My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 378 Three kinds of reward, one commission, and a usurpation plan!

In the Oath Square, in front of the six-column statue.

The light flashed continuously without end.

Apart from the Primal Dark Side and the Ancient Ones, who only summoned one person, the other four pillars went to great lengths, constantly summoning their own promising Ember Walkers.

A short while later, with a flash of light, Xia Lin reappeared at the foot of the Demon Emperor's statue, ending his conversation with the Demon Emperor.

Unlike her initial excitement before going, Xia Lin's expression was now much more solemn.

He squinted, as if he were thinking about something, or perhaps he was troubled by something.

Until a faint weight appeared on the top of his head.

"Xia Lin, you seem to have a lot of questions..."

Victor's voice awakened Xia Lin.

He finished thinking and sighed softly.

"There are indeed many questions... I never expected the Demon Emperor to make such a request of me..."

Before Xia Lin could speak again, Victor's cat paw was already covering Xia Lin's mouth.

"Don't say too much; some things are better left unsaid."

This made Xia Lin turn around and glance at the Heavenly Dao Creator.

Wuxin had already ended his meeting with the Creator of Heaven and had left.

But at this moment, Xia Lin did not care about Wuxin's situation. He just looked at the sculpture of the Creator of Heaven and then turned to look at the sculpture of the Demon Emperor.

Before Xia Lin could utter any more sentiments, Victor's voice rang out again.

"Let's leave the rest to ourselves for now. Let's focus on the present, child..."

"Is the Demon Emperor being generous this time?"

These words brought Xia Lin back to her senses, and she chuckled.

"Of course, I'm generous."

……

Since the Demon Emperor wants to kill Wuxin, then initial investment is necessary.

Even though Xia Lin wasn't one of the Demon Emperor's own people, and the Demon Emperor didn't consider Xia Lin as a main force, what He gave was still powerful!
Of course, this might also be because even a tiny bit of something peeking out from between the six fingers would be enough to shock Xia Lin.

After chatting for a while in the square and getting to know each other, everyone went home to prepare for the upcoming multi-race sequence war.

Xia Lin didn't go with Donald and Victor. She simply returned to the hotel and stayed there until it was empty. Then, Xia Lin sat on the sofa and began to take stock of her gains.

The Demon Emperor didn't give much.

There are only three at most.

Two items, one skill.

With a flash of light, the two items appeared in Xia Lin's hands.

First, it is a piece of metallic material that resembles scales.

His eyes gleamed slightly as the properties of the metallic scales came into Xia Lin's view.

【Greedy Alloy (Six-Pillar Level): Material. The Lord of Greed is the Demon Emperor's second soul, essentially a half-flesh, half-machine life form! After being modified by the Demon Emperor, the Lord of Greed's alloy body already possesses the power of a six-pillar level being. And this scale is directly taken from the Lord of Greed, it is a part of the Lord of Greed!】

By incorporating this item into a vessel using a special method and having it crafted by a high-level divine blacksmith, it might be possible to create a six-pillar-level artifact.

This is a material of the sixth-level pillar grade!
The instructions also provide how to use it... Of course, Xia Lin wouldn't use it that way.

Because the reward offered by the Demon Emperor was clearly in line with Xia Lin's ability system—this thing was extremely compatible with material mimicry!
Xia Lin had already tried to fuse this Violent Alloy using material mimicry during his communication with the Demon Emperor.

The effect was astonishing!
"How should I describe it? After using this item, I was essentially merged with a part of the Lord of Greed... and the Lord of Greed itself has the characteristic of devouring and fusing all things. This item's judgment authority is still at the sixth pillar level."

The actual combat effectiveness still needs to be tested in actual combat.

But even this initial attempt was enough to cause Xia Lin's Black Origin Martial God form to increase its power and strength several times over!
"Moreover, this thing is not only significant to me... It is a high-level twelfth-grade body tissue, containing the true essence of the universe, enough to stimulate the permanent foundation to complete the advancement!"

The Demon Emperor's soul pets must be at the pinnacle of level twelve; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are pseudo-six-pillar level.

Because of their relationship with the Six Pillar Demon Emperors, they even possess a certain level of power at the Six Pillar level!
Analysis revealed that the body tissues of this level of existence could easily upgrade the Permanent Foundation Talent from Grade B to Grade A.

Of course, this will take a few days, but there's no rush right now.

Xia Lin then turned to look at the second item given by the Demon Emperor.

