My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 408 Best Partners!
Let's go back a month.

The Six Pillars summoned him at midday, and the Demon Emperor said to Xia Lin, "What I need you to do is very simple..."

"At the critical moment, freeze Donald's state in time."

What is a critical moment?

"You'll know when the time comes."

"Well... I have another question. What should I do if the crucial moment you mentioned doesn't come?"

This question caused the Demon Emperor to fall silent for a moment.

Then He muttered to himself, "Hmm, the situation you described could indeed happen..."

"If there really is no chance, then it's not your fault. It's my fault for being one step behind. You can keep this skill for yourself."

This commission wasn't particularly difficult, so Xia Lin had no reason not to give it a try.

In any case, whether it succeeds or fails, he won't take the blame, and the overall risk is manageable. The Demon Emperor gave Xia Lin so many good things, and Xia Lin is willing to repay the Demon Emperor in kind.

Unfortunately, as things have unfolded to this point, the crucial moment the Demon Emperor spoke of will naturally not occur.

But just now, things took a turn for the better for Xia Lin.

The turning point lies in the original dark side.

……

"I don't need you to break your promises, nor do I need you to do things that go against your conscience."

"All I need is for you to be a little more flexible..."

Xia Lin: "How can we adapt?"

The Primal Dark Side: "At the very last moment, I mean this round between the Immortal and Demon Emperors, when the Immortal Emperor was about to win and everything was settled, you threw me towards the Sovereign's main soul..."

"It's as simple as throwing a stone."

Xia Lin was astonished: "So simple!?"

"Yes, it's that simple... How about it? First, I don't require you to take any risks, and second, it doesn't go against your conscience..."

"Anyway, I'm asking you to take action when everything is settled and the Immortal Emperor is certain to win... If you do it then, you won't be doing anything to the Demon Emperor, right?"

Xia Lin was silent for a moment: "What if the Demon Emperor wins this round?"

"Then just pretend I'm talking nonsense, okay? Don't worry, I'll tell you how to solve the problem of skill uniqueness later."

Making a deal with the original dark side is undoubtedly a gamble.

But at least from the terms of this transaction, Xia Lin couldn't see any problems—low risk, high return…

The Primal Dark Side appears to be a benevolent person, but Xia Lin vaguely senses what it is doing.

He wanted to do something big.

"But what does it matter to me if things escalate to a major level? It's the Immortal Emperor who's ruining his plans, and it's the Immortal Emperor who's getting hurt..."

"So, I did it!"

……

A few minutes later, just as the outcome of the battle in the Soul Battlefield was decided, Xia Lin sighed softly.

The words and actions of the Demon Emperor and the Primordial Dark Side, two of the Six Pillars, have already given away half of the plot.

—The odds of winning are extremely high without intention.

Even in the Demon Emperor's eyes, without Xia Lin's Eternal Freeze technique, Donald probably wouldn't have had the slightest chance of winning.

But now, the logic of this situation has changed again...

"Let's do it."

In its hand, purple eyes shone brightly, dragging Xia Lin's soul and merging it into the body of the fake overlord, heading towards the Soul Battlefield.

Xia Lin did not object to this.

A brief moment of dizziness passed quickly, and Xia Lin was already in the Soul Battlefield.

Ahead, inside the seal, Wu Xin looked at Xia Lin with a cold smile and delivered his victory speech.

Xia Lin didn't care what Wu Xin muttered...

Wu Xin thought he had it in the bag.

But the real show has only just begun!
With the weapon called the Primordial Dark Side in hand, Xia Lin is going to do something big to you, Wu Xin, and even to you, the Immortal Emperor, today!
"Cry!"

When the sound exploded and the stone was thrown, Xia Lin's task was already complete.

What he needed to do was actually just this simple thing...

But the effect was absolutely amazing!

The Overlord's main soul was instantly rendered into a light purple color, and the color was deepening at a visible speed!

