My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 439 Strangulation
The stiletto heels tinkled on the ground as Wang Siyuan led Xia Lin toward the manager's office.

It was already 8:30, and the other employees of Thunder Technology were already in place, starting their busy day.

But with the elevator girl and the receptionist as examples, Xia Lin looked around and felt that something was wrong with everything.

—Some colleagues are listless. Even though it's only morning, they sit at their workstations nodding incessantly like chickens pecking at rice.

—Some colleagues are indulging in excessive eating and drinking, and their workstations are already piled high with empty snack bags.

—Some colleagues were wearing headphones, their faces flushed, watching some social security video. One hand was hidden under the table, so you couldn't see the whole thing, but you could see their shoulders shaking.

—Some colleagues were panting heavily, their eyes bloodshot as they scanned their surroundings, their gazes brimming with pure anger.

Only after following Wang Siyuan into the manager's office, and as the glass door closed, isolating everything outside, did Xia Lin turn to look at Wang Siyuan and find that Wang Siyuan was also staring at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

After staring at each other for about a minute, Wang Siyuan finally sighed deeply and spoke slowly.

"What trouble have you gotten yourself into?!"

Xia Lin paused for a moment, thinking of the person who had just seen the evil god transformed in reality.

But Xia Lin clearly didn't know how to explain this to Wang Siyuan.

Wang Siyuan sighed again and said, "Someone wants to kill you. I had received inside information beforehand that someone wanted to kill you. I originally wanted to bring you here to give you some advice in person, but I didn't expect..."

At this point, a bitter look appeared on Wang Siyuan's face: "I didn't expect that it might have helped the assassin pinpoint your location."

Looking at the somewhat remorseful female manager, Xia Lin couldn't think of any words of comfort for a moment.

He wanted to say that this matter was probably a reflection of reality and had nothing to do with him; that it was the original ruler who had murderous intent towards him, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

This matter is impossible to explain...

Looking at the silent Xia Lin, Wang Siyuan spoke again: "Things are a bit troublesome. I used my personal connections to find out that the people who want to kill you include not only people from the World Government, but also high-ranking members of the Wang Group."

The Wang family conglomerate probably symbolizes the king of kings in reality.

The people within the Wang Group who wanted to kill him were naturally Wang Lao Er and Wang Lao Qi's group.

As she spoke, Wang Siyuan handed over a slip of paper. Xia Lin took it and saw that it contained an address.

"That's all I can do to help you. I can't say anything more to you now, neither in person nor via WeChat."

"You have to rely on yourself now."

Xia Lin was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up with a smile on her face.

He bowed deeply to Wang Siyuan: "Thank you no matter what."

After saying that, he opened the glass door and left the manager's office.

As soon as Xia Lin stepped out of the manager's office, he noticed several pairs of eyes staring at him.

The glutton stopped eating.

The man who was masturbating also shifted his gaze.

The enraged man had already pulled out a paper cutter, looking Xia Lin up and down as if assessing where to strike to kill him instantly.

The sleepy person stopped dozing off and stared at Xia Lin with drowsy eyes.

Xia Lin acted as if nothing had happened and simply strolled towards the elevator.

In reality, Xia Lin sighed deeply and uttered two words.

"Evil God..."

……

The original ruler's plan was actually relatively clear; at least Xia Lin saw through the surface of it.

Cheng Lin's purpose in coming to the Dark Realm was to transform the evil god into an intelligent individual and expand the power under the original ruler.

These beings, transformed from evil gods, seem to possess innate abilities related to the dark side.

In the shadows, different negative emotions seem to correspond to the power of different evil gods.

Thinking back to what Wang Siyuan had just said, Xia Lin gained a deeper understanding of the dark side.

"Some people from the World Government and the Wang Consortium want to kill me..."

That's the key point.

This statement also made Xia Lin realize the reality of the situation.

"The World Government in the Dark Side does not symbolize the original Dark Side or the original ruler, but rather the sum total of both."

