303: That heavy black pot

“Retreat, retreat quickly. This is not a power we can contend with.”

Marcelo’s face was ashen as he gave the order.

He had imagined many scenarios, but he never expected that Edmund, whom he had sent out to probe, would be instantly killed.

Not only that, but the residual power from his instant death alone possessed such terrifying might.

If he was careless, his fleet would suffer heavy losses.

Facing the terrifying bloody storm, Edmund ultimately chose to step forward.

These spaceships were his resources, and they were filled with his subordinates.

Not stepping forward?

He would be the one to suffer huge losses!

Instantaneous Movement!

Marcelo’s body instantly appeared in front of the spaceship, rapidly expanding. He intended to use his own body to shield his subordinates from the residual power of Lin Tianwei’s attack.

In his opinion, at such a great distance,

and weakened by Edmund’s body and the spaceship’s shield,

this seemingly powerful bloody storm could not possibly be that strong.

However, the moment he came into contact with the flesh and blood, Marcelo knew he was wrong.

And he was terribly wrong.

An indescribably terrifying power, using the flesh and blood as a medium, frantically poured into Marcelo’s body.

Thousands of his seemingly sturdy Steel Thorns instantly broke off.

Clearly, this was an attack Marcelo could not easily withstand.

Talent: Steel Thorns (Extraordinary)!

This was Marcelo’s powerful Talent.

Not only was its effect potent, but it also perfectly matched the Thorn Race’s inherent Talent.

The instant some of Marcelo’s surface Steel Thorns were destroyed by Edmund’s flesh and blood, even more Steel Thorns grew out.

Based on Marcelo’s already outrageous offensive and defensive Steel Thorns, these newly grown Steel Thorns were incredibly powerful.

Facing the attack from Edmund’s flesh and blood, these Steel Thorns merely emitted a dense “buzzing” vibration, then dissipated the attack from Edmund’s flesh and blood into nothingness.

However, Marcelo, who had withstood the blow, was pale.

If mere residual power could possess such terrifying might, forcing him to use his only extraordinary-level Talent,

then how strong could Lin Tianwei’s true form be?

Cosmic Level!

This word flashed through Marcelo’s mind instantly.

His expression instantly turned to horror, and he shouted, “Sir, it’s a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding.”

“We have nothing to do with that Cosmic Beast that just attacked you.”

“We will leave immediately!”

Unless one reaches Cosmic Level, one is but an ant; this saying was no joke.

Now that Lin Tianwei’s strength had been confirmed, Marcelo had no thought of resisting.

Escape.

This was the only thought in his mind.

However, he could escape, but his fleet could not.

So, to preserve his forces, Marcelo could only frantically explain.

Explaining that everything that happened before was just a misunderstanding.

Edmund had no relation to him whatsoever.

He was truly just passing by.

However, Lin Tianwei’s Atomic Breath was Marcelo’s answer.

Such a lie wouldn’t fool even a three-year-old.

Lin Tianwei immediately unleashed the terrifying attack that was Atomic Breath.

Marcelo’s face instantly changed drastically.

The moment the energy beam was generated, he felt an extremely terrifying power.

It swept towards him with an unstoppable force.

Danger.

Life-threatening danger!

A warning bell rang loudly in Marcelo’s heart.

The danger of death made him dare not clash head-on with this energy beam.

Thinking of this, he unhesitatingly used his Talent: Instantaneous Movement!

Although this would leave the spaceships behind him directly exposed to Lin Tianwei’s attack,

Marcelo understood the principle of ‘better a dead friend than a dead me’ all too well.

In a life-or-death situation, he unhesitatingly chose to flee, instantly appearing millions of meters away.

Even so, Marcelo dared not relax his guard in the slightest.

Facing the pursuit of a Cosmic Level powerhouse, especially a Space-type Cosmic Level powerhouse,

even instantly moving millions of meters away was by no means safe.

Thinking of this, Marcelo gritted his teeth, bit off one of his own teeth, and swallowed it directly.

A tooth crafted from a space gem, containing powerful Space Energy.

The terrifying energy contained within it would allow Marcelo to perform three more Instantaneous Movements in a short period.

Although this would place an extremely severe burden on his body,

as long as he could survive, Marcelo was willing to pay any price.

