My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 421 Pure and Immaculate Wang Yanqing

Wang Yanqing naturally didn't regard Xia Lin as anyone important, and he had the confidence to do so.

The King of Kings values ​​Xia Lin, and Xia Lin has a good relationship with the old king; this is a fact.

But the King of Kings values ​​too many people... Xia Lin would be in the hundreds in line—eight biological sons, thirty-five adopted sons, and eighty-eight generals. Who would dare say that in the eyes of the King of Kings, their status is lower than Xia Lin's?

If there's only a high reason, how can there be a low reason?

In fact, the matter of the soul light that day was a ticket to the Six Pillars, which Wang Wei personally gave to Xia Lin.

When Xia Lin took over, it was as if she had voluntarily joined the competition for the position of one of the Six Pillars of the Primordial Dark Side.

After the ranking battle of all races ended, the King of Kings privately messaged Xia Lin, wanting to adopt Xia Lin as his godson, but Xia Lin refused.

To be honest, Wang Yanqing was completely stunned when he heard about this.

—Because he simply didn't understand what Xia Lin was thinking, or where his mind went when he made this decision.

This identity is an extremely powerful protective charm!
It can resolve not only the hostility of the other six pillars, but also the hostility of all the powerful individuals on the King of Kings' side who aspire to the position of one of the six pillars!

On the side of the King of Kings, those who covet the position of the Six Pillars are the most numerous, even exceeding the total number of all other forces!

Military leaders are unwilling to be subservient to others; this is the essence of their profession.

As long as Xia Lin becomes the adopted son of the King of Kings, all the competition will remain within the scope of internal strife—in other words, the intensity will be very low.

Xia Lin, on the other hand, refused...

Therefore, this matter was far too simple for Wang Yanqing.

—You possess a soul light, and your ambition lies in the Six Pillars. Coincidentally, I also aspire to the Six Pillars, and I've also set my sights on the Six Pillars position in the Primordial Dark Side. So, we're competitors now.

—You rejected my father's offer and didn't want to be my sworn brother. Fine, then you're an outsider. And when dealing with outsiders, I will use every means, both inside and outside the game, to eliminate you beforehand.

—What? You say my father values ​​you? Then you deserve to die even more! Doesn't Liu Zhu valuing you mean you have great potential? If I don't kill you before you develop, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?

'And it has to be fast...' Wang Yanqing thought to himself.

The birth of the Primordial Ruler exceeded everyone's expectations and changed too many things.

At this moment, the six pillar positions of the original dark side remain within the original dark side's core, and have not been taken away by the original will—simply because there isn't enough time.

The primordial will can currently only control a small portion of the primordial dark side's power, and is also advancing its usurpation of the six pillar positions of the primordial dark side, but this will take a considerable amount of time.

Therefore, there was indeed a certain window of opportunity before that, and plans such as Soul Light targeting the original dark side were still available, and even became relatively simpler.

—The group under the King of Kings was far better prepared than Xia Lin.

With limited time available, the competition is bound to intensify and become fierce.

The eight brothers of the Wang family have almost completely broken ties with each other, so dealing with Xia Lin is no big deal for them.

Of course, Xia Lin's life or death isn't that important.

Wang Yanqing clearly understood the importance of prioritizing key points.

After all, in this game, he wants the Heavenly Palace, and Xia Lin is just an afterthought.

But when those words came out, Wang Yanqing didn't say it that way.

He smiled and said to Long Xiang and the other two, "Consider this your ticket to escape from here. Xia Lin's head in exchange for your tickets and those of your people. You're not losing out, are you?"

Long Xiang, Zhu Xing, and Moros exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

Of course you won't lose out.

He's just a kid who's only left the beginner village. What's so difficult about killing him?

"As for keeping secrets, I don't think I need to say more. Although I don't mind showing hostility towards Xia Lin, he is, after all, someone my father values, the only subordinate of the current Primordial Ruler, and someone with karmic ties to the Six Pillars. It's best to avoid getting involved with him."

You do the work, you bear the consequences.

I, Wang Yanqing, am pure and immaculate.

Zhu Xing snorted and said, "Seventh Prince, don't worry, we are professionals in this kind of thing."

Any level 12 individual is a professional when it comes to killing.

