392: Better

A normal Energy Body naturally couldn't be as flexible as Lin Tianwei, able to easily dodge the attacks launched by Marion.

However, Lin Tianwei's Energy Body was not ordinary; it was fused with a special ability extracted from Luosha.

Talent: Core Code (Transcendent), though incomplete, still possessed power that could not be underestimated.

It allowed Lin Tianwei to completely control his Energy Body, commanding it as if it were his own arm.

Just like Luosha once did, he could effortlessly navigate an environment filled with white sand, using the power of the entire world to contend with Lin Tianwei.

Not only that, Lin Tianwei's current Energy Body possessed not only solid abilities but also ethereal ones.

Similar to the Talent Template: Transformation, Lin Tianwei could easily alter his body, making it take on any form he desired.

It's a pity that the current terrain was space and not a hell filled with Flames of Destruction, so Lin Tianwei's strength was destined to be limited.

Yet, even a strength-limited Lin Tianwei was enough to deal with Marion.

Under Marion's gaze, Lin Tianwei, this Berserk Giant Bear composed of Flames of Destruction, scattered, transforming into omnipresent Flames of Destruction.

Since the opponent was a Cosmic Beast that mastered Instantaneous Movement, ordinary methods would not only be useless but would also waste Lin Tianwei's stamina.

Thus, Lin Tianwei had to make himself omnipresent, capable of instantly attacking any position where Marion might appear.

Of course, such a rash act of dispersing one's strength carried extremely high risks, making it easy for enemies to defeat them one by one.

Without confidence, a typical Cosmic Beast wouldn't dare to do such a thing.

Evidently, Marion was intimidated by Lin Tianwei's actions.

He truly hadn't expected Lin Tianwei to do such a foolish thing that weakened himself.

Whether it was foolishness or another plan, Lin Tianwei's actions left Marion momentarily bewildered.

After a moment of hesitation, Marion ultimately chose to attack proactively.

Although he could hide in the spatial rift for countless years, this clearly went against the purpose of participating in the Arena.

Winning and earning points was Marion's primary goal in participating in the Arena.

Dragging out the time, as he was doing now, was actually a poor strategy.

In situations where he knew he couldn't win, Marion would even actively seek death to avoid wasting time.

Of course, that would be Marion's last choice after confirming he had no chance of winning.

At least, the strength Lin Tianwei displayed before him was not enough to make him actively seek death.

The silver light representing Space Energy flashed instantly, and Marion's figure reappeared in the cosmos.

He chose not to collide with the core area where the Flames of Destruction burned most fiercely; after realizing Lin Tianwei's formidable strength, Marion dared not show any contempt and only cautiously probed at the edges.

Waving his Claws, Marion unhesitatingly launched an attack against the Flames of Destruction representing Lin Tianwei.

Unexpectedly, at the moment Marion attacked, the Flames of Destruction scattered throughout space also seemed to sense something and began to move rapidly.

Under the influence of powerful Mental Power, Lin Tianwei's perception was not weak at all; he discovered Marion the moment he appeared in space and calmly responded.

The seemingly soft Flames of Destruction merely jumped a few times, avoiding Marion's attack at a speed far exceeding his offensive.

Not only that, the moment Marion appeared, countless Flames of Destruction began to converge, gathering towards Marion's direction.

They attempted to launch an attack on Marion in this way.

The aggregated Flames of Destruction were incredibly terrifying, capable of incinerating even space, causing the space where Marion was located to become extremely unstable.

This situation instantly changed Marion's expression, and before space completely became chaotic, he once again vanished into the void.

Cold sweat dripped rapidly down Marion's forehead; he never imagined Lin Tianwei would be so powerful, powerful enough to affect space.

A moment later, he might not have had the chance to escape into the void at all, and would have been completely surrounded by these Flames of Destruction, until he was burned to ashes.

The threat of death forced Marion to rack his brains, trying to find a way out of his current predicament.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was simply too great, or perhaps Lin Tianwei's Talent Template was simply too overpowered; at least, he was not an opponent that Marion, who specialized in Space-type Talents, could handle.

Although Space-type Talents were incredibly elusive and unpredictable, if Marion's own strength wasn't strong enough, it was all for naught; he simply didn't have the capital to fight Lin Tianwei.

