My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 415 Battlefield Between Two Realms
Standing in a mansion in the Canberra neighborhood, Xia Lin looked up at the sky.

Scarlett, Eileen, Qu Tianhe, the county magistrate, and other Servants stood beside Xia Lin, watching her take the final step away from the Ashes Zone.

As the notification sound for the Ash Zone rang, everyone suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble...

No, it wasn't just the ground beneath our feet; it felt as if the entire planet Shining Blue was trembling.

Suddenly, the wind stirred.

Clouds gather and spread out.

At this moment, Xia Lin's eyes gleamed slightly as he witnessed his talent fully unleashed, and in an instant, he saw something that others could not see.

He saw that outside the atmosphere of the Blue Star, there seemed to be a light red, net-like mesh that gradually solidified, enveloping the entire Blue Star.

The strength of this grid was astonishing, so astonishing that Xia Lin felt a sense of dread upon just a glance.

"This is probably the protective barrier of the planets in the ash zone."

Once chosen by the Ember Zone, a habitable planet will become an Ember Zone planet, and its inhabitants can become Ember Zone Walkers.

Once the Ember Zone descends, the location of this planet is removed from the main universe and hidden by the Ember Zone system. Ordinary people... well, probably apart from the Six Pillars and the top 12 levels, no one else can locate the planet in the Ember Zone through illegal means.

Just like when they were in the Black Domain, Xia Lin knew that Yuan Zhuo was a native of the Black Domain, and that his main star was even in Nikolai's territory... But Xia Lin searched left and right, turning Nikolai's territory upside down, but still couldn't find Yuan Zhuo's main star.

—It's because of this protective barrier!
Under normal circumstances, the protective barrier will not appear in front of anyone. Even if Xia Lin observes with witnessing power, he will not be able to see any trace of the protective barrier.

But once the battlefield between the two worlds opened, the protective barrier became visible.

However, this does not mean that the protective barrier has become stronger...

On the contrary, it was weakened.

In Xia Lin's perception, the strength of the protective barrier was weakening at a visible rate until it was only about five percent of its original strength before the downward trend stopped.

In the next instant, a piercing tearing sound rang in the ears of all the survivors of Shining Blue Star!

No one knew where the sound came from, but Xia Lin saw that the protective barrier that had silently sheltered the Blue Star had suddenly cracked.

Beyond the opening, however, lies not the vast and boundless main universe.

Instead, it was a void and chaotic dimensional space!

The battlefield between the two realms is being opened...

That void and chaotic dimensional space is the battlefield between the two realms.

[Matter formation begins, landforms randomly combine, elements are rearranged and reconstructed, and energy replenishment is complete!]

In the void and chaos of the dimensional space, stars, satellites, land, mountains, rivers, and oceans soon appeared.

All sorts of energies are incorporated into it, including spiritual power, divine power, the power of heaven and earth, magical elements, and super-powerful factors.

This momentous event, which could be described as world-creating, came to an end in a very short time.

What appeared before Xia Lin's eyes was a giant flat piece of land, about one-fifth the size of the Xianxia world!
The battlefield between the two realms has been opened!

[Teleportation node being established...]

In Xia Lin's eyes, the crack in the protective barrier suddenly began to wriggle and coalesce.

A few minutes later, a sudden uproar erupted behind Xia Lin.

Scarlett and the others also saw a white portal, nearly a hundred meters in diameter, suddenly appear in the sky!

This is both the outward manifestation of the crack in the protective barrier and the teleportation node mentioned in the Ember Zone notification.

[Note: Teleportation nodes are bidirectional. Using the teleportation node in your world, you can enter the Interdimensional Battlefield! Find the teleportation node in the opposing world within the Interdimensional Battlefield; using this node, you can travel to the opponent's home planet!]

Two ash-filled planets, a battlefield spanning two worlds!
The main star is our base. The battlefield between the two realms is the arena for slaughter!
Either defend against the enemy in the battlefield between the two worlds and hold out against them, or be driven into the main star by the enemy, resulting in widespread suffering and destruction.

This is the cruel and bloody battlefield between the two worlds, which is why it was mentioned long ago that the first-star sequence requires uniting everyone who can be united.

Because in this phase, it is not a battle between two Ember Walkers, but a war between two Ember Planets and all the life within them.

