Chapter 292 The name of Thirteen, and the second time of deceiving the heaven and changing the fate!
The imaginary circus was as big as a small town, and it was crowded with tourists with smiles on their faces. Colorful balloons, ribbons and neon lights filled the sky, and the clowns performed hard, making the children laugh happily.
It's noisy, lively and joyful.
And at the moment when this skill called Soul-Swapping Circus took effect on Xing Fanwu and NO.259, the cheerful circus seemed to be paused, and all the scenes inside suddenly solidified and remained motionless, while the figures of the clown, Xing Fanwu, and NO.259 slowly appeared in the Soul-Swapping Circus.
However, the bodies of the three people seemed a little illusory. Observation gave feedback that the physical bodies of the three people had mysteriously disappeared without a trace, and what appeared in the circus were actually the souls of the three people!
Just at the moment when the souls of the three people appeared in the circus, NO.259 opened his eyes and fell into confusion.
He raised his head and looked at everything that was frozen around him. The red light in his eyes from the war ghost state quickly went out, and he returned to a dazed look, but it was different from the dazed look of a Limit Breaker in normal circumstances.
NO.259 fell into a strange state, but the Joker and Xing Fanwu did not.
The clown clapped his hands, then spread his hands and pulled out a long balloon. He pushed the balloon towards Xing Fanwu, who then crashed into the balloon headfirst. The whole person was wrapped in the balloon and gradually rose into the air until he reached a height of about 100 meters in the sky. Then with a "pop", the balloon exploded and disappeared together with it.
In reality, Xing Fanwu's body appeared out of thin air beside Xia Lin. After waiting for two seconds, he suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for breath like a drowning fish, but he had undoubtedly escaped from the influence of the Soul-Swapping Circus.
Xia Lin's voice came into his ears again.
"Are you the Demon Emperor's men?"
"Um."
Xing Fanwu nodded slightly and looked at Xia Lin again.
He took out various potions and activated various skills to repair his injuries, but the healing speed of his wounds was extremely slow.
He turned to look at Xia Lin and asked softly, "So, are you going to attack me?"
Xia Lin raised his eyebrows, and Xing Fanwu nodded in understanding: "That means it won't happen... Actually, I know you. After the January Dream Robbery Zone, I checked your information and found that you seemed to have some unhappiness with our side, especially Brother Huang Tao..."
Xia Lin waved his hands quickly: "Don't say that... There's nothing unpleasant about it, it's just a little knot in my heart."
It must be said that Xia Lin has indeed grown up.
He used to be narrow-minded and had a bad temper.
And now, regardless of other things, his mind has indeed become broader.
Even if not much.
After saying that, Xia Lin sighed and added: "I don't have a good impression of you, but I don't have a bad impression either, that's all."
"But I'm not talking about the person, I still have a good impression of you and the clown."
Xia Lin had less contact with Xing Fanwu, but had a lot of contact with the clown.
Although the Joker looks quite exaggerated, Xia Lin thinks he is essentially a good person.
"So, let's get back to the present."
Xia Lin pointed at the Soul-Swapping Circus in front of him.
"What are you two doing here? What is this thing?"
"And, the meaning of life?"
The sudden appearance of the Joker and Xing Fanwu brought changes, but also left Xia Lin confused.
At the Soul-Exchange Circus, the frozen time began to flow again.
The clown's soul mysteriously disappeared, but NO.259 seemed to have blended into the lively and joyful environment.
He unconsciously took a step forward and blended into the crowd. His tall body slowly shrank and became like a normal person. It continued to shrink and soon, he turned into a boy of only four or five years old.
The confusion in his eyes was gone.
Memories of the past seem to have disappeared.
In the eyes of little NO.259, there is the innocence and curiosity that a child of this age should have.
Until a handsome and friendly young man suddenly appeared next to NO.259.
"Hi, little guy, where are your parents?"
Little NO.259 opened his mouth and let out a crisp childish voice.
"I came here secretly."
He held his head high with a look of pride, as if running away from home to visit the circus was something worth showing off to him.
The man squatted down and looked at No. 259 at eye level. Looking at the young boy's tender face, the man chuckled and said, "Very good, young man, you are very energetic!"
"It just so happens that I don't have a playmate...why don't we play together?"
The young man stretched out his hand and invited NO.259 with a smile.
"Thirteen."
