Chapter 367 Pillars of Eternity!
The stairs behind him naturally appeared, and at this moment Xia Lin discovered that this laboratory-like place was actually completely closed and had no regular entrances and exits.
Finally, he glanced at the Demon Emperor and found that he had come back to his senses from his thoughts and was too lazy to pay attention to him. The soul light in his hand was gushing out, as if he was deducing something.
This made Xia Lin curl his lips slightly and walked down the stairs.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the stairs, Dream Master and Donald were still waiting - by the way, Xia Lin's meeting with the Demon Emperor did not last long.
The Nether Cat, known as the Dream Lord, jumped up again and landed on Xia Lin's shoulder.
The first sentence was also not unexpected.
"How do you feel?"
Xia Lin didn't say anything, and the Dream Master continued, "Do you think that the Demon Emperor is different from what you expected?"
Xia Lin dared to speak then, and said with a wry smile: "It's not that far off, it's just a little colder than I expected."
The Demon Emperor is cold, cruel and indifferent.
And it's even colder than the rumors.
Xia Lin's evaluation was not negative, so it did not cause any resentment from the dreamer and Donald.
The Dream Master sighed and said, "He is indeed like this towards outsiders. He doesn't pay attention to them or care about them, but he will be much better once he gets familiar with them."
Xia Lin glanced at Donald and found that Donald shrugged at him with a wry smile.
Well, just by looking at this, we can tell that Donald himself is also aware that his relationship with the Demon Emperor is only slightly better than the relationship between a stranger like me and the Demon Emperor.
As for what the dreamer called familiarity, Xia Lin probably didn't need to think about it - in the eyes of the Demon Emperor, Donald was not even an acquaintance. At best, he was just an interesting experimental material...
Victor said as he walked out of the Demon Emperor's palace.
"Besides that?"
Xia Lin thought for a moment and said, "In addition, the scholarly temperament of the Demon Emperor seems to be stronger than what is spread outside."
In addition to the coldness, Xia Lin's feeling towards the Demon Emperor was focus.
His mind was not on external things, and the few times he was in a trance were all because he was exploring his inner thoughts - but to some extent, this was the embodiment of concentration.
The dream master said softly as if he was chatting, "You are wrong about this."
Xia Lin: "What's the difference?"
Victor: "Not a scholar, but an avenger."
"After the new universe was finalized and the boss became the Six Pillars, he fought against the old thief Tiandao several times, but each time he returned without success."
"Since then, the boss has been studying how to kill the old thief all day long. The so-called scholar temperament of you and the outside world is essentially just the boss constantly simulating various possibilities of killing the old thief of Tiandao."
As a soul pet that has grown up with Wen Yu, Victor knows the Demon Emperor's temperament very well.
He does not have the temperament of a scholar, but rather the temperament of a pure avenger.
Xia Lin was shocked when he heard this.
"How much hatred and resentment is there?"
Victor sneered: "It destroyed such a huge hatred and resentment of the old universe."
After hearing this, Xia Lin immediately stopped wanting to find out gossip.
The King of Kings once commented that the greatest disaster in the current universe is the personal grudge between the Creator of Heaven and the Demon Emperor.
The trouble this incident brought was even worse than the original dark side! Xia Lin naturally wanted to stay as far away from it as possible.
Victor saw through Xia Lin's thoughts and said slowly: "But your choice is different from your original intention."
Xia Lin was stunned and turned to look at Victor, only to find that Victor was also looking at him.
The pair of black cat's eyes slowly emitted light, like an abyss of deep and bottomless nebula, slightly rotating and dazzling.
"I don't know what you talked about with the boss, but I know the purpose of your visit this time."
"The boss is using you as a test subject. He wants to verify his hypothesis and create the unknown through you, right?"
Xia Lin nodded slightly: "That's probably it."
"Have you ever thought about what kind of consequences this will bring?"
Without waiting for Xia Lin to speak, Victor said, "You failed. As a test subject, your fate is self-evident."
Either you die or you are useless, or your future is blocked.
Xia Lin understood this principle himself, because Qingjue was a lesson for him.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xia Lin felt that this was a risk that he had to take in pursuit of greater power.
“But what if it succeeds?”
Victor asked back. Xia Lin was about to say that if it succeeded, it would naturally succeed, but he was suddenly stunned and realized what Victor meant.
Without needing Xia Lin's answer, Victor had already flicked his tail and whispered, "If it succeeds, the boss has created the product He wants through you, or has explored some unknown possibility."
