302: bloody storm

Although Marcelo had decided to fight Lin Tianwei to the death, he did not immediately set off for Ze Star.

To ensure nothing went wrong, Marcelo decided to depart only after making thorough preparations.

After all, he felt Ze Star would remain where it was; it couldn't possibly run away, could it?

Only with sufficient preparation would he have the confidence to face Lin Tianwei, this enigmatic Cosmic Beast.

Spaceships?

Bring five hundred!

Star-level ninth-rank powerhouses?

Bring three more.

Other Star-level powerhouses?

Bring three thousand more!

...Marcelo had reason to believe that with such a luxurious lineup, he could definitely drive away the thief Lin Tianwei.

He even thought the battle wouldn't need to start.

Just seeing such a lavish formation would make Lin Tianwei choose to flee in disarray.

However, he didn't expect that his procrastination caused him to miss the best time to fight Lin Tianwei.

At this moment, Lin Tianwei was in the crucial phase of refining Ze Star, unable to spare a hand to deal with these flies.

Only now did they have a slight chance of defeating Lin Tianwei.

After all, Lin Tianwei was currently in his peak state, with his Star Devouring Beast Avatar and Super Multiplication fully activated.

His combat power was stronger than what he could display in his tiger or Ze Clan forms.

In an instant burst, his strength could even barely reach the Cosmic Level.

However, unleashing Cosmic Level strength would consume an extremely terrifying amount of Lin Tianwei's energy.

It would greatly affect the speed at which he refined Ze Star.

So, unless absolutely necessary, Lin Tianwei would not unleash Cosmic Level strength.

As time passed, Ze Star also began to glow brilliantly from absorbing the energy of the Talent: Space Energy (Transcendent).

It shed its gray outer shell, revealing its true form.

An extremely massive, entirely silver, giant space gem.

Terrifying Space Energy flowed, causing Ze Star to spin rapidly.

It continuously generated a terrifying amount of Star Power, slowly and steadily nourishing Lin Tianwei's parched body.

To swallow this enormous planet, Lin Tianwei had consumed a great deal of energy.

Fortunately, all his efforts were worthwhile.

Under Lin Tianwei's careful control, the two Talent stars gradually stabilized, about to reach a perfect state of balance.

One day!

In just one day, Lin Tianwei would be able to free himself from his current immobile state.

At that time, he would only need to find a place to quickly develop, and Lin Tianwei would soon be able to enhance the strength of his tiger body, making himself even more powerful.

Perhaps even—possessing Cosmic Level strength in his normal state.

However, it was precisely at this critical moment that Marcelo's preparations were complete.

Leading a terrifyingly large fleet, Marcelo sailed towards Ze Star's original location.

Spaceships traveled at an extremely high speed.

Coupled with Marcelo's eagerness to reclaim his honor, in less than half a day, he had already arrived at Ze Star's former position.

However, Marcelo, who had finally arrived, hadn't even had time to catch his breath when he discovered something that shocked him greatly.

Ze Star had vanished.

The enormous Ze Star, along with countless space gems, had simply disappeared before Marcelo's eyes.

In its place was a colossal Cosmic Beast.

A Cosmic Beast a hundred billion meters tall.

A faint pressure emanated from this terrifying beast,

Even without any movement, simply lying there in slumber, this Cosmic Beast exerted immense pressure on Marcelo.

This was a warning, a silent warning.

Warning the surrounding Cosmic Beasts not to foolishly approach this place.

In fact, if Marcelo's fleet hadn't been strong enough,

Just approaching this area would have resulted in them being instantly killed by this terrifying pressure.

However, what Marcelo feared most was Lin Tianwei's terrifying size.

A size even more terrifying than his own main body.

In the universe, immense size is the best proof of strength.

Without sufficient strength, one wouldn't even need to fight; just supporting such a massive body in motion would be an impossible feat.

Conservatively estimated, a Cosmic Beast capable of reaching such a size would possess at least Star-level ninth-rank strength.

It was even highly possible that he had crossed that threshold and reached the Legendary Cosmic Level.

Not only that, Marcelo also discovered something that greatly shocked him.

