My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 437 Absolute Balance, Got it!

In the shadows, the emergency lights in the stairwell flickered, illuminating the bloodstains and the several corpses lying on the stairs.

There are the Eight Vajras of Xianze, and the Twelve Dead Disciples of Wenyu.

"From this perspective, Wen Yu's twelve dead disciples do not actually correspond strictly to the fake Demon Emperor's twelve soul pets."

At least in reality, Xia Lin did not observe any deaths of Demon Emperor's Soul Pets other than Balu and Victor.

"They merely symbolize the power of the Demon Emperor in reality, while the Soul Pets are also a part of the Demon Emperor's power."

"In other words, the dark side reflects reality, but the symbolism is not a strict one-to-one correspondence. The symbolic things may change at any time, but the core remains the same."

With this dark side of the law firmly in mind, Xia Lin gripped his two guns and went straight to the third floor, bypassing the second floor.

As his vision adjusted to the darkness, even without electricity or lights, Xia Lin was able to see the situation clearly.

Then he smiled.

"well done."

……

Praise is bestowed upon the celestial beings in the shadows, while the real-life immortal emperor is a mere imposter.

The third floor that Xia Lin saw was a bloody slaughterhouse.

Wen Yu's remaining henchmen had fallen in various places on the third floor, their limbs torn apart.

The wounds showed that they were all killed by sharp weapons.

However, the weapon was too sharp, the person wielding the knife was too strong, and the speed of the knife swing was too fast.

This caused the blade to slice through flesh and bone!

Sprays of blood filled every corner of the third floor.

Neatly severed human body parts are scattered everywhere.

The round head rolled right to Xia Lin's feet. Xia Lin looked down and saw a pair of unseeing eyes—it was one of the Demon Emperor's dead disciples.

Heavy footsteps sounded, and Xia Lin looked up ahead.

Ahead, Xianze, wielding two swords, stepped out of the shadows with an expressionless face and appeared before Xia Lin.

Xia Lin simply grinned at this.

"Are you trying to create a scary atmosphere for me? This pretense is driving you crazy!"

As Xia Lin finished speaking, Xian Ze collapsed in front of Xia Lin with a thud, revealing the cold-faced, ragged figure of Wen Yu behind him.

He looked at Xia Lin and spoke slowly.

"who are you?"

……

In reality, the celestial power and the demonic power collided and merged into an energy sphere with a diameter of 100 meters, enveloping the two emperors of immortality and demonhood within it.

Because of the lack of a man-made Heavenly Way, Xia Lin could not use "Heavenly Way Witnessing" and could only observe the situation through simple witnessing.

But it also made him realize something...

Within this energy sphere, massive amounts of energy clashed and clashed with each other, and each energy contained numerous subtle skill fluctuations.

This is precisely the advanced application technique of the skill that Xia Lin had previously comprehended in Yang Zhe's main world.

He himself cannot do it right now, but it is clear that both the Immortal and Demon Emperors of this period possess this skill.

From the perspective of skill application, Xia Lin is still far inferior to the two fake immortal and demon emperors.

In terms of total energy and physical attributes, Xia Lin is far behind them.

In summary, these two are people Xia Lin absolutely cannot afford to offend.

However, at this moment when he was about to face the Demon Emperor, Xia Lin remained as steady as a mountain.

Soon, the energy ball slowly dissipated.

As the energy sphere collapsed, the two emperors, one immortal and one demon, reappeared before Xia Lin.

The Immortal Emperor was held in the Demon Emperor's hand, his body convulsing and his eyes rolling back.

—At the center of his brow, a dazzling, crystal-clear jade bead, deeply intertwined with his soul, was flashing, as if being extracted and refined!
Xia Lin could even sense that the Immortal Emperor's soul had been torn to pieces by the Demon Emperor.

On the surface, the Immortal Emperor appears to be still alive.

But this was only because the Demon Emperor wanted him to live... until the Demon Emperor extracted his home from the Immortal Emperor's soul.

The war between immortals and demons is only at its beginning. At this stage, the Demon Emperor wants to kill the Immortal Emperor because he has a real interest in the matter—he wants to reclaim his homeland.

That's exactly what he's doing right now.

Just then, the Demon Emperor turned his gaze toward Xia Lin.

