My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 405 A Gift for You!

As it turns out, the word "fairness" is only used to constrain the weak; the strong don't care about rules, and naturally, they don't care about fairness either.

The venue was agreed upon beforehand—it was in the Dark Realm.

This is precisely to isolate the interference and influence of the six pillars.

As a result, the Immortal Emperor first resorted to underhanded tactics—using the Sovereign's physical body as a medium and the array patterns that had been set up countless years in advance as a key, he pried open the Heavenly Dao chains that were wrapped around the Sovereign, making them an unintentional aid!

Actually, this isn't a particularly powerful off-field tactic.

The primary function of these Heavenly Chains is to restrain the Sovereign and suppress their soul power; external attacks are a minor aspect, and their power is naturally not very strong. Furthermore, interference from the Dark Realm results in extremely low energy transfer efficiency; out of ten thousand units of energy transferred, only one unit will be effective.

But no matter how you look at it, this is still a method at the level of twelve or even six pillars.

Despite the many restrictions, killing Donald would still be a piece of cake.

However, the Demon Emperor knew the Immortal Emperor's true nature perfectly well, to the point of being intimately familiar with it.

For an Immortal Emperor, breaching contracts is not something that happens every day, but it can also be said that it is a burden he bears no burden at all.

Therefore, He and He were prepared!
As the chains swept towards Donald like a whirlwind, Donald took a deep breath.

A burst of skill light.

Skill: Ancestral Protection, activated!
[Ancestral Protection (Six Pillars): Active Skill. Consumes 1 Spirit Power. After activation, you can summon a heroic spirit connected to your bloodline to fight for you! This skill has no cooldown, but you cannot summon the same ancestor within one year!]

A variant of the art of invoking deities... except that others invoking deities, while Donald's is invoking his ancestors.

But you know what, this Donald, he actually has to invite his ancestors!
This is a skill customized based on possible situations and the unique characteristics of the Dark Realm.

In the special place of the Dark Realm, Donald could theoretically invite countless ancestors—every Tang Haofei in every subconscious fragment, every timeline, was Donald's ancestor!
Once this skill is activated, it's like having your ancestors fight for you—the effect is remarkable!

Outside, one of the millions of ancestral soldiers beside Shadow suddenly disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, he was pulled to Donald's side in the Soul Battlefield by the power of the skill.

Just as the raging chains descended from the sky, lightning suddenly erupted from Tang Haofei's body!

In the violent energy collision, this ancestor was torn apart by the chains on the spot. With the power of the life-or-death battle taking effect, Tang Haofei was quickly reborn, while Donald had already used the protection of his ancestors to summon a second, a third... and even more ancestors!

At this moment, Donald was like an ancestor summoner, which also meant that the main force in this battle was not him, but the ancestors he had gathered in advance.

This scene left Wuxin completely stunned.

When it comes to connections, I've never been inferior to anyone! But it turns out there are still experts out there!?

Just as he was lost in thought, a sudden burst of heavy breathing occurred.

The sound drew his head away, and he looked at the ruler ahead.

Then they saw the pitiful Liuzhu slowly raise his head and give Wuxin a cold smile.

"The son must pay for the father's debts! I'll use you first and collect some interest!"

Only at this moment can one faintly discern a trace of the former ruler's rage and pride.

Reality has smoothed out the sharp edges of the dominant force, just like a tiger whose limbs have been cut off and then stuffed into a cage.

But this is by no means being tamed; the nature of a wild beast never changes because of adversity!
Within the Soul Battlefield, in another deserted corner, two footsteps sounded simultaneously, and two figures emerged side by side from the shadows, appearing before everyone.

It is the false ruler and Ocres.

At this moment, Ocres remained expressionless, while the fake ruler looked at his future self with a complicated expression, having already learned the whole story from Ocres.

He sighed heavily, met his future self's gaze, smiled calmly, and then confidently lifted his leg and strode forward.

Wu Xin was unaware of what the appearance of the fake overlord and Ocres meant; he only instinctively sensed that something was amiss.

The two energies of life and death surged forth, and Wuxin instantly entered the state of superimposed life and death, wanting to step forward to stop the merging of the false ruler and the true ruler.

The chains binding the true ruler reacted instantly, erupting and no longer focusing on Donald, instead lashing out at the false ruler.

But that doesn't mean much.