It was a dreamlike, ethereal energy, sealed by a crystal ball to prevent its power from leaking out.

Witness the full power, and the item's attributes come into view.

【Dream Soul Forge (Six Pillar Level): Consumable. Contains the power of the Demon Emperor's Soul Path and the power of dreams coming true! This item involves the underlying logic of skills! You can make a wish to it to customize the skills you need (including six pillar level skills), and this item will definitely provide the synthesis formula for that skill! However, you need to provide the relevant skill components yourself, and the energy of this item is limited; the higher the level of the skill you customize, the greater the energy consumption of this item!】

Two words: Invincible!

This item is equivalent to the Demon Emperor providing Xia Lin with several skills.

And the effect can be customized to Xia Lin's liking!

You can choose to use this item to customize skills that counter Wuxin.

You can also choose other categories of skills to improve your skill set.

From a practical standpoint, Xia Lin felt that the effect of this item was even greater than that of two six-pillar level skills that could not be chosen independently.

In short, this was the reward Xia Lin was most satisfied with.

And after seeing the most satisfactory one, the most unsatisfactory reward was received.

Open your personal information panel and look at the Pillars of Eternity class's standard skills.

Originally, Xia Lin only had two regular skills on his secondary profession panel: Eternal Inscription and Material Mimicry.

At this moment, a third skill appeared.

[Eternal Freeze (Six Pillars Level): Active Skill, exclusive to the Pillar of Eternity. Due to insufficient soul power, this skill can only be used once, after which it will be permanently lost! Upon activation, it consumes a massive amount of spiritual power to permanently freeze a portion of a person's or object's state at the current point in time!]

This was the Demon Emperor's final reward.

"No, it's not payment..."

Xia Lin suddenly spoke, recalling his previous conversation with the Demon Emperor.

Looking at the skill again, he thought to himself, "This is a request."

A request concerning an unexpected and overwhelming victory!
……

"In fact, I don't think highly of Donald, nor do I think highly of you. I think highly of Wuxin instead."

These are the exact words spoken by the Demon Emperor!
No, we were ready to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?
Meeting Xia Lin's bewildered gaze, the Demon Emperor slowly continued, "This involves the issue of investment."

"The old thief has hidden Wuxin's identity very well. Over the past tens of thousands of years, the old thief's investment in Wuxin has far exceeded my expectations."

"Compared to Donald and you, Wuxin has had a longer development period and received more training, while Lao Ze has invested more! This is a gap that I cannot close by giving you cheat codes in a short period of time."

In terms of strength, the Heavenly Dao Creator is even slightly stronger than the Demon Emperor.

In addition, Wuxin has been nurtured by the Creator of Heaven for far too long, and the Creator of Heaven has invested even more in Wuxin!
It was precisely because the Demon Emperor was one of the Six Pillars and knew the methods of the Six Pillars that he could better understand the difference between Donald Charlin and Wuxin.

Before Xia Lin could speak, the Demon Emperor continued, "Moreover, Wu Xin is involved in another of the old thief's plans."

Its name is: The Usurpation Plan.

"The grudges between me and that old thief need no further explanation, but our hatred can never be resolved, and we are destined never to reconcile! Killing the other is our lifelong wish, but the current situation cannot satisfy either of us!"

Because their abilities were similar, they were stuck in an awkward situation.

"In the past, after Chaoxing ascended to the throne, the old thief resurrected the former ruler in order to resist the pressure."

One-on-one becomes two-on-two.

"And this opened up another avenue for the old thief, which is this plan called usurpation."

Six pillars can be created!
The Old Ones are a ready example.

However, the number of pillars is fixed, and six is ​​the limit.

This brought back unpleasant memories for Xia Lin.

"The original dark side..."

This is the most unique of the six pillars, and it also appears to be the weakest, least capable, and easiest to bully.

The events surrounding Junyou in the past were part of a plan to usurp power—the old thief's gaze has always been fixed on the other five pillars, including the original dark side!
Xia Lin thought of the profession he had once longed for: Heavenly Soldier God.

On the surface, this profession seems to be aimed at the King of Kings. However, in the matter of Junyou, the Creator of Heaven showed that the Heavenly Soldier God was a disguise and that He had no malicious attitude towards the King of Kings.

But you can't look at this from just one perspective.

—If the timing is right, it's not impossible to make a fake look real, right?

Just as Xia Lin figured out this logic, the Demon Emperor suddenly spoke.

"No, the focus is not on the original dark side... the biggest focus is actually on the ancient rulers."

