395: Rise to fame

Lin Tianwei did not prioritize intelligence, but that did not mean that the Cosmic Beasts connected to the Law Arena also did not prioritize intelligence.

Unlike the half-true, half-false information on forums, truly powerful Cosmic Beasts all possessed their own exclusive intelligence agencies.

Truly important intelligence could also fetch a good price.

As the first victim to have a decisive battle with Lin Tianwei, Marion naturally had a deep impression of Lin Tianwei and sold Lin Tianwei's intelligence at the first opportunity.

He is powerful, extremely fast, possesses an Energy Body, and wields terrifying Flames of Destruction; it is not advisable to easily confront him.

This was Marion's assessment of Lin Tianwei.

It was precisely this assessment that made Telang hesitate, wondering whether he should take the risk and compete with "Lin."

Engaging in a competition with a high probability of losing was not a wise choice for any Cosmic Beast.

However, considering that he had searched for an opponent for a full five days before matching with the current one, Telang was somewhat unwilling to let go of the prey before him.

Marion was just a novice ranked in the tens of thousands; his intelligence might not be accurate.

Moreover, his own abilities just happened to counter the opponent, so there was no need to be afraid.

Thinking this, Telang's hesitant heart gradually became firm.

Due to the extremely strict matching conditions he set and his reluctance to use forced matching, Telang's matching efficiency was extremely low.

If he let go of this prey named "Lin," the next successful match might be half a month later.

For the Law Arena, where time was money, this would be even more intolerable than defeat.

Thinking of this, Telang unhesitatingly chose to confirm the match, and in a short while, he and Lin Tianwei both arrived at the Arena.

Water, water everywhere, as black as ink, making it impossible for the beast to see clearly with its eyes alone.

The familiar sensation instantly made Lin Tianwei realize that he had once again arrived at the Black Deep Sea, the incredibly familiar Black Deep Sea.

However, this time Lin Tianwei was not the same tiger that had been fumbling blindly in the Black Deep Sea; under the exploration of various perception skills, he could clearly see everything around him.

And the deep-sea Cosmic Beast hidden in the depths of the ocean.

Completely different from Luosha, who resembled a whale, Telang looked more like a puddle of black mud, covered in countless dense eyes, appearing somewhat indescribable.

Of course, this was only from the perspective of Blue Star creatures' aesthetics.

In the universe, there are countless bizarre Cosmic Beasts.

Power is justice; appearance is not important at all; only strength is the foundation of everything.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei acted decisively, launching an attack on Telang the moment the waiting period ended.

The inky Flames of Destruction clung to Lin Tianwei's bear paw, and he fiercely slammed a punch towards Telang.

Under the enhancement of the Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary) (Incomplete), Lin Tianwei's Flames of Destruction were even more powerful, capable of easily destroying everything they touched.

The seemingly eerie Black Deep Sea was utterly unable to stop the Flames of Destruction from burning.

After all, the essence of the Flames of Destruction was the Power of Destruction, not illusory flames.

Without any suspense, Lin Tianwei's fist slammed heavily into Telang, and a terrifying force erupted, directly punching through him, sending black mud splashing and eyeballs bursting.

Even though Telang had rich combat experience and had made thorough preparations for a possible sneak attack, he had no chance to react when facing Lin Tianwei, who was enhanced by countless Talent templates.

Before he could even blink, he had been pierced by Lin Tianwei's fist, and countless black mud bits were directly incinerated into charcoal by the Flames of Destruction.

Unstoppable!

Telang instantly made a judgment in his heart, filled with immense regret at that moment, regretting that he had not heeded Marion's advice and chosen to confirm entry into the Arena, directly confronting this terrifying Cosmic Beast.

The opponent's attack had struck him before he could even react, rendering the countless eyes on his body useless.

Not only that, the eerie black flames were even more terrifying.

They seemed to be composed of the Power of Destruction, instantly burning his body to charcoal the moment they made contact.

The competition had just begun, and the black mud representing Telang's body had already lost twenty percent, which was a hellish start, even making him consider surrendering.

Telang was, after all, a battle-hardened Cosmic Beast, and the thought of surrendering was fleeting; the moment Lin Tianwei's second punch came down, he began his own counterattack.

