My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 396 Debt Collection

The edge of the Black Zone, uninhabited deep space.

Thick lines of cause and effect descended from the sky, pouring straight into the mindless brain like a planet-destroying cannon.

The magnificent sound resounded in Wuxin's ears, like a grand and majestic symphony. It had no actual content, but it brought about a substantial impact.

Those in high positions cast their gaze upon the unintentional.

Even in the most chaotic and confused state, the power is real and undeniable.

After all, He is the ruler.

One of the six pillars, the ancient ruler!
On Wuxin's palm, the two knife marks left by Donald began to writhe, like black snakes, amplifying and strengthening the influence of this power.

Wuxin felt as if his soul had been torn in two.

In the darkness, it seemed as if such a sound emanated from the two knife marks, mingling with the symphony, faintly echoing in Wuxin's ears.

“I am Donald.”

"I am Ocres."

"A gift for you!"

Suppressing the excruciating pain that seemed to tear his soul apart, Wuxin looked down at his palm.

The two knife marks left by Donald now displayed different colors, indicating that they belonged to different owners.

—One is Ocres, the “first limit breaker in the Ember Zone,” and the other is Donald himself.

"They're quite symmetrical, quite in sync..."

Wuxin curled the corner of his mouth and muttered such an evaluation.

In the last second before his soul was torn apart, he waved his hand, and the light of the essence of time and space began to shine.

……

In the darkness, in another place.

The location of Donald's group of five.

Several hours earlier, Donald, Ocres, Xin Zhan, Hun Yi, and Ying had already gathered and started working.

The five people had different roles.

Soul One and Shadow used various pre-prepared secret treasures and materials to set up a massive altar.

After the altar was completed, Xin Zhan stepped forward, took off the jade pendant hanging around his neck, and placed it in the center of the altar.

If Xia Lin, Bao Bowen, or Xiao Feng were here, they would definitely find this pendant familiar.

Because this pendant, which resembles Xin Zhan but has a ferocious expression, is the one that Xu Haonan made for Xin Zhan in the Burning Zone of the Outer Gods and Immortals.

The one that incorporates the personality of NO.259.

Of course, the original design remained the same. Later, after Xin Zhan went to the Demon Palace for refuge, the pendant underwent several modifications and adjustments. The appearance remained the same, but the function changed.

After completing his task, Xin Zhan stepped back a few paces with his hands behind his back and walked down from the altar.

As the pendant began to glow, reflecting the light of the altar, Xin Zhan slowly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at the mastermind behind it all: Donald.

"Can it be done?"

The one who responded to Xin Zhan was not Donald, but his old enemy: Ocres.

This giant, a first-order race member, grinned savagely, his single eye bloodshot, as if the light of reason had been extinguished, leaving only a raging desire for slaughter and destruction!

But contrary to his state of mind, Ocres was very clear-headed and more rational.

"It can do it, it definitely can do it!"

He responded in this way, and then slowly knelt down in front of the altar.

"After all, if God says it's okay, then it will definitely happen!"

The god mentioned by those who break limits refers to only one being.

The former ruler.

Xin Zhan was originally a Limit Breaker, so he knew how much exaggeration there was in the words of those who broke limits at a high level.

He ignored Ocres and just kept looking at Donald.

Then Donald smiled and shrugged: "Don't forget, I'm also a Limit Breaker..."

Xin Zhan sighed softly: "I know you are also a Limit Breaker, but you are ultimately different from us."

This makes sense.

Donald smiled without saying a word, and followed Ocres's example, kneeling before the altar.

A dazzling light erupted from the two Limit Breakers, connecting with the altar and the jade pendant.

At that moment, the space within a radius of a hundred miles was layered, and a great will transcended time and space, descending upon this place.

The magnificent battle song then resounded.

Amidst the surging power, another voice rang out from Donald's mouth.

"It is feasible."

"If God says it's possible, then it will definitely be possible!"

His voice was layered with refrains, but Donald's tone was unparalleled in its firmness!
Seeing this, the others fell silent.

Because the "god" Donald spoke of also referred to a great being.

Soul Controlling Demon Emperor.

The light on the altar grew ever brighter.

Surrounded by light, Donald maintained his kneeling posture, but spoke again.

"The essence of Wuxin is the remnant soul of the past. Wuxin's current state is that of two souls in one body."

"Do you know what was the first thing that came to my mind when I realized the existence mode of being without intention?"

Without waiting for a response from others, Donald spoke quietly: "They are Limit Breakers, Limit Breakers corrupted by the Dominator."

The principles and underlying logic are naturally completely different.

However, in terms of their performance, they do have some similarities.

"Especially that dual nature of life and death, this talent gives Wuxin three forms: life, death, and superposition of life and death. Based on Wuxin's previous performance, each time he switches forms, a different personality dominates his body."