With Lin Tianwei's breathing, a faint Space Energy emanated from his body with each inhale and exhale.

When did Space Energy become so worthless?

To the point where it could be allowed to dissipate freely?

It was precisely this Space Energy that made Marcelo realize a possibility.

That his Ze Star, such a massive Ze Star, a Ze Star filled with space gems, had most likely been devoured by this enormous Cosmic Beast before him!

It was only said there was an odd-looking, not very powerful Cosmic Beast; why had it suddenly become this terrifying beast before him?

Looking at Lin Tianwei, who displayed the strongest form of his Star Devouring Beast Avatar, Marcelo's expression was uncertain and surprised.

His mind raced, quickly contemplating how to deal with this behemoth before him.

Should he go forward to demand an explanation, or slink away ignominiously?

Slinking away like a stray dog.

Unwilling, Marcelo was extremely unwilling.

Thinking this, he ordered Edmund, who stood beside him:

"Edmund, display your strongest form and test the depths of this Cosmic Beast."

"The other beasts maintain a state of alert; once something goes wrong, you must follow my orders and act immediately."

Marcelo ultimately chose to probe.

To test Lin Tianwei's true strength.

To flee in such a panic directly made him truly unwilling.

Even if it meant paying a terrifying price, Marcelo was undeterred.

However, such a probing naturally couldn't be done by him personally.

Facing a terrifying existence like Lin Tianwei, even a long-renowned Star-level ninth-rank powerhouse wouldn't dare to easily challenge him.

After all, probing a strong individual could very well be an act of suicide.

A normal beast would absolutely not accept such an order.

But Edmund was different.

He appeared to be a Star-level ninth-rank powerhouse, but his true identity was a Slave Marcelo had purchased at a high price.

Slaves?

These self-lost Slaves looked no different from normal Cosmic Beasts.

In reality, they were puppets controlled by a control chip, completely devoid of self-awareness.

Not to mention asking Edmund to challenge the unknown Lin Tianwei, even if he were ordered to commit suicide immediately, he would not refuse Marcelo's command.

Sure enough, upon receiving Marcelo's order, Edmund did not hesitate in the slightest.

Directly opening the spaceship's hatch, Edmund leaped out and plunged into space.

Space, an environment that is a dead end for humans, posed no threat whatsoever to the powerful Edmund.

Not only that, Edmund's seemingly not-so-large body grew with the wind, rapidly expanding.

Clearly, Edmund's previous state was merely a compressed form for ease of movement.

His current colossal size, nearly three hundred million meters, was his strongest state.

Facing Lin Tianwei, who was a hundred billion meters tall, Edmund dared not be careless in the slightest.

Although he could not refuse Marcelo's command, he could choose to execute it better.

Completing his master's task while trying to ensure his own survival was also what a Slave should do.

Watching Edmund get closer and closer to Lin Tianwei, Marcelo dared not be careless.

He would decide whether to advance or retreat based on the results of Edmund's probe.

If Lin Tianwei's displayed combat power did not match his enormous size, he would unleash his absolute strength instantly.

He would instantly burst through Lin Tianwei, this Cosmic Beast that seemed powerful but was actually a paper tiger.

Although he had a massive body of three hundred million meters, compared to Lin Tianwei, who was a hundred billion meters tall, Edmund was merely a junior.

But constrained by Marcelo's command, Edmund could only grit his teeth and launch an attack on Lin Tianwei.

Thinking this, he took a deep breath and unleashed his most powerful Talent: Partial Multiplication (Advanced)!

As the name suggests, this was a Talent extremely similar to Lin Tianwei's Talent: Super Multiplication.

However, he could only multiply specific parts of his body, unlike Super Multiplication, which could multiply the entire body.

While such a Talent might not seem as powerful,

It was very useful for less powerful Cosmic Beasts.

It meant they could concentrate their strength, achieving the terrifying effect of breaking a surface with a concentrated point.

Under the gaze of all the Cosmic Beasts, Edmund raised his right claw high.

A terrifying right claw that instantly expanded to a billion meters, fiercely swung towards the 'sleeping' Lin Tianwei.

