317: Mouth of the Abyss

This black area is the most core region of the Chaos Universe, where space and matter are compressed to their extreme.

What appears to be a small black area actually conceals countless substances and energies.

Its size is estimated to be no smaller than the central area Lin Tianwei had previously explored.

Not only that, but this black area is also surrounded by various terrifying chaotic energies.

Even Lin Tianwei's Talent: Vision Field was obscured, unable to see clearly.

Even with a strained observation, he could only see a patch of chaos.

A chaos of unknown authenticity.

If Lin Tianwei were to judge the depth of this black area based on this chaos, he would undoubtedly dig his own grave.

However, Lin Tianwei's patient observation was not entirely without effect.

He discovered that the energy in this black area was mixed, not only containing vast Space Energy,

but also the presence of Time Energy.

It was precisely under the influence of these Time Energies that this black area gave him an extremely fragmented feeling.

In some areas, time flowed extremely fast, while in others, it flowed extremely slowly.

Furthermore, one area, under the influence of Time Energy, even showed a faint trend of time reversal.

It was clear that the Chaos Universe, as an existence capable of growing into a universe, was not simple.

It perfectly fit the description of "small but complete in all its organs."

The only pity was that Lin Tianwei, without a time-based Talent, was temporarily unable to utilize these scattered Time Energies.

This also meant he could only carefully avoid these Time Energies.

Lest he be affected by these Time Energies and fall into an extremely passive situation.

Time Acceleration or deceleration was manageable.

With Lin Tianwei's strength, he could easily break free with a little effort.

Even if affected, it would be insignificant to Lin Tianwei.

After all, his Reinforcement tiger body was already strong enough, possessing at least several thousand years of lifespan.

It was unlikely to be directly accelerated to decay by the turbulent Time Energy.

Decaying into a void of dregs.

But time reversal was simply too overpowered.

Unlike other Cosmic Beasts, Lin Tianwei's foundation was not that profound.

His strength had all been gained through rapid growth.

He wouldn't even need too much time to reverse; just three to five years would cause a significant drop in Lin Tianwei's strength.

A Lin Tianwei with greatly reduced strength would not be confident in surviving safely in this dangerous Chaos Universe.

Therefore, the only thing he could do was to avoid these dangerous areas as much as possible.

As for retreating?

How could Lin Tianwei possibly retreat?

Without a doubt.

The origin point, filled with chaotic energy, was incredibly dangerous, an existence capable of easily devouring countless Cosmic Beasts.

But Lin Tianwei had reasons why he had to enter it.

That was to obtain star gleam stone.

Admittedly, Lin Tianwei could indeed wait, continue to wait, wait indefinitely.

Wait until he sold the batch of treasures he had just acquired and accumulated enough yuan crystals.

Or wait until he developed cautiously, enduring, utilizing Talent: Star Devourer (Mythical) to obtain enough origin.

Then wait until his luck was good enough to directly bid for a star gleam stone at an auction.

But Lin Tianwei did not like this kind of infinite waiting, leaving everything to fate.

Completely entrusting the initiative to heaven was something only the weak would do; Lin Tianwei preferred to grasp his destiny in his own hands.

To resolve the hidden dangers in his inner space, to not hinder his growth, and to allow himself to advance further.

Lin Tianwei had to go into the origin point to explore.

To obtain the potentially existing star gleam stone.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei no longer hesitated, spreading his wings and soaring high.

Flapping the wings condensed from Mental Power behind him, he swiftly flew towards the black area.

No sooner said than done.

Just as Lin Tianwei was about to enter the black area, a black figure suddenly flew towards him.

Its speed was extremely fast, like a black lightning bolt.

With lightning speed, it quickly launched an attack on Lin Tianwei.

Facing the attack of the black figure, Lin Tianwei was extremely surprised.

This black figure was clearly not a lifeless object like a planet.

Instead, it seemed like some kind of life form, taking advantage of Lin Tianwei's entry into the black area to actively attack him.

He never expected that he would encounter a "door kill."

He hadn't encountered any creatures in the relatively stable areas outside, yet he encountered one in the black area.

