313: core zone

However, this method also had a fatal flaw.

That was, the origin was simply too expensive.

One Space-type Talent Slave at Star-level 5, Kong Ling, was only worth one unit of origin.

Many Cosmic Beasts were not even worth a thousandth of a unit of origin.

Of course.

The expensiveness was not the fault of the origin.

The fault lay only with those Cosmic Beasts who couldn't afford the origin.

Now that he finally had such a safe environment and could obtain pure Star Power for free, Tore naturally couldn't miss this opportunity to improve.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated.

He slowly guided the Star Power floating in the air into the largest Planet within his body.

He intended to use this incomparably pure Star Power to guide this Planet to evolve into a Star.

And thus become a Star-level 1 powerhouse in one fell swoop.

One day.

Three days.

Six days!

Tore, who had been silent for several days, finally stirred.

His body began to tremble violently, crackling.

What followed was a powerful pressure, the pressure of a Star-level powerhouse.

That's right.

Tore had broken through.

Simply by being exposed to the Star Power scattered in the air, which Lin Tianwei had discarded, he completed the breakthrough from Planetary-level to Star-level.

His massive single eye suddenly opened, feeling the immense energy contained within his body, Tore was somewhat incredulous.

Although he had anticipated the success of this breakthrough, he hadn't expected to complete it in less than a week.

Such speed would be considered astonishing even in the outside world.

Of course, Tore still had some self-awareness.

He clearly realized that his breakthrough was not the result of his own efforts.

He was merely a lucky fellow who had accidentally benefited from Lin Tianwei's grace.

Thinking of this, Tore looked in Lin Tianwei's direction with a face full of gratitude.

But he found that Lin Tianwei was still in his initial state, seemingly completely unaffected by his breakthrough.

Not only that, Tore was even more surprised to find that Lin Tianwei, whom he couldn't see through before, remained unclear even after his strength had increased.

It was as if a bucket of cold water had suddenly poured down, instantly extinguishing Tore's joyful heart.

He had indeed grown stronger.

However, compared to the unfathomably powerful Lin Tianwei, he had merely evolved from a slightly weaker ant to a slightly stronger ant.

There was no qualitative change at all.

He remained a weak existence that Lin Tianwei could easily obliterate.

Gritting his teeth, Tore sat down again.

Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate!

He wanted to continue cultivating; before acquiring sufficient strength, wasting even a second was disrespect to himself.

However, during this session of cultivation, Tore was once again pleasantly surprised to find that the Star Power contained in the air had become even denser.

This was not because Lin Tianwei couldn't control his energy and allowed more Star Power to escape.

It was simply because Kai's body was a sealed space, which wouldn't let this Star Power escape.

Furthermore, as a Mech Clan, Kai itself didn't need to absorb Star Power for cultivation, so there was naturally no Star Power consumption.

The Star Power that Tore hadn't fully absorbed naturally accumulated.

It permeated Kai's abdomen, and its concentration grew higher and higher.

Feeling the increasingly dense Star Power, Tore even had the illusion that he was cultivating in a blessed land.

Or rather, for him, this place was indeed like a blessed land.

Safe.

And possessing vast Star Power.

It was a cultivation ground every Cosmic Beast dreamed of.

Yet, it was merely a byproduct of Lin Tianwei's cultivation.

Feeling Lin Tianwei's power, Tore's heart couldn't help but become curious.

Curious about how truly strong Lin Tianwei's actual power was.

Was he the Legendary Star-level 100?

Or an even stronger Cosmic Level powerhouse?

These were all highly possible answers.

Thinking of this, Tore suddenly realized that he might soon get the answer to this question.

Legend has it that in the Chaos Universe, there exists a miraculous treasure called Chaos Crystal.

It can sense the conditions of a Cosmic Beast's internal space and display them.

If such a treasure could be found, perhaps the doubts in Tore's heart could be smoothly resolved.

And now?

What Tore had to do was to cultivate diligently and make himself stronger.

He couldn't always rely on Lin Tianwei.

And Lin Tianwei couldn't always let him rely on him.

