My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 411 Potential and Immediate Combat Power
Wu Xin's fatness is not only reflected in his skill combinations, but also in the items stored in his personal space.

After all, in theory, Wuxin's skill set is already quite comprehensive and there is no room for improvement. His own internal strength has basically reached the limit that he can reach in the Ash Zone. If he wants to improve further, he can only rely on external forces.

Xia Lin also encountered this problem.

—Attributes have reached their limit, skill combinations are excessive, and there is a huge super skill system centered on six-pillar level skills, which is enough to adapt to various different combat scenarios.

If the original overlord incident hadn't happened, and Xia Lin had continued to stay in the Ashes Zone, his future improvement would likely have focused on pursuing supreme skills like the Heavenly Dao Equation and even stronger items.

"But what powerful skills and super items are there in the Ashes Zone? What kind of god-tier gear can you get from the newbie village?"

"Even unintentional skills aren't very useful to me..."

Some of Wuxin's skills require the use of talents; some skills have relatively mediocre effects that Xia Lin doesn't think much of; as for the violation judgment, the unique label doesn't matter, since Wuxin is dead after all, but in addition, this skill also has the label of (Wuxin exclusive).

Xia Lin tried it out and found that he couldn't use this skill to improve the judgment level of the unstable mutation, so he simply relegated it to the "useless" category.

After much deliberation, the only thing that could be used was the essence of time travel—which was consistent with Xia Lin's judgment before this battle.

Therefore, even Wuxin can no longer provide Xia Lin with any benefits in terms of skills, so what is the point of staying in this Ash Zone?
True powerhouses must challenge level twelve opponents, and even seek opportunities to exploit the weaknesses of the Six Pillars—all of which can only be done after leaving the Ash Zone.

……

Reaffirming his resolve to leave the Ash Zone, Xia Lin looked up at the shimmering treasure light ahead.

Scarlett put away the Maze of Treasures and appeared beside Xia Lin, helping him take stock of the items in Wuxin's personal space. As an eleventh-level Celestial Immortal, Scarlett's vision in the path of immortality was stronger than Xia Lin's, making her more suitable for the current task.

It was precisely because Scarlett was an eleventh-level celestial being that she was not suppressed by the heartless Immortal Lord (inferior).

The judgment logic of this skill does not follow the judgment of strength and skill level, but seems to follow the judgment of immortal realm.

"In that case, it seems we can transfer some of Wuxin's skills to Scarlett, such as the Immortal Lord (inferior), the return of all laws to the source, and the fusion of the laws with the Heavenly Heart..."

The effect of the Immortal Lord (inferior) in Scarlett's hands is even stronger than in Wuxin's hands.

The combination of "All Laws Return to the Source" and "Merge with the Heavenly Heart" is a powerful, limit-breaking combo, perfectly suited to compensate for Scarlett's lack of basic attributes.

Training subordinates is also a way to enhance external strength, which can indirectly improve Xia Lin's power—Xia Lin has been working diligently on this, and Scarlett is the benchmark.

Just as Xia Lin was lost in thought, Scarlett had already finished taking stock of the harvest.

"I won't even mention the various spiritual stones and jades of the foundation level and below, as well as the pills and magical artifacts; there are many of them, and their quality is very high."

Products made without intention are bound to be of high quality.

"The key lies in these five treasures... Wuxin possesses a total of five six-pillar-level supreme treasures!"

Scarlett pushed the five orbs of light in front of Xia Lin, who looked closely and saw the attributes of the items.

【Wheel of Life and Death (Six Pillar Level): Immortal Treasure】

Function 1: Life and Death Qi: The Wheel of Life and Death contains the two energies of life and death, which can protect the body and harm enemies! If the user possesses skills or talents related to life and death, this treasure can greatly enhance the power of those skills/talents!
Function Two: The Power of Time: The Wheel of Time contains the power of time. The power of time has countless uses; users are encouraged to explore its various functions on their own.

This treasure is Wuxin's primary battle weapon, without exception.

The Eternal Netherworld Blade was specifically designed to counter the Life and Death Battle system, while the Wheel of Life and Death is perfectly suited to Wuxin's Life and Death Dual System.

What Wuxin mainly needs is the power of life and death, but at this moment Xia Lin is interested in the power of time.

