Survival for All: I can deconstruct projections and synthesize everything.

Lin Xiao had plenty of patience to break through to the seventh rank.

In between, he also took the time to reply to messages sent to him by Zhuge Duo, Nali, Sikong Xinyou, and others.

Then, Lin Xiao looked at the interface of the Mist System, his thoughts wandering slightly.

"I estimate that once I reach the seventh rank, I might be able to completely analyze this mist system?"

After relaxing for a while, Lin Xiao opened his eyes, calculated the time, and found that thirteen hours had passed.

The omniscient rules' scanning feedback flooded into consciousness like a tidal wave: the array's energy reserves had decreased by seven percent.

The death vortex triggered by the life origin talisman continued to impact the outer layer of the formation, and each collision stirred up visible ripples of rules.

Although the fragments of the Dreamlike Rules have been completely consumed, the traces of rule conflicts they left behind remain, like eddies surging beneath a calm surface, continuously interfering with the stable operation of the formation.

More importantly, the seventh-order aura imprint left by the Shattered Star Halberd began to produce unexpected effects.

The mark was so faint that even Lin Xiao himself needed to use all his knowledge of the rules to analyze it in order to detect its existence.

Like a tiny thorn stuck in the skin, a normal person wouldn't consciously pay attention to it, but subconsciously they could always feel that faint stinging pain.

The same applies to battle formations.

Each time it operates, it subconsciously scans for the presence of that mark, and then instinctively sets aside a wisp of energy to probe and neutralize it.

That tiny bit of energy is insignificant, but it accumulates over time and is continuously consumed.

Lin Xiao silently calculated in his mind: at this rate, the energy reserves of the formation will drop to below 90% in about 30 hours.

At that time, the outer layer of the formation will inevitably show regular weak points. This is a common problem for any automatically operating formation. When the energy is insufficient, the uniformity of the defensive coverage will be broken.

It's only thirty hours; he can wait that long.

But at this very moment—

The omniscient rule suddenly detected an unusual fluctuation.

The fluctuation came from the other side of the formation, about five kilometers away from his hiding place.

Although extremely faint, the omniscient rule should have discovered it long ago if it weren't for the interference of other rules here.

That wasn't the energy emanating from the skeleton.

The skull's aura carried the decaying scent of death rules, something Lin Xiao had become extremely familiar with over the past ten days.

And this fluctuation...

Lin Xiao's pupils suddenly contracted.

That was the breath of living things.

Moreover, it is a high-level living being.

Without any hesitation, Lin Xiao immediately concealed all his aura, and the Myriad Manifestations Return to Flow rule adjusted the seven-colored shield to its ultimate concealment state.

All the fluctuations of the rules were compressed into the body, the shield frequency was completely synchronized with the surrounding death environment, and even the heartbeat was forcibly suppressed to almost stop.

He was like a lifeless rock, completely merging into the mist of death.

Five minutes later, those auras entered the scanning range of the omniscient rule.

One path, seven steps.

Three paths and six levels.

And these aren't skeletons from Fallen God Island; they are real, living beings.

Judging from the faint fluctuations in the rules, the rules on their bodies carried a strong corrosive quality, indicating that they were members of the Dark Erosion Cult.

They are the people of the Misty World.

Countless fragments of information flashed through Lin Xiao's mind in an instant.

The solemnity of Xingyan's words, "The prophecy shows that your chances of survival after entering Fallen God Island are fifty-fifty."

Nelly's pale face when she said, "My fortune-telling talent is giving me crazy warnings."

Zhuge Duo's alertness when the threads of fate inexplicably trembled...

Everything finally makes sense.

That crystal that advanced to the seventh rank was indeed a trap set by the Misty World.

However, the trap was not the crystal itself. The omniscient rule's scan had already confirmed that the crystal contained incomparably pure rule power, which was indeed the key to advancing from the sixth to the seventh rank, and it was just right for him.

The Misty World did not tamper with the crystals because they did not need to.

All they need to do is wait for him around the crystal.

No, that's not right.

Lin Xiao carefully observed the movement patterns of the four auras and quickly discovered the problem.

Although the four auras were lurking near the formation, they dared not approach.

Their hiding place was at least five kilometers away from the edge of the formation, two kilometers further than Lin Xiao's hiding place.

This doesn't conform to the logic of waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump.

If they were really waiting here to kill Lin Xiao and take the crystal, they should have been lying in ambush at the edge of the formation so that they could strike as soon as Lin Xiao succeeded.

Five kilometers is nothing but a blink of an eye for a seventh-tier expert, but in the event of a sudden situation within the array's range, that blink could mean the difference between life and death.

Why don't they come closer?

Lin Xiao maximized the scanning precision of the omniscient rule and began to analyze the specific states of the four people.

The feedback surprised him slightly.

[Target 1: A seventh-tier human powerhouse, belonging to the 99th branch of the Dark Eclipse Cult. Current status: Minor injuries not yet healed; a 30-centimeter-long rule-based erosion wound running from the left rib to the back; residual traces of death erosion within the body; energy fluctuations are about 20% weaker than normal. Speculation: Attempted to approach the formation and was injured by its counterattack; the injury has not yet healed.]

[Target Two: A sixth-tier human powerhouse, belonging to the Dark Eclipse Cult. Current condition: Right arm missing below the elbow; the wound retains traces of the aura of the stripped-off rules from the middle layer of the formation; the aura is unstable, and the strength is severely damaged. Speculation: Had previously infiltrated the middle layer of the formation, was severely injured by the stripped-off rules, and forcibly escaped.]