Of course, many things took a turn for the worse when Xia Lin handled them...

Just like this battlefield between two worlds.

As the first of all races, it has the ability to break free from the rules and achieve its goals using its own logic.

The notification sound for the "Scorched Earth" zone is ringing again.

You have obtained ten guardian pillars!

With a flash of light, ten palm-sized stone pillars appeared out of thin air in front of Xia Lin.

Xia Lin glanced at it and nodded in understanding.

Because there are instructions for using this item.

[Boundary Pillar (Special Item): A giant cylinder, 100 meters long and 10 meters in diameter, firmly rooted to the ground and impossible to move. This item has no special function; it is purely symbolic!]

Following closely behind was the notification sound for the Ashes area.

[Note: You need to place ten Guardian Pillars in any ten locations on your main star within one day (excluding special spatial layers such as the Ash Zone instance and Dimensional Space disasters). If you fail to do so within one day, the Guardian Pillars will randomly appear in any location on your main star.]

[Note: The Boundary Pillars are the primary targets of contention in the inter-realm battlefield! The first to destroy all ten Boundary Pillars on the opponent's main planet will win and achieve Level 10! The loser will be eliminated, and the defeated planet will permanently become a colony of the victor.]

"I have a question. If I kill Luo Zhidao first, will I no longer need to destroy their town's pillar?"

When Xia Lin asked this question, the Ash Zone System responded.

Still needed.

[In the battlefield between the two realms, you will not trigger any missions or receive any rewards. Everything on the opposing planet in the Ember Zone is the victor's prize!]

The victor is king, the loser is villain—that's the way it is.

Xia Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Luo Zhidao would commit suicide if things went wrong, allowing him to win without a fight.

Victory is not what Xia Lin is after.

What he wanted was a convenient passage to the Luo Tian Star Region!
The notification sound for the "Scorched Earth" zone is ringing again.

[Note: The battlefield between the two realms will officially open one day from now!]

[Note: Once the interdimensional battlefield opens, the communication isolation of the Ember Zone planet will be greatly reduced, and the power of the Ember Zone's protective barrier will be significantly weakened!]

[Please note: After the protective barrier's power is weakened, those who meet the required strength will be able to forcibly pass through the barrier and set foot on your home planet. Please be cautious.]

[Please note: Once the Battlefield Between Two Realms opens, the protection rules for the Ember Zone will be significantly weakened! The Ember Zone will no longer be able to effectively prevent the entry of Level 12 powerhouses! Please be cautious and guard against outsiders.]

Xia Lin shrugged.

"It's not just about ability, it's also about connections..."

The two battlefields do not prohibit either side from seeking external assistance.

Due to the weakening of the rules of protection and concealment, it is not even necessary to be very strong to forcibly enter the Ember Zone planet, which is currently in the stage of the two-world battlefield, and join the battle.

Therefore, no normal person would choose the Ash Walker of the Six Pillars as their target—because at this stage, the difference between having a powerful backer and not having one will be magnified infinitely!

You are alone and isolated.

He was aided by six pillars.

How to fight this?
Of course, ordinary Ember Walkers can't choose their opponents in the Two Realms Battlefield... Without a powerful backer, Ember Walkers who want to leave the starting village have to rely on luck.

Luckily, they ran into another player from the Ashes District who also had no powerful connections, and the two of them competed in terms of strength.

If you're unlucky, you'll be at the mercy of others.

Xia Lin, however, paid no attention to this.

The current situation is precisely the most suitable for Xia Lin and other lone wolves to exert their strength.

He simply stared intently at the statement that the "Ember Zone Protection Rules will be significantly weakened" and hummed contentedly.

This means that Xia Lin doesn't even need to complete the Battle of the Two Realms to be in place ahead of schedule and head to the Luo Tian Sect!
Protection is a two-way street. People outside can come in, and people inside can go out.

In fact, by the time they reached the Battlefield of Two Realms stage, the Ash Walker had already taken a half-step out of the beginner village and come into contact with the vast world of the main universe.

The notification sound for the Ash area ends here.

The countdown to the end has begun.

Xia Lin thought for a moment and didn't just casually place the ten boundary-suppressing pillars in his hand.