"Give it to you."

He simply gave the Wheel of Time and Death to Scarlett.

Both this treasure and the Kuntian Mirror are time-related treasures, with the Kuntian Mirror being an indispensable part of Xia Lin's exchange system.

Although the Wheel of Life and Death has some conflict with the Kuntian Mirror, as long as it can lead to improvement, the conflict is irrelevant.

Scarlett happily put away the Wheel of Time and Death.

Thus, Scarlett possessed three six-pillar level treasures: the Kuntian Mirror, the Sun Wheel Guardian Sword, and the Wheel of Life and Death.

She can also borrow the six-pillar level items from Xia Lin: the Unity Core, the Violent Alloy, and Nikolai's rapier.

This is undoubtedly a huge boost for Scarlett, who possesses the Treasure Labyrinth system—a system that requires both the quantity and quality of treasures.

Xia Lin then looked at the second six-pillar level item.

[Holy Light Relic (Six Pillar Level): Forged from the remains of the Holy Light God and the relics of Immortal Venerables, this treasure possesses extremely powerful effects in protecting and stabilizing the soul!]

In a simple sentence, the purpose of this treasure has been revealed—it is simply to protect and stabilize the soul.

Xia Lin clicked her tongue, somewhat disappointed.

He understood the significance of this treasure to Wuxin—Wuxin's soul was afflicted with an incurable disease.

This item can relieve the pressure on a heartless soul.

But Xia Lin doesn't have any spiritual ailments... this thing is completely useless to him.

"It's not useless; it's more than enough as experimental material."

Muttering to himself, Xia Lin set the item aside for the time being and continued to look at the next treasure.

【Soul-Suppressing Longevity Lock (Six-Pillar Level): Immortal Magic Treasure】

Function 1: Immortality: Those who possess this item will have an endless lifespan!

Function Two: Soul Suppression: This item possesses the effect of suppressing souls!

Let's not even talk about the immortality effect; it's meaningless to Wuxin, and Xia Lin doesn't care about that kind of effect either.

The second function is similar to the Holy Light Relic; this item is also a special tool used to alleviate the symptoms of heartlessness.

"Old Wu, how much pressure must you be under..."

Xia Lin couldn't help but complain.

Then he looked at the third prop.

It was a colorful robe, but it was also a soul-suppressing and soul-guarding item...

【Five Treasures Soul-Protecting Robe (Six Pillar Level): Immortal Magic Treasure】

Function 1: Five Elements: Wearing this robe greatly enhances the power of the wearer's Five Elements Immortal Arts and improves the efficiency of the wearer in learning and mastering the Five Elements Immortal Arts!

Function Two: Soul Protection: This treasure protects the immortal soul. Wearing this treasure with one's immortal soul grants a powerful soul-protecting effect!

The robes are flashy and ostentatious, and they are available in both men's and women's styles.

Xia Lin thought for a moment and then handed the robe to Scarlett.

"Is this for you?"

Scarlett shook her head in disdain.

"No, that's bad luck."

Clothes of the dead are indeed unlucky.

Even though Xia Lin thought that the robe was actually quite good in terms of function, the thought that it was an unintentional "underwear" that he had put on his immortal soul made him uneasy.

He simply tossed it aside and sat it at the same table as the Holy Light Relic and the Soul-Suppressing Longevity Lock.

Look at the last item.

[Throne of Stars (Six Pillars): Starlight Reveals Destiny!]
Function 1: Starlight Gathering Dragon: Place this treasure under starlight, and it will automatically collect starlight and convert it into dragon energy! Dragon energy has endless uses: it can enhance temporary attributes, be converted into limit-breaking attributes or racial stats, and strengthen the power of treasures/skills...

Function Two: King: This treasure can enhance the effects of all buff skills or talents on subordinates/teammates!
Function Three: Cauldron: This treasure can enhance the effects of all area-of-effect abilities!

Xia Lin considers this item only partially mature—it's one of the three treasures that appeared on the 992nd floor.

The treasure possesses a strong King of Kings style, truly befitting a treasure crafted by the King of Kings himself.

But what's amazing is that this item isn't exclusive to the Lord of Ten Thousand Armies; all three effects are usable by everyone, and the effects are quite powerful.