"The primary target of the usurpation plan is always the Old Ones, and once the Old Ones are resurrected, the first phase of this usurpation plan is already half completed... but not completely completed."

Xia Lin took a moment to process the logic.

The fact that Heaven created the Lord, resurrected the former ruler, and transformed him into an avatar is something that anyone with a little bit of information knows.

This matter is not a secret in the main universe.

Another thing that everyone is actually aware of is that the control of the Creator of Heaven over the former rulers is not perfect.

The emergence of those who break limits is an act of self-salvation by the ancient rulers!

So many people have this question... You, the Creator of Heaven, just watch the former rulers save themselves?

If they manage to save themselves, wouldn't you lose this powerful henchman?
It's even possible that the two-on-two situation could turn into a three-on-one situation, and then the old thief would be in deep trouble.

Right now, the Demon Emperor explained this part of Xia Lin's doubts in just a few words.

"The reason is simple... preserving a certain degree of the consciousness of the former ruler can maximize the combat power of the former ruler."

"From a purely combat power perspective, only in this way can the Old Overlords contend with Super Star."

Chao Xing is no weakling. Although he cannot compare to the old thief, the Demon Emperor, or the King of Kings, he is still incredibly talented and accomplished his ascension through his own strength and wisdom!
Such a person is not someone that a mindless puppet can contend with.

"Therefore, there is a logical paradox in the old rulers."

"Letting the old masters save themselves will lead to endless troubles."

"But intervening in this matter would weaken the former ruler's fighting power."

"That's why I say that the Creator of Heaven has only completed half of the usurpation of the ancient rulers—because this is a time bomb with a huge threat!"

After saying this, the Demon Emperor looked at Xia Lin.

"And perhaps 'unintentional' is one of the old thief's methods for correcting his mistake..."

Xia Lin fell silent.

He quickly shook his head, but changed the subject.

"Donald's profession is Limit Breaker... and Limit Breakers are one of the self-salvation methods of the Old Ones..."

The Demon Emperor simply stated, "It was I who made him change his class to a Limit Breaker."

Xia Lin nodded knowingly and fell silent.

Where there is a plan to usurp, there will be a plan to counter it.

Six pillars clashing, a layout that lasts for thousands of years is nothing more than commonplace.

As for Wuxin and Donald, as the two unparalleled heroes of this generation's Ash District, their simultaneous appearance is not without logic.

Perhaps sensing that Xia Lin was in a bad mood, the Demon Emperor changed the subject again.

"This human race sequence war was started by the old thief. It was specifically for Wuxin."

“I don’t know what the scheme was, nor am I clear about it. But right now, you have single-handedly shattered the old thief’s plan… But don’t be arrogant, because I know that what the old thief likes and is best at is to plan three steps ahead for every one step he takes.”

“I even think that my reaction was probably within the old thief’s expectations… This shift from the human race sequence war to the myriad race sequence war is very likely what the old thief wanted to see.”

"Due to the upgrade of the sequence battle level, I discussed the rewards with the old thief, Wang Wei, Lu Ming and I. This time the reward amount is very high, but the reward items are a bit strange."

The Demon Emperor didn't say what the reward would be, but looked at Xia Lin and said slowly.

"And the matter I want to ask of you is right here."

"If you can kill Wuxin, then everything will be fine."

"But if that doesn't work..."

……

It was as if I was recalling the words of the former King of Kings.

"The conflict between the Demon Emperor and the Immortal Emperor involves many aspects, and this conflict is constantly lowering the moral standards of both of them."

Strong, ruthless, and without any bottom line.

This is the scariest thing!

My thoughts slowly returned to the present moment.

Xia Lin sighed softly, suppressing the complex emotions in her heart.

Again.

The path to the summit inevitably involves facing six pillars.

There are always advantages to getting in touch early.

Some things are unavoidable and unavoidable; you'll have to face them sooner or later.

"Anyway, as long as the benefits are enough, I'm willing to be your scapegoat once!"

This time, Xia Lin didn't resist much.

Because the Demon Emperor acted openly and honestly, he explained in detail the pros and cons of what Xia Lin might do in the future, and even gave Xia Lin the power to choose—Xia Lin nodded in agreement.

Of course, there's no need to think about this too much right now.

"The key is still the upcoming War of Ten Thousand Races. The Demon Emperor's commission is roughly a way to mitigate losses after a failure. If we can resolve things with Wuxin at this stage, everyone will be happy."

