451: Your strength is pretty good

This time, the seemingly indestructible invisible barrier finally wavered.

Under Lin Tianwei's fully charged strike, the originally invisible barrier, as if it were a tangible object, fractured like a breaking eggshell, emitting 'crack, crack' sounds.

This strike, which condensed countless powerful Talents, consumed a tremendous amount of Lin Tianwei's stamina, but the effect was equally significant.

The invisible barrier, which previously took three hours of effort to barely breach a hundred meters, now seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, opening up a five-hundred-meter-deep gash.

The power of one claw was terrifying.

However, it was not yet time to celebrate, because under Lin Tianwei's gaze, the path he had painstakingly opened was healing at an incredibly fast pace.

In just half a breath, it had already healed nearly a hundred meters, rendering a quarter of Lin Tianwei's efforts useless.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei's body rapidly shrunk, returning to its most ordinary state, and with a leap, he flew towards the breach in the invisible barrier.

He actually intended to use his powerful physical body to block the hard-won opening.

Breaking through the invisible barrier at this point was already a method of breaking a surface with a point; body size was not the most decisive factor, and could even save Lin Tianwei a lot of stamina.

However, this method was not perfect; once inside the invisible barrier, Lin Tianwei would face the barrier's compression.

If he could not withstand the immense pressure from the invisible barrier's self-restoration, Lin Tianwei would be instantly crushed.

Therefore, this choice was extremely risky, but also a necessary one.

How could Lin Tianwei possibly watch the invisible barrier he had painstakingly broken recover to its original state again?

Doing something useless once was enough.

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew rapidly towards the gap in the invisible barrier.

Pressure, immense pressure, terrifying pressure.

Lin Tianwei felt immense pressure as soon as he entered; it was the constantly repairing invisible barrier pressing against his body.

This pressure was so enormous that it made it incredibly difficult for Lin Tianwei to even stretch his body.

His body gradually solidified, like an insect trapped in amber, slowly turning into a most lifelike work of art.

Seeing this, Heavensea God-King also sighed with emotion.

The final trial of the highest difficulty offered no hope of breakthrough at all.

This Cosmic Beast named 'Lin' in front of him, though he had insight, perseverance, and was incredibly decisive, couldn't even break through this invisible barrier to reach him.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he would be completely crushed by the invisible barrier, like a watermelon.

Either perish in silence, or erupt in silence.

Roar~~~~

That was a resounding roar, a sign that Lin Tianwei was about to act.

Lin Tianwei, who seemed to be completely frozen by the invisible barrier, was actually brewing his next attack.

Secret Art: Damage Absorption!

It was also an application of the Law; since Talent could be effective in the Law Arena, there was no reason why Secret Arts couldn't.

Lin Tianwei only tried briefly and successfully gained the ability to use Secret Arts in the Law Arena.

This Secret Art, stripped from Halin, now displayed its formidable power.

The pressure that constantly pressed against Lin Tianwei's body, trying to crush him completely, instead became part of his body's energy,

Becoming the power for Lin Tianwei's ultimate breakthrough of the invisible barrier.

Initially, due to Lin Tianwei's insufficient mastery of the Damage Absorption Secret Art, the efficiency of converting damage into his own energy was very low.

A conversion efficiency of 0.1% was barely better than nothing.

However, this was just the beginning of the matter, not the end.

Inside the invisible barrier, this special environment of constantly being attacked was the best place to cultivate the Damage Absorption Secret Art.

0.1% — 1% — 5% — 10%!

As time passed, the effect of the Damage Absorption Secret Art became stronger and stronger, eventually reaching an extremely terrifying proportion — 10%.

A considerable portion of the continuous attacks launched against Lin Tianwei would transform into energy within Lin Tianwei's body.

This proportion might not seem high, but with the ebb and flow, it was constantly enhancing Lin Tianwei's strength.

As for the excess damage?

Lin Tianwei simply ignored it.

His internal energy was limited; how could he waste it in such a place?

As long as the immense pressure from all around him couldn't completely crush him, then he didn't need to care about such negligible damage.

Attacking was the best way to break the situation.

