368: It would be rude not to die.

Such severe injuries even caused the three Talent Stars to slow their rotation, producing only a perfunctory amount of Star Power to repair their own damage.

With his internal world so severely injured, Lin Tianwei naturally couldn't force himself to refine the fourth Talent Star.

He believed that if he dared to refine the fourth Talent Star, these three half-dead Talent Stars would absolutely self-destruct for him to see.

After checking on the three injured Talent Stars and sending them a bit of life force as a gesture, Lin Tianwei began to inspect his Tiger Tooth Space.

All his treasures were inside; nothing could go wrong.

It seemed that because the Tiger Tooth Space was an existence independent of the Space Creation Star, although the Space Creation Star was already riddled with damage, the Tiger Tooth Space had not been affected in the slightest and remained perfectly intact.

Immediately, Lin Tianwei took out the terminal he had just bound.

This was also the purpose of his trip.

This seemingly simple terminal was a necessary tool for logging into the Law Arena, and in Lin Tianwei's eyes, it was even more precious than those seemingly expensive treasures.

After acquiring Filiche's knowledge, Lin Tianwei gained a deeper understanding of the Law Arena.

The Law Arena was a virtual world meticulously crafted by the Heavensea God-King; any Cosmic Beast meeting the minimum requirements could access it via the network and obtain resources to grow stronger through competition.

In a sense, the Law Arena was a cradle for nurturing Cosmic Beasts, cultivating countless powerful Cosmic Beasts for this universe.

In fact, nurturing Cosmic Beasts was the Heavensea God-King's original intention in founding the Law Arena.

At least, that was the official stance, and everyone was willing to trust the Heavensea God-King's character.

The Heavensea God-King had not betrayed that trust; for billions of years, since its completion, the Law Arena had never been embroiled in scandal.

There were only Legends emerging one after another from the Law Arena.

With the help of the Law Arena, countless commoners successfully rose to become revered powerhouses.

As soon as he opened the terminal, Lin Tianwei received countless messages.

This signal, which he had just registered, had only one friend: Luo Ji.

So, these messages could only be from Luo Ji.

Sure enough, Lin Tianwei quickly saw the avatar representing Luo Ji, and the more than 99 messages.

Such a frantic barrage of messages indicated that Luo Ji must have something urgent to tell him, but Lin Tianwei was not in a hurry and patiently began to read.

“Respected Lord Lin, I just learned that the team sent to encircle you has at least two hundred Cosmic Beasts, and as many as one hundred of them have reached Cosmic Level Stage Nine. Please be extremely careful.”

“If you find the situation unwinnable, please escape as soon as possible. As long as the green mountains are there, there will be no shortage of firewood!”

...“Respected Lord Lin, I just received an incredibly terrifying piece of news. This team actually brought Miguel, a Slave whose strength has reached World Lord Level.”

“If you see my message, Lord Lin, please escape as soon as possible.”

“Even ten thousand Cosmic Level Stage Nine Cosmic Beasts stand no chance against a single World Lord Level Stage One Cosmic Beast; they would only be mercilessly annihilated.”

...“Respected Lord Lin, are you still alive?”

...“Respected Lord Lin, are you still alive?”

...“Respected Lord Lin, are you still alive?”

...“Respected Lord Lin, thank you for your gift. If it weren't for the Black Liquid you gave me, I might have already died under the schemes of other competitors.”

“Although you may no longer have a chance to use me, I will still do my best to complete the challenge you left for me, which can be considered a repayment for your expectations of me.”

“The results of this promotion will be revealed soon. As long as I overcome the current difficult period, I will definitely become the person in charge of the Extremely Cold Universe.”

...“Respected Lord Lin, although I know you will never reply to my messages again, just talking to you makes me feel full of confidence, and the current predicament doesn't seem to matter much.”

...Towards the end, perhaps thinking that the deceased Lin Tianwei could no longer reply to his messages, Luo Ji stopped being reserved and let himself go, treating Lin Tianwei as a one-sided emotional outlet.

Although the words were simple, they were filled with reverence for Lin Tianwei and helplessness regarding his current tragic situation.

