295: Space talent

Perhaps having stayed at Star-level 9 for too long, these Cosmic Beasts also began to ponder.

They pondered how to achieve even greater combat power at Star-level 9.

Continuously refining the planets they possessed, making them stronger, and providing themselves with more Star Power was the simplest method.

Of course, there was another method, which was to sacrifice quality for quantity.

So, some Star-level 9 Cosmic Beasts would choose to continue introducing more planets into their bodies.

They would gradually refine these planets into stars.

This would allow their inner world to possess a greater number of stars, becoming what was known as Star-level 10, Star-level 11, or even Star-level 100 powerhouses.

However, these were all self-deceiving thoughts; they were still ants before Cosmic Level powerhouses.

Once they encountered a Cosmic Level powerhouse, self-detonation might be the best option.

At least this would allow them to die with a little more dignity.

It must be said, Kong Ling was a very traditional Star Refining Art practitioner.

This could be seen from the standard five stars and four stars in his inner world.

However, what surprised Lin Tianwei was that the planets within Kong Ling's body were also just ordinary planets.

Their quality was extremely low.

They were all refined from common meteorites or ordinary planets found everywhere.

This discovery made Lin Tianwei somewhat curious.

Could it be that the powerhouses in this universe were all so weak, not daring to try refining better planets?

To use more powerful planets to enhance their combat power?

Just like Lin Tianwei, seeking out and refining more powerful planets into one's body had instead become an unorthodox path,

and was not the mainstream practice of Star Refining Art.

In reality, it wasn't that these Cosmic Beasts were too weak, but that Lin Tianwei was too abnormal.

The normal cultivation process for Cosmic Beasts was to first choose the most ordinary meteorites and planets to refine into their bodies.

After all, the weaker the planets, the smaller the gravitational pull between them, making it easier to achieve balance.

Since they could improve the quality of planets by refining materials,

they would not directly choose high-quality planets.

Only some advanced races with vast resources would make such a choice.

After all, every planet they refined was carefully selected and naturally able to maintain a state of balance.

This was more cost-effective than choosing ordinary planets.

However, this method was clearly not for ordinary people's cultivation,

and only some super-races would use it.

"Respected Master, Kai has completely devoured this spaceship according to your command and has set up a defensive net inside."

"Without intentionally checking, even a Star-level 8 powerhouse would not be able to detect any movement within the spaceship."

Just then, Kai's voice rang out inside the spaceship. It was clear that he had successfully completed Lin Tianwei's mission.

A glint flashed in his eyes.

Since the defensive net had been laid, it was time to get down to business.

After directly giving Kai the command to stand by, Lin Tianwei clenched his right fist and began to exert force on Kong Ling.

Kong Ling had already given up resistance under Lin Tianwei's command,

so Lin Tianwei's power could be fully applied to Kai's body,

launching the most fatal blow against him.

Unfortunately, Lin Tianwei still underestimated the physical toughness of a Star-level 5 powerhouse.

Facing Lin Tianwei's full-strength grip, Kong Ling's body showed no damage at all.

This scene made Lin Tianwei sigh, feeling that this body belonging to Zeta was simply too weak.

If he didn't unleash the power belonging to Lin Tianwei himself,

Kong Ling, even without resisting, was not someone he could kill.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei decided to apply a little more force to quickly deal with Kong Ling in his hand.

Half a year was not a long time, but it was clearly difficult to fully familiarize oneself with a complex and ever-changing Space-type Talent.

So Lin Tianwei didn't intend to waste his time.

Talent: Strength Enhancement (Extraordinary)!

Talent: Muscle Enhancement (Extraordinary)!

Talent: Reinforcement (Extraordinary)!

Lin Tianwei finally unleashed his terrifying power, attacking Kong Ling with a three-pronged approach.

Even if Zeta's foundation was poor, conservatively estimated, his strength attribute might not even reach ten million.

But it didn't matter. Under the blessing of the three Extraordinary-level Talents, Zeta's body could still display immense power.

His strength soared from Planetary-level 5 to Stellar Level 1st Grade.

Although Stellar Level 1st Grade strength was not considered powerful, it was already enough to kill an undefended Star Spirit.