That concludes the arrangements for Xia Lin. Wang Yanqing stood up: "And now..."

"I sensed that the Primordial Ruler seems to be targeting the Heavenly Palace, eroding and destroying its foundational array."

Wang Yanqing also had some knowledge of array formations.

Seeing Long Xiang and the other two nod, Wang Yanqing smiled and said, "Could you take me to see the core of the formation?"

……

The three array nodes are located deep within the cave, in three different locations.

They are separated by millions of kilometers.

This distance wasn't far for Xia Lin, but the Primordial Sovereign was busy with other matters and couldn't spare much energy. Moreover, there were remnants of the Heavenly Dao Creator within the cave, probably even reaching level twelve. This made Xia Lin hesitant to increase his speed and instead focus more on concealment during his journey.

The best outcome would naturally be to complete the task assigned by the Primordial Ruler smoothly without engaging in combat.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xinglin, who was traveling with Xia Lin, was unhurried and adopted a posture of prioritizing Xia Lin.

His martial arts intuition told him that staying by Xia Lin's side would minimize the danger and maximize the benefits.

With nothing to do on the way, Xia Lin started talking.

After a few brief words, I discovered that Zhou Xinglin was quite a remarkable person.

Straightforward and straightforward, bold and decisive.

When communicating with them, there's no need to beat around the bush; just speak the truth.

The two started by discussing the grudges and conflicts between the six pillars of destiny, and continued talking about the current state of the universe.

As one of the most trusted people in Chaoxing, Zhou Xinglin knew a great deal of secrets, and his witty remarks broadened Xia Lin's horizons.

As they chatted, the topic naturally veered towards Ibira and Wang Yanqing.

"Yagi-Ibira is the weakest and least noticeable of the Demon Emperor's thirteen soul pets. Of course, when I say weak, I only mean relatively weak; at least I don't have the confidence to defeat him."

"However, Ibira... well, we don't need to take him too seriously. Let me ask you a question: among the six pillars, who do you think is the purest? Who is the simplest? Of course, not counting the Old Ones and the Primordial Dark Side."

Xia Lin thought for a moment and then shared her personal experience.

"I think the King of Kings is the purest and simplest."

"Absolute neutrality naturally avoids a lot of choices and troubles."

The only response Xia Lin received was Zhou Xinglin's loud laughter.

Only after he finished laughing did he say, "You, you just happened to say the other extreme... The King of Kings is the most complex and impure of the remaining four pillars. The Demon Emperor is the simplest and purest one."

This made Xia Lin raise an eyebrow, and then Zhou Xinglin slowly said.

"The Demon Emperor's simplicity lies in the fact that His goal has always been the same: to kill the Creator of Heaven. Moreover, His forces are generally managed by Soul Pets... which makes His forces actually the cleanest."

"It's not like our Three Kingdoms Gang, a mixed bag; it's not like the Lord of Heaven, who has taken in all the gods and immortals; it's even less like the King of Kings, with a hundred people under him each having their own agenda."

"The Demon Emperor's power structure is a very simple top-down type. The Demon Emperor stands at the top, with six pillars, below which are thirteen soul pets, all at level twelve. Below that are the vassals you know who belong to the Demon Emperor."

"This framework ensures that the Demon Emperor's side is of one mind... They exist solely to create a Heavenly Dao master."

After a brief moment of thought, Xia Lin admitted that Zhou Xinglin's words made sense.

A simple structure and a simple goal bring about purity and cleanliness.

"So Ibila's purpose in coming here is very simple. He must have come here to ensure that the Heavenly Palace collapses, the treasure is destroyed, and all twelve levels within it are wiped out, so as to cut off one of the Immortal Emperor's fingers."

The loss of a treasure of the Heavenly Palace's caliber would be a significant blow to the Creator of Heaven.

Xia Lin couldn't help but whistle: "Then this job is easy."

Just hide and watch the Primal Overlord do his thing.

If the original ruler shows mercy or doesn't kill them all, then Ibira will come out to finish them off.

Zhou Xinglin added, "Besides, this guy is lazy by nature, so there's not much to worry about him causing any trouble."

"Compared to this guy, the seventh son of the Wang family is a real troublemaker."