Because what lies before the Creator of Heaven and Wuxin is a situation of being attacked from both sides!

One by one, Tang Haofei switched from defense to offense, grabbing the chains to stifle their power.

—Ocres knelt down with a thud, a light slowly emanating from his single eye… but it wasn't blood-red light. Instead, deep within his pupil appeared a complex soul imprint! This was the emblem of the Soul-Controlling Demon Emperor!

—Outside the Soul Battlefield, and even in another fragment of subconsciousness, the previous generation of human race Sequence Five, Soul One, had already gathered a small group of Demon Emperor Fang Jin District Walkers who participated in this Sequence Battle and set up a great formation! At the very moment that the Demon Emperor's emblem bloomed in Ocres's eyes, Soul One sensed it on his own, and his energy flowed and his soul power exploded, completing the task he had undertaken in this round!
The Soul-Controlling Demon Emperor and the Old Ruler had communicated and devised tactics long ago, with Ocres as the medium.

Your Immortal Emperor has the home-field advantage and made preparations in advance, even shamelessly resorting to underhanded tactics.

Then you can't blame the other two parties for secretly setting up a trap and joining forces to attack you!
In the battle of souls, Ocres's soul was the first to collapse.

This also means that he was completely annihilated, becoming the first victim of this battle!
But his death was worthwhile.

The shattered soul transformed into soul power, flowing precisely to the chains binding the True Ruler's body. From a microscopic perspective, one could clearly see countless Demon Emperor soul imprints flickering within these soul fragments, like countless stars.

—Ocres's soul had long been altered by the Demon Emperor!
And the moment these fragments of souls attached themselves to the chains, variables naturally occurred.

Within the Luo Tian Sect, the twelve level-one members under the Immortal Emperor immediately sensed the stagnation in energy transmission.

The conversion rate, which was originally one in ten thousand, has now instantly reached one in a million, and is still decreasing!
In the Soul Battlefield, this manifested as the chains used by Tang Haofei and his companions becoming weaker and weaker, and dimmer in color.

Rust even began to appear... and slowly spread.

The Demon Emperor used Ocres as a medium to break the chains binding the Sovereign's body and free the Sovereign's soul!

But of course, this is impossible.

The Demon Emperor is number one in the Soul Dao, that's for sure.

In terms of mastery over the soul, the Demon Emperor is undoubtedly stronger, far surpassing the Creator of Heaven—and the current soul battlefield and soul war are precisely what the Demon Emperor excels at.

But don't underestimate the preparations the Celestial Emperor made over billions of years.

What we're saying is, if the Demon Emperor could so easily grant freedom to the Sovereign's soul, then why would the Immortal Emperor dare to use the Sovereign as a weapon, right?

Therefore, Ocres's death only slightly loosened the Dominator's restraints... When Ocres's soul power was exhausted, the rust on the chains only accounted for one hundred millionth of the entire chains, which was not a cause for concern at all, and even showed signs of healing.

But all the ruler needs is this slight relaxation, a moment's respite...

Just as the chains were corrupted by Ocres, the once arrogant and invincible ruler suddenly knelt down before his own avatar.

Then, under the pressure of the seal, He struggled to raise His hands, causing the invisible chains to clang and rattle.

The two sentences from the reversed Heavenly Gang rang out from the Sovereign's mouth, hoarse, humiliated, and mad.

"I am the former ruler!"

"A gift for you!"

This is a gift personally presented to you by the six main soul pillars!
The false overlord suddenly burst into wild laughter, his voice shaking the entire Soul Battlefield.

"I received it! I'm very satisfied!"

The ceremony was complete and the ritual was successful.

Then, the harvest began!
……

"A Gift for You" is one of the important skills in the Limit Breaker system, the root of the cost of power, and the core of the Dominator-Limit Breaker harvesting cycle.

More than half of the problems with the Limit Breaker class can be attributed to this skill.

This skill was a natural ability that arose after the Sovereign's resurrection due to the conflict between the old and new universe rules; it was not an ability that the Immortal Emperor created for the Sovereign.

In the initial stages, the Immortal Emperor felt that this skill had problems and might be detrimental to him.

Therefore, He monitored this skill for several epochs.

