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However, that wasn't the main point.

The main point was that the black bug realized he couldn't do anything to Lin Tianwei.

In other words, this hunt was destined to fail.

A hunt that was destined to fail and very likely to result in his own injury?

The black bug clearly possessed intelligence, and after a brief moment of thought, he chose to flee.

Any intelligent creature cherishes its life, and he was no exception.

After realizing he couldn't contend with the stronger Lin Tianwei, he immediately chose to flee.

He fled deeper into this black area.

Facing the frantically escaping black bug, Lin Tianwei didn't immediately choose to pursue.

It wasn't that he couldn't catch the black bug; it was that he had his own ideas.

A black bug familiar with this black area?

To Lin Tianwei, this was the best guide.

Compared to directly killing the black bug, letting him act as a guide first and then killing him was undoubtedly a better choice.

This could be considered Lin Tianwei exploiting the black bug one last time before his death.

However, the black bug was completely unaware of this.

Currently, he had only one thought in his mind: run, run frantically.

Escape from this terrifying Cosmic Beast that seemed not very powerful but was actually extremely formidable.

At the same time, his heart was full of doubts as to why this Cosmic Beast's strength was completely different from what he had detected.

Lin Tianwei's feeling was not wrong; the black bug's enormous black eye was not just for decoration, nor was it a simple photoreceptor organ.

Instead, it was a special eye, like a Chaos Magic Eye, possessing extremely high perception capabilities.

This eye was also the black bug's most powerful Talent, named Chaos Magic Eye.

It could easily obtain target information and convert it into understandable information for the black bug to absorb.

It was precisely because of possessing the Chaos Magic Eye that the black bug had another name—Chaos Eye Demon.

Under the insight of the Chaos Magic Eye, Lin Tianwei's apparent strength seemed extremely weak, no match for the Chaos Eye Demon at all.

This was why the Chaos Eye Demon, with his mysterious confidence, launched an attack on Lin Tianwei.

However, he didn't know that Lin Tianwei's physical strength might not be strong.

But under the effect of countless Talents, he could unleash terrifying power.

Judging Lin Tianwei's combat power by his physical strength?

The last creature to do that had grave grass hundreds of meters high.

Accelerating frantically and occasionally performing an Instantaneous Movement, the Chaos Eye Demon, fleeing in a panic, quickly covered several million meters.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief and planned to rest for a moment,

He looked back and discovered something that made his soul tremble with fear.

That terrifying Cosmic Beast, the Cosmic Beast that had once defeated him, had not been shaken off at all.

Not only that, the Chaos Eye Demon was horrified to find that despite his efforts, the distance between them had not widened; instead, it had become even closer.

Fear spread throughout his body.

The Chaos Eye Demon, ignoring rest, immediately began to flee rapidly.

He avoided one obstacle after another, leading Lin Tianwei little by little into the core of the black area.

Looking at the frantically fleeing Chaos Eye Demon, Lin Tianwei expressed great satisfaction.

Things were indeed developing as he had expected.

This black bug, as a native, clearly understood the black area very well and was leading him, little by little, to his destination.

Of course.

This black bug was not that docile either.

Perhaps sensing Lin Tianwei's purpose, or perhaps he himself intended to use the special terrain of the black area to ambush Lin Tianwei.

This pursuit was not as smooth as Lin Tianwei had imagined.

From time to time, they would encounter some troubles that even Lin Tianwei found very troublesome.

Time vortex?

Space vortex?

Energy turbulent zones?

...These places all concealed immense dangers.

If one stepped into them unknowingly, one could instantly suffer severe injuries or even death.

Fortunately.

Lin Tianwei had a good guide.

The Chaos Eye Demon was like the most enthusiastic mole, gradually, by example, leading Lin Tianwei into the deepest core of the black area.

After all, Lin Tianwei's strength was far greater than that of the Chaos Eye Demon.

If he could easily enter and escape these areas, Lin Tianwei naturally wouldn't be injured by them.

As Lin Tianwei delved deeper, the gravitational pull from the black area became increasingly terrifying.

If one's physical body was slightly weaker, it would be torn to shreds by this terrifying gravity in an instant.

This could be seen from the Chaos Eye Demon, whose speed had noticeably slowed down.

Even though he had lived in this black area for countless years, he still had to cautiously deal with potential dangers.