"Currently, the primordial dark side and the primordial ruler are in opposition, which is reflected in the symbolism of the dark side, namely the existence of different voices within the World Government."

"The note Wang Siyuan gave me, and Wang Siyuan herself, may point to the side within the World Government that represents the original dark side... and these assassins who symbolize the evil gods naturally symbolize the original ruler's side."

As Leiting Technology is a semi-state-owned enterprise, Wang Siyuan's identity is clearly not ordinary.

The fact that Xia Lin is currently being hunted down, yet Wang Siyuan dares not take too many actions, can only mean that the people within her faction who want Xia Lin dead are people Wang Siyuan cannot afford to offend.

She could only offer Xia Lin limited assistance.

"This is trouble from the dark side... The evil god converters have begun hunting me down in the dark dimension."

This hostility came rather inexplicably.

Xia Lin felt that he had a good relationship with the Primordial Ruler and that their last cooperation was very pleasant. However, he did not expect that these evil god transformers would turn their spears against him as soon as they appeared in the world.

But then I thought of the conversation I had with the original ruler before we parted ways.

"Next time we meet, we'll be enemies..."

Xia Lin gave a wry smile: "It still has to be the Six Pillars... They probably anticipated this part, right?"

"After all, putting myself in their shoes, I don't want an illogical variable to appear in the dark dimension that I control."

Thinking of this, Xia Lin in reality slowly stopped in her tracks.

He looked up and ahead.

A sinister aura wafts ahead, conjuring up countless evil spirits!
Amidst the floating ghostly energy, a figure stepped out from among the ghosts and appeared not far in front of Xia Lin.

"Oh, what a coincidence!"

The Bound Spirit Immortal looked at Xia Lin, his ghostly eyes seeing through me as I transcend all laws of the heavens, and said to Xia Lin with a smile.

This made Xia Lin sigh.

"Don't talk about coincidences... didn't you deliberately invite me here?"

The overlapping illusory domain continues to expand, covering a large area around Xia Lin.

However, he did not sense the appearance of the Soul-Binding Immortal Venerable beforehand...

Someone helped the Binding Spirit Immortal Venerable conceal the perception of the Illusionary Overlapping Domain and erased the Binding Spirit Immortal Venerable's symbolism in the dark!

In a daze, Xia Lin came to this realization.

It all started with that first evil god-transformer.

Perhaps the moment he appeared in the world, he was already strangling himself in both the real and dark dimensions!

In the shadows, the evil god transforms into an assassin, invisible and intangible, perhaps without any real-world counterpart.

In reality, the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable "coincidentally" appeared and even saw through my disguise of being above all laws of the heavens—of course, this may be the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable's own ability, but it may also be that someone secretly tipped off the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable.

The deeper meaning it contains is quite thought-provoking...

Wang Yanshan may not know that his allies, through the power of the underworld, have broken free of his control and made contact with one of his close brothers, or even several...

A complex situation is like a loose thread, which can even be woven into a sweater.

However, in the end, it still cannot be avoided that two six pillars.

What are they doing?
What is their purpose?
The Primordial Ruler has already used Wang Yanshan, and even Wang Yanhai and Wang Yanqing, to interfere with the Dark Dimension and lay traps in this game. So what about the King of Kings?

Did He foresee the current situation? And does He have any countermeasures? He can't just watch his sons and adopted sons be played with by the primordial ruler, can he?

Complex thoughts flashed through my mind.

Xia Lin stopped thinking about deeper and more complex questions.

I just looked up and looked ahead.

In the reality of the right eye, the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable has already waved his hand, turning thousands of demons into a chilling longsword!

The longsword is made of bone, with eighteen skulls forming its entirety.

The howling ghostly energy clung to it, reflecting off the white material and creating a mysterious black and white energies that displayed supreme power!

His smile vanished, and he spoke coldly, "You little thief, you have repeatedly ruined my master's plans and destroyed his promising situation. If I don't kill you today, my conscience will not be at peace!"

