson's actions clearly demonstrate that Xia Lin's idea was not flawed.

At this point, the hourglass, even if it cannot promote the growth of the outer world, will not cause any harm to it.

And the result did not disappoint Xia Lin.

……

The hourglass of time successfully penetrated the boundary membrane and entered the realm beyond the boundary.

The Core of Unity seemed to sense the intrusion of the foreign object and trembled slightly.

This caused the hourglass of time to begin spinning wildly, dripping away.

As the hourglass spins, the sands of time inside begin to boil and evaporate.

The power of time surged forth, quickly permeating the core of the unified realm and spreading throughout the not-so-large outer realm.

As a result, time within the outer realm began to accelerate wildly!
“This stuff is indeed suitable for the Outer World.” Nelson, seemingly worried that Xia Lin wouldn’t understand, explained, “The Outer World in its developmental stage is inherently small in scale, so the amount of Time Sand consumed to change the flow of time won’t be much. This 1L of Time Sand is enough to advance the Outer World project to a considerable extent…”

After saying this, Nelson reassessed the situation and quickly laughed, "I misspoke, it's not just a considerable amount... this is enough to directly catalyze it into shape!"

Just as Nelson was saying these words, Xia Lin keenly noticed that the entire miniature abyss began to tremble.

A massive amount of abyssal demonic energy roared and surged into the outer realm with the force of a whirlwind.

This is not just demonic energy; it also contains the matter of this place and even the rules of this place!
The realm beyond realms is devouring the miniature abyss, using the miniature abyss as nourishment to grow itself!
"That makes sense, after all, the Unity Realm Core originated from the hand of Super Star, and its roots are in the Heaven-Seizing Martial Arts."

After Nelson finished speaking, the two waited a moment, and then the entire miniature abyss began to collapse.

……

Outside, on the planet Shining Blue, in the southern continent.

The earthquake suddenly struck, startling birds and beasts into fleeing, and causing the earth's crust to shift.

If someone were to carefully sense it, they would be able to perceive that the source of this earthquake is none other than the greatest calamity of the Southern Continent—the Miniature Abyss!
The unusual activity in the miniature abyss was enough to terrify ordinary people.

But those with some connections were not alarmed; instead, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Because they knew that the being of the first sequence of the Blue Star, who was above all others, had entered the miniature abyss several months in advance.

With this person around, even a mere SSS-level disaster can't cause a ripple!

That's exactly what happened.

Earthquakes come quickly and go quickly.

The tremors subsided after just a few minutes.

A powerful individual rushed to investigate and returned with news several hours later.

The miniature abyss has disappeared!
The Miniature Abyss, one of the three SSS-level calamities of Shining Blue Star, is now removed from the list!

……

Removal from the list is inevitable.

Xia Lin even felt that the miniature abyss was too weak and lacked sufficient nutrients.

"Look how hungry my Outer Realm is..."

The original site of the miniature abyss, at the very bottom of the deep pit.

The original monsters and demonic energy have disappeared, replaced by colorful flowing light and a chaotic spacetime.

If one finds the right spot by chance, one may discover that there is more to this place than meets the eye.

Because this is the entrance to the newly born outer realm!
At this very moment, Xia Lin and Nelson were standing in the outer boundary.

The surrounding area was filled with demonic energy. Beneath his feet, the earth, composed of demonic soil from a miniature abyss, was firm and solid, and demonic plants had already sprouted, proving that this dimensional space already possessed the power to nurture life!

Directly above their heads, the Unity Core was still emitting light, hanging high in the sky like the sun.

"Well, this size seems a bit off, doesn't it?"

Xia Lin muttered this to himself.

With perception extended outward, the size of the boundary beyond the boundary becomes immediately clear.

It's only one-tenth the size of the Blue Star...

This size can only hold a few dozen Black Source Guardian Bomb Boys, which is far inferior to the Hidden Soldier Cave.

Nelson snorted coldly.

"Your baby can walk, jump, and sing right after birth? You have to give it time to develop."

The Three Steps to the Boundary Beyond Boundaries.

Foundation, development, and formation.

The newly formed outer world is roughly equivalent to a newborn baby, and it is still a long way from maturity.

"But that will take time, and it's not something I'm responsible for."

Nelson shrugged, indicating that he had done his best to fulfill his duties.

After that, he gave Xia Lin a more detailed explanation, which served as a completion inspection.

