My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 423 "Dark Side"

Wang Yanqing ultimately left in disgrace, failing to achieve either his goal of capturing the Heavenly Palace or killing Xia Lin.

He had far too many concerns.

Not wanting to offend the Primordial Ruler, yet needing to maintain a pure and innocent persona, and having to abandon personal feelings and only consider advantages and disadvantages, Wang Yanqing could only make "rational" choices.

The preference for stability outweighs the preference for taking risks.

Don’t seek merit but seek no fault.

Watching Wang Yanqing's departing figure, the Primordial Overlord let out a cold snort.

From His perspective, His evaluation of people like Wang Yanqing is completely opposite to that of Zhou Xinglin.

"A piece of trash who can't amount to anything."

Wang Yanqing's innate nobility and the habits of officialdom had smoothed out his rough edges.

Wang Yanqing's favorable circumstances and the protection afforded by his father's family made him lack the courage to fight and take risks.

However, the positions of the six pillars are fixed, and to compete for them, one must fight tooth and nail.

Known by the world as the most cunning and shrewd creator of the Heavenly Dao, he had engaged in a long and destructive war with the Demon Emperor.

Ultimately, everything in this world must be resolved through force!

Schemes and scheming cannot solve all problems.

"If all the people under the King of Kings are like this, then there is nothing to worry about."

Muttering this to himself, Xia Lin below had just destroyed the last array node.

From this point on, the entire Heavenly Palace no longer guarded against the Primordial Ruler.

It became a white and tender white chicken, at the mercy of its original master who could take whatever it wanted.

A sudden roar erupted.

The entire Heavenly Palace began to tremble violently.

The Primordial Ruler intensified its efforts, intending to completely strip the ancient planets from the Celestial Palace.

Then another sound reached Xia Lin's ears.

"Come see me on the thirty-sixth floor."

The task of destroying the array's core was merely an unexpected situation.

The reason the Primordial Overlord summoned Xia Lin now was to solidify the eternal essence within Xia Lin.

Xia Lin nodded gently.

But he turned to look at Zhou Xinglin beside him.

At this moment, Zhou Xinglin frowned, his martial arts intuition warning him: the danger within the Heavenly Palace was escalating rapidly.

Xia Lin spoke up at the right moment: "Brother Zhou, I just received news that the remains of the Soul Devouring Immortal Venerable have been found by my follower on the eleventh floor of the Heavenly Palace."

"If you are interested, you can go over there and take a look. While you're at it, take my servants with you and leave the Heavenly Palace. Something big is about to happen here."

There was no need to think about when Scarlett would report her latest situation to Charlin.

Xia Lin had been grateful for Zhou Xinglin's help and was now repaying that debt.

And the person who knows you best is not necessarily yourself; it could be your mortal enemy.

As a martial artist at the Unity Realm, with the goal of hunting down Immortal Venerables, Zhou Xinglin's knowledge of the Immortal Path is not necessarily much weaker than that of an Immortal Venerable.

For Scarlett, Zhou Xinglin might be a good teacher.

Zhou Xinglin nodded slightly, intending to leave the cave with Xia Lin.

Before Xia Lin and the other two had gone far, screams suddenly rang out from the depths of the cave.

The seven-colored elements condensed and collapsed, like a supernova exploding, but then vanished in an instant.

This made Zhou Xinglin laugh and say, "Ibira has made his move. Long Xiang and Moros are probably doomed."

Ibira made a timely appearance to finish off the remaining level 12 enemies, Long Xiang and Moros.

But this is only the visible aspect.

What he did in secret, no one knows.

All that is known is that after Xia Lin and the others left the cave and said goodbye to each other, Orochi Ibira flew out of the cave a little later.

With a flap of its wings, it flew away, emitting strange but cheerful calls as if it had made a good haul.

Perhaps it was the tomb of some immortal deity.

The original ruler didn't care about all this mess.

Because Zhou Xinglin, Ibila, Wang Yanqing, and others at level twelve are really just juniors, whether they live or die is completely irrelevant.

After a short wait, Xia Lin finally appeared on the 36th floor of the Heavenly Palace, in front of the original form of the Primordial Ruler.

"Find the right opportunity and use your skills."

After the Primordial Ruler finished speaking, Xia Lin nodded emphatically.