All I can say is that limited loyalty is limited loyalty...

The Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable still yearns to be the Creator of the Heavenly Dao.

However, for Wang Laoqi and his group, using these people as weapons was actually quite suitable, and it couldn't be considered a decision-making error at all.

In the shadows of her left eye, Xia Lin stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor.

Before the elevator doors could close, more people rushed into the elevator.

Eating...

Watching movies...

Dozing off...

Burning with rage...

Soon, the elevator was packed with people.

With a "ding," the ladder door closed, and the next second, a steel cone pierced Xia Lin's eyeball.

The boomerang came that fast and that hard!

Previously, Xia Lin had taken advantage of the double-sided cooperation to do whatever he wanted and reap huge benefits.

In just a few hours in reality, Xia Lin had to face the power of the two forces working together all by herself...

He ducked, then thrust his elbow. The elbow slammed into the enraged man's temple, causing his neck to bend horribly as he crashed headfirst into the elevator wall, leaving a trail of blood.

But Xia Lin only has this one chance to strike!

Eight arms wrapped around Xia Lin's body in the next moment.

The hungry bit at Xia Lin's arm, the lustful one reached for Xia Lin's vitals, the enraged one roared repeatedly with immense strength, and the slumbering one opened his chaotic eyes and looked into Xia Lin's eyes.

In an instant, complex emotions welled up in my heart.

The most intense of them all was the slumber that met Xia Lin's gaze!
A wave of drowsiness washed over him, and following the symbolism of the dark side, it spread to Xia Lin's true form in reality!
In reality, Xia Lin suddenly felt her thoughts freeze...

Sleeping Evil God, Level 11 Evil God.

In reality, a guy of this caliber would only be easily crushed by Xia Lin, but when he was transferred to the dark side, he caused Xia Lin even stronger interference and greater trouble!
Dual-sided collaboration?

Stop joking, your Old Ones are all fakes, how can they compare to our genuine ones?
Ghostly energy swept in.

The Immortal Venerable of Binding Spirit thrust out his sword, aiming for Xia Lin's brow.

With the Eighteen Mysterious Ghost Swords, each of the six pillar-level weapons in his hand, one strike would be enough to obliterate Xia Lin's soul!

Of course, the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable did not rely entirely on this sword.

Xia Lin's troubles and strangeness were already well known to everyone.

You can't treat this person like a normal Level 11.

Therefore, how could the Binding Spirit Immortal Venerable underestimate his opponent? Just as the Eighteen Mysterious Ghost Swords were thrust out on their own, the Binding Spirit Immortal Venerable had already entered the state of Dao Integration!
The state of Dao Integration is the strongest state of the Immortal Venerable Realm!
In an instant, the world changed color.

Dark clouds appeared out of nowhere and enveloped the surrounding area.

The skull of a demon loomed in and out of the dark clouds, accompanied by a cacophony of noise, launching an attack on everything in the area from the level of the soul!
Furthermore, three twelve-level life ghosts emerged from the body of the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable, joined together, and transformed into a three-headed, six-armed ghost king.

Then, the Ghost King waved his hand and captured the Spirit Binding Immortal, then swallowed him whole!

Level 12 Core Skill: Life-Devouring Symbiosis Technique!
Level 12 Supporting Skills: Life-Ghost Nourishing Method, Life-Ghost Manipulation Technique, Yin-Yang Structure, Human-Ghost Communication.

【Life-Ghost Symbiosis Technique (Six Pillars Level) (Level Twelve Core Skill): Active skill, requires the use of a Life-Ghost of the same level.

Humans and ghosts share a common path; we are all in this together!

First, fuse all your level-one Fate Spirits to boost their talents, attributes, skills, and base stats. Then, have the Fate Spirit devour its master, completely completing the symbiosis and creating a Fate Spirit symbiote!

In the Symbiotic State of Life and Death, you possess all the skills of Life and Death and gain massive attribute bonuses.

In the Fate-Demon Symbiotic state, the power of all your skills is greatly increased, and the strength of your Dao Integration is greatly increased!

