496: Highly valued

“Calm down!” Kay forcefully suppressed his extremely chaotic data stream and said with some difficulty, “Master, I know this is for my own good, but I really… can’t do it!”

As he said this, Kay’s Body of Steel actually blushed, a rare occurrence, which was an embarrassment revealed at the data level.

At this moment, Kay wished he was truly just a garbage cleaner responsible for sweeping up trash, rather than a trusted general who was expected to devour powerful Universe Masters.

He, a mere Immortal-level First Stage Mech Clan member, was simply not worthy!

Seeing Kay’s troubled expression, Lin Tianwei sighed and said, “It seems I was indeed a bit too hard on you, and overestimated your strength a bit too much.”

“Alright, then you can start by devouring the slightly weaker Mech Clan members, growing stronger little by little, until you can clean up the entire battlefield.”

“I just hope your speed when devouring these metals is a bit faster, otherwise you might face an unimaginable disaster.”

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei directly waved his hand and sent Kay back into the Tiger Tooth Space.

At the same time, all the Mech Clan bodies living in this Novice Village were also sent back into the Tiger Tooth Space.

Because Kay was simply too weak to even clean up after a battle, he could only temporarily choose a more troublesome method: storing all his spoils of war in the Tiger Tooth Space.

After doing all this, Lin Tianwei no longer lingered in Alien Race Newbie Village #512; he had already set his sights on the next target.

Since Novice Villages with '#' in their names were all Mech Clan Novice Villages, then Lin Tianwei wouldn't be polite... Lin Tianwei had left, but his impact remained.

Perhaps the way Lin Tianwei took Alien Race Newbie Village #512 was too bizarre; it took a full half-day before a Cosmic Beast discovered something was wrong.

By the time Ibai realized the situation was amiss and rushed to Alien Race Newbie Village #512, all he saw was an empty city, a desolate empty city, an uninhabited empty city.

This Novice Village, once bustling and lively, home to a large number of Mech Clan Cosmic Beasts, was now like a dead city, devoid of any vitality.

It was as if all the creatures that once lived there had gone extinct.

And indeed, that was the case; all the Mech Clan members living in Alien Race Newbie Village #512, even their data and bodies, were packaged together as Lin Tianwei’s spoils of war.

Such an act was simply horrifying, striking terror into the hearts of beasts.

One must know that Balota had attached immense importance to Lin Tianwei’s arrival, and for this, he had even deployed three powerful Universe Masters in Alien Race Newbie Village #512.

However, it was precisely under the protection of these three powerful Universe Masters that an entire Mech Clan Novice Village simply vanished into thin air.

Recalling how Lin Tianwei had once swallowed two Universe Masters along with Alien Race Newbie Village #6487 in one gulp, Ibai was instantly terrified.

Such an outrageous act, how powerful must the Cosmic Beast be to accomplish it?

Their previous assessment of Lin Tianwei’s strength was not only wrong, but incredibly so.

A mere bounty of 15 billion Merit Points (merit points) was an insult to such a powerful Cosmic Beast.

It was even possible that the other party was retaliating against the Chaos Universe so recklessly because of the Chaos Universe Alliance’s mistaken decision.

Facing a powerhouse like Lin Tianwei, provoking him was extremely unwise; it would be far better to appease him by catering to his preferences.

Unfortunately, many times, once an opportunity is missed, it is gone forever, with no chance of recovery.

The battle between the Chaos Universe and Lin Tianwei had escalated to an irreconcilable point, with virtually no possibility of reconciliation.

As the chief intelligence officer, Ibai was powerless in this regard; he could only do his best to report more accurate and excellent intelligence to the Chaos Universe Alliance.

This would help them make the most correct choices, or perhaps even eliminate Lin Tianwei, this terrifying Cosmic Beast lurking in the Alien Battlefield, sooner!

...Even though the Chaos Universe Alliance temporarily increased Lin Tianwei’s bounty under Fritz’s intervention, the news, or rather, the nightmare, still arrived as scheduled.

The fall of two Novice Villages was not terrifying, after all, the Chaos Universe still had many such Novice Villages.

In fact, if they were willing to pay a heavy price, they could easily rebuild these destroyed Novice Villages.