After much thought, Marion finally came up with a less-than-ideal solution: to challenge Lin Tianwei to a decisive battle.

Waiting for his Space Energy to deplete, or for the opponent's transformation into Flames of Destruction to end, were both good methods, but extremely time-consuming.

In the Law Arena, where time was points, wasting time was no different from wasting life.

So Marion decided to go all out and fight as hard as he could.

If he was truly outmatched and unable to defeat his opponent and win, Marion was willing to accept his defeat gracefully.

"Ding, your Arena opponent Marion has sent you a challenge request. Please confirm whether to accept."

"Decisive Battle Additional Conditions: 1. 'Lin' may not use Flames of Destruction and Energy Body.

2. 'Marion' may not use Instantaneous Movement and spatial hiding skills."

"Note: After the decisive battle begins, the Arena will shrink to 1% of its original size."

A decisive battle was a setting in the Law Arena for drawn-out, bladder-bursting matches, and could only be initiated after both combatants agreed.

To ensure the decisive battle was quick, both sides could freely add conditions.

For example, Marion had now added two conditions to this decisive battle.

These were restrictions on Lin Tianwei, and also restrictions on himself, essentially banning certain overpowered Talent Templates possessed by both sides.

Relatively speaking, Lin Tianwei, who had 2.5 Talent Templates banned, was clearly at a greater disadvantage.

Considering that it could quickly end this drawn-out battle, Lin Tianwei ultimately chose to agree.

After all, he possessed many Talent Templates; even with two banned, he still had plenty to use.

Unlike some unfortunate Cosmic Beasts, 2.5 Talent Templates could even be considered their entire fortune; agreeing to such decisive battle conditions was no different from surrendering.

He agreed?

The opponent actually agreed?

Yoris was greatly surprised.

He wasn't surprised that Lin Tianwei would agree to a decisive battle, but he was astonished that Lin Tianwei accepted Marion's decisive battle conditions.

Normally, the party initiating the challenge request was the more passive one, and would suffer a slight disadvantage in the decisive battle conditions.

Unlike Lin Tianwei, who clearly held the initiative in this decisive battle, yet suffered a huge loss in the decisive battle conditions.

Was he ignorant of the rules or fearless?

Yoris began to ponder again.

Marion was equally surprised; his original intention was to ask for an exorbitant price, expecting Lin Tianwei to bargain it down, but he didn't expect Lin Tianwei to directly agree to his clearly unreasonable decisive battle conditions.

Was he overly confident or truly capable? Marion didn't know the answer to this question.

But he believed this battle would provide him with the answer.

With Lin Tianwei's agreement, the decisive battle quietly began.

The originally vast Arena began to shrink rapidly, instantly transforming into a small Arena.

An Arena where Lin Tianwei and Marion could fully display their strength.

A decisive battle was equivalent to restarting an Arena match, so there was also a waiting period.

However, unlike the initial waiting period, Marion's eyes no longer held contempt; instead, he looked at Lin Tianwei with full apprehension.

To be able to force a Cosmic Beast like himself, possessing a Space-type Talent Template, into such a state, the opponent's strength was clearly not to be underestimated.

Especially the terrifying Flames of Destruction and Energy Body were extremely overpowered, making him difficult to eliminate easily.

However, as soon as he thought that these two overpowered abilities had been banned by him, Marion became confident.

The enemy was strong, but he was not weak either.

Especially after the mutual banning of skills, he had an even greater advantage.

The abilities of Space-type Talent were not limited to Instantaneous Movement, but once the Flames of Destruction and Energy Body were lost, the opponent had no powerful offensive or defensive means.

From this perspective, the advantage was with him; he had already seen the dawn of victory.

Thinking this, Marion immediately became confident, just waiting for the waiting period to end to give Lin Tianwei a bloody lesson.

He would surely win this battle!

Unlike Marion, who almost had his joy written all over his face, Lin Tianwei remained emotionless, making it impossible for others to discern his thoughts.

In fact, Lin Tianwei didn't feel that this small skirmish could move him.

He felt that the only thing he needed to do was to completely kill the opponent.

The waiting time ended quickly; this time, Lin Tianwei and Marion would face the true final decisive battle.

The moment the waiting time ended, countless silver blades launched an attack towards Lin Tianwei.