The Chaos Universe, as the initial form of the universe, could also give birth to life.

However, due to the complex environment, very few life forms could survive here, so the probability of life being born was close to zero.

It was precisely because of the harsh living environment in the Chaos Universe.

Once life was born here, it inherently possessed powerful strength.

Just like this black figure, it moved swiftly, almost like Instantaneous Movement, launching a sneak attack on Lin Tianwei at an extremely high speed.

However, it was still a bit too naive.

Lin Tianwei's Vision Field was indeed suppressed by the black area, but it wasn't so much that he couldn't clearly see this sudden sneak attack.

How could an attack that Lin Tianwei could see possibly hit him?

Talent: Instantaneous Movement (Advanced)!

A simple Instantaneous Movement allowed Lin Tianwei to displace several thousand meters, and he also dodged the black figure's attack.

Not only that, but taking advantage of the moment of Instantaneous Movement, Lin Tianwei also began to examine the Cosmic Beast that had ambushed him.

This was a black worm.

An extremely corpulent worm.

It was composed of countless segments, like a cabbage worm, yet completely different.

Because it had no legs, or rather, it didn't need legs.

It could completely rely on the power of its flesh to soar through the universe, and its speed was very fast.

At least the attack it had just launched on Lin Tianwei was as fast as lightning.

The most striking feature was the single eye on the black worm's corpulent head.

An eye completely different from Tore's.

It was as black as ink, pure as a gem, and occupied half of its head.

For some reason, being stared at by this eye, Lin Tianwei felt as if he was being seen through.

It seemed this eye possessed some special ability to perceive the target's state.

Missing its first strike, the black worm did not give up its attack on Lin Tianwei.

Its corpulent body straightened, and its ferocious Giant Maw opened directly, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth in its mouth.

Coupled with its body size, which was far larger than Lin Tianwei's.

It was like an abyss Giant Maw, an abyss Giant Maw ready to devour Lin Tianwei at any moment.

The gem-like eye was filled with malice, staring intently at Lin Tianwei's body, as if sizing up a tender and delicious prey.

In the black worm's view, Lin Tianwei, who was not particularly strong, could only become its prey.

Facing the suddenly appearing black worm, Lin Tianwei was not surprised but rather pleased.

Lin Tianwei never refused prey that actively delivered themselves to him.

The stronger they were, the happier Lin Tianwei was.

Only by stepping on the corpses of these powerful prey and extracting their powerful Talents could Lin Tianwei become even stronger.

It was clear that this black worm in front of him was not ordinary.

It had value for Lin Tianwei to hunt.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei's gaze also became dangerous.

He stared intently at the corpulent black worm in front of him.

Although he had already regarded the black worm as prey, Lin Tianwei did not take the initiative to attack.

Being in the black area, Lin Tianwei was also hesitant to act rashly.

Should he actively attack and test this unknown environment?

It was better to stay put and wait for the rabbit to come to him.

He believed that this black worm would absolutely not give up on him, this seemingly delicious prey.

As expected, the black worm did not make Lin Tianwei wait long.

After seeing Lin Tianwei "give up struggling," it actively launched an attack on him.

Speed Burst!

The black worm flew towards Lin Tianwei at an extremely high speed.

While flying, its abyss Giant Maw also closed.

After all, keeping such a Giant Maw open somewhat affected its speed.

However, just as it was about to approach Lin Tianwei, the abyss Giant Maw opened again,

opening to an extremely terrifying extent.

It seemed to intend to swallow Lin Tianwei in one gulp, completely turning him into its food.

Naive, a bit too naive.

How could a Cosmic Beast be so foolish as to launch the same attack on him again?

However, what happened next instantly changed Lin Tianwei's mind.

The black worm was not stupid, but had another strategy, a strategy that could prevent Lin Tianwei from using Instantaneous Movement.

Space Lockdown, this was the black worm's strategy against Lin Tianwei.

Just as he was about to use Talent: Instantaneous Movement (Advanced) to adjust himself to a relatively safe position,

Lin Tianwei found that the surrounding space seemed to have solidified, restricting his body.

Preventing him from instantly activating Talent: Instantaneous Movement (Advanced).