In the state of symbiotic life and death, you exist in parallel with life and death, connecting the yin and yang! You cannot be killed by normal means!
In the Life-Devouring Symbiotic State, even if you die, you can consume one Life-Devouring Spirit to quickly and perfectly resurrect from the Sea of ​​Spirits!

As the Life-Ghost Symbiosis Technique took effect, the image of the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable appeared in all six eyes of the Three-Headed Ghost King in the next second.

In the eyes of the ghost, he appeared sinister yet confident and high-spirited.

He smiled slightly at Xia Lin and activated a new skill!
Level 12 Core Skill: Spirit Binding!

Level 12 Supporting Skills: Entanglement of Cause and Effect, Words Become Law.

Xia Lin's drowsy reflection fell into the ghost's eyes, and then into the eyes of the Spirit-Binding Immortal Venerable within the ghost's eyes.

One of the six Spirit-Binding Immortals raised his hand and pointed at Xia Lin.

"Heaven and Earth obey the decree! This man, a god, is to be imprisoned, his soul bound, never to be reborn!"

【Binding Spirit (Six Pillar Level) (Level Twelve Core Skill): Active skill. This skill is exclusive to Level Twelve and can be released after being infused with the power of divine transcendence, negating all enemy judgments!】
By summoning spirits and commanding generals, all things bow their heads!
This skill can only be activated while in the Dao Affinity state and the Life Demon Symbiosis Technique are both in effect. After being activated on a target, the Life Demon Symbiosis's demon eye will forcibly capture the target, quickly and permanently annihilating the person's physical body and soul! However, you can also choose to slowly refine it into a demon under your control, thereby obtaining everything about this person!
Note: You can only capture six targets at a time, corresponding to the six demon eyes of your Life-Devouring Symbiote. The stronger your Life-Devouring Symbiote and the more demon eyes it has, the higher the capture limit will be!

As the decree was pronounced, the figure of the Bound Spirit Immortal Venerable, who had raised his hand, instantly collapsed, transforming into the power of immortal ghosts and escaping from the Ghost Eye.

As soon as he broke free, the power of the immortals and demons twisted into black and white ropes, instantly binding Xia Lin's body!

Binding Spirit, the signature technique of the Binding Spirit Immortal Venerable!

This skill is similar to the Pale Funeral, possessing the ability to conceptually erase.

However, the conditions for it to take effect... although not as stringent as those for a pale funeral, are still there.

That's how this skill is expressed!

In the eyes of the ghost, a certain spirit-binding immortal has transformed into a rope of immortal ghosts, snatching souls and claiming lives!
If you are strong enough to withstand the soul-snatching and death-bringing, and are not dragged into the eyes of ghosts by the chains of immortals and demons, then naturally nothing will happen.

But if you get dragged into the ghost's eyes, then even a god can't save you...

Oh, I have to mention something more.

The Immortal Ghost's Rope is not a physical entity, but rather a conceptual product derived from skills.

This thing has no physical form and cannot be destroyed. Once locked, it is impossible to escape for eternity—unless the Spirit-Binding Immortal Lord dies or he actively removes the skill effect!
Ultimate move?

Sort of.

However, when facing powerful enemies, the Binding Spirit skill is more like a restriction skill.

Of course, Xia Lin's current state doesn't require any restrictions from the Spirit Binding skill.

With the combined efforts of both sides, Xia Lin is now completely under the control of the slumbering evil god...

In the shadows, the sleeping man turned Xia Lin's neck, their eyes met, and he spoke sleepily.

"So, now you know who the main character on the dark side is, right?"

"Considering that you served the Lord, if you shut down the Descent of the Old Ones and throw away the Book of Spirits, we might be willing to let you off the hook."

Their response was Xia Lin's yawning smile.

"Let me go? You can't do anything to me, can you..."

The starving man gnawed at Xia Lin's clothes, but could not bite through Xia Lin's flesh—14 points of physical fitness and Iron Shirt, that was no joke.

