My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 450 Ashes to dust, dust to dust

Old Wang's words left Xia Lin completely bewildered.

Dude, how did I become the key figure again?

Old Wang's expression was also somewhat strange, as if he also found the development of the situation absurd and didn't know where to begin.

The six pillars cannot be omniscient or omnipotent.

No single pillar can comprehend all things in the world or foresee all development trends.

Therefore, they cannot completely control the course of events, and there will always be unexpected people and events that disrupt everything that has been set in motion.

Xia Lin is the biggest "variable" in this game.

After hesitating for a moment, the King of Kings shook his head, seemingly having found a way to get to the point.

He slowly began to speak: "This matter must be explained from the essence of the Six Pillars..."

Xia Lin was stunned. He hadn't expected that the King of Kings' words would stretch the timeline back to the creation of the world.

Is this okay?

But Lao Wang didn't intend to go into that much detail.

He explained the essence of the Six Pillars in just a few simple words.

"The pillar is the cornerstone of the universe, the fundamental law of the universe!"

"Six is ​​the ultimate number in the new universe! From the very beginning of the creation of the new universe, it can only support six pillars. As long as the old pillars do not perish, new pillars will not be born!"

"Therefore, this brings up the following problem... Under the existing structure, if you want to become a new pillar, it is not enough to rely on your own efforts; you must kick out one of the existing six pillars in order to ascend to the throne."

Xia Lin knew all about these things.

The ongoing struggle for power among the six pillars is actually a manifestation of the underlying logic of this statement.

—Without seizing the original six pillar positions from the dark side, no one can create a new six pillars. No matter how difficult this process is, it is indeed the only way.

The King of Kings stroked the Book of Spirit Realm as he slowly said, "To be honest, this design is beneficial to the vast majority of the existing six pillars."

The six pillars are above all else.

The rule-makers have granted themselves the greatest privileges, which is perfectly reasonable and in line with human nature.

“As the creator of the new universe, I didn’t initially think there was anything wrong with the design… Supreme status is inevitable because we are naturally supreme.”

"Moreover, it's not that I didn't give the people below a chance... The will of the universe and the divinely bestowed power of transcendence also make it theoretically possible for the twelfth level to seize power."

“Actually, until just now, I was still hesitant. I wanted to see if my son and his men could seize the throne and create the new Six Pillars under the existing rules.”

The King of Kings looked ahead.

Ahead, more challengers rushed into the primordial dark side, but none of them lasted longer than Lü Zhao and Wang Lao Er...

They made it through the first step, but couldn't hold on to the second, let alone the third.

Whether it's due to lack of ability or bad luck.

The difficulty of upward mobility is like an insurmountable chasm, standing in the way of these challengers, yet none of them have been able to leap over it.

The King of Kings laughed.

"Without new pillars, there is no way to overturn the existing pattern."

"Actually, my original idea was very simple."

"Using the original six pillar positions as the main force, cultivate a new pillar to break the balance of the war between immortals and demons and resolve the greatest calamity in the universe: the grudge between immortals and demons."

"And once the new pillar is born, and can control the power of the primordial dark side, then the problem of the second great calamity in the universe: the primordial dark side will also be solved."

From any perspective, the original dark side is the best target for usurpation!

Even so, no one can do it.

The King of Kings took a deep breath: "This forces me to think about this question."

"Is our design fundamentally flawed?"

"The window of opportunity we've opened for seizing control isn't big enough."

"The power of the Six Pillars is too strong and too high, and challengers can only sigh in despair. Theoretically, the chance of success does exist, but no miracles happen, and this success rate can only remain in the theoretical stage forever."

The King of Kings spoke faster and faster, which seemed to indicate his determination.

He suddenly turned to look at Xia Lin: "Wen Yu realized this problem a long time ago... My son has too many entanglements with his subordinates, while Wen Yu is single-minded and realized that everything he has can't support the twelve-level to seize the throne from the six pillars, even if the simplest six pillars, the original dark side, are the target."

The faceless hand behind Him spread out, revealing a smile on the face of the Demon Emperor.

This one is also a pseudo-six pillar, theoretically with the highest success rate in seizing power!
But from beginning to end, he didn't even try!
Xia Lin realized something.

"You mention miracles and I get all excited!"

The Unseen Shadow possesses the authority of the Miracles.

Old Wang nodded and smiled, "Regarding Junyou's matter that day, I had a secret talk with Wenyu. In reality, Wenyu paid a price to ask me to create the Soul Light System and the Spirit World Book."

"His intention was to try to let the Shadow of Uncertainty, which represents miracles, touch upon the theoretical possibility of seizing the throne... If anyone has the opportunity to touch upon this possibility, then the Shadow of Uncertainty is indeed the most appropriate candidate."

