434: Shadow Strike

“Ding, congratulations on successfully defeating your opponent and winning this Arena match.”

“Attack evaluation for this match: S, a desperate killing blow!”

“Defense evaluation for this match: S, the opponent’s attack damage was not great, but it was extremely insulting.”

“Ding, since your opponent’s strength was two major stages higher than yours, the overall evaluation for this match will be raised by two tiers.”

“Ding, your final overall Arena evaluation is: SSS, you will receive 3000% of the points.”

“Ding, after calculation, you have received a total of ninety million points for winning this Arena match (base points 10000 * SSS-level evaluation 3000% * Purgatory difficulty bonus 5000% * personal top-tier evaluation bonus * 600%).”

...“Ding, your evaluation and ranking have been updated and can be viewed on the panel.”

...“Name: Lin.

Age: 55 years old.

Strength: Cosmic Level Seven.

Ranking: 7.

Points: Two hundred forty-three million+.

Evaluation: Extraordinary (Challenge points +500%).

Remarks: Who else, who else can stop you from winning?”

Lord Lin indeed did not care for the one hundred million points offered by the Phoenix Bird; even if the reward for a single Arena match was as high as ninety million points, Lord Lin truly had no need to take his subordinate’s points.

Without hesitation, Lord Lin once again initiated the matching for the next Arena match.

Striking while the iron is hot was what he should be doing now.

The number one in the Law Arena? Lin Tianwei is coming!

...Just as Lin Tianwei patiently waited for the next Arena match to be matched, on Fire Fierce Star, the Phoenix Bird stared dumbfounded at the message received on his communication terminal.

“Match ended, winner: Lin!”

At this moment, the Phoenix Bird’s front was already filled with secret treasures used to condense his body, but he did not expect that just as he was about to start acting, he would receive the news of Lin Tianwei’s victory.

The Phoenix Bird also paid enough attention to his newly acknowledged boss.

He never expected that he would actually discover that Lin Tianwei was currently in an Arena match.

A Cosmic Beast who was clearly in an Arena match suddenly appeared before him; was he seeing a ghost?

Of course, the Phoenix Bird could not believe such nonsense.

He naturally knew that this was absolutely Lin Tianwei using some extremely special means to trick the rules of the Law Arena,

successfully achieving the absurd operation of simultaneous online and offline actions.

Such a thing was simply inconceivable, unheard of.

After all, this was the Law Arena founded by the Heavensea God-King; apart from some bugs within the rules, he had never heard of anyone being able to cheat in the Law Arena.

However, Lin Tianwei appeared alive and well before him; it was impossible to fake.

After all, an image could be faked, but that unique Domain aura could not be faked; it was exactly the same as the message from his illusion, or rather, even more powerful.

However, when the Phoenix Bird saw Lin Tianwei’s Arena opponent, his expression changed repeatedly.

It wasn’t that he was too frivolous or too easily influenced by external emotions.

It was simply that the experiences he learned from Lin Tianwei were more absurd than his own hundreds of millions of years of experience.

Lin Tianwei’s opponent was actually Chaos, that terrifying existence known as the Time Behemoth.

The bizarre scene in the Arena was completely expected; Chaos always played with opponents in extremely malicious, similar ways.

It’s just a pity that you might dislike him, but you can’t get rid of him; you can only watch yourself be bullied by Chaos, utterly helpless.

The Phoenix Bird originally wanted to offer Lin Tianwei some advice, some ideas to deal with Chaos, based on his hundreds of millions of years of experience, but he ultimately kept his mouth shut.

What was his strength, and what was Lin Tianwei’s strength? There was no need for him to point fingers.

Moreover, he simply had no good way to deal with it.

Even if the Phoenix Bird encountered Chaos, he would only be toyed with.

Perhaps Lord Lin would not be spared this time either?

However, it didn't matter; Lin Tianwei had a special ability to break free from the Law Arena’s restraints, so he wouldn't waste too much time because of this.

It was just a pity that the precious century of access to the Law Arena would be wasted by Lord Lin.

However, it didn't matter; with Lin Tianwei’s methods, he naturally had the ability to re-enter the Law Arena.

Once the century passed and this match automatically ended, Lord Lin re-entering the Law Arena to farm points would be a perfectly wonderful thing.

However, he never expected that this match would completely end in only about half a year.

The Phoenix Bird initially thought that Chaos had lost patience and directly killed Lin Tianwei.