What was truly terrifying was the death of those Universe Masters, a silent death, a death that couldn't even transmit the slightest sound.

Since Lin Tianwei began his rampage in the Alien Battlefield, the Chaos Universe Alliance had not even known how powerful Lin Tianwei truly was.

They only knew that Lin Tianwei’s achievements grew more glorious and exaggerated day by day.

At least before today, no Cosmic Beast in the Chaos Universe would have believed that Lin Tianwei could silently kill so many Universe Masters.

After all, even a peak Universe Master powerhouse could not easily eliminate so many Universe Masters.

Universe Masters had already reached the pinnacle of the entire universe; as long as they didn't want to die or fight to the death, they would have countless ways to escape and survive.

Such a large-scale death event of Universe Masters could certainly be considered the first in countless years, so how could it not shock the Cosmic Beasts of the Chaos Universe Alliance?

Although they stood at the pinnacle and formed the Chaos Universe Alliance, their strength was only at the peak of the Universe Master level.

Lin Tianwei’s brilliant achievements even made them feel threatened, the threat of death!

God-King? How could a God-King possibly participate in an alliance like theirs, which was like child's play.

Silence, an eerie silence; the once bustling Chaos Universe Alliance meeting was now unusually quiet.

No Cosmic Beast chose to speak up at such a moment, because they were afraid of bringing trouble upon themselves.

No one was willing to voluntarily face such a Cosmic Beast of mysterious and unfathomable strength, not even Balota, who had always been clamoring.

Although he worked for the Star Devouring Behemoth, he would never put himself in danger.

Compared to his own life and pleasing the Star Devouring Behemoth, his own dog life was clearly more important.

Looking at the silent Cosmic Beasts, Fritz sighed and said, “The strength of this mysterious Cosmic Beast is even more terrifying than we imagined. Blindly increasing the bounty is not advisable; we must adopt other practical methods.”

At this point, Fritz paused and said, “Issue a bounty recall order.”

“Ordinary Universe Masters getting involved in this matter is no different from seeking death; perhaps only the strong individuals present here can resolve this issue.”

“I propose that the Chaos Universe Alliance form a hunting team, specifically responsible for hunting this mysterious Cosmic Beast.”

“What do you all think?”

It must be said that Fritz’s judgment was very correct; when Lin Tianwei’s exact strength was unknown, blindly increasing the bounty to attract Universe Masters to undertake bounty missions would only weaken the Chaos Universe’s side.

In this way, it would be better to be more cautious and directly use the strongest force to deliver a fatal blow to Lin Tianwei; perhaps this was the best method.

Unfortunately, the Chaos Universe Alliance, seemingly an unbreakable alliance, actually had members with ulterior motives and was far less united than it appeared.

It was precisely in the face of Fritz’s reasonable proposal that not a single Cosmic Beast responded positively.

In the end, it was the heavily damaged Balota who finally spoke up, saying,

“Forming a hunting team is not reliable. Although we don’t know the exact strength of the opponent, judging from his past achievements, his strength will certainly not be low.”

“Facing a Universe Master of considerable strength, even a hunting team composed of us powerhouses would find it difficult to guarantee a kill.”

“Instead, we would be constrained, waste a lot of time, and indirectly weaken the power of the Chaos Universe.”

“Of course, against a Cosmic Beast that dares to provoke the Chaos Universe in such a way, our Chaos Universe Alliance absolutely cannot tolerate it. However, I have an even better suggestion.”

“Why don’t we seek help from the God-Kings of the Chaos Universe? As long as a God-King is willing to act, no matter how powerful a mysterious Cosmic Beast is, it can only be brought to justice.”

“After all, no matter how strong he is, he is only a Universe Master; he cannot possibly touch the realm of a God-King.”

Although Lin Tianwei’s achievements were terrifying, killing Universe Masters silently, no Cosmic Beast believed him to be a God-King.

God-King? That was the most top-tier existence in the universe.

Let alone making a move, just a single thought could destroy heaven and earth, which was not a realm this mysterious Cosmic Beast could touch.

Facing Balota’s seemingly good suggestion, a Cosmic Beast named Lahe immediately stood up and retorted,

“Balota, I thought you would come up with some constructive ideas after holding back for so long, but I didn’t expect it to be such an unreasonable demand.”