"Please rest assured, sir."

"Oh, right, the reward for completing the mission."

After saying this, the Primordial Ruler pointed his finger, and a massive amount of primordial dark power was drawn in. After being purified by the Primordial Ruler, it flowed into the Book of Spirits.

The power of the six pillars has increased by 563 strands.

The completion rate of the Dark Side of the Spirit World Book has skyrocketed to 41.94%!

It not only replenished what we had just consumed, but there was still some left over.

He's really a great boss...

"Then, let's get started."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light in the hand of the Primordial Ruler reached its zenith.

Purple light flowed through the entire Heavenly Palace, following the original formation.

The power of the primordial ruler is using array patterns as a path to dismantle the essence of the Heavenly Palace in reverse.

Right now, with Xia Lin destroying three array nodes, just a few seconds later, the entire Heavenly Palace was completely under the control of the Primordial Ruler.

The fact is, even without Xia Lin's unexpected mission, the Primordial Overlord could have accomplished the current steps in a given amount of time.

—When there is only one Six Pillar in the entire Luo Tian Star Region, the outcome of things will inevitably be determined by the Six Pillar. There will be no other possibilities. The only variable is the time.

The original ruler, however, was already impatient.

In Yu Xialin's eyes, light flashed continuously.

That light seemed to contain the myriad paths to immortality, the essence of the Heavenly Dao, the mysteries of the universe, and the patterns of rules.

One of the Six Pillars: The Primordial Ruler, who revealed the secrets of the power of the Six Pillars to Xia Lin without reservation!

Unfortunately, Xia Lin couldn't witness much before feeling a piercing pain in her soul and her brain about to explode.

This was a grandeur he was powerless to witness.

Even so, the Permanent Foundation talent was stimulated.

Your talent, the cornerstone of your strength, is leveling up!

[Upgraded from SS-rank to SSS-rank!]

[The permanent skill slots have been expanded to 10!]

Xia Lin firmly believed that if he could witness more details, he would be able to naturally upgrade the Permanent Foundation to the racial foundation level, thereby breaking through to level eleven.

Unfortunately, the primordial ruler did not cooperate.

He won't cooperate either.

Compared to what He is doing now, Xia Lin's talent upgrade is clearly not within the scope of the Primordial Ruler's consideration.

The infinite light exploded for more than ten minutes.

Xia Lin had already closed his eyes to rest, not daring to look any longer.

Until the voice of the Primal Ruler rang out again, reaching Xia Lin's ears.

"It's now!"

Xia Lin suddenly opened his eyes and pointed a finger.

One-time skill: Eternal Freeze was released, but under the fine-tuning interference of the Primal Overlord, it hit the bullseye.

Only then did Xia Lin see that what appeared not far from him was a crystal clear yet ethereal, water-blue planet.

It is floating in front of the primordial ruler, constantly spinning, but it is at risk of collapsing at any moment!
The risk of collapse appears to stem from two points.

Firstly, its own state is not stable enough.

Theoretically, this planet had already been refined into the Heavenly Palace and no longer existed. It was extracted from the planet by the Primordial Sovereign using the power of the Six Pillars—even Xia Lin felt that this planet was a false construct created by the Primordial Sovereign.

Of course, the apparent falsity of the six pillars doesn't necessarily mean it's truly falsified...

Secondly, there is a conflict between the old and new rules of the universe.

Just like a heartless, remnant soul, the old soul must be rejected by the new universe, and only the six pillars can withstand this rejection.

This planet certainly doesn't qualify as a six-pillar planet—it's just an ordinary, unremarkable life-bearing planet.

The exclusion of rules put immense pressure on this planet, like a piece of porcelain being crushed by a forging press. Only the primordial ruler withstood the pressure of the forging press, allowing this object to exist and remain for a short time.

As Xia Lin pointed out, the Eternal Freeze took effect.

This caused the planet's state to solidify, transforming it from fragile porcelain into an indestructible alloy. It withstood the wild impact of the unstable state and conflicting rules without the original ruler exerting any effort.

The transaction was successfully completed.

Neither Xia Lin nor the Primordial Ruler broke their promise; everything was done according to the agreement.

This made the Primordial Ruler turn his head and smile at Xia Lin.

“A pleasure to work with...”