Sizzle... A large amount of Telang's black mud was incinerated into charcoal, but even more black mud splashed out with the force of Lin Tianwei's punch, merging into the Black Deep Sea and completely disappearing.

Telang chose the Black Deep Sea as the terrain for this competition for his own unique reasons.

His Talent was extremely similar to Luosha's Talent; both were special Talents that allowed them to merge with and manipulate their environment.

However, Luosha could only merge with deserts, while Telang could merge with the even more terrifying ocean.

Not only that, Telang could also repair his injuries by absorbing the energy contained in the seawater.

In other words, while Lin Tianwei's attack was powerful, the moment Telang escaped into the Black Deep Sea, he had already recovered from his injuries by absorbing the Black Deep Sea's energy.

Roughly speaking, Lin Tianwei's attack was completely in vain.

However, was that truly the case?

Just as Telang secretly congratulated himself on his intelligence, believing he had regained the initiative and would soon control the entire Black Deep Sea to show this powerful Cosmic Beast his prowess, something terrifying happened to Telang.

A terrifying Mental Power shockwave, originating from Lin Tianwei, began an indiscriminate attack in all directions.

Merging the body with the environment and thereby controlling its power, this Talent seemed powerful but had a fatal weakness: consciousness.

Without the protection of the physical body, consciousness was presented defenseless before the enemy, and once it encountered an opponent skilled in consciousness attacks, the outcome was predictable.

Therefore, blocking Cosmic Beasts with consciousness attack Talents was also among Telang's matching conditions.

To ensure he could counter his opponent, Telang even thoughtfully chose a fire-element Cosmic Beast as his opponent.

However, the Talent templates possessed by each Cosmic Beast were their own secrets; even if the Law Arena knew, it would not tell other Cosmic Beasts.

So, the so-called matching restrictions did not limit unused Talent templates, which is why Telang was matched with Lin Tianwei, a nightmare.

Lin Tianwei's Mental Power attribute, soaring to eighteen thousand points, erupted with full force, and the terrifying mental shockwave even stirred up a storm in the ocean, a terrifying storm.

Even Telang, who had merged into the Black Deep Sea, became precarious.

Feeling the terrifying mental shockwave emitted by Lin Tianwei, Telang was on the verge of tears, even questioning life itself.

He looked at the matching conditions he had entered with some confusion; it clearly stated no matching with Cosmic Beasts possessing consciousness-attack Talents.

In other words, this terrifying opponent before him had actually used a trump card to deal with him.

Such a scene made Telang couldn't help but complain, "What virtue or ability do I possess to warrant such targeted attention from a big shot?"

"Forget it, forget it, I am no match for the big shot at all; there's no need to struggle any further."

"Even if I die, at least I'll die with a bit of dignity."

Of course, Telang was just saying pretty words.

Facing Lin Tianwei's terrifying mental shockwave, powerful enough to sweep across the entire Black Deep Sea, Telang had nowhere to hide and could not struggle.

His life and death had long been stripped away by Lin Tianwei, no longer under his own control.

And that was indeed the case; in less than half a minute, the moment the terrifying mental shockwave released by Lin Tianwei covered the entire Black Deep Sea, Telang passed away... "Ding, congratulations on successfully killing your opponent and winning this competition."

"This competition's offensive rating: SSS, a complete crushing."

"This competition's defensive rating: SSS, a complete crushing."

"Ding, as your opponent's strength exceeds yours by two major stages, the overall rating for this competition will increase by two levels."

"Ding, your final overall competition rating is: SSS, enjoying a 3000% point bonus."

"Ding, after calculation, you have received a total of 11.25 million points for winning this competition (base points 5000 * SSS-level rating bonus 3000% * Purgatory difficulty bonus 5000% * self-excellent rating bonus * 150%)."

... "Ding, congratulations, Host, on killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. Host has acquired Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary) (Incomplete) (38/10000)."

"Note: Congratulations, Host, your Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary) (Incomplete) collection progress has reached 53/10000."

Based on his experience with Core Code extraction, Lin Tianwei found that more powerful opponents provided more fragments.