"Then you yourself will become the node of the confrontation between the Heavenly Dao Creator and us."
"Even if you have soul light in your body and are not interfered by the will of heaven, if this situation happens, it is not just a matter of heaven's will, but a direct projection of the will of the six pillars!"
The so-called divine intervention is the six pillars unconsciously reversing the direction of events and even affecting the thinking logic of all people and things under the six pillars.
This is what the soul light is guarding against!
But if, say, I, the Six Pillars, have set my sights on you and want to kill you personally, if the Six Pillars have deliberately set traps for you, or if you have taken the initiative to join the Six Pillars' game, then the Soul Light will naturally be useless.
"I guess the boss didn't mention that these are also consequences that you need to bear on your own, and you don't seem to have thought about this."
"I'm giving you this reminder as a gesture of goodwill... If you don't want to get involved in something, then it's best to cut off all contact with it."
"Remember, when it comes to the Six Pillars, you must absolutely stay out of it if you are not involved in the cause and effect."
Just then, a group of two people and a cat walked out of the Demon Emperor's mansion and came to the corridor outside.
Facing the faint sunlight, Xia Lin suddenly smiled.
He turned to look at Victor and spoke slowly.
"During this trip to the Demon Palace, I actually got an unexpected gain. Do you know what it is?"
Victor stared, not knowing why Xia Lin suddenly changed the subject.
Then Xia Lin slowly said, "This unexpected gain is that I met my old friend again. His name is Gu Hua."
Donald nodded suddenly, but Victor didn't know who Gu Hua was...
But this did not stop Xia Lin from continuing to speak: "When we met, Gu Hua raised this philosophical question... Should people choose a peaceful but mediocre life, or a short but brilliant life?"
"There is no right or wrong answer to this question. It doesn't matter which one you choose."
"And if I were the former, then what you just said might scare me off, or change my mind."
"But unfortunately, in essence, my friend and I are the same kind of people!"
As he spoke, Xia Lin began to laugh.
He never denied his ambition, nor did he hide his desire.
"I want to become stronger, very, very strong, as strong as the Six Pillars!"
"But the problem is, the further I go, the more I realize that if I want to achieve my goal, I will never be able to break away from the six pillars' gaze and eliminate their interference."
"In other words, I was already in the game when I set my goal from the beginning. How could I stay out of it?"
The six pillars are supreme.
If the six pillars were united, they would be omniscient and omnipotent! In the current universe, the twelfth level requires the support of six pillars to be achieved. Qing Jue's method is a crooked way, so let's not talk about it for now.
And if you want to climb higher, you can't avoid the gaze of Liuzhu.
Just as Victor himself said before: Every position has its own difficulties. What is even more illogical is that the difficulties will not be reduced with the growth of strength, but will become stronger with the growth of strength.
And the six pillars are the biggest challenge!
Because they block the way to the highest!
Victor said nothing, but just looked at Xia Lin with his black gemstone eyes without blinking.
After a long time, the black cat suddenly meowed and gently pressed Xia Lin's forehead.
"Huang Tao didn't misjudge you, and neither did I."
"You are indeed a competitive person."
Xia Lin chuckled.
“Actually, I’m gambling too.”
"What the Bet Demon Emperor can give me is enough to cover the risks I might take."
Victor gave Xia Lin some reassurance: "Don't worry about this. When it comes to the career system, the boss is the most professional."
…
The Demon Emperor didn't say how long Xia Lin would have to wait, and Xia Lin didn't dare to ask.
But he is not in a hurry.
Good food is never too late. This is one of them.
Second, the Demon Palace is indeed a good place.
The effect of the Isolation Hunting Card ensured Xia Lin's safety, and Donald's Dream Time Tower helped Xia Lin save resources such as fraud points and hunger points.
Donald was not stingy. Since the Dreamtime Tower itself could accommodate multiple people, he simply opened it to Xia Lin, and Xia Lin stayed there.
The incredible brush combo started rolling at the efficiency of one cycle per day.
Xia Lin's attributes are rising day by day.
During this period, he had a small gathering with Gu Hua and Huang Tao, went to the black area to shop, and spent money to sell stolen goods, etc., not to mention the trivial matters.
It was exactly twenty days later that a sound was finally heard by Xia Lin.
"Come."
Xia Lin recognized that this was the voice of the Tianji Rat.
