Chapter 364: Meeting an old friend in a foreign land, family skills, and Donald’s kindness
Inside the hotel suite, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Xia Lin came to the window and looked down at the bustling street outside.
Men, women, young and old, humans and demons live together, and all races gather together.
But there is no chaos and few conflicts, giving people a sense of order.
"After all, this is Liuzhu's direct territory. Who would dare to get angry here?"
Xia Lin muttered as he took a sip of his drink.
Don't even mention getting mad. Being in the Demon Palace will naturally lead to huge restrictions.
Just like now, even though there was no debuff on him, Xia Lin had no desire to take action.
It was as if some unknown force blocked his will to fight and even suppressed his temper, making him look lazy.
The perception is released outward, but it only extends less than one meter before naturally shrinking back into the body, unable to extend too far.
In the Demon Palace, no violence is allowed and everyone is treated the same as an ordinary person.
This is the rule of the Demon Palace and also the rule of the Six Pillars.
Information about the Demon Palace emerged in my mind.
The Demon Palace is the direct territory of the Demon Emperor Yuhun.
It is not only the palace of the Demon Emperor, but also one of the top three treasures in the current main universe.
The Demon Palace is oval in shape, with a total of 1998 floors, 999 upper floors and 999 lower floors.
According to rumors, the Lord of the Demon Palace, the Soul-controlling Demon Emperor, sits high up on the highest floor of the Demon Palace, overlooking all living beings.
Each layer has different functions, but no one knows what functions these many layers of the Demon Palace have and what secrets they hide.
The only floor open to the public is the 57th floor.
After a brief thought, Xia Lin shook his head and stopped thinking about the Demon Palace.
It made absolutely no sense to him.
On the contrary, the meeting with the Demon Emperor two days later and the subsequent events meant more to Xia Lin.
"No matter what the result of the meeting with the Demon Emperor is, this trip can be considered profitable."
Just based on the fact that this place can isolate various types of authority cards, Xia Lin feels that the trip is worthwhile.
I was thinking about the problem of development time before, but I didn’t expect that the solution should be here.
While I was daydreaming, there was a knock on the door behind me.
Xia Lin turned his head to look at the door, and saw that the door of the room was pushed open, and three familiar figures walked in from behind the door.
The leader surprised Xia Lin.
"I told you before that Brother Lin and I are brothers for life, but you just refused to believe me."
"Well, let's see the truth now. I won't act anymore. I'll just show my cards."
"I, Gu Hua, have a very good relationship with Brother Lin!"
Gu Hua, whom Xia Lin hadn't seen for a long time, strode into the room from the door, muttering to the clown and Xing Fanwu behind him, while turning his head to look at Xia Lin.
Their eyes met, Gu Hua grinned, and Xia Lin slapped him.
"Why the hell did you come here?!"
The slap made Gu Hua shiver.
Then he approached Xia Lin with a playful smile.
"It's just a coincidence, just a coincidence."
"What? You don't allow me to have my own chance?"
After looking Gu Hua up and down for a long time, Xia Lin finally suppressed all his doubts in his heart.
He just squeezed Gu Hua's arm and said with a smile, "You've become stronger."
These three simple words made Gu Hua suppress the playfulness and frivolity on his face.
He gave Xia Lin a wry smile.
"How can a limit-breaker not be strong?"
But what is more evident in the smile is helplessness.
…
The problems with the Limit Breaker profession are now clear.
Xia Lin understood, and Gu Hua also understood.
Originally, Xia Lin felt that this matter was a lifelong pain for Gu Hua, so he was unwilling to mention it actively. However, he did not expect that Gu Hua himself would break the window paper first.
Then there is no need to hide it.
After greeting his two old friends, Clown Xing Fanwu, Xia Lin asked everyone to sit down, and then asked the hotel to prepare a table of sumptuous dishes.
After a few chopsticks, Gu Hua couldn't hold it in anymore.
All I can say is that when it comes to his mouth, Gu Hua still can't hide anything as usual.
"In fact, you guys should understand that my situation is a philosophical problem."
OK, philosophy is out...
"Think about it, would you rather live an ordinary life, or a short but brilliant one?"
Well, you know what, this is actually a philosophical question.
Different personalities lead to different choices.