Gradually, it was discovered that this skill was indeed the Overlord's means of self-salvation—the Overlord used this skill to bind those who had broken through limits, cultivate his own external forces, and harvest the souls of those who had broken through limits to strengthen himself, intending to break free from the control of the Immortal Emperor.

The Celestial Emperor commented: "Your brain is definitely not very sharp to come up with something like this..."

First, isn't this method of cultivating external forces far too slow? If I could make you cultivate a force capable of overthrowing my Heavenly Dao Creator using this method, I'd rather write my name backwards!

As everyone has seen, the subsequent developments... while the Limit Breakers were indeed loyal to the Overlord, they had basically been incorporated into the Immortal Emperor's faction, becoming their henchmen and weapons.

Second, you're harvesting the souls of those who have broken through limits to strengthen yourself, which is a good thing...

The Dominator's growth potential is already limited, so every little bit of strength is good enough. Besides, I'm constantly applying seals to you, so there's no way I'll let you escape.

Therefore, regarding the question of presenting gifts to you, the Immortal Emperor's main approach is to let you do your thing and I'll just watch.

After all, there is no threat.

Furthermore, we should give the prisoners some hope. If we really drive the ruler to the brink of despair and he keeps thinking about suicide, it won't do the Immortal Emperor any good.

But people can change.

Even if the ruler is brainless, having fallen to this state and experienced so much, He still needs to learn some lessons and gain some knowledge.

Even the most reckless person can learn to be flexible when they can no longer act recklessly.

The ruler doesn't have many cards to play to begin with, and offering you a gift is one of His few remaining cards!
The effects of this skill are also transparent to the Immortal Emperor—the Immortal Emperor can see the effects of all the skills on the Sovereign, including the Gift Offering.

Therefore, it is meaningless to play tricks on the skill descriptions and effects; it cannot fool the Celestial Emperor.

But right now, the Overlord, under the close surveillance of the Immortal Emperor, encountered a bug while using the "Presenting a Gift to You" technique.

—The ultimate goal of offering gifts to you is domination, without a doubt. Moreover, this skill is one-way; only those in lower positions can offer gifts to those in higher positions, and there is no reason for those in higher positions to offer gifts to those in lower positions.

Therefore, this skill will not present the problem of the Overlord projecting his main soul and self-awareness onto his subordinates who have broken through limits. Firstly, the skill's logic does not support this, and secondly, the Immortal Emperor's seal interferes.

But at this moment, the logic of this skill has become flawed.

Because the true ruler offered a gift to the false ruler.

In theory, this is invalid.

It's fake after all... The fake ruler was just something imagined by the original dark side.

However, the problem is that when it comes to the Six Pillars of Destiny, the concept of true and false is actually quite vague.

Turning falsehood into truth is nothing new for the Six Pillars... The Six Pillars are beings that can arbitrarily trample on the rules.

Do you think the things imagined by the original dark side are fake?
No, no, no, don't just think what you think. Your opinion is useless. You have to see what the original dark side thinks.

Only He can determine the truth or falsehood of all this within the fragments of the subconscious.

Does the original dark side believe all of this to be real or fake?
He cannot feel it, nor can He give a definite answer... because He has no self-awareness.

And so the matter fell into a vicious cycle.

What we're talking about is, are the virtual characters in the Dark Realm real or fake?
Was the Heavenly Dao Equation that Xia Lin copied real or fake?

Xia Lin: I don't know, I can't tell the difference...

But the ruler can distinguish between them.

it is true!
Because, from the perspective of one's true nature and instincts, the original dark side would inevitably believe that all of this is true!
They are all lonely souls from the past, all defeated by the two emperors of immortals and demons.

No one understands the primordial dark side better than the Old Ones!
He knows the primal, dark instinctual desire—to awaken the glory of the past! For the Sovereign also has this thought!
But the reality is that the original dark side can't do this... coincidentally, neither can the Overlord.

But if I can't do it in reality, can't I even dream about it?
Can I treat my dreams as real, and in my own little world, turn the fake into the real to satisfy myself?
Yes, it will definitely work. Therefore, for the Primal Dark Side, everything in the entire Dark Realm that appears to be a lie within a lie to outsiders is real to the Primal Dark Side.

Therefore, the false sovereign before us should not be called a false sovereign, but rather a sovereign from the past, from the old days.

A ruler without a divinely bestowed stone.

To the true sovereign, this is his past self.

When the present self pays tribute to the past self, the skill of paying tribute to you presents a paradox.

