444: Two secret techniques

"Combined Attack Art? Secret Art?"

Lord Lin Tianwei's eyes were filled with undisguised interest.

The reason he had been hesitant to act was, naturally, to await the four subsequent inheritances.

He hadn't expected that a simple push would yield such a reward.

In fact, among Cosmic Level beings, besides Talent, there exists a special ability called Secret Art.

Strictly speaking, Secret Art is also a type of Talent, but it's more special, capable of being used independent of physical limitations.

This means that any Cosmic Beast can use a Secret Art, provided they grasp its essence, and fully unleash its power.

Lord Lin Tianwei was naturally very curious about such a Secret Art, and its acquisition was an unexpected delight.

Seeing the interest in Lord Lin Tianwei's eyes, Michael finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Due to Tello's strategic error, the Xia Luba Clan was now in a position of absolute disadvantage.

To make Lord Lin Tianwei change his mind, to abandon helping Halin and instead assist the Xia Luba Clan, he had to pay a hefty price.

For this, his four comrades even unleashed their full power, suppressing Halin, who had just exhausted himself by imparting an inheritance to Lord Lin Tianwei.

Their goal was to prevent Halin from causing trouble at this most critical moment.

Thinking this, Michael continued, "Although the demon is powerful, we are not weak with our Combined Attack Art."

"It is precisely because of the power of the Combined Attack Art that we have been able to contend with the great demon until now."

"The Combined Attack Art is the greatest treasure of our Xia Luba Clan, not to be easily shown to outsiders."

"As long as you are willing to help us, and swear by your beast's origin, I will impart this Combined Attack Secret Art and the remaining four inheritances to you without reservation."

Facing Michael's haggling, Lord Lin Tianwei sneered, "It seems the Xia Luba Clan intends to stop raising the stakes?"

"In that case, I can only declare that Senior Halin has won this 'civilized' duel."

"At that time, I will naturally help Lord Halin win this battle."

Michael's behavior was somewhat ridiculous; he truly seemed to have lost perspective.

Lord Lin Tianwei, seemingly the weakest on the field, was at this moment a terrifying existence who held the lives and deaths of all Cosmic Beasts present in his hands.

Who lived and who died was entirely up to Lord Lin Tianwei's whim.

In this situation, Michael's words were utterly laughable.

Sure enough, the moment Lord Lin Tianwei finished speaking, Michael visibly panicked.

He felt that Lord Lin Tianwei was being unappreciative, completely refusing to play by the rules.

Shouldn't he gratefully accept the Secret Art of their clan, swear an oath by his origin, and then definitely help the Xia Luba Clan?

How could the other party directly reject his proposal? Could it be that he wasn't interested in the Combined Attack Secret Art?

How could that be? Even a powerhouse like Halin had set his sights on the Xia Luba Clan because of the Combined Attack Secret Art; how could Lord Lin Tianwei not be tempted?

He's deceiving me, Michael quickly concluded in his heart.

No Cosmic Beast could be uninterested in the powerful Combined Attack Secret Art; the other party must be putting on a brave front.

However, upon seeing Lord Lin Tianwei's expressionless eyes and his right paw, slightly raised and continuously accumulating power, Michael finally conceded.

He dared not gamble, nor could he, because he simply couldn't afford to lose.

Compared to the lives of five Immortal-level powerhouses, the so-called Combined Attack Secret Art seemed insignificant.

Moreover, as long as victory could be secured, how to deal with this annoying Cosmic Beast in front of him would be entirely up to him.

As long as this Cosmic Beast could ultimately be crushed, then the Xia Luba Clan's Combined Attack Secret Art wouldn't be considered leaked.

Thinking this, Michael ignored everything else and directly transmitted the Combined Attack Secret Art and the remaining four inheritances into the Super Brain.

He even secretly mixed in some of Tello's inheritances within those four.

One could say that to save his life, he had already exhausted everything, adding all the chips he could, going all in!

Aside from the four inheritances containing powerful insights, Lord Lin Tianwei was very interested in the Combined Attack Art.

Although he was a lone tiger, for him, who possessed the Talent: Avatar (Mythical), one tiger was enough to form an army.

So, as long as Lord Lin Tianwei wished, he could easily unleash the Combined Attack Secret Art.

It could merge the power of countless Cosmic Beasts into one, launching a fatal attack on the enemy.