Xia Lin rubbed his hands together, eager to try it out: "Come on, give me the Book of the Spirit Realm, I'll give it a shot!"

Faceless burst out laughing: "Dude, you've wiped out all your Miracle-side skills yourself."

"I can find it again, but the probability of it not existing is..."

"But you don't have a deep understanding of this area, you haven't had much experience with it, your level isn't high enough, and your strength isn't good enough. You can't even get past the first level."

The faceless man chuckled and ruffled Xia Lin's hair: "To put it bluntly, the Demon Emperor's expectations are expectations, but you've gone astray yourself..."

Xia Lin immediately shut down the engine.

The King of Kings laughed and said, "That's right, you've gone astray yourself... The Demon Emperor doesn't like control; he prefers variables and the unknown. And the Soul Light I created has helped you eliminate the influence of the Six Pillars of Heavenly Will."

“Right now, your ability system is all your own choice. You have not embarked on the path to the Six Pillars that Wen Yu designed for you... But to be honest, even if you had embarked on this path, you would not have been able to reach the end and achieve the Six Pillars.”

Xia Lin looked at Old Wang, puzzled: "I think I have that ability. If time could go back, I'd really like to try it..."

Old Wang shook his head and said, "It's not about your personal ability, but about what happens next. It's about the birth of the Primordial Ruler."

Xia Lin remained silent.

Old Wang continued, "The escape of the primordial dark side's will brought about drastic changes. But this matter has absolutely nothing to do with you..."

“I traced back the river of time and deduced all possibilities. I realized that your significance in this is almost negligible. Whether you are here or not, the primordial dark will will be born, and the primordial ruler will be born. At most, the process will be different.”

"And the biggest impact of this event on the power grab is time."

"The birth of the primordial ruler greatly advanced the theoretical timeline of the power struggle."

Because of the birth of the Primordial Ruler, the Primordial Will wanted to reclaim the Six Pillars of Authority that belonged to it.

As the rightful heir to this Six Pillars authority, it will only take a short time for the Primordial Will to complete this operation smoothly, thus extinguishing the dreams of all Level 12 Six Pillars!

“You’ve gone astray, but that’s not a big problem. After all, even without you, there are still many uncertainties on Wen Yu’s side… You are not irreplaceable in this plan.”

"But the time issue is affecting everyone... Currently, no Unseen Shadow on the Miracle side has reached level twelve, so they simply can't catch up with this feast. And my men have already proven with their actions that unless a miracle happens, they will not be able to successfully seize the throne."

"And ultimately, once the original ruler takes back this six-pillar position... the window for the theory to exist will become even more remote."

The complete six pillars are absolutely unshakeable.

The Heavenly Creator's usurpation plan, and the current attempt to seize power, both target the incomplete and imperfect Six Pillars—the former rulers and the original dark side.

Only the six pillars that are incomplete and have huge flaws can be overthrown. Even the six pillars never considered the above three pillars and Chaoxing as targets for overthrow.

The King of Kings concluded, "Therefore, I can say this: if this attempt fails, it means that our designed path to the Six Pillars has completely failed."

It has failed.

In just a simple conversation, most of those who intended to seize power had already made their attempts.

The result was that none of them worked out.

"So I changed my approach and secretly contacted the Demon Emperor and Chaoxing through Zhang Hai and Wumian."

As the King of Kings spoke, he tossed the Book of Spirits to Xia Lin.

"I call the new plan 'Dust to dust, ashes to ashes!'"

"We will completely bury the former Six Pillars structure and resolve the two almost unsolvable problems that have plagued the main universe: the grudge between immortals and demons and the primordial dark side."

He looked at Xia Lin: "And you, Xia Lin, and the Spirit World Book in your hand, are the key and central hub of the new plan."

He gently patted Xia Lin's shoulder and slowly said, "I need you here, right now, to complete the dual-class conflict and create the cosmic bug I need."

It's not that Xia Lin needs to advance to level twelve, but that Xia Lin needs to create a cosmic bug on the spot by having a conflict between two professions!

Xia Lin was completely bewildered and didn't understand what it meant.

Faceless stepped forward, stood before Xia Lin, and slowly spoke: "One of the coincidences about you is your dual professions: the Shadow of Uncertainty and the Pillar of Eternity!"

……

The reason why a coincidence is a coincidence is that no one can predict it beforehand.

After Xia Lin acquired dual classes, the path of Uncertain Shadow had already gone astray—Xia Lin had already abandoned the miracle mechanism of Uncertain Shadow at that time.