Since we are all the same person, how can there be any distinction between superior and inferior?
So what will happen if people of the same rank offer gifts?
The answer is simple: it depends on the demands of both parties.

As a high-level skill, offering gifts to you is very flexible. If one of you offers a gift and the other accepts it, and you are both willing, then I can't very well refuse to help you achieve your goal, can I?

And so this gift was a success!
With the combined efforts of the two rulers, the gift-giving ceremony has moved directly to the next step!
The steps to soul harvesting!
The recipient demands the soul of the giver, and the giver cannot refuse. At this moment, the true ruler does not want to refuse either, and instead actively cooperates.

Amazing changes began from there.

The sovereign's resolve is now fully revealed!
The main soul of the sovereign, which was sealed, began to twist, as if it were subjected to a huge gravitational pull. Under the power of offering you a gift, it attempted to break free of the seal and throw itself into the body of the false sovereign.

But it still didn't work...

The power of the seal was too strong, preventing the ruler from escaping—if you could escape like this, then the Immortal Emperor would be nothing but a figurehead.

Just as Ocres's soul power was exhausted and the seal was about to return to its original strength, the Overlord devised another plan when one failed!
This time, He did not attempt to preserve His main soul, but instead severed His own foundation, abandoned His main soul, and only separated His consciousness and memories!
This one is much easier...

Body and soul are the foundation of a professional. But consciousness and memory are not so important.

To put it bluntly, this operation by the Dominator is nothing more than a common, simplistic concept of consciousness uploading...

This move successfully broke through the Immortal Emperor's seal.

A dazzling white light emanated from the Sovereign's main soul, passed through the seal, and entered the body of the False Sovereign.

Then, the fake sovereign's soul trembled, but the corners of his mouth turned up.

"give it to you……"

"Well, leave it to me."

They are all from the same root, yet the situation is so different.

Then let's not distinguish between yours and mine.

The next second, the fake overlord simply took action and erased its own consciousness!
—With the Demon Emperor's cooperation and offering as a gift, they successfully retrieved the true ruler's main consciousness (not the main soul). The false ruler committed suicide, giving his soul and body entirely to the true ruler!

The tiger broke free of its cage through extremely brutal self-mutilation!

When Wuxin finally understood all of this, he gasped.

"You are crazy!"

The ruler has dealt a ruthless blow to himself!

In theory, this is indeed a way for the ruler to break free from his cage.

In return, the Overlord completely relinquished his physical body and soul.

Those six-pillar level bodies and souls!

The master's physical body needs no further explanation—it possesses the essence of a six-pillar level being.

The Dominator's soul is also very important—because of these and other factors, the Dominator's soul strength is slightly lower, but it still far surpasses that of anyone who is not below the Six Pillars.

When both body and soul are abandoned, it is equivalent to the ruler voluntarily giving up his talents, his skills, and even his six pillar positions!
It's simply uploading memories and consciousness to a past self shaped by the primordial dark side—there's no fundamental difference between this and a dying person uploading their consciousness to a robot.

Even worse.

This means that, having broken free from the rule of the Celestial Emperor, another layer of bond has been established—a bond with one of the Six Pillars, the Primordial Dark Side.

Therefore, this isn't even a question of whether it's ruthless or not.

This is a question of whether someone is crazy or not!
Only a madman would make such a choice!

The response to the unintentional is the domineering fist!

Consciousness and soul merged rapidly, becoming indistinguishable in the blink of an eye.

Because they were each other all along.

When one of the six pillars, the Old Ruler, relinquishes everything, he naturally also relinquishes all constraints and limitations.

The powerful punch caused the entire Soul Battlefield to tremble violently.

After shattering Wuxin into dust with a single punch, the Overlord slowly turned around and looked at Wuxin's immortal soul.

With red eyes, he bent down and spoke calmly to Wuxin, enunciating each word clearly.

"You chose it for me."

The ruler's decisiveness and fierceness left most of the people present speechless.

Even the chains froze in place for a moment.

But soon, everyone made a move again.

The heartless, immortal soul paid no heed to the ruler before it. Before it could even solidify its form, it shot towards the chains.

In another direction, Donald was even faster! He wasn't surprised; instead, under the protection of the ancestral army, he rushed towards the unconscious Sovereign Soul trapped in the chains!