He spoke softly, and NO.259 also reached out and placed his small hand in Thirteen's big hand.
"Xin Zhan."
…
"What a weird skill..."
Xia Lin, who saw the entire scene, couldn't help but gasp.
In this soul-swapping circus, NO.259 undoubtedly had his memory wiped.
"Not only No. 259, but also No. 13. His memory is gone as well."
Xing Fanwu added, causing Xia Lin to turn his gaze to look at Thirteen, who was no longer dressed as a clown.
He is about 1.8 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure and regular features. He is a handsome young man.
He laughs very cheerfully and judging by his appearance, he seems to be a nice guy.
Thirteen from the Soul-Exchange Circus, holding the hand of a child whose real name was Xin Zhan, walked into the crowd step by step. Soon, the laughter of Xin Zhan and Thirteen broke out from the crowd, and they were very happy.
Before Xia Lin could ask, Xing Fanwu's voice rang out again.
"The Soul Controlling Demon Emperor is the best in the Soul Path, and the strength of his soul-related skills is also the highest in the entire professional system."
A typical example is soul strike skills - this type of skill can effectively penetrate the defense of body protection skills of the same level, which is something other types of skills cannot do.
Moreover, soul skills are not only powerful, but also extremely weird! Just like the soul-changing circus in front of Xia Lin at this moment.
Under the effect of this soul-related ultimate skill, NO.259's attributes have no room to be utilized at all, which truly illustrates what it means to have power but nowhere to use it.
Xing Fanwu continued.
"And Thirteen and the Soul-Swapping Circus are the targeted plans numbered Thirteen that the Demon Emperor prepared for the Old Ones."
Xia Lin turned to look at Xing Fanwu in astonishment, his eyes gradually becoming complicated.
Xing Fanwu didn't care about Xia Lin's gaze and just smiled bitterly.
"It was born from the thirteenth plan, hence the name Thirteen."
"This is the reason why Thirteen was born and the meaning of his life."
…
"I don't like this..."
Xia Lin suddenly spoke and said this.
Xing Fanwu responded helplessly: "I don't like it either... but there is no way. The Demon Emperor and the Heavenly Dao Creator have a deep grudge. The Creator's six-pillar clone: the Lord of the Old Days is also one of the biggest keys to the victory between the two."
"The Lord of Heaven is full of tricks and constantly breaks the bottom line of confrontation. In order to deal with such an opponent, you can either crush him with absolute strength, or keep up with the opponent's pace and constantly lower your bottom line..."
Looking at Thirteen in the Soul-Exchange Circus, Xia Lin inexplicably thought of Fang Xiang.
Fang Xiang and the profession of Heavenly Soldiers and God Lord were both born because of the Creator of Heaven, and are essentially pawns.
Thirteen's situation is even lower than Fang Xiang's.
According to Xing Fanwu, Thirteen seemed to have been born because of the thirteenth plan.
This is neither fair nor humane.
But whether it is the Demon Emperor or the Lord of Heaven, neither of them is a humane character.
And there was no need for Xing Fanwu to explain, Xia Lin had already realized that the scene happening before his eyes was a rehearsal at a higher level.
——Use Thirteen and the Soul-Exchange Circus to target No. 259. If this is accomplished, it can serve as a theoretical basis for the Demon Emperor to target the Old Ones.
"Let's go back to the Soul Exchange Circus skill."
Xing Fanwu continued, "This skill was specially created by the Demon Emperor for Thirteen and the Circus King."
The Demon Emperor was good at fabricating skills, Xia Lin knew this.
The Soul-Swapping Circus, which is a fusion of six foundational skills and the power of dreams coming true, is undoubtedly powerful.
"The disappearance of memory is only a superficial phenomenon. The root cause lies in the modification, assimilation and integration of the soul."
When talking about this, Xing Fanwu's eyes were complicated and he sighed unconsciously.
"Because this is an experimental product, there are three possible results."
"The best outcome is that the Soul Swapping Circus is successfully implemented, and Thirteen and No. 259 will swap bodies, and Thirteen will get No. 259's well-trained Limit Breaker body for nothing."
"Because talents, skills, and occupations do not bind the body but the soul, Thirteen's occupation and skills will be retained."
I want the benefits (physical body) of those who break the limits, but I will not bear the cause and effect of those who break the limits.
This is a great move...
"The result was neither good nor bad. The two souls merged, and then split into two, one occupying each body."