At this moment, Xia Lin's attributes have increased to: [Racial value: 10856 (original 1613.7)]
[Basic attributes: 203.5y (original 30.25y)]
Skipping the fourth third law, directly breaking through the fifth third law! Xia Lin, who is at level nine, has a higher judgment authority than Scarlett, who is at level eleven and has triggered the third law once!
Life and death duel (inferior), so terrifying! But a simple try in the Dreamtime Tower, sorry, still far inferior to Donald, let alone Wuxin's opponent.
Not to mention Donald, he also has a life-and-death battle system. Xia Lin is growing, he is also growing, and his growth efficiency is higher.
And Wuxin is a power dog that no one can deal with no matter how high his attributes are!
“I can only hope that the Demon Emperor will really remember the name Wuxin this time.”
Wuxin is obviously not important to the Demon Emperor.
But it is very important to Xia Lin...
…
Coming to the Demon Emperor's mansion again, Donald was still with Xia Lin this time.
But when I entered the house, I couldn't see the dreamer Victor.
Xia Lin was not surprised either.
——Do you really think the dreamer is the one welcoming guests?
As soon as I walked into the door, a virtual long staircase appeared out of thin air.
Xia Lin climbed up the stairs, and Donald stayed where he was, waiting quietly.
Soon, the figure of the Demon Emperor reappeared in Xia Lin's sight.
Compared to the last time, the Demon Emperor seemed more lively this time, which also showed His emotional ups and downs.
He seemed a little happy, as if he had come up with something quite interesting.
"Your second career."
"I call it the Pillar of Eternity!"
The Demon Emperor didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
Xia Lin: "Pillars of Eternity?"
As he muttered these four words, he saw the Demon Emperor already sitting on the sofa and spoke slowly.
"The Uncertain Shadow represents chaos and the unknown, and this new profession, which I named the Pillar of Eternity, represents certainty and the known!"
"From the perspective of concept, these two professions are completely contradictory, even more so than the conflict between immortals and warriors!"
"When the Uncertain Shadow class was first designed, it was designed to find certainty and stability from chaos and the unknown. You should be aware of this."
Xia Lin naturally knew it.
He realized long ago that the chaos and unknown of the Uncertain Shadow were just appearances.
What he is pursuing is actually a hint of certainty in the chaos and unknown - just like the uncertain constant talent that has accompanied Xia Lin throughout his life!
"Based on this, the profession of the Pillar of Eternity appears to be certain and known on the surface, but when you go deeper, you can burst out with unknown possibilities..."
The Demon Emperor became more and more excited as he spoke, and only after he finished speaking did he suddenly clap his fist and sneer at Xia Lin.
"And what I need is this unknown that is so deeply hidden that even I cannot figure it out!"
The sneer was not directed at Xia Lin.
The target should be the Creator of Heaven.
These two have been fighting for too long, but neither of them can do anything to the other.
Only the unknown that cannot be calculated even by the six pillars can break the deadlock and create miracles.
"Of course, this process will be very long. I am not sure whether you can develop to the level I expect..."
The Demon Emperor suppressed his useless emotions and said to Xia Lin.
"Also, the idea of this Pillar of Eternity is there, but the related system is not perfect. One talent and two skills are the results of my research during this period. As for the rest, I will leave it to the Jhin District to deduce and perfect more supporting talents and supporting skills for this profession."
The Demon Emperor, one of the designers of the Ashes system.
As mentioned before, some of the newly emerged professions were deduced and generated by the Jhin zone itself, while some were created by the Six Pillars - such as the Uncertain Shadow and the Heavenly Soldier Lord.
But coming from the hands of Liuzhu doesn't mean that Liuzhu covers everything.
In this process, Liuzhu is only the chief designer, providing ideas and frameworks, while the details are completely deduced by the Jhin Zone system.
At present, the Pillar of Eternity, which the Demon Emperor has high hopes for, also follows this principle.
"I also have other things to do, so I don't have high hopes for the Pillar of Eternity career."
Just like last time, the Demon Emperor easily saw through Xia Lin's thoughts.
He spoke, as clear and straightforward as always, without hiding anything.
"To put it bluntly, this is just a possibility... And my preparations against the old thief have failed more than 100,000 times, and there are thousands of them in progress. Your case is just one of them."
Xia Lin was speechless and could only nod and change the subject.
"Let's talk about this Pillar of Eternity."
"Isn't this word 'zhu' a bit offensive?"
One of the six pillars, the Soul Controlling Demon Emperor, raised his eyebrows and said, "What conflict? Whose conflict?"
"What's wrong with this name?"