Dominating this behavior is truly beneficial to both oneself and others!
In order to gain freedom, He gave up the body and soul of the six pillars, which gave everyone a great opportunity!
Once you come into contact with the master's soul, as long as you can occupy it, the six pillar positions are within your grasp!
The former king voluntarily abdicated and even extended a sincere invitation to these successors: "Come on, guys, sit on this throne and see if it's comfortable."

This was unexpected by Wuxin and the Immortal Emperor, catching them off guard.

But it was something the Demon Emperor and the Overlord had agreed upon beforehand!

The ruler desires freedom, while the Demon Emperor desires the six pillars of the ruler's soul.

They each took what they needed, leaving only the six pillars of the Celestial Emperor as his sovereign.

Just as Wuxin passed by the ruler, the ruler turned around and captured Wuxin!

The immortal soul, like a crystal ball, dripped and spun in the Overlord's large hand, causing the Overlord to grin ferociously and crush it with one hand!
One of the agreements: After escaping, the ruler must help Donald resist Wuxin.

The ruler finds it sweet!

His hatred for the Immortal Emperor was beyond description, surpassing even the Sovereign's hatred for Wen Yu.

Of course, He is not qualified to seek revenge against the Immortal Emperor right now... but the Overlord would never refuse to mess with Wuxin in this Soul Battlefield.

The crystal sphere shattered instantly, but untouchable streams of light flew to a distance. Amidst the flashing light, Wuxin, though pale, was not in mortal danger and had no intention of rebuilding his form.

With the innate talents of the ancient and the immortal soul, Wuxin is indeed an unkillable being for the current ruler on a soul level.

In response, the Overlord slowly raised his head and laughed wildly.

"It's good that he can't be killed! It's even better that he can't be killed!!"

Only the son of an enemy who cannot be killed can unleash the ruler's fury to the greatest extent!

Suddenly a sound came from behind.

"My Lord, please help me!"

It was Donald's voice.

Under the protection of the ancestral army, Donald has already reached the front of the seal.

Countless chains, like the tentacles of an evil god, lashed wildly, yet were blocked by each of the ancestors.

However, there were too many chains—after all, these were the accumulation of the Celestial Emperor over countless millennia.

The dominant soul remained kneeling beneath the chains, still completely bound by them.

"Help me break the seal! Quickly!"

The second agreement: After escaping, the ruler must obey Donald's orders and help Donald succeed.

But the ruler laughed.

"What are you to dare touch my main soul?!"

"You want to be me?! You're not worthy!?"

Donald was taken aback, while his ancestors started cursing.

"That damn ruler, still acting like this?!"

"This treacherous and shameless bastard can't be cleansed even with bleach!"

Human methods may improve, and human intelligence may also improve.

However, a person's fundamental character is almost impossible to change.

The ruler is disloyal and unjust.

Just as the situation was beginning to improve, the ruler immediately broke the agreement.

Donald was speechless: "Dude, are you crazy?"

"What good does this do you?!"

The Sovereign delivered another punch, shattering half of Wuxin's body. After a moment's thought, He shrugged.

"There are too many benefits to list."

"First of all..." another punch shattered Wuxin: "I definitely can't go to the seal anymore. What if the Immortal Emperor drags me back again? Wouldn't I explode?"

Donald opened his mouth but didn't refute it, because it made sense.

The Overlord said, "Secondly, I have a grudge against the Immortal Emperor, and I also have a grudge against Wen Yu... Why should I help you, Wen Yu, succeed? That won't do. It would be better if neither of them succeeded."

Donald laughed in exasperation: "No way, what kind of thinking is that?"

The ruler declared righteously, "If I'm not doing well, I don't want to see you doing well either—that's the kind of thinking I have!"

Actually... there's a bit of twisted logic to it...

"Finally... I really think we can play together here for decades or even centuries. We'll wait until my main soul collapses, and then the six pillars will be missing..."

As he spoke, the ruler gave a sinister laugh.

"The Immortal Emperor and Wen Yu will inevitably fight each other because of this. No... not only that, everyone who is qualified will get involved and compete for the six pillars that have been freed up."

"Chaos, slaughter, strife, death..."

As if contemplating a future rife with war, the Sovereign closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and spoke with rapture.

"Believe me, that will be the most beautiful scenery!"

(End of this chapter)