Not only that, but he also used a one-time treasure—the Barrier of Shielding!

This treasure, which could completely shield his aura, making him undetectable even by Cosmic Level beings, was Marcelo’s cherished possession.

However, this time, to save his life, he had no choice but to use it.

This was also why Marcelo had been able to live for so long.

Because he knew deeply that everything was fleeting, and resources and treasures only truly showed their value when used.

Finally, after teleporting tens of millions of meters away, Marcelo breathed a sigh of relief, still feeling lingering fear.

Without hesitation, he immediately activated the power within his body.

And began his desperate escape.

On the other side, with Marcelo’s obstruction gone, Lin Tianwei’s Atomic Breath naturally easily struck the spaceships that had attempted to encircle him.

The first to be hit was the spaceship Marcelo had been on, his beloved ride.

It melted away silently, like ice and snow.

Upon contact with the energy beam Lin Tianwei spewed, this spaceship had no chance to resist whatsoever.

It was directly disintegrated by Lin Tianwei’s Atomic Breath, turning into ash.

Only the three Cosmic Beasts who were also Star-level Rank Nine managed to escape.

Which Cosmic Beast that managed to grow to this level wouldn’t have a few trump cards?

Although not as formidable as Marcelo, escaping Lin Tianwei’s attack range was not that difficult.

After all, Lin Tianwei was currently in a depleted state and couldn’t possibly waste energy chasing them.

However, while they escaped, their subordinates were not so lucky.

With a slight sway of his head, under Lin Tianwei’s control, the Atomic Breath, like Ultraman’s beam against monsters, quickly swept across all the spaceships.

It disintegrated them along with all the Cosmic Beasts aboard the ships.

Facing Lin Tianwei’s unparalleled power, they had no room to resist whatsoever, and ultimately could only die with resentment.

This was the consequence of their daring to disturb Lin Tianwei’s refinement of Ze Star.

After completing all this, Lin Tianwei, who thought the world was finally quiet, closed his eyes again.

He resumed refining Ze Star.

However, due to the disturbance from these ants who sought their own demise, the time Lin Tianwei needed to refine Ze Star was prolonged to two days.

Two days.

In two more days, Lin Tianwei would be able to completely refine Ze Star into his Talent Star… Sitting on the throne in his palace, Marcelo was panting heavily.

He had survived.

He had survived from the hands of a Cosmic Level powerhouse.

In a sense, this could be considered an honor.

In the future,

Marcelo might be able to boast to his friends that he had survived a Cosmic Level powerhouse.

But he didn’t know that Lin Tianwei was merely a tiger whose cultivation time was less than a fraction of his own.

However, after his emotions settled, Marcelo became angrier the more he thought about it.

Although he had survived, his subordinates had been completely wiped out.

This was an indescribable loss for him and for the entire Thorn Race.

Especially Edmund, the demise of this Star-level Rank Nine powerhouse made Marcelo feel as if his heart was bleeding.

Even though Edmund had lost his potential for growth after becoming a Slave,

his Star-level Rank Nine strength was a tangible reality.

It had cost Marcelo fifty million yuan crystal to acquire him at an auction.

Yet, he never expected Edmund to be instantly killed by Lin Tianwei as easily as swatting a mosquito.

Not only Edmund, but his proud fleet and countless subordinates were also undoubtedly gone.

Such a heavy loss was enough to severely weaken the Thorn Race’s strength.

It might even invite the covetousness of other races, attempting to pull the Thorn Race from their throne as rulers of District Twenty-three.

Patience brings calm, but further thought only fuels anger.

Marcelo clenched his fists in fury. To be robbed on his own turf, did they really think there were no beasts left in the Extremely Cold Universe?

Although he was only Star-level Rank Nine, he had someone backing him.

If Hekel, the ruler of the Extremely Cold Universe, didn’t stand up for him, then his throne as ruler would probably not be secure.

Thinking of this, Marcelo quickly began to look up information on Cosmic Level beings in the Extremely Cold Universe.

Except for a few extremely low-profile Cosmic Level beings, Hekel had collected information on all of them.

And distributed it to the rulers of each district.

For no other reason.

Simply to make them more vigilant.

Provoking a Cosmic Level powerhouse without reason was truly not knowing how to write the word 'death'.

