My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 430 The Second Great Old Ones Arrive!
Despite the criticism, Xia Lin quickly accepted reality.

After all, whether they are the true immortals and demon emperors or the false immortals and demon emperors, they all possess underlying logic.

Once you grasp the underlying logic that they are destined to kill each other, these two will not actually become a problem for anyone else—they will only be a problem for each other.

Right now, with Yang Zhe making his move, the underlying logic of the two emperors, the Immortal and the Demon, is seriously contrary to Xia Lin's interests and demands.

Without the power of the fake immortal and demon emperors, Xia Lin had little confidence in confronting Yang Zhe head-on.

"Actually, it wasn't a particularly brilliant tactic. Yang Zhe simply exploited the weaknesses and characteristics of the two emperors, the Immortal and the Demon."

"But now that you've done this, I'm in a real bind..."

Xia Lin put a pastry into her mouth and then drank the last sip of coffee.

Then he stood up and stretched vigorously.

"But it's not a big problem."

Xia Lin already has a plan on how to deal with the fake immortal and demon emperors within this fragment of subconsciousness and achieve absolute balance.

Not just one or two, but as many as five!

One of the plans took into account the possibility of outsiders interfering in the situation.

In this plan, Yang Zhe's sudden appearance may not necessarily be a bad thing.

With this thought in mind, Xia Lin left the coffee shop and voluntarily walked onto the street.

He looked up at Yang Zhe in the sky, and Yang Zhe sensed his gaze as he swept over them. Their eyes met, and Yang Zhe sneered, "I see you."

He raised his hand, and a burst of light condensed into the Emperor's Sword.

With a simple slash, the Emperor's Sword unleashed a powerful golden light. The light roared out like a dragon, sweeping past the Immortal Emperor and piercing through the protective array behind him. However, the moment it touched the array, it was intercepted by the fake Immortal Emperor with a single finger using the Heavenly Dao Equation.

Yang Zhe's attack only managed to tear a tiny, insignificant crack in the protective array.

But that's enough.

Just as the crack appeared, a futuristic-looking cylinder arrived first and was driven into the protective array by Yang Zhe.

It crashed at the speed of light onto the planet where Xia Lin was standing, and with a loud bang, it took root deep underground.

The next second, a beam of light shot up from the depths of the earth, forming a majestic gate of light hundreds of meters high on the surface.

The hyperspace teleportation channel is now complete!

As the sounds of clashing swords and galloping horses rang out from behind the door, nearly ten thousand soldiers clad in armor emerged from the teleportation channel and began to assemble and form ranks!
Lord of all armies, after all.

A strong individual leads to strong subordinates.

In Yang Zhe's eyes, there was no need for him to personally take action against an opponent of Xia Lin's caliber.
With just a few fierce generals and a strong army, killing Xia Lin would be more than enough!

However, at the same moment Yang Zhe made his move, Xia Lin also made his move simultaneously.

He didn't do anything complicated; he simply reached out and touched the Spirit World Book, activating its power: The Descent of the Old Ones!

Just like when the Old Days were first activated.

A chaotic, almost invisible light emanated from the book of spirits, instantly enveloping the entire planet.

Currently, the completion rate of the Dark Side of the Spirit World Book has reached 42.7%.

A number that is neither too much nor too little.

This gave Xia Lin some confidence, but he didn't dare to squander it recklessly.

Therefore, he did not dare to directly pull the fake Immortal Emperor and Yang Zhe into the overlapping illusionary realm. Instead, he planned to first deal with Yang Zhe's subordinates to indirectly assess Yang Zhe's strength.

But shortly after the Old Days Descend was activated, Xia Lin suddenly froze, realizing that something was wrong.

"The area of ​​overlapping illusions is expanding on its own..."

"And what's even more absurd is that the completion rate of my old dark side is actually increasing instead of decreasing!?"

Yes.

With the emergence of the Illusory Overlapping Realm, it began to spread outwards on its own without Xia Lin's control.

This spread was silent—the concealment of the overlapping illusionary domain was already extremely strong; Zhou Xinglin was fooled back then, and now that it was extending outwards, neither the fake immortal emperors nor Yang Zhe could see any clues at all.

What puzzled Xia Lin even more was the issue of consumption...

