369: battle template

Of course, the Arena before him was merely a virtual image, a miniature of the Law Arena.

In the true Law Arena, competitions were happening every moment, and such a seemingly vast Arena simply couldn't accommodate all the Cosmic Beasts currently competing.

Though both were virtual worlds, the Law Arena and the virtual world of the Lotus Slave Market were not on the same level; they couldn't be compared.

Lin Tianwei arrived before this Arena almost without any conscious realization.

Not only that, but in the Law Arena, also a virtual world, Lin Tianwei couldn't perceive his own body.

It was as if he had truly crossed time and space to arrive at this magnificent Arena, completely disconnected from reality.

Clearly, this was impossible.

The fact that Lin Tianwei experienced this illusion only meant that the rules here were incredibly complete, with no loopholes to be found.

If Lin Tianwei wanted to leave the Law Arena, he could only do so through the exit channel the Law Arena prepared for every Cosmic Beast.

This feeling of being out of control made Lin Tianwei quite displeased. Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei looked at his Talent list.

He finally found a very suitable Talent from a long list of Talents that were at least Transcendent Level.

Talent: Consciousness Datafication (Transcendent)!

Consciousness Datafication (Transcendent): A Transcendent-level Talent that allows one to datafy their consciousness and gain special abilities in a virtual world.

Among the vast Talent pool Lin Tianwei possessed, Talents related to data were few; there was only one: Talent: Consciousness Datafication (Transcendent).

Another Talent: Core Code (Transcendent) was still being collected from Kai's body, and Lin Tianwei had no immediate plans to acquire it.

Speaking of Talent: Consciousness Datafication (Transcendent), one must mention Filiche, the treasure-delivering boy, once again.

Because this Talent was extracted from him.

He not only sacrificed everything he had to Lin Tianwei but also bought Lin Tianwei a lot of time to operate in front of Miguel.

Racing against time, Lin Tianwei finally utilized his countless Talents to find a way out of his desperate situation.

Even after Filiche died, he left Lin Tianwei a huge surprise.

As the target of Lin Tianwei's Mental Contract, Filiche already belonged to him as private property.

Even if killed by other Cosmic Beasts, the kill judgment for Filiche would fall on Lin Tianwei, and the Talents he possessed would be extracted by Lin Tianwei to become his own at the moment of death.

However, considering Filiche's weak performance, Lin Tianwei actually had no expectations for any Talents Filiche might drop.

He thought Filiche's value to him was probably just that.

After all, Filiche wasn't strong, and in the two-hundred-to-one encirclement operation, he only dared to hide at the back of the battle, clearly not like a Cosmic Beast with powerful Talents.

Yet, he didn't expect that Filiche would give him a surprise at the last moment, offering him a special Talent.

Filiche's so-called Talent was not a doppelganger Talent at all, but another kind, a Talent that could datafy his consciousness.

It was just that this Talent was extremely niche, with almost no precedent in the universe.

Filiche had never possessed a system and couldn't discern the truth of his Talent, which led to him misunderstanding his own Talent and not understanding its power at all.

He only vaguely concluded that it was a low-level doppelganger Talent because he could control the doppelgangers he created through the network.

The reason it was so effective in the virtual world was merely because he had partial access to the Lotus virtual world, which caused a chain reaction.

He never expected that Filiche, with the ability to datafy his consciousness, would be in his element in the virtual world.

If he truly wanted to ambush Lin Tianwei, he would have a better chance in the virtual world than in the real world.

Alas, Filiche was too weak, and this powerful Talent, following him, was like a pearl covered in dust.

For Lin Tianwei to obtain this Talent was truly destiny, and only Lin Tianwei could truly unleash its potential.

With the activation of Talent: Consciousness Datafication (Transcendent), Lin Tianwei's consciousness suddenly changed, becoming more compatible with the Law Arena.

Furthermore, because Lin Tianwei had completely transformed his consciousness into data, he gained an extremely special ability.

Free logout.

No matter when, as long as Lin Tianwei's body sensed danger, he could freely log out of the Law Arena.

While the existence of the Law Arena was a good thing for all Cosmic Beasts.

However, this special existence, similar to virtual reality, was also being exploited by some cunning beasts.

Sneak attacks on targets while they were soaring in the Law Arena were commonplace.

But if they wanted to use the same methods against Lin Tianwei, he would definitely give these sneaky ones a huge surprise.

He would make them realize that they were the ones truly ambushed.