Leaving aside function one, function two can enhance Xia Lin's Emperor Engine and other super systems that involve amplifying subordinates, while function three is a perfect fit for Xia Lin's Boundary Beyond.

"This thing is destined for me!"

Xia Lin's muttering was, of course, a joke—because this treasure is very versatile and can be used by almost anyone.

Xia Lin nodded in satisfaction and simply put it away.

"The harvest is good, quite good."

Scarlett, however, had a different opinion.

"I don't think it's going to work... Putting aside the gains below the sixth pillar level, just looking at these five sixth pillar level items, more than half of them are junk. It's only a small profit, not a good one."

Scarlett's rebuttal sounded somewhat reasonable.

After all, Xia Lin had used a wisp of the power of the Six Pillars in order to open Wu Xin's personal space—this round of gains came at a cost, so Scarlett's dissatisfaction was understandable.

Xia Lin blinked.

"The garbage you're talking about might not actually be garbage. Trust me, I'm a professional when it comes to turning waste into treasure."

Scarlett looked bewildered, not understanding what Xia Lin meant.

Xia Lin simply smiled and remained silent, becoming the riddle teller.

Turn your head and look to the side.

Not far away, Donald and Shadow had arrived at the scene several minutes earlier and had been waiting for some time.

……

The unspoken rule is that whoever puts in the effort gets paid.

Now that Xia Lin has single-handedly killed Wu Xin, it's only natural that he takes everything, and Ying and Donald won't get in the way when Xia Lin is taking stock of his spoils.

When Xia Lin finished taking stock and looked at the two of them, Donald led the way over.

"died?"

"Well, dead."

Donald gasped: "That's incredibly fast. Is the other side seriously injured? Or have you improved again?"

Xia Lin shrugged: "He's badly injured."

Donald didn't see Xia Lin kill Wu Xin with a single punch, but it's undeniable that Xia Lin killed people incredibly fast.

At this moment, Xia Lin's excuse of not being seriously injured not only fits Donald's guess but also avoids giving Xia Lin too much attention.

As the situation changed and Xia Lin prepared to leave the Ash District, she could no longer act in a high-profile manner.

—In the Ash Zone, there are rules to protect you, and Xia Lin is strong enough that being high-profile will bring you benefits.

However, once you leave the Ember Zone and lose the protection of its rules, acting in a high-profile manner will do more harm than good.

Shadow suddenly interjected, "Your soul has been taken."

He realized that Wuxin had placed the Soul-Chasing debuff on Xia Lin. Before Xia Lin could speak, Ying said again, "It seems that this is not Wuxin's own method, but the method of the Heavenly Dao Creator. This Soul-Chasing Technique is quite powerful, and it is difficult to break without the Six Pillars... After the Sequence Battle is over, I'm afraid you will have to go and see the Demon Emperor."

Xia Lin smiled and nodded, but inwardly she didn't take it seriously.

Donald and Shadow are currently unaware of the dramatic changes that are about to occur in the main universe.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the three parted ways again.

Xia Lin took Scarlett and left the subconscious fragment directly.

...After watching Xia Lin leave, Donald exchanged a glance with Ying.

Donald clicked his tongue: "How serious is this unintentional injury? He probably wouldn't have lasted even 10 seconds in Xia Lin's hands. Xia Lin got lucky..."

Ying's swirling face rippled slightly.

If this were a normal human's expression, it would probably be equivalent to speechlessness...

Turning her head to glance at Donald, Ying muttered, "You actually believed that?"

Donald raised an eyebrow: "Otherwise what? You don't really think Xia Lin can kill Wuxin in ten seconds, do you?"

Ying shook her head, no longer dwelling on the matter.

Turning back to look at Xia Lin's back, Ying suddenly spoke.

"He has already begun preparing to leave the ash zone..."

Donald was slightly taken aback, but not surprised.

He simply nodded and said, "A pool can't raise a true dragon... It's not just Xia Lin. Now that Wuxin is dead, once this Sequence Battle is over, the two of us should also consider leaving the Ash Zone."

"By the way, what are your thoughts on the battlefield between the two worlds? Do you have any plans?"

Ying smiled and said, "The plan is very simple."

"Don't hit Xia Lin."

……

The prerequisite for leaving the Ashes Zone is becoming a Level 10 professional.

