423: Gifted Body

"Ding, congratulations on a successful match. Your opponent is Flames."

"Name: Flames.

Ranking: 27.

Rating: Extraordinary (enjoy a 500% challenge point bonus upon victory)."

"Please confirm whether to enter the Arena."

Perhaps because the Phoenix Bird's true form was a crow, Lin Tianwei had twice in a row encountered what he called a naturally strong opponent.

Confirm!

This high ranking of twenty-seven still couldn't change Lin Tianwei's determination to fight, and he chose to confirm without hesitation.

"Ding, you have confirmed entry into the Arena. Please wait patiently for your opponent's choice."

"Ding, as Flames is a phantom left by an ancient strong existence, it will automatically confirm entry into the Arena."

"Ding, the competition has begun. The venue for this competition is: Chaotic Domain."

As expected, Flames was also a phantom.

However, this made no difference to Lin Tianwei. After all, the rules of the Law Arena were incredibly powerful, and even simulated phantoms were ninety-nine percent similar to their true forms.

If it was just for combat, there wouldn't be much difference.

With a flash of his figure, in a short while, Lin Tianwei once again arrived in the Chaotic Domain.

Perhaps it was the top hundred strong existences' preference for the Chaotic Domain, as Lin Tianwei noticed that subsequent battles mostly took place in the Chaotic Domain.

Perhaps the Chaotic Domain was the terrain true fierce beasts should choose.

Scorching heat.

This was Lin Tianwei's first sensation upon entering the Chaotic Domain.

Completely different from Frost, Flames' power was clearly stronger, coloring the entire Chaotic Domain with the hue of fire.

Itself had completely disappeared, seemingly having fully merged into these flames.

Flames was these flames, and these flames were Flames.

Although the waiting period had not yet ended, and neither side could begin attacking each other.

But the mere sight of these raging Flames could make a beast feel as if it were being scorched.

Lin Tianwei felt hot precisely because of this; it was a special attack that one could experience just by looking at it.

Another elemental creature, Lin Tianwei sighed slightly. Observing elemental creatures wasn't very helpful for his body refinement.

It seemed this battle also needed to be a quick one... Outside the Arena.

Azeia looked at Lin Tianwei, whom he had not seen for a long time, and a myriad of thoughts flooded his mind.

It was this seemingly not-so-imposing body that had once brought him great profits, but also caused him to lose everything.

It was a feeling of both love and hate.

And now, it was time for Azeia to determine the odds, a process he utterly detested.

I'm not a god; how can I know how powerful this seemingly harmless Berserk Giant Bear is, or if it can defeat the equally terrifying Flames opposite it?

Taking a deep breath, just as Azeia's brain was about to explode from overload, he finally thought of a suitable odds.

One to five!

Who was Flames? A veteran strong existence of the Law Arena, whose Flames of Destruction left no trace of enemies.

Its ranking in the Law Arena was as high as 27.

Even though Lin Tianwei's previous performance had exceeded all Cosmic Beasts' expectations, Azeia still didn't see Lin Tianwei's chances of winning.

Giving him a twenty percent chance of winning was the absolute limit.

If he hadn't been afraid of being tricked again, he wouldn't even have offered one to five odds.

Although one to five odds also meant that if Flames won, Azeia would have a high probability of losing everything he had.

But past experience told him that lowering the odds was the most foolish thing to do.

As Azeia expected, three consecutive matches attracted a large number of customers to the black market.

They all stared at the odds with bloodshot eyes, calculating which side to bet on was the correct choice.

Finally, just as the betting countdown was about to end, they gritted their teeth and chose the side they favored most.

51:1.

This final betting ratio, excluding the factor of 'dream chasing,' meant even fewer Cosmic Beasts supported Lin Tianwei.

It wasn't that they didn't favor Lin Tianwei; it was simply because Lin Tianwei's opponent, Flames, was truly too powerful.

So powerful that they couldn't even imagine a reason for Flames to lose.

Almost at the instant the waiting period ended, a terrifying crimson Flame swept across the entire Arena.

Similar to Frost's attack, yet more domineering, as if it intended to incinerate Lin Tianwei along with the entire Chaotic Domain.