Although he was confident in this round, he still had to make the necessary preparations. Strategically, he despised Luo Zhidao, but tactically, he paid it the utmost attention.

In a flash of light and shadow, Xia Lin had already initiated the summoning ritual.

A millstone-sized Xuan Turtle emerged from the summoning array, its golden eyes fixed on Xia Lin.

"What do you want? I haven't finished my work yet."

Xia Lin chuckled: "What's so great about staying in the Black Domain? Barclay, listen to me, I'll find you a more comfortable place, one that's not threatened by the Six Pillars War."

He raised his hand and pointed to the two-way teleportation channel in the sky: "You, go and block the other side of the channel."

Barclay sighed softly...

I was pulled in to work right after signing the contract.

It seems he's found a ruthless boss this time, the kind who's going to exploit him to the point of exhaustion.

However, bound by the contract, Barclay had no choice but to comply. And deep down, he had no reason to resist—the chaos in the Black Domain was escalating, the intensity of the battle between the Immortal and Demon Emperors was rapidly increasing, Superstar's biased stance was becoming more and more obvious, and His ability to suppress the aftershocks of energy was weakening.

To put it simply, the Black Domain is about to collapse...

Cause of death: Too close to the battlefield of the Six Pillars.

Barclay was wondering what to do next when Charlin arranged a temporary place for him to stay. Far from being dissatisfied, he had to thank Charlin for saving his life...

This principle also applies to Hein and Dean.

Therefore, the two also became the gatekeepers of the two-way passage, in exchange for the right to temporarily reside in the battlefield between the two worlds.

Xia Lin placed the ten World-Suppressing Pillars in various hidden locations on Shining Blue Star.

The defensive capabilities weren't particularly strong; Xia Lin simply had no one else available.

……

Time goes back a little bit.

When Xia Lin forcibly connected with Luo Zhidao and activated the battlefield between the two worlds, Luo Zhidao on planet Luo Tian 985 immediately turned pale.

He finally realized why Xia Lin had spared his life...

By using the authority of the fourth-order human race, Luo Zhidao denied the authority to oppose Xia Lin, hoping to use this method to avoid the calamity.

Unfortunately, the permissions of the human race at Sequence Four are pitifully low compared to those of the myriad races at Sequence One...

The decision was rejected.

The battlefield between the two worlds has begun.

The same protective barrier, the same two-way teleportation channel.

However, all of this cannot be the main focus of planet Luo Tian 985.

Compared to the strange phenomena that occurred when the battlefield between the two worlds opened, the other strange phenomenon was much more noticeable and troublesome!

Luo Zhidao slowly raised his head and looked towards the horizon.

In the sky, the protective barrier of the ash-region planet had already become visible, even exposed nakedly to everyone's eyes. Moreover, the barrier was not intact, but rather dilapidated.

Beyond the heavens, a thin purple energy fills the void, carrying intense malice and unconsciously bringing destruction to everything, leading them all to the abyss!

This is the power of six pillars!

This is the power of the primordial dark side!
Compared to the Primordial Ruler who is wreaking havoc in the Luo Tian Star Region, the Battlefield Between the Two Realms is simply not worth mentioning.

The rules of protection and concealment in the Ash Zone are a joke in the face of the Six Pillars; they cannot protect anyone.

Furthermore, the Primordial Ruler did not specifically target Planet Luo Tian 985.

This pervasive power is merely the residual force of the primordial consciousness attracting the power of the primordial dark side of the self.

"Cough cough cough... Don't panic... Don't panic, my disciple..."

"The battlefield between the two realms has opened... This is... This is a good thing..."

"Help...help me hold on...hold on for a while longer..."

"Wait until I rebuild... rebuild my immortal soul... I'll take you... take you all to Shining Blue Star... to escape..."

Luo Zhidao sighed heavily.

Turning to look behind him.

Behind him, within his own inner world, was a crystal-clear skeleton, its upper and lower jaws opening and closing as it uttered these words.

The presence of celestial light flowing over the skeleton indicates that the celestial soul has remained and has not completely dissipated.

Dozens of broken six-pillar level magic treasures swirled around it, but they could not accelerate the condensation of the immortal soul; they could only maintain the immortal soul's vitality.

The two characters "Lingbao" shining brightly on the top of the skeleton's head revealed its identity.

Lingbao Immortal Venerable...

