My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 465 Xia Lin's Path of Destiny's Mutation

The Shadow Pillar Twins provide the Shadow Pillar position, but do not provide a way to achieve the Pillar.

To put it simply, the significance of the Shadow Pillar Twin Talent lies in providing Xia Lin with a dedicated pillar slot when all pillar slots are full.

However, if Xia Lin wants to achieve the Pillar position, he still needs to find his own way and path.

"So, which way should we go?"

Gazing at the blue sky and white clouds above the shining blue star, Xia Lin asked himself a question.

A series of thoughts arose, only to be rejected.

"Proving the Dao through force? Cultivating in seclusion, using life-or-death battles to push attributes to the heavens?"

“This seems feasible, but if I take this path, I am destined not to be a pioneer, but a follower.”

The reason is simple—the core six pillar skills of the Old Ruler are the life-or-death battle!

His life-or-death battle system is definitely more complete than Xia Lin's, and his basic attributes are definitely higher than Xia Lin's. This means that if they start farming at the same time, Xia Lin will most likely not be able to catch up and can only watch as the Old Ruler becomes a pillar first, while he tries to become a shadow pillar.

Furthermore, judging from the former ruler's mad pursuit of breaking through the matrix to the limit, it is probably difficult to achieve the feat of proving the Dao through force and becoming a pillar simply by relying on a life-or-death battle.

"In short, it can be considered as an alternative approach, but that's all."

Besides, the two known paths and the Ash Zone matrix are completely occupied, leaving no space for Xia Lin.

Xia Lin has no basis for taking the path of real-world rule... This path is exclusive to military leaders and has nothing to do with the Shadow Pillar.

After pondering for a long time, an idea suddenly arose in Xia Lin's mind.

He opened his personal attribute panel and looked at his attribute list.

Then, Xia Lin smiled.

"I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd, and suddenly I turned around..."

"What a sudden turn of events!"

Xia Lin suddenly realized that the twelve-level system he had created with the power of six pillars at a cost of tens of millions already had the most suitable path to the six pillars for him!
Its name is: The Mandate of Heaven is Changed!

……

If we're talking about who inspired this idea... we have to thank Wang Laowu, Wang Yanlin.

This Lord of All Armies' path to becoming a Six Pillar was achieved by expanding his existing territory, enhancing his own strength, and then leveraging the legacy of his father.

The key is not in expanding territory and increasing strength, but in the legacy of the Six Pillars.

This path was personally designed by the King of Kings for the Fifth Prince, and all the difficulties along the way have been overcome. It can now be simply described in one sentence.

But Xia Lin didn't have that father... he had to rely on himself for everything.

However, Xia Lin also gained some inspiration from Wang Yanlin's example.

"If you can attain the position of the Six Pillars through ruling the world, why can't I attain it through a change in destiny?"

"These two roads have something in common!"

Reality governs and controls the real universe.

The transformation of destiny is to reverse and change everything in a way that is advantageous to oneself.

To put it bluntly, this is all a form of interference with, alteration of, and utilization of the main universe environment.

If reality can be controlled, there's no reason why the alteration of destiny can't be!
After thinking for a moment, Xia Lin clapped his hands.

"It's never a bad thing to give it a try."

In any case, Xia Lin doesn't need to worry about the alternative option: proving the Dao through force. He has plenty of time to try out the path of destiny mutation.

"And all I need to do is this..."

Xia Lin slowly opened his hands, his spiritual energy solidifying into a tangible form before dissipating into dust in the fierce winds of the plateau, scattering into the distance.

【Destiny Mutation (Sixth Pillar Level Talent): A talent exclusive to the Shadow Pillar class! All your energy and skills naturally possess the power of mutation! This power can mutate all things! Moreover, it can follow your own will, inevitably causing deteriorating mutations to hostile targets, and inevitably bringing optimizing mutations to yourself and friendly targets!】
Note: The direction of mutation is generally still uncontrollable... but this talent guarantees that you will gain a certain advantage from the mutation! With this talent, destiny is surely in your hands!

Mental strength is the most basic energy for professionals.

By spreading his spiritual power, Xia Lin disseminated the mutated power throughout the entire Blue Star, and continued to expand outward from this central point.

At this moment, Xia Lin emptied his mind, making no attempt to control the direction of the mutation, relying entirely on fate...

Anyway, destiny is in my hands!
The mutation begins silently.

Xia Lin only needs to continuously expend his mental energy and then wait for the flowers to bloom.

……

The following day, Wang Lie arrived at the Hulan Plateau.

They discovered that the entire Hulan Plateau had changed its appearance.

The highest point of the plateau was deliberately leveled, turning it into a large open space.

On the open ground, the supreme treasure known as the Heavenly Palace has transformed into a towering structure a thousand meters high.