A month later, Lin Tianwei's body had been compressed by the invisible barrier until his flesh was mangled, appearing as if he could die at any moment, utterly miserable.

However, Lin Tianwei's still firm eyes indicated that he had not given up, but was brewing a true thunderous strike.

He moved; Lin Tianwei, who had been silent for a long time, finally moved.

With a slight lift of his claw, the seemingly terrifying invisible barrier simply dissipated as if it had never existed, unable to impede Lin Tianwei's movements at all.

Although Lin Tianwei's condition didn't look good at this moment, the long-accumulated power made him feel incredibly great, capable of easily piercing through this seemingly indestructible invisible barrier in front of him.

Talent: Digging (Extraordinary)!

Using both claws, Lin Tianwei transformed into a relentless digging machine, beginning to excavate the foundation of this invisible barrier.

Bit by bit, he rapidly advanced towards the location of Heavensea God-King.

Under the enhancement of countless Talents, the seemingly indestructible invisible barrier could no longer stop Lin Tianwei from advancing.

He could only watch as Lin Tianwei gradually approached Heavensea God-King.

Five hundred meters — three hundred meters — one hundred meters!

Through Lin Tianwei's continuous efforts, his current position was less than a hundred meters from Heavensea God-King.

This seemingly short distance had exhausted almost all of Lin Tianwei's internal strength,

Even his claws became mangled from overuse.

Yet, Lin Tianwei, despite being battered and with little stamina left, showed no intention of giving up, still climbing forward little by little.

With a crisp 'crack', this invisible barrier, a thousand meters thick and seemingly indestructible, was finally broken, transforming into dissipated energy and completely vanishing into the Chaotic Domain.

It had lost its purpose, and naturally, it was time for it to retire gracefully.

Talent: Energy Absorption (Extraordinary)!

This scattered energy was all good stuff; how could Lin Tianwei let it go?

Although he only captured a portion of the energy dissipated from the invisible barrier, it slightly replenished Lin Tianwei's stamina at this most crucial moment,

Allowing Lin Tianwei's mangled body to begin rapidly recovering, quickly returning to its initial state.

Only Lin Tianwei's heavy gasping proved that his condition at this moment was far from as good as it looked.

Looking at Heavensea God-King again, Lin Tianwei found that Heavensea God-King's appearance was completely different from when he first saw him.

No pressure, no aura, not even a hint of energy fluctuation.

Although truly present before him, he seemed to not exist at all, as if illusory.

Heavensea God-King's state confused Lin Tianwei, but it could not shake his heart's desire to pass this trial.

With the thousand-meter invisible barrier gone, Lin Tianwei was now extremely close to Heavensea God-King.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei slammed another claw towards him.

Only his claw could tell him whether Heavensea God-King was playing tricks.

Rip,

Lin Tianwei's claw, powerful enough to tear space, missed its target, passing directly through Heavensea God-King's body, yet feeling no impact with a physical entity.

It was as if the humanoid creature before him was merely an illusion created by the Law Arena.

“You battle maniacs really give us beasts a headache.”

“What? You don’t think the final trial of the Law Arena is to defeat Heavensea God-King, do you?”

“Your strength is decent, but only decent.”

“Even if I am just a phantom of Heavensea God-King, I am still not something you can shake.”

“Stop now; in fact, the invisible barrier you just passed was the entire content of the final trial.”

“It truly surprises me that in the billions of years since the Law Arena was established, the first to pass the final trial would be a Cosmic Beast like you.”

“A Cosmic Beast with no strength, no Talent, and no inheritance.”

“Perhaps it is precisely because you have nothing that you possess a more Tenacity will than those seemingly more powerful Cosmic Beasts, allowing you to pass this final trial I meticulously prepared.”

“In fact, choosing any difficulty for this final trial makes no difference; the reason for the hint is merely to test whether the participant has a heart capable of overcoming any difficulty.”

“The final trial might be difficult, but it will definitely not be the greatest difficulty you encounter in your beast lives.”

“If you fear even such a small setback, how can you possibly become a true powerhouse in the future?”

“Even whether you can break through the invisible barrier is irrelevant.”

“As long as you can not doubt yourself and steadfastly attack the invisible barrier for over a month, you will be considered to have completed this final trial.”