Wuxin, who had already completed the initial fusion with the Sovereign's main soul, felt a violent repulsive force surge out from it, instantly ejecting him from the Sovereign's main soul!
He slammed onto the glass like a fly flying at high speed, then slid down to the ground, his eyes seeing stars.

As it turns out, his purity wasn't much better than Donald's...

The sudden turn of events brought the entire room to a sudden silence.

No one knew what this scene meant... Even the executor, Xia Lin, only had a vague understanding and some guesses about what was going to happen next.

All eyes were focused on the inside of the seal.

Soon, after the Sovereign's main soul had completely turned deep purple...

He slowly opened his eyes and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Woo~ That feels much better now..."

"Who are you! Who are you?!"

Despite his dizziness and rage, Wu Xin spoke up and questioned the Overlord's soul.

The master soul that I had finally obtained was taken away by someone else.

The scene before my eyes was just like NTR (Netorare), and he was the incompetent husband.

Donald, Shadow, and others also had similar questions.

Ying's voice suddenly reached Xia Lin's ears.

"This... wasn't in the plan, was it?"

"By the way, who is this person?"

Xia Lin grinned menacingly and deliberately made the announcement in the loudest voice, while looking directly at Wu Xin.

"Naturally, it is one of our great six pillars, the Primordial Dark Side!"

The words "original dark side" were like a bucket of cold water poured over Wuxin's head.

Before Wuxin could react, a loud creaking sound rang out.

The primordial dark side, controlling the Overlord's main soul, slowly turned its head under the constraints of the seal and looked at Wuxin.

He smiled gently at Wuxin: "I also want to collect some interest from the Immortal Emperor first... How about giving me your past and undying soul?"

He used an inquiring tone, but that does not mean he had the right to refuse.

Before the seal and Wuxin could react further, an even more intense purple light had already bloomed from all directions of the Soul Battlefield.

The brightest light source actually originated from the depths of the false ruler's soul!

Everyone then noticed that there was another half of the hidden, irregularly shaped fake God-given stone there!
Under the purple light, the first to react was none other than the first ruler to be eliminated.

He shuddered as if waking from a deep dream, regaining his senses, and then slowly lowered his head to look at his abdomen.

In the abdomen, the half of the false divinely bestowed stone gradually transformed into the shape of a purple eye, gazing directly at Him.

Their eyes met, and the fake ruler gave a low laugh.

The primordial dark side, which had already occupied the Sovereign's soul, also smiled and slowly spoke.

"I want to reclaim my former glory, and I want to take revenge on the Immortal Emperor and Wen Yu."

"You also want to regain your former glory, and you must also want to take revenge on the Immortal Emperor."

"From the perspective of goals, we share the same position and have common enemies and opponents."

"And now, you are utterly defeated. If I hadn't intervened, you would have been completely destroyed and would no longer exist after this battle."

The ruler nodded slightly: "That makes sense."

So, we won't go into further details about the original dark side.

"Now, I'll listen to you."

This is not merely a proactive alliance with shared goals, but also a passive cooperation constrained by others.

The body and soul of the false sovereign have long been a hodgepodge, with everyone adding their own random things to it.

But did you know that the root of this body actually lies in the hands of the original dark side?

The dark realm is His domain, and the false ruler is a creation of His subconscious.

The Overlord voluntarily relinquished his six pillar positions and took over the body of the False Overlord, effectively handing over his own life to the Primordial Dark Side!
In theory, this is not a fatal risk.

After all, the state of the original dark side is known to all—it has power but no consciousness, a physical body but no soul.

The power of malice refuses the birth of a soul and reason... It has always been just a beast that acts only on instinct, with no capacity for cleverness.

Of course, as everyone knows, the original dark side has also been working towards this goal—Kunyou is one of His means of self-salvation.

However, He has too few pieces. If He leaves the Dark Realm to continue his plans, He will only be disrupted and exploited by other pillars. Jun You is a prime example of this.