"The core of this realm is the Unity Realm Core. And this Unity Realm Core is truly a rare treasure."

"Currently, the Unity Realm Core is the core of this realm. Although this realm is newly born, its strength is quite considerable... Moreover, the Unity Realm Core has already devoured the essence of the miniature abyss, causing it to have a mystical connection with the abyss."

This abyss is not a miniature abyss, but an endless abyss and an abyss evil god in a broader sense!
"Without you doing anything, this realm can draw power from the endless abyss and continue to grow stronger... Now, if you sense it again, do you notice that the size of the outer realm has increased a bit?"

Xia Lin scanned the area with his senses and found that this was indeed the case.

This boundary beyond the boundary is capable of growth.

"In addition, you can use the Unified Realm Core as the central hub to rapidly expand the scale of the outer realm through dimensional fusion."

"For example, various dimensional items, even various dimensional spaces, or even the main universe. Of course, the smaller the target of consumption, the higher the efficiency. If you use the outer realm to consume the main universe, you can also gain something, but what you consume is probably not as fast as the main universe can heal."

As he spoke, Nelson pointed to the hidden troop hole in Xia Lin's hand.

"You can do this yourself, you don't need me."

After Nelson finished speaking, Xia Lin had already removed the hiding place from the soldiers.

After summoning the county magistrate, Scarlett, and other important figures, and taking out the Black Source and the Black Flag, Xia Lin thought for a moment and then floated to the front of the Unity Realm Core, which resembled the sun.

As the hidden troop cave was brought near the core of the unified world, a natural pulling force was generated. Xia Lin then saw a flash of light on the core of the unified world, which directly swallowed the hidden troop cave into it!

The next second, the outer realm began to tremble violently and expand rapidly!
In a short period of time, it has grown to the size of the original hidden troop cave space plus this space!

At the same time, the rules of this dimension have also undergone subtle changes.

In addition to demonic energy, a trace of dark source power rules also appeared in this place.

After a moment's thought, Xia Lin turned to look at Hei Yuan, who was being held in the arms of the county magistrate.

With a wave of his hand, the black source floated down into Xia Lin's hand.

Xia Lin tried to bring the Black Source close to the Core of the Unity Realm, and then he vaguely sensed that the Core of the Unity Realm was shining brightly and impatiently, while the Black Source kept struggling and shining, seemingly unwilling to get close to the Core of the Unity Realm.

The county magistrate behind him suddenly spoke.

"Holy crap, don't destroy my foundation, Dad!"

Its father was so anxious that he cried out... Xia Lin immediately stopped and grinned.

"Just out of curiosity... I'll give it a try, but that's all."

The result of this attempt proved one thing—the Unified Core is of a higher level than the Black Source, has a suppressive effect on the Black Source, and can even devour the Black Source for its own use.

Xia Lin didn't know what changes would occur after the absorption, nor did he dare to experiment with the Black Source.

After returning the black source to the county magistrate, Xia Lin turned to look at Nelson and gave him a respectful bow.

"Thank you."

Nelson smiled and shook his head: "You're welcome, it's my pleasure."

The two were rivals, but had no enmity with each other.

Nelson was defeated in the Black Flag Ashes and was kidnapped by Xia Lin, where he worked as a laborer for several months.

Now that the project is complete, the acceptance process is finished, and the contract terms have been met, it's time to part ways.

"Let me see you off, sir."

……

The phrase "seeing someone off on their way" has no other meaning than that.

It's simply a matter of having the Ember District notarize the agreement, stating that Nelson has fulfilled all the terms of the contract and is now a free man, and that the Ember District will then send Nelson back to his home planet.

The entire process was monitored by the Ember Zone, which also means that Nelson did not know the coordinates of the Blue Star.

Xia Lin then saw no need to silence him.

Instead of silencing him, he actually showed some generosity... Well, Xia Lin has always been quite generous.

As they parted, Xia Lin gave Nelson 100 God-given Source Essence.

"Don't refuse, I, Xia Lin, won't let you work for nothing... A contract is a contract, and personal relationships are personal relationships. I'll accept you as a friend."

What can Nelson say?
That big spender is just throwing money away.

Of course, this is a joke.

Xia Lin's rapid growth is evident to all; befriending him will only bring benefits.

After a tearful farewell, Nelson vanished in a flash, while Xia Lin returned to the Outer Realm.

After seeing off the outsiders, it was Xia Lin's turn to take action.