Not only that, but Lin Tianwei, after his consciousness was datafied, could also put his body in the Law Arena on autopilot.

He could let it act according to a predetermined pattern in the Law Arena, and then fully accept the insights gained by the virtual body in the Law Arena once his consciousness returned.

This undoubtedly provided Lin Tianwei with immense convenience, allowing him to truly achieve perpetual online status in the Law Arena, always competing, always growing stronger.

This kind of infinite self-exploitation would make even capitalists weep.

The Heavensea God-King probably never imagined that his proud Law Arena, perfected over billions of years, would still have a BUG found by Lin Tianwei.

Furthermore, there were quite a few Cosmic Beasts who stayed in the Law Arena the entire time, giving him no chance to discover Lin Tianwei's cheating.

After resolving the security risks, Lin Tianwei no longer hesitated and flew towards the incredibly real Arena before him.

Law Arena?

It was destined to tremble under Lin Tianwei's might!

...Although it was his first time entering the Law Arena, Lin Tianwei had a very familiar feeling.

The rules here were somewhat similar to the Beast Arena.

This method of participating in competitions through consciousness was also very much like Blue Star's long-held fantasy, the most realistic virtual reality game.

It made Lin Tianwei feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"Name: Lin.

Age: 26 years old.

Strength: Cosmic Level Seven.

Ranking: 326548721.

Points: 0.

Evaluation: Normal (Challenge Points +5%).

Remarks: The unremarkable you need to work harder to have hope of becoming stronger."

The moment Lin Tianwei pushed open the Arena door, a panel of information about himself instantly popped up.

Simple, direct, but a bit inaccurate.

Lin Tianwei found it very difficult to understand why someone as strong as himself only received a "Normal" evaluation.

The remarks at the bottom repeatedly emphasized his unremarkableness.

It was as if he wasn't the chosen one with the Talent Extraction System, but just an ordinary passerby.

However, Lin Tianwei quickly realized that the so-called evaluation and remarks should be data automatically calculated based on age and strength.

Talents, treasures, and fortuitous encounters were completely outside the Law Arena's calculation scope.

If only age and strength were considered, Lin Tianwei was indeed not considered top-tier.

In the vast universe, there were countless powerful races; some races even had Cosmic Level or even World Lord Level strength from birth.

In this situation, Lin Tianwei's Cosmic Level Seven strength was really nothing to be proud of, so it was no wonder the Law Arena gave a "Normal" evaluation.

Of course, the Heavensea God-King also knew that this simple algorithm was not accurate, so the evaluation of Cosmic Beasts was not set in stone.

It would change at any time based on their performance in the Law Arena, and there were not a few Cosmic Beasts who went from "Qualified" to "Excellent."

After displaying Lin Tianwei's panel, the Law Arena popped up another prompt:

"Detecting that Cosmic Beast 'Lin' is accessing the Law Arena for the first time. Newbie tutorial automatically activated."

"Follow the guidance of the newbie tutorial, and you will experience the unique charm of the Law Arena."

Lin Tianwei didn't expect the Law Arena to have a newbie tutorial. This familiar operational flow made Lin Tianwei feel even more like he was playing an incredibly realistic virtual reality game.

Following the guidance of the newbie tutorial, Lin Tianwei quickly arrived at a room called the "Waiting Room."

Although it was his first time in the Law Arena, Lin Tianwei, with Filiche's memories, was very familiar with the place.

The so-called Waiting Room was the room for waiting to be matched, the room for waiting for the competition to begin.

The Law Arena would match each Cosmic Beast with the most suitable opponent based on their strength and needs.

Once a match was successful, both participants would be teleported into the Arena for competition, vying against each other until one side achieved victory.

The winner gained points, and the loser received punishment.

The rules of the Law Arena were extremely simple; the difficult part was achieving victory and earning points.

"Ding, you have entered the Waiting Room. Please select the combat template for this competition."

"Friendly reminder: Only basic templates can be selected during the newbie tutorial."

Looking at the template selection panel that suddenly appeared, Lin Tianwei felt even more like he was playing a virtual reality game.

The so-called combat template was a combination of a body template and a Talent template, which was the body of a certain Cosmic Beast with specific Talents.

This was also why Lin Tianwei appeared here in a chaotic state.

It wasn't because he was currently in the special state of an Energy Body, but because all Cosmic Beasts entering the Law Arena were in this state.

What race the original body of the Cosmic Beast belonged to was not important at all.