His foundation was ultimately too weak; even with the title of top performer, becoming the person in charge of the Extremely Cold Universe remained fraught with difficulties.

After reviewing Luo Ji's messages, Lin Tianwei felt both surprised and pleased.

The pleasure, of course, came from Luo Ji's good character, at least for now, he seemed very worth cultivating.

As long as the other party could grow smoothly, he would definitely become a great help to Lin Tianwei.

The surprise, of course, came from Luo Ji's rich expressions and his awkward situation of being treated as a one-sided, endless emotional confidant.

Lin Tianwei felt that Luo Ji's emotions had already brewed to this point; if he suddenly popped out and told him he wasn't dead, wouldn't that be a bit too impolite?

Alas, sometimes being too resilient is also a kind of trouble.

All the Cosmic Beasts he knew thought Lin Tianwei was dead, undoubtedly dead.

But Lin Tianwei was not only alive, he was alive and kicking.

After a moment of thought, Lin Tianwei finally decided to reply to Luo Ji's message.

For no other reason than to avoid seeing so many inexplicable messages the next time he opened his terminal.

Reverence for him was fine, but it should be kept in his heart; constantly saying it was truly a bit embarrassing for a beast.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei replied, “You are not fighting alone; don't forget that you can still ask me for help once.”

“Of course, the prerequisite is that you are sure you need to waste this precious opportunity.”

Beep, beep, beep... That was the alert sound from the terminal. Under Luo Ji's settings, only extremely important messages would trigger that sound.

Luo Ji was a bit surprised; he didn't have many friends, so who would be looking for him at this time?

Those despicable competitors would stop at nothing to undermine him, so they naturally wouldn't let go of anyone who might become his friend.

Luo Ji's situation was far more miserable than what he confessed to Lin Tianwei; it had reached a point where he was detested by everyone.

Every Cosmic Beast was afraid of being associated with him, fearing retaliation from Luo Ji's competitors that would drag them into an abyss of no return.

If it were before, under such high-pressure circumstances, Luo Ji would have probably already given up on the unrealistic idea of becoming the person in charge of the Extremely Cold Universe.

After all, he was just an ordinary Cosmic Beast, and his wish was to achieve some passable performance, enough to live out his days without stress.

But now it was different; Luo Ji had his own conviction, his own reason not to admit defeat.

Thinking of this, Luo Ji's mind conjured an image of Lin Tianwei, and he let out a long sigh, saying:

“Lord Lin, if only you were still here, I wouldn't be so desperate.”

“Even if you did nothing, just being alive would be a tremendous encouragement to me.”

Then Luo Ji seemed to think of something, giving a self-deprecating smile, and said, “I really am naive.”

“That was Miguel's doing; Lord Lin couldn't possibly have had a shred of a chance to survive.”

“And indeed, the battlefield was terrifyingly clean, not even a speck of residue was left.”

“All living beings that were once in that area were instantly annihilated by Miguel, leaving no trace of their existence.”

“It only benefited that foolish Cosmic Beast, Filiche; his death was straightforward, sparing him countless possible tortures.”

“If he had survived, I would have risked my life to avenge Lord Lin, ensuring he had no burial place.”

Although Filiche's influence was vast, Luo Ji was not afraid in the slightest. As long as he clung to the point that Filiche had arbitrarily used Miguel, he could definitely make him suffer.

At that time, finding an opportunity to secretly kill Filiche was not impossible.

Even if internal strife meant that Luo Ji would have no future whatsoever, and might even become a Slave in the Lotus Slave Market, he would not hesitate.

Thinking of this, Luo Ji opened his terminal.

The more difficult the moment, the less he wanted to miss any crucial information, any message that could change his situation.

However, when Luo Ji opened the terminal and saw the name of the sender, his expression instantly became incredibly vivid.

“Lord, Lord Lin? How could the message be from Lord Lin? Could it be that some Cosmic Beast picked up his terminal?”

“No, impossible.”

“Even powerful Cosmic Beasts were annihilated, so how could a fragile terminal remain?”

“What exactly is going on?”

Luo Ji's voice trembled slightly as he looked at the terminal in disbelief. He even suspected that the message he had just seen was a hallucination caused by overwork.

