My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 454 Integration complete, the enemy comes knocking.

Possibilities are always the most valuable!
Currently, one of the six pillars of the main universe is missing, indicating that an opportunity does exist.

However, if you were to ask Xia Lin to seize the pillar position from the Faceless Ones, Lü Zhao, the eight sons of the Wang family, and even the original dark side will and the old ruler's subordinates, that would be quite difficult.

Now, I, Xia Lin, am not going to argue with you anymore.

I've carved out a new track that belongs exclusively to me!
This is what Xia Lin understands as the greatest significance of the Twin Shadow Pillars—this talent provides a new possibility, a pillar position that belongs exclusively to Xia Lin!
Of course, this doesn't mean that Xia Lin can't grab the existing missing pillars.

After all, the more possibilities there are, the better.

There is even a possibility that Xia Lin could first seize an existing pillar position, and then use the Shadow Pillar Twins to create the Shadow Pillar position.

Combining two pillars into one... Is this a viable option?

Just thinking about it made Xia Lin feel a tingling sensation all over his body, and his excitement was palpable.

That's what you call potential and ceiling!

—Moreover, the merging of two pillars is not without precedent. The Primordial Ruler was a pioneer on this path, but there is no opportunity for him now.

"Forget it, stop daydreaming. Things like the combination of pillars, shadow pillars, and double pillars are all too far-fetched."

A possibility is just a possibility; a possibility does not necessarily translate into a result.

To achieve your goals, self-reliance and hard work are essential.

After Xia Lin calmed down and finished reading the description of the Shadow Pillar Twin Talent, he was surprised to find that he had underestimated the common uses of this talent.

"Breaking the rules...that's really something!"

The scope of the word "rules" is simply too broad.

From the six-column limit to the gravitational constant, everything embodies the rules.

"And if the Shadow Pillars can break through all rules, then I should be able to do the same..."

Even as the idea popped into her head, Xia Lin had already taken action.

He opened his hand, and his spiritual energy materialized, floating out of Xia Lin's hand like a ribbon and hovering beside him.

Currently, the power of the six pillars in the advancement space has been exhausted, and the light of the sky has also faded, making the entire advancement space appear dim and lifeless.

After Xia Lin materialized his spiritual power, the space was once again illuminated by light sources.

Looking at the newly illuminated advancement space, Xia Lin slowly said, "Use my spiritual power to replace the power of the six pillars and help me upgrade all my skills to the level of the six pillars!"

One of the fundamental rules of the main universe: the creation of any six-pillar level skill or item requires the power of six pillars!
Even the path to advancement cannot break this ironclad rule.

However, at this moment, Xia Lin used his twin Shadow Pillar talents as a spear to tear through and break through this rule, intending to forcibly replace the power of the six pillars with his own spiritual power.

The sky suddenly brightened, and Xia Lin's mental energy broke through its dam.

As the mental energy tide continued to take effect, Xia Lin's mental energy limit had already decreased by a full 553wy points in a short period of time!
After reaching level twelve, Xia Lin's total mental energy was only 1000wy.

My mental strength has been reduced by more than half!
This consumption is simply appalling.

The result was that they stopped acting altogether!

In Xia Lin's skill list, hundreds of thousands of skills began to flash wildly and upgrade one after another.

From basic F-level combat skills to the foundational level of fair trade based on racial heritage, everything was forcibly elevated to the level of the Six Pillars in a very short time!

As the daylight slowly receded, an infinite skill bar was created, filled with skills from six-pillar level monsters!
Try it and it works! The results are outstanding!
Xia Lin was still not satisfied.

He forcibly converted his strength, agility, and physical attributes into mental power through a fair trade at the sixth-pillar level, thereby raising the upper limit of his mental power.

Then Xia Lin broke the second rule.

"All the negative skills I possess should not affect me!"

They gained the Twin Shadow Pillars, but lost the Twin Cursed Shadows.

Xia Lin had accumulated a lot of negative skills, which are currently in the regular skill bar.

According to the cosmic rule that "some negative skills cannot be actively activated or deactivated," these negative skills will inevitably cause some interference to Xia Lin after he leaves the advancement space.

Then let's just change this rule!

The upper limit of mental strength dropped by another 10 points, completing the rule breakthrough.

The light of day flashed by, and Xia Lin felt completely relaxed.

"Comfortable."

However, they also realized this problem.

The mental energy consumption of the Twin Shadow Pillars is somewhat outrageous.

Breaking the constraints of the rules doesn't seem to be an easy task for the Shadow Pillar Twin Talents. Moreover, it must be considered that Xia Lin is currently in the Ascension Space, which is the closest place to the will of the universe and the easiest place to come into contact with the underlying rules of the universe.

Once you leave the advancement space and try to break through the rules again, the consumption of the Shadow Pillar Twins may be ten times or even a hundred times greater.