Gu Hua chose the latter - this was also the starting point for his career change to become a Limit Breaker.
——Six pillars directly affiliated to the profession, no matter whether there are pitfalls or not, the strength is definitely online.
After taking a sip of white wine, Gu Hua shook his head like a storyteller.
"I was really shocked by Chaoyue's last words at that time."
"My status was not online in the next few Jhin zones, and I was very worried about the gains and losses."
Not willing to be ordinary, want to become stronger, but if you become stronger you will fall into a bottomless pit.
I'd like to change my profession, but I can't bear to give up the strength of the Limit Breaker.
It is just as the saying goes: indecision is the behavior of a clownish man.
At this point, Gu Hua smiled and turned to look at Xia Lin: "Fortunately, I met Soul One in a Cinder Zone... He gave me a way out."
"Submit to the Demon Emperor."
Human race sequence five, soul one.
And, surrender to the Demon Emperor.
This gave Xia Lin a complete shock.
He thought about it over and over again but still couldn't understand why the Limit Breaker's career issue was related to the Demon Emperor?
Gu Hua didn't need to explain this doubt, as the clown next to him had already spoken.
"The relationship between the Demon Emperor, the Creator of Heaven, and the Old Ones is very complicated."
"But one thing that cannot be denied is that the Demon Emperor has done a lot of research on Limit Breakers, perhaps even more than the Heavenly Maker and the Old Ones."
At this point, the clown said nothing more and gave Xia Lin a look, indicating that the rest could only be understood but not expressed in words.
Xia Lin didn't ask any more questions. He turned to look at Gu Hua and listened to what Gu Hua continued to say.
"Brother, this suggestion from Hun Yi is like a life-saving straw to me. I have to grab it..."
Of course he had to be caught.
That is, one wants the strength of a Limit Breaker, but does not want to bear the cost of that power.
If you want to have it all, you have to take an unconventional approach.
After saying that, Gu Hua stretched lazily.
"The rest is easy. I entered the Wasteland of the Dead and came to the Demon Palace through the cracks in the space of the Wasteland of the Dead..."
Xia Lin: "Wait, there is a space passage leading to the Demon Palace in the Dead Wasteland?"
That would be a troublesome matter.
The Blue Star is Xia Lin's lifeblood. How can this happen? Gu Hua waved his hand: "It's not a direct connection. It needs to go through a very complicated turnover procedure."
Only then did Xia Lin feel relieved.
"After arriving at the Demon Palace, I joined the Demon Emperor. When the mission deadline is up, I will return to Flash Blue Star to drill into the Cinder Zone. Normally, I will stay here, using the power of the Demon Palace to isolate myself from the power, while cooperating with the Demon Emperor's research."
This statement contains quite a bit of information.
The Demon Palace can isolate the effect of the authority card, and Xia Lin did not expect that this place can also isolate the price of power!
But it’s normal to think about it.
The essence of the price of power is one of the six pillars, the influence of the Old Ones on the consciousness and personality interference of those who break the limits.
The nature of this interference is extremely high, as high as six pillars.
But when faced with the Demon Emperor, who was also one of the Six Pillars, the Old Lord was completely helpless.
There is also the word "research".
Xia Lin looked at Gu Hua, and Gu Hua smiled and said, "Yes, brother, you are right, brother. My job at the research institute is to be studied by others..."
Xia Lin was shocked: "You are so proud of being studied by others!?"
Gu Hua: "Just tell me whether you feel involved or not."
The sense of participation is definitely full.
But when Xia Lin asked what he was researching, Gu Hua was hesitant and couldn't explain clearly.
Maybe he didn't know either, or maybe he knew something but didn't want to tell Xia Lin in detail.
Seeing that Xia Lin was hesitant to speak, Gu Hua smiled and concluded: "Don't worry, brother, I know what I am doing."
Adults make choices and are responsible for their choices.
Whether the result is good or bad.
Xia Lin sighed sincerely.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to being with the six pillars.
As Xia Lin is not an insider in the situation, he does not know the full picture of the situation and it is difficult for him to make any comments or give any suggestions.
He just spread out his hands, and a ray of soul light slowly appeared in Xia Lin's hands, and was then handed to Gu Hua by Xia Lin.
"This is for you."