Those who wish to become level 10 professionals in the Ashlands must face the test known as the Battlefield Between Two Realms.

But as the de facto strongest in the Ember Zone, no test within the Ember Zone should theoretically cause Xia Lin any trouble—if Xia Lin is stumped, what are the others supposed to do?
Therefore, Xia Lin was not thinking about the battlefield between the two worlds at all at this moment.

He was preparing for his departure from the Ashes.

When half of the subconscious fragments collapsed, Xia Lin successfully escaped from them.

Standing in the endless abyss, Xia Lin looked up at the sky and saw that the pervasive evil god horde had begun to disperse into different subconscious fragments, each hunting its own kind.

—Fragments of the subconscious from the primordial dark side are the resources of these evil gods.

With sufficient resources, these mindless evil gods did not fall into internal strife and hunt each other down.

"The problem is that the dispersion isn't enough; there haven't been any lone Level 11 evil gods yet..."

Therefore, now is not the best time to feed the Spirit World Book.

With Scarlett in tow, they continued diving deeper and deeper. After an unknown amount of time, Xia Lin finally stopped.

With a wave of his hand, light burst forth, and Xia Lin had already brought Scarlett to the outer realm.

This left Scarlett looking puzzled: "What are we going to do now..."

Xia Lin smiled and said, "Turning waste into treasure."

As he spoke, he took out three six-pillar level treasures: the Holy Light Relic, the Soul-Suppressing Longevity Lock, and the Five Treasures Soul-Protecting Robe.

Xia Lin was clearly in a good mood after killing Wuxin.

He continued, "Now that our goal is to escape the Ashes Zone, I need to start preparing as soon as possible."

"But in reality, there's not much we can prepare, and even less that we can control."

Scarlett nodded and said, "The preparations we can make are mainly focused on two aspects: stronger strength and more equipment and items."

Xia Lin shook his head: "The two points you mentioned are actually of the same type... I would call them: immediate combat power."

"The main universe is a larger and broader world, with more crises and trials, and more powerful beings."

"But in terms of immediate combat strength, I have almost reached the limit of improvement... This will continue until I reach level twelve."

The attribute limit applies to levels below 12.

Even at level eleven, one is still subject to the limits of attributes.

Undeniably, there will inevitably be "Level 11 Supreme Powerhouses" in the main universe whose attributes have reached their limit, whose skills are all at the Six Pillar level, and who are equipped with a full set of high-specification magical artifacts and props... There will definitely be such beings, and there will be more than just one or two.

But Xia Lin is actually not much worse than them.

His attributes are also at their limit. Not all of his skills are at the six-pillar level, but the six-pillar level skills he has accumulated will definitely amaze others. Xia Lin's configuration of magic weapons and props is not top-notch, but it is definitely not the kind that is unbearable to look at.

Aside from lacking the skill assessment difference caused by level three, Xia Lin is no weaker than these level eleven supreme experts.

Therefore, even if he leaves the Ash Zone, he will find it difficult to significantly improve his combat power unless he reaches level twelve.

"Therefore, rather than focusing on immediate combat power, my main concern is how to quickly reach level eleven and then level twelve."

Level 11 is not difficult.

Level 12 was originally very difficult, but after obtaining the cosmic bug, it wasn't too difficult for Xia Lin.

However, there is a problem right now—this cosmic bug was created by the primordial dark side. Rather than using this cosmic bug to reach level twelve, Xia Lin would prefer to sell it or even give it away, and use the dual-class conflict to create the cosmic bug himself to reach level twelve.

The Five Kings of the Dark Realm serve as a cautionary tale... The former Primal Dark Side, now the Primal Ruler, has given a price for every gift.

"But these things can't be rushed. There are many difficulties involved, which I need to solve step by step in the future."

"Let's not talk about how to achieve level eleven and twelfth... Only by achieving level twelfth can my combat power be further unleashed."

"How much can be unleashed is another key point in my preparations."

“I call it: potential.”

Immediate combat capability and potential.

All of Xia Lin's preparations before leaving the Ashes District will revolve around these two points.

"And these seemingly useless six-pillar level items are the source of my potential."

Xia Lin took out the Book of Spirits to completely digest the negative effects of the Deception Fate before activating it again.