Therefore, his dual-class system was truly designed by the Demon Emperor with all his might, and it contained no scheming.

"But by sheer coincidence, your dual professions have found a use right now."

An uncertain shadow represents the unknown.

The Pillars of Eternity represent what is known.

—Both of these points were professional concepts that Xia Lin had long understood and was aware of to a certain extent.

Two completely conflicting professions, once merged, can create a cosmic bug. This needs no further explanation; Xia Lin has known this for a long time.

But Xia Lin didn't know what the point was of creating this cosmic bug at this time and place.

Zhang Hai approached Xia Lin and said slowly, "Mistake, do you still remember the mistake?"

Xia Lin naturally remembered.

Zhang Hai continued, "A new universe has given birth to new errors... Essentially, errors are equivalent to the manifestation of bugs in the universe. And according to Lord Chaoxing's research on errors, it shows that errors in the new universe can temporarily disrupt the balance of the universe and create critical gaps in the new plan."

Zhang Hai didn't elaborate on the specific principles and details, because that was too complicated.

He was merely pointing to the primordial dark side in the distance.

"The nature of the error is actually similar to that of the original dark side. This is the biggest reason why the King of Kings wants you to advance here."

The primordial dark side merges all the negative aspects of the old and new universes; it is itself a remnant of the old universe.

Essentially, this thing is actually the biggest cosmic loophole in the new universe.

Xia Lin thought about it carefully and was shocked to discover that the error and the original dark side did indeed have a convergence!
Of course, Xia Lin still didn't know the full picture of the plan, but he was willing to cooperate and dared not refuse.

I'm just scratching my head in frustration: "But I don't know how to handle dual-class conflict..."

The faceless man laughed: "The second coincidence is absolute balance."

"Didn't you achieve that absolute balance that my former boss used to have?"

To say that absolute balance is a coincidence is not entirely accurate.

Judging from Xia Lin's ambition and personality, it would be normal for him to take the absolute balance when he entered the Dark Realm for the second time; otherwise, it would be inconsistent with Xia Lin's true nature.

The words "faceless" immediately enlightened Xia Lin.

He frowned: "But my perfect balance doesn't have that effect!"

Absolute balance can balance everything between two life forms, but it cannot balance Xia Lin's dual professions.

Faceless nodded: "The absolute balance within you is merely an illusion created by the primordial dark side, and its function is indeed not very good... but it doesn't matter, don't you still have Fair Trade?"

"And guess what?" Faceless smiled as he approached Xia Lin, pressing his hand on Xia Lin's crown in a gesture of divine intervention. "I possess not only fair trade, but also the authentic absolute balance." Faceless can simulate and replicate everything in the world.

The most crucial point about him being called the strongest level twelve is that he can even replicate the Demon Emperor's ability system!
Although the abilities are weakened due to insufficient rank, even a weakened six-pillar is far stronger than a level twelve.

"Of course, I can't give you fair trade and absolute balance; that's meaningless... I will only transfer my experience with these two skills to you through an initiation. This will help you deepen your understanding of these two abilities!"

Before Xia Lin could respond, terrifying energy poured directly into his brain.

For a moment, Xia Lin's eyes went blank, and he was unable to extricate himself from the memories that had appeared out of nowhere!
A vast amount of experience appeared in Xia Lin's mind in the form of scale-shaped runes and was deeply engraved into the depths of Xia Lin's soul.

The vastness of time is unknown, yet reality is but a fleeting moment.

When the faceless one withdrew its hand, chaotic light emanated from Xia Lin's hands.

The light shapes and transforms into the illusory image of the scales.

Two more blurry phantoms appeared from the depths of Xia Lin's soul.

—This is none other than the Shadow of Uncertainty and the Pillar of Eternity, the embodiment of dual classes!

Dual professions were placed on both ends of Xia Lin's scale.

Fair trade combined with absolute balance causes the two sides of the scale to intertwine and tend to merge.

Chaos and uncertainty, yet the known is eternal...

As the balance was established, a deeper understanding of dual professions began to emerge in Xia Lin's mind.

It's like a lit powder keg; as the fuse burns, an explosion is inevitable.

Just after the two professions had achieved an initial balance, a hint of darkness suddenly appeared at the center of the scales.

The King of Kings smirked.

This is the prototype of the cosmic bug that He needed!
Of course, it was only a prototype.

It's not because the cosmic bug has just been born and hasn't grown or expanded yet.

Rather, it is because such a simple statement is insufficient to fulfill the core of the King of Kings' "dust to dust, ashes to ashes" plan.

"The third coincidence..." Without the Faceless One needing to speak, the King of Kings had already said, "The Equation of Heaven and the Descent of the Old Days."