Being in the Dark Realm, the home ground of the primordial dark side, and being too close to the original body, makes it extremely difficult to give birth to and maintain a soul. Once a new soul leaks its aura, being in the Dark Realm will only attract a stronger, more intense, and faster annihilation from the original dark side's main body.

The reason why the two emperors of immortals and demons, and even the ancient rulers, did not actually regard the primordial dark side as a troublemaker.

In the eyes of other pillars, the primordial dark side, devoid of soul and reason, is not a six-pillar entity, but rather a six-pillar level object or phenomenon.

In theory, the Dark Realm, the home of the primordial dark side, is the most treacherous place that does not support the birth of souls and reason from the primordial dark side!
However, this information is outdated.

The unique nature of the Dark Realm, on the one hand, prevented the monitoring of other pillars, especially the two emperors of immortality and demonhood, on the other hand, it also gave the primordial dark side another opportunity.

The ruler took a step and walked towards the seal.

Within its body, the purple eye constantly twisted and fluctuated, sometimes transforming into the shape of half a stone pillar.

Complementing this is the sovereign soul, which is occupied by the primordial dark side within the seal.

The purple light that lingered around the Sovereign's soul rapidly contracted, eventually coalescing at the center of the Sovereign's soul's brow, transforming into a strange symbol whose state fluctuated from a purple eye to half a stone pillar.

Upon seeing this, the ruler smiled.

He may not be the brightest, but he has great vision and insight.

Therefore, at this moment, the Dominator became the first being, besides the Primordial Dark Side itself, to understand the Primordial Dark Side's operating methods.

"It's a stone sent from heaven..."

The opportunity for the original dark side lies in this false, divinely bestowed stone!
……

The primal, dark instincts yearn to awaken the glory of the past.

When talking about the past, the God-given Stone is a topic that can never be avoided.

In terms of their positions, the ancient God-given Stones could even be equated with the current Six Pillars... Given that their positions are equal, the original Dark Side could not have created God-given Stones.

If we cannot create a divinely inspired stone, how can we awaken the glory of the past?

This is a paradox.

But the original dark side was unaware of this...

Without a soul or reason, He merely tried again and again, relentlessly indulging in a daydream that had no chance of ever coming true.

This provides a rare opportunity for the nascent will of the original dark side.

The power of the primordial dark side seeks to destroy the newly born souls and wills of the primordial dark side.

The primal, dark instincts yearn to create a divinely bestowed stone and awaken the glory of the past.

So, what would you do if I sent my newborn soul and consciousness into the false God-given Stone?
On one hand, the primal dark side's instincts wanted to obliterate souls and consciousness; on the other hand, its instincts also wanted it to create the God-given Stone.

The target that needs to be destroyed and the target that needs to be protected have merged...

When you can't have both, you need to make trade-offs—but making trade-offs is an impossible task for the original dark side.

A vulnerability has been discovered.

Faced with this vulnerability, the original dark side had no choice but to let the bug exist without addressing it.

Thus, the primordial dark side, hiding within the false God-given Stone, was able to persist for a long time, and even accumulate power, controlling a very small portion... roughly one ten-millionth of the primordial dark side's power.

But its very vulnerability is both its strength and its weakness.

The primordial dark soul, contained within the false God-given Stone, is destined to be forever bound to it. Without interaction with the outside world, it cannot seize control of more power—the situation is once again stalled.

Now, a turning point has finally arrived.

"First of all, he was an outsider who was willing to help me..."

The primordial dark side, which controlled the main soul, turned its head again, looked at Xia Lin despite the high pressure of the seal, and smiled at Xia Lin.

“In essence, I am just a stowaway, a being that cannot be seen in the light of day... Once my true self discovers me, I will surely die, there is no other possibility.”

"So, I need someone to run errands."