Crack.

It was the crisp sound of a body shattering.

Under Lin Tianwei's immense power, Kong Ling's body finally began to crack and collapse everywhere.

Eventually, along with his inner world, he was crushed into dust by Lin Tianwei,

and turned into food, directly stuffed into Lin Tianwei's mouth and chewed.

Kong Ling's body contained powerful energy, a food many times superior to energy bars.

Lin Tianwei naturally couldn't miss it.

Looking at the scar on his right palm, Lin Tianwei felt that Zeta's body was truly too weak.

Just the recoil from this single blow caused his right hand to crack and show signs of breaking down.

If Lin Tianwei hadn't used Talent: Reinforcement (Extraordinary) to temporarily strengthen this arm,

perhaps before killing Kong Ling, this hand would have been destroyed due to inability to withstand the recoil.

This feeling of weakness made Lin Tianwei feel extremely speechless.

He secretly thought that after dealing with Ze Star's matters, he would return to his original form as soon as possible.

If he pretended to be a pig for too long and was actually slaughtered as a pig by other universes, it would truly be a laughingstock.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, in view of the host's cross-level kill, the quality and success rate of Talent extraction will greatly increase."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has obtained Talent: Space Energy (Advanced), Space Creation (Advanced), Instantaneous Movement (Advanced)."

"Ding, please confirm whether the host wishes to use this Talent."

"Space Energy (Advanced): Advanced Talent, gain the ability to control Space Energy."

"Space Creation (Advanced): Advanced Talent, use Space Energy to create a space where items can be stored at will."

"Instantaneous Movement (Advanced): Advanced Talent, use Space Energy to cross space, instantly moving to another location."

Within reason, yet unexpected.

Kong Ling's death brought Lin Tianwei three Advanced Talents.

Although not high in grade, they were very practical.

Especially Talent: Space Energy (Advanced), which was the cornerstone for using Space-type Talents.

With this Talent, even if Lin Tianwei didn't acquire new Space-type Talents,

he could still comprehend other Space-type Talents simply by mastering the usage methods of the corresponding Talents.

However, it was clear.

For Lin Tianwei, who had cheats, directly killing enemies to acquire their Space-type Talents was clearly more cost-effective.

Kong Ling's death also corroborated Lin Tianwei's conjecture.

These seemingly unpromising Slaves were, for him, invaluable treasures.

His Talent extraction system completely defied logic and reason, allowing him to easily obtain Talents that others could only dream of from them.

After unhesitatingly choosing to agree to use the Talents, Lin Tianwei completed the Reinforcement of these three Talents almost instantly.

He was no longer the tiger who needed half a day to reinforce even one Advanced Talent.

The only pity was that Lin Tianwei currently had too few Talent fragments.

He had only barely managed to reinforce Talent: Mental Power (Advanced) to the Extraordinary level.

To reinforce the other two Talents, Lin Tianwei needed to go hunting again, to hunt for more Talent fragments.

With a thought, a cluster of silver energy appeared out of thin air in front of Lin Tianwei, shimmering with mysterious light, looking far from simple.

This was Space Energy, a miraculous energy with many wonderful uses.

As if by bodily instinct, these Space Energies began to be continuously compressed under Lin Tianwei's control.

Finally, within a mere dozen seconds, they were compressed to the extreme, becoming a point similar to a black hole, frantically devouring the surrounding energy.

However, this black hole was simply too small.

Moreover, surrounded by powerhouses, it couldn't create any ripples in this space.

Finally, with a soft sound, this black hole directly exploded, forming a massive space.

This was the logic of the Space Creation Talent.

The use of this Talent, of course, couldn't actually be so drawn out.

However, because it was Lin Tianwei's first time using this Talent, he intended to carefully perceive its operational logic.

That's why he deliberately slowed down.

Which made the process of creating space incredibly long.

In fact, if Lin Tianwei truly wanted to create a space, it would only take an instant.

Perhaps because the Space Energy carried Lin Tianwei's unique imprint, this space also became Lin Tianwei's private space.

Although it couldn't be seen or touched, seemingly non-existent like nothingness,

Lin Tianwei could truly and clearly perceive it with his mind.