Use the light of the soul to eliminate the will of the six pillars.
But soul light is not omnipotent.
Especially looking at Gu Hua at the moment, it is obvious that he joined the Demon Emperor's side because he wanted to ask a favor from the Demon Emperor, rather than the Demon Emperor was plotting against him.
Therefore, it is worth discussing whether this ray of soul light is useful, and if so, how useful it can be.
…
Putting aside all the miscellaneous things, it is still worth celebrating to meet old friends again.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Huang Tao came and happily joined the dinner.
The meal lasted more than two hours. As it was getting dark outside, Huang Tao waved his hand, saying that he wanted to do his best to be a good host. Naturally, Xia Lin and the other three had no reason to refuse.
However, he also knew that fulfilling the hospitality of the host was one aspect, but the main purpose was to bring Xia Lin to meet the higher-level Ash Zone travelers on the side of the Demon Emperor.
57th floor, long street of dreams, maze of stars.
A super-large vault that combines eating, drinking, playing and having fun.
In a box dotted with dreamy and hazy stars, which looked like the settlement space of the Ashes Zone, Xia Lin met the person Huang Tao wanted to introduce him to.
"This is the human race's Sequence 26, Jiao Lengyan."
"This is the human race's Sequence 11, Yodel."
"This is Human Sequence 5, Soul 1."
There are three human sequences, but that is all the human sequences on the Demon Emperor’s side—limited to the human race.
The human race is not the Demon Emperor's home turf, so the human sequence on the Demon Emperor's side is very sparse, with only these three occupying the top thirty. Overall, they do look a bit pitiful, and somewhat alone and powerless.
but!
"I don't need to introduce this person. You are already acquainted with him. He is the seventh in the human race, number 259. Of course, you can't call him number 259 now. You have to call him Xin Zhan."
When Xia Lin saw NO.259 was also here, he was a little confused.
Instead, it was NO.259, no, Xin Zhan, who saw Xia Lin and smiled at him, and his smile was full of kindness.
The two had met before in the Legend of the Immortals. Xia Lin cooperated with the Joker and Xing Fanwu to awaken the main personality of NO.259, Xin Zhan, through the Soul-Exchange Circus.
Later, Xu Haonan turned into a funny person, and because he wanted to have fun, he helped Xin Zhan consolidate his personality.
After that, he left the Cinders. Because of Xin Zhan's abnormal personality, he was discovered by the first sequence of the giants, Ocress. The strongest limit breaker in the Cinders cleaned up the mess on behalf of the Old Ones and hunted down Xin Zhan.
Xia Lin didn't ask about what happened next, nor did he know anything about it, but he didn't expect that Xin Zhan would actually appear in the Demon Palace, at the drinking party organized by Huang Tao.
But if you think about it carefully, this principle is clear and thorough.
The Demon Palace may be one of the few good places in the main universe that can curb the cost of power.
For a limit breaker like Xin Zhan whose main personality has awakened, where else can he go if not this way?
Seeing Xia Lin looking at Xin Zhan with eyes full of thought, Huang Tao smiled and tugged at the corner of Xia Lin's clothes, pointing at the last person present.
"And this one, Demon Clan Sequence One, Donald."
The three words "Donald" caused Xia Lin to collect his thoughts and look at this person.
I thought that as a demon, Donald should have three heads, six arms, a green face and fangs, but I didn't expect that this demon sequence one looked white and clean, like a typical human.
I thought the three words "Donald" meant that his appearance should be more Western, but I didn't expect that he has black hair, yellow skin, and oriental facial features.
Perhaps noticing Xia Lin's confusion, Donald stood up and took the initiative to speak.
"My last name is Tang, and my first name is Nad."
"Na, comes from my family's genealogy, and De, because my elders hope that I will become a virtuous person."
"Nice to meet you, Xialin."
As he spoke, he extended his hand, and Xia Lin did the same.
When their hands touched, Donald smiled kindly: "I have heard of your great name for a long time. Seeing you today, I find that your reputation is well-deserved."
"As expected, he is the one who has mastered the battle of life and death."
Xia Lin's hands trembled, and he was a little stunned.
Huang Tao on the side shrugged and smiled.
"He also has a life-and-death battle... and it should be a more advanced life-and-death battle than yours."