Xia Lin sighed softly: "Was it just a pleasant collaboration?"

The Primordial Ruler stopped smiling and nodded calmly to Xia Lin: "It was just a pleasure working together."

This means that from the very beginning, He never considered Xia Lin as one of His own.

He only regarded Xia Lin as a mercenary who did things for money...

"This is the final reward."

Just as the Primordial Ruler finished speaking, the entire Heavenly Palace suddenly shrank, eventually transforming into a palm-sized crystal pagoda, which stood in the Primordial Ruler's palm.

The Primordial Ruler didn't take this half-ruined Heavenly Palace seriously at all.

He doesn't need it, nor can he use it.

So they simply gave it to Xia Lin.

"Give it to you."

The Heavenly Palace was sent to Xia Lin by the Primordial Ruler.

Xia Lin hesitated briefly, but accepted it without hesitation.

This action not only means that Xia Lin has obtained a supreme treasure, but also that Xia Lin has taken the initiative to accept the karma of the Creator of Heaven and certain people who covet the Heavenly Palace!
But unlike Wang Yanqing, Xia Lin was never afraid of this.

This scene brought a slight smile to the face of the Primordial Ruler.

"Now, let's go, get out of here, the sooner the better."

"Because the next time we meet, we'll be enemies."

The last thing He looked at was not Xia Lin, but the Spirit World Book on Xia Lin's chest and the 48068 strands of soul light within Xia Lin's body.

The six pillars of the original dark side are still the most contested.

This is the next target of the Primordial Ruler, or rather, the Primordial Dark Side Consciousness, and it should have been His own... But it is also the target of the King of Kings' side, and also Xia Lin's target.

From this perspective, it's impossible for the Primordial Ruler to trust Xia Lin.

Before, there was no one available... but soon, He had plenty of subordinates at His disposal.

What's even stranger is that the Primordial Ruler didn't discard Xia Lin after he had served his purpose; instead, he simply pressed Xia Lin down with a single finger.

In his mind, the ancient ruler was roaring, as if recalling unpleasant memories.

"Kill him! Just fucking kill him!"

"Why give him treasures? Why tell him to leave?! Haven't I learned my lesson enough?"

"To lift a stone only to drop it on one's own foot, to release a tiger back into the mountains"—the former rulers certainly have a lot to say about this.

The original dark side's main consciousness remained unmoved.

He simply sighed softly.

"I am neither you nor He..."

"You" refers to the ancient ruler.

He refers to the original dark side.

Reason restrains emotion, while emotion interferes with reason.

The newly formed primordial dark side consciousness, while not pristine and flawless, has its limits.

He might be the most upright and moral of the current six pillars...

In his mind, the ancient ruler suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

"The garbage can of the old and new universes, the most filthy aggregate, could actually give birth to a soul like yours! It's utterly ridiculous!"

Does everything reach its extreme and then reverse?

"It can't be that exaggerated... I just made a choice that I felt was right."

The original Dark Side consciousness said this.

Then He opened His mouth and swallowed the ancient planet whole.

The murky light then burst forth.

……

This murky light spread neither too fast nor too slow, but with considerable determination.

It seemed as if the primordial sovereign was at the core, spreading out and covering the entire universe.

Before the light spread, Xia Lin had already walked a long way and even appeared next to Zhou Xinglin and Scarlett.

After the three reunited, Xia Lin turned back to look at the spreading murky light and sighed deeply.

Now he understands what the Primordial Ruler is doing...

“I sense danger.” Zhou Xinglin said gravely, “It’s the kind of danger you feel when facing six opposing pillars…”

Xia Lin laughed and said, "You are indeed facing six pillars, or even two six pillars, so your premonition is correct."

The three of them didn't talk much about anything else, but instead flew in the opposite direction from where the murky light was spreading.

The objective is clear: the interdimensional passage between Shining Blue Star.

As one's perception expands, one can discover that everything covered by that murky light remains unchanged.

The light seemed to be playing around, causing no change to anything.

Zhou Xinglin sensed extreme danger and was under immense pressure, unwilling to speak.

Xia Lin knew what the Primordial Ruler was doing, and that he himself had played a crucial role in it. He didn't know whether his actions were good or bad, but they had certainly caused a great deal of trouble, and he was currently reviewing the situation in his mind.

