250: the truth

Wait? He didn't have much time to wait for his Talent to slowly upgrade.

The last time his Talent: Super Multiplication (Transcendent) upgraded, it took a full three days.

In this situation where every second counts, time was especially precious, and Lin Tianwei didn't have three days to wait for his Talent to upgrade.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei decided to consume additional Talent Fragments to accelerate this Talent upgrade.

“Ding, the host can consume an additional 20% of Talent Fragments to accelerate the Talent upgrade. After acceleration, the upgrade will be completed in a very short time.”

As if sensing Lin Tianwei's thoughts, the system promptly displayed a new notification.

Consume an additional 20% of Talent Fragments?

That would be a full two hundred thousand Talent Fragments?

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei directly chose to accelerate the upgrade.

Although two hundred thousand Talent Fragments were extremely valuable, for Lin Tianwei now, time was the most important thing.

“Ding, the host has chosen to consume an additional twenty million Talent Fragments to accelerate this Talent upgrade.”

“It is estimated that this Talent upgrade will be completed within three minutes.”

Three minutes?

From three days compressed to three minutes?

This was an acceleration of a full one thousand four hundred and forty times. Accelerated upgrading was indeed very good and powerful.

As expected, paying to win was the shortcut to becoming stronger.

It was just a pity that the potential of native Awakening creatures on Blue Star was too low, which resulted in Lin Tianwei never obtaining a large number of Talent Fragments.

Wanting to pay to become stronger but having no money, this was truly a major annoyance in a tiger's life.

But it didn't matter.

Lin Tianwei now had Hei Sha, this powerful experience baby.

Perhaps his speed of becoming stronger would be even greater than imagined.

As the Talent upgrade began, Lin Tianwei only felt a vast energy beginning to pour into his consciousness.

It was as vast as an ocean, continuously nourishing his Mental Power.

Lin Tianwei had experienced this feeling before; every time he ate food that could greatly enhance his Mental Power, he would have this sensation.

That was the special feeling of Mental Power expanding.

However, never before had Lin Tianwei felt it so clearly and directly.

Thanks to his continuously strengthening Mental Power, Lin Tianwei's use of Mental Power also became increasingly proficient.

Although his Mental Power attribute had not increased.

But Lin Tianwei could unleash even greater power through his more proficient control over Mental Power.

This time, perhaps even across mountains and rivers, he would be able to kill those Lords of the Forbidden Zone who thought themselves powerful.

No matter if they were hidden in the deep sea or beneath volcanoes, they would not be able to withstand his attacks.

Most importantly, Lin Tianwei felt that his consciousness also became clearer and more concrete.

Gradually solidifying, it transformed into something indescribable...

It was as if something was about to detach from his physical body and exist independently.

A sudden realization dawned in Lin Tianwei's heart.

Even if his body died, he would most likely not die immediately.

Was it consciousness? Spirit? Or something else?

Lin Tianwei, without enough relevant knowledge, could not determine what this was exactly.

He only knew that he had become stronger and possessed greater power.

Three minutes passed in a flash.

But no one knew that such immense changes had occurred in Lin Tianwei.

Changes even more terrifying than those of the continuously growing Hei Sha.

Lin Tianwei, reopening his eyes, felt excellent now.

His King-level Mental Power Talent gave him a qualitative leap in strength.

It allowed him to better utilize his Mental Power attribute, which was as high as fifty thousand.

Or rather, this terrifying Mental Power could now display its true strength.

It was precisely by virtue of his stronger Mental Power that Lin Tianwei saw something different in Hei Sha's seemingly peaceful head.

Hidden within it were two distinct wills.

They intertwined, undergoing a transformation that was either a Devour or a fusion.

Lin Tianwei, not understanding, directly extended his Mental Power and began to scan the situation of other creatures.

Soon, he discovered something different.

Creatures on Blue Star, whether powerful or weak, all possessed their own will.

And only one.

So why were there two wills in Hei Sha's head?

Alpha Gene!

Lin Tianwei quickly thought of the answer.

Just by raising his Mental Power Talent to the King level, he had a feeling that his spirit could survive independently of his body.

So how could that unknown Cosmic Beast, which once came from the cosmos, die so simply?

It wasn't dead.

