367: parasitic

Darkness, boundless darkness enveloped everything.

When Lin Tianwei awoke again, this was the scene he saw.

Time and space seemed to lose all meaning; only eternal darkness remained.

Bad, very bad.

Lin Tianwei immediately checked his physical condition, only to find that his current state was incredibly poor.

The phrase "hanging by a thread" perfectly described Lin Tianwei's current condition.

In simple terms, he was barely clinging to life.

However, Lin Tianwei was quite satisfied with his current state.

To have narrowly escaped with his life from the World Lord Level Miguel was already a blessing in disguise; how could he greedily ask for more?

Although Lin Tianwei still had an Avatar that could revive him, this was a last resort and could not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.

Using an Avatar to revive meant that Lin Tianwei would not only have to start from scratch but would also lose several Talent stars and countless treasures stored in his Tiger Tooth Space.

And the Blue Star he had packed up and taken with him.

Such a loss was unbearable for Lin Tianwei, so he naturally had to find ways to avoid it.

Fortunately, Lin Tianwei ultimately survived by relying on his powerful Talent; even a World Lord Level powerhouse like Miguel could not utterly kill Lin Tianwei.

The method was simple, and its core principle was the previously acquired Talent: Energy Body (Extraordinary).

Lin Tianwei first used the Talent: Space Compression (Extraordinary) and the Space Compression power of the star gleam stone to compress his inner world into a single, extremely tiny, almost imperceptible point.

Then, he utilized the Talent: Simple Regeneration (Extraordinary) to recover as much energy and origin from his body as possible.

Finally, he used the Talent: Energy Body (Extraordinary) and the Talent: Power of Destruction (Extraordinary) to transform everything he needed to preserve into a single point of Power of Destruction, which he then concealed using the Talent: Stealth (Extraordinary).

Under Lin Tianwei's combination of moves, he ultimately evaded Miguel's perception, surviving as a special state of Power of Destruction.

Although this point of Power of Destruction was weak, even less bright than a firefly or candlelight, it was exceptionally tenacious, surviving Miguel's indiscriminate attack.

It carried everything of Lin Tianwei, stubbornly surviving.

Miguel probably never dreamed that a tiger would play so cleverly, so cunningly, and with such a strategy, completely failing to detect Lin Tianwei's core.

After confirming that there was no residual information of Lin Tianwei nearby, he concluded that Lin Tianwei had been successfully eliminated and began his self-recovery.

Even so, Lin Tianwei's core was completely destroyed by Miguel's unknown AOE, leaving only the weakest point of Power of Destruction as proof that Lin Tianwei was still alive.

Unwilling, extremely unwilling.

Although Lin Tianwei survived, he was extremely unwilling to be merely an existence that Miguel could casually eliminate.

He had to do something to reverse this seemingly predetermined defeat.

Supported by a powerful will, Lin Tianwei made a difficult decision: he decided to take a risk.

Talent: Parasitism (Extraordinary)!

At the moment Miguel was about to be reclaimed by the black cube, Lin Tianwei decisively teleported quickly to Miguel's side and parasitized him.

He decided to use his Parasitism Talent to steal Miguel's power and use this immense power to achieve his own growth, paving his way to the World Lord Level and making himself even stronger.

Lin Tianwei ultimately relied on his intelligence to find a way to reverse the defeat among his many powerful Talents.

If Miguel were a normal World Lord Level powerhouse, Lin Tianwei would never dare to target him.

Parasitism? It would be more accurate to call it suicide.

True powerhouses know their bodies inside and out and would never give Lin Tianwei an opportunity.

But Miguel was different; although he possessed World Lord Level strength, his status as a Slave was his biggest constraint.

The moment he returned to the black cube, Miguel had already turned into a figurine; his consciousness and body were completely frozen and sealed, making it impossible for him to detect Lin Tianwei's presence.

This gave Lin Tianwei an opportunity, an opportunity to implement his Parasitism plan.

Things went exactly as Lin Tianwei expected; he successfully parasitized Miguel and was sealed together with him in the black cube.

All his schemes had succeeded; now Lin Tianwei only needed to slowly devour Miguel's power.

The black cube, as a special tool capable of imprisoning Miguel, was not inherently powerful; it was just the simplest space tool.