Xia Lin looked at Xing Fanwu in astonishment: "You call this neither good nor bad!?"
The souls merged and then split into two, wouldn't this become a monster?
Xing Fanwu smiled bitterly.
“It’s really a mixed bag.”
"Because the worst result is that the thirteenth plan designed by the Demon Emperor is ineffective and cannot affect the Limit Breakers... If this happens, the Soul Exchange Circus will be a useless skill. Not only will No. 259 be safe, but we will also be in big trouble."
…
A cheerful atmosphere is spreading in the Soul Exchange Circus.
Thirteen and Xin Zhan were enjoying a happy time.
——This is a necessary step for the Soul-Swapping Circus to take effect.
Influence souls with emotions and harmonize souls with bonds and tacit understanding.
However, just a few minutes later, the smile on Xin Zhan's face began to fade, but Thirteen, who had also lost his memory, was unaware of this.
He didn't even see this scene: the guy named Xin Zhan, also known as NO.259, was starting to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.
From the age of four or five, he quickly grew to seven or eight years old... and the speed was getting faster and faster.
Xing Fanwu sighed heavily as he watched this scene.
"Failed..."
"The possible reason may be that the Limit Breaker has a different soul due to the cost of power, similar to having two souls in one body. The Soul Exchange Circus can only affect part of the Limit Breaker's soul and cannot suppress the other part of the Limit Breaker's soul."
Xing Fanwu was not explaining to Xia Lin again.
Instead, they act like observers and supervisors, recording everything that happens and reporting to their superiors.
——That’s what experiments are like. Problems are discovered through trial and error, and they are gradually improved. Eventually, they are declared a complete failure, or they are successful.
As a pioneer of the 13th Project, this is also the meaning and value of the Joker's existence.
Just as Xing Fanwu finished speaking, he turned and looked at Xia Lin.
"We should go now."
Xia Lin was stunned.
Xing Fanwu said quickly, "Thirteen's mission has ended. The Soul-Swapping Circus plan must be further developed and improved. No. 259 will soon break free from the Soul-Swapping Circus. If we don't leave now, none of us will be able to leave in a while."
That's the big trouble.
The enraged NO.259 was able to easily crush Xia Linxing, Fan Wu and the Clown to death.
Xia Lin couldn't help but ask.
"What about the Joker?"
Xing Fanwu remained silent, but his silence was more powerful than words.
Without the clowns to continue to maintain the Soul Swapping Circus and trap No.259, how would he and Xia Lin get away? Can you outrun No.259? This made Xia Lin's mouth twitch.
“That’s why I said, I don’t like this…”
From the Eighth Animal Realm Incident, Xia Lin realized one thing.
There is no bottom line in the fight between the Demon Emperor and the Creator!
The King of Kings’ assessment of the two men as having low character was truly apt.
Also, because the six pillars are too high, everything below them is regarded as ants and chess pieces.
And except for the parties involved, no one cares what the pawns and ants think.
Xia Lin felt a little uncomfortable at this moment...
He had had such an experience himself and was quite disgusted by it.
It would be fine if it was someone he didn't know, but the clown happened to have some friendship with him.
As his mind raced, Xia Lin suddenly thought of something he had just observed.
That was exactly the skill Xing Fanwu used, called War Shackles! Inspiration flashed, and his thoughts suddenly became clear.
Before Xing Fanwu could turn around and leave, Xia Lin suddenly said, "Wait."
Xing Fanwu turned and looked at Xia Lin, with doubt and confusion in his eyes, but he saw Xia Lin took out a half-man-high giant book from his personal space! The appearance of the spiritual world book made Xing Fanwu a little more cautious.
He seemed to think that Xia Lin was unhappy and wanted to take it out on him.
But Xia Lin in the past might have done so, but Xia Lin now would not...
Put aside your impulse and weigh the pros and cons.
It is not advisable to make enemies easily, but if there is a chance, Xia Lin will definitely try it.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just borrowing your channel."
As soon as this voice fell, Xia Lin did not say anything and directly activated the trick of deceiving the heavens and changing fate! This was also the second time Xia Lin used the trick of deceiving the heavens and changing fate! ...
Snowflake-like spots gushed out from the spiritual book, covering Xia Lin's entire body! The so-called fate in the dark was distorted by fraud!
The system notification sound of the Cinder Zone rang in my ears.
