397: Plot against each other

Ruiao intentionally matching with Lin Tianwei naturally wasn't to waste each other's time.

The reason he did so was merely to capture the flaws Lin Tianwei would expose during frequent offense and defense.

However, Ruiao's wishful thinking was destined to fail; Lin Tianwei's will was incredibly Tenacious, so how could he make a mistake in such a minor situation?

Apparently realizing that Lin Tianwei wouldn't expose such a foolish flaw,

After several meaningless repetitions of offense and defense, Ruiao's sudden Speed Burst brought a turning point to the battle.

It happened in a flash.

Ruiao, who had returned to the sky as his home ground, suddenly accelerated. His long wings, like blades, cut through the sky, carrying terrifying power capable of tearing space, and once again launched an attack on Lin Tianwei.

If Lin Tianwei had maintained his previous speed, he wouldn't have been able to dodge this attack at all.

However, Ruiao still underestimated Lin Tianwei's strength and his terrifying insight.

The moment Ruiao accelerated, Lin Tianwei had already sensed that something was wrong.

His Talent template: Speed Burst (King) was instantly activated.

Lin Tianwei's speed instantly surged, and he once again avoided Ruiao's sneak attack.

Apparently not expecting Lin Tianwei to be able to dodge his sure-kill blow, this time Ruiao actually didn't have time to use Instantaneous Movement.

His massive body struck the ground directly.

Especially his pair of terrifying wings, which were incredibly sharp, cutting two giant ravines in the ground as if slicing through tofu.

How could Lin Tianwei miss such an excellent attacking opportunity?

His legs pushed off, his bear-like body trembled, and Lin Tianwei's speed surged again. Carrying the Flames of Destruction, he fiercely punched towards Ruiao's abdomen.

Although this area was also covered with hard scales, their color was noticeably lighter, suggesting a slightly weaker defense.

However, what arrived before his fist was a thick tail, Ruiao's thick tail.

A glint flashed in Ruiao's blood-red eyes, instantly discerning Lin Tianwei's attack direction. He quickly swept his tail towards Lin Tianwei, actually intending to use just a tail to directly confront Lin Tianwei's fist.

Boom! The situation changed dramatically.

The power emanating from Ruiao's tail was in no way inferior to Lin Tianwei's iron fist; this blow was evenly matched.

The two terrifying forces collided, instantly producing a dreadful sonic boom, shaking the very air.

However, only the power was evenly matched. At this level, there are no Cosmic Beasts that rely entirely on brute force for attack.

Lin Tianwei naturally relied on the Flames of Destruction, while Ruiao relied on the ferocious bone spurs on his tail.

The moment the Flames of Destruction attempted to erode Ruiao's tail, the bone spurs on Ruiao's tail instantly broke off. Each bone spur gleamed with cold light, attacking Lin Tianwei like sharp arrows.

Facing this injury-for-injury fighting style, Lin Tianwei showed no fear and no intention of dodging. Instead, he increased the output of the Flames of Destruction, attempting to directly incinerate Ruiao's tail completely.

Bang!

An invisible barrier instantly rose, perfectly blocking Ruiao's bone spur attack, preventing these seemingly sharp bone spurs from advancing an inch.

That was a barrier constructed by Lin Tianwei using Mental Power, with ample defense, blocking a few bone spurs was effortless.

Conversely, the Flames of Destruction on Lin Tianwei's fist directly erupted, and in just an instant, they incinerated one-fifth of Ruiao's tail.

A hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes. Ruiao never expected that, even while executing Mu's perfect plan, he would still suffer a major loss in their first truly significant confrontation.

Without giving Lin Tianwei a chance to continue using the Flames of Destruction, Instantaneous Movement was activated, and Ruiao returned to the sky once again.

His originally severely injured tail began to recover at a visible speed, and in no time, it had returned to its original state, with even the bone spurs growing back.

Ruiao seemed to possess some Talent capable of neutralizing the Power of Destruction, bringing both sides back to the initial starting line, a perfectly intact starting line.

However, this time, Ruiao, having returned to the sky, did not rashly attack Lin Tianwei again.

Instead, he cautiously observed Lin Tianwei, seemingly pondering what tactics he should use to defeat Lin Tianwei.

In Ruiao's eyes, although Lin Tianwei couldn't use Instantaneous Movement under Space Lockdown, his inherent speed was extremely fast. Even when facing himself, who could use Instantaneous Movement, he was not at a disadvantage at all.

Not only that, the terrifying Flames of Destruction were indeed as dreadful as reported, possessing a terrifying Power of Destruction, capable of easily incinerating everything they touched.