Donald let go of Xia Lin's hand and said slowly, "To some extent, the Life and Death Battle is also a family skill of our Tang family... Our ancestor used the Life and Death Battle as the basis of his power."
After saying that, he pointed at Xia Lin and said with a smile: "You are good at fighting to the death, so we are family members from the very beginning. I have decided to make you my brother!"
…
Xia Lin had never thought that skills could be passed down from generation to generation...
But after being confused for a while, Xia Lin realized that the so-called family tradition was probably just a joke.
But Donald has mastered the life-and-death battle, and it’s no joke.
The strength of the Life and Death Battle skill is obvious to all... but it is not the only one.
Now that he knew that Donald also possessed a life-and-death battle strategy, and that it might be a higher version than his own, Xia Lin was surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made sense.
"Alright, alright, regarding the life-and-death duel, you two can discuss it later. Everyone, take a seat first."
Huang Tao asked everyone to take their seats.
Xia Lin had just sat down when Donald looked at him again and said, "Brother, don't complain about the small number of people. Originally, Brother Tao meant to take you to meet more people, but many of the Demons don't like the human form. They look weird and have different habits, so they can't play together. So I drove them away in advance."
The Demon Emperor’s home ground is in the demon clan.
The power of the Demon Emperor over the demons is even greater than that of the Heavenly Dao Creator over the human race! Eight of the top ten demons are from the Demon Emperor!
But Donald is right.
Xia Lin's current range of activities has not yet separated from the human race and come into contact with all races in the universe. It is enough to make friends with a demon sequence, Donald, in advance. It is meaningless to get to know more demon sequences.
After thinking about it, Xia Lin smiled bitterly.
"This treatment is already a bit beyond the scope..."
Look at Soul One.
This is a tall and thin young man with a somewhat gloomy look.
Noticing Xia Lin's gaze, Hun Yi nodded slightly to Xia Lin, as if he himself was a serious person.
Looking at Jiao Lengyan and Yodel again, they were a woman and a man, but they were a little restrained at this table - this was the inferiority complex brought about by their strength.
Look at the clown stars Fanwu and Gu Hua.
These three also sat upright, like good kids.
Looking at Xin Zhan, I found that Xin Zhan was sitting next to Donald, and his expression showed that he cared more about Donald.
Finally, look at Donald.
Only Donald, Xia Lin and Huang Tao looked normal at the table.
It should be normal.
Demon sequence one.
He is also recognized as the second strongest walker in Jhin currently, second only to Wuxin.
Originally, Xia Lin was still wondering how strong this person was and what kind of trump card he relied on to gain such a great reputation.
Xia Lin understood everything that was said just now.
It's a battle of life and death.
"That's right, Brother Tang, I'm a little flattered that you came out to entertain me..."
Before knowing that Donald had the Life and Death Battle, Xia Lin still had the confidence to catch up with Donald and even Wuxin.
However, when Xia Lin learned that Donald had a stronger ability in life-and-death battle than himself, his ambition was extinguished on the spot.
It is because of having the Life and Death Battle that one knows how terrifying this skill is! What's even more terrifying is that Donald has no idea how long he has had the enhanced version of the Life and Death Battle (Inferior)... Xia Lin has no way of evaluating how high his attributes have been.
And the most terrifying thing is that Donald, who has the ability to fight life and death, is still suppressed by Wuxin, the closed disciple of Tiandao Zaozhu.
As his mind raced, Donald raised his glass with a smile.
"An honest person doesn't speak in secret."
"You have the ability to fight a life-and-death battle, which means you have the potential for me to make friends with you... You and I know the strength of this ability, and the owner must be extraordinary."
"Secondly, you and the Heavenly Dao Creator are still sworn enemies... I think the enemy of my enemy can become a friend."
The cup was brought to Xia Lin's eyes, and Xia Lin also raised his cup. When their cups clinked, Donald continued, "You have the position and potential, so you naturally have the potential to stand by my side and fight against the enemy together. Even if Brother Tao hadn't organized this time, we would have met sooner or later."
With a "ding" sound, ripples appeared in the wine glass.
The two drank it in one gulp, and Donald changed the subject.
"Third, no intention."
"That's what I call a great enemy."
The name of the human sequence one made Xia Lin raise his eyebrows, and then he saw Donald restrain his smile and look serious.
