My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 270 The Truth and Settlement

Once again out of the dream.

A stirring and dizzy feeling came over Xia Lin, and when he opened his eyes again, he had reappeared in Sivir's wizard tower.

But this time, there were a few more people in the Mage Tower.

Wenrou, Xing Fanwu, and Lucifer frozen in ice.

The first time he met the man named Xing Fanwu, Xia Lin stood up, maintaining his gentle personality, and bowed politely to Xing Fanwu, in return for Xing Fanwu's approving smile.

"Thanks to you, if it weren't for your ability, Wenrou and I wouldn't have won so easily."

"As expected, you are a good teammate recognized by Wenrou."

Xing Fanwu said in a friendly manner.

Xia Lin responded with a smile: "It's just what I should do."

Then he looked at Wenrou again and saw her charming smile.

She had already boasted about Xia Lin to Xing Fanwu.

Just as they exchanged glances, Xing Fanwu came in front of Vera.

He looked at Vera, who was sleeping on the ground, and sighed softly.

"Unfortunately, it can't be saved."

Then he looked at Xia Lin: "I still need your help."

Without waiting for Xia Lin's response, Xing Fanwu continued, "Wenrou will remove the seal on Lucifer in a while. I'll have to trouble you to use the method that can absorb the power of the evil god to deal with the remaining problems on Lucifer."

Xia Lin nodded immediately: "No problem!"

That's what he came for.

He was still thinking of some excuse to fool Wen Rou and Xing Fanwu, but he didn't expect that in their arrangement, all the troubles and corresponding benefits related to the power of the evil god had already been assigned to Xia Lin.

Wenrou took a step forward and reached out to touch the ice on Lucifer's body.

As the ice melted, the power of the evil god escaped from the wounds on Lucifer's body and was swallowed up by the Book of the Spirit World.

Looking at the slowly rising value of the power of fraud in the spiritual world book, Xia Lin was satisfied.

Suddenly, Xing Fanwu's voice was heard in his ears.

"After removing the influence of the Ashes, the truth behind this Ashes is actually very simple."

"A follower of the evil god has become the most powerful being in this world, but his personality and soul have long been distorted by the evil god's gift."

"On the surface, it's called the plan of ascending to godhood through willpower, but in reality it's just another plan in disguise."

Having said this, Xing Fanwu stopped talking.

The three of them looked at Lucifer who was freed from the seal, and soon saw Lucifer open his eyes.

At this moment, he seemed to have briefly broken free from the influence of the Fraudulent Evil God as the evil god's power was lost.

My eyes regained clarity, but with a lot of regret and a slight numbness.

This boss in the Jhin area continued Xing Fanwu's unfinished words.

"Soul light."

Lucifer spoke weakly and repeated it again.

"Everything for the soul light."

When a person is about to die, his words are also good.

Lucifer is probably in such a state.

As he spoke slowly, everything about this Cinders Zone was presented to Xia Lin and the other two in a truthful and flawless manner.

……

Soul light is the ticket and ladder leading to the six pillars.

The importance cannot be overstated.

Originally, when this thing first appeared, it would inevitably attract competition from level twelve beings, and even the six pillars would personally take action.

However, the collective decision of the upper three pillars strangled the potential cosmic catastrophe caused by the soul light.

——The King of Kings personally set limits, so that the Soul Light can only be taken away by the Cinder Walker until the Cinder Walker leaves the Cinder Zone.

But the evil god doesn't know these things.

Because of the problem of their existence state, evil gods are unintelligent. Even if some of them can think, their thinking logic is completely different from that of ordinary people.

The deceitful evil god is such a being.

"My Lord... No, fraud... No, my Lord..."

Lucifer's thoughts were a little confused.

For a moment he didn't know what to call the fraudulent evil god.

"Just call it fraud."

Xia Lin helped Lucifer make a decision, and Lucifer finally spoke smoothly.

"Use your willpower to attract a ray of soul light. This is the death order Fraud gave me."

Thus, the plan called "ascending to God through the power of will" turned into a plan to attract the soul light through the power of will.