"Moreover, the two rules I just broke through only apply to myself, not to any rule in the entire main universe."

If we wanted to modify certain rules affecting the entire universe—for example, rules that would no longer require a cosmic bug when professionals advance to level twelve, or rules that would prevent all negative skills from affecting their owners—the cost would likely be even higher.

This is inevitable.

"If we calculate it this way, achieving the position of Shadow Pillar would probably require a huge amount of mental energy, and it would definitely be much more than upgrading all skills to the level of Six Pillars."

That's for sure.

But it’s not a big problem.

For Xia Lin, who possesses the Life and Death Battle system, attribute issues are not a major problem.

Furthermore, the twin shadow pillars also altered the operating logic of the other three major systems—this talent is somewhat similar to the Heavenly Dao Equation, giving it a sense of omnipotence, comprehensiveness, and plug-and-play functionality.

"In that case, there will be no regrets."

Four major systems.

1. Witnessing Eternal Proof; 2. Life-or-Death Battle; 3. Fate's Shift; 4. Twin Shadow Pillars.

Whether considering immediate combat effectiveness or potential, this system is unprecedented and will likely remain so.

Even without actual combat, Xia Lin could get a rough idea of ​​his own combat strength: top level twelve, even far stronger than Scarlett and Hunger!
And its potential goes without saying—the path of dual-pillar fusion is the highest mountain, a height that even the former six pillars could not reach.

Even if things don't go well, there's always the shadow pillar as a safety net.

Throughout history, no one has possessed greater potential than Xia Lin.

"And next, there is one last thing to do."

While muttering to himself, Xia Lin used the connection between master and servant to summon Scarlett from the outer realm.

Mental energy surged forth once more, adorning the advancement space.

Xia Lin grasped Scarlett's hand and spoke softly.

"Break through the rules again, use my spiritual power to replace the power of the six pillars, and help my servants complete the system integration of the Heavenly Dao Equation skills!"

This statement actually breaks two rules: first, the rule that system integration requires the power of six pillars; and second, the rule that level twelve professionals cannot be favored by the will of the universe again, nor can they carry out system integration a second time!
Scarlett's promotion is in vain, that's a fact, and it's a thorn in Xia Lin's side.

Xia Lin's original idea was to try to use the connection between the master and servant contracts to help Scarlett improve herself when she was promoted.

With the power of the six pillars now completely exhausted, his previous ideas have vanished, but Xia Lin has found a new solution.

—Breaking through the relevant rules directly by creating twin shadow pillars!
The sunlight surged in again, falling on Xia Lin and Scarlett.

Xia Lin's skills were taken away by the heavenly light, but they reappeared on the skill panel the very next second after being taken away—this was the effect of witnessing eternal proof.

With a large number of skills becoming auxiliary materials, the Heavenly Equation finally makes its appearance, firmly occupying the center position.

At this moment, Scarlett suddenly spoke up: "The direction of integration needs to be most beneficial to Xia Lin, and can bring him the greatest help!"

Xia Lin opened her mouth, but the words stuck in her throat. She remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly, unconsciously tightening her grip on Scarlett's hand.

Amidst the burst of sunlight, Scarlett scored a second goal, initiating another round of system integration.

Xia Lin, however, felt his mental energy rapidly declining, with mental energy tides surging again and again.

As dawn broke, Xia Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Barely managed..."

Looking at his own attribute panel, Xia Lin was both amused and exasperated.

Name: Xia Lin

[Class: Shadow Pillar]

[Racial stats: 100y]

[Basic Attribute: 28960]

It has no unit; it's just a simple five-digit number.

This is the price to pay for breaking the rules.

However, when Xia Lin looked at Scarlett's attribute panel, the frustration of her attribute decline vanished instantly.

Mere attributes are utterly insignificant in the face of Scarlett's new system!
……

The Heavenly Equation skill itself has not changed.

The core techniques of the Six Pillars are all perfected after a long period of adjustment by the Six Pillars. The will of the universe can disassemble them, but it is difficult to further optimize and upgrade them.

Scarlett's transformation mainly focuses on acquiring a new skill.

【Dark Side of Heavenly Dao (Six Pillars Level) (Level Twelve Core Skill) (Uniqueness) (Scarlett Exclusive): Active skill, requires Heavenly Dao Equation skill as a prerequisite, and requires maintaining a master-servant relationship with Xia Lin. This skill is a level twelve exclusive skill, which can be released after incorporating the power of divine transcendence, negating all enemy judgments!】
Light and shadow work together, with brightness and darkness appearing together!
This skill is based on the Heavenly Dao Equation and incorporates Xia Lin's related systems.

Once you acquire this skill, a counter-Dao realm will naturally be created within your Dao realm, also known as the dark Dao realm!