A boy in a biological form.

A youth in a dead state.

And a hodgepodge of life and death states.

At this point, Donald pointed to the altar in front of him.

"Now, we are calling upon the Sovereign to intervene and influence Wuxin with the Sovereign's power. What changes will occur in Wuxin's life and death?"

The one who responded to Donald was Soul One, the current number one Soul Walker in the Ash Zone.

The cold-blooded man said slowly, "Take the Limit Breaker as an example, the influence of the Overlord will split the Limit Breaker's personality."

"The two aspects of life and death without intention themselves establish different personalities for Wuxin... or rather, Wuxin himself possesses several personalities."

Without any means of influence, Wuxin already has a problem with his soul, and his personality is just an external manifestation of that problem.

"Right now, we're using magic to shift the problem of those who have broken limits onto Wuxin... The potential consequences of this are numerous."

With just a thought, Hunyi could list ten or eight possible consequences.

But precisely because there are so many possibilities, he didn't need to go into detail.

But one thing is certain.

"There is no possibility of a good outcome among these consequences."

“Of course, there won’t be any good consequences,” Ocres chimed in.

At this moment, Ocres's single eye became even redder, and even gleamed with a bloodshot light.

He kowtowed to the altar while speaking in a suppressed, gritted-teeth voice.

"God said they deserve to die!"

"The Creator of Heaven deserves to die, and everyone related to the Creator of Heaven deserves to die!"

Millions of years of constraints have long allowed the seeds of hatred to take root and sprout.

The ruler's rage is like a spring that never experiences metal fatigue; it is constantly compressed, accumulating power, waiting for the day it explodes!
In this battle of the myriad races, when the Overlord summoned Ocres, this spring was already poised to be released.

"The first step is to send Wuxin to his death! To die, to die, to die!!"

Ocreus's voice mingled with the war song, like the beat of war drums, adding a touch of ferocity and bloodlust to the atmosphere.

"So, what are the second, third, and fourth steps?"

Ying had been standing to the side ever since the altar was set up.

After Ocres finished speaking, he spoke for the first time and asked this question.

With a loud thud, Ocres kowtowed heavily, but did not respond to Shadow's question. This prompted Shadow to make a gesture resembling a head shake, before turning to look at Donald.

"Also, the Demon Emperor probably didn't say that your plan would definitely work, right?"

"If it were truly a plan proposed by the Demon Emperor himself, you would only blindly carry it out without explaining the underlying principles to us."

"You're nervous, and you're not sure about the outcome of this plan, are you?"

Donald did not respond either, but the light in his eyes gradually deepened.

It was at the peak of its brilliance.

A unified voice rang out from Donald and Ocres.

“I am Donald.”

"I am Ocres."

"A gift for you!"

The instant the sound faded, a bloodstained and chaotic eyeball suddenly appeared in the sky, as vast as the heavens.

At first, He looked directly at Donald and Ocres, but soon His eyeball quickly turned and looked into the distance!
That's the direction Wuxin is heading!

However, before an even more terrifying force could penetrate space and time, everyone—everyone in the Black Domain—suddenly felt the space sink, and the entire Black Domain seemed to tremble.

The Heavenly Dao of the Black Domain converged here, and the rules of space were overturned!

Soul One: "This is not our method!"

Shadow: "Ah, it can't be... This was obviously an unintentional act."

A shadowy voice, mingling with the tremors, slowly rose into the air.

"Only one other six pillars can withstand the six pillars."

"And coincidentally, the Black Domain is very, very close to another Six Pillar."

……

The Black Domain is located at the edge of the main universe and is a no-man's-land.

But in reality, this place isn't completely unclaimed; if you really want to be precise, it does have an owner.

It belongs to the primordial dark side.

Everyone knows what the original dark side looks like... This Six Pillars really doesn't care about anything, and he can't care about anything either.

Therefore, in ordinary times, apart from the evil gods displaying their power on behalf of the ruler, the presence of the primordial dark side in the Dark Realm is really not high.

—The premise is that you cannot actively provoke Him.

But now, the original dark side has been stirred.

Or twice!

The first time, it was the gaze of someone of the same level.

As the most unique of the six pillars, the original dark side has no reason, only instinct.

The lack of reason amplifies instinct, making the primal dark side's instincts exceptionally acute. If the primal dark side was originally sleeping peacefully in its lair, undisturbed by worldly affairs, then the gaze of the Dominator is like someone banging drums and gongs while you sleep.
He was about to awaken, and the second provocation had begun.

Six-pillar level skill: The Essence of Time and Space!
Just like how Xia Lin instigated the four kings of the Black Domain to join forces to hunt down Wuxin.

