305: wave to kill

Hekel secretly thought to himself that he was truly unlucky to the extreme.

Not only did he clash with the Star Devouring Behemoth, but he also suffered heavy losses because of it.

space gems possess terrifying value, even Hekel couldn't completely ignore them.

He had been overjoyed when he first heard the news that space gems were being mined on Ze Star.

But he never expected that after only a short period, Ze Star would be completely taken over by Lin Tianwei, and have no further connection to him.

The most infuriating part was that he not only had no way to deal with the Star Devouring Behemoth.

He also had to shed some blood to properly appease Marcelo, his loyal subordinate.

Thinking of this, Hekel sighed and said to Marcelo, "This being before us is not someone you or I can contend with."

"Next time you encounter him, absolutely do not provoke him; simply retreat far away."

"Here is a random teleportation device. Although its randomness is a bit high, as a critical life-saving item, it's quite good."

"You indeed suffered heavy losses in this incident, so this random teleportation device will serve as your compensation."

After sending over the random teleportation device, Hekel ignored Marcelo's astonished gaze and directly cut off their connection.

This feeling of disliking someone but being utterly unable to defeat them truly made him incredibly frustrated.

On the other side, Marcelo, who had dazedly accepted the compensation from Hekel, was still in a state of shock.

For a moment, he couldn't recover from Hekel's words.

He never imagined that Lin Tianwei was a being even Hekel needed to address with respect.

What was going on? Even if there was a gap in combat power among Cosmic Level beings, it was absolutely impossible for Lord Hekel to be so wary.

After all, Hekel was a Cosmic Level Rank Nine Peak being.

And he had been stuck at this realm for several millennia, on the verge of a breakthrough, ready to advance at any moment.

Of course.

That final step wasn't so easy to take.

Could it be that this being was a higher Domain Lord Level?

A guess flashed through Marcelo's mind, but it was instantly rejected.

Domain Lord Level powerhouses were all supreme beings who suppressed entire star domains; how could one appear in such a remote corner?

If the other party truly was a Domain Lord Level powerhouse, he wouldn't have had any chance of returning alive.

As soon as the opponent launched their attack, the entire space would have been completely sealed off.

Only extremely rare time-element Cosmic Beasts would have a sliver of hope.

Perhaps the other party was a subordinate of a certain Domain Lord Level powerhouse.

In the absence of fundamental conflicts of interest, even Lord Hekel couldn't stand up for himself and could only choose to avoid them.

Marcelo finally found a reasonable explanation.

Looking at the random teleportation device in his hand, he gave a bitter smile.

Well, it seemed he had lost his wife and troops, and in the end, it was all for nothing.

Sketching the image of the Star Devouring Beast Avatar in his mind, Marcelo couldn't help but curse loudly:

"You f***er."

Then he realized his words were a bit vulgar and instinctively covered his mouth.

It wasn't that he felt there was anything wrong with his curse.

If he could beat that damned scoundrel, he would be much more ruthless with his actions than with his words.

However, this was in the universe, the vast and boundless universe.

All sorts of bizarre Talents could exist.

If the other party somehow sensed his foolish act, he would truly be in deep trouble.

Can't afford to provoke, can't afford to provoke.

Marcelo sighed, thinking that this matter could only be treated as if nothing had happened.

In a certain chaotic domain within the Eldar God Domain.

The Star Devouring Behemoth, who was meticulously comprehending laws, suddenly felt a sensation and withdrew from its law comprehension state.

He murmured, "What's going on?"

"Why do I feel like some creature is cursing me?"

He sensed carefully, but it seemed to be completely absent, as if everything just now was merely his illusion.

An illusion? How could I have an illusion?

The Star Devouring Behemoth frowned.

The more powerful Cosmic Beasts tend to trust their instincts even more.

It was by relying on their keen instincts that they were able to choose the most correct option in countless choices.

Step by step, becoming stronger.

In other words, this intuition was also a special existence, like a protagonist's halo.

Frowning in thought for a moment, the Star Devouring Behemoth finally, by virtue of its formidable strength and that faint, elusive sensation, detected Marcelo's existence.

An ant?