The sudden change left Wang Lie completely bewildered until the gates of the Heavenly Palace opened, and Xia Lin and Scarlett walked out together and came before Wang Lie.

"From today onwards, this will be my place for secluded cultivation."

The so-called secluded cultivation ground is a private territory where no one can disturb you, and Xia Lin refuses any other visitors.

"Of course, this excludes old friends like you, Nina, Fang Xiang, and Gu Hua... In fact, I still need you to help me communicate with the outside world and bring me firsthand intelligence in a timely manner."

Since Xia Lin does not control the focus or direction of the mutation, he is unaware of the effects or changes that the Destiny Mutation will bring.

Even though it's a period of seclusion, it's still necessary to have some spies and informants outside.

"So that's why you came here this time..."

When Xia Lin asked this, Wang Lie changed the subject and explained his purpose.

"There's a problem in the Ashes area."

As Wang Lie explained in detail, Xia Lin quickly understood.

The Ash Zone system is now closed.

……

Since yesterday, after Xia Lin and Wang Yanlin left the Ash Zone system, the Ash Zone Walkers on Shining Blue Star have discovered that no new Ash Zone entrances are opening, and the old Ash Zone entrances are also refusing entry to Ash Zone Walkers.

There were no prompts, no explanations, and nothing particularly unusual.

The situation in the ash zone was uneventful, yet simple and straightforward.

This is undoubtedly good news for most Emberwalkers, as too many Emberwalkers do not want to live a life of constant uncertainty.

However, for a powerful Ash Zone Walker like Wang Lie, the lack of the Ash Zone system's assistance will inevitably have a certain impact on the speed of his strength improvement.

"According to rumors within the Triads, other planets in the Ember Zone have also encountered similar situations."

"So I came here to ask... Boss, do you have any firsthand information?"

Wang Lie rubbed his hands together and asked with a smile.

Xia Lin thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "We definitely have firsthand information, but it's complicated to explain."

"Generally speaking, from today onwards, the term 'Ember Zone' will probably no longer exist."

The closure of the Ash Zone was not due to the mutation of Destiny, but undoubtedly the result of the power struggle among the pseudo-Six Pillars within the Ash Zone.

—The six major Ember Zone matrices all have owners, and Faceless Lü Zhao and others are still using the power of the Ember Zones to suppress and seal the ancient rulers.

In such circumstances, it is reasonable for them to work together to shut down the Ember Zone system and reduce variables.

Wang Lie sighed deeply: "This is troublesome..."

Xia Lin was about to say that if he didn't want to be a Ash Walker, he could just quit; there was no problem with the normal promotion process.

However, as soon as the words were about to be spoken, the Heavenly Palace behind him suddenly emitted a buzzing sound.

Xia Lin and the others turned to look at the Heavenly Palace, and saw that the Heavenly Palace was radiating boundless light, the light reflecting and illuminating the nine heavens, instantly covering the entire Blue Star, and was still expanding outward.

At this moment, not only Wang Lie, but even Xia Lin and Scarlett exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what exactly was wrong with the Heavenly Palace. It wasn't until Scarlett examined it thoroughly that she looked at Xia Lin with surprise.

"This time, you're entirely to blame..."

"The spirit of the Heavenly Palace has mutated due to the changes in destiny."

Xia Lin was taken aback at first, then understood.

The changes in destiny affect all aspects of life, and the Heavenly Palace, being its own magical treasure, is the one most affected.

It is reasonable for mutations to occur at this moment.

"Then what direction will the mutation take?"

As soon as Xia Lin asked the question, Wang Lie behind her suddenly jumped and looked at Xia Lin with a look of horror.

"Dude! Your artifact spirit has become sentient! It's communicating with me telepathically, saying something like, 'Congratulations on becoming the Chosen One! You're about to join the Chosen Game, what the hell...'"

Before he could finish speaking, a white light suddenly appeared, sweeping Wang Lie into the Heavenly Palace and disappearing without a trace.

Xia Lin and Scarlett exchanged glances, a series of questions simultaneously arising in their minds.
What is the purpose of this Heavenly Palace?

……

Ten minutes later, when Wang Lie reappeared, Xia Lin and Scarlett were still waiting in the same spot.

Wang Lie looked utterly shocked, while Xia Lin and Scarlett chuckled to themselves.

Once Wang Lie had calmed down, Xia Lin spoke up: "So? How does my Chosen One game compare to the Ashes Zone dungeon?"

As soon as he said that, Wang Lie knew what was going on.

The master of the Ash Zone System is Liu Zhu, while the master of this Chosen One System is his elder brother.

Wouldn't that mean we'd be rich?!
Wang Lie cleared his mind of distractions and carefully evaluated the situation.

"Lower difficulty, higher reward... Hmm, other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other difference."

Lower difficulty and higher rewards... This is the biggest benefit for the former Ashwalkers, now the Chosen Ones.