Even if a Cosmic Level powerhouse was in the wrong, it had to be Hekel who negotiated.

Marcelo simply did not have that qualification.

However, no matter how Marcelo searched, he couldn’t find any information related to Lin Tianwei.

It was as if this was a Cosmic Level powerhouse who had inexplicably appeared out of nowhere.

It was exactly like the situation in his memory.

Just kidding, if it weren’t for the fact that there was no image of the Star Devouring Beast Avatar in his memory, nor of Lin Tianwei’s true tiger form,

Marcelo would have suspected Lin Tianwei was a paper tiger and dared to probe him.

But he never expected that this time he would hit the jackpot, directly winning a super grand prize.

After a moment of thought, Marcelo directly contacted the ruler of the Extremely Cold Universe, Lord Hekel.

His defeat and the theft of his possessions was a major event.

The appearance of an unfamiliar Cosmic Level powerhouse in his territory was also a major event.

He had to report it to Hekel as soon as possible.

Due to the special urgent line, Marcelo quickly received a response from Hekel.

Hekel’s figure also appeared before Marcelo.

A terrifying existence that couldn’t be seen clearly, only a vague black silhouette.

At this moment, Marcelo no longer had his previous arrogance. He unhesitatingly knelt before the silhouette and respectfully said:

“Greetings, Lord Hekel.”

Facing Marcelo’s flattery, Hekel remained emotionless and coldly said:

“Marcelo, report whatever you have quickly. I don’t have time to waste here.”

Facing Hekel’s imperious tone, Marcelo dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction and respectfully said:

“Respected Lord Hekel, I naturally wouldn’t dare to waste your time.”

“I contacted you because I have an important matter to report to you, regarding Ze Star.”

“It even involves a Cosmic Level powerhouse.”

As expected, upon hearing the keywords Ze Star and Cosmic Level powerhouse, Hekel showed an interested expression.

Marcelo dared not keep him in suspense and immediately reported everything he knew to Hekel in a simple manner.

Finally,

Marcelo even directly showed Lin Tianwei’s Star Devouring Beast Avatar form to Hekel.

As for the tiger form, Marcelo did not show it to Hekel.

It wasn’t that he intentionally concealed it.

After all, Lin Tianwei in his Star Devouring Beast Avatar form was stronger, so Marcelo naturally assumed this form was Lin Tianwei’s true body.

Describing a simple matter in a very complex way would also offend his leader.

So Marcelo could only try to keep things as simple as possible.

After the report, Marcelo’s eyes welled up, and he said aggrievedly, “Lord Hekel, you must uphold justice for me!”

“That Cosmic Beast was utterly unreasonable.”

“Not only did he steal your possessions, but he also didn’t give me any chance to explain.”

“He attacked us with lethal intent from the very start.”

“If I hadn’t had some savings and some means of self-preservation,”

“Lord Hekel, you might not have seen me today.”

Unexpectedly, facing Marcelo’s bitter plea, Hekel chose to remain silent.

His eyes were fixed on Lin Tianwei in his Star Devouring Beast Avatar state, filled with shock.

It was this existence?

He actually encountered this existence here?

Although it was absolutely impossible for it to be the true body, even an Avatar was an existence he could not easily provoke.

Clearly, Hekel recognized the appearance of the Star Devouring Behemoth.

Naturally, he recognized the identity of the Star Devouring Beast Avatar at the first instant.

The ability to devour planets further corroborated Hekel’s guess.

This was that existence’s signature Talent.

It was precisely because he recognized the identity of the Star Devouring Beast Avatar that Hekel chose to remain silent.

Are you kidding? This was an existence even he couldn’t afford to offend.

How could Hekel choose to provoke the Star Devouring Behemoth just to stand up for his subordinate, Marcelo?

That was a Cosmic Beast of the Divine King level.

It didn’t even need to attack; a mere thought would be enough to instantly kill him.

Attacking him, what was the difference from seeking death?

The Star Devouring Behemoth probably never expected that he once again took on a heavy burden sent by Lin Tianwei.

Fortunately, he was tough and could handle it, and could take on countless more burdens for Lin Tianwei.

Otherwise, any ordinary existence encountering a burden thrown by Lin Tianwei would definitely be in deep trouble. (End of Chapter)