Marion was skilled in the art of surprise attacks, perfectly timing his moves, which was why he had achieved such a high ranking.

Going first always held a greater advantage.

Even some Cosmic Beasts stronger than him could only suffer defeat with resentment when facing Marion's surprise attack.

It was a pity, though, that this time he was facing Lin Tianwei, the incredibly formidable Lin Tianwei.

How could Lin Tianwei, having learned his lesson once, fall for such a trick again?

The moment the waiting time ended, Lin Tianwei also launched an attack on Marion.

Talent Template: Speed Burst (King)!

This new template, which Lin Tianwei had loaded for himself before the Arena matching, finally came into play, becoming the key sharp weapon to defeat Marion.

Under the effect of Talent Template: Speed Burst (King), Lin Tianwei charged with a terrifying speed completely unsuited to his bulky body.

It wasn't Instantaneous Movement, but it was even more like Instantaneous Movement.

Lin Tianwei's body instantly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Marion.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei grabbed Marion's scorpion tail, and with a powerful swing, instantly spun Marion into a top, leaving him dizzy.

His left palm even turned into a fist, striking Marion's large head fiercely.

Marion's scorpion tail contained Poison, so it was naturally Lin Tianwei's primary target of attack.

He had now been banned from using Energy Body; if he were hit by the scorpion tail, healing would be very troublesome.

The dizzying experience finally brought Marion back to his senses, realizing his current predicament.

He never expected that he would be captured alive by Lin Tianwei the moment they engaged.

Those terrifying spatial blades, unable to catch Lin Tianwei's figure, became nothing more than a flashy display to scare beasts.

Facing the giant's increasingly close fist, a fierce glint flashed in Marion's eyes.

With a crisp "crack," Marion's scorpion tail snapped directly from its base.

Although losing his scorpion tail meant Marion would lose a handy weapon, and his combat power would be weakened by at least forty percent.

However, compared to being ravaged by Lin Tianwei or being struck by Lin Tianwei's iron fist, this loss was barely acceptable.

Whoosh!

Using the immense force generated by Lin Tianwei's swing, Marion's body shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, dodging Lin Tianwei's fatal iron fist.

Those spatial blades also seemed to finally react, launching their fiercest assault towards Lin Tianwei's position.

It was just a pity, they were too slow, far too slow, simply unable to keep up with Lin Tianwei's speed.

The moment Marion flew backward, the scorpion tail in Lin Tianwei's hand also transformed into a spear, shooting towards Marion.

Not only that, Lin Tianwei pursued him at a speed far exceeding Marion's flight.

He had no intention of letting this cunning opponent escape.

Later start, earlier arrival!

Lin Tianwei's speed was extremely fast, and he quickly caught up with Marion, who was attempting to flee.

The moment the opponent gave up Instantaneous Movement and spatial hiding, the outcome of this battle was already decided; he simply had no capital to contend with Lin Tianwei.

Crack!

A crisp sound came again; it was the sharp crack of Lin Tianwei's iron fist heavily impacting Marion's body.

The seemingly hard heavy armor could not withstand Lin Tianwei's iron fist, shattering inch by inch.

Not only that, a scorpion tail, transformed into a spear, pierced into Marion's body through the damage Lin Tianwei had caused; he had, in essence, shot himself in the foot.

Whether Marion's own Poison could kill Marion by using Marion's Poison involved a practical question.

However, from Marion's visibly terrified eyes, it could be seen that he apparently couldn't completely immune himself to his own Poison.

A cornered beast still fights!

The more life-threatening the moment, the more dangerous a beast becomes.

Affected by the Poison, Marion felt his body gradually becoming numb.

Not only that, Lin Tianwei's heavy fists continuously struck his body.

Marion had clearly reached the end of his rope.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and Space Energy directly erupted; Marion, whose defeat was already certain, actually intended to self-destruct and perish with Lin Tianwei.

Not only that, the space where Lin Tianwei was located was covered by a sudden flood of spatial blades; that was Marion's final madness.

"You are strong, you are formidable."

"But in such a confined space, you simply cannot avoid my attacks."

"Die, die, die with me!"

Marion's unrestrained laughter echoed throughout the entire Arena. (End of Chapter)