Just like Donald joined forces with Ocres to leverage the power of the old rulers as Limit Breakers.

What Wuxin is using right now is actually the word "leverage".

The essence of time travel is essentially a stepping stone.

It knocked on the door of the Primordial Dark Side's boudoir, and then the sleepy Primordial Dark Side sat up in bed, came to the door, and opened it on its own initiative.

Thus, the being at the top of the leaderboard, known as the Dark Realm Passage, transformed from illusion to reality and appeared before Wuxin.

In my mind, the feeling of my soul being torn apart had reached its peak.

The form, without intention, changes involuntarily.

The uncontrollable back-and-forth transformations of the three states of life, death, and the superposition of life and death!

You can't say Donald's plan is bad.

This plan is excellent, because it's clear from Wuxin's state that it can completely destroy him.

But you have a plan, and I have a ladder.

Just as the dark passage opened a crack, Wuxin slipped inside without hesitation!
The Dark Realm, the lair of the primordial dark side.

This is like the Demon Emperor's Demon Palace, which has the effect of isolating the power of other pillars!

Just as Wuxin entered the dark passage, the tearing sensation in his soul suddenly subsided, and his state gradually stabilized, eventually settling into his original dead form.

He turned around, stubbornly resisting the pull from the dark realm, and looked outwards.

Outside, the sky has been torn apart, and a scarlet, ferocious eye is about to appear.

Wuxin smiled and extended his hand, as if inviting him.

"Come, kill me."

"I'll be waiting for you inside."

He no longer resisted the pull of the Dark Realm, and like a pebble obeying gravity, he fell into the depths of the Dark Realm passage.

But the rampant laughter continued unabated.

"Hahaha... Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"

……

Inside the white tea garden.

The tremors in the dark region made Xia Lin put down his teacup and look up at the sky.

The threads of cause and effect, like fluttering ribbons, merged into all directions, making Xia Lin subconsciously aware of the origin of this tremor.

"The Dark Realm passage has opened..."

Just as Xia Lin muttered those words, Scarlett, standing beside her, said with a grave expression, "This isn't right, this is too much of a coincidence."

Xia Lin picked up her teacup again.

"This is definitely not right."

"Perhaps this was an unintentional response."

The Black Domain and the Dark Realm are connected.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Dark Realm Passage that the Dark Realm is considered the domain and home ground of the primordial dark side.

According to known information, there is no discernible pattern to the opening and closing of the Dark Realm Passage.

—The Dark Realm Passage can be opened anytime, anywhere in the Dark Domain, and there is no warning before it is actually opened.

Therefore, you can indeed view the opening of this dark passage as a coincidence, just like Scarlett did, because such coincidences are indeed possible and logical in reality.

Xia Lin, however, made a judgment immediately—this was no coincidence, but an unintentional response!
"However, Wuxin's speed was a little too fast... The Dark Realm Passage is not a safe haven. The Four Kings of the Dark Domain should not have made any moves yet, so Wuxin's response was too hasty."

"Something happened that I didn't know about."

Xia Lin was unaware of Donald's actions; this lack of intelligence prevented her from having a comprehensive view of the situation.

He crushed another tracking card to pinpoint Wuxin's location, and the tracking card's response was quite clear—Wuxin had already entered the Dark Realm Passage.

This caused Xia Lin's brows to furrow gradually.

Fortunately, Xia Lin didn't have to waste too many brain cells.

The caller ID card beeped; the caller was Ying.

Scarlett poured Xia Lin a full cup of white tea, watching Xia Lin quickly communicate with the shadow on the other side of the communication card.

The phone call lasted a full five minutes. When the call ended five minutes later, Xia Lin looked up at Scarlett and smiled helplessly.

"Okay, it's Donald's side that's making the move."

"I can't say whether his actions are good or bad. In any case, this assessment has probably entered its second phase."

Scarlett was taken aback: "What second phase?"

Xia Lin had already stood up and said slowly, "The hunting phase of the Black Domain Hunt."

As he said these words, Xia Lin began to walk out of the manor.

Scarlett quickly followed behind, but then looked at Xia Lin with confusion.

"So now we..."

"Go to the Dark Realm Passage."

"That place is too close to the primordial dark side...it's very dangerous."

"I know it's dangerous over there."

"Then you still..."

Xia Lin sighed heavily, stopped, turned to look at Scarlett, and gave a bitter smile: "I take people's money and do their bidding."

“The phone call that Ying just made was not just a matter of me and Donald exchanging information; it had another meaning, a meaning you can’t understand.”

"What's the point?"

"Collecting debts."

……

After Wuxin's figure completely merged into the dark passage, the bloodstained eye in the sky slowly closed.