It was just severely injured, and had no choice but to preserve its will, hiding it within the unknown Alpha Gene.

This also explained why there was only one Alpha Gene.

Logically speaking, genes are inherently replicable; there should be no such thing as only one.

If this colorless liquid were divided into two, Lin Tianwei should normally obtain two Alpha Genes.

However, Lin Tianwei found that once a part of the Alpha Gene fused into a living body, the other part of the Alpha Gene would mysteriously disappear.

It was not a so-called gene.

It was merely the will of the former Cosmic Beast.

In an instant, Lin Tianwei comprehended the truth of the Alpha Gene.

This was nothing but a deception, a deception originating from the Cosmic Beast.

Directly using the Alpha Gene would only make a creature a new host for the Cosmic Beast's will.

And those too weak Awakening creatures were completely devoured because they could not withstand the Cosmic Beast's will, becoming food for the Cosmic Beast's will.

This was also why Lin Tianwei received a warning from his Talent: Danger Perception (Legendary) when he initially planned to use the Alpha Gene himself.

Calamity comes from the mouth.

Eating things indiscriminately could kill a tiger.

It was just unclear why the will of the Cosmic Beast, clearly from a terrifying Cosmic Beast, was entangled with the will of Hei Sha, this weakling, instead of a one-sided direct Devour.

But that wasn't the point.

Lin Tianwei's top priority was to immediately decide how to deal with Hei Sha's will, which was about to be devoured by the Cosmic Beast's will.

Because in Lin Tianwei's perception, one of the wills hidden in Hei Sha's head had already become extremely weak.

Before long, it would completely become food for the other will.

It was obvious that the one at a disadvantage was Hei Sha's will.

If the Cosmic Beast's will were to completely dominate Hei Sha's body, something incredibly terrifying might happen.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei immediately made a decision.

He couldn't let go of Hei Sha's wool.

He couldn't let go of the Cosmic Beast's will either.

Talent: Mental Infusion (Advanced)!

Lin Tianwei instantly found the answer to this problem.

This Talent, which had been gathering dust in the Talent warehouse and was considered useless by Lin Tianwei, now proved to be remarkably effective.

Hei Sha's will was at a disadvantage?

No problem, he would just Reinforce Hei Sha's will.

Even if the Cosmic Beast's will won this battle, it would only be a Pyrrhic victory.

Then it would be easier for him to deal with the weakened Cosmic Beast.

Not only that, he could also continue to kill their physical bodies to obtain Talent Fragments while they were engaged in a clash of wills.

This was simply a great stroke of luck.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei directly used a large amount of Talent Fragments to upgrade Talent: Mental Infusion (Advanced).

The wool comes from the sheep. The Cosmic Beast probably never imagined that Lin Tianwei would use the Talent Fragments he had gained from it to deal with itself.

Talent: Mental Infusion (Advanced) → Talent: Mental Infusion (Transcendent)!

Lin Tianwei, not short on money, easily upgraded Talent: Mental Infusion from Advanced to Transcendent.

Without wasting time, he directly performed Mental Infusion on Hei Sha's will.

Since his Mental Power would gain the ability to exist independently and perceive the wills of other creatures after being strengthened.

Then Mental Infusion was definitely the best way to Reinforce Hei Sha's will.

Sure enough, as the Mental Will Talent began to take effect, the clearly weaker will seemed to be energized and began to perk up.

Not only did it start to resist the erosion of the other will, but it also subtly showed signs of counterattacking.

Simply because of Lin Tianwei's intervention, the scales of victory began to tip towards Hei Sha's will.

The Cosmic Beast's will was clearly bewildered by the sudden reversal of Hei Sha's will.

It never imagined that just as it was about to achieve victory, the opponent would suddenly become stronger as if by divine aid.

It even began to counter-devour it.

Left with no choice, the Cosmic Beast's will could only mobilize its primal energy to resist Hei Sha's will.

Primal energy was extremely precious; it could be said to be the foundation of the Cosmic Beast.

It was also the only power it could mobilize in its current state.

Moreover, it was consumed with each use and was extremely difficult to recover.

This was also why the Cosmic Beast chose to gently devour Hei Sha's will.

However, it never expected that what should have been an effortless task would suddenly reverse, and the enemy would become incredibly powerful.

Helpless.