However, it possessed partial authority over the control chip, and naturally, it could completely control Miguel.

But Lin Tianwei was different; he had no so-called control chip, so he naturally was not afraid of the black cube's confinement.

Even in his current exhausted state, he could easily break free from the black cube's restraints.

After all, Lin Tianwei's powerful Space Energy was not to be underestimated.

Therefore, parasitizing Miguel was entirely advantageous for Lin Tianwei, with no drawbacks.

Although he was severely injured this time, it also gave him an opportunity to advance further.

Moreover, Lin Tianwei's current infinitely poor state was actually a good thing for him.

No destruction, no construction.

He had already planned to reshape his body, and the present was the best opportunity to re-forge a powerful physique for himself.

heart of the heavenly sea!

As soon as he thought of refining his body, Lin Tianwei subconsciously thought of this treasure, rumored to originate from the Law Arena, a treasure capable of perfectly refining the strongest physique.

Although he already possessed many treasures, since Lin Tianwei was going to refine his body, he would refine the strongest divine body.

Acting carelessly would only lead to an unstable foundation, making future progress difficult.

Those who could become Immortals and Divine Kings all possessed stronger foundations than other Cosmic Beasts.

Becoming stronger step by step was the true essence of a powerhouse.

This was also knowledge Lin Tianwei acquired from Filiche's memory, extremely valuable knowledge.

As the former sales champion of Tello's Slave market and originating from the mysterious Zebra Clan, Filiche's knowledge was incredibly extensive.

This was an absolute treasure, no less valuable than other physical treasures.

It was just that Filiche's strength was too weak to realize the value of such intangible treasures.

But Lin Tianwei was different; after gaining this knowledge, his vision and perspective gradually broadened.

He would inherit Filiche's knowledge to make himself stronger.

In addition to the importance of refining his body, Lin Tianwei also acquired another extremely important piece of information from Filiche's memory.

That was the importance of the origin planet.

The importance of the origin planet, or Blue Star, to Lin Tianwei far exceeded his estimations.

Because this involved a threshold that must be crossed to become an Immortal.

However, becoming an Immortal was still too distant for Filiche, a level he simply couldn't reach.

So Filiche had only vaguely heard his clansmen say that the origin planet was very important and played a crucial role in advancing to Immortality.

But its specific function remained unknown.

From the known information, Lin Tianwei's decision to pack up and take Blue Star with him was undoubtedly very normal.

However, there was another matter involved: the ownership of Blue Star.

Zeta was truly a source of endless trouble.

Although Lin Tianwei avoided the risk of Blue Star being bought and sold by packing it up and taking it with him,

He still lacked legitimate ownership and was not the true owner of Blue Star in the cosmic sense, thus not gaining the universe's recognition.

From the origin oath Filiche made, it could be seen that this universe had its own unique operating mechanism.

Blue Star, with its ownership not belonging to Lin Tianwei, simply could not fulfill the role of an origin planet.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei couldn't help but frown.

It seems he would have to find time to visit the Dawn Merchant Guild and buy back the ownership of Blue Star at a great price.

Compared to buying back Blue Star's ownership, Lin Tianwei had no worries whatsoever.

He had plenty of origins, and the Dawn Merchant Guild was, after all, a merchant guild; as long as the price was right, they would never refuse his purchase request.

Of course, Lin Tianwei was not in a hurry to do this.

Anyway, Blue Star was already de facto his and was quietly residing in his Tiger Tooth Space; the nominal matters were not urgent.

Now, the most pressing task was to enjoy this sumptuous beef feast before him.

This beef feast that he had painstakingly managed to snatch.

Without his master's command, Miguel remained in a figurine state, unmoving, maintaining a poised-to-strike posture.

As a qualified Slave, at his master's command, Miguel could instantly unseal, regain his original power, and tear enemies to shreds with his immense strength.

But as long as he received no command, no matter how powerful he was, he could only exist as a figurine, unmoving, at Lin Tianwei's mercy.

Thinking of this, the black light representing Lin Tianwei also flickered with excitement, still strikingly visible in the darkness.

At this moment, Lin Tianwei, in the form of Power of Destruction, was parasitizing Miguel with his Energy Body, adhering to his flesh.