The Dark Realm can only accommodate your master: Xia Lin's symbiotic shadow.

The Companion Shadow cannot appear in reality, but possesses all of Xia Lin's abilities in reality, sharing skill cooldowns. Furthermore, the Companion Shadow can cultivate and break through limits within the Dark Realm of Dao Integration, with its growth completely synchronized with Xia Lin in reality. As long as the Companion Shadow exists, Xia Lin's true body will never die.

Meanwhile, the underlying rules of the Dark Side Dao Integration Realm are not strict, with fewer constraints, yet they are closely related to reality. When Xia Lin's symbiotic shadow releases some of its abilities within the Dark Side Dao Integration Realm—such as the Fate Probability Dice, Twin Shadow Pillars, etc.—the effects will be synchronized with reality, while the consumption is greatly reduced and the effects are greatly enhanced!

This skill is quite complex. Xia Lin looked at it several times before he could even begin to grasp its basics.

"It's a complete hodgepodge."

It not only bears the shadow of the Heavenly Dao Equation, but also the shadow of the past descending, and is deeply integrated with Xia Lin's system, bound together quite tightly.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Lin looked at Scarlett.

"Let's just use it and see how it goes."

The Dark Side of Heaven has no cooldown; it can be turned on and off at any time, so there's no need to worry about wasting cooldowns. You can start experimenting right away.

As Xia Lin finished speaking, Scarlett opened her hands, and with a flash of light from the Heavenly Dao Equation, the Dao Integration Domain unfolded, but it was also adorned with turbid black light, tearing and destroying the rules of space, creating a new dimensional space centered on Scarlett.

Without Xia Lin having to do anything, he felt his perspective instantly split.

In his right eye, he still saw the scene within the advancement space in reality, but in his left eye, he saw a gray, blurry, and hazy world.

—It's very similar to the effect of activating the Ancients... It's not surprising, after all, Xia Lin's system itself is based on the Ancients and has been partially referenced and learned from.

In her left eye, Xia Lin's symbiotic shadow, following Xia Lin's will, began to act.

He moved swiftly, quickly exploring the surrounding area and discovering that it was essentially a replica of the real world. Not far away, there was a giant's eye in the dark side and a crystalline entity that sealed the six pillars, only it looked grayish.

Just as the companion shadow was about to go to the bottomless abyss of the second layer of the dark realm through the giant's eye, the companion shadow's corner flower suddenly returned to its original position.

Xia Lin nodded knowingly.

"The Dark Side Dao Integration Domain has a limit to its range, which is equivalent to Scarlett's Dao Integration Domain. This also means that Scarlett will need to stay by my side at all times in order to maintain the existence of her symbiotic shadow... It is possible that other effects of the Dark Side of Heavenly Dao will also require this as a prerequisite."

As Xia Lin muttered this, Scarlett covered her mouth and chuckled.

In this way, her bond with Xia Lin is essentially unbreakable...

Xia Lin didn't care about that; he simply continued his experiments on the dark side of the Heavenly Dao.

Suddenly, a raging fire erupted from its body, and its accompanying shadow quickly turned to ashes—it had committed suicide…

In reality, Xia Lin's physical body did not exhibit any unusual reactions. The death of her companion shadow would have no effect on Xia Lin in the real world.

Soon, the view from the left eye blurred, and the accompanying shadow was reborn.

—If Xia Lin's main body does not die, his accompanying shadow can regenerate infinitely!

The accompanying shadow raised its hand again, its spiritual energy rapidly dissipating as it activated the Twin Shadow Pillars. Scarlett also sensed the situation within the Dark Side Dao Integration Domain and proactively provided her immortal power to loosen the rules within it.

The next second, the images in my left eye rapidly shifted; one second in reality, and three days in the dark had passed!

The life-or-death battle takes effect, increasing attributes and racial stats by 30%.

The effect of breaking limits was also synchronized to Xia Lin's main body.

During this process, Xia Lin's lips began to involuntarily curl upwards.

After actually completing the combo, Xia Lin finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Awesome! That's an amazing ability!"

Whatever you lack, it will come to you...

This ability not only further enhanced Xia Lin's immortality, but also made up for the slight deficiency in the efficiency of breaking limits in the life-and-death battle system!
And that's still not all.

When Xia Lin loosened the rules of the Dark Side Dao Realm, he discovered that the cost of loosening the rules there was much lower than in reality, and Scarlett could compensate for most of the cost.

Considering that when the Companion Shadow uses skills in the Dark Realm, the effects can be synchronized to reality and can be further enhanced.

This will undoubtedly further enhance Xia Lin's skill power ceiling and sustainability.

"The dual-pronged attack is still chasing me!"

Xia Lin said with emotion.