With the threat of the Immortal Emperor eliminated, the Demon Emperor can now focus all his attention on Xia Lin, making it easier for him to tear apart my disguise of being above all laws, locate Xia Lin's position, and even see through Xia Lin's intelligence!
He frowned: "Such a strange skill configuration, and even stranger skill levels..."

"But it's too weak."

He then shook his head, no longer thinking about these things, and simply looked at Xia Lin, slowly saying, "Give Baru and Victor back, and I'll give you a chance to be reincarnated."

His response was only Xia Lin's mocking words and a raised finger.

"Still pretending?! I know your current state better than you do!"

The light of pseudo-random permutation flashed instantly!

Alongside this are the eternal markers and the equations of the Heavenly Way!

……

It is difficult to discern the true state of the Demon Emperor from his appearance.

A guy of that caliber, if he really wanted to, could make it look like he was in top form even on his deathbed.

However, with the dark side contrasting with reality, Xia Lin was fully aware of the Demon Emperor's true state.

He has been weakened to the limit!

In the shadows, Xia Lin did not respond to Wen Yu's question, "Who exactly are you?"

With a loud "bang," a gunshot rang out, and the moment the bullet left the barrel, Wen Yu immediately dodged to the right.

He possesses a fighting instinct similar to Xia Lin's, enabling him to detect danger in advance and thus avoid it.

But the next second, Wen Yu still let out a muffled groan.

Because the bullet Xia Lin fired somehow veered off course and hit his right hand—that's about the level of a smart bullet.

Before Wen Yu could even curse him for picking the lock, more bullets came whistling in.

This prompted the Demon Emperor to grab a relatively intact desk and hold it in front of him. With a series of thuds, some bullets pierced through the solid wood desk, but were stopped by Wen Yu's combat uniform.

After making the initial probing move, Xia Lin continued her offensive relentlessly.

He activated his X-ray vision again, his gaze piercing through the obstacles, taking in Wen Yu completely.

With a spring of energy, Xia Lin lunged at Wen Yu. While still in mid-air, Xia Lin began to speak, using trash talk to frantically provoke Wen Yu's rationality.

"Your bleeding hasn't stopped... What happened to your self-healing ability? Was it destroyed by Xianze?"

Before Wen Yu could even land, Xia Lin raised his gun again and unleashed a barrage of fire, forcing him to cower behind the table, too afraid to move.

When your opponent's bullets can deflect, tactical evasive maneuvers ingrained in your instincts will not help, but will instead become the source of your death.

Wen Yu didn't say a word.

He simply took a deep breath, and a half-meter bone knife sprang out from his elbow and palm!

Xianze and Wenyu were both cyborgs from the same batch of cyborgs created by the World Government.

The degree of modification and strength level of the two are similar - both are melee-specialized and self-healing-specialized types, without any other fancy superpowers.

The previous battle with Xianze had already exhausted Wen Yu's physical strength, and due to the lack of physical strength, Wen Yu's self-healing ability was also greatly reduced!
Don't be fooled by his previous idea of ​​creating a horror movie scene for Xia Lin...

In reality, that was just an act.

He wanted to scare Xia Lin away, but little did he know that by comparing reality and the dark side, Xia Lin had already seen through his weak nature!

The magazines of both guns were emptied.

While in mid-air, Xia Lin threw away his two guns and drew a short knife from his waist.

As soon as he hit the ground, Xia Lin swung his short knife at Wen Yu.

However, Wen Yu, despite his serious injuries, was still faster than Xia Lin.

A cold light tore through the air, and the bone blade instantly pierced Xia Lin's chest.

It was his fighting instinct that kicked in, causing Xia Lin to instinctively shift his body, avoiding his heart, but he was still stabbed in the lung.

The dagger was aimed at Wen Yu's neck, but it was stopped by a bone spur that suddenly popped out from his collarbone and snapped in two.

Wen Yu chuckled.

"You're so bad! You should have told me you were this bad earlier."

The fact that bullets could veer off course was quite novel to Wen Yu.

But in terms of close-quarters combat ability alone, Xia Lin isn't even worthy of carrying his shoes.

There are obvious and huge differences between the two sides in terms of combat skills, combat experience, and physical fitness.

It has to be said that, in Wen Yu's opinion, if Xia Lin chooses to continue firing, he might really have no way to deal with it.

But Xia Lin's initiative to engage in close combat was seen by Wen Yu as nothing more than a gift.