[You have activated the ability: cheating the heavens and changing fate! ]
[You are blessed with good fortune, and the effect lasts for ten minutes. After ten minutes, you will be free from bad luck for three consecutive days! ]
[Insufficient permissions for unstable mutation, cannot take effect! ]
After the prompt sound ended, Xia Lin glanced at NO.259, who had grown into a teenager, and finally set his sights on Xing Fanwu.
Observation allowed Xia Lin to see that the shackles of war between Xing Fanwu and NO.259 still existed, and this was the absolute prerequisite for Xia Lin to take action!
"Trust me once!"
He opened his mouth suddenly, his voice as loud as a bell.
The sound shocked Xing Fanwu for a moment, and also slowed down the action of activating the skill.
The shadow of the balance suddenly flashed past Xia Lin from behind.
Without saying a word, he sold out the remaining six skills in the regular skill column, except for the mental tide and cooldown reset! The next second after the operation was completed, Xia Lin raised his hand and flicked it, and the randomly combined light instantly escaped from the chest and hit Xing Fanwu's body.
At this time, Xing Fanwu had already realized what Xia Lin was going to do.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed. He didn't put up any resistance and let Xia Lin's random combination fall on him.
But he said again: "It doesn't mean much..."
Time seemed to stand still.
Xia Lin and Xing Fanwu's souls separated from their bodies.
In this solidified time and space, Xing Fanwu's voice continued to ring, as if it was in Xia Lin's ears.
"First of all, my war chains can indeed help you bypass the skill authority judgment bonus of No. 259, so that you can switch to No. 259's skills when the judgment authority is two levels lower."
"But the probability that you can obtain his skills is relatively small."
Xia Lin is level eight, Xing Fanwu and NO.259 are both level nine. Under the shackles of war, Xia Lin's use of random combinations will produce such an effect.
——The three of them exchanged skills with each other.
Skill light balls of various sizes began to emerge from the souls of Xia Lin and Xing Fanwu.
However, these light balls were not in a hurry to intertwine with each other, but continued to circle around, as if pulling something.
From the perspective of the soul, the war shackles between Xing Fanwu and NO.259 are particularly clear. One end of this bloody chain is connected to Xing Fanwu, and the other end goes deep into the Soul-Exchange Circus and reaches into Xin Zhan, who has grown into an adult and the smile on his face is getting shallower and shallower.
Soon, another skill light ball squeezed out from Xin Zhan's soul.
They are bigger, brighter, but also heavier.
Connected by the war shackles and pulled by randomly combined forces, these skill light balls float towards the outside world at an extremely slow speed.
Xing Fanwu said something wrong.
Even with the War Shackles as a medium, it would be quite difficult to exchange Xia Lin's judgment authority for the skills of No. 259.
If NO.259 is in good condition, this combo will hardly be effective against NO.259...but another problem is that NO.259 is currently trapped in the Soul Swapping Circus, and its own condition is not very good, making it difficult to suppress the effect of the random combination.
This resulted in the three people's skill light balls being smoothly mixed together no matter how difficult it was, and then began to shuffle! After the dazzling exchange, Xing Fanwu's eyes suddenly widened.
Because he saw that all his skills returned to his body, as if they were not affected by the random combination at all! Instead, Xia Lin and No. 259's skills were shuffled, Xia Lin's skills returned to Xia Lin, while No. 259's skills were scattered and fell into Xia Lin's and No. 259's souls respectively, completing a zero-for-six feat! But unfortunately, the miracle mechanism did not take effect, and the cooldown reset was not triggered.
[You lost skills: None! ]
Under the deception of fate, Xia Lin's mental tide and cooling reset were all retained!
[You have obtained the following skills: Innate Fighting Saint Body, Transformation of Man, Earth and Heaven, Destruction Punch, Heaven-Devouring Greed, Infinite Life Return, Demonic True Form! ]
[Innate Fighting Saint Body (omitted)...]
[Unstable mutation takes effect! ]
[The innate fighting holy body transforms into a deified body! ]
After taking a look at the mutated skill, it is at the racial foundation level, but the effect is not as strong as the innate fighting saint body, and the mutation is not retained.
【Transformations of Man, Earth, Heaven and God (omitted):】
[Unstable mutation takes effect! ]
But the result of the mutation is still not as good as the transformation of human gods themselves.