Because in the Law Arena, you can only compete using the Law Arena's combat templates.

Minimizing the differences in race and Talent to have a fair competition, gaining insights into Talents and laws during the competition – this was the Law Arena.

To ensure fairness, even the strength of both sides would be considered during opponent matching.

Bodies and Talents could not be brought into the Law Arena, but insights into laws and Talents could.

Under normal circumstances, even using the same combat template, a stronger Cosmic Beast could exert greater strength.

Since it was newbie tutorial mode, Lin Tianwei had very few body templates and Talent templates to choose from, with only three options for each type of template.

Body Template (1): Berserk Giant Bear.

Strength: 750 (Excellent).

Constitution: 700 (Excellent).

Agility: 115 (Normal).

Mental Power: 45 (Extremely Poor).

Remarks: Recommended to pair with Agility-type Talents.

Body Template (2): Swift Spirit Leopard.

Strength: 330 (Good).

Constitution: 180 (Normal).

Agility: 920 (Excellent).

Mental Power: 70 (Poor).

Remarks: Recommended to pair with Strength or Self-healing Talents.

Body Template (3): Transcendent Demon Ape.

Strength: 450 (Good).

Constitution: 420 (Good).

Agility: 430 (Good).

Mental Power: 120 (Normal).

Remarks: Recommended to pair with Strength or Agility-type Talents.

Talent Template (1): Strength Enhancement (Intermediate), Strength attribute receives a significant boost; specific effect depends on physical quality.

Talent Template (2): Agility Reinforcement (Intermediate), Agility attribute receives a significant boost; specific effect depends on physical quality.

Talent Template (3): Self-healing Ability (Intermediate), Self-healing Ability receives a significant boost; specific effect depends on physical quality.

When the body template attributes materialized, an evaluation column was also added.

Evaluations, from low to high, were: Extremely Poor (0-50), Poor (51-100), Normal (101-200), Good (201-500), Excellent (501-1000), Outstanding (1001-5000), Top-tier (5001-10000), Transcendent (10001 - ∞).

The values represented the upper limit of this body; how much strength could be exerted still depended on the user's skill.

The level of the Talent template continued to follow the registration of Talents.

The three body templates corresponded to Strength-type Cosmic Beasts, Agility-type Cosmic Beasts, and All-rounder Cosmic Beasts, respectively.

And all were melee Cosmic Beasts, unable to use Mental Power attacks.

The suggestions for each body template were also to compensate for the body template's shortcomings, making the overall combat template closer to an all-rounder.

Of course, this also meant that you wouldn't have any too obvious advantages.

Facing the three-by-three attack nine-combination schemes before him, Lin Tianwei finally chose the combat template (Berserk Giant Bear + Strength Enhancement).

While the Beast Arena's suggestion was good, Lin Tianwei did not intend to accept its advice.

No advantages meant mediocrity, and Lin Tianwei would not choose such a mediocre plan.

Moreover, as a beast, Lin Tianwei's pursuit could naturally only be strength.

Even with many shortcomings, Lin Tianwei would only choose the combat template with the strongest Strength.

Under the effect of Talent Template: Strength Enhancement (Intermediate), Lin Tianwei's Strength attribute surged, leaping from 750 to 900, greatly increasing his Strength.

"Ding, combat template confirmed. Waiting to enter combat."

"Ding, match completed. Target is 'Newbie Trial Beast.' Please confirm entry to the Arena as soon as possible."

"Once confirmed, your first competition will begin immediately."

This was a virtual world. Facing an unknown competition, Lin Tianwei had nothing to prepare and immediately chose to confirm.

In a trance, Lin Tianwei found himself in another place, a huge Arena, precisely the Arena he had seen when first logging into the Law Arena.

At this moment, Lin Tianwei was no longer in a chaotic state but had his own body, transformed into the appearance of a Berserk Giant Bear.

His entire body was brownish-gray, covered in dense bear fur, with bulging muscles, looking full of strength.

Heavy, clumsy, powerful.

This was Lin Tianwei's first impression of this new body.

As a Siberian Tiger, Lin Tianwei had never experienced the body of a bear-type Cosmic Beast, which was a novel experience for him.

After slightly moving his body, Lin Tianwei found that although this body was incredibly clumsy and every movement was very strenuous, it could perfectly match his consciousness, as if an extension of his arm.

It was as if Lin Tianwei's consciousness wasn't forcibly stuffed into this body, but that he himself was a Berserk Giant Bear. (End of Chapter)