An ant actually dared to curse me? And so vulgarly?

Without wanting to know the cause and effect, the Star Devouring Behemoth was never lenient with Cosmic Beasts who dared to insult him.

It was precisely because of this that the Star Devouring Behemoth had a fearsome reputation throughout the Eldar God Domain, and no beast dared to easily offend him.

With a casual wave of energy, the Star Devouring Behemoth closed its eyes again.

And the energy he casually waved traversed countless spaces, directly arriving at Marcelo's location.

It directly invaded his body without Marcelo realizing anything was amiss.

Annihilation!

The power gap between the Star Devouring Behemoth and Marcelo was simply too vast.

Even across an infinitely distant space, the energy casually wielded by the Star Devouring Behemoth was more than Marcelo could bear.

His spirit and flesh, like dust, directly dissipated into the air.

Marcelo died.

He probably never dreamed that a mere verbal outburst would lead to his demise.

Losing its owner, the priceless random teleportation device fell to the ground.

Becoming a pitiful ownerless item... "Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has gained the Talent: Steel Thorns (Extraordinary)."

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

"Steel Thorns (Extraordinary): An Extraordinary-level Talent, rapidly creating Steel Thorns that can be freely controlled for offense or defense."

"Note: Steel Thorns can be created directly, or certain objects can be reinforced to achieve the strength of Steel Thorns."

Lin Tianwei, who was fully focused on refining Ze Star, never expected to receive a kill notification.

He even gained his first Extraordinary-level Talent since coming to the universe.

The Talent Extraction System truly lived up to its reputation as a heaven-defying existence.

Even killing indirectly was included in its kill judgment.

It was precisely because of this that Lin Tianwei inexplicably received Marcelo's kill notification.

Talent: Steel Thorns (Extraordinary)?

A Talent that combines offense and defense, and has reached the Extraordinary level.

Perhaps when used in conjunction with other Talents, it could achieve unexpected effects.

What's more, even if the Talent wasn't immediately useful, it could still be used as a Talent for refining stars.

So Lin Tianwei unhesitatingly chose to use this Talent.

As the energy representing the Talent: Steel Thorns (Extraordinary) reinforced his body, the fur on Lin Tianwei's body immediately underwent a transformation.

This Talent ultimately found the most suitable position for its expression, integrating into it and becoming Lin Tianwei's power.

Under Lin Tianwei's perception,

He discovered that his beautiful fur, after being Reinforcement by the Talent: Steel Thorns (Extraordinary),

Had reached an incredibly terrifying level of strength.

Not only was its defense astonishing, but it also possessed formidable offensive capabilities.

Any Cosmic Beast attempting to approach Lin Tianwei's body would first be attacked by these hairs.

If they couldn't break through these fearsome hairs, they would not only fail to harm Lin Tianwei's body but would instead be impaled by his fur.

At the most critical moment, Lin Tianwei could even choose to launch these hairs like bullets.

To initiate a group attack on nearby enemies.

Of course, doing so would also mean Lin Tianwei would bear incredibly terrifying consequences—temporarily becoming a bald tiger.

In a sense, Lin Tianwei was now no less formidable than a hedgehog.

He could definitely make his enemies feel like they had nowhere to start.

Two days.

Aside from the sudden kill notification, the subsequent period was calm and uneventful.

No ignorant Cosmic Beast dared to trouble Lin Tianwei at this time.

This also allowed Lin Tianwei to successfully refine Ze Star into his own Talent star—the Space Energy Star.

At this moment, it was mutually attracted to the Rejuvenation Star, operating in a relatively stable state.

Continuously providing Lin Tianwei with a terrifying amount of Star Power.

In fact, Lin Tianwei had already completed the infusion of Talent energy into Ze Star long ago.

For the remaining time, he had been doing one thing—recreating balance.

Recreating a balance composed of himself, the Rejuvenation Star, and the Space Energy Star.

If it were merely a simple infusion of Talent energy into a planet, that would be too easy.

What was truly important was to achieve a new balance between them, allowing them to operate in synergy.

Otherwise, refining a new Talent star would not only fail to provide Lin Tianwei with more Star Power.