He had to walk the path ahead by himself.

Only his own strength was the weapon for him to overcome all difficulties... Half a year.

One year.

Two years!

Under Kai's high-speed flight, Lin Tianwei was getting closer and closer to the core of this Chaos Universe.

The gravity also became increasingly strong.

All around were meteorites and planets flying backward, occasionally colliding and igniting a brilliant fireworks display.

It looked quite spectacular.

However, this spectacular scene made Tore feel a bit terrified.

At this time, Tore's strength had already increased to Star-level 3, and his combat power was vastly different from before boarding the spaceship.

Conservatively estimated.

The current Tore could easily deal with over a hundred of his pre-breakthrough selves.

This also made Tore immensely grateful, grateful that he had made the most correct choice back then.

Firmly standing with Lin Tianwei.

Just this opportunity brought by Lin Tianwei was priceless to Tore.

Many Cosmic Beasts, despite it being only a three-level increase, never even managed to break through to Star-level 1 before they died.

However, at this moment, Tore, while excited, was also extremely frightened.

Because as Kai flew, they had gradually entered the core region of this Chaos Universe.

The extremely dangerous core region.

Just the terrifying gravity alone was enough to make Tore tremble with fear.

If it weren't for Kai's protection, Tore would probably have been in a sorry state long ago.

Thinking of this, Tore looked admiringly at the unmoving Lin Tianwei.

At this moment, Lin Tianwei was still immersed in cultivation, showing no sign of being affected by the surrounding environment.

It was as if the terrifying gravity, which Tore found so frightening, simply didn't exist in front of him.

“Respected Master, this is Kai's flight limit.”

“If we continue forward, Kai might not be able to maintain its spaceship form while protecting the Master's safety.”

Just as Tore was guessing when Lin Tianwei would wake up, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly echoed in the cabin.

It was Kai, who felt he couldn't hold on much longer.

Although Kai possessed Star-level 7 strength, its defense was comparable to Star-level 8.

He had even devoured the remains of a high-level Mech Clan and undergone an upgrade, reaching a terrifying level of defense.

However, Kai in spaceship form was simply too massive.

Although Kai in this state possessed greater power, his movements were extremely inconvenient.

To conserve his limited energy, Kai ultimately chose to awaken Lin Tianwei at this location, infinitely close to the core of the Chaos Universe.

After all, the current priority was exploration, not reckless action.

Shrinking his size to avoid the rapidly approaching planets was the most correct choice.

Otherwise, even a powerhouse as strong as a Cosmic Level would only be defeated under the endless onslaught of planets.

After two years, Lin Tianwei finally opened his eyes again.

This period of time was not wasted.

The Reinforcement progress of Lin Tianwei's Cosmic Beast body had also increased from the original 2% to 2.5%.

Although it was only a 0.5 percentage point increase, it elevated Lin Tianwei's lethality to another level.

He could easily tear apart any enemy blocking his path.

Looking at the extremely dark, yet multicolored, core region before him.

Lin Tianwei secretly thought that he had finally witnessed what was called a 'colorful black'.

Terrifying gravity continuously emanated from the core region, pulling at the spaceship formed by Kai.

To resist this immense gravity, Kai's energy was rapidly decreasing.

At this point, it had already dropped to the critical value of 80%, entering an extremely dangerous situation.

After all, this exploration had just begun, and running out of stored energy prematurely was the most foolish thing to do.

After a moment of thought, Lin Tianwei gave Kai an order, saying: “Transform into armor mode and assist Tore in battle.”

This place was extremely dangerous, and if it weren't for Kai's protection, Tore would never have survived safely to this point.

So, his initial plan was merely to explore the central region of this Chaos Universe a little.

But he hadn't expected Lin Tianwei to directly unleash a big move, taking him straight into the core region of this Chaos Universe.

Hearing Lin Tianwei's words, Tore's anxious heart finally settled, and he cast a grateful look at Lin Tianwei.

What he feared most at this moment was Lin Tianwei abandoning him and leaving him here to fend for himself.