And Lucifer deceived everyone.

Fang Xiang and Sylvie had returned to reality without knowing when.

Xiweier stood beside Fang Xiang, looking at Lucifer with a complicated expression. Seeing Lucifer's miserable and apologetic look, he smiled bitterly at her.

"sorry."

"This is not my intention, but I am powerless to resist the control of fraud..."

This is the price that must be paid for associating with the evil god and receiving his favor.

……

So, the matter becomes clear.

The plan to ascend to godhood through the power of will is essentially a plan to attract the light of the soul.

In the reality that has already happened, the plan of the Temple of Stars went smoothly - after all, their strength is indeed strong.

With absolute force pushing the plan forward, things were smoothly pushed forward to the day when Lucifer ascended the throne.

The only problem is... neither the Deceitful Evil God nor Lucifer knew the iron rule that travelers outside the Ashes Zone could not fuse soul light.

The plan failed at the last minute.

Because Lucifer was not a Cinder Walker, he could not fuse the soul light. The soul light even had a rejection reaction with him, which distorted the rules of this world and brought about the ultimate destruction.

At the final moment, Sylvie used the lives and souls of everyone in the world as bargaining chips and unleashed a foundational skill - the final chapter of dreams and hopes, which condensed the dreams of all living beings and froze the world in a state of neither life nor death.

Because of the interference of soul light, willpower, the power of evil gods, and Lucifer, Lucifer usurped the authority of the dreams of some sentient beings.

This is the past of this Ash Zone.

He sighed softly and spoke slowly.

"The purpose of the Ash Zone system is to raise Gu and to test people."

"So any place with trouble or chaos is likely to be covered by the Ashes and become a trial ground for walkers. It makes sense that this world was chosen by the Ashes."

Xia Lin turned around and looked at Vera's body being held by Xing Fanwu, and added.

"And Vera is the first group of Ash Walkers to enter this Ash Zone."

"The entrance of the Ash Walker finally made Lucifer, or the Deceitful God, realize his mistake."

"Non-Cinder Walkers cannot fuse soul light..."

This sentence made Wenrou and Xing Fanwu stunned.

They didn't know about this... and Xia Lin didn't hide it. This news couldn't be concealed, and Xia Lin didn't need to treat it as a treasure.

Just continue.

"Then, Lucifer, who was controlled by the Deceitful God, made a second decision."

"Once he becomes a Cinder Walker, he will naturally be able to fuse soul light."

Having said this, Xia Lin scratched his head in distress.

Looking at Xing Fanwu and Wen Rou, Xia Lin asked, "By the way, does this really exist? Can it allow powerful professionals to enter the Gu Zhong in reverse and become a Cinder Zone Walker?"

Xing Fanwu and Wenrou were thoughtful, and soon Xing Fanwu said: "Professional systems are all kinds of strange, it seems that this is not impossible."

"Yes, it is possible." Lucifer gave the final answer: "The power of deception, this is what it is best at..."

Xia Lin thought of the fraud skills he had seen before.

Especially fraud. Facts negate this skill.

You know what, with this skill in hand, Lucifer may really be able to accomplish the feat of becoming a Cinder Walker.

"And what I value is this woman named Vera."

"Her strength is suitable, not too high or too low, and her skill system is very compatible with my original system. Taking her place can retain most of my strength."

"It's a pity that after the first group of Ash Walkers entered, Xiweier discovered my purpose. She saved Vera first, disrupting my plan."

Xing Fanwu interrupted sullenly, "Protected, but not completely..."

The person is dead anyway.

Cause of death: Dream rules of all living beings.

Anyone who enters this ashes zone has only one month to complete the mission. Once the time is up, he will be assimilated by the dream of all living beings.

Vera died because she exceeded the time limit.

But the dead Vera actually meets Lucifer's needs more.

When alive, he has to fight a battle of souls for the dominance of the physical body. When dead, the physical body is just an empty shell. As long as Lucifer can get the physical body, he can quickly become a Cinder Walker.

Then he carried out the Soul Light Fighting Mission as a Cinder Walker.

