My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 459 Monopoly of Power!

(The previous chapter, which stated that the eight sons of the Wang family could only share the cosmic bug and the power of the six pillars once every hundred years to cultivate twelve-level subordinates, has been corrected.)
Others may not know, but Wang Yanshan was definitely on the defensive!

"It's fake, right... Hey, it's fake, right!?"

Thinking that his most powerful trump card, which he had painstakingly developed, had been crushed by Xia Lin, Boss Wang couldn't help but feel absurd and bewildered, unable to believe it.

He stood up and unconsciously walked towards Xia Lin. He took three steps before stopping, realizing that he had lost his composure.

Xia Lin chuckled and tossed the cosmic bug to Wang Yanshan.

"I'll give this to you."

"Anyway, it's not anything valuable."

To refer to cosmic bugs as non-valuable items is a power possessed only by those with the Six Pillars!

Xia Lin could only say: Times have changed.

And I, Xia Lin, have finally stood up!

Old Wang shakily attached the cosmic bug, observing, touching, testing, and even biting it. Soon, he collapsed to the ground as if all his bones had been drained.

In such situations, with both witnesses and physical evidence present, Wang Yanshan has no right to try and turn black into white.

Wang Yanshan's behavior undoubtedly served as evidence of Xia Lin's abilities.

A commotion erupted, and everyone, whether on the Heavenly Platform, in front of the Imperial Palace, or among the onlookers in all the realms, was engrossed in a heated discussion.

Facing the incredulous gazes of the Wang family members, Xia Lin continued her magic trick.

With a clap and a pull, Xia Lin created the second cosmic bug within a minute, even in less time than before—simply because he was skilled.

With a flick of his finger, the new cosmic bug fell into Barclay's mouth.

"The magic trick is not over yet."

Xia Lin's voice rang out, silencing all the commotion and making her the center of attention once again.

"I think most of the people here know that the power of the Six Pillars can enhance the potential and immediate combat power of the person advancing to the twelfth level."

"However, the vast majority of those who advance in the ranks suffer from the difficulty of obtaining the power of the Six Pillars."

In fact, if we follow normal logic, the level 12 beings like the Five Kings of the Black Domain are the normal level 12 beings—independent level 12 beings who do not rely on any powerful backer.

The so-called normal Level 12 beings in the main universe are all lackeys of the Six Pillars. They can only obtain cosmic bugs from the Six Pillars, and the dozens or hundreds of strands of power from the Six Pillars are considered as extra gifts from them.

Those who act like dogs are the abnormal ones.

Even if they achieve level twelve by selling themselves out, the six pillars of power they gain during their advancement are finite.

—The princes have unlimited resources, so what are you dogs anyway?
"So I think, even at level twelve, I would still have this feeling at night: if I were given another chance to advance to level twelve, and given more power from the Six Pillars, I would definitely do better, I would definitely be stronger than I am now!"

When those words were spoken, everyone present fell silent.

Because these words are the truth, and they truly hit home.

Wang Lao Er suddenly realized something and was terrified.

He looked at Xia Lin and Wang Yanlin and shouted sternly, "You have such great ambitions!"

After saying that, he was about to take action and forcibly shut down the multiverse live stream led by Wang Laowu!
However, just as the dragon's aura began to rise, the statue of the King of Kings began to shine.

The voice of "King of Kings" echoed from within.

"Force must not be used here."

Wang Lao Er plopped back into his chair, his spirits lowered than ever before.

He was the first to realize that Xia Lin's actions were undermining their foundation!

……

Xia Lin ignored the Wang brothers' unusual behavior from beginning to end—Wang Laowu would handle the minor matters, and Wu Mian would handle the major ones.

After Wang Lao Er sat back down, Xia Lin smiled and continued, "Now, not only can the Fifth Prince Wang Yanlin and I provide all Level 11 professionals with a cosmic bug and sufficient Six Pillars Power to replace it, helping you reach Level 12, but we can also help Level 12 professionals with shortcomings and regrets to regress and advance again, thereby making up for their foundations once more!"

"Everyone, keep a close eye on things!"

Just as Barclay bit into the cosmic bug in his mouth, the celestial light guide to ascension began.

Xia Lin took a step forward and walked into the sunlight of Barclay.

Bathed in the sunlight, and through the connection of the master-servant contract, Xia Lin successfully infiltrated Barclay's advancement space.

Outside, time seemed to freeze... no, it would be more accurate to say that the flow of time within the advancement space was increased by thousands of times.

In the advancement space, Xia Lin smiled and looked at Barclay, who had a respectful expression and even a faint sense of admiration for him, and spoke.