So, we still need to find a way to kill Wuxin!

As for how to kill Wuxin, Xia Lin has some ideas, but he can't guarantee that they will work—it's still a problem of insufficient information.

Xia Lin wasn't in a hurry.

I'll prepare to see what the rules are for the upcoming Myriad Races Sequence War, and then look for opportunities to use the cards in my hand to strategically replace my own skills.

The illusory image of the scales flashed by and disappeared.

In the Permanent Skills section, Xia Lin simply sold the Ghost God Armor that he had inscribed, for a high price of 89 evolution points.

"This skill is useless now."

The key to the engraved skill is not how effective it is, but whether it can ensure that Xia Lin is immune to the skill's effects.

Based on this premise, the entanglement of cause and effect is absolutely untouchable... Xia Lin even had the idea of ​​building a new system around this skill.

For no other reason than that this skill is truly worthwhile!

As for the Heavenly Dao Dharma Body skill, it involves the question of whether some of Xia Lin's skills can be effective against Wuxin, so it cannot be changed.

Without this, Xia Lin's skills would be unable to penetrate the Heavenly Dao Dharma Body's authority judgment!

On the contrary, the weapons of ghosts and gods are completely useless.

After being engraved, it cannot prevent the temporary buff of this skill to Wuxin; at most, it can only make the user immune to attacks from weapons such as the Ghost Immortal Blade and the Immortal Slaying Sword.

But the other party unintentionally possessed a six-pillar-level Eternal Netherworld Blade... that's the most troublesome thing!
Xia Lin couldn't even find a way to perfectly counter this sword.

"Whether the Violent Alloy can withstand the Eternal Netherworld Blade is a question."

Xia Lin had no idea what the outcome would be of a clash between six-pillar level items or skills.

When asked, Victor simply said it depends on the emphasis of the abilities and items... The strength of the ultimate moves at the six pillar levels will vary, but there is no obvious difference in their ranking.

Both are at the sixth pillar level, and their strength is definitely superior to that of races with deep foundations.

The difference in power arises simply from the different focuses the six pillars make on the different items or skills they invest in.

Regarding the conflict between the Violent Alloy and the Eternal Netherworld Blade, even Victor found it difficult to draw a conclusion—after all, He didn't know how much power the Creator of Heaven had invested in this blade.

Take out the Violent Alloy, begin to observe and caress it, and witness its analysis.

As time slowly passed, Xia Lin could clearly sense that his Permanent Foundation talent was beginning to change.

About five days later, Xia Lin completed the analysis of the Violent Alloy, and his talent was successfully upgraded!

[Your talent: Permanent Foundation, level up!]

The level has been upgraded from B to A, and the number of permanent skill slots has been increased from 3 to 4!
This is of great significance!

Not long after the talent upgrade, the new Ember Zone notification sound finally rang out!
[The preliminary stage of the Myriad Races Sequence War has officially begun!]

As the majestic voice resounded in their ears, everyone in the City of Oaths put down what they were doing and listened attentively.

……

There was no preliminary selection stage because the preliminary selection stage has already been completed.

At this moment, all the warriors of the myriad races in the City of Oaths have passed the preliminary selection of their respective races, and their strength is guaranteed to a certain extent.

The preliminary rounds have begun, and the Ember Zone system has released the preliminary rules.

[Rules for the Preliminary Round of the Myriad Races Sequence War: Thousand-Layered Tower!]

The Thousand-Layered Tower is a supreme treasure of the sixth pillar level, held by the King of Kings. Its internal space is immense, with a total of a thousand floors!

All examinees may enter the Thousand-Layer Tower to undergo relevant trials. The trials will last for one full month.

[When the time expires, the 10,000 people with the highest number of floors reached will advance!]

[Note: All forms of mutual harm between Ash Walkers are prohibited within the Thousand-Layer Tower!]

[Note: You will receive a reward for each floor you climb! The higher the floor, the greater the reward!]

[The preliminary rounds are now starting!]

As the sound faded, Xia Lin let out a long sigh of relief.

"These rules are acceptable..."

The key lies in the prohibition against mutual harm.

This assessment is equivalent to peace mode.

In peace mode, Xia Lin also has enough time to witness and explore more of Wu Xin's intelligence.

Thinking of this, Xia Lin got up and left the room.

Just as you step out of the hotel, you can see a tall, ancient-style building rising from the ground in the Oath Square in the distance, visible from the entire Oath City!

(End of this chapter)