——Originally he was the final boss of this Ash Zone, and then he became an Ash Zone Walker and joined the fight for Soul Light. Who can defeat him now?
Hearing this, Xia Lin suddenly chuckled.

"If that's the logic, then we are actually meddling in other people's business."

Because if Lucifer's plan goes well, this Amber Zone will definitely be cleared - and the one who clears it is Lucifer himself!
Therefore, the foundation-level disaster that Xia Lin and Wenrou were worried about from the very beginning had no foundation to exist.

Of course, things can't be calculated like this...

When Xia Lin spoke now, he was just complaining.

“And the rest is what you go through.”

……

Several Ash Walkers fell into deep thought.

Soon, Wenrou began to make a summary, or a review.

This is a good habit that helps you find your own mistakes by checking for gaps and filling them in.

"In theory, this Ash Zone isn't that difficult, and the method to clear it isn't as complicated as we imagined."

"It's nothing more than seeing through the essence of dreams, and then helping Xiweier accumulate willpower, so that she can suppress Lucifer in terms of authority. Naturally, it can help the Ash Zone Walkers delay the arrival of the one-month death limit, so that they can live to the one month and one day required by the mission."

There is nothing wrong with being gentle.

The requirement of the Walkers in the Ashes is not to kill Lucifer, nor to nip Lucifer's plan to become an Ashes Walker.

The Ashes system does not place excessive demands on the Walkers.

Essentially, the solution to this Ashes zone is more about puzzle solving rather than direct combat.

At this point, Wenrou and Xing Fanwu looked at Xia Lin, only to find that Xia Lin was also looking at them.

The three of them looked at each other, all with a hint of innocence.

Still muttering gently: "Actually, I like puzzle-solving dungeons, and hate direct combat dungeons..."

Xia Lin and Xing Fanwu's mouth twitched.

When you were holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji, the painting style was not like this...

Xing Fanwu: "In short, there is more than one way to complete the task. No matter what, the problem of this Jin District has been solved."

The effect is even more perfect than the conventional solution!

At that time, all the evil god power in Lucifer's body was absorbed by the spirit world book.

And Lucifer's life has come to an end.

He may have died long ago, and his continued existence is only the effect of the power of deception.

The body began to turn into ash and dissipate from the feet.

At this moment, Lucifer looked at Sylvie, whose figure was ethereal and vague, with an apologetic smile on his face.

"It was my fault."

"But from the beginning, I just wanted to have extraordinary powers, to buy myself a bigger house, a more comfortable living environment, and to be able to control my own destiny." Greed is the root of destruction.

But is there any saint in this world who has no desires or demands?

Sylvie looked sad, but Xia Lin looked happy.

He didn't care about Lucifer's mental journey, he only cared about his own gains.

——The total amount of fraudulent power in the Spirit World Book increased from 1000 points to 2000 points.

This means four times of deceiving fate.

……

Lucifer's body completely disappeared.

But the reminder sound of the Jhin area did not come.

Because the walkers have not completed the mission requirements, they still need to survive in this ashes area for more than 20 days.

"Then the next step is the main mission."

Xing Fanwu used an ice coffin to collect Vera's body, placed the ice coffin into his personal space, and then spoke.

"The dreams of all living beings will assimilate our souls, and therefore we need to collect willpower in dreams to delay our death by one month and hold out for one month and one day..."

Fang Xiang and Xia Lin looked at each other.

Xia Lin shrugged.

After seeing this, Fang Xiang gritted his teeth and said, "Well, don't worry about the main quest, I have a way to handle it..."

Xia Lin had already left Xiweier's wizard tower.

The voices of Fang Xiang, Wenrou and Xing Fanwu discussing came from behind.

Fang thought: "I am assimilating the dreams of all living beings... This is what is happening..."

Xing Fanwu: "Wait, you mean we can't dream anymore?"

Fang thought: "It's ok to enter my dream, but you have to get my permission..."

Xing Fanwu: "No, then how do we obtain the power of vows?"

Fang thought: "There's no need to obtain the power of will... Can't I just handle the main quest?"