"Don't blame me for saying something harsh."
"If you mess with the old thief Tiandao, you will be on Wuxin's kill list. Wuxin is a fanatical fan of the old thief and cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes."
"It's just that this guy's ability is somewhat inexplicable and difficult to explain."
"You and him will have to fight in the human race sequence war. The stronger you are, the more cards you can force Wuxin to play, and the more confident I will be in fighting Wuxin."
Xia Lin smiled and said, "So I'm the pioneer?"
Donald also laughed: "You made your own choice, brother."
There is nothing wrong with this.
Xia Lin thought about it and said with a smile: "Then Brother Tang, you have to give me some support and benefits? The stronger I am, the more cards I can force Wuxin to reveal."
Huang Tao coughed and coughed on the side, feeling that Xia Lin was still the same Xia Lin, daring to climb up as soon as he could.
Donald doesn't care if he's being squeezed.
Perhaps, he came here today with this consideration in mind.
"What do you want?"
"A complete version of a life-and-death battle."
Donald's face twitched. "You're overthinking this. Under the new universe rules, the Life and Death Battle has lost its original power... In fact, in essence, the Life and Death Battle (Inferior) on you is the complete version of the Life and Death Battle under the new universe rules. The reason why my Life and Death Battle is more advanced than yours is that I got this skill longer, and the Demon Emperor personally helped me optimize and build the relevant skill set..."
"If you want to take your Life and Death Battle (Inferior) skill to the next level, it's no use asking me. You need to ask Liuzhu to tailor it for you."
Six columns, tailor-made...
Xia Lin pondered the meaning of this and quickly took a breath of cold air.
——Six-column customization, is this still fun? ? I thought I was open enough, but you guys are even more open, one or two of you don’t even want to act.
Hun Yi at the side slowly interrupted and said, "Brother Tang is one, and Wu Xin is another. Apart from these two, no one else in this generation of Cinders Walkers can get such treatment."
The six pillars are above the professional system.
They make the rules, modify the rules, and even play with the rules!
Huang Tao added: "Wuxin, the last disciple of Tiandao Zaozhu, I guess he might also be Tiandao Zaozhu's illegitimate son... and Donald, his ancestor was a close friend of the Demon Emperor when he was alive, the kind of close friend who shared life and death with him."
"So they have this kind of treatment, but others don't."
Donald doesn't care if someone says he relies on his ancestors...
Because he himself admitted that he relied on the legacy of his ancestors, and there was nothing shameful about it.
Xia Lin lamented the injustice of the universe, but he also knew that there was no absolute fairness in this world.
Donald continued, "You want a full version of the life-and-death battle. I can't help you with that."
"But I can do you this small favor."
Xia Lin turned around and asked.
"What's the matter?"
Donald: "I'll lend you my training ground."
At first, Xia Lin found it strange.
It seems that a training ground is unnecessary.
There is no need to choose a place for a life-and-death battle.
Until Donald said with a smile.
"Dreamtime Tower."
"A faster flow of time... Of course this doesn't mean much. Entering the Ash Zone with an authorization card can produce the same effect."
"The key is that this training ground, which was built for me by Dream Master and Sister Luo Luo, can create illusory but hostile enemies to meet the requirements for the effectiveness of the life-and-death battle, and greatly reduce the duration of the debuff after resurrection from the dead."
This effect is roughly equivalent to Xia Lin's Fraud.Life and Extreme Digestion, but it does not require the consumption of resources.
In other words, the consumed resources are passed on to others.
Looking at Donald's expression, he knows that Xia Lin has the Life and Death Battle (inferior), but he doesn't seem to know that Xia Lin's amazing brush combo is almost complete and all components are complete.
After thinking about it, Xia Lin nodded in surprise.
"Then I will refuse it disrespectfully!"
It's just a piece of cake to help Donald find out Wuxin's background.
Theoretically, Donald doesn't have to pay anything, and Xia Lin will have to get through this.
Donald's willingness to provide some support is a manifestation of goodwill, and there is no reason for Xia Lin not to accept it.
Xia Lin continued.
"Besides that, I want to test your strength, and I also need Wuxin's information."
Donald smiled and said, "No problem."
(End of this chapter)
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