It's pitiful that a level 12 Immortal Venerable has ended up like this.

But that's not surprising either.

The original ruler ruled over these twelve levels!
I can't beat the big ones, but I can't beat the small ones?
To be honest, even this Immortal Venerable Lingbao had a bit of luck amidst his misfortune.

When the Primordial Ruler was born, Lingbao did not go deep into the Luo Tian Sect, but stayed outside to guard against it.

After the incident, Lingbao was relatively far from the scene, so he was not affected immediately. Instead, he gathered with several colleagues and prepared to go to the Heavenly Palace to resist the Primordial Ruler with the power of the Heavenly Palace.

However, the original ruler acted too quickly, and the gap between the six pillars and the twelve levels was beyond the imagination of the twelve levels.

With a single strike from a distance of tens of light-years, these five level-12 beings were nearly annihilated.

The five people frantically fled using various methods, with four of them even trying to head towards the Heavenly Palace, seeing it as their only way out.

Lingbao, however, did the opposite and hid directly in planet Luo Tian 985, which is the main star of Luo Zhi Dao.

The rules of hiding and protecting in the Ash Zone do have some effect after all.

At the very least, given that he had other goals, the Primordial Ruler did not consider the Spirit Treasure to be a very important objective.

This decision gave Lingbao a much-needed reprieve and created the current situation.

“But Master, the problem is, given your current condition and my abilities, we probably can’t hold out against Xia Lin for long…”

"Alas, it's my fault for being so useless."

Luo Zhidao lowered his head in shame.

"No...don't say that..."

Lingbao, as the master of Luozhidao, has been kind to Luozhidao and even has feelings of love for him.

Regardless of stance or faction, Lingbao is at least qualified as a master.

He first offered Luo Zhidao some words of comfort, and then spoke up to offer her some advice: "Find...find your...senior brothers...senior sisters..."

Lingbao had nearly a hundred disciples, and Luo Zhidao was only his eighty-eighth disciple.

Of the Lingbao disciples on Luozhi Road, 39 died, and 48 are still alive.

They are all level 11!
Of these forty-eight people, nearly ten were currently in the Luo Tian Star Region... and then none of them could be contacted.

It's unclear whether they hid away to seek refuge or are already dead.

The remaining forty or so are all fighting for the Heavenly Dao, and some have already become high-ranking officials.

Now is the time for them to exert their strength...

Lingbao's master is qualified, but he is clearly not selfless.

Now that he's fallen into such a predicament, if his disciples don't come to his aid, what kind of behavior would that be?

Just then, Xia Lin activated the Battlefield Between the Two Realms, which opened a path to survival for Lingbao in a desperate situation... He couldn't miss this opportunity.

As for how many disciples might die during their journey to planet Luo Tian 985, Lingbao chose to choose not to think about it.

Luo Zhidao sighed again, but still used the communication jade provided by Lingbao to contact his senior brothers and sisters.

About half an hour later, the communication ended, and Luo Zhidao nodded to Lingbao: "My senior brothers said they would do their best."

Lingbao: "Just do your best... that's enough..."

“But Master, I think even if my fellow disciples come, they probably won’t be a match for Xia Lin.”

"I...I know..."

"Then this..."

"Don't worry, just wait... for things to change... there's still a chance..."

"what chance?"

Lingbao's jaws opened and closed: "The Demon Emperor, Chaoxing, the King of Kings, they... their... opportunity..."

……

The blue star flashed, several hours later.

Xia Lin connected with Bai Yao.

In theory, Bai Yao could come to Shining Blue Star in person right now—with the opening of the battlefield between the two worlds, the location of Shining Blue Star has become semi-transparent in the main universe, and for Bai Yao, a level 11 member of the Three Phases Gang, the exact coordinates of Shining Blue Star are no longer a secret.

However, he only used video communication.

In the communication screen, Bai Yao was traversing the void with his physical body, with a dense array of sword-shaped spaceships behind him and many powerful members of the Three Phases Gang whose aura was no weaker than his.

"So, what business does our race, number one, have with me?"

Bai Yao greeted Xia Lin with a smile, his tone less formal but more intimate.

Xia Lin was once just a junior in his eyes.

Right now, Xia Lin is someone he can be considered an equal to.