However, compared to Miguel's colossal body, the Power of Destruction representing Lin Tianwei was pitifully small, not even as large as a single strand of ox hair.

But this did not affect Lin Tianwei's good mood.

No one would be unhappy when they could freely feast on the flesh and blood of a World Lord Level Cosmic Beast.

After a distortion, the Power of Destruction transformed into a black energy tiger, opening its massive maw and viciously biting down on Miguel's body.

Crack.

This was not the sound of Lin Tianwei feasting, but rather the sound of teeth shattering.

Even in his sealed state, Miguel's defense was incredibly formidable, an existence that the weakened Lin Tianwei could not possibly shake.

Looking at the delicious mountain of flesh before him, Lin Tianwei was practically gnashing his teeth.

This feeling of having meat right in front of him but being unable to eat it was simply too frustrating.

Lin Tianwei could only activate his Parasitism Talent again, integrating the Power of Destruction representing himself into Miguel's body, like a parasite, slowly drawing power from Miguel.

Talent: Parasitism (Extraordinary) activated!

I absorb, I absorb, I absorb, absorb, absorb.

The black mini energy tiger flashed, transforming into a huge abyssal Giant Maw, and began to intensely suck at Miguel's body.

However, Lin Tianwei quickly realized his folly.

Even with the bonus from his Parasitism Talent, he couldn't absorb much energy from Miguel's body.

Miguel's body was like an iron plate; he simply couldn't suck anything from it.

Instead, because Lin Tianwei exerted too much force, his abyssal Giant Maw exploded like an overinflated balloon.

Although it didn't cause any harm to Lin Tianwei, such an act was enough to make him lose face as a tiger.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei gritted his teeth and decided to spend Talent points to become stronger.

Upgrade!

Talent: Parasitism (King)!

The King-level Parasitism Talent indeed underwent a qualitative change.

Although Miguel's body was still an iron plate, Lin Tianwei now had the ability to devour him.

The abyssal Giant Maw came out again, and this time, Lin Tianwei finally plundered a large amount of energy from Miguel.

His body inflated like a balloon, transforming into a plump black energy tiger.

Although it was only a small amount of energy, the quality of Miguel's energy was extremely high; even that small bit was enough for Lin Tianwei, who possessed various powerful Talents, to absorb for a long time.

But it didn't matter; this was just the beginning, the beginning of this parasitic journey.

As Miguel's energy was gradually absorbed by Lin Tianwei, Lin Tianwei's body would also change, gradually acquiring some characteristics unique to Miguel.

Under the protection and disguise of these characteristics, even if Miguel went out on a mission, he would absolutely not be able to discover Lin Tianwei's existence.

This was the terrifying aspect of Talent: Parasitism (King).

If the parasite cannot be eradicated in the early stages of Parasitism, once the parasite acquires the characteristics of the host and deceives the host's perception, the host will no longer have a chance to clear the parasite.

No matter how powerful the host is, it will only be an energy supply station for the parasite, unknowingly being slowly devoured and transformed into nourishment for the parasite.

As the time Lin Tianwei spent parasitizing Miguel lengthened and the absorbed energy gradually increased, his strength would also become more powerful.

Conversely, as the host, Miguel would gradually weaken due to Lin Tianwei's Parasitism, becoming increasingly unable to resist Lin Tianwei's Parasitism.

Until even his own Talents and characteristics were absorbed by Lin Tianwei, ultimately losing control of his body and becoming a puppet completely controlled by Lin Tianwei.

It's just unknown whether Lin Tianwei's Parasitism Talent or the Mech Clan's control chip had stronger control capabilities, better able to control this powerful body.

However, those were matters for the future; Parasitism was an extremely long process, and the current Lin Tianwei was not yet strong enough to contend with Miguel for body control.

While absorbing the energy block he had just bitten off Miguel, Lin Tianwei's consciousness sank, beginning to explore his inner world.

Under the effect of double compression, Lin Tianwei's inner world was compressed to an incredible size, like a grain of rice.

It was precisely because it was small enough that Lin Tianwei's inner world could be preserved under the protection of the Power of Destruction; although severely damaged, it was still considered relatively intact.

Cracks, terrifying cracks that almost pierced through the stars, covered the surface of the Talent stars. (End of this chapter)