It wasn't a domain, yet it surpassed one.

As fire elements continuously gathered, Lin Tianwei's body was instantly ignited, transforming into a huge, fiercely burning fireball.

With just terrifying fire element attacks, Flames could achieve effects that ordinary Cosmic Beasts could only reach by deploying a domain.

Its strength was simply terrifying.

Under the watchful eyes of all, the fireball representing Lin Tianwei's figure burned brighter and brighter, eventually reaching a critical point, rapidly shrinking, and finally turning into nothingness.

Won?

Azeia frowned, looking at the Arena.

He knew Flames would win, but this victory seemed a bit too hasty.

It was completely different from what he had imagined.

Just as Azeia was thinking that, things finally took a turn.

Silver light flickered, a sign that space was being torn apart.

Instantaneous Movement!

With Instantaneous Movement, unless Space Lockdown was performed, Lin Tianwei could not possibly be captured so carelessly.

However, the moment Lin Tianwei reappeared, a large amount of Flames converged towards his position.

As if treating him as a turtle in a jar, easily extinguishable.

The most critical thing was that these terrifying Flames could even scorch space.

Where the Flames covered, space gradually became unstable.

In a short while, Lin Tianwei would no longer be able to use Instantaneous Movement at will; otherwise, he would be completely swept into spatial turbulence.

Flames' powerful fire could even incinerate space.

This was still the situation when Flames had not activated its Flame Domain; it was hard to imagine how powerful it would be once the Flame Domain was activated.

Perhaps it could even burn away time itself.

Facing such a formidable enemy, Lin Tianwei's eyes showed no fear, only intense excitement.

Flames might not be a good observation subject, but as a powerful opponent, it was enough to excite Lin Tianwei.

Since that's the case, let me show you my strength properly!

With this thought, Lin Tianwei no longer held back and began to unleash his full power.

You have Flames? Sorry, I also have Flames of Destruction.

It was at this moment that the originally only crimson Chaotic Domain gained a new color—black.

Initially, it was just like an ink dot, imperceptible unless observed closely.

Yet, like a spark, it gradually spread, little by little, painting a black area unique to itself in this crimson world.

2%—5%—15%—30%—50%!

The Power of Destruction, though starting later, arrived first, occupying half of the Chaotic Domain's space in an instant, at a speed no less than Flames'.

One side crimson, one side pitch black, the two forces actually formed a standoff.

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

"Additional conditions for the challenge: Neither side may use a domain."

Just when Lin Tianwei thought this would be a repeat of the Frost battle, he didn't expect Flames to send him a challenge request.

Not using a domain? I accept this challenge.

Even without using a domain, Lin Tianwei wanted to tell all Cosmic Beasts that he was still an invincible existence.

Agree!

As Lin Tianwei agreed to Flames' challenge request, the Arena scene rapidly transformed, and its area drastically shrank.

This time, Flames finally revealed its true form, no longer the fire-like existence from before.

This was a demon-like existence, with bulging muscles, high and prominent, and a blood-red color like magma.

White smoke constantly emanated from its body, a sign of high temperatures eroding the surrounding space.

Its size was also incredibly massive, a hundred times larger than Lin Tianwei.

In the universe, larger size often represented greater power.

Rarely were there Cosmic Beasts as seemingly "small" as Lin Tianwei.

However, if one underestimated him because his body wasn't massive enough, they would definitely suffer a great loss.

The Cosmic Beasts who had fallen to Lin Tianwei in the past were the best proof.

Looking at Flames, who had revealed its true form, Lin Tianwei was slightly surprised.

Although an elemental creature, Flames was completely different from ordinary elemental creatures, possessing a body of flesh and blood.

At least, Flames' phantom could not deceive Lin Tianwei's highly perceptive eyes.

It seemed Flames' research value was even higher than Lin Tianwei had imagined.

Examining Flames with interest, Lin Tianwei decided to have a good play with Flames. At least, until he had a sufficient understanding of this Flames spirit in front of him, he couldn't bear to kill it.

Roar~~~~

Clearly, Lin Tianwei's aggressive gaze angered Flames. It opened its mouth and let out a furious roar at Lin Tianwei.