With a thought, an energy bar in front of Lin Tianwei instantly vanished, appearing within this space.

With another thought, the energy bar reappeared in front of Lin Tianwei, exactly as it was when it disappeared.

As if it had never vanished.

However, the size of this space clearly could not satisfy Lin Tianwei.

Not to mention a diameter of hundreds of thousands of meters, it didn't even have a diameter of ten thousand meters.

It was pitifully small.

Not only that, to maintain his connection with this space, Lin Tianwei also had to continuously consume Space Energy.

Otherwise, this space could get lost at any time, becoming an ownerless space.

It could be said to be a completely useless Talent.

Perhaps the Space Energy he used wasn't enough?

At this thought, Lin Tianwei began to frantically squeeze the energy within this body, releasing as much Space Energy as possible.

Finally, a massive silver energy sphere formed by Space Energy appeared in front of Lin Tianwei.

It began to rapidly compress.

The moment it was compressed to its extreme, it began to erupt and expand, forming a new space.

A space with a diameter of a full one million meters.

Such a vast space was actually quite good for a Space Creation Talent that was only Advanced.

However, it was clear that it still completely failed to satisfy Lin Tianwei.

Conservatively estimated.

Perhaps only after upgrading this Talent to the King level, combined with a sufficient amount of Space Energy, would Lin Tianwei be able to create a space large enough to hold Blue Star.

However, the efficiency of doing so was simply too slow.

Perhaps he should find another way?

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei looked at his tiger tooth.

A vast Slave space slept there, a Slave space large enough to contain the entire Blue Star.

After acquiring the relevant Space-type Talents, this seemingly mysterious Slave space appeared remarkably crude to Lin Tianwei.

He could easily achieve the goal of modifying it using Space Energy.

However, because this Slave space was simply too large, the time required for its modification would be very long.

But it didn't matter, Lin Tianwei had enough time to modify this Slave space.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei commanded Kai to activate autopilot mode and head towards Ze Star.

This was where the importance of a good spaceship became apparent.

If Lin Tianwei had to manually pilot the spaceship while cultivating, he truly didn't know how long it would take to complete the modification of the Slave space.

After issuing the command, Lin Tianwei no longer hesitated and began to concentrate fully on modifying the Slave space hidden within his tiger tooth.

Bit by bit, he transformed it from a Slave space with imperfect rules into an ordinary space.

Allowing it to be capable of bearing the important task of carrying Blue Star.

Releasing the Star Devouring Talent would allow Lin Tianwei to become stronger in a short period of time.

He still remembered that in the near future, a grand Lotus Auction awaited his participation... Time might be the most valuable thing, and also the least valuable thing.

For Cosmic Beasts whose lifespans often spanned thousands or tens of thousands of years, time was merely a resource they could squander at will.

Perhaps only when they became powerful enough would they realize the preciousness of time.

For Lin Tianwei, immersed in modifying the Slave space, half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Even in these six months, he had completed the leap from the 19th District to the District 23.

Arriving in a more distant region.

He only needed to travel for a bit longer to successfully reach Ze Star.

This period of time was undeniably long, arguably the most wasted period in Lin Tianwei's life.

However, he had no other option; this dilapidated spaceship only had this cruising speed.

Of course.

This snail-like speed was not the norm for interstellar travel.

Many modes of travel existed in the universe that could quickly traverse space.

However, these modes of travel required terrifying energy and corresponding space-crossing devices.

Clearly, these things were completely beyond what the Ze Clan could afford.

Their only option was to manually pilot the spaceship.

Bit by bit, heading towards the distant unknown.

For paupers like Barbo and Zeta, even cosmic pirates couldn't be bothered with them.

After all, being able to pilot such primitive manual spaceships, they clearly didn't look like they had money.

Robbing paupers?

Perhaps the energy expended would far outweigh the gains.

This also led to Barbo and Lin Tianwei's journey being extremely smooth.

They didn't encounter any dangers at all.

They arrived at the District 23 peacefully.

They were about to reach the Ze Clan's location, the Ze Star, filled with unknowns. (End of Chapter)