These people who are controlled by the symbols of evil gods are actually just ordinary people.

Their lethality is truly extremely limited.

Of course, the weaponry factor must also be considered.

The enraged individuals have had their physiques enhanced. Xia Lin just elbowed one of them to death, but there are still several enraged individuals in the elevator.

One of them grabbed a steel awl and stabbed it into Xia Lin's eye—this guy couldn't withstand it...

Ultimately, they are just mortal beings.

However, from the moment it was interfered with by the slumber, the book in the spirit world began to emit heat.

This heat represents the Spirit Book's ability to restrain evil gods—it works not only in the real world but also in the dark dimension!

It just takes a little time.

That's the pointless thing I said in my sleep; enough time has already been wasted.

Whether it's reality or the dark side, once Xia Lin calms her mind, all negative states disappear!
With the Eighteen Mysterious Ghost Swords already upon him, Xia Lin had nowhere to hide!
The Bound Spirit is not a top-tier level 12 entity; in terms of strength, it is not much different from a Spirit Treasure.

But this strength still far surpasses Xia Lin's...

Even though Xia Lin had already activated the Emperor Engine, he still couldn't avoid the Soul Binding Technique.

He could only watch helplessly as the Eighteen Mysterious Ghost Swords pierced his brow, bringing excruciating pain that tore his soul apart, and he was unable to stop the Soul-Binding Immortal Ghost Rope that followed.

However, it's not a big problem.

With a "snap," his fingers snapped.

This is eternal tracing!
The Eternal Mark has no cooldown and can be used on yourself.

Throughout his journey, Xia Lin would periodically release an eternal mark upon himself to indicate his own state.

Now that a deadly trap has suddenly appeared, Xia Lin admits that the power used by the person who orchestrated this is indeed enough to crush him.

But if I can't beat them, can't I at least run away?

Once Eternal Tracing took effect, Xia Lin's figure vanished instantly, returning to the location he had been in just a few minutes earlier.

From the very beginning, Xia Lin had been traveling at full speed. Given Xia Lin's speed and the few minutes he spent traveling, it was easy to guess how long the distance was!
However, the entry of the Spirit-Binding Immortal Venerable into this situation is somewhat underhanded...

When he activated the Dao Integration state, he deliberately narrowed the range of influence of the Dao Integration state. At this moment, Xia Lin traced back to the Eternal Realm and actually broke away from the Dao Integration domain of the Binding Spirit.

Then there's the Spirit Binding skill.

This skill requires a prerequisite state to activate.

From another perspective, this also means that the spirit-binding skill, which transforms into the celestial ghost rope, is difficult to escape the realm of Dao integration.

Xia Lin's eternal tracing actually disrupted the deadly trap in reality!

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Xia Lin also launched a counterattack!
These people who are being controlled are not very strong.

They were just ordinary people controlled by symbols of an evil god.

When the characteristics of the evil god are restrained by the Spirit World Book and become ineffective, it would be rather ridiculous to say that Xia Lin, currently in the shadows, could be killed by a group of ordinary people in an elevator.

As the Eight-Fight Fist technique was unleashed, the sounds of bones breaking and tendons snapping filled the elevator.

Before the elevator even reached the first floor, Xia Lin found the ground beneath her feet littered with people who were unable to move.

They were crippled but not dead, and they didn't scream. Instead, they tried to tear Xia Lin apart with their teeth, but Xia Lin easily dodged them.

Looking down at the sleeping figure at her feet, Xia Lin smiled brightly and said, "Thank you."

Chenmian was taken aback.

Just as the elevator arrived at the first floor, the elevator doors opened.

More people controlled by their emotions flooded into Xia Lin's eyes.

This made Xia Lin stretch his shoulders, and he spoke slowly.

"The reason I thank you is because you're an idiot..."

"You said something that really bothers me."

"The Old Ones have come down, the Book of Spirits, and the Dark Side are truly important to you."

(End of this chapter)