The specific effect of the Combined Attack Secret Art would be influenced by the power disparity among the attackers.

The higher the compatibility among Cosmic Beasts, the better the effect of the Combined Attack Secret Art, with the maximum combined effect not exceeding the sum of the strengths of all participating Cosmic Beasts.

After understanding the effect of the Combined Attack Secret Art, Lord Lin Tianwei sighed deeply, disappointment clearly evident.

It wasn't that this Combined Attack Secret Art wasn't powerful, but simply that it wasn't suitable for him.

How could a Secret Art that could fuse conflicting powers and launch an attack on the enemy not be powerful?

Reaching one might be easy, but reaching ten is extremely difficult.

And now, with just twenty ones performing the Combined Attack Art, it could unleash the power of ten; the effect of the Combined Attack Secret Art was truly heaven-defdefying.

However, this Combined Attack Secret Art was completely useless to Lord Lin Tianwei.

Dividing Avatars consumed Lord Lin Tianwei's own power.

Due to the extremely high compatibility between Lord Lin Tianwei and his Avatars, he could unleash the sum of all Avatars' strengths without any loss.

But this was merely equivalent to breaking ten into ten ones, and then adding those ten ones back together, which was completely futile.

To unleash the effect of the Combined Attack Secret Art, Lord Lin Tianwei still needed to find other Cosmic Beasts to try it with.

Unfortunately, among all the Cosmic Beasts Lord Lin Tianwei knew, it seemed only the Phoenix Bird had the qualifications to use the Combined Attack Secret Art with him.

At best, it would be one god carrying one weakling, completely failing to unleash the effect of the Combined Attack Secret Art.

Nevertheless, the Combined Attack Secret Art was ultimately a powerful Secret Art; even if useless to Lord Lin Tianwei, its value could not be denied.

One day, the Combined Attack Secret Art might just come in handy.

Thus, Lord Lin Tianwei had indeed gained much.

Since the sheep had already been shorn bald, it was naturally time for reckoning.

Thinking this, Lord Lin Tianwei looked at Halin beside him, preparing to hint at him to cooperate at any moment.

Unfortunately, Halin clearly misunderstood Lord Lin Tianwei's meaning, thinking that the other party was very satisfied with the Xia Luba Clan's Combined Attack Secret Art and was about to cooperate with the enemy to deal with him.

The fear of death instantly unleashed all of Halin's potential.

Although it couldn't allow him to successfully counterattack and defeat the five Xia Luba Clan Cosmic Beasts he was fighting,

it did allow Halin to break free from his restraints, barely gaining the ability to speak, saying, "Little brother, wait."

"It's just a Secret Art; it's not like I don't have one."

"I also have a Secret Art to bestow upon you, and I hope you can correctly weigh the value of the two Secret Arts and help the Cosmic Beast that most deserves help."

Without waiting for Lord Lin Tianwei to speak, fearing that Lord Lin Tianwei would attack him the next moment, Halin directly injected yet another Secret Art into the Super Brain.

In a short time, Lord Lin Tianwei had unexpectedly acquired two Secret Arts at once.

No wonder they say a horse won't grow fat without night grass; robbery is the fastest way to get stronger.

No, that's not right, this isn't robbery.

This is clearly a forced gift.

Lord Lin Tianwei hadn't even opened his mouth, and they had already shoved the Secret Arts into his Super Brain; he truly couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.

Damage Absorption, that was the name of Halin's Secret Art.

As the name suggests, this was a Talent with effects similar to the Energy Absorption Lord Lin Tianwei once possessed.

However, the effect of this Secret Art could only absorb energy capable of causing physical damage to oneself,

and the efficiency was very erratic, ranging from 0.01% to 100%, with the specific effect determined by multiple factors such as Secret Art level, the strength of both parties, power, defense, and offensive energy type.

In a sense, this could also be considered a very heaven-defying Talent.

The guaranteed 0.01% damage absorption rate was equivalent to stacking an eternal BUFF on Lord Lin Tianwei that weakened the opponent's attack by 0.02%.

The only frustrating thing was that unlike the free use of the Combined Attack Secret Art, the Damage Absorption Secret Art required cultivation to take effect.

This meant that for Lord Lin Tianwei currently, the Combined Attack Secret Art was effectively non-existent.