Just as Wen Yu swung the bone blade, intending to slice Xia Lin's heart horizontally, Xia Lin smiled as well.

In terms of combat experience, you, a native of the Dark Side, think you can be stronger than me, Xia Lin?!
He didn't say anything offensive.

With a flash of white light, he first used Holy Light to stabilize his injuries, while simultaneously raising his left hand to unleash a turquoise skill beam.

Rapid nourishment!
Different perspectives lead to different views on things.

Wen Yu felt that Xia Lin's best chance of winning was to fight him from a distance.

Xia Lin, however, thought differently!
Did I want to kill you, Wen Yu?
no.

You, Wen Yu, are merely a tool for me to deal with the fake Demon Emperor in reality!
The green light hit the bullseye, and to Yu Wenyu's astonishment, his body suddenly grew a huge amount of fat.

The fat quickly piled up, even burying the bone blade.

Xia Lin took two steps back and unleashed another Holy Light spell. Then, he leisurely changed his magazine and aimed it at Wen Yu's limbs.

In reality, the right eye.

Just as the rapid nourishment in the dark took effect, the fake Demon Emperor's body in reality suddenly swelled up and transformed into a giant mountain of flesh!
This has a basis in fact.

Xia Lin used this very method to deal with Zhu Xing that day—after the driver in the shadows was affected by Rapid Nourishment, the effects of Rapid Nourishment were synchronized with reality and took effect on Zhu Xing in reality!

The fake Demon Emperor before them might be slightly stronger than Zhu Xing, but not by much.

The methods that work on Zhu Xingneng should have no effect on the fake Demon Emperor!

The nasty thing about rapid nourishment is that it abruptly changes the familiar physical state, causing even the strongest person to be momentarily stunned by the physical changes and psychological shock.

—For example, the Demon Emperor at this moment had these questions: How did I get hit? How can this move penetrate my defense system and have an effect on me! And, I don't see any trace of this skill on you, kid?
Combat requires not only strength and instinct, but also wisdom.

Only through continuous analysis, constant reflection, and adaptable countermeasures can one ultimately prevail.

However, in certain situations, thinking is not a good thing.

It will cause you to miss your chance in battle—just like the fake Demon Emperor now.

At the very moment his body swelled, Xia Lin unleashed the skill light he had been preparing for a long time.

Skill: Pseudo-random permutation.

Skills: Skills derived from the Heavenly Dao Equation, such as Blink and Rapid Enhancement.

Skill: Eternal Mark!

Dozens of skills struck the Demon Emperor one after another in the form of two beams of light!

And naturally, the eternal marker took effect, but the pseudo-random permutation did not.

The fake Demon Emperor is theoretically equivalent to level twelve, and is still a powerful figure from the old days. The logic of skill judgment is different from that of the professional system.

Furthermore, this person has already integrated the skill orb into their soul—Xia Lin's previous research had already revealed that this was a powerful method against pseudo-random replacement.

Therefore, a pseudo-random swap cannot change the skill set on the Demon Emperor at all.

But the Eternal Mark is different. This skill doesn't actually interact with the opponent's skill set; it's more like stamping a timestamp on the target.

The required conditions for it to take effect are quite simple, and with the support of the Heavenly Dao Equation, one time is enough.

This was not unexpected for Xia Lin.

This also allowed Xia Lin to completely sentence the Demon Emperor to death.

"You're done."

Yes, Xia Lin can confidently assure you, the Demon Emperor is finished.

Because the Eternal Mark, combined with Xia Lin's original skill system, can bring about such a terrifying effect!

……

In the shadows, Xia Lin unleashed a flurry of gunfire, severing Wen Yu's limbs!
His healing process has indeed slowed down considerably, but it is still terrifying.

As you can see, granulation tissue has already grown from the severed limbs, and it won't be long before new limbs regenerate—this healing ability is comparable to Deadpool from Xia Lin's previous life in the movies...

At the same time, fat is constantly being broken down into energy during the body's rapid metabolism.

—Even more so, this accumulated fat can provide energy for the body's self-healing process.

So Wen Yu, who was rapidly nourished, actually turned misfortune into blessing?
Indeed...

But it doesn't matter.

After breaking Wen Yu's limbs in the shadows, Xia Lin stopped attacking.

He let Wen Yu slowly grow thinner, his eyes gleaming coldly but unmoved, focusing his attention entirely on the reality in his right eye.