“Seeking a God-King to act? That’s simply impossible.”

“Don’t you know the simple truth that God-Kings cannot easily make a move?”

“If we can ask a God-King to eliminate this mysterious Cosmic Beast today, tomorrow the God-Kings of the Origin Universe will come here and kill us as a warning to others.”

“I refuse to believe that a Cosmic Beast capable of growing into a Universe Master doesn’t have a God-King backing him.”

“It is precisely because God-Kings cannot easily make a move that many God-Kings choose to cultivate Universe Masters to intervene in this war between the two great universes.”

“Among them, the most famous is naturally Heavensea God-King; the Law Arena he created is well-known in the Origin Universe, basically a trial that all Cosmic Beasts participate in.”

“It’s just that Heavensea God-King is also the most unfortunate; his vast Law Arena hasn’t even managed to cultivate a single Universe Master, truly wasting the effort he put into the Law Arena.”

Facing Lahe’s rebuttal, Balota snorted, “Foolish, truly too foolish.”

“I don’t know if you’re brainless or if you speak without thinking, but do you think I wouldn’t know such a simple truth?”

“God-Kings naturally cannot directly act, but they can act indirectly.”

“As long as we ask a God-King for a divine power, or other divine artifacts sealed with a God-King’s power, although the God-King hasn’t directly acted, we can still achieve our desired goal.”

Batro’s words made Fritz’s eyes light up; this was indeed an excellent method.

In fact, the battles between the two great universes were not always smooth sailing.

God-Kings would follow the most basic rules but would also secretly act to weaken the opponent's power.

Given that both sides would do so, as long as it wasn't too obvious, neither side would delve deeply into it, which was also why Balota made that suggestion.

However, to which God-King should they seek help, and who should seek it, remained another question.

After all, they were merely Universe Masters, with limited connections to God-Kings; even if there were past favors, they were finite and diminishing.

Unless it was for their own vested interests, they would never voluntarily take on this matter.

After a moment of hesitation, Fritz was the first to speak:

“Balota’s suggestion is very good; we can indeed follow it. The only question is, who among us has the ability to invite a God-King to act?”

“Given that killing this mysterious Cosmic Beast is to protect the interests of our entire Chaos Universe, I am willing to offer one hundred billion merit points in the name of the Chaos Universe Alliance as a reward for killing this mysterious Cosmic Beast.”

Everyone present was a shrewd beast; there was no need to talk about grand principles of patriotism, it was better to offer more practical rewards.

It was precisely because of this that Fritz unhesitatingly offered the astronomical sum of one hundred billion merit points, solely to completely resolve the major trouble brought by Lin Tianwei.

From being stingy at first, unwilling to even offer ten billion merit points as a bounty,

to now being able to unhesitatingly offer one hundred billion merit points, it must be said that Lin Tianwei had truly delivered on his words.

Since the Cosmic Beasts of the Chaos Universe dared to look down on him, then he would use his powerful strength to slap them hard in the face.

It was just unknown whether this price of one hundred billion merit points could truly cause Lin Tianwei to fall in the Alien Battlefield.

Fritz was incredibly cunning; on the surface, he spent one hundred billion merit points to seek aid from a God-King to obtain help that would guarantee Lin Tianwei’s death, but in reality, the condition he offered could only be fulfilled after Lin Tianwei was killed.

In other words, if a Cosmic Beast of the Chaos Universe spent a large sum of money to invite a God-King to act, but failed to kill Lin Tianwei, then it would all be for naught.

However, this very obvious trap did not attract the attention of any Cosmic Beast.

It wasn’t that they were so foolish as to be unable to see this glaring loophole; it was simply because, in their view, a God-King’s intervention and the guaranteed death of Lin Tianwei were synonymous, so there was no need to quibble with Fritz over these minor details.

Under the temptation of ten million merit points, the originally quiet meeting immediately turned into a chaotic mess.

Countless Cosmic Beasts eagerly claimed that they could seek help from a God-King and obtain a method to guarantee Lin Tianwei’s death.

The lively scene seemed completely different from the meeting earlier. (End of Chapter)