Especially after being enveloped by Kai, he instantly gained strength not inferior to Star-level 7, and his hanging heart finally settled.

This seemingly extraordinary spaceship was even more extraordinary than he had imagined.

It was actually formed by an extremely powerful Mech Clan.

To have such a strong Mech Clan assisting in battle, Tore felt that this was simply the good fortune accumulated over several lifetimes.

However, while feeling relieved, Tore also felt overwhelming shame.

In this exploration, he had not contributed any effort, yet he had already received immense benefits.

Now, he had become a glaring burden.

If it weren't for bringing him along, with the assistance of this Mech Clan Slave,

the powerful Master Zeta would definitely be able to explore this Chaos Universe more easily.

Thinking of this, Tore said, “Master Zeta, please rest assured, I will never let you down.”

“Although my strength is ordinary, what I lack least is courage.”

“I will do my job as a vanguard well.”

“It is my honor, Tore, to lead the charge for such a generous Master Zeta.”

Although Tore was terrified, having received Lin Tianwei's immense favor for no reason, he could do nothing.

After much thought, there was only one thing he, such a weakling, could do.

That was to act as a vanguard, exploring the desired area for Lin Tianwei first.

After confirming there was no danger, he would then notify Lin Tianwei to come.

Although this would put him in an extremely dangerous situation, Tore did not regret it.

There were always some things that had to be done, even if it meant sacrificing one's life.

After saying this, Tore didn't wait for Lin Tianwei's reply, he leaped and entered the core region first.

The moment Tore entered the core region, a large number of planets, as if they had discovered an attack target, frantically crashed towards Tore's location.

This was the defense mechanism of the Chaos Universe's core region.

These planets moved in an orderly chaos.

Once an intruder was detected, they would immediately launch an attack on the intruder.

Fortunately.

Although Tore's own strength was not great, under Kai's protection, he appeared to be at ease amidst the attacks of these planets.

On the contrary, these seemingly arrogant planets often crashed into each other due to being unable to stop, ultimately self-destructing in an explosion.

Watching Tore frantically fleeing under the attack of countless planets, Lin Tianwei secretly thought that the other party was really overthinking things.

The reason Lin Tianwei brought Tore along was not to make him a vanguard.

After all, if he really needed a vanguard, those Slaves he could completely trust and who were cheap would clearly be more cost-effective.

Bringing Tore along was merely a whim.

After all, Lin Tianwei didn't know much about the matters in the Chaos Universe.

Although Tore was also weak in strength.

But he at least had a wide network of beasts acquired from long-term pimping.

In terms of knowledge, he was at least stronger than Lin Tianwei.

As long as the other party could discover a treasure that he had missed, for Lin Tianwei, it would completely offset the risk of bringing Tore along.

Talent: Speed Burst (Extraordinary)!

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei directly used the Speed Burst Talent, and his body instantly turned into an afterimage,

flying towards Tore's location at an extremely fast speed.

Although Kai did not have the strength to lead Lin Tianwei and Tore deep into the core region of the Chaos Universe, that did not mean Lin Tianwei did not.

Even with Tore as a burden, Lin Tianwei could navigate the core region with ease.

The moment Lin Tianwei entered the core region, countless planets, like the most sensitive hounds, immediately launched an attack on Lin Tianwei.

However, they were simply too naive.

With their sluggish speed, it was simply impossible for them to catch up to Lin Tianwei's figure.

Rumble.

A planet heavily struck Lin Tianwei.

It passed through Lin Tianwei's body without any obstruction and continued to fly towards the distance.

Lin Tianwei's speed was so fast that he had formed an afterimage.

This seemingly successful planet merely grazed Lin Tianwei's afterimage.

Later start, earlier arrival!

Lin Tianwei's speed was at its peak, and he was approaching Tore's location at an incredibly fast pace.

Any planet attempting to stop him would be left behind by Lin Tianwei.

As if sensing Lin Tianwei's difficulty, these planets actually became orderly.

They formed a huge encirclement, converging on Lin Tianwei's position from all directions. (End of this chapter)