“This was originally Yuan Zhuo’s job, but you killed him, and now you’re the only one I can rely on…”

"Thank you."

He thanked Xia Lin sincerely, and Xia Lin sighed softly, saying only, "Just don't forget the reward."

The original dark side nodded, then turned its gaze to Wuxin and Donald, who were already frozen in place.

He thought for a moment, then slowly and heavily raised his hand and punched the seal, creating a gap in it.

As an invisible force surged, the primordial dark side sent Donald out of the seal. Wuxin tried to escape, but the seal had already closed—the primordial dark side had even taken control of the seal, and now it controlled everything!
"Secondly, I need an environment where I can exert some power while being isolated from my own sense of power."

"Leaving the Dark Realm is not an option. Junyou's case serves as a cautionary tale. I can only search within the Dark Realm, but such an environment simply does not exist there."

He smiled at Wuxin and said, "Thanks to you all, you used the Dark Realm as your battlefield, which actually created such a good environment for me... The Demon Emperor's Soul Battlefield, your individual methods have inadvertently satisfied my needs!"

He had waited countless years for this opportunity, and might never have had it.

But in the end, He had a rare stroke of luck.

Just as the ruler was approaching the edge of the seal.

Without saying a word, He shoved a hand into his stomach and violently pulled out half of the fake God-given Stone from his body!
When two kings meet, their brilliance explodes!

The half of the Heavenly Gift Stone within the fake Overlord's body instantly flew into the space between the Overlord's brows.

Fusion begins!
But clearly, this won't lead to anything. Because the God-given Stone is fake.

The two pieces of the God-given Stone will not merge to become a true God-given Stone; they will only perish together, and then the Primordial Dark Side will attempt the same thing again, entering the next cycle.

In this process, the souls of the original dark side lose their protection and are inevitably obliterated by the power of the main body.

Therefore, He needs an environment that can isolate Him from His own senses.

The body of the false ruler began to fade.

According to the old rules, since He lost the God-given Stone, there was no reason for Him to continue existing.

Yet, a light emanated from the Sovereign's body—this was the Sovereign's primary consciousness.

He took the initiative to return to where he came from—the Sovereign Soul—and willingly resided beneath the original dark side of the soul.

Even before this, the Soul Battlefield had already begun to tremble, as if it had been eroded by a terrifying force!

Even if a soul in the primordial dark side seizes an opportunity while in the dark realm, its inherent power will not give it much time to act.

It might only be a few minutes... and those few minutes will determine the life or death of the original dark side soul!
Dancing on a knife's edge—that's all there is to it.

"Actually, I think there's room for improvement in your method."

Within the Sovereign's main soul, the Sovereign said, "Why don't you just split your soul in two? That way you could last longer and avoid being obliterated by your true self's power so soon."

To this question, the primordial dark side replied with a smile, "What we actually need is the power of my true self."

Everything is going according to plan.

He could indeed choose not to fuse with the God-given Stone at this moment, or even never fuse with it.

Even if it means giving up half of one's soul, at least there will be more options available.

However, the truth is that the current approach is the correct one.

"My soul cannot control very strong power, but I need more and stronger power next... 'Plotting the enemy into a trap' is a good idea. If done properly, it will not harm me, but will instead become an asset."

As He spoke, He raised His hand.

Amidst the flashing purple light, external forces were drawn into the soul battlefield at an even faster pace.

This impacted the Soul Battlefield to the point of collapse—this Soul Battlefield, unleashed by Donald, was as weak as an ant in the face of the power of the Six Pillars of Self.

Once these external forces flooded into the Soul Battlefield, they were immediately controlled by the primordial dark side of the souls.

On one hand, He used some of His power to reinforce the battlefield of souls and maintain environmental stability.

On the one hand, He used this power to shield the other pillars from sensing this place.

On one hand, He also used this power to erode the seal set up by the Immortal Emperor.

Finally, He devoted some of His power to the unintentional.