His enormous Chaos Magic Eye glowed to an extreme, even emitting dazzling light.

Clearly, the Chaos Eye Demon had pushed his Talent to its limit.

Three days? Five days? Fifteen days!

After half a month, this game of cat and mouse finally came to an end.

This was already the innermost core of the entire black area, filled with dangers everywhere.

Energy vortexes composed of chaotic energy were ubiquitous.

Once caught in one, one would suffer severe injuries at best, or be completely pulverized and utterly annihilated at worst.

And before the Chaos Eye Demon was such a massive energy vortex.

So large that even if he tried every possible method and racked his brains, he couldn't avoid it.

Either he continued forward, entering the energy vortex with certain death.

Or he bravely faced the relentlessly pursuing Lin Tianwei, which also meant certain death for the Chaos Eye Demon.

Ultimately, he still made his choice.

Without continuing forward, the Chaos Eye Demon resolutely stopped.

His bulky body made a quick turn, changing from facing away from Lin Tianwei to directly facing him.

Clearly, in the Chaos Eye Demon's eyes, the energy vortex in front of him was a more dangerous existence than Lin Tianwei.

Although he was endlessly pursued by Lin Tianwei,

From previous combat experience, the Chaos Eye Demon felt that as long as he avoided his weakness, which was his Chaos Magic Eye, Lin Tianwei would be completely unable to harm him.

A slight detour and a brief entanglement with Lin Tianwei might allow him to retreat safely.

However, this terrifying energy vortex in front of him was completely different.

Once caught in it, certain death awaited the Chaos Eye Demon.

The energy within the energy vortex was chaotic and violent, not only causing him terrible harm.

It could also have the same effect as the Space Lockdown Talent, preventing him from performing Instantaneous Movement.

He would only be continuously torn apart by these terrifying energies, eventually being shredded into meat paste and dissipating into nothingness.

Thinking of this, the Chaos Eye Demon stared intently at Lin Tianwei.

He even let out a menacing hiss, seemingly trying to scare Lin Tianwei away with this method.

Unfortunately, such a weak threat was useless against Lin Tianwei.

He would let this bulky black bug know who was the more terrifying existence.

Fleeing into the energy vortex might offer him a chance at survival.

Facing Lin Tianwei directly?

He would know what despair felt like.

Talent: Reinforcement (Extraordinary)!

Talent: Charge Burst (Extraordinary)!

During their previous encounter, although Lin Tianwei failed to break through the opponent's defense and inflict too much damage on him,

This didn't mean that Lin Tianwei lacked the ability to kill the Chaos Eye Demon.

It was simply because he felt that the Chaos Eye Demon still had value and hadn't unleashed his full strength directly.

And now?

Lin Tianwei had already reached his destination, and the Chaos Eye Demon had lost his value as a guide.

It was time for Lin Tianwei to display his powerful strength and utterly kill this cornered Chaos Eye Demon.

His sharp claws struck out again, and Lin Tianwei unleashed an incredibly terrifying power.

However, the Chaos Eye Demon had no idea that Lin Tianwei was no longer the same as before,

Still using his old tactics.

His bulky body tilted slightly, using his hard yet soft body to resist Lin Tianwei's body.

He seemed to want to use this method to resist Lin Tianwei's attack.

Not only that, the Chaos Eye Demon's body twisted into an extremely exaggerated bow shape.

He actually intended to withstand Lin Tianwei's attack in this posture.

Then, he would use the powerful force generated by Lin Tianwei's attack to instantly teleport a very long distance away.

Thinking of this, the Chaos Eye Demon's eyes glinted with golden light, and as Lin Tianwei's claws got closer and closer to his body, he felt that this move was a sure thing.

Since the enemy was also cooperating with his plan, he would naturally be able to escape this area calmly.

The Chaos Eye Demon was very confident in his body.

Since Lin Tianwei couldn't even penetrate his oral cavity wall, how could he tear his skin?

He had even started to plan his escape route.

Where should he hide to be safe enough?

At least not to encounter a terrifying Cosmic Beast like Lin Tianwei again.

However, the moment Lin Tianwei's claws made contact with the Chaos Eye Demon's body, the Chaos Eye Demon's single eye instantly changed color.

He only felt a terrifying force transmit from Lin Tianwei's claws.

A force even more terrifying than during their previous contact.