It was precisely because Marcelo knew Edmund possessed such strength that he felt confident in letting him probe.

After all, if his strength was too pathetic, it wouldn't be a probe, but simply an act of suicide.

Ze Star's original location.

Sensing the claw that was about to strike him, Lin Tianwei couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He didn't want to kill indiscriminately, but desperate opponents always actively presented themselves.

He was merely refining Ze Star, not truly sleeping, so he naturally couldn't allow Edmund's attack to hit him.

Talent: Poised to explode (Transcendent)!

Lin Tianwei, who had been motionless, perfectly met the prerequisites for using this Talent.

Or rather, as long as he wasn't in a combat state, Lin Tianwei's combat power would continuously accumulate until it was recalculated after a single burst.

Bang!

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Tianwei's colossal body slowly moved.

It seemed extremely slow, but in reality, it was incredibly fast.

He struck later but arrived first, extending his claw at a terrifying speed and directly hitting Edmund.

This was a contest of strength, with no room for trickery.

When the two giant claws met, the losing side would be crushed by the victor like withered branches.

Clearly.

The victor could only be Lin Tianwei.

Accompanied by crisp cracking sounds, Edmund felt a terrifying force surge from the point where the giant claws met, assaulting his body.

In just an instant, his entire body was crushed into a pulp by this terrifying force.

He was also involuntarily sent flying backward, crashing heavily into Marcelo's spaceship.

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

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has acquired the Talent: Partial Multiplication (Advanced)."

"Ding, please confirm whether to use this Talent."

"Partial Multiplication (Advanced): An advanced Talent. With this Talent, the host can choose any body part to expand, displaying even greater power."

Partial Multiplication (Advanced)?

This was barely a passable Talent.

At least for Lin Tianwei after coming to the universe, he hadn't acquired any Talent he deemed acceptable through killing for a long time.

Although these Cosmic Beasts had excellent foundations, each possessing powerful physiques far exceeding those of Blue Star creatures,

Their Talents were simply too ordinary.

However, this was also very understandable.

Blue Star seemed like a rudimentary planet, but it had received the selfless gift of the kind-hearted Star Devouring Beast Avatar, a primary planet.

Although the Star Devouring Beast Avatar was incredibly weak, its prestige was very high.

Especially its Talent: Infection (Mythical), which was a Mythical-level Talent.

It could easily allow originally less powerful creatures to inherit its power, easily gaining powerful Talents.

This was also why the Star Devouring Beast Avatar chose Blue Star, a primary planet, to wreak havoc on.

When one's strength is not sufficient, infecting all targets, especially a huge number of targets,

You might not truly be cooking a delicacy.

Instead, you might be raising a fierce tiger that could easily devour you.

It is believed that the Star Devouring Beast Avatar has learned this lesson and should not make such a foolish mistake again in its next life.

Since the process of refining Ze Star had been interrupted, Lin Tianwei naturally had no intention of letting these annoying ants off the hook.

Daring to bother him.

They were asking for death!

Talent: Atomic Breath (Transcendent)!

Lin Tianwei directly opened his Giant Maw, and terrifying energy began to brew within, quickly leading to an explosion.

He unleashed a terrifying energy beam, spraying it towards Marcelo's location.

He had to teach these ants a lesson.

To let them know what it meant to be inviolable.

Lin Tianwei believed that after he took their lives as tuition for teaching them this truth, they should not make such a foolish mistake again.

Crack, crack, crack... The crisp sounds were endless.

That was the sound of Edmund's remains violently hitting the spaceship's protective shield, causing it to shatter.

The protective shield, formed by the combined efforts of five hundred spaceships, had decent defensive capabilities.

But clearly, in the face of Lin Tianwei's immense power, it was vulnerable, unable to even hold for an instant.

Even just the aftershock of Lin Tianwei killing Edmund was enough to severely tear apart this fleet.

Under the horrified gazes of countless Cosmic Beasts, Edmund's remains, the moment they shattered the protective shield, turned into countless splatters of gore.

In a bloody storm, they launched an indiscriminate attack on all nearby spaceships. (End of Chapter)