The Old Days and the Undying Soul is a good talent.

The most suitable one is not the unintentional, but the soul of the original dark side!
And now, the original dark side wants this talent!
Amidst the hazy purple light, a bloodcurdling scream suddenly rang out.

The original dark side used rather brutal methods to forcibly extract Wuxin's talent, and then seemed to think that Wuxin was in the way and was currently insignificant.

He simply threw Wuxin, who was convulsing and foaming at the mouth, out of the seal.

The Soul Battlefield is on the verge of collapse under the impact of the primordial dark forces.

Xia Lin didn't even have time to send Wu Xin to his death. In fact, before that, she had already received hints from Ying and Donald and had taken the initiative to leave the Soul Battlefield.

Then he fled for his life into the distance...

Outside, the sky had shattered, and time itself seemed to have frozen in the fragments of the subconscious.

All the fake people were frozen in place, motionless. Xia Lin even saw the clones of the Immortal and Demon Emperors, who were also motionless and whose physical bodies were collapsing, in the chaotic spatial interlayer.

When the six pillars truly arrive, all things will fall silent!

Meanwhile, in the still-uncollapsed Soul Battlefield, the Primordial Dark Side remained calm and continued speaking.

"Even with the ancient and immortal souls, this matter is still not over for me."

What good is an immortal soul?
Even if the continuous destruction cannot destroy the soul of the original dark side, it can still keep Him trapped in a predicament of constant death and rebirth.

This would be a torture more cruel than destruction, and a result that the original dark side soul could never accept!
"So in the end..."

He smiled at the Sovereign and said, "Then your cooperation will be needed."

Q: How can the souls of the original dark side be protected so that they can survive the annihilation by the power of the six pillars?
There's really only one answer—another one of the Six Pillars made a move!
But who will help the original dark side?
There is only one answer—a Six Pillars driven to the brink of despair!
Actually, you and I are the best partners.

“We all come from the past, we all have common enemies, we all have our own flaws, we are all despised and looked down upon by the other four pillars, and we also have a common goal.”

"And most importantly, we complement each other's strengths!"

After the Primal Dark Side finished speaking, the Overlord smiled.

"Yes, that's true."

This brush with death, while not permanently altering the Dominator's thought process, at least temporarily suppressed its inherent flaws.

He wouldn't be foolish enough to give up on this last lifeline again.

The consciousness and soul, which were originally one, merged together in an instant—because the dominant soul and the main consciousness were originally a pair.

After completing this operation, He voluntarily relinquished power to the original dark side of the soul.

With the support of another of the six pillars of the soul, the energy of the primordial dark side soul reached a new height!
He gained more control over the primordial dark side of his ego!

This also enabled Him to do one thing—following the seal left by the Immortal Emperor and the previous arrangements, He led the Sovereign and Himself to leave the Dark Realm in the opposite direction and go to the Sovereign's physical body.

After all, if the Overlord's main soul can be drawn to the Dark Realm, then the Primordial Dark Side, as the Lord of the Dark Realm, shouldn't be unable to do the same under intentional control.

As a result, an energy fluctuation far stronger than that of the previous Sovereign Soul's descent erupted!
The entire subconscious fragments, the entire dark realm, and even the entire black domain all suddenly formed a connecting passage, instantly linking to the distance!
That's a place called Luo Tian Sect!

Outside, Xia Lin had reached a relatively safe position, standing still against the howling wind.

Witnessing it allowed him to see the entire fragment of his subconscious collapsing.

It was as if a beam of light surged out from the very center and instantly flew away from this place!

[Witness the effect! Your talent, the foundation for eternal growth, has been upgraded!]

[Current Rank: SS (formerly S)]

The number of permanent skill slots has been expanded from 6 to 8.

But Xia Lin isn't paying attention to that right now.