Xia Lin: "That's obviously no problem. I was just worrying too much..."
Okay, Liuzhu doesn't care about that.
Otherwise, names like Liu Haizhu would not exist in the world.
"Then the one professional talent and two professional skills you just mentioned..."
The Demon Emperor nodded and said, "Everything I have researched, including this profession, will be delivered to you in a moment. But I have to be clear in advance. There are a few things I need to tell you first."
Xia Lin: "Please go ahead."
"First, this profession is not unique. In a few days, I will find more Uncertain Shadows and take the dual-profession path as another experimental sample."
Xia Lin is an unruly person and after all, he is not one of the Demon Emperor's own people.
In order to explore the unknown, more experimental samples are also necessary.
——As a pure egoist, the Demon Emperor’s main purpose in helping Xia Lin has never been to do so; he just did it out of convenience.
Xia Lin's face twitched, and he said helplessly: "No, I paid a lot of money for this job..."
The Demon Emperor waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will give you some compensation."
He also didn't say that he would definitely satisfy Xia Lin, and Xia Lin didn't dare to ask more.
"Second: In a few months or years, when the Eternal Pillar profession is perfected in the Ember District, this profession will be added to the Ember District system and become a profession that Ember District walkers can transfer to."
This is essentially a question of uniqueness.
Xia Lin, who had already accepted the first point, didn't care about the second point.
"Third, it's about the dual profession itself."
"Dual professions will affect and interfere with each other, but in my design, this opposition is needed to explode the unknown and give birth to miracles. Therefore, I did not solve this problem because this is exactly what I want to see."
"When you embark on the path of dual professions, conflicts between the two professions may reduce your strength and interfere with your skills. You have to solve these problems yourself or adapt to them..."
This matter was clearly recorded in the handwriting of the Sword God Qingjue, and Xia Lin thought that the Demon Emperor could solve it.
Regardless of whether he can solve the problem or not, it seems that the Demon Emperor does not want to solve it...
"Now that the pros and cons have been explained, you still have the opportunity to refuse."
As he said this, the Demon Emperor had already spread out his hands.
In his hand, a miniature, crystal-clear cylindrical object was shining brightly.
This is the certificate for the job transfer to Pillar of Eternity.
…
Xia Lin fell into deep thought, quickly weighing the pros and cons.
The advantage is: dual professions have double the skill bars - Xia Lin is currently level nine. After switching to dual professions, although he may have to start from level 1, with Xia Lin's strength, it is really not difficult to upgrade in the Jhin area.
If the Pillar of Eternity profession has other talents or skills that can expand the skill slots, then the skill slots gained will be even more.
Moreover, the dual-professional system, combined with the Qingjue Handwriting, can open the road to level twelfth - although Xia Lin is not even level eleven at the moment, it is undoubtedly a good thing to be able to grasp the road to level twelfth in his hands in advance. He can just keep it as a backup and make arrangements in advance.
Moreover, the Demon Emperor himself admitted that the dual career path of Uncertain Shadow and Pillar of Eternity designed by him contained a possibility that was so deeply hidden that even he could not figure it out.
This is an unknown that even Liuzhu doesn't know...and it is also very likely the biggest benefit Xia Lin will gain from it.
The disadvantage is: having two professions will affect Xia Lin's strength, and the difficulty of advancing to level 11 and 12 will also increase dramatically.
But there is a solution to this problem: Qing Jue is a lesson for us! The Bridge of Reverse Source can fuse conflicts. After the conflicts are fused, the problem of the impact of the conflict between the two professions on strength can be solved, and it may even produce a qualitative change... or perhaps a disaster? Of course, a reduction in strength in a short period of time is inevitable.
Considering that serial warfare is approaching, this disadvantage may be magnified in practical terms.
The difficulty of advancing to level 11 and 12 has increased dramatically, but with Qingjue's handwriting, this is not a problem for Xia Lin.
The uniqueness of occupation is not considered.
Xia Lin never cared whether he was the most special one...he just wanted to be the strongest one!
It seems that the only drawback is that the conflict between the two professions leads to a decrease in strength...
But Xia Lin realized that the real problem was not here.
"On the surface, I am trading a temporary reduction in strength for greater potential."
"But the fundamental drawback of this matter is actually the unknown."
Can the Bridge of Reverse Origin really fuse the Shadow of Uncertainty and the Pillar of Eternity?
I don’t know, not necessarily.
If these two completely conflicting systems could be merged, would it make Xia Lin stronger? Or would it make Xia Lin weaker? Or would it turn Xia Lin into a monster?