After saying this, Zhou Xinglin looked at Xia Lin and smiled, "You saw with your own eyes that Wang Laoqi and I entered the Heavenly Palace together. Do you know what we talked about before?"

Xia Lin recalled the scene of the two appearing together... At that time, he thought that Wang Laoqi and Zhou Xinglin had a close personal relationship, but now it seems that's not the case.

Curious, I asked, "What did you talk about?"

Zhou Xinglin chuckled: "Let's talk about the alliance... not an alliance between individuals, but an alliance between Superstar and King of Kings."

Xia Lin asked in astonishment, "This is the order of the King of Kings?"

Zhou Xinglin shook his head: "It's just a personal matter."

"No, he can personally represent the King of Kings and negotiate an alliance with the other six pillars!?"

There's no reason why a son born under the six pillars of destiny should have such great power.

Zhou Xinglin chuckled: "It's nothing more than a matter of taking a shot or two... If things go well, everyone's happy; if they don't, it can be excused as a personal matter, without damaging the reputation of the King of Kings and Superstar, and leaving enough room for both sides to save face."

King Lin was also an emperor, and the Zhou Kingdom under his rule had a vast territory, comparable to that of an ordinary military lord. He was all too familiar with the intricacies of this matter.

"So whether he can represent the King of Kings depends entirely on whether he can succeed."

Xia Lin understood this logic instantly.

When something good happens, the boss takes the credit; when something bad happens, the subordinates take the blame.

"This is bureaucratic maneuvering!"

Zhou Xinglin clapped his hands: "What do you think? Isn't the King of Kings just a big bureaucracy?"

"But in officialdom, there are far too many different interpretations..."

Xia Lin immediately understood why Zhou Xinglin had said that the King of Kings was the most complex and impure force.

Because their system of structure is the same as that of feudal dynasties.

"Within this system, things like the struggle for succession among the eight princes and the survival of the fittest become a natural consequence."

"It is undeniable that the territory and power of the King of Kings are the largest. But this also leads to the most filth and corruption on their side."

"Everyone wants to climb up the ladder, and everyone wants to receive the greatest favor from the King of Kings. With the King of Kings keeping things in check, and no one willing to draw their swords and draw blood, then all they can do is play the game of officialdom."

After saying that, Zhou Xinglin looked at Xia Lin and smiled, "Let's not talk about anything else, just about the soul light you caused. Among the eight sons of the Wang family, they have been divided into two distinct factions."

"One faction harbors ill will towards you, viewing you as a competitor and an outsider. They will undoubtedly use every available means to attack you, even to the point of permanently eliminating you. This faction is led by the second prince, along with the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth princes—the five princes." "The other faction, influenced by the King of Kings' fondness for you, may feel close to you due to their familial bond. This faction consists of the eldest and third princes..."

Xia Lin: "We're still missing the sixth one."

Zhou Xinglin: "Wang Laoliu's greatest love in life is romance and poetry; he doesn't participate in their internal competition."

Xia Lin chuckled: "This Wang Laoliu is the one who most resembles the King of Kings."

Zhou Xinglin shook his head: "You're wrong about that. You only see Lord Wang Wei's current peacefulness, but you don't know how sharp and domineering he can be at times..."

Xia Lin did not respond, because he really didn't know these things.

But it's obvious without much thought that even the King of Kings couldn't have amassed such a fortune without some real ability.

Zhou Xinglin continued, "And the seventh brother's methods are actually quite good. There are no useless people among the eight sons of the Wang family. He didn't say it explicitly, but during our previous conversation, the subtext of his words was: he wants to form an alliance with us... not an alliance between Superstar and the King of Kings, but an alliance between Superstar and the second son of the Wang family."

"They want the support of the Six Pillars Super Stars to compete for the position of the eldest son and even the position of the Six Pillars, and to trample on their own elder brother's head."

"From this perspective, the infighting among the eight sons of the Wang family has probably entered a new phase. It wouldn't be surprising if these people did something ruthless."

Xia Lin was taken aback: "Even the King of Kings isn't doing anything about this? Bringing in Super Star is clearly going beyond the boundaries of internal strife, isn't it?"