Unfolding the Phantom Overlapping Domain will consume Old Dark Side Completion Points based on the size of the domain, its duration, and the strength of the enemies pulled into it.

But at this moment, no energy consumption occurred; instead, it seemed as if external energy was continuously replenishing the overlapping illusionary domain.

This not only allows Xia Lin to maintain the existence of the domain without any consumption, but it can also feed back to Xia Lin, increasing the completion rate of the Dark Side of the Spirit World Book at a speed that is not fast, but definitely faster than usual!

In a flash, Xia Lin vaguely came to an answer.

The reasons for the change may be concentrated in two aspects.

First, this place is the Dark Realm, relatively close to the Primordial Dark Side. And the Descent of the Ancients is the core skill of the Primordial Dark Side.

At this moment, Xia Lin used the Book of Spirits to perform the Descent of the Ancients, which seemed to draw in the power of the primordial dark side and attract its instincts.

It was precisely the influx of the primordial dark side's power that allowed Xia Lin to replenish himself without expending any energy.

Second, the birth of the dark side of the universe has fundamentally disrupted the intensity and operating principle of the arrival of the old day!

The last time the Great Old Ones were invoked was before the Primordial Ruler established the Dark Side of the Universe.

At present, the Primordial Ruler has established the Dark Side of the Universe, and the Ancient Ones and the Dark Side of the Universe share the same origin!
Xia Lin had previously wondered: if he, who possessed the Book of the Spirit Realm, entered the dark side of the universe, would he receive any preferential treatment? And would his own symbol in the dark side of the universe be able to retain its self-awareness?
Currently, there is still no answer to this question.

However, it seems that the primordial ruler's grand scheme provided Xia Lin with an advantage on another level—the strong elder brother from the same origin strengthened the weak younger brother from the same origin...

Of course, Xia Lin didn't know exactly what caused this situation.

It might be one, it might be two, or it might be both.

Xia Lin stopped speculating and simply let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"If it's dark in the east, it's bright in the west."

The reason Xia Lin wants absolute balance is because he wants to give himself more trump cards.

But unexpectedly, before the absolute balance arrived, the Ancient Ones were strengthened first!
—Is the strongest person already in the formation?
Looking again at Yang Zhe, who was confronting the Immortal Emperor in the sky, Xia Lin grinned.

"Bro, you're in trouble then..."

The biggest problem with the arrival of the old days is actually the problem of consumption.

In the Dark Realm, this problem is solved.

Originally, Xia Lin planned to use the Heavenly Dao Equation as the basic method and the Descent of the Old Ones as a trump card or ultimate move. When facing opponents at the level of level twelve, or even the top level twelve or the strongest level twelve, Xia Lin only had these two cards that could be effective.

Now, the trump card has become a permanent tactic.

The magnitude of this improvement is obvious to anyone who knows!
In Xia Lin's own view, the intensity of the descent of the old days surpasses that of the Heavenly Dao Equation.

It's not that the six core skills are ranked, but the Heavenly Dao Equation belongs to the Immortal Path, and Xia Lin does not cultivate the Immortal Path, so he is not very compatible with this skill and cannot unleash the strongest power of the Heavenly Dao Equation.

Compared to the Heavenly Dao Equation, the descent of the old days is more fitting for Xia Lin.

The next second, different images appeared in each eye.

Six Pillars Core Skill: The Old Days Descend, Unleashing Their Mad Splendor!

……

The left eye is deceptive, the right eye is real.

Left eye is dark, right eye is frontal.

When a skill is activated, it is the moment when the real and the fake overlap.

The scene in the right eye unfolds normally, only time slows down.

Yang Zhe's flanking assault force emerged from the time-space teleportation portal, totaling only about 10,000 men.

This army of ten thousand men was spearheaded by three generals, all of whom were at the peak of level eleven—their attributes had reached the upper limit of the professional system, and most of their skills were at the foundational level, but the configuration was so reasonable that it was almost perfect.

Theoretically, an opponent of this level is much weaker than Xia Lin, even without considering the Six Pillars Core Technique.

However, with the military leader's blessing, the true strength of these three people has undergone a qualitative change!

Witnessing this, the temporary buffs these people received were off the charts, even surpassing Xia Lin's Emperor Engine!

In addition, there are all sorts of random buffs, as well as formations, terrain-related magic items, and so on.