Perhaps the strength of these two skills is already abnormal enough, and even in the state of deceiving heaven and changing fate, it is not enough for Xia Lin to get better and stronger skills.
[Destruction Punch (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill. Greatly increases your melee lethality. At the same time, when you cause damage to the enemy, the enemy's injuries will be more difficult to heal.]
An auxiliary skill of sufficient strength, perfect for the Limit Breaker.
But not for Xia Lin.
Because Xia Lin’s two main combat skills: East Wind Lord and Ghost Five Elements Black Huang Slash, are not melee skills.
Fortunately, there is still unstable mutation to try.
And with the buff of deceiving fate, this gamble really lived up to everyone's expectations!
[Your skill, Destruction Punch, mutates into: Demon Sealing Wave! ]
[Demon Sealing Wave (Level A): Passive skill. Whenever you cause damage to an enemy, there is an extremely small chance that you will randomly seal one of the enemy's skills, regardless of level!]
Xia Lin was stunned, and immediately realized the outrageousness of this thing!
The low skill level means that this skill is difficult to break through high-level body protection skills, but the seal effect of no level limit can make it possible to seal the enemy's racial heritage level skills once it takes effect! It seems useless, but combined with the probability of cheating fate and non-existence, this skill can create miracles.
Even if we don't consider cheating fate, just saying that this skill combined with the non-existent probability forms a COMBO, it is worth it for Xia Lin to keep it!
"Keep the mutation!"
[Greed of Devouring Heaven and Eating Air (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill, limit-breaking skill. You can permanently improve your basic attributes by breathing. The higher the energy density, the better the effect of this skill! ]
Of course, those who break limits have many limit-breaking skills.
This limit-breaking skill is simple, convenient and effective at any time, but it also means that its limit-breaking effect is average. Combined with the talent of the limit-breaker, it is invincible, but taken alone, it can only be said to be better than nothing.
[Unstable mutation takes effect! Your skill, Devouring Heaven and Breathing Greed, mutates into Devouring Fusion! ]
[Swallowing Fusion (Racial Heritage Level): Active skill, exclusive to Godcasters. Consumes 10,000 points of mental power. With two equipment items, the effects of the two equipment items can be combined and new features can be added. The cooldown time of this skill is one month.]
Xia Lin: “???”
Xia Lin was confused at first, but soon came to his senses.
This mutant skill comes at the right time and is also a manifestation of good luck! [Infinite Life Return (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill. When your injuries reach the threshold, you can instantly heal all your injuries at the cost of one ten-thousandth of your basic attributes! This passive effect has no built-in cooldown! ]
Xia Lin felt a chill in his heart.
He had not been able to observe the skill combination of No. 259 before, but now that he had a glimpse of the whole thing, he immediately realized the strength of this Human Sequence 7.
This is also a pure opening.
This guy seems to be unkillable...
[Unstable mutation takes effect! ]
But the skill that mutated was not an outstanding one. Xia Lin could also use the skill of infinite life return, but he chose not to keep the mutation.
[Demon True Form (Racial Heritage Level): Active Skill! After activation, you will gain a hundredfold increase in attributes, and at the same time, you will gain four additional demon organs: Azure Dragon Wings, White Tiger Fangs, Azure Phoenix Eyes, and Black Tortoise Armor! In this state, you can use demonic power to increase your physical strength and skill power. This skill lasts for one hour, and the cooldown time is one month! ]
A powerful trump card-level move!
【Unstable mutation takes effect.】
The mutation effect is not outstanding, so it is better not to keep the mutation.
…
Checking skills may sound like a long process, but in reality it only takes a moment.
Xing Fanwu's soul had already returned to his body, but he still spoke and continued.
"I don't know what the logic of your combo is, or if it's just pure luck... but it still doesn't make much sense."
"After all, the combat power of Limit Breakers is not reflected in their skills, but in the strength of their attributes."
For ordinary professionals, if their skills are wasted, they are half as good as they used to be.
But limit breakers are different.
Attributes are the basis, skills are the supplement.
In a sense, the Limit Breaker is actually the nemesis of the Uncertain Shadow! Xia Lin did not respond to Xing Fanwu.
He just turned his head and looked towards the Soul Exchange Circus.
"It's time to go."
Xing Fanwu spoke again, but Xia Lin did not move.
“That’s not necessary.”
He said this and then laughed.
"This time, no one of us has to die. I said."
(End of this chapter)
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