Thinking of this, Heavensea God-King's expression also became a little nostalgic, and he said:

“The strength of this invisible barrier is not fixed; it fluctuates according to the trial participant's comprehensive strength, constantly remaining at a level that the participant cannot break through.”

“It is precisely because it cannot be broken through that every Cosmic Beast participating in the final trial falls into despair.”

“Your ability to break through the invisible barrier is somewhat unexpected to me; I hope to see your active presence in the Origin Universe in the future.”

The final trial, of course, could not be a task as impossible as defeating a phantom of Heavensea God-King.

Heavensea God-King was a God-King level Cosmic Beast; even just a phantom of him possessed the ability to destroy heaven and earth.

Therefore, this final trial was very simple, testing the will of the participant.

In fact, every Cosmic Beast capable of standing at the pinnacle of the Law Arena and qualifying for the final trial was incredibly powerful.

Their Talent and strength did not require an additional final trial for affirmation, so the final trial could only be intended to examine the participant's will, the will to become a true powerhouse.

There were countless Cosmic Beasts with exceptional Talent, but those who could become true powerhouses were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

The reason for this was their lack of will, the courage to advance without hesitation.

This led to them often making incorrect choices when facing certain special situations; instant demise or damage to their willpower were common occurrences.

However, things were not absolute.

The beast lives of these Cosmic Beasts had just begun; the brief hundred years in the Law Arena might just be the most insignificant interlude in their lives.

Who knew if they would gain the tenacious will to grow into true powerhouses in the future?

Hearing the words of the Heavensea God-King phantom, Lin Tianwei stopped his attack.

In fact, Lin Tianwei had already guessed most of what the final trial entailed.

This could be inferred from the fact that the Heavensea God-King phantom had never truly attacked Lin Tianwei.

However, a guess was just a guess; Lin Tianwei was not entirely sure.

After all, he did not understand Heavensea God-King's thoughts.

So, Lin Tianwei ultimately chose to follow his heart, using brute force to overcome skill, pouring everything into breaking through the invisible barrier before him.

In the end, Lin Tianwei won, not only completing this trial but also directly breaking through the invisible barrier, which greatly shocked the Heavensea God-King phantom.

How could the Heavensea God-King phantom be as calm as he appeared on the surface?

This was his meticulously crafted invisible barrier, tailor-made for every Cosmic Beast participating in the challenge.

From the very beginning of its customization, all kinds of situations had been considered; it was simply not something a trial participant could break through.

For example, if Lin Tianwei's strength was one, the defense of the invisible barrier tailor-made for him would be two.

Two would always be greater than one; this was a law, fundamentally unchangeable.

However, Lin Tianwei not only broke through this invisible barrier, but he did so without using his domain at all.

Lin Tianwei, without using his domain power, was not even considered 0.3 in strength; how could this not shock the Heavensea God-King phantom?

Throughout history, for countless years, no Cosmic Beast, no matter how heaven-defying their innate Talent, had ever broken through this invisible barrier.

His meticulously crafted invisible barrier was mercilessly broken by Lin Tianwei, a trial participant; this was simply a slap in the face for the Heavensea God-King phantom.

If this got out, wouldn't he be laughed to death by the other God-Kings?

Fortunately, no other Cosmic Beasts knew the truth of the final trial, which allowed the Heavensea God-King phantom to continue pretending, calmly uttering those seemingly very composed words.

In fact, if not for the existence of the Secret Art: Damage Absorption, Lin Tianwei would never have been able to break through this invisible barrier.

While continuously being attacked by the invisible barrier, Lin Tianwei was also accumulating his own strength.

From 0.3 to 2, this process was extremely slow, but it was finally achieved just as Lin Tianwei's physical body was on the verge of complete collapse.

Sometimes, offense is that simple; as long as you can break through the defense, you can overcome everything with irresistible force.

If you cannot break through the defense, even if you attack a billion times, the result will not change.

Lin Tianwei, constantly drawing power from the invisible barrier through his Secret Art, finally gained the ability to briefly break through its defense.

With a rapid burst, he finally tore apart this invisible barrier completely, ultimately arriving before the Heavensea God-King phantom. (End of Chapter)