Then a flash of light appeared within his body, the Heavenly Dao Equation took effect, and he began to construct new skills.

Soon, two skills were developed.

【Powerful Dismantling (Racial Heritage Level): Passive Skill. This skill can be linked with other skills to grant them the effect of dismantling and breaking down!】

【Tracing Origins (Racial Heritage Level): Passive Skill. This skill can be linked with other skills to grant them the effect of tracing origins!】

They are still two support skills.

Xia Lin directly tied these two skills to fair trade!

The enhanced fair trade was activated, and the phantom of the scales flashed past Xia Lin.

A faint glow shone down from the scales, landing on the three six-pillar level items in front of Xia Lin.

"I request a trade, using my six-pillar level skills as leverage, to dismantle these three magical treasures!"

This operation was not supposed to work.

The reason was explained before: for skills and items, the power of the six pillars is a catalyst that can catalyze skills or items from the racial foundation level to the six pillar level.

However, after the catalysis is complete, the power of the six pillars disappears due to consumption, which is an irreversible process.

Therefore, even in a fair trade at the six-pillar level, it is difficult to extract the power of the six pillars from a six-pillar level skill or item.

But as it turns out, nothing in the world is absolutely impossible. What you consider impossible is simply because you don't have enough methods or they aren't sophisticated enough!

With the addition of powerful dismantling and traceability skills to Fair Trade, the transaction was successfully completed.

[Transaction complete!]

On Xia Lin's skill panel, the six-pillar level skills that Xia Lin had just replaced with the Eight Gates disappeared. This was a bargaining chip.

The three six-pillar level magic treasures instantly collapsed, turning into precious raw materials and three even more precious strands of six-pillar power. This was the harvest!

Scarlett immediately realized what was happening.

"Exchanging one strand of the power of the Six Pillars for three strands of the power of the Six Pillars makes this a profitable deal."

Xia Lin then said, "You may make money, but you don't understand the biggest benefit here..."

Thinking of this, Xia Lin slowly began to speak while glancing at her personal information panel.

He saw this note again in the notes for the level 12 core skill, Pale Funeral.

[Note: The additional Divine Transcendence power can significantly enhance the benefits you gain when advancing to level twelve.]

This is exactly what Xia Lin wanted!

……

"But what does the power of divine transcendence have to do with the power of the Six Pillars?"

Scarlett asked this question, and Xia Lin replied while withdrawing the power of the three strands of the six pillars.

“In the Dark Realm, I realized something like this.”

"From the perspective of position, the God-given Stone of the Old Universe is equivalent to the Six Pillars."

"The power of transcendence bestowed by heaven comes from the stone bestowed by heaven... the power of the six pillars comes from the six pillars. In a sense, the two can be equated."

Scarlett was intelligent, and when Xia Lin mentioned it briefly, she immediately understood.

"So you mean that the extra six pillars of power can also bring additional benefits when advancing to level twelve?"

Xia Lin nodded emphatically: "That's for sure!"

"This is not even a wild guess; there is other supporting evidence... because it better explains why the combat power of the Black Domain's level twelve is so weak, far from the level twelve strength I predicted."

Because they latched onto the wrong powerful figure.

And a generous and supportive partner can bring even greater benefits and a more dramatic transformation when advancing to level twelve!

"And more Six Pillar Power is what I call potential... I can save up this Six Pillar Power and wait for the day of advancement to use it, but I can also use it beforehand to create useful Six Pillar-level skills and items."

"In short, this potential is very easy to monetize, so it's practically a hard currency."

How to use it is entirely up to Xia Lin.

Xia Lin liked this approach of keeping the initiative in her own hands.

"And there's also the issue of... the equation of Heaven's Way."

"I can only use the Heavenly Dao Equation in the Dark Realm. Without the assistance of the Heavenly Dao Equation, I can no longer perform such an operation."

"So every second I spend in the Dark Realm from now on is crucial, as it relates to the benefits I'll receive when I advance."

Xia Lin said with a smile, and then swapped skills again and restarted the fair trade.

"Dismantle Skill: Pale Funeral (Level 12 Core Skill)!"

"Disassembly Skill: Flesh Parasite (Six Pillar Level)!"

If six-pillar level items are possible, then can six-pillar level skills be used as well?

(End of this chapter)