"Without harming the foundation of the nation, how can we talk about going beyond the boundaries of internal strife? I don't need to teach you what the four words 'alliance and counter-alliance' mean, do I? Your son's ability to get the support of the other six pillars is definitely a plus."

Zhou Xinglin's words were quite an eye-opener for Xia Lin.

Zhou Xinglin gave a final piece of advice: "You made the right choice not to become the adopted son of the King of Kings. Their way of thinking is completely different from what you've encountered. If you, innocent little flower, really became the adopted son of the King of Kings, you would probably be devoured by those people, leaving not even a bone fragment."

At this point, Zhou Xinglin sighed, "It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. This Wang Laoqi is best at killing without shedding blood."

No sooner had these words been spoken than the three of them arrived at the first array node.

This formation node is located in the mountains, surrounded by a maze, but it cannot escape the eyes of the Six Pillars.

Despite his keen senses, he couldn't penetrate the extremely high-level maze, so Zhou Xinglin finally spoke.

"There is no danger and no one is guarding it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Lin shot down like a cannonball, unleashing his full firepower.

In just a few seconds, the array nodes and the entire mountain range were completely destroyed.

This forest is a bit too wild, and it's made quite a commotion.

Having accomplished their wicked deed, the three immediately fled. But even after reaching the second array node, they saw no pursuers.

After destroying the second array node, Xia Lin couldn't help but make this judgment.

"It's probably because the Primordial Ruler scared all those twelve-level beings who were created by the Heavenly Dao."

……

Wang Yanqing had already arrived at the core of the Heavenly Palace array.

Through this array eye, one can control the Heavenly Palace Array. Even if the Creator of Heaven is not here, one can still unleash a small portion of the Heavenly Palace's power.

Of course, this is meaningless in the presence of the Six Pillars.

Wang Yanqing waved his hand, dismissing Long Xiang and the others, and stood alone in front of the array, reaching out to touch the array core.

But it wasn't to control the Heavenly Palace...

He would be a fool to provoke the Primordial Ruler at this moment—since winning over the Six Pillars is a plus, then turning against them is bound to be a minus.

As the eldest son of the King of Kings and the seventh prince of the Cosmic Emperor, he knew very well that his greatest backer was his father, the King of Kings. Therefore, how to flatter his father and how to win his favor were essential lessons for Wang Yanqing.

In any case, now is not a good time to provoke the Primal Overlord.

So how should one proceed to achieve their goal?

Wang Yanqing had his own methods.

With his consciousness sinking into the center of the array, Wang Yanqing easily "saw" the six-pillar-level being known as the Primordial Ruler.

Like a purple orb of light, it suppressed everything.

Any level twelve being is like a firefly compared to the bright moon in the face of this power.

Currently, the Primordial Ruler is eroding the structure of the Heavenly Palace, carrying out reverse dismantling.

To be fair, his method was a bit crude in Wang Yanqing's eyes, mainly involving a powerful brick-throwing technique—but it was indeed effective.

With the strength of a six-pillar powerhouse, you can also act ruthlessly; super strength will naturally smooth out the gaps caused by details.

Wang Yanqing did not comment too much on the methods of the Primordial Ruler, but simply sent his will "flying" toward the Primordial Ruler and came to its side.

"My nephew Wang Yanqing, the seventh son of the Wang family, greets the Primordial Sovereign."

A respectful and polite opening.

Wang Yanqing's identity also made the Primordial Ruler turn his head to look.

He had no enmity with the King of Kings; the two were like two parallel lines...

Even though the nature of power is conflicting, the significance of the soul and reason lies in using them to control the characteristics of power.

The Primordial Ruler has had enough troubles, and now that things are slightly better, there is even less reason for him to antagonize the King of Kings.

So, out of respect for Old Wang, the Primordial Ruler temporarily disregarded the difference in strength and paid some attention to Wang Yanqing.

"I know you. What brings you here?"

Wang Yanqing said, "To be honest, the reason I came here is for this Heavenly Palace."

The Primordial Ruler: "Oh, so you want to compete with me for this Heavenly Palace, is that it?"

They didn't want to provoke him, but now that Wang Laoqi had taken the initiative to provoke them, the Primordial Ruler, with his fiery temper, certainly couldn't swallow his anger.

Wang Yanqing felt a chill run through his very soul.