Instead, it might conflict with the original Talent star, reducing the Star Power Lin Tianwei could originally obtain.

No cultivation method could be a simple one plus one.

Pulling one hair moves the whole body; the further he progressed, the more difficult it would be for Lin Tianwei to add another Talent star.

This was also why the Star Refining Art used an explosion to achieve the transition from a star to a universe.

If one were to truly achieve the evolution from a star to a universe by adding countless planets.

Not to mention how difficult it would be.

Just maintaining the balance between these planets would be enough to drive these Cosmic Beasts to distraction.

If exploited by enemies, it could even turn them into a terrifying bomb.

Only power that could be completely controlled by oneself was truly one's own power.

However, fortunately, for Lin Tianwei, constructing the balance between Talent stars was actually very simple.

After all, the primordial energy that drove these Talent stars was Lin Tianwei's own Talent energy.

This meant that Lin Tianwei could easily adjust the energy contained within each Talent star.

This was an incredible feat to Cosmic Beasts who cultivated the Star Refining Art.

Adjust?

If you dare to adjust the energy of these planets, they will dare to explode in front of you.

So they could only cautiously attend to the planets within their bodies, allowing them to painstakingly achieve a new balance.

"2.3 times Star Power."

"After the Space Energy Star joined, the speed of acquiring Star Power directly became 2.3 times the original, slightly more than expected."

Feeling the majestic Star Power being born in his inner world every moment, Lin Tianwei expressed great satisfaction.

This trip to Ze Star could be considered a fruitful one.

Furthermore, because the Space Energy Star itself was a massive space gem,

Under the interaction with the energy of the Talent: Space Energy (Extraordinary), the Space Energy within Lin Tianwei's body was incredibly abundant.

Although it didn't reach the King-level.

But at least it had allowed him to reach the peak of the Extraordinary-level.

However, Lin Tianwei's expression quickly turned troubled.

The Talent star had been refined, but the subsequent finishing work was incredibly troublesome.

For no other reason.

The Space Energy Star was simply too large.

Even after being purified of excess impurities by the baptism of Talent energy, it still retained a considerable volume.

Without a sufficiently large inner world, Lin Tianwei simply couldn't accommodate the Space Energy Star.

In other words, once Lin Tianwei reverted to his true form,

Because his inner world would shrink accordingly, he might not be able to contain the massive Talent star, the Space Energy Star.

Normal Cosmic Beasts would never encounter such an awkward situation as Lin Tianwei.

Although they also possessed the Talent of shrinking.

But they were small.

Apart from the powerhouses of some super-factions, the planets chosen for refinement by ordinary Cosmic Beasts couldn't even be considered planets.

They could only barely be called meteorites.

Because the larger the planet refined, the greater the burden on their bodies, hence the planets they refined were very small.

It was precisely because they were so small that such a problem as Lin Tianwei's simply couldn't arise.

Even after shrinking, their shrunken inner world could still accommodate the stars within their bodies.

For ordinary Cosmic Beasts, even if a planet as massive as Ze Star were directly given to them, they wouldn't dare to refine it.

Without sufficient strength, they simply couldn't refine Ze Star and would instead be drained into dried beasts by it.

There were almost no Cosmic Beasts in the universe who would choose to refine a planet the same size as their inner world.

An overly large planet would not only lead to the sealing of shrinking-type Talents but would also become a burden on the body.

After all, they didn't drive the operation of planets with Talent energy like Lin Tianwei.

A large part of the energy driving the planets' operation came from themselves.

He sighed.

Lin Tianwei never expected that one day he would encounter a situation where being big was also wrong.

Of course, this situation wasn't entirely unsolvable.

After all, the universe was so vast, there were always Cosmic Beasts with the same ideas as Lin Tianwei.

Moreover, the majority doesn't necessarily represent correctness.

Ordinary Cosmic Beasts couldn't refine giant planets simply because their strength was insufficient.

There were also Cosmic Beasts who, like Lin Tianwei, deeply understood the principle that "bigger is truly better."

They would also, like Lin Tianwei, choose to refine giant planets as their own stars.

Allowing themselves to gain more Star Power at the initial stage. (End of Chapter)