Because this Heavenly Dao Dark Side skill is indeed very similar to the Descent of the Old Days... it can probably also be used in a two-pronged attack mode to unleash a two-sided battle tactic.

But unlike before, this time, ownership of this Dark Dao Realm belongs entirely to Xia Lin and Scarlett.

……

The promotion process has now completely ended.

Xia Lin no longer has any systems that need to be integrated.

Leaving the advancement space with a brand-new ability system, and sensing his own weak and powerless physical condition, Xia Lin felt a little sentimental.

When others advance to level twelve, their attributes increase by at least tenfold. But for me, this wave of advancement has almost drained me dry.

Of course, it's not a big problem.

Scarlett has been taken into the Outer Realm by Xia Lin, but the Dark Side Dao Realm remains intact—she has truly become Xia Lin's accessory and a part of his ability system.

Meanwhile, the accompanying shadow kept committing suicide in the Dark Dao Realm, constantly accelerating the flow of time, and the life-or-death battle was constantly taking effect, rapidly boosting Xia Lin's attributes.

Even if we calculate the time it takes for Scarlett to recover her fairy power and mental strength, it might not even take a day before Xia Lin's racial stats and attributes reach their previous standard, and then it will all be an improvement.

"Then I'll retreat here for three to five years!"

Since you have the qualifications to become the Sword God of Shili Slope, why not do it?
Wouldn't it be wonderful to leave the pass with the attribute of crushing everything and sweep away the enemy?

Unfortunately, the idea was very ambitious, but the reality was very harsh.

Just a few hours later, Xia Lin, who was immersed in the pleasure of his attribute surge, suddenly had a dark expression.

Through the bond of master and servant, he heard a faint cry for help.

"Boss, save me..."

The cry for help came from Barclay.

……

Of the former Five Kings of the Black Domain, only Barclay remains.

This person was Xia Lin's subordinate. While not absolutely loyal to Xia Lin, he had helped Xia Lin a great deal.

—Whether it was the intelligence he gathered when he first arrived in the Black Domain, or the muddying of the waters before, Barclay played an indispensable role.

Xia Lin may have his flaws, but he is certainly not lacking in taking care of his subordinates.

—As long as you do things for him and help him, when has Xia Lin ever mistreated anyone?

Without even thinking, Xia Lin stood up and walked step by step toward the Giant's Eye in the distance.

Following the subtle connection between master and servant, Xia Lin vaguely located Barclay's current position.

He is still in the second layer of the Dark Realm, in the bottomless abyss.

Scarlett's voice suddenly echoed in my mind.

“It’s a trap. It’s obvious that someone is using Barclay’s life to set you up.”

Barclay's shout earlier basically revealed the relationship between him and Xia Lin.

It's only natural that someone would use Barclay's life to lure Charlin into this mess.

—As for whether Xia Lin cares about Barclay's life or whether she will get involved, that's not very important.

Those who dare to make a move must be incredibly powerful; taking down Barclay would be a piece of cake. Since it's so effortless, what's the harm in taking a couple of shots, even if there's no real chance?
Xia Lin didn't stop walking; in fact, she walked even faster.

There was no heaviness on his face; on the contrary, he seemed eager to try.

"None of that matters anymore..."

He said this to Scarlett.

Xia Lin's fiery temper has been greatly reduced.

There's no other reason than that he's not a complete madman; his desire for self-destruction doesn't overwhelm his reason.

But in essence, Xia Lin is never afraid of challenges, and even excels at and enjoys causing trouble. The reason he suppressed this part of his personality is simply because the stronger he becomes, the more he feels that those in high positions are unfathomable and invincible.

But now, things are different.

"I was timid before because I really couldn't win. Now that I've reached level twelve, if I'm still timid, then what's the point of reaching level twelve?"

At this point, Xia Lin had already left the Giant's Eye and arrived at the bottomless abyss, the second level of the Dark Realm.

Without the obstruction of the Giant's Eye, the perception of Barclay became much clearer.

Xia Lin's figure transformed into a rainbow and shot into the distance in an instant, causing the rules along the way to collapse and twist, and the space to tremble.

He made a big show of it, without any attempt to hide it!

"Since everyone is at level twelve, then the question is..."

"Now, should I be afraid of you, or should you be afraid of me?!"

In the blink of an eye, they traversed an infinite distance, and the scene that came into view made Xia Lin's lips curl up, but his expression became increasingly ferocious.

Ahead, Barclay revealed his true form, resembling a turtle, lying horizontally in the void, exhaling more than he inhaled.

Beside him, a mysterious figure with a blurred silhouette and a veiled face sensed Xia Lin's arrival and slowly raised his head.

He shouted at Xia Lin in a hoarse voice.

"Miscellaneous... My purpose in coming here is to write for the spirit world..."

However, before he could finish speaking, endless light, like countless stars, bombarded him!

(End of this chapter)