How could the deceased Lord Lin send him a message?

It wasn't that he hadn't considered the possibility that Lin Tianwei might not have died.

But considering Miguel's formidable strength and countless messages that had fallen on deaf ears, Luo Ji could only abandon that ridiculous idea.

It was impossible for Miguel, with his World Lord Level strength, to leave Lin Tianwei alive!

Luo Ji never dreamed that the incredibly powerful Miguel, in his eyes, not only failed to kill Lin Tianwei but instead became a pathetic worm Parasitized by Lin Tianwei, greedily having his energy absorbed.

In the near future, Miguel would even lose control of his body, completely becoming a puppet controlled by Lin Tianwei.

After confirming again that the message was indeed from Lin Tianwei, Luo Ji tremblingly opened the message Lin Tianwei had sent.

The instant tone, the message's wording, and the agreement known only to the two beasts immediately brought tears to Luo Ji's eyes, and he replied ecstatically:

“Lord Lin, it really is you! You're still alive!”

Facing Luo Ji's message, Lin Tianwei found it somewhat amusing, saying, “How could a mere Miguel take my life?”

“Don't worry, I'm not only alive, I'm living very well.”

A mere Miguel?

Luo Ji secretly clicked his tongue, thinking that such audacious words could indeed only be uttered by the powerful Lord Lin.

At least, he himself completely lacked that courage.

However, after the excitement came embarrassment, boundless embarrassment, embarrassment to the point of wanting to disappear.

Luo Ji only now remembered how many embarrassing messages he had sent during the time Lord Lin was out of contact.

Although every message was from the bottom of his heart, not only were his words awkward, but the act itself was also awkward.

It was only because Lord Lin was magnanimous; if he had encountered such a foolish subordinate, he probably would have immediately struck him down with a bolt of lightning, reducing him to dust.

Shameful, too shameful.

Luo Ji was truly too embarrassed to contact Lin Tianwei, so he hastily found an excuse, saying:

“Respected Lord Lin, I have something urgent, so I won't bother you for now.”

“Goodbye.”

Luo Ji now only hoped that Lin Tianwei had chosen to reply without even looking at his messages; at least that way, he could still retract some of them.

If Lord Lin saw such a massive amount of embarrassing messages, he would truly be utterly humiliated.

However, no matter how hard Luo Ji tried, the only response he received was a series of 'retraction failed' prompts. He was destined not to escape this event, which was sure to become a black mark in his beastly life.

Although embarrassed, upon realizing that Lin Tianwei had read every single message he sent, Luo Ji's heart was filled with immense emotion.

This made him feel Lin Tianwei's approval of him.

Clenching his right fist, Luo Ji secretly vowed that he would absolutely not disappoint Lord Lin!

...After the brief interlude, Lin Tianwei once again fiddled with the terminal.

Without surprise, in a short while, Lin Tianwei successfully searched for the Law Arena's network.

As a God-King, the Heavensea God-King was not only powerful but also possessed incredibly high authority.

The Law Arena's network spread to every corner of the universe, with only a few extremely unstable areas being unable to access it.

Even while inside the black cube, Lin Tianwei could still log into the Law Arena.

“Ding, detecting target attempting to access the Law Arena. Entry qualification verification in progress, please wait patiently.”

“Verification results are as follows:

Name: Lin.

Age: 26 years old.

Strength: Cosmic Level Stage Seven.

Rating: Ordinary (+5% Challenge Points).

Note: Your Talent is unremarkable, placing you at the absolute bottom in the Law Arena.”

“Ding, ‘Lin’ meets the Law Arena's access requirements. Access officially commencing.”

“Ding, Law Arena access successful. May you achieve immortality soon.”

After the brief alert sounds, Lin Tianwei's body seemed to perform Instantaneous Movement, leaving the boundless darkness representing the black cube and arriving at another realm.

The first thing that caught his eye was a massive Arena, grand and majestic, utterly shocking.

It was filled with the clamor of beasts, incredibly lively, as if a competition that made beasts' blood boil was underway.

This was the Law Arena's access interface, directly telling all Cosmic Beasts attempting to connect that this was an Arena belonging to all Cosmic Beasts!