On the contrary, Scarlett, looking at the ordinary, murky light, was the first to be puzzled.

"What kind of technique is this? It doesn't seem very strong..."

Xia Lin snapped out of his reverie and said softly, "The Descent of the Old Days? The Dark Side of the Old Days? Or the Reappearance of the Old Days? I don't know what the core skill of the Primordial Dark Side should be called, but I know its power and the impact it can have."

This sentence caught Zhou Xinglin's attention.

"Talk about it."

The original dark side previously possessed only power, but no soul or will.

Even if He has skills, He will not use them or express them.

This has led to what is now a phenomenon that can even be described as the first time since the beginning of the universe, which naturally piqued Zhou Xinglin's curiosity.

Just then, the three of them quickly arrived at the entrance to the interdimensional passage of Shining Blue Star.

Xia Lin simply crawled inside, and then looked at Zhou Xinglin.

"Brother Zhou, do me another favor and help me destroy the battlefield between the two worlds, completely destroy it."

Zhou Xinglin was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood.

Xia Lin was afraid that the turbid light would seep into the Blue Star through the passage between the two worlds.

In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and the martial intent of a golden dragon soared into the sky.

Zhou Xinglin punched the interdimensional passage, first destroying the interdimensional gate of planet Luo Tian 985, and then Xia Lin's voice faintly rang out.

"The Primal Overlord is creating planes with its core abilities."

"I would call the world He created: the dark side of the universe."

……

Creating planes is not a particularly rare or difficult thing for higher beings.

Therefore, Xia Lin's two sentences did not cause any ripples in Scarlett's and Zhou Xinglin's hearts.

"However, the operating principle of the core skills of the Primordial Dark Side is different from the general ability to create planes."

Xia Lin knew this because the method the Primordial Ruler was currently using was exactly the same as the Ancient Descent of the Spirit World Book, essentially an enhanced version of the Spirit World Book!

"The plane He created is located in the dark side of the universe, so I call it the dark side of the universe."

"This is not an ordinary plane, but a special plane with a strong causal relationship with the main universe."

Ordinary planes are independent, but the dark side of the universe is different.

Zhou Xinglin asked in confusion, "What connection?"

Xia Lin uttered a few words, then began: "A symbolic connection."

Previously, when Xia Lin released the Ancient Descendants, Zhou Xinglin did not notice anything unusual and was completely deceived by the power of the Ancient Descendants.

At this moment, Xia Lin thought for a moment and then told the whole story of what happened during the descent of the old day and the cause of Zhu Xing's death.

"Take my Old Ones coming as an example. The main universe is tentatively considered the positive side, and the false world created by the Old Ones coming is the dark side."

"Everything in the positive universe has a corresponding symbol in the dark side of the universe."

Xia Lin symbolizes Xia Lin.

The star symbolizes a driver.

The power of the star symbolizes the driver's physique and the pistol.

Zhou Xinglin's two acts of kindness symbolize the briefcase that shielded Xia Lin from two bullets.

"And whether it's positive or negative, any change will be reflected in the symbol on the opposite side."

If Zhu Xing dies in the positive universe, then the driver in the false dark universe will also die on the spot—perhaps in a car accident, or perhaps from a sudden illness.

If the driver in the false dark side dies, then Zhu Xing in the positive universe will also die mysteriously—just like what happened before.

"Apart from special individuals, no one can sense this strong symbolic connection. The memories of the two individuals are not synchronized and there is no connection between them. They are two independent individuals."

The so-called special person is the caster: Xia Lin from the past, and the current Primordial Ruler!
Zhou Xinglin suddenly stopped in his tracks, and then his expression changed.

"So you mean that if I had walked too slowly and been covered by that light, I would have made contact with the dark side of the universe, and a false symbol of me would have been born in the dark side of the universe."

Xia Lin nodded: "Yes."

"Then, if my false symbol in the dark side of the universe dies, I myself will die immediately."

Xia Lin nodded again: "That's right."

"It might not be just that."

"There is a set of rules governing the dark side of the universe. Your Unity Realm martial prowess might symbolize power, wealth, status, and so on over there."

"In the positive universe, your power is entirely your own, but in the dark universe, the symbol corresponding to power may be something external."