The Cosmic Beast's will could only painfully mobilize its primal power to resist Hei Sha's will's Devour.

And little by little, it began to counter-devour.

However, this scene was clearly witnessed by Lin Tianwei, who was observing from outside.

The Cosmic Beast's sudden increase in strength indicated that it definitely still harbored immense power.

Weakening its power was undoubtedly a very good thing for Lin Tianwei.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei did not hesitate and increased the output of Mental Infusion.

At this point, the terrifying aspect of Lin Tianwei's Mental Power attribute, which was as high as fifty thousand, became evident.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary creatures would be unable to intervene in this contest of wills.

However, the anomaly Lin Tianwei appeared, supporting Hei Sha's will with terrifying Mental Power completely unmatched by Blue Star creatures.

He made it perk up, actually able to directly confront the Cosmic Beast's will's Devour.

The rest became simple.

Lin Tianwei simultaneously killed Hei Sha to harvest Talent Fragments and observed the progress of this battle of wills.

Once Hei Sha's will showed signs of defeat, Lin Tianwei would infuse it with power, forcibly turning the tide of the battle with his own power as a single tiger.

Frustration.

Immense frustration.

This was the feeling of the Cosmic Will.

At this moment, it had not fully awakened; it was merely in an instinctive state, or perhaps a dormant state.

Yet it instinctively felt frustrated.

It felt that the will competing with it was like an enticing quicksand, slowly pulling it into the abyss through a special method.

It could only instinctively increase its primal output, attempting to win this will battle while wasting the least amount of primal energy.

However, it didn't expect that there was another intervener in this will battle.

Lin Tianwei, that devious one, timed his Mental Infusion perfectly.

He always acted just as Hei Sha's will was about to be completely defeated, and the Cosmic Beast's will was about to achieve glorious victory.

The amount of Mental Power he infused also had his unique understanding.

Not too much, not too little, just slightly stronger than the Cosmic Beast's will, creating the illusion for the opponent that if it just pushed a little harder, it could turn the tables and win.

This situation was utterly Poison to the Cosmic Beast's will, which acted on instinct.

Little by little, it tempted it to waste its primal energy.

In this situation, a single powerful burst of primal energy to directly crush Hei Sha's will would have been the best choice for the Cosmic Beast's will.

It was just a pity that, being in an instinctive state, it couldn't realize this and could only be foolishly reeled in by Lin Tianwei like a Cockspur...

Talent Fragments: One hundred twenty-three million points!

Facts proved that Lin Tianwei's efforts were not in vain.

The soaring Talent Fragments were the best proof.

This time, Lin Tianwei did not hesitate and directly chose to upgrade Talent: Charged Cells (Transcendent).

Compared to Talent: Energy Storage (Transcendent).

This Talent, which could Reinforce one's own cells and store energy within them, was clearly more useful.

And it wouldn't cause the body to become bloated due to the accumulation of Energy Storage substances, making it undoubtedly the best choice.

However, this time Lin Tianwei did not choose accelerated upgrading.

Talent: Charged Cells (King) would definitely require a large supplement of food to fully unleash its abilities.

Although Lin Tianwei could obtain some food from the Antarctic now, it was clearly impossible to keep up with the demands of Talent: Charged Cells (King).

So, letting it slowly Reinforce and saving some Talent Fragments was definitely the best choice.

After all, if he lost Hei Sha, this experience baby, Lin Tianwei would also find it difficult to obtain such a large number of Talent Fragments.

Watching the two wills fighting to the death, Lin Tianwei was also happy to be at leisure, calmly observing the battle from the sidelines.

He would occasionally kill Hei Sha once, harvesting a large amount of Talent Fragments.

It could be considered a very good thing.

If possible, Lin Tianwei even hoped that this battle of wills could continue until the end of the world.

Or until the Cosmic Beast's will was completely fleeced by him.

After all, Talent Fragments were the foundation of his strength, and he would never have too many.

However, just as Lin Tianwei once again used Mental Infusion on Hei Sha's will, a buzzing warning sound came from his mind again.

It was a warning from Talent: Danger Perception (Legendary).

At the same time, an incomparably majestic voice transmitted into Lin Tianwei's mind, roaring furiously:

“Ant, you are courting death!” (End of Chapter)