"Your own path is yours to choose. All I can do is provide you with an unlimited supply of the power of the Six Pillars and a foundation of skills."

As he spoke, all the skills he had stored up, except for the core six-pillar technique, appeared around Xia Lin in the form of light orbs, and all of them were at the six-pillar level.

These six-pillar level skills are enough to lay the strongest skill foundation for Barclay and fulfill all his expectations for the future!
Well, this can be considered a reward for loyalty, and a privilege of being a Xia Lin Servant.

Barclay wanted Xia Lin to personally adjust his skill foundation... He practically regarded Xia Lin as a god and a second parent; if Xia Lin asked him to die right now, he probably would do it.

Xia Lin shook his head.

After several refusals and modest offers, Barclay finally began his 12th-level promotion.

The entire bill was paid by Young Master Xia—a man who swipes his card is so handsome!

Just after Barclay started operating, Xia Lin also opened her personal information panel to assess the consumption.

Soon after Barclay's promotion, Xia Lin nodded in satisfaction.

"Consumption is within an acceptable level."

Several months have passed, and Xia Lin's base stats and attributes have increased dramatically in the continuous life-or-death battles.

The advancement costs that were originally enough to drain Xia Lin dry are now not even keeping up with the rate at which Xia Lin's attributes are increasing!
This means that Xia Lin can mass-produce new Level 12 units with even greater potential and combat power than the previous Level 12 units without any cost!
This means the monopoly of power and class.

With six pillars missing, this is the best of times!

Xia Lin had already decided to take the lead in this era and suppress all those who dared to oppose him!
This perfectly reflects what he said after his promotion.

"We're all level 12, so who should be afraid of whom?!"

……

In the blink of an eye, Barclay's promotion was complete.

Without Barclay needing to display his attribute panel and skill system, everyone could sense that Barclay's aura had surged instantly, and his strength was now incomparable to what it used to be!

It's not quite level twelve, but it's not far off either.

Furthermore, it should be considered that Barclay himself has just been promoted, and his basic attributes are still in a weak period.

All it takes is time to break through the limits and stack attributes; it's only a matter of time before Barclay, this once trashy level 12 character, becomes a top-tier level 12 character.

This time, there was no uproar or doubt. Both the prince on the platform and the courtiers in the square in front of the palace remained silent.

An invisible atmosphere fermented among the crowd, and when Mick led the charge towards Wang Laowu's camp, the entire square in front of the palace instantly descended into chaos.

Only after Mike stood firmly on his feet did he look at Wang Yanshan and bow respectfully: "Please forgive me, King of the Mountain, a good bird chooses its tree to perch on."

Wang Yanshan blushed and almost vomited blood on the spot, making a huge fool of himself.

When Mick put his hand down, he was surprised to find that Deng Yufei and his military attaché had also appeared beside him.

Their eyes met, and nothing was said.

Which level 11 aspires to become level 12? Which level 12 aspires to further solidify their foundation and unlock even greater potential?
Deng Yufei didn't say much, but simply bowed apologetically to Wang Lao Er and Wang Yan Hai, thus declaring his choice through his actions.

Wang Yanhai had nothing to say about this.

Xia Lin's trump card was too much for Wang Yanhai to handle, leaving him no choice but to surrender.

Looking at Xia Lin's smiling face, Wang Yanhai realized that the most ruthless and impactful aspect of this move would be what would happen after today's meeting.

Suddenly, a roar rang out: "Huang Zhenzhong, old man Huang, stop them! You stop them for me!"

Wang Laoqi and Wang Yanqing jumped and hopped around, no longer displaying their pure and innocent nature; they were already furious.

However, in Wang Laoqi's camp below, Huang Zhenzhong, along with a few cats and dogs, remained standing still, while the civil officials who originally belonged to Huang Zhenzhong's faction all defected to Wang Yanlin's camp.

Huang Zhenzhong could only smile helplessly at this.

He himself didn't care much about personal military force; he was only focused on politics.

He wasn't particularly eager to reach level twelve; rather, it was because Wang Laoqi had something on him, and perhaps because he had made a heavy promise, that he was willing to join Wang Laoqi's ranks.

However, at this moment, Xia Lin unleashed his true trump card. His desire for level twelve and rebuilding his foundation had already broken down factional ties.

"Don't even mention that I'm just a civil servant leader; even if I were their own father, I couldn't stop them..."

No matter how angry or how much the Wang brothers tried to stop him, the situation continued to race in the direction Xia Lin wanted.

Just minutes later, the officials of Hongguo below had made their final choice—more than 95 percent of them had joined Wang Yanlin's camp.