Apart from the appearance and opening of the Dark Realm Passage, it seemed as if nothing else had happened.

Two hours later, the first group of guests, unintentionally, arrived at the place.

It was a five-person group led by Donald.

Heavy breathing exploded.

Beside Donald, Ocres charged ahead into the dark passage, his most notable trait being his unruliness and lack of discipline.

Donald, however, didn't care about what Ocres was like.

Because he knew that Ocres had already lost his mind at this moment.

On the contrary, Donald, who did the same thing as Ocres, was not strongly interfered with by the will of the ruler.

This is partly due to his long-term residence in the Demon Palace, and partly due to the effect of the reward from the 991st floor of the Thousand-Layer Tower: the Soul-Guarding Jade.

After staring at the dark passage for a long time, Donald turned to look at the other three.

Hun Yi and Xin Zhan looked somewhat bewildered. Their lack of intention in opening the Dark Realm Passage and blocking the Overlord's interference left them at a loss, and they believed that the plan had already failed.

Donald turned to look at the eyeshadow again.

Unfortunately, due to its race, Shadow has virtually no expressive features.

Noticing Donald's gaze, Shadow shrugged slightly: "Continue the plan?"

"Yes, let's continue with the plan."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you in advance. I've already spoken with Xia Lin, and she should be on her way right now."

Donald frowned: "I don't want to drag Charlene into this mess."

Shadow chuckled, "This is the Demon Emperor's decision, your word doesn't count..."

The only thing that could intimidate Donald was probably the title "Demon Emperor."

Judging from his furrowed brows, he didn't seem very satisfied with the decision.

Shadow shook his head.

He couldn't very well say that the Demon Emperor didn't approve of him or his plans, and that he paid Xia Lin to clean up his mess.

He simply pointed to the dark passage in front of him and said, "Please."

Donald composed himself and led the team inside.

As the figures of the group disappeared into the dark passage one after another, the area returned to calm.

But the peace was soon shattered.

The wandering evil gods surged in like a tidal wave, rushing into the area.

The second group of visitors: the evil gods...

The Dark Realm Passage is, in essence, a bridge connecting the Dark Domain and the Dark Realm.

The evil gods are like children of the primordial dark side, yearning to return to its embrace... or perhaps even wanting to devour its flesh and blood.

However, the primordial darkness is attractive to the evil gods in any case.

Before the Dark Realm Passage is opened, they roam the Dark Domain. When the Dark Realm Passage is opened, they will inevitably enter the passage at the first moment, go to the Dark Realm, and pay homage to the Supreme Being!
Soon, the wave of evil gods gradually subsided.

A third group of visitors came to the door.

The spectacle of the opening of the Dark Realm Passage was known to everyone in the entire Black Domain.

The movements of the evil gods also indicate the location where the dark realm passage will open.

Following closely behind the evil gods are the villains of the Black Domain!
"The Dark Realm passage has opened! I've found the Dark Realm passage!!"

"Charge! Charge in! Charge!"

"This opportunity is mine! I'm determined to get the level 12 qualification!!"

The desperate gamblers had no regard for the dark passages or the dangers within them.

Because every time a Dark Realm passage opens, it signifies one thing—the opportunity for level twelve has arrived!

Nikolai had previously told Xia Lin that the most eye-catching treasure in the Black Domain was the Level 12 qualification.

The unique nature of the primordial dark side causes cosmic bugs to appear around Him from time to time, which is also the ticket to reach level twelve.

One of the prerequisites for obtaining this ticket is the appearance and opening of the Dark Realm Passage.

In fact, the difficulty of creating a cosmic bug using the Six Pillars is lower than expected.

The efficiency with which the Primordial Dark Side produces cosmic bugs is truly remarkable. How to obtain these cosmic bugs is the biggest challenge facing the people of the Dark Realm.

One of the main reasons is that the opening of the Dark Realm Passage is unpredictable; it can open or close at any time. If one fails to obtain the qualification to reach level twelve during this period, one will be trapped in the Dark Realm, accompanied by the Primordial Dark Side.

Therefore, there is a window period for obtaining Level 12 qualification in the Black Domain.

The opening of the Dark Realm Passage signifies the arrival of this window of opportunity.

A massive crowd surged in from all directions, rushing into the dark passage like ants.

At a certain moment, the boiling crowd suddenly froze, signifying the arrival of a certain king of the dark realm.

—For the kings of the Dark Realm, the opening of the Dark Realm Passage is also an opportunity not to be missed.

When this opportunity merges with the Karma Jade on Wuxin's body, it can support these madmen to take certain risks.

Three days later, when Xia Lin arrived at the place, the crowds were still dense.

He curled the corner of his mouth slightly, blended into the crowd, and headed towards the dark passage.

(End of this chapter)