The strength of these three generals is definitely no less than that of the Five Kings of the Black Domain!

What can Xia Lin say about this?

The military commander is indeed the military commander.

Of course, the level of the Five Kings of the Black Domain is definitely not enough.

With the Heavenly Dao Equation in hand, Xia Lin could easily kill them...

But these three generals and the army of ten thousand men were not the key. Xia Lin even had the feeling that this group of people were sent by Yang Zhe to deliver their heads to him.

The purpose is probably for subsequent skill combos.

It wasn't like the military commander Xia Lin hadn't fought before.

Wasn't Sheng Lin brought down by Xia Lin himself?
Even the Holy Lin possesses disgusting skills like Heroic Spirit Curse; Xia Lin doesn't believe Yang Zhe doesn't either.

However, there's no need to worry about that.

Xia Lin has too many ways to circumvent this problem.

The view in my left eye quickly became clear.

In the blink of an eye, the scene of office buildings and workstations appeared in my left eye.

Xia Lin, who was working at her desk, put down her keyboard and mouse and looked around.

……

It was morning in the dark world, the sun was rising, and the sunlight was perfect.

I was surrounded by busy colleagues, who were all walking quickly and exuding the aura of a corporate slave.

Xia Lin got up and went to the rest area. Looking out at the street through the floor-to-ceiling windows, she focused on the architectural style.

The result told Xia Lin that this was the city where he had last used the Ancient Descent technique to kill Zhu Xing.

Turning back to her workstation, Xia Lin saw the name of the company she worked for on the way: Thunder Technology Co., Ltd.

The size is neither too big nor too small.

They rented an entire 15th floor in the city's CBD core area to use as office space.

Sitting in her chair at her workstation, Xia Lin picked up her briefcase again.

The briefcase has been replaced; it's not the same briefcase that helped Xia Lin take two bullets from last time.

This made Xia Lin secretly regretful.

He had hoped to use the bullet marks on his briefcase to determine if there was any connection between the Dark Side and the two activations of the Old Ones, but now it seemed that his idea had failed.

"No... we're not bankrupt."

Xia Lin muttered this as he opened the briefcase and looked inside.

Because he saw the pistol hidden in his briefcase.

The pistol that killed Zhu Xing...

Of course, this alone cannot truly determine whether the Dark Side Universe has independent logic and rules, or whether the Ancient Descent skill creates only temporary fragments or a real, self-contained, and complete world.

In his right eye, an army led by three military generals was charging fiercely towards Xia Lin. In the illusion of his left eye, Xia Lin suddenly heard the piercing sound of tires screeching downstairs.

A sudden uproar erupted!
"When the Brotherhood is in charge, those who know what's good for them should get lost!"

Colleagues got up and went to the window, each looking out from their own angle.

Then I saw several dilapidated vans parked downstairs in front of the office building. A large group of energetic people, dressed in disheveled clothes but carrying machetes and iron bars, got out of the vans and rushed into the office building.

Whether it's the real Xia Lin or the Xia Lin in the shadows, the corner of her mouth twitched.

confirmed.

Yang Zhe's surprise attack force, in the shadows, is symbolized by these energetic individuals who commit crimes in broad daylight with weapons.

That so-called Brotherhood Alliance might just be a symbol of Yang Zhe, the Lord of Ten Thousand Armies, in the dark world.

"To commit violence with a weapon in broad daylight—how dare they? Or is it simply because the world is inherently chaotic and lawless?"

Simple analysis yielded no results, so Xia Lin decided to temporarily set aside the issue of the dark side's worldview.

He simply grabbed his briefcase, went to the elevator, and waited quietly.

Soon, sounds of hacking and fighting erupted from the shadows.

The group from the Brotherhood Alliance got into a fight with the office building security guards.

In reality, the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance on this planet also launched a full-scale attack under the orders of the fake Immortal Emperor to intercept Yang Zhe's troops, but they were no match for the force's strength.

In the old era, the spread of supernatural power was not as extensive as in the new universe, and the professional system was not fully implemented.

This means that while the Old World wasn't bad in terms of high-level power, it was far inferior to the New Universe in terms of mid-to-lower-level power!
Take the Immortal Alliance for example; it was only recently established, and the Immortal Emperor's transmission of teachings to revitalize the Immortal Path has only just begun.