Ruiao's tail seemed to have recovered, but in reality, it had consumed a large amount of his stamina.

Struck by the Power of Destruction, especially the PLUS version of the Power of Destruction enhanced by the Core Code, even Ruiao couldn't truly be as unharmed as he appeared.

However, precisely because his attack and speed were both extremely outstanding, Lin Tianwei's defense was equally strong.

Not to mention the suddenly raised Mental Power barrier, just Lin Tianwei's physical strength, which could contend with Ruiao's tail, made him believe that Lin Tianwei's bodily defense would not be weak at all.

This was indeed a formidable opponent.

It was just a pity that his luck was extremely bad to have encountered him; his master had already formulated a perfect plan against him, and he simply couldn't fail.

Thinking this, Ruiao unhesitatingly initiated a decisive battle request to Lin Tianwei.

He would use the most meticulously crafted trap to capture Lin Tianwei, this incredibly delicious prey.

"Ding, your Arena opponent Ruiao has sent you a decisive battle request. Please confirm whether to accept."

"Decisive Battle Additional Conditions: 1. 'Lin' shall not use Flames of Destruction and Speed Burst.

2. 'Ruiao' shall not use Instantaneous Movement."

This was the decisive battle plan formulated by Mu based on the intelligence obtained from Marion.

It was designed to lure the enemy deeper with unequal decisive battle conditions, trapping Lin Tianwei in a deeper snare.

It was precisely to make Lin Tianwei self-ban the terrifying skill of Flames of Destruction that Ruiao deliberately allowed himself to be hit by Lin Tianwei's Flames of Destruction, and then acted as if he was completely unaffected.

This was entirely Ruiao's ploy, or rather, Mu's plan.

After all, Ruiao was a Cosmic Beast capable of Instantaneous Movement. If he truly wanted to dodge, with no regard for the cost of Instantaneous Movement, even the extremely fast Lin Tianwei would find it difficult to hit him.

Trading one for 3.5, on the surface, Lin Tianwei appeared to be suffering a massive loss.

But Ruiao believed that Lin Tianwei would definitely agree to his decisive battle request.

As long as Lin Tianwei still harbored the idea of a quick victory, then he couldn't possibly miss the opportunity to make him give up Instantaneous Movement.

However, once Lin Tianwei agreed to Ruiao's decisive battle request, he would fall into Ruiao's trap.

Instantaneous Movement was not Ruiao's only reliance. As a surprise weapon carefully selected by Mu to backstab Lin Tianwei, Ruiao possessed numerous abilities.

But Lin Tianwei was different.

Once he lost the Flames of Destruction and Speed Burst, he would completely lose the ability to resist, like a harmless pig, at Ruiao's mercy.

This was a decisive battle request with a hidden trap, Ruiao's greatest conspiracy against Lin Tianwei.

However, would things truly be as simple as Ruiao imagined?

While he was scheming against Lin Tianwei, Lin Tianwei was also scheming against him.

In fact, the moment both sides fell into a stalemate, Lin Tianwei had already considered initiating a decisive battle.

He even considered making a significant sacrifice.

After all, as the one actively proposing the decisive battle request, Lin Tianwei had an unparalleled disadvantage in determining the decisive battle conditions.

However, he didn't expect Ruiao to be even more eager than Lin Tianwei, being the first to propose a decisive battle request.

The conditions offered were quite favorable for Lin Tianwei.

When scheming against others, one must also be prepared to be schemed against.

Ruiao never expected that his seemingly perfect plan actually played right into Lin Tianwei's hands. Lin Tianwei would show him what a miserable end awaited those who engaged in a decisive battle with him.

With both sides feeling they had gained a significant advantage, the decisive battle was quickly confirmed.

Entering the waiting period again, this time, a smaller Arena awaited the two beasts, an Arena more suitable for a decisive battle.

Seemingly confident of victory, Ruiao appeared incredibly relaxed. He even delivered a victory declaration during the waiting period for the decisive battle to officially begin, saying:

"I must commend you. As a newcomer to the Law Arena, your strength is indeed commendable, barely enough to catch my eye."

"It's just a pity that the outcome of this Arena was already decided the moment you were matched with me."

"From the moment you were matched with me, from the moment you fought me, from the moment you accepted my decisive battle request, every step you took was exactly as my master predicted."

"You will also walk step by step towards failure according to your predetermined fate."

"Give up struggling. How could you, a lone and helpless Cosmic Beast, possibly be a match for my master?"

The more Ruiao spoke, the more excited and agitated he became, his eyes gleaming.