As Wen Yu in the shadows gradually loses weight, the Demon Emperor in the real world also rapidly returns to normal physique.

With a flick of his wrist, he pulled the Immortal Emperor into another dimension, and, carrying astonishing demonic energy, charged towards Xia Lin without a word!
Now that things have come to this, whether you want to or not, you have to fight this battle.

However, just as the Demon Emperor appeared before Xia Lin, Xia Lin casually snapped his fingers.

The light of the skill burst forth, and the Demon Emperor felt a dizziness. The next second, he was back in the same spot, and all his fat had grown back!
The Demon Emperor was completely bewildered, unable to comprehend what had happened.

Xia Lin smiled and nodded, quite satisfied with the new skill combination.

This is eternal tracing!
……

Eternal Recall, as a companion skill to Eternal Mark, is applied to enemies, but its hit detection is strongly correlated with Eternal Mark.

As long as the enemy has the Eternal Mark, no matter how strong the enemy is, as long as they are not at the level of the Six Pillars, Eternal Tracing will definitely take effect!
Moreover, this perpetual tracing traces the state of the target at the time of marking.

This includes not only the target's attributes, racial stats, and skill set, but also the target's location.

It's similar to a kind of restoration.

It perfectly restores you to the moment you were marked.

It was precisely because of this terrifying effect that Xia Lin opened the champagne ahead of time and gave a victory speech.

At the very moment the false Demon Emperor was traced back.

In the shadows, Wen Yu's fat multiplied again, transforming him into a chubby ball.

His severed limbs, however, did not regrow...

—As I said before, the correspondence between reality and its dark side is not absolutely rigorous.

Wen Yu, realizing what was happening, was filled with despair.

He couldn't understand his opponent's moves or techniques, nor could he figure out what his opponent's special abilities were.

But he knew that, having become so overweight, he was utterly incapable of retaliating against Xia Lin…

The power of dual-sided collaboration has now been fully demonstrated!
In reality, Xia Lin gained an initial advantage by exploiting the dark side.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Xia Lin uses reality to defeat his enemies!
In reality, before the Demon Emperor could react, the phantom of a scale had already flashed across Xia Lin's body.

Fair trade resolved the skill cooldown issue, and two more beams of skill light were unleashed, striking the Demon Emperor's body one after the other.

It's still pseudo-random permutation and permanent marking!

In the level 12 judgment logic, even the lowest level skill may take effect.

If one pseudo-random permutation doesn't work, then try two, three, a hundred, a thousand...

There will always be a time when the skill orb can be shaken, and there will always be a day when it takes effect.

The Demon Emperor has now been turned into an immobile target by Xia Lin.

Xia Lin has plenty of time to get what she wants from him!

The second time, the pseudo-random permutation still did not work.

But the Demon Emperor's expression changed as he realized that his skill was showing signs of detaching from his soul!

'No, we can't do this! This puts us in a very passive position!'

"A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years..."

A black light flashed suddenly, and the next second, the Demon Emperor vanished without a trace, escaping into another dimension.

It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

The Demon Emperor's life was not one of swift retribution; in fact, he spent most of his time suppressing his hatred, but he never forgot it.

However, Xia Lin didn't care at all.

Another Eternal Tracing was released, and the Demon Emperor reappeared in his original position.

The skill was used again, but it was useless.

But the Demon Emperor had already fallen into a rage!
He realized that he was being played by Xia Lin.

Xia Lin had him completely under her thumb.

The power of the soul roars and spreads; this is a skill called Soul Battlefield!
However, just as this skill left the Demon Emperor's body, Eternal Tracing took effect again, tracing the Demon Emperor back to his previous state.

As a result, he couldn't even use his skills anymore...

Two beams of skill light struck the Demon Emperor again, but to no avail...

But it's okay, it's just another cycle.

Watching the Demon Emperor struggle desperately, yet still unable to stop himself from heading towards his doom, Xia Lin felt a strange unease.

This game, with its two sides working together, is the effect of the past returning.

The fact that things are progressing so smoothly in reality is inseparable from the assistance of the Heavenly Dao Equation.

His pseudo-random substitution and eternal series skills were all created by the True Demon Emperor...

Level 11 fighting level 12.

Moreover, it achieved a complete and utter domination!

"But in essence, this fake Demon Emperor didn't actually lose to me, but to three of the future six pillars."