Or perhaps Lin Tianwei, using fraudulent methods, found a way to surrender while in a slowed state,

but he never expected that there was only one winner in this Arena match, and that was Lin Tianwei, whom he never thought would win.

How could such an inconceivable thing not shock the Phoenix Bird?

It seems that this elder brother I just acknowledged is even more formidable than I imagined, and it’s no wonder he said he didn’t care for my one hundred million points.

Initially, I only thought he was bragging, but I never expected it to be an undeniable fact.

With Lin Tianwei’s strength to defeat Chaos, he could completely walk unimpeded in the Law Arena, and his speed of earning points could even be described as plundering.

It seems I should also work harder, otherwise, I am simply not worthy of standing by Lord Lin’s side.

Thinking this, the Phoenix Bird’s eyes gradually became resolute, and he pulled out the heart of the heavenly sea from his storage space and swallowed it without hesitation.

This time, he could finally break free from the restraints of his Fire Fierce Bird identity and become a truly exceptionally talented individual.

To become a powerful Cosmic Beast of the top life level, just like Lord Lin.

It’s just a pity that the Phoenix Bird never dreamed that Lin Tianwei’s current life level was only one stage.

If not for the assistance of various Talents, Lin Tianwei wouldn’t even be able to do something as simple as walking in the universe... “Ding, congratulations on a successful match, your opponent is Shadow.”

“Name: Shadow.

Ranking: 3.

Evaluation: Extraordinary (enjoys a 500% challenge point bonus after winning).”

“Please confirm whether to enter the Arena.”

“Ding, you have confirmed to enter the Arena, please wait patiently for your opponent’s choice.”

“Ding, since Shadow is an illusion left by an ancient powerhouse, entering the Arena will be confirmed by default.”

“Ding, the Arena match has started, the venue for this match is: Chaotic Domain.”

The further he went, almost all the powerhouses Lin Tianwei encountered were illusions left in the Law Arena.

However, this was also good; at least it made Lin Tianwei’s matching journey exceptionally smooth, and the average time was significantly reduced.

Shadow truly lived up to his name; his specific appearance was completely unclear, leaving only an androgynous black figure before Lin Tianwei.

In fact, one could glean a bit of their abilities from the names of these Cosmic Beasts.

It wasn’t that they were foolish and didn’t know how to hide their abilities.

It was simply that they were incredibly confident in their own strength and felt there was no need to hide it.

It was precisely by relying on this confidence that they were able to climb step by step and ultimately achieve their current accomplishments.

A timid Cosmic Beast could never become a true powerhouse.

As the name suggests, Shadow very likely possessed a Shadow-type Domain; darkness might be his best helper.

Sure enough, the moment the match began, Shadow, like some inexplicable liquid, suddenly merged into the void.

Shadow, completely covered by the Shadow Domain, could merge into any place without light, lying in wait and looking for the best attacking opportunity.

He was a born assassin; as long as his strength and opportunity were sufficient, killing enemies across ranks was just a basic operation, and he could even achieve the miraculous feat of killing enemies across two or three ranks.

However, Shadow quickly went numb.

Excellent assassins are best at finding opportunities, opportunities to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

But a Cosmic Beast like Lin Tianwei, who was full of flaws, was rare, and for a moment, it made him a bit at a loss.

A tiger-like illness.

Although Lin Tianwei was currently wearing the guise of a Berserk Giant Bear, his habits were quite similar to a tiger.

If one were to underestimate him because of Lin Tianwei’s current sickly appearance, they truly wouldn’t know how to write the word 'death'.

Lin Tianwei’s abnormal behavior, on the contrary, made Shadow extremely wary, not daring to make the slightest move.

After all, an opponent who could encounter him could definitely not be some fool, and muddling through could certainly not get one into the top three of the Law Arena.

However, after waiting for a long time, Shadow ultimately did not wait for Lin Tianwei’s active attack.

Even as an excellent assassin, his patience was somewhat exhausted, and he couldn’t help but launch an attack on Lin Tianwei.

Shadow Ambush!

From Lin Tianwei’s back, the most likely blind spot, a pitch-black dagger suddenly appeared, carrying a cold gleam, quietly launching an attack on Lin Tianwei.

Facing Shadow’s sudden attack, Lin Tianwei merely made a simple small movement and easily dodged the opponent’s attack.