"Considering that as a caster, one can share the memories of the positive universe in the dark side of the universe, the Primal Overlord can easily do the following: plunder your power symbols in the dark side of the universe, thereby stripping you of all your strength."

Zhou Xinglin remained silent for a long time before suddenly speaking.

"There's no way to defend against this..."

"Yes, there's no way to prevent it."

If the positive universe can't solve a problem, I can switch tracks and solve the corresponding symbolism in the dark side of the universe!

This provided the owner of this power with a solution that was completely different from anything else—this was the method Xia Lin used to win over Zhu Xing.

In fact, Xia Lin didn't understand the operating logic of the dark side of the universe at the time.

Otherwise, with his intentions to outmaneuver the unsuspecting, even without the help of the Spirit World Book, he would have a hundred ways to kill Zhu Xing... Zhu Xing would never even know how he died.

A dump truck Iaijutsu – are you scared yet?!
Yes, under this skill logic, a level 12 powerhouse can be killed by a car!

Zhou Xinglin and Scarlett turned around abruptly and looked at the destroyed passage between the two worlds.

Even though they couldn't see it, the two knew that the dark side of the universe, created by the primordial ruler, was expanding outward at a slow but steady pace.

"He is thinking..."

"I want to incorporate everything in the main universe into the dark side, creating a primordial dark side that covers the entire main universe."

At this moment, Xia Lin did not use the term "dark side of the universe" to describe it, but instead used the name of the Six Pillars: the Primordial Dark Side.

In a daze, Xia Lin sighed deeply.

The Six Pillars probably already knew what kind of power the original dark side possessed.

Even the name "Primordial Dark Side" comes from this!

But before, the Primal Dark Side wasn't considered a threat... It didn't even know how to use skills.

With everything suddenly changing, it's unclear whether the Six Pillars are prepared.

Clearing his mind of distractions, Xia Lin continued, "Once the Primordial Ruler completes this task, I don't know if the Six Pillars can withstand this power, but at least everything that exists beneath the Six Pillars, including life itself, will be at the mercy of the Primordial Ruler's mere thought."

This is the true, all-powerful authority.

The Primordial Sovereign is creating a new set of cosmic rules that are based on Him!
His major move happened to coincide with the resurgence of the war between immortals and demons.

Xia Lin suddenly turned to Zhou Xinglin and asked, "Brother Zhou, do you think Chaoxing is more focused on the war between immortals and demons, or will it turn its attention to dealing with the problem of the Primordial Ruler?"

Zhou Xinglin pondered for a moment, then suddenly sighed.

"former."

"If Lu Ming is confident that he can withstand the invasion of the dark side of the universe, then he will only be concerned with the war between immortals and demons."

"Because this involves Lu Ming's own interests."

Chaoxing is very tempted by the body of the Creator of Heaven...

"So the key question is whether the other pillars can withstand the invasion of the dark side of the universe."

"If they can hold them off, the actions of the Primordial Ruler will be of no consequence to them; if they can't, the Primordial Ruler will likely be the target of concentrated fire."

Just as Xia Lin said those words, he suddenly laughed.

Reaching out to touch the Spirit World Book around his neck, Xia Lin already knew the answer.

"Probably not a big problem."

Zhou Xinglin suddenly stopped, as if listening to a message from afar.

He quickly turned to look at Xia Lin.

"You guessed it right..."

"Superstar's personal order: All members of the Three Phases Gang must immediately evacuate from the territory originally created by the Heavenly Dao Creator."

Xia Lin thought about it briefly and immediately understood.

"So there's no need for us to overthink things here; the six pillars probably already have a tacit understanding."

—The Demon Emperor Chaoxing blocked the creation of the Heavenly Dao.

—The Primordial Ruler plundered all the forces under the Heavenly Dao Creator, and based on this, officially stepped onto the grand stage of the main universe.

This also indicates that the dark side of the universe, which was originally dominated, will only spread to the entire territory of the forces under the command of the Heavenly Dao Creator, and will not continue to spread for the time being.

The usurpation plan does not end with the birth of the original ruler.

Instead, it ends with the birth of the dark side of the universe.

The new laughs while the old weep.

The Immortal Emperor, with all his wings broken and all alone, this is the end of this game.

(End of this chapter)