Ironically, it was actually the true Demon Emperor's method in the strictest sense that he suppressed and killed his former self.

This left Xia Lin sighing with regret.

But there was no mercy, nor any hesitation.

What's fake is fake.

Xia Lin is not the type to wallow in melancholy.

During the brief moment when Xia Lin was sighing, hundreds of skill cycles had already been executed.

Finally, Xia Lin raised an eyebrow as the professional system notification sounded in his ears.

[Pseudo-random permutation in effect!]

[You have lost the skill: King of the Squid.]

You have acquired the skill: Absolute Balance.

Xia Lin had previously witnessed the fake Demon Emperor's skill set, so he was naturally very clear about what skills the fake Demon Emperor possessed.

Therefore, the pseudo-random permutation uses a specified pattern—Xia Lin sacrifices the weakest of the weak to achieve absolute balance.

After a full 384 pseudo-random permutations, Xia Lin finally got what he wanted!

But the torment continued.

The Demon Emperor's skills, such as Soul Battlefield and Soul Creation, are not actually very strong in terms of effect—with version updates, most of the Demon Emperor's old skills have probably been phased out.

However, this is the path the Demon Emperor took, and since the Demon Emperor is the number one in the Soul Path, his old skills must have some research value, which Xia Lin wanted.

With the King of Squirties possessing him, the Demon Emperor lost even more power to resist.

Furthermore, the successful first replacement also means that the connection between the Demon Emperor's soul and skills has been loosened by the pseudo-random replacement and is no longer as tight as before.

After only a few dozen replacements, everything settled down.

[You have acquired the following skills: Soul Battlefield, Soul Creation Technique, Dark Divine Light, Photosynthesis Spirit Runes, Super Fate Battle...]

Xia Lin acquired a massive amount of skills, but after a brief glance, he showed them no interest.

He doesn't need those skills, he only needs the core skill of the Six Pillars: Absolute Balance!
Because this is the general outline of the Demon Emperor's skill set, and it is the Demon Emperor's core ability.

Just like Xia Lin's current view on the equation of Heaven.

He doesn't need to become the second-generation Heavenly Dao Creator, nor does he need to become the second-generation Demon Emperor.

Starting with the general principles, finding ways to transform them into one's own abilities, integrating them into one's own system, and forging one's own unique path—this is the most suitable growth path for Xia Lin.

In the shadows, Xia Lin finally raised his gun again, pointing it at Wen Yu's forehead.

Gunshots kill people.

He is ultimately different from Deadpool; the brain remains the fatal weakness of this type of cyborg.

In reality, without Xia Lin needing to do anything further, the Demon Emperor's figure had already slowly disappeared without a trace, like a pencil drawing, and vanished completely.

The Immortal Emperor's figure then fell out of the dimensional space.

His dazed gaze fell upon Xia Lin, a faint yearning for life flickering within it.

He wanted Xia Lin to save him.

His response was a pseudo-random permutation...

Xia Lin now has the Heavenly Equation.

However, Xia Lin could also accept the Immortal Emperor's other skills.

Whether or not we use them is another matter, it's always good to have more resources and research materials.

Ignoring the Celestial Emperor's despairing gaze, Xia Lin opened his personal information panel and looked at the skill he valued most.

[Absolute Balance (Racial Heritage Level) (Unique): Active Skill. Manipulates unseen forces to forcibly balance everything between the two life forms! This skill has no cost and a 1000-year cooldown.]

Xia Lin's face twitched, realizing something was wrong.

"Huh? No, how many years?"

Cooldown time 1000 years...

Are you kidding me?

This cooldown time doesn't seem to be enough to support the strength of a six-pillar core skill...

Moreover, if you think about it carefully, you'll find that this skill has quite a few limitations—it can only balance everything about two life forms, but it can't balance other things.

I recall the Demon Emperor's words: Fair trade is born from absolute balance.

Comparing the two at this moment, Xia Lin even felt that fair trade was stronger than absolute balance.

But Xia Lin quickly came to terms with it.

After all, skills can be improved and enhanced...

The True Demon Emperor's absolute balance has probably undergone countless enhancements and modifications, and is no longer the version I currently possess.

"So, all my hard work only resulted in a preliminary version of absolute balance?"

"That……"

Xia Lin pursed her lips: "Okay, fine."

Skill cooldown time is not a big problem for Xia Lin.

(End of this chapter)