As long as he completed the achievement of 'bloodbathing the Law Arena,' this Talent's collection would significantly increase, without any unexpected issues.

This made Lin Tianwei somewhat anticipate what effects this Talent would have, allowing him to gain special power within the Law Arena.

Perhaps this Talent was the core Talent used by Heavensea God-King to construct the virtual world of the Law Arena back then, otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why this Talent could be effective in the Law Arena.

After all, the Law Arena itself was constructed from a core Talent.

However, this was merely Lin Tianwei's speculation; what the truth was, Lin Tianwei still needed to continue his journey in the Law Arena... "Ding, your rating and ranking have been updated, and can be viewed through the panel."

... "Name: Lin."

"Age: 27 years."

"Strength: Cosmic Level Seven."

"Ranking: 9657."

"Points: 30 million+."

"Rating: Top-tier (Challenge Points +100%)."

"Note: You possess strength that does not match your ranking, but do not be arrogant; subsequent opponents will be even stronger."

... "Ding, in recognition of your first entry into the top ten thousand of the leaderboard, you are awarded ten thousand points."

"May you achieve immortality soon."

Lin Tianwei: ...Who is this reward of ten thousand points for?

If Heavensea God-King knew Lin Tianwei's thoughts, he would probably rush out and angrily scold him for being overly ambitious.

Lin Tianwei, with over thirty million points, indeed looked down on this small amount of points, but that was because Lin Tianwei's situation was special.

Normal Cosmic Beasts would never choose the highest difficulty for competition as he did.

Nor would they possibly achieve such high competition ratings, which, when stacked, resulted in an astonishing amount of points.

Take Telang, for example; to ensure his victory, he set numerous matching conditions, only daring to choose 'difficult' as the highest difficulty.

Even so, he often had mishaps, encountering super experts like Lin Tianwei and being so thoroughly defeated that he questioned life.

This also led Telang to be exceptionally focused on intelligence; he would cancel matching if he encountered an overly powerful opponent.

Therefore, earning points was extremely difficult, and other Cosmic Beasts could not earn points as easily as Lin Tianwei.

After more than seventy years of diligent matching, Telang's total income was only a few hundred thousand points.

When he stumbled and finally managed to break into the top ten thousand, the reward of ten thousand points excited Telang for a long time.

A competition with no challenge, just as the rating suggested, it was a complete crushing.

Such a situation naturally did not make Lin Tianwei want to seclude himself for cultivation; the moment he returned to the waiting room, he began matching for the next competition.

This was a great opportunity to earn points, and Lin Tianwei naturally had to cherish it... While Lin Tianwei patiently waited for a match, he was unaware that his reputation had quietly begun to spread throughout the Law Arena.

In fact, there existed a special type of Cosmic Beast in the Law Arena.

These Cosmic Beasts did nothing normally, but once the rankings were updated, they would immediately discover intelligence and spread and sell it.

A ranking of ten thousand might not seem high, but for the Law Arena, which had hundreds of millions of Cosmic Beasts connected at any given time, the top ten thousand Cosmic Beasts were already considered one in a million.

Moreover, Lin Tianwei was a newcomer, so he naturally received more attention.

Therefore, information about Lin Tianwei spread throughout the entire Law Arena at the first opportunity, and countless Cosmic Beasts wanted to inquire about him.

In particular, Lin Tianwei's past competition data fetched exorbitant prices in the black market.

Everyone wanted to know what strength this newcomer possessed and how he managed to enter the top ten thousand of the rankings.

Once they had Lin Tianwei's intelligence, they would have a better chance of winning when matched with him.

However, Lin Tianwei had participated in too few competitions, which made his competition data exceptionally valuable, with each match fetching an astronomical price.

Telang, who had just been ravaged by Lin Tianwei, was still feeling down, but unexpectedly, he was struck by an enormous surprise when Mu, the head of an intelligence agency, came knocking on his door.

Mu didn't waste words and went straight to the point: "I intend to offer one million units of origin energy for the relevant data of this competition."

For Telang, who had reached Domain Lord Level strength, one million units of origin energy was still not a small sum.

Yet, coming from Mu's mouth, it sounded as simple as eating and drinking, which truly astonished the beast. (End of chapter)