Only after Lord Lin Tianwei cultivated the Damage Absorption Secret Art to a certain extent could he fully unleash the Talent of this Secret Art.

Even so, Lord Lin Tianwei could not deny the value of the Damage Absorption Secret Art; it was absolutely a super Secret Art no less inferior to the Combined Attack Secret Art.

No wonder Halin was able to survive under the combined attack of five Cosmic Beasts.

It turned out that a considerable portion of the bullets the enemy fired at him had defected, becoming chips that made him stronger.

After fully comprehending, Lord Lin Tianwei finally opened his eyes completely, playfully observing the two warring parties.

Being watched like monkeys, the warring parties dared not make the slightest move.

Instead, they held their breath, not daring to utter a word, fearing that a small action of theirs would displease Lord Lin Tianwei and cause them to lose their right to live.

Having played all their cards, they simply had no ability to place further bets; the only thing they could do was await Lord Lin Tianwei's judgment.

In an instant, even the air became quiet.

Ultimately, Lord Lin Tianwei made his choice, which was to help Halin—this had been his initial decision all along.

However, the way Lord Lin Tianwei helped Halin was completely different from what they had imagined.

With a slight lift of his paw, a black light, like a meteor, rapidly flew towards Halin's location, heading straight for his body.

Perhaps he didn't perceive any threat from the black light, or perhaps Halin's main focus was on the enemy's battle, but he completely ignored the black light.

Clang, that was the sound of the black light shattering.

Even though the black light was incredibly sturdy, it could not compare to the immense power of an Immortal-level powerhouse.

It was completely destroyed by the terrifying power contained in that area even before reaching Halin.

It was precisely because the black light was destroyed that the object hidden within it was revealed.

A large puddle of mysterious dark green liquid, a mysterious liquid containing terrifying life essence.

It's recovery fluid, that's the aura of recovery fluid!

The moment the black light shattered, all the Cosmic Beasts present were stunned.

Before this, they had completely scoffed at such a thing as recovery fluid.

Especially such a tiny bit of recovery fluid, not even enough to fill their teeth.

However, times had changed; trapped here for tens of millions of years, they were already in a state of exhaustion.

Let alone recovery fluid, they wouldn't even have an extra hair on them.

Thus, this recovery fluid, to them, was like the meaning of sweet dew to parched land, eagerly awaited.

The moment Tello smelled the aura of the recovery fluid, he chose to act.

Even if it meant getting injured himself, he had to secure this recovery fluid to heal his own wounds.

At that time, he would use this recovery fluid to restore his state, hoping to completely destroy Halin.

Unfortunately, Tello realized it a little too late.

How could the meat delivered to Halin's mouth be spat out?

Having an absolute advantage in distance, he didn't even need many movements; a simple pull was enough to draw the recovery fluid to himself.

The moment the recovery fluid touched Halin's body, a sizzling sound emanated.

That was the sound of parched land thirstily absorbing the sweet rain.

Halin's skin, which had been cracked with countless ravines, like dry land parched for countless years, instantly absorbed the recovery fluid clinging to his body, completely and utterly, instantly bursting forth with terrifying vitality.

This was Lord Lin Tianwei's way of intervening in this war: by buffing one side.

The reason for the current stalemate was that the opposing forces were too balanced, making it impossible to naturally break the deadlock.

Direct intervention might be the best way to break the balance, but Lord Lin Tianwei chose a different path, opting to strengthen one side to disrupt the equilibrium.

This way, he wouldn't have to directly face the energy that was about to completely spiral out of control.

"Good, good, good." After saying "good" three times in a row, Halin's eyes were filled with joy, and he said,

"Kid, you really made the right choice, knowing which side to support at a time like this."

"It's just that this recovery fluid is a little too little, not even enough to fill my teeth."

"Ten more, give me ten more."

"As long as I get ten more recovery fluids, I can recover one percent of my state, and dealing with these Xia Luba Clan idiots will be a piece of cake."

Halin, who had just absorbed one recovery fluid, was not satisfied and instead demanded more recovery fluid from Lord Lin Tianwei.

This action, however, angered the Xia Luba Clan Cosmic Beasts nearby.

Especially Tello, who was pacing anxiously after seeing Halin absorb a recovery fluid.

For every bit Halin recovered, their chances of victory decreased by a bit.

How, then, could he watch Lord Lin Tianwei act and remain indifferent? (End of this chapter)