Xing Fanwu: "But I still want the soul light."

Wenrou: "I also want to see what that soul light is..."

Fang thought: “…”

In short, as Fang Xiang ascends the ladder in the dream of all living beings, the problem of the main task is no longer a problem.

However, everyone had different opinions on the ownership of the soul light.

There is only one ray of soul light, how to divide it?
In fact, Fang Xiang is already in an invincible position.

After merging with Sylvie, he gained control of the Dream of All Living Things. Lucifer is still dead. Unless he is a madman who wants to die together with his enemy, no one would dare to attack him.

Because this will cause unknown twists and turns and lead to unpredictable consequences.

By this calculation, the Soul Light is most likely in Fang Xiang's pocket.

But these have nothing to do with Xia Lin... He doesn't need soul light, being desireless and having no demands is just so awesome!
Arriving in a wilderness, Xia Lin opened his personal information panel and looked at the skill "I am a Tree".

"Don't waste the remaining time. This is a good opportunity to try out the effect of this limit-breaking skill."

The skill is activated as soon as the thought occurs.

Xia Lin suddenly felt his body begin to stretch and thicken.

The amazing thing is that Xia Lin’s self-consciousness and perception abilities were not affected too much, except that his perception perspective was a little awkward, but it didn’t matter after a simple adaptation.

Soon, Xia Lin turned into an inconspicuous tree blending into the forest.

The roots penetrated into the soil, and warm energy flowed out from the earth and merged into Xia Lin's body.

Attributes and racial values began to rise slowly.

After waiting for an hour, Xia Lin finally confirmed the limit-breaking effect of this skill.

"The attribute increased by 100 points, which is not much, but the racial value increased by 0.001 points, which is great."

0.001 racial value per hour is 0.024 per day, and 10 per 0.24 days.

A little bit adds up to a lot, and the efficiency is quite good.

In terms of the improvement of racial value alone, this skill is not stronger than East Wind Lord, but it is simple and risk-free.

It's a good skill to kill time in the Jhin zone.

I thought about improving my attributes in my dream again.

As Fang Xiang continued to climb the stairs, the rules of the dream changed, blocking Xia Lin's possibility of continuing to gain benefits in the dream.

Gains and losses.

This is the price that must be paid to deal with Lucifer.

……

Everything happened just as Xia Lin expected, Fang Xiang became the biggest winner in this Jhin area.

Ten days later, the climbing was completely completed - the new climbing ceremony took much longer than the original one.

Xia Lin, who had turned into a tree, witnessed this amazing scene.

All the dream bubbles of life in the reality of the Ashes seemed to have found their home. They merged into a golden torrent and poured into Sivir's Mage Tower.

Inside the Mage Tower, Fang Xiang, who was sitting upright, opened his eyes and a clear scroll flashed behind him.

The scene described in the scroll vaguely looked like a dream, with a faint fairy light and a mysterious and extraordinary look.

Soon, a human voice was heard from the scroll, gradually becoming stronger.

All the souls preserved by the dream of all living beings in this ashes area are reborn in Fang Xiang's heaven.

"Well, the foundation of the ladder is the magic world, and the condensed heaven has traces of the immortal system..."

"I don't know what kind of hodgepodge this kid's future will develop into..."

The tree-shaped Xia Lin guessed Fang Xiang's future, but it was just wishful thinking.

He didn't know the career logic of the new Heavenly Soldiers and Gods.

And as Fang Xiang finished climbing the stairs, the dream of all living beings completely collapsed.

The sea of light that enveloped the reality of the Ashes Zone no longer existed, and the rules of this reality in the Ashes Zone also slowly returned to normal.

The perception of time becomes clear again.

There are still 7 days left until the end of the Ashen Zone.

……

Seven days flew by.

This group of Ashland Walkers finally waited until the sunset of the first month and one day in real time.

At sunset, the Ashland Walkers gathered in front of the Mage Tower in Sylvie and exchanged business cards and contact information.

Xia Lin was also in the crowd, chatting with Wenrou.