Xia Lin smiled and looked at Wang Yanshan, who had sat back down in his chair but looked dejected, and said, "Now, you can announce it."

Wang Yanshan murmured something and closed his eyes.

On the contrary, Wang Yanqing's mentality was broken by Xia Lin, and his clown-like traits were unleashed.

"It's fake! It's all fake! It's an illusion, a trick! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"

He's still questioning it!
Of course, it's also possible that the situation suddenly changed, and his instincts made him realize Xia Lin and Wang Yanlin's subsequent plans, which were now contradicting reality. Xia Lin, on the other hand, loved to shatter doubts and drag his opponents into a quagmire, leaving them with no hope of redemption.

"Then I'll perform for you a few more times, just to calm your nerves."

Wang Yanlin, acting as the straight man, pointed downwards and said, "Let's choose one person from the military and one from the guest ministers, one at level eleven and one at level twelve."

The lucky winner quickly walked up to the rooftop.

That guest elder was a level eleven, and was Mick's sworn brother, with whom he had a close relationship.

The person in the military was at level twelve, and was the biological son of Deng Yufei, a high-ranking military official.

Xia Lin took their hands, first degenerated and then created a cosmic bug, then used the power of the Shadow Pillar Twins to break through the rules and forcibly entered their advancement space, using his spiritual power to replace the power of the Six Pillars to assist them in their advancement.

Of course, there won't be an unlimited supply of mental energy, nor will there be a better foundation in skills.

That's exclusive to Xia Lin's Servant.

Moreover, the skill base of these two is also limited—converted to the upper limit of the required six pillars of power, it is only around three to five thousand, which is not a great burden for Xia Lin.

The promotion came and went in a flash, and reality revealed the outcome.

Great success!
The facts were shocking, and once people's hearts were stirred, the foundation of the Lord of All Armies was immediately shaken!
Thus, there was no longer any room for Wang Yanqing to play the clown.

……

In the kingdom of the King of Kings.

Wumian, Lü Zhao, Zhuge Liang, and others were watching this grand spectacle from the statue of the King of Kings on the Heavenly Terrace.

Xia Lin's actions were not unexpected, because Xia Lin had informed them in advance.

But when it actually happened, the group still couldn't help but feel a bit surprised and conflicted.

"This is the authority of the Six Pillars..."

Lu Bu murmured softly, overwhelmed with emotion.

Mass-producing cosmic bugs, mass-producing level twelve—this was originally the authority that belonged exclusively to the Six Pillars.

Faceless simply laughed and said, "The world is full of wonders. It's not surprising that this kid can break through the rules and do what only a six-pillar can do with his level twelve body."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said, "Moreover, authority is authority and power is power. Having the authority of six pillars but not the power of six pillars is not necessarily a good thing."

After saying that, he shook his head again: "However, to be able to do this with a level 12 body, it's really hard to say just how strong Xia Lin is now."

With Xia Lin advancing to level twelve and possessing the Uncertain Foundation Talent, even pseudo-six pillars like Faceless cannot discern Xia Lin's strength from his appearance alone; they must personally engage with him to know his true depth.

Of course, they don't need to do that... after all, judging from the current factional relations, they are still on the same side.

“However, I actually have another question, and I think the mistress will ask it later.” Zhao Yun looked at Zhuge Liang and said, “This time Xia Lin was quite smart, pulling the Fifth Prince in front to protect us. Even if the Fifth Prince annexes the other countries, it will still be an explanation to us. The question is, are those level twelve people who were promoted by him loyal to him or to the Fifth Prince?”

If it is the former, then Xia Lin's move is tantamount to undermining the Wang family's leadership, which the Wang family generals would certainly not agree to.

If it's the latter, then they should also question Xia Lin's motives for working for free.

Zhuge Liang gave the answer: "Fifth Brother did tell me about this before. It's the latter. Xia Lin won't tamper with the promotion of our professionals."

"As for his purpose, on the one hand, it's out of revenge, wanting to cripple the strength of those princes who don't get along with him. On the other hand, he won't work for us for free and help us create level 12 professionals."

"What he needs is very simple... all the skills he has never seen or possessed before."

Lü Zhao and others did not understand Xia Lin's needs, but Zhuge Liang had some guesses.

"It probably involves Xia Lin's own system. The more skills he has seen, the stronger he becomes."

After speaking, Zhuge Liang put away his feather fan, but his expression became much more serious.

"Actually, these are all just trivial matters..."

"With this power, Xia Lin will likely experience a double explosion of strength and influence in the absence of the six pillars."