Xia Lin observed the group behind Bai Yao before speaking out his request.

"I mainly want to use your channels, Brother Bai, to learn about the current situation in the main universe."

The King of Kings holds a very high position, and what He cares about are mostly things that Xia Lin is not qualified to care about.

Such matters as the state of the universe are not within the scope of Old Wang's concern—He is more concerned with the battles and struggles between the six pillars.

Therefore, Bai Yao, Huang Tao, and other officials at the eleventh level became good places for Xia Lin to gather intelligence.

Xia Lin's first choice was Bai Yao—because the Three Phases Gang's intelligence network was stronger than the Demon Emperor's.

After all, those who operate in the underworld do indeed have extensive connections and many subordinates.

Bai Yao laughed loudly, then his expression turned serious.

"The great era has arrived!"

But it also means that great chaos has arrived.

"Right now, our Super Star faction and the Demon Emperor's faction have officially launched an attack on the Heavenly Dao Creator faction's forces, striking while the iron is hot to finish them off!"

Bai Yao waved his hand and pointed behind him: "We are just the vanguard... What you see is only the tip of the iceberg in this war."

Each of the six pillars has its own territory, with the King of Kings being the greatest and the Creator of Heaven being the next.

The situation is constantly changing. Big shots have their own battlefields, and their soldiers also have their own battlefields.

A series of place names appeared from Bai Yao's mouth... all of them were the main battlefields of the Immortal Martial Arts Competition, where fierce battles had already broken out.

—But Xia Lin didn't recognize these place names, nor the twelve guardians…

After listening for a long time, until Bai Yao was hoarse from talking, Xia Lin finally revealed his true intentions.

"Um, is there anything unusual happening near the Luo Tian Star Region?"

Bai Yao was stunned and gasped.

"That place has already been designated as the Six Pillars Battlefield. Why are you asking about that?"

Even a one-sided massacre of the six pillars is still a battle of the six pillars, therefore the Luo Tian Star Region also belongs to the battlefield of the six pillars.

Xia Lin wanted to say that she was going there... but Bai Yao didn't give her a chance to say it.

He thought for a moment and said, "Most of the twelve-level beings from the Heavenly Dao Creator's side who are outside are actually heading to the Luo Tian Star Region, and their destination seems to be the Heavenly Palace."

"The Immortal Emperor is entangled, but if they can activate the Heavenly Palace, not to mention repelling the Primordial Ruler, they will have an extremely powerful trump card for both escape and self-preservation."

"Meanwhile, the Primordial Ruler is still besieging and attacking reinforcements in the Luo Tian Starfield, and isn't in a hurry to deal with the Heavenly Palace... This guy is aiming for complete extinction..."

Bai Yao sighed and continued, "Besides that, I seem to have heard some rumors. Take them with a grain of salt, brother."

"It is said, just said... that some people from our three factions, the Demon Emperor and the King of Kings, I mean the level 12 big shots, have gone to the Luo Tian Star Region, seemingly to try and take advantage of the situation under the Primordial Ruler."

Despite the current chaotic situation, the King of Kings remains committed to neutrality.

However, He clearly does not forbid his subordinates from participating in the war in their individual capacities.

The Wang family had eight sons, thirty-five adopted sons, and eighty-eight generals.

The internal competition is also intense, so this group will naturally seize every opportunity to strengthen their foundation and leverage.

Not all of the twelve level members on Super Star Demon Emperor's side have missions.

Even their scavenging trips to the Luo Tian Star Region might have been orchestrated by their own master—similar to special forces infiltration operations…

Bai Yao spoke vaguely, but Xia Lin knew that there were no rumors in this world.

There are too many people in the main universe who want to improve, and they are willing to risk their lives even if it means venturing into the battlefield of the Six Pillars.

After chatting for a while, Xia Lin ended her communication with Bai Yao.

After contacting Huang Tao again and exchanging views several times, Xia Lin gained a better understanding of the current situation in the main universe and the Luo Tian Star Region, and then stopped taking action.

He summoned Wang Lien, Nina, Fang Xiang, and others, and gave them instructions regarding the battlefield between the two worlds.

The following day was spent in a flurry of activity.

Until the alarm sounded in the Ashes area.

The Battle of Two Realms has officially begun!

(End of this chapter)