As a human sequence 92, Wenrou has been a walker in the Ash Zone for more than twenty years.

That’s right, although she looks young, her actual age is probably several years older than Xia Lin... But professionals don’t care about age.

Xia Lin learned a lot of secrets from Wenrou. Wenrou also felt that Xia Lin had potential, ability, and good character, so she intentionally or unintentionally revealed her intention to win him over in her words, but Xia Lin evaded the idea.

Until the timer hit zero, Wenrou finally said.

"I'll leave the communicator to you. Contact me anytime you're free."

There are tens of thousands of people walking in the Ashes, and the probability of two people entering the same Ashes at the same time is almost zero.

However, with the racial ranking battle ahead, Xia Lin has also been promoted to a level 8 Cinder Walker. Wenrou has a premonition that the next meeting between the two may not be far away.

A light of teleportation falls over the heads of all Ash Walkers.

After the ten-second countdown, Xia Lin appeared alone in the settlement space.

In the settlement space that was like the vast starry sky, a grand prompt sound began to explode.

【Settlement starts:】

[Main quest/clearance quest: Survival, completed.]

[This Ember Zone has been cleared! 】

[Contribution settlement in progress...settlement completed! ]

[Your contribution in the clearance process is 15.3%. ]

15.3%...

I don't know how the Jhin zone is evaluated.

But if you think about it carefully, it does make sense.

The one who contributed the most was not Wen Rou Xing Fan Wu and Xia Lin, but Fang Xiang.

As soon as the God Lord ascended the stairs, he directly broke the foundation of this ashes area, which became the key to breaking the deadlock.

His contribution can probably be raised to more than 50%!

The rest are divided equally between Xia Lin, Wen Rou, Xing Fan and Wu.

Xia Lin was not envious or jealous of this.

This is how the professional system works. Different professions have different areas of expertise. What is an unsolvable problem for others may be just a matter of skill for some people.

[Reward screening in progress...]

【Screening completed! 】

[You can choose two from the following three rewards! ]

[20: Ember Zone Points: w.]

[Two: One random skill (minimum SS level, maximum racial heritage level).]

[Three: Evolution points*10]

Enjoy the lucky draw.

Xia Lin rubbed his palms vigorously, selected the second and third reward items first, and then yelled.

"open!"

【Reward selection completed.】

[You get evolution points*10]

[You obtain the skill: Attachment.]

[Spirit Attachment (SS level): Active skill. Consumes varying amounts of mental power to add primary spiritual intelligence to inanimate objects. The amount of mental power consumed depends on the strength of the object being attached! This skill has no cooldown time!]

bad news.

The prize item drawn is the lowest level prize item.

But the good news is that this skill has a story.

【Unstable mutation takes effect.】

[Your skill is possessed by spirits and mutates into: Guardian Spirit! ]

[Guardian Spirit (Mutation): Passive skill, exclusive to the Ghost Tamer. You can transform a powerful spirit into your own guardian spirit, which will always be by your side. This skill can only create one guardian spirit.]

“No variation is preserved.”

After making the decision, Xia Lin happened to be promoted to an eighth-level Cinder Walker in this Cinder Zone, so he had an extra regular skill bar, so he simply put the spirit possession skill into the skill bar.

Thinking that this skill might be able to be combined with the East Wind Lord, Xia Lin suddenly had an urge to experiment.

However, the settlement space that completed the reward distribution did not collapse.

The notification sound of the new Jhin area suddenly fell into Xia Lin's ears.

[It is detected that you have become a level 8 Cinder Walker. The race ranking battle is open to you. 】

[The time for the next race ranking battle to start has not yet been determined, please wait for news. ]

This is normal.

Huang Tao had previously given Xia Lin a brief introduction. After becoming a level 8 Ash Walker, Ash Walkers will face a new test - the racial sequence war.

Instead, the following prompt sound made Xia Lin confused.

[It is detected that your attributes have reached the standard, and the ninth level promotion task is now released! 】

This was the first time Xia Lin had seen a promotion task triggered in the settlement space.

(End of this chapter)