In short, since Wang Lie felt that the absence of the Ash Zone system would affect the speed of his strength improvement, he became Xia Lin's chosen one, which can be considered a mutually agreeable arrangement.

"The benefits don't stop there."

Xia Lin smiled and revealed the secret about the Chosen Ones that he had just discovered: "This Chosen One System, which mutated from the Heavenly Palace, has no level cap and contains twelve levels of opportunities. Whether you can obtain them depends entirely on your own luck."

Wang Lie's eyes lit up: "A level 12 opportunity?"

Xia Lin shrugged: "Yes."

The mutated Heavenly Palace can borrow Xia Lin's power to distribute rewards and upgrade the levels of the chosen ones.

With just a nod from Xia Lin, he could have as many level twelve opportunities as he wanted from the Heavenly Chosen System!
After giving a few more instructions, Wang Lie left with a happy expression.

As a veteran Ashes Walker, Wang Lie had no resistance to the change of identity—working for someone else is still working for someone else, right?
Moreover, this Chosen One system is almost identical to the former Ember Zone system, and the transition in identity is seamless.

Furthermore, the potential of the Chosen One system is far greater than that of the Ashes system.

So what reason did he have not to be agitated?

Only after Wang Lie had gone far away did Xia Lin enter the Heavenly Palace and call upon its spirit.

In the midst of their spiritual communion, Xia Lin nodded in satisfaction.

"It's a pleasant surprise."

What Wang Lie didn't know was what significance the benign mutations produced by the Heavenly Palace had for Xia Lin.

……

The former Ash Zone system was the Gu Gu of the Upper Three Pillars, used for refining Gu.

Today's Chosen System can serve as Xia Lin's energy transmission node, helping him to spread his spiritual power outward, expand the scope of the influence of the Fate Mutation, and enhance its effects.

With her eyes closed, Xia Lin clearly perceived the only chosen one: Wang Lie.

With a thought, a portion of Xia Lin's spiritual power was transmitted over a long distance using the power of the Chosen System, spreading in all directions with Wang Lie as the node.

At the same time, Xia Lin also gained Wang Lie's senses—all of which Wang Lie was completely unaware of.

Experiment, operation.

After a short while, Xia Lin completely understood how to play this Chosen One system.

"Very convenient and very efficient."

"It will not only allow me to know the world from the Heavenly Palace, but also greatly accelerate the process of the path of the transformation of destiny."

It is currently unknown whether the path of destiny's transformation leads to the attainment of the Six Pillars.

But increased efficiency is ultimately a good thing.

Yes, then Xia Lin can achieve the Six Pillars at a faster pace.

No, it can also reduce Xia Lin's trial-and-error time costs.

"I need more Chosen Ones."

Xia Lin's order was relayed, and the Heavenly Palace trembled slightly.

The newly formed artifact spirit gave a vague response.

“It’s a sad feeling.”

……

The Chosen Ones system began to spread from the Blue Star.

However, on a cosmic scale, Shining Blue Star is too small, so the Chosen System cannot make any waves for the time being.

Even such a major event as the shutdown of the Ash Zone system gradually subsided after months of uproar.

Time is the most amazing magic.

And so life went on as usual.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The realm of the King of Kings has attracted the attention of the entire universe.

Wang Yanlin, the fifth son of the Wang family, became unstoppable after successively annexing the territories of his seventh and eighth brothers.

Riding on the momentum of their past incident at the Heavenly Terrace, they began to encroach on the territories of their other brothers.

The sixth son of the Wang family was the first to surrender, offering no resistance whatsoever.

The second and fourth sons of the Wang family, and the eldest and third sons of the Wang family, have formally formed an alliance to counter Wang Yanlin's dominance.

Thus, a Three Kingdoms drama unfolded.

Currently, this three-way battle for the throne among brothers is still in the stage of intellectual struggle.

But it's clear to everyone that it's only a matter of time before the verbal battle turns into a physical one.

The "King of Kings" and the Queen, who were stationed in the divine kingdom, made no comment on this, watching this act of fratricide unfold, which puzzled outsiders.

In the same year, in a dark corner of the universe, a force called the Primal Cult absorbed the followers of evil gods and quietly rose to power, making very little noise and remaining unknown to outsiders.

Beneath the calm surface, undercurrents were gradually surging.

The name Xia Lin seemed to have been forgotten, and few people mentioned it anymore, and even fewer knew where he had gone.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The territory of the King of Kings, the border region of the three kingdoms of Lin, Shan, and Hai, is a place called the Celestial Star Domain.

Today, the army has assembled, banners are waving, and the emperor's chariot is coming on the wind.

Wang Yanlin personally led the expedition, firing the first shot in the hot war.

Historically known as the Battle of Tianji.

(End of this chapter)