However, since it was still the waiting period before the challenge began, Flames' behavior looked more like impotent rage.

Three, two, one, the challenge officially begins.

Almost at the moment the battle began, Lin Tianwei launched an active attack on his opponent.

Instantaneous Movement!

The seemingly vast distance appeared nonexistent before Lin Tianwei. With a swing of his right claw, he fiercely struck Flames' chest.

Lin Tianwei's sharp claws were something even Flames couldn't resist.

With a tearing sound, Lin Tianwei's attack left five claw marks on the opponent's body. The solid sensation confirmed the opponent's identity as a flesh-and-blood creature to Lin Tianwei.

Watching the magma-like unknown liquid continuously flow from Flames' wounds, all the Cosmic Beasts were stunned.

They never imagined that the challenge would begin with Flames being injured.

Just at the start of the challenge, Lin Tianwei had already wounded Flames.

Only Lin Tianwei knew that this seemingly advantageous strike was actually bait thrown by Flames.

The magma-like liquid didn't just look like magma; it actually possessed a terrifying temperature akin to magma, fiercely scorching Lin Tianwei's claws.

If he hadn't used the Flames of Destruction in time to extinguish it, Lin Tianwei's claws would have likely been burned to charcoal by now.

Although he suffered a hidden loss, it also allowed Lin Tianwei to understand a little about the special structure of Flames' body.

This seemingly flesh-and-blood body was actually condensed from a large amount of elements; seemingly flesh, but in reality, elements.

Every part, even every strand of hair, possessed terrifying power of fire.

This was also the reason for Lin Tianwei's claw injury.

Those liquids that looked like blood were actually highly compressed fire elements, and casual contact risked being incinerated to ash.

Continuously compressing elements, turning elements from 虛 (ethereal) to 實 (solid), and stacking them into a powerful body.

This was indeed a good concept and gave Lin Tianwei some insight.

Perhaps he could also use the same principle to condense a body.

However, condensing a body with elements clearly did not meet Lin Tianwei's needs.

A single element might become exceptionally powerful at times, but it was also extremely susceptible to being countered, becoming an unavoidable weakness for Lin Tianwei.

He had to find another power, another power that could replace elements in forming a body.

After much thought, Lin Tianwei felt that among the powers he possessed, only one could replace elemental power: Talent Power.

Among many powers, only the powerful and diverse Talent Power was something Lin Tianwei could bring forth.

Recalling a Reinforcement plan Ismail had once designed,

Discarding cumbersome and redundant organs, continuously reinforcing the cells in the body, filling the body with super cells.

At that time, by continuously increasing the strength of the super cells, Lin Tianwei's body would become stronger overall, embarking on a path of continuous growth.

Lin Tianwei had an idea: to do the opposite.

Not discarding any seemingly redundant organ in the body.

These organs appeared redundant only because they were not strong enough and had fallen out of sync with Lin Tianwei's current powerful strength.

Discarding them might be a very good method,

But reinforcing them, allowing them to keep up with Lin Tianwei's continuously strengthening pace, was also perfectly fine.

For example, Lin Tianwei's current stomach, a seemingly redundant stomach, whose digestive capacity had completely fallen behind the times.

If Lin Tianwei didn't possess powerful digestive Talents, he wouldn't even be able to consume the flesh and blood of those powerful Cosmic Beasts.

Since the stomach had become a mere decoration, what actually played a role was the powerful Talent contained within Lin Tianwei's body.

Then why not directly use digestive Talents to create a new stomach, a stomach more suitable for Lin Tianwei?

Each organ in the body performed its own function, yet corresponded precisely to various Talents with different effects.

Integrating the power of these Talents, compressing them into powerful Talent organs, and ultimately constructing a powerful Body of Talents.

After Talent comes rules!

When Lin Tianwei had a strong enough understanding of various rules, he could even upgrade the Body of Talents to a Rule Body, possessing even greater power.

This might be the answer Lin Tianwei had been searching for all along.

The moment Lin Tianwei understood all of this, as if triggering some kind of catalyst, a large amount of knowledge began to flood into Lin Tianwei's mind. (End of this chapter)