Although Lin Tianwei could easily break free from this restraint with his powerful strength.

It would still take some time.

However, the black worm's abyss Giant Maw had already reached Lin Tianwei.

Giving Lin Tianwei no chance to break free from the Space Lockdown.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Lin Tianwei did not advance but retreated.

If he couldn't dodge, then a hearty melee combat it would be!

Although his body was just the unrefined body of the Ze Clan, with the blessing of countless Talents, Lin Tianwei could still unleash extremely terrifying strength.

Not to mention Lin Tianwei's sharp claws, which had undergone successive Reinforcements of origin and Star Power.

Their attack power was extremely formidable.

From stillness to motion!

Lin Tianwei's six arms instantly underwent a distortion.

His hands, originally more suited for manipulating tools, instantly mutated into sharp claws, fiercely attacking the terrifying black worm in front of Lin Tianwei.

It must be said that having many arms still provided a greater advantage.

At least Lin Tianwei could unleash at least three times his attack power at this moment.

Facing the black worm's abyss Giant Maw, filled with sharp teeth, Lin Tianwei unhesitatingly extended his claws.

He wanted to see whether the black worm's teeth were sharper, or his own claws.

Like a black shadow, the black worm directly brought Lin Tianwei's entire body into its attack range.

Attempting to swallow Lin Tianwei in one gulp.

Lin Tianwei was not afraid at all, giving a strong counterattack with his sharp claws.

Crunch... That was the sound of teeth and claws colliding.

This contest was decided in the very first moment.

Lin Tianwei's countless Reinforcement claws instantly achieved victory, splitting the black worm's body in two as if cutting tofu.

And even directly grabbed onto the black worm's oral cavity wall.

Soft, hard.

Two originally contradictory sensations simultaneously appeared on Lin Tianwei's claws.

The black worm's seemingly defenseless oral cavity wall actually had extremely high defense.

It easily withstood Lin Tianwei's attack.

The sharp claws actually failed to tear through the black worm's oral cavity wall.

Or rather, it had dissipated the force and evaded the attack using a very special method.

Indeed.

Since this black worm dared to attack enemies with its abyss Giant Maw, this place could not possibly be its weakness.

Talent: Speed Burst (Extraordinary)!

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei directly erupted with terrifying speed, escaping from there in the time when the abyss Giant Maw was about to close and completely devour him.

Although the black worm had locked down this space, it was clear that this lockdown was only a spatial lockdown.

It could not lock down Lin Tianwei's physical strength at all.

It could not stop Lin Tianwei's Speed Burst.

So the black worm's confident attack missed again.

It bit down, only biting into countless air.

It even had a few teeth chipped off by Lin Tianwei's sharp claws.

It could be said to be an extreme loss.

However, the true extreme loss for the black worm was yet to happen.

With the aid of his Mental Power wings, Lin Tianwei's speed was extremely fast.

Since the oral cavity wall was not the black worm's weakness, Lin Tianwei naturally had to find other places to attack.

That dark and profound eye, pure as a gem, was Lin Tianwei's target.

In the black worm's terrified gaze, Lin Tianwei's claws fiercely grabbed onto its eye.

Crack.

That was the sound of a hard object shattering.

Lin Tianwei, who had the advantage in speed, could not possibly miss his attack,

and with six arms attacking simultaneously, he instantly left several cracks on the black worm's giant eye.

It seemed the eye was also the black worm's weakness; at least in terms of defense, its eye was far weaker than other parts.

Roar~~~~~~

That was the black worm's furious roar.

With its eye injured, it became incredibly enraged, and even the air solidified because of it.

A silver flash, and the black worm's body instantly appeared tens of thousands of meters away from Lin Tianwei.

Although this space was locked down by it, it did not affect its own Instantaneous Movement at all.

A black light flashed, and the black material of its injured eye quickly healed, instantly smoothing out the cracks on it.

However, at this moment, the look in this eye towards Lin Tianwei no longer held any of the previous greed,

only deep apprehension.

It even showed a thoughtful expression.

It never expected that this small prey in front of it would be so formidable.

It actually possessed the ability to harm it. (End of Chapter)