……

As the Hidden Soldier Cave merged with the Outer Realm, the Bomb Boys also left the Hidden Soldier Cave and appeared in the Outer Realm.

These large, square-shaped objects filled the place to the brim.

Xia Lin, along with the county magistrate and Scarlett and her daughter, stood on the borderland starship, carefully sensing everything around them.

Only after gaining a detailed and rigorous understanding of the boundary beyond the boundary did Xia Lin finally put down the county magistrate.

"Start it."

Creating a boundary beyond a boundary is not the goal.

The ultimate goal is to maintain a permanent dominance over the source of darkness!

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate immediately activated the End of This World. Embracing the Black Source, its round body gradually merged into the Borderland Star Warship, transforming into a pitch-black cylinder.

Scarlett stood beside Xia Lin with her sister and daughter, watching as the county magistrate unleashed the End of This World before speaking.

"Then it seems the three of us won't be able to stay here permanently from now on."

Xia Lin nodded: "Eileen and Qu Tianhe, you can stay on Shining Blue Star from now on... But you, I'm afraid you'll have to accompany me to fight to the death in the Ashes Zone quite often."

This realm will eventually distort the rules of the realm beyond.

Although Scarlett, Eileen, and Qu Tianhe weren't particularly afraid of this, it certainly wouldn't be comfortable for them to stay there.

Why not bring them to the outside world? It would be more comfortable and convenient, and they could also help Xia Lin with some mundane affairs on Shining Blue Star. It would benefit everyone.

After chatting for a while, an hour passed quickly.

A slight ripple emanated from the cylinder, signaling the official activation of the End of This World!

……

From the observer's perspective, the entire outer world appears quite dreamlike and hazy.

Various kinds of rules and forces flow through the space, chaotic yet accommodating and even merging with each other, creating a sense of harmony within chaos.

After waiting several more hours to confirm that the End of This Realm had been activated normally and integrated with this Realm, Xia Lin led Scarlett and the others out of the Outer Realm and appeared at the bottom of the original site of the Miniature Abyss.

A glint of light flashed in Xia Lin's eyes, and he rubbed his hands together, eager to get started.

The taste of the Black Source Overlord form is unforgettable once experienced.

Starting with the permanent dominance of the Black Source, Xia Lin continuously improves the Beyond Boundary Plan and searches for relevant components.

And now, everything is ready!
"Let me see what sweet fruit you will reap for me after all this waiting and effort!"

With this thought in mind, a burst of skill light suddenly flashed from Xia Lin's body.

The light originates from the heart, from the skill: Five Wheels Devouring World Demon Art!

……

The Five Wheels Devouring World Demon Art, being a skill exclusive to the martial arts side, doesn't seem to have much significance for Xia Lin.

Xia Lin kept this skill all this time, even when skill slots were scarce, all for this moment!
The light of the skill expanded instantly, reaching far and wide! In Xia Lin's senses, the light of the Five Wheels Devouring World Demon Art instantly enveloped the entire outer realm!

The core of the unified realm trembled slightly, as if it had sensed the invasion of external forces and reacted spontaneously.

It can conceal itself, and even launch a counterattack!
However, as the owner of this item, Xia Lin naturally had a connection with it—the method to refine this item was delivered to Xia Lin along with the item itself, and the Guiyi Realm Core had already been refined by Xia Lin.

Under Xia Lin's suppression, the Unity Realm Core ceased to exhibit any unusual activity. Instead, in conjunction with the Five Wheels of Devouring World Light, it guided the outer realm to slowly merge into Xia Lin's heart.

A sense of fulfillment instantly washed over my entire body.

However, the effects of the Five-Wheel Devouring World Demon Art meant that simply fusing the two would not provide any boost to Xia Lin.

The main benefits are in terms of blood energy and martial arts realm, but Xia Lin doesn't need these.

All he needs is his own body to contain the outer realm, serving as a protective umbrella for the source of power in the Black Source Overlord form!
Standing still, feeling an unparalleled sense of fulfillment, Xia Lin quickly opened her eyes.

The second beam of skill light flashed once more.

And this time, it's all about human-machine interaction!

The target was the county magistrate, who had transformed into a black iron cylinder!
And so, the real change began!
……

A black light suddenly surged from Xia Lin's heart and slowly spread throughout his entire body.

Under the illumination of the black light, Xia Lin's figure slowly grew taller, quickly transforming into a three-meter-tall, well-proportioned figure.