"And it seems that this person has quite a lot of ambition."

……

Zhuge Liang hit the nail on the head.

Regarding helping others advance to level twelve, Xia Lin is currently in the advertising stage and doesn't need any reward yet, but he will need a reward later.

The reward is an unseen skill, which expands the arsenal of the Witness Eternity system and triggers additional resistance to that skill within the Witness Eternity system.

To seek it out and witness it for yourself is too slow.

Asking Wang Laowu for help makes things much simpler—you can just sit at home and harvest the vegetables.

After obtaining the Witnessing and Eternal Proof System, Xia Lin had a plan for it: Witness all the skills in the world, master all the skills in the world, and be immune to all the skills in the world!

This invincible path is only a part of Xia Lin's system, but there is no reason not to take it or do it.

As for the dual explosion of influence and strength...

"Isn't this inevitable?"

The six pillars have many subordinates.

But it's not because they have many subordinates that they are the six pillars.

It's because they themselves are the Six Pillars that they have so many subordinates and influence.

In any environment, the stronger a person is, the more attractive they are to the weak. Xia Lin doesn't need to do anything; once he demonstrates his abilities, more neutral people will naturally come to him, support him, and protect his interests!
In fact, Zhuge Liang's assessment that Xia Lin was ambitious was not wrong.

Now that Xia Lin has demonstrated his abilities in front of the world, it reveals that Xia Lin has decided to take the stage and become the protagonist, and even has the ambition to have a meal with the former Liu Zhu!
He stopped acting himself.

I, Xia Lin, am going to seize the position of one of the Six Pillars!
The Shadow Pillar position is a backup plan; I, Xia Lin, will have to try the regular pillar positions too!

I deal the cards first, I place the bets first, and I sit at the table first.

I'll be waiting for you at the card game!

"Wang Bang!"

Xia Lin chuckled and threw out two trump cards, causing Scarlett and the county magistrate to immediately fold.

At this moment, the county magistrate has reached level eleven, but has not yet been promoted to level twelve. Xia Lin has other plans for the county magistrate's path to level twelve, and there is no rush at the moment.

Even though his strength had grown to the eleventh level limit, this trash can man still couldn't shake his foul mouth.

"Here, your ID cards, one for each of you."

He then gave the two kings to Xia Lin and Scarlett, in exchange for a doubles beating.

At this moment, the time is half a month after the meeting at the rooftop.

Location: A side hall within the palace of Wang Yanlin, the capital of the Lin Kingdom.

He treated Xia Lin with the highest honors and gifted her a large section of the palace complex within the imperial palace as a token of his gratitude for her help. Xia Lin had no reason not to accept it.

Moreover, he had to stay by Wang Yanlin's side to finish the matter.

A woman, a man, and a trash can were arguing when footsteps could be heard outside.

Xia Lin straightened his expression, regaining the demeanor of a top powerhouse in the current main universe, and looked towards the door.

As the maid opened the door, the two appeared outside.

It was Wang Yanlin and Barker.

At this moment, Wang Yanlin looked relaxed and full of vigor, the kind of person who walks with a swagger.

Since the meeting ended, he has taken all the best of Hongguo and reaped a great harvest.

Currently, he has basically completed the integration and assimilation of Hongguo, and the plan has smoothly progressed to the next step.

— Continue the steps of annexing the other six countries through peaceful evolution!
Xia Lin will seek revenge, and he will take it all the way!
Xia Lin will not rest until he has completely eliminated the other members of the royal family and made them the rulers of a fallen kingdom!

This is not just a matter of personal grudges, but also a matter of Xia Lin's own prestige. Since he, at level twelve, is willing to sit at the table, he must declare to the outside world that he has the corresponding ability and build the corresponding prestige!

"The plan is like this..."

Wang Yanlin quickly began to speak, recounting the plan devised by his strategist.

Xia Lin just listened and enjoyed it.

Because the specific action plan did not require Xia Lin to handle it himself, he was only responsible for creating cosmic bugs and providing mental energy.

As for the skills Xia Lin needed that he had never seen before, Wang Yanlin had already paid for them in advance, and there would be more to come—collecting all kinds of skills had become the top priority for the Lin Kingdom.

Cooperation leads to win-win outcomes.

Only after Wang Yanlin finished speaking did Xia Lin nod in understanding: "You can decide what to do."

Wang Yanlin suddenly sighed, his face darkening, and said, "Oh, right, there's another thing."

"Mr. Zhuge's investigation has yielded results."

“Among my brothers, some of us did cross the line.”

This made Xia Lin squint.

"Who?"

"My older brother."

(End of this chapter)