Lin Tianwei had seen this kind of fervent display before; it was the conviction of a fanatic.

It was hard to imagine that such a powerful Cosmic Beast would actually be a fanatic of some entity.

It seemed the Law Arena was far deeper than Lin Tianwei had imagined; he had only just entered the top ten thousand and already encountered such a cunning opponent as Ruiao.

However, Lin Tianwei was somewhat curious whether Ruiao's master, who prided himself on his divine foresight, had calculated Ruiao's defeat.

What a wonderful expression he would have the moment he discovered Ruiao was defeated by Lin Tianwei.

The waiting period ended, and the decisive battle officially began.

Pressure, immense pressure, terrifying pressure.

The moment the decisive battle began, Lin Tianwei felt terrifying pressure.

Facing the decisive battle that would determine the victor between the two beasts, Ruiao finally pulled out his trump card.

Talent template: Gravity Suppression (King)!

Lin Tianwei's massive body and heavy weight became a burden, constantly pressing down on his body, making even movement incredibly difficult for him.

If not for Lin Tianwei's formidable strength, facing such terrifying gravity suppression, he would have probably been crushed to pieces long ago.

In contrast, Ruiao was completely unaffected, directly breaking free from the shackles of gravity and returning to the sky, looking at the stumbling Lin Tianwei with a playful gaze.

Just as planned,

Stripped of the Flames of Destruction for protection and the acceleration provided by Speed Burst, Lin Tianwei had no chance to struggle at all.

Death was his only destiny.

Ruiao only needed to make a slight move to easily kill Lin Tianwei.

However, even in such a desperate situation, Lin Tianwei showed no panic, remaining terrifyingly calm, as if he were the Cosmic Beast with victory in his grasp all along.

Lin Tianwei's contemptuous attitude enraged Ruiao. He had originally intended to toy with Lin Tianwei a little, but now he had only one thought: to tear Lin Tianwei into a thousand pieces.

Thinking this, Ruiao flapped his wings and swooped down, launching a fatal attack on Lin Tianwei from the air.

Although this attack mode was simple, considering that Lin Tianwei was already suppressed by both Space Lockdown and gravity suppression, making escape impossible, it was almost guaranteed to hit.

Cutting through the air and tearing space, Ruiao's Claws fiercely lunged at Lin Tianwei.

Ruiao's speed was not fast, but it was countless times faster than Lin Tianwei, who was deeply entrenched in gravity suppression.

However, Ruiao's seemingly certain blow missed, failing to hit its target at all.

Because the moment Ruiao's Claws were about to hit Lin Tianwei's body, Lin Tianwei simply vanished under Ruiao's gaze.

Ruiao's expression changed drastically. Mu's plan did not include Lin Tianwei disappearing into thin air.

The seemingly perfect plan finally went awry at this moment, catching Ruiao off guard.

By the time Ruiao realized something was wrong, it was already a little too late.

Lin Tianwei descended from the sky, directly mounting Ruiao, and his iron fists rained down heavily on Ruiao's back, sending scales flying!

Caught off guard, Ruiao was actually knocked off balance by Lin Tianwei and fell heavily to the ground.

Under the dual lockdown of space and gravity, Lin Tianwei, who had lost his Speed Burst Talent template, actually suppressed Ruiao at an even faster speed, pinning him fiercely to the ground and grinding him.

Although Ruiao struggled desperately, having lost his Instantaneous Movement ability, he had no ability to fight back against Lin Tianwei, who was mounted on him and furiously attacking.

He managed to shoot a few bone spurs to attack Lin Tianwei, but they were precisely blocked by the Mental Power shield that appeared at the right moment.

It wasn't that Ruiao didn't want to ban Lin Tianwei's Mental Power shield Talent template, but the only thing he had offered was the Instantaneous Movement Talent template. Even if Lin Tianwei were an idiot, he wouldn't agree to such an incredibly unequal trade.

Unwilling to pay a higher price, or rather, feeling that victory was already assured, Ruiao naturally did not add any further conditions.

But because of this, he missed the only opportunity to harm Lin Tianwei.

Under Lin Tianwei's heavy blows, even with Ruiao's outstanding Self-healing Ability, he was still beaten back repeatedly, quickly becoming bloody and bruised, constantly letting out cries of agony.

However, even more crushing than the physical blows was the mental assault.

Ruiao, who had always revered Mu as a god, for the first time discovered that his master was so incredibly wrong, so wrong that he hadn't even estimated a fraction of Lin Tianwei's true strength.

This blow to his faith caused Ruiao's eyes to completely lose their luster, and even his struggles became extremely perfunctory. (End of Chapter)