516: Core code 100!

Undoubtedly, Lin Tianwei had once again presented the Mechanical God-King with a difficult, a truly massive, problem.

The chips Lin Tianwei offered seemed simple, and the rewards he provided were exceedingly generous, but the difficulty lay in the remains of his brother.

If he had a sufficient connection to his brother, he would never have agreed to Lin Tianwei's conditions.

As for whether the Mechanical God-King possessed his brother's body, such a foolish question did not need to be discussed.

As a God-King, even the weakest God-King, the Mechanical God-King held immense sway.

No God-King would completely alienate the Mechanical God-King over such a trivial matter.

It was merely the remains of a deceased Mech Clan member; since they had already extracted maximum profit from it, they naturally wouldn't be stingy about