His bloodshot eyes, stimulated by the power of the six pillars, slowly closed. Xia Lin dared not look anymore, but he had already realized the whole picture of the original dark side!
A sudden burst of maniacal laughter erupted.

Because he knew that the Immortal Emperor was in big trouble!
……

The violent fluctuations shocked the entire main universe.

However, due to the deliberate shielding of the primordial dark side, the four pillars who were waiting for the outcome outside knew almost nothing about what was happening in the dark realm.

The Immortal Emperor only felt his right eyelid twitching violently, and had a bad premonition, but he couldn't grasp the source of this premonition.

Until He saw that the passage that appeared out of thin air connected the depths of the Dark Realm with the Luo Tian Sect in the Luo Tian Star Region...

"Hahahahaha!"

A sudden burst of maniacal laughter erupted.

These words came from the Demon Emperor.

The King of Kings sighed slightly: "Here comes the change you've been waiting for."

"This change seems a bit too drastic... I hope you all are fortunate enough to enjoy it..."

After saying that, He vanished instantly, leaving the place entirely to the Creator of Heaven, the Demon Emperor of Soul Control, and Chao Xing.

The Immortal Emperor stood up, only to find that the Demon Emperor had already come to his side.

"Wen Yu, are you trying to stop me?!"

To this, the Demon Emperor simply raised his head and chuckled.

"I don't want to stop you..."

The illusory scales flashed, and the Demon Emperor grinned maliciously, "I want you to die!"

……

Luo Tian Sect, deep within.

The Sovereign's physical body, which was sealed in layers of seals, suddenly opened its eyes.

The next second, the power of the primordial dark side tracked precisely and landed on the Sovereign's body, as if draping Him in a purple veil.

"And lastly, we need to take back your physical body first, and get away from the Dark Realm as far as possible, but only temporarily, so that our powers don't consume each other and collide, thus benefiting others for nothing."

The voice rang out from the mouth of the ruler of the physical body.

The restrictions set up by the Immortal Emperor gradually dissolved under the power of the primordial dark side!

The original dark side is the six pillars in the strangest state.

But fundamentally, His power is no less than that of the three upper pillars, and may even be stronger—similar to how an evil god is to a professional of the same level. His only weakness lies in the soul and consciousness!
Thus, there was interference from the primordial dark side from the outside, and the full cooperation of the master of the physical body from the inside.

The more serious problem is that the Immortal Emperor's main body is not here, but is in the same place as his mortal enemy, the Demon Emperor!
At present, Luo Tian Sect does not have any combat power of the same level that can counterbalance the Six Pillars!

The light flashed by in an instant.

The twelve Immortal Emperors gathered here desperately fled into the distance.

The original ruler ignored it.

Anyway, they're just small fry. What's wrong with me letting you run 39 meters first, and then I'll wield my 40-meter sword?
The voice that came out of his mouth suddenly changed strangely.

It became the dominant tone.

"Time is of the essence. The longer we delay, the stronger your soul will become, and the more power of your ego will be under your control. Once your power and soul have achieved their ultimate fusion, you will become the strongest of the six pillars."

"And when that time comes, helping me break free from the Immortal Emperor's control will be a piece of cake."

The Primal Dark Side chuckled, "Let's not talk about things too far ahead. Let's get straight to the point and get some interest."

In any case, they need to stay as far away from the dark realm and the black domain as possible.

They also need to reclaim the Sovereign's physical body to provide a strong external fortress for the fragile soul of the Primordial Dark Side.

The fastest way to get away from the Dark Realm is to go back to the Luo Tian Sect.

Then, the Immortal Emperor's true form was not in his lair, but instead stayed by the side of his mortal enemy.

Furthermore, the Primordial Dark Side and the Ancient Rulers both have old scores to settle with the Immortal Emperor.

A combination of factors led to a fairly simple decision.

Amidst the sound of the seal shattering, the Primordial Sovereign stood up and raised His 40-meter-long sword.

(End of this chapter)