The Heavenly Dao Equation was something Xia Lin obtained through luck; it was originally just an insignificant matter.

The "Old Ones" had been hidden in the Book of Spirits, originally intended as an aid to seize the position of the Primordial Dark Side. It was meant to provide Xia Lin with significant assistance in the later stages of his power grab. However, due to the emergence of the Primordial Ruler, Xia Lin's foundation was insufficient, and he lacked the prerequisites for seizing the position. Therefore, the significance of the Book of Spirits was actually diminished.

But these two seemingly unrelated things have come together at this moment.

Because in essence, they are indeed the core abilities of the two six pillars in the main universe!
With just a thought from the King of Kings, light flowed from Xia Lin's Outer Realm and Spirit Realm Book.

In the realm beyond the realm, Scarlett looked terrified...

She couldn't see what was happening outside, but she knew that suddenly a great power descended and forcibly took away the Heavenly Dao Equation from her body!
Irresistible, unable to say no...

It was Xia Lin's voice that rang out and reached Scarlett's ears.

"Don't worry, nothing happened."

Meanwhile, outside, as the King of Kings had withdrawn two of his abilities, He observed closely and shrugged slightly.

"In the end, there was still not enough time... The Dark Side of the Spirit World Book is not even 100% complete."

This should have been accomplished through Xia Lin's own efforts.

However, due to the urgency of the situation, Old Wang had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and do it himself.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the original dark entity, which countless usurpers could not shake, trembled violently.

One percent of the power within his body vanished into thin air!

A tiny fraction of it was transformed into Dark Side Completion, directly pushing the Dark Side Completion of the Spirit World Book to 100%. The rest was transformed into the power of the Six Pillars by Old Wang and then sent back to Xia Lin's Outer Realm.

"It's for you."

In an instant, everyone in the outer realm, including Scarlett, could see an endless rain of light falling from the sky!

This is the power of six pillars, numbering nearly ten million!

Xia Lin looked up at Old Wang blankly, nodded slightly to express her gratitude, but saw Old Wang laugh and say, "It's just a trivial matter."

Their eyes were fixed on the Spirit World Book.

It is clear that the final entry of the Spirit World Book has begun to appear.

[The final stage of the Dark Side has been activated: Dual-Sided Unity!]

Dual-Sided Integration: Forcibly merging the real and dark dimensions! This function will have unpredictable effects on both the real and dark dimensions; please use it with caution!

The explanation of this ability left Xia Lin completely baffled.

But this was clearly within the King of Kings' expectations.

He placed the orbs of light from the past and the equations of the heavenly way onto the two ends of the scale.

The Heavenly Equation corresponds to the Pillars of Eternity.

The coming of the old corresponds to the uncertain shadow!

In an instant, Xia Lin felt the scales tremble again; with the addition of new materials, the balance shifted once more.

More information flowed into Xia Lin's mind, while the King of Kings spoke again, seemingly explaining or giving guidance.

"The six core techniques all have secrets to uncover and hidden uses."

"The Heavenly Equation is like this, and you have also figured out the strongest use of this skill yourself. The Descent of the Old Ones is actually the same."

"All the abilities of the Spirit World Book before were actually branches of the skill 'The Descent of the Old Ones,' but the combination of the two is the main body of this skill."

"If this function is used by the primordial ruler who has mastered the six pillars of the universe, it can instantly reverse the dual dimensions of reality and darkness, turning the darkness into reality and imploding reality into darkness!"

Xia Lin was startled, feeling somewhat alarmed.

He had personally experienced the power and strangeness of this skill, but now the King of Kings was telling Xia Lin that this was only one aspect of the skill, and the real terror had not yet been revealed.

"And it will never truly be revealed."

Previously, the original dark side had no mind and could not use the Old Days to descend.

Now, the Primordial Ruler has a brain but lacks the six pillars of authority, and is unable to display the true divine power of the past.

And the future...

"They will have no future."

As Old Wang said this, he looked at Xia Lin's scales again.

With the addition of new material, the cosmic bug at the center of the scales has become increasingly massive and profound!
Originally, it was just a conflict between the Eternal Pillar and the Uncertain Shadow classes.

Now, the conflict between the Heavenly Equation and the core techniques of the Six Pillars of the Ancient Descent has been added.

The two conflicting forces merged together with an absolute balance.

"The Pillars of Eternity correspond to the known; the Equations of Heaven correspond to the control of the known."

"The shadow of uncertainty corresponds to the unknown, the old days descend, and the sovereignty to deal with the dark side of chaos."

"Under the dual conflict, and after being personally modified by me..." A massive amount of dragon energy and divine power, almost tangible, surged out from the body of the King of Kings.