Still don’t know.
"So at the moment, I can't evaluate whether this unknown is good or bad. I may soar to the sky because of the unknown, or I may fall into hell because of the unknown."
The Demon Emperor thought about it and nodded, "That makes sense."
He handed the Pillar of Eternity to Xia Lin and said, "No need to think too much. I can tell you clearly that this will be a gamble whose outcome I cannot even predict."
"You just need to consider whether you are willing to sit at this gambling table. If you are not willing, turn around and leave. If you are willing, take over my achievements."
As soon as the Demon Emperor finished speaking, Xia Lin smiled and stretched out his hand.
"What a coincidence. I'm actually quite fond of gambling."
Being here, you cannot start the fraud.
In front of the Demon Emperor, fraud and luck are doomed to have no effect.
But when there is no fraud or luck, Xia Lin is a person who dares to gamble, so what's the harm in taking another gamble now! ?
The moment he came into contact with the crystal, the crystal naturally melted and flowed into Xia Lin's body.
The Soul Emperor's faint voice rang in my ears.
"Since you have chosen, I will lend you a hand and save us some time."
He raised his hand and flicked it, and the light of the soul suddenly emerged!
At this moment, Xia Lin seemed to feel that his soul was torn into two.
Presented in a strange perspective, Xia Lin clearly saw that half of his soul was glowing with chaotic and uncertain light - this represented an uncertain shadow.
The other half of the soul was faint at first, but with tiny, diamond-like sparkling spots of light, the Pillar of Eternity transfer certificate that had just disappeared had condensed into shape in Xia Lin's heart.
With a "pop" sound.
A crisp sound was heard, and the Demon Emperor snapped his fingers.
Thus, the soul and body that were forcibly torn apart merged into one.
Then, the pain that penetrates deep into the soul surges in!
If you want to achieve a dual career system, you can't just find another career change certificate.
There are many coincidences involved, and there are some special techniques in Qingjue's handwriting.
And now that the Demon Emperor is taking action personally, there is naturally no need for Xia Lin to take the risk and act on his own.
It’s just that the Demon Emperor’s actions were indeed a little rough.
"It's just a necessary price..."
When the faint voice rang in his ears again, Xia Lin had already broken free from the pain.
The prompt sound rang in my ears instantly.
[You have obtained the secondary occupation: Pillar of Eternity! ]
[Current level: Level 2.]
[You have gained one professional talent and two professional skills! ]
[Congratulations on obtaining the career talent: Eternal Foundation! ]
[Eternal Foundation (B-level): The exclusive talent of the Pillar of Eternity! The Pillar of Eternity represents certainty and the known! But the so-called certainty and the known vary according to individual knowledge.
After you have this talent, the more you see, hear, and try, the more permanent skill slots this talent will provide you! 】
[Current number of permanent skill slots: 3! ]
[Note: Under normal circumstances, the permanent skill slot has the same function as the regular skill slot, and there is no difference.]
[Note: This talent cannot be upgraded with evolution points. The level of this talent depends only on your knowledge and understanding of the universe.]
[Congratulations on obtaining the professional skills: Eternal Inscription, Material Mimicry! ]
[Eternal Inscription (Six Pillars) (Xia Lin's exclusive skill) (Uniqueness): Passive skill, exclusive skill of the Pillar of Eternity, and a skill that matches the Eternal Foundation. Any skill that takes effect on you will be recorded by you. After the first time it takes effect, the effect of the skill will be fully effective on you, but when it takes effect for the second time, the effect of the skill on you will be halved, and after it takes effect for the third time, the effect will be halved again. After the fourth time it takes effect, you can record the skill in the Eternal Skill column.]
[When this skill is engraved into the permanent skill slot, you will obtain this skill and become permanently immune to it! ]
[Material Mimicry (Racial Heritage Level): Passive skill, exclusive to the Pillar of Eternity. You can mimic your body into any substance you have seen and are familiar with. Depending on the substance you mimic, you will gain different benefits and additional features! ]
Xia Lin suddenly looked up at the Demon Emperor.
Then the Demon Emperor nodded slightly.
"Wuxin, right? I'll help you, you go and kill him."
Before Xia Lin could respond, more prompt sounds rang in his ears.
[It is detected that you have two professions, and the profession itself has logical conflicts with some talents and skills! ]
[Balancing of the Ember Zone begins! 】
An even stronger tearing feeling surged over me.
(End of this chapter)
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