According to the standards of the new universe, the cultivators on this planet don't even have level eleven beings, and they are no match for Yang Zhe's troops!
The battle was swift and decisive, a complete one-sided rout.

In the shadows, the brawl between the energetic group and the security guards also reflects the reality of the battle—the security group collapses at the first touch, with some fleeing and others feigning death.

Xia Lin, however, remained completely calm.

In the shadows, the elevator begins to ascend.

In reality, led by three military generals, the army of ten thousand men formed a wedge formation, their momentum becoming even more imposing!

In the slowed-down reality, Xia Lin raised her hand.

The Heavenly Dao Equation has long since deconstructed skills and stored a massive amount of skill atoms.

At that moment, as Xia Lin had a thought, a large number of skill atoms instantly combined!

Temporary Skill: Mutant Storm!

A chaotic energy wind instantly surged forth, rushing towards Yang Zhe's army with unstoppable force!

At the same level, Xia Lin's skills are almost unstoppable.

So, when the storm passed, the entire army of ten thousand fell from their horses.

Whether it's attributes, skills, or even race and physical form, everything has undergone a negative mutation!
Even if Yang Zhe possessed a skill similar to the curse of heroic spirits, Xia Lin was not afraid at all.

It is precisely because in the Dark Realm, facing the crippled level twelve kings of the Black Domain, Xia Lin is fully capable of crippling them without killing them, thus eliminating curse-type military master skills from the bottom-up logic!
—Besides, this army doesn't even have level twelve soldiers. The strongest is only level eleven.

But what Xia Lin cared about even more was everything that was happening in the shadows.

That is, after Xia Lin solved the problem in reality, the symbol of this army in the dark side of the left eye also changed instantly!

The upward-moving elevator suddenly stopped; it had malfunctioned...

Accompanied by scraping sounds and screams, the slightly old elevator suddenly plummeted, falling straight from the seventh floor to the bottom!
There was a loud "bang" sound.

The fate of these energetic individuals was predictable...

As Xia Lin marveled at the absurdity of the "Old Days Descend" skill, he started walking down the stairs.

We quickly arrived at the first floor and looked towards the elevator.

The scene was gruesome, with blood splattering everywhere... but ultimately, some people survived.

This corresponds to the fact that in reality, Yang Zhe's army only mutated, but did not die.

In the shadows, Xia Lin took advantage of the chaos to step forward, grabbed a guy who wasn't seriously injured, and dragged him to a secluded spot.

He slapped the man across the face, then pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the man's forehead.

"Tell me, where is your Brotherhood's stronghold?"

……

Yang Zhe was completely unaware of what was happening in the shadows.

He secretly regretted that Xia Lin had so easily dealt with his surprise attack force without falling into a trap.

Because advancing to level twelve requires a cosmic bug, it's highly likely that a commander of ten thousand armies like Yang Zhe wouldn't have any level twelve subordinates.

Those three generals were among the strongest of his dozens of generals, yet Xia Lin defeated them in a single move—this was quite inconsistent with Xia Lin's actual level and combat strength as reported in intelligence.

Very normal.

In Xia Lin's eyes, it is not as good as the Heavenly Dao Equation that descended from the past. After all, it is still a core skill of the Six Pillars, and its strength is definitely on point.

Since the Heavenly Dao Equation can only be used in the Dark Realm, Wang Yanqing should not have any information about the Heavenly Dao Equation.

Furthermore, Xia Lin's decision to cripple Yang Zhe without killing him disrupted Yang Zhe's subsequent skill cycle.

"In that case, I'll have to take action myself to deal with this person."

The loss of his men did not cause Yang Zhe much heartache or distress.

Corpses littered the ground beneath the throne; the military lords' logistics ensured that their men died many times and grew back quickly.

The chive patch is big enough that you could harvest it all in a lifetime.

In Yang Zhe's eyes, using these subordinates to find out Xia Lin's trump card was a worthwhile deal.

This led him to decide to take matters into his own hands.

Looking back at Xia Lin's location, Yang Zhe discovered that Xia Lin hadn't left the planet; instead, he had concealed himself and disappeared into the depths of the city, seemingly determined to have the fake Immortal Emperor lead the charge. Yang Zhe quickly formulated his strategy.