Not only that, Lin Tianwei's claws also seemed to have been Reinforced, becoming even sharper, no longer the same as before.

With a two-pronged attack, the Chaos Eye Demon's proud body was like tofu,

Without any resistance, it was instantly pierced by Lin Tianwei's claws.

However, this was only the beginning of Lin Tianwei's attack.

With a few quick swipes, Lin Tianwei's sharp claws instantly left countless claw marks on the Chaos Eye Demon's body.

With careful planning against an unsuspecting foe, in just the first round of combat, Lin Tianwei had already severely wounded the Chaos Eye Demon.

It wasn't until Lin Tianwei's sharp claws had penetrated his body that he realized something was wrong.

Lin Tianwei seemed to be much stronger than he had imagined.

So strong that he, with his current strength, couldn't resist at all.

The Chaos Eye Demon's expression instantly changed drastically.

His body transformed from solid to ethereal, and after a flicker, he quickly appeared behind Lin Tianwei.

Upon realizing the vast disparity in strength between the two sides, the Chaos Eye Demon also made the most correct choice at the first opportunity.

Run, run, run!

However, having already entered Lin Tianwei's attack range, he was no longer in control of himself, so how could he run just because he wanted to?

The moment he activated his Instantaneous Movement Talent, Lin Tianwei also activated his Instantaneous Movement Talent at the same time.

The instant the Chaos Eye Demon's body appeared at the new location, Lin Tianwei, though starting later, arrived first and was already waiting at the Chaos Eye Demon's teleportation destination.

His tiger claws exerted force.

The blow, imbued with Lin Tianwei's entire strength, finally achieved its intended effect.

With an unstoppable momentum, it instantly tore through the Chaos Eye Demon's body, cutting him into countless pieces.

However, even with such terrifying injuries, the Chaos Eye Demon still didn't die.

His broken body remained full of vitality, wriggling frantically.

Struggling to reassemble itself, to restore itself to a perfectly intact state.

Cosmic Beasts possess incredibly tenacious vitality, and powerful Cosmic Beasts are even more so.

Simple physical attacks simply cannot kill them.

Unless their origin is destroyed, they can recover to their peak state given some time.

This is where the limitations of Lin Tianwei's attack became apparent.

Facing a powerful Cosmic Beast, although Lin Tianwei's strength was sufficient to overwhelm his opponent,

Because his attack was too simple, merely the purest physical attack,

Even after tearing his opponent apart, he couldn't completely kill him.

This kind of non-fatal damage often became a hindrance, giving the enemy a chance to breathe.

He needed a power that could completely destroy the opponent's Regeneration.

Death power?

That was indeed a good choice.

However, for Lin Tianwei, the cost was too great, not worth the gain.

He could only use other Talents whose effects weren't as good.

Fortunately.

Lin Tianwei possessed a sufficient number of powerful Talents.

What he lacked wasn't a way to deal with the opponent, but an easy way to deal with the opponent.

For this seemingly powerful Chaos Eye Demon, Lin Tianwei possessed at least a hundred methods to completely obliterate him.

It just required a little more effort.

After a moment of thought, Lin Tianwei finally chose the Mental Power Talent to deliver the final blow to the Chaos Eye Demon.

Compared to pure energy attacks, Mental Power attacks were more unpredictable and also more energy-efficient.

Talent: Mental Power (King)!

Lin Tianwei's terrifying Mental Power once again transformed into a massive storm.

With an overwhelming stance, it directly engulfed the already shattered fragments of the Chaos Eye Demon's body.

This was an irresistible storm.

At least the Chaos Eye Demon was completely unable to resist.

His Chaos Magic Eye, like a black gemstone, sensed the arrival of danger, and his body began to writhe even more frantically,

Wanting to make a final struggle for his life.

However, all of this was futile.

Even in his peak state, he was no match for Lin Tianwei; in his shattered state, it was even more impossible for him to withstand a single blow from Lin Tianwei.

Being completely engulfed by the Mental Power storm was his only fate.

He could only watch helplessly as the terrifying Mental Power storm completely submerged him.

A hint of regret flashed in his single eye.

The Chaos Eye Demon felt that he had just made the biggest mistake of his life.

This Cosmic Beast in front of him, seemingly not very powerful, was actually a terrifying existence capable of instantly devouring him. (End of Chapter)