Blind spot? For the terrifyingly strong Lin Tianwei, such a thing simply did not exist.

Unless Shadow’s speed could suppress Lin Tianwei’s speed, his sneak attack would never succeed.

Missing with one blow, Shadow did not entangle with Lin Tianwei and continued to retreat into the darkness.

This blow was originally his probing attack, and failing to hit was a matter of course, but it also gave him some understanding of Lin Tianwei’s speed and reaction ability.

Fast, very fast, at least not much weaker than himself.

If he couldn’t limit the opponent’s speed, he would find it very difficult to kill him.

Thinking this, the thick darkness that originally covered Lin Tianwei’s body gradually began to change.

It was as if something was constantly approaching Lin Tianwei.

Although there was movement, Shadow’s actions were almost imperceptible, not even a hint of aura was leaked.

It was by relying on such superb assassination techniques that he was able to successfully hunt every seemingly powerful opponent.

He believed that the seemingly sickly Cosmic Beast in front of him would be no different.

Whoosh.

The constantly converging shadow finally revealed its ferocious fangs, like countless tentacles, frantically binding towards Lin Tianwei’s position.

Shadow actually intended to use the method of binding play to restrict Lin Tianwei’s movements and then achieve a one-hit kill effect.

If the assassin’s methods couldn’t kill the enemy, Shadow didn’t mind confronting him head-on once.

A large mass of black energy representing the Shadow Domain, while attempting to bind Lin Tianwei, also sealed off the space where Lin Tianwei was located.

The Space-type Talent template being suppressed seemed to also mean that Lin Tianwei would have no escape.

However, why would Lin Tianwei flee?

Facing the enemy who had already attacked him, it was also time for Lin Tianwei to counterattack.

Every tentacle containing the powerful Shadow Domain energy would be struck aside by another golden light the moment it was about to hit Lin Tianwei’s body.

That was also a long whip formed by Lin Tianwei’s Beast King Domain power.

Only Cosmic Beasts who were extremely proficient in Domain power could transform their Domain into an offensive weapon.

Although Lin Tianwei had not mastered the Domain for long, it was a Domain he had completely comprehended on his own, entirely different from the Domains comprehended by other Cosmic Beasts based on the experiences of their predecessors.

He took many detours, but it also made Lin Tianwei more familiar with his own comprehension, allowing him to use it as if it were an extension of his arm.

For a time, black tentacles and golden long whips continuously collided, not intensely.

However, even the most intense battle has an end, and ultimately, the more perverse SM tentacle whipping technique was more powerful, allowing Shadow to gain a slight advantage and fiercely entangle Lin Tianwei’s right claw.

Many times, a small advantage can quickly snowball.

Using this tentacle as a medium, the Shadow Domain began to surge wildly towards Lin Tianwei’s body, instantly enveloping Lin Tianwei into a pitch-black sphere, as if it could swallow Lin Tianwei at any moment.

Under normal circumstances, facing the encirclement of the Shadow Domain, even a slightly more powerful Cosmic Beast would choose to resist.

However, a strange thing happened; Lin Tianwei just stood there motionless, allowing the Shadow Domain to swallow him.

It was as if the so-called Shadow Domain didn’t exist at all.

Darn it.

Shadow instantly realized something was wrong, but found a strange power attacking him in reverse, flowing along the tentacle extended from his own body.

Destruction Domain.

The black Destruction Domain did not appear conspicuous within the equally black Shadow Domain.

However, the terrifying Power of Destruction made it impossible for Shadow to ignore.

He immediately severed the connection between himself and the Shadow tentacles, attempting to avoid Lin Tianwei’s surprise attack through this method.

It was just that he understood too late, so late that Lin Tianwei’s attack had already arrived before him, leaving him with no escape.

Destruction Pierce!

The spike, condensed from the Power of Destruction, spun rapidly like a drill, directly hitting Shadow’s body.

Pfft.

Like a bubble that bursts with a poke, under the attack of Destruction Pierce, Shadow’s body turned into a sky full of black rain, splashing everywhere.

Dead?

No, Shadow was not dead.

Lin Tianwei did not receive the Law Arena’s victory prompt, indicating that Shadow was still alive, just re-entered the darkness, temporarily untraceable.

Powerful opponents are not scary; what’s scary are opponents who are good at self-preservation.

Because you will find it very difficult to kill them.

Unless you can completely destroy the turtle shell that protects him. (End of this chapter)