"We still need to lure the Demon Emperor out as soon as possible to withstand the pressure from the Immortal Emperor. Then I will use the hyperspace teleportation channel to go to that planet below and deal with Xia Lin myself."

The plan is that simple.

However, there are many issues to consider if we want to lure out the Demon Emperor.

The war between immortals and demons has just begun, and the Demon Emperor and the Immortal Emperor have not yet gone mad with bloodlust.

Therefore, if Yang Zhe wanted the Demon Emperor to take action against the Immortal Emperor, he had to give the Demon Emperor an opportunity.

In other words, he needs to play some of the Immortal Emperor's cards first, even injuring or weakening the Immortal Emperor, in order to lure the Demon Emperor into the game.

The difficulty level is neither high nor low.

Yang Zhe can do it.

He then temporarily withdrew his attention from Xia Lin and focused all his energy on locking onto the Immortal Emperor.

The Emperor's Sword in his hand shone brightly once more, and the ethereal dragon energy began to gather.

Behind him, ten thousand cannons roared again, and at the same time, Yang Zhe's figure floated up, taking the initiative to draw his sword and face the Immortal Emperor directly!
But neither he nor the Immortal Emperor or the Demon Emperor could sense that the self-expanding illusory overlapping domain had spread to the entire subconscious fragment in a short period of time, encompassing them all.

……

In reality, Xia Lin simply took a detour, using the Heavenly Dao Equation to erase his aura and hide himself in the crowd.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Xia Lin had already obtained the exact location of the Brotherhood's headquarters by kicking the hostage unconscious.

However, Xia Lin, who was hiding in the shadows, did not immediately seek trouble with the Brotherhood.

Instead, they continued working at their workstations as if nothing had happened.

The unrest in the office building has not yet subsided.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the sirens finally arrived—the police efficiency in the underworld is frighteningly low.

Xia Lin didn't care.

Right now, he's focused on fiddling with his phone, searching online for the information he wants.

With the second activation of the Old Ones, Xia Lin gained a deeper understanding of the logic behind the Old Ones' arrival.

First, there's his own cheat code... The Spirit World Book, in the Dark Realm, is symbolized by this phone in his hand.

Xia Lin opened the special app, and a large amount of text came into view.

[Note: Because your level has increased in reality, your attributes have also changed in the Dark World.]

[Current Attributes: Strength 8, Agility 8, Constitution 8, Spirit 8.]

The attribute has been increased from 6 to 8.

Xia Lin's advancement to level eleven was simultaneously reflected in the Dark Symbol.

No wonder Xia Lin felt that his physique was much better than before...

[Current Talent: Unstable Mutation.]

[Current Skill: Rapid Nourish, Empty, Empty.]

[Note: You can also select two skills of level B or lower in the Celestial Selection Shop.]

The skill level cap has also changed.

From the previous D-level to the current B-level, this is also the symbolic representation of Xia Lin's promotion to the eleventh level.

This made Xia Lin lick his lips.

"In that case, there's a lot more room for maneuver."

After briefly checking the attributes, Xia Lin wasn't in a hurry to choose a skill.

Instead, they opened a webpage and searched for the owners of the CBD building.

Soon, a photograph came into Xia Lin's view.

That was a person who looked very much like the Celestial Emperor, named: Xianze!
"Hmm, it's you."

This is the dark symbol corresponding to the fake immortal emperor in this subconscious fragment!

Reality and the dark side are strongly related.

Everything encompassed by the overlapping realms of illusions must have a symbolic existence in the dark world!
This building symbolizes the planet where Xia Lin resides in reality.

The security force symbolizes the disciples and grand-disciples of the Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Alliance.

The owner of that building must symbolize the Celestial Emperor.

Moreover, Xia Lin was able to obtain more than just this information.

Soon, another name came into Xia Lin's view.

Looking at the words "Wen Yu" on the screen, and the photo of the entrepreneur who bore a striking resemblance to the Demon Emperor, Xia Lin chuckled.

"The Demon Emperor has arrived as well."

It's easy to find this news: Xianze Group and Wenyu Group are engaged in a high-intensity business war due to issues related to their business territories.

This corresponds to the entangled feud between the immortal and demon emperors in reality!
Thinking of the other information he had just obtained from that energetic individual, Xia Lin's eyes flashed.

He's here to help.

(End of this chapter)