In that instant, time seemed to freeze, and only the few people present and the original dark side could move and think.

With a flick of his finger, He channeled power into the original dark entity.

The primordial dark side trembled violently, seemingly trying to resist the King of Kings, but it was unable to mount an effective counterattack!

The King of Kings continued slowly, "I will then use the connection between the Book of Spirits and the Primordial Dark Side to initiate the unification of the two sides..."

Infinite light and shadow burst forth from the primordial darkness, instantly covering the entire area and showing a tendency to spread outwards.

Xia Lin felt that the entire space was beginning to undergo strange changes, and the underlying rules were starting to be overturned and distorted.

However, at this moment, the King of Kings made his move again, suppressing the entire area with dragon energy, and the space immediately stabilized.

The ancient forces, dominated by the primordial dark side, descended and were suppressed by the King of Kings. The combined power of the two sides, drawn by the King of Kings, was poured into the cosmic bug that was taking shape and condensing.

In a daze, it seemed as if a brand new space was condensing from the depths of a cosmic bug.

The King of Kings raised his hand again.

In the solidified space, the original dark side was completely pulled out by the King of Kings, kneaded into a palm-sized sphere, and thrown directly into the cosmic bug!

The King of Kings let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from his brow—all of this was far from easy for Him.

Then, He looked at Xia Lin and the rapidly expanding cosmic bug, and laughed.

"Because they share the same origin, the cosmic bug and the original dark side can merge."

"The primordial dark side is the source of the dark dimension. I sealed it into a cosmic bug, which means that the dark dimension was also sealed into this cosmic bug."

In the blink of an eye, the cosmic bug had expanded to a size of several hundred meters and automatically floated towards the spot where the primordial dark side had just entered.

The deed is done, and Xia Lin no longer needs to do anything.

He simply turned to look at the King of Kings, a look of admiration on his face.

Because things had come to this point, he finally realized what Old Wang's "dust to dust, ashes to ashes" plan was all about!

To put it simply, Lao Wang used the rather special, mixed-up cosmic bug created by Xia Lin, which has causal connections with most of the six pillars, to create a new dimension that incorporates the dark dimension.

In this way, the original dark side is effectively sealed off—but this seal cannot last.

Because the original dark side has been sealed away, it is equivalent to sealing away a set of six pillar positions.

The six pillars of the main universe are supreme, and without the addition of forces of equal level, it is impossible to complete the eternal seal on the six pillars!
Therefore, the next step requires someone with six pillars to enter the game!

It's Old Wang himself!

As He walked toward that cosmic bug, He slowly said, "The primordial dark side represents the dark dimension, and I, Wang Wei, rule over reality!"

"The conflict between the dark side and the reality dimension further amplifies the significance of this cosmic bug!"

At this point, Old Wang has already stepped into a cosmic bug!

A roaring energy flow burst forth from within, sweeping in all directions like a whirlwind!
But the cosmic bug, contrary to expectations, stabilized and became a crystal-clear, diamond-like, yet still slowly expanding giant entity!

Behind him, Faceless slowly spoke, adding, "This current cosmic bug contains two sets of six pillar positions. Under the guidance of the King of Kings and Absolute Balance, the King of Kings and the six pillar positions of the primordial dark side have achieved a balance, making this thing completely stable."

As he finished speaking, the faceless man's lips moved as if he were trying to send a message into the distance.

Just a few seconds after he finished transmitting his voice, three figures forced their way through the giant's eye and appeared in this place!
Immortal Emperor, Demon Emperor, and Super Star.

At this moment, with two against one, Demon Emperor Chaoxing has gained a certain advantage.

The two forcibly restrained the Immortal Emperor and moved the battlefield to this place.

Having just passed through the giant's eye, before the Immortal Emperor could even realize what had happened, the three of them had already plunged headlong into a cosmic bug!

The crystalline cosmic bug expanded again, quickly growing to a size similar to that of the original dark side.

And this cosmic bug... no, it shouldn't be called a cosmic bug anymore... it actually contains a full five six-pillar units!

This is far more than the single remaining ancient ruler of the Six Pillars in reality!
Fifth, an inability to achieve balance—an even stronger, absolute balance power originating from the Demon Emperor erupted instantly.

In the distance, Xia Lin seemed to hear a voice of impotent rage.

In an instant, a surge of colorful light rushed in, instantly entering the cosmic bug and disappearing completely.

Then... time returned to normal.

Xia Lin opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Wumian and Zhang Hai exchanged a glance and said in unison.

"Now, the six pillars no longer exist in the main universe."

(End of this chapter)