The dragon energy within his body was spontaneously issuing a warning, indicating that great calamity was about to befall Wang Yanqing.

Wang Yanqing remained calm and continued speaking.

"Uncle, you're mistaken. I have no intention of being your enemy; you could give me ten lives and I wouldn't dare."

"I just want some things that you don't need, Uncle..."

“I know what you are doing, and I know what you want.”

The Primordial Ruler wanted this ancient planet, and his purpose wasn't hard to guess... To be honest, the Primordial Ruler as a whole is actually quite easy to understand.

The newborn Him was simple, pure, and without much guile.

“You want that ancient planet, you are stripping that ancient planet from the Heavenly Palace... that is your goal.”

"What I really want is just the Heavenly Palace after you've finished stripping it away."

After the ancient planets are successfully stripped away, the power of the Heavenly Palace will inevitably be damaged, and its level will probably drop by three grades.

Of course, even so, the Heavenly Palace is a rare treasure.

Wang Yanqing's idea of ​​obtaining this treasure with just a few words is rather wishful thinking, and might even incite the rebellious heart of the Primordial Ruler.

—You, Wang Laoqi, want it and I'll give it to you, so what? Do you think I'm afraid of the King of Kings? Your father and I are both Six Pillars, yet His son can come to me and extort money from me. What kind of nonsense is this?

The Primordial Ruler chuckled.

"roll!"

Wang Yanqing, however, was in no hurry to leave.

He simply said to himself, "Sir, your methods are not perfect. It seems that we need an outsider to destroy the three core nodes of the formation in order to successfully advance your plan to the next stage."

“You entrusted this matter to Na Chenglin and Xia Lin, but in my opinion, you made a poor choice in personnel.”

“Cheng Lin is not strong enough, and Xia Lin is even more of a novice. I think that with these two, they probably won’t be able to break through the defense line constructed by the Heavenly Dao Creator at level twelve, nor will they be able to complete the task you assigned.”

The Primordial Ruler remained silent because it was a fact, and it also highlighted the Primordial Ruler's predicament of having no one to rely on.

Wang Yanqing continued, "Nephew is willing to lend Uncle a hand. You should know that there are still twelve Heavenly Dao Creators remaining in the Heavenly Palace, none of whom are my match. It will not be difficult for me to kill them."

"The role I can play is simply to replace Xia Lin."

"What Xia Lin can do, I can do better; what Xia Lin can't do, I'm capable of doing as well. And all I want is some things that Uncle doesn't need."

If Long Xiang and the others heard this conversation, they would definitely be filled with a series of question marks.

No, what's wrong with you?
You told us to kill Xia Lin, you told us to concentrate our efforts on guarding the last core of the formation, and then you turned around and said to the Primordial Ruler, "I am willing to lend you a hand and help Him clear the obstacles and kill us."

You are the savior before us, and the good man before the original sovereign.

So you don't want to offend either side?

Wang Yanqing: What else?
I, Wang Yanqing, am pure and innocent, and I never make enemies.

Because all the people I had enemies with are dead...

This time, the Primordial Ruler hesitated.

Because what Wang Yanqing said makes some sense.

Leaving aside the issue of eternal solidification, just considering manpower, obtaining Wang Yanqing's combat strength would indeed benefit the Primordial Ruler.

It's not like you can't have both Xia Lin and Wang Yanqing, and Wang Yanqing certainly didn't show any attitude that he'd rather have Xia Lin than him...

How could someone as pure and virtuous as Wang Yanqing possibly make such a statement?
Once the old planets are removed, this Heavenly Palace will not be of much significance to the Primordial Ruler, so giving it to Wang Yanqing is not out of the question.

Just then, Xia Lin and his two companions had entered the last array node.

This time, standing before Xia Lin were Long Xiang, Zhu Xing, and Moros, three level twelve individuals.

A major battle was about to break out, but Wang Yanqing frowned.

Because he saw Zhou Xinglin next to Xia Lin...

This is clearly not good news for Wang Yanqing.

This prompted the Primordial Ruler to speak slowly.

"Three against three isn't necessarily a losing battle, don't you agree, my dear nephew?"

Wang Yanqing nodded slightly.

"Uncle is right... So, shall we just wait and see?"

(End of this chapter)