The system prompt sounds.

You have activated ergonomics!

You have acquired some of the county magistrate's talents and skills!

[You have acquired the talent: Overlord, Ruler of the Dark Source!]

[You have acquired the skills: Dark Source. Infinite Reinforcement, Dark Source. Endless Energy, Dark Source. Annihilation of Celestial Stars!]

An immense power surged forth from within him!

However, this power is not as strong as that in the Legend of the Immortals, and is much weaker.

This is normal. After all, the energy supply for Xia Lin right now is not from the trillions of high-quality infected in the Great Wilderness World, but only from the bomb-wielding boy legion that was originally hidden in the cave.

However, before Xia Lin could open the attribute panel to see how much of an increase he had received, the light in his heart suddenly flashed and turned into golden light!
Golden light and black light representing the power of darkness flowed through Xia Lin's body at the same time, but this did not harm or interfere with Xia Lin. Instead, it gave Xia Lin new power!

You have activated ergonomics!

[You have gained some of the abilities of the Unified Boundary Core!]

[You have acquired the talent: Return to One Martial God!]

[Return to One Martial God: Your skill judgment +2!]

You have acquired the skill: Thousand Star Martial Arts!

[Thousand Star Martial Arts: Contains the 108 ultimate techniques of the Thousand Star Martial God...]

A burst of wild laughter suddenly erupted!

Xia Lin never expected that the Outer World would bring him such a surprise!

……

Thinking about it, it seems to make sense.

The origin of the Unity Realm Core has already been given in the item description—it was refined by Chaoxing using the realm core of a Unity Realm martial artist.

Furthermore, the item description states that it contains the complete understanding of martial arts of a level twelve Returning to One Realm martial artist.

Human-machine efficiency connects the county head, the county head connects to the boundary outside the boundary, and the boundary outside the boundary connects to the unified boundary core. This is equivalent to Xia Lin establishing a connection with the unified boundary core through human-machine efficiency!
He thus obtained a portion of the power of the Unified Realm Core!
This power is manifested in a talent, a skill!

The Return to One Martial God talent grants Xia Lin +2 to skill permission judgment!

Is it reasonable?
Reasonable!

+2 is too little! That level 12 Unity Martial God is +6!
It's obvious that Xia Lin was set up by capital...

Of course, Xia Lin couldn't complain, so she could only put up with it for now.

The skill Thousand Star Martial Arts is similar in nature to Black Star's Myriad Martial Arts, but its effects surpass those of Black Star's Myriad Martial Arts.

Black Star is just a virtual Tier 12.

But Qianxing is a true Tier 12 main universe!
The moment a thought arises, all sorts of insights into martial arts emerge from the heart.

Energy transformed into countless stars on the sword.

The power of a thousand stars' blood energy circulated throughout his body, its sharpness boundless!

In terms of destructive power alone, this Thousand Star Blood Qi is the most powerful Xia Lin has ever seen, far surpassing the Crimson Power and the Annihilation Power!
"A huge improvement...a massive improvement!"

The amplification of combat techniques provided by the Thousand Star Martial Arts is enormous.

"Looking at it this way, this form shouldn't be called the Black Origin Overlord Form anymore; it should be renamed the Black Origin Martial God Form!"

After playing around for a while, Xia Lin finally remembered his business.

Open the properties panel and look at your own properties.

The attributes of the Black Source Overlord form were then revealed to Xia Lin.

[Race value: 351]

The racial stats remain unchanged.

Neither the former Black Source Overlord form nor the current Black Source Martial God form will increase Xia Lin's base stats.

The key lies in the attributes.

[Base Attributes: 6.65y (+328y)!]

The newly created outer realm transformed the cumbersome form of the Black Source Overlord into a permanent one, and into the form of the Black Source Martial God.

Then, it gave Xia Lin a 50-fold increase in attributes.

It seems ordinary.

It's not as strong as the hundredfold boost from the East Wind Domination, and since both are boosts, they only add to each other, not multiply.

However, unlike skills, the amplification of the Black Origin Martial God form has no upper limit of 100 times - this has already been reflected in the Legend of the Outer Gods.

This upper limit is the reason why Xia Lin spared no effort to complete this plan!

"Successful planning is the first step; continued investment and further development are the second step..."

Muttering to himself, Xia Lin was experiencing both pain and pleasure.

"Clearly, this is another bottomless pit."

(End of this chapter)