[Target Three: A sixth-tier human powerhouse, belonging to the Dark Eclipse Cult. Current status: Soul damaged, consciousness blurred, a fine crack left by the detonation of soul fire between his brows, requires the support of companions to maintain stability. Speculation: He once ventured into the inner edge of the formation and was nearly killed by the detonation of soul fire.]

[Target Four: A sixth-tier human powerhouse, belonging to the Dark Eclipse Cult. Current status: Relatively intact, with no serious external injuries, but internal energy fluctuations are chaotic, and multiple meridians show signs of being corroded by the aura of death. Speculation: Did not penetrate deep into the core of the formation, but was injured by a bone trap on the outer perimeter and is slowly recovering.]

Lin Xiao fell silent.

It turned out to be the case.

The Misty World has indeed set a trap here.

But what they set up were not people, but crystals.

The crystals were bait, luring Lin Xiao to his death.

The formation serves as insurance, preventing other unexpected factors from getting there first, and also ensuring that only someone like Lin Xiao can take the crystal.

Those who are not strong enough will only turn into bones within the formation.

Those who are too strong will be consumed and marked by the formation, making them easier targets for them to hunt.

The original mission of the four infiltrators was to capture and kill Lin Xiao at the moment when he was most vulnerable after being trapped by the formation, severely injured, or after the crystal was taken.

A plan so perfect it's almost ruthless.

But they themselves didn't expect it—

The power of this formation far exceeded expectations.

They tried to get closer, to set up their own backup plan around the crystal, and perhaps even to break the formation in advance so they could ambush more easily.

As a result, they were all injured.

Those seventh-tier experts, dignified seventh-tier experts, were injured by the counterattack of the formation, and their injuries have not yet healed.

The three sixth-tier cultivators fared even worse: one lost an arm, one suffered a damaged soul, and one had his energy disrupted by the aura of death.

Now, they can only lie in ambush from a distance, like wounded wild beasts, huddled five kilometers away, waiting for Lin Xiao to come and die.

Then, when they are at their weakest, they reap the benefits.

But they didn't know—

Lin Xiao had already arrived.

Moreover, Lin Xiao understands this formation better than they do.

Because they are trying to crack it, trying to fight it, trying to use their own strength to confront it head-on.

Lin Xiao simply waited.

Wait for the formation to deplete on its own.

Waiting for that opportunity.

Waiting for an opportunity to use one enemy against another.

Lin Xiao withdrew his senses, a slight smile playing on his lips.

interesting.

Four enemies, one at level seven and three at level six, were lurking five kilometers away, all of them wounded.

A death array, guarding the crystal that had advanced to the seventh rank, was slowly being consumed.

And he was all alone.

But Lin Xiao showed no fear.

Because he is Lin Xiao.

From Tier 0 to Tier 6, from Blue Star to the Misty World, from a survivor struggling to survive in the ruins to the prey that the Dark Eclipse Order has set up such an ingenious trap for!

How many desperate situations has he faced? How many times has he been on the verge of death?

Moreover, this time, he also had a card that the enemy didn't have.

The skeletons on Fallen God Island.

Lin Xiao turned his gaze into the distance, and through layers of deathly mist, he could vaguely see the wandering skeletons.

They wandered aimlessly, their soul fire in their eye sockets eerily green and hollow, but Lin Xiao knew that once they sensed the presence of a living person, they would instantly transform into the most frenzied killing machines.

On Fallen God Island, skeletons are the enemy of all living things.

Whether you are at the sixth or seventh rank, as long as you are alive, your blood still flows, and your soul still burns with life, you will always be their prey.

Those four infiltrators from the Misty World must have used every possible means of concealment to hide themselves in this forbidden land of death.

An array that shields one's aura, a prop that conceals the fluctuations of the living, or even some kind of disguise technique that resonates with the rules of death.

But if...

What if their concealment is broken?

What if their living presence were suddenly exposed in this forbidden land of death, like a torch suddenly lit in the darkness?

Lin Xiao did not act immediately.

He continued to lie in wait and observe.

For the next three hours, he remained motionless, like a real rock, lying dormant in the crack of the rock.

But the omniscient rule's scanning range has been expanded to its limit, and it has begun to systematically search all the surrounding skeletons.

Seventeen sixth-tier skeletons.

They are distributed within a radius of fifty kilometers centered on the formation. Some wander alone, some in twos and threes, and some sit quietly among the piles of bones as if asleep.

Their patrol routes were completely irregular, but Lin Xiao had already figured out their general range of activity after three hours of observation.

Two incomplete seventh-tier skeletons.

About thirty kilometers to the southeast, it was perched on a low hill.

It was much larger than an ordinary skeleton, with dark gold bones, and held a broken halberd. Even in its broken state, the pressure it exuded still kept the surrounding sixth-tier skeletons at bay.

The other one is located about forty kilometers to the northwest, hidden in a dead bone forest.

Its bones were covered with fine cracks, and the soul fire in its eye sockets was much dimmer than that of a normal seventh-tier skeleton. However, Lin Xiao witnessed a sixth-tier skeleton that had mistakenly entered its territory being smashed into pieces by it with a single claw.

The two crippled seventh-tier undead were similar to the one he killed in the canyon. They had been corrupted by the rules of death for countless millennia and were about 30% weaker than normal seventh-tier undead.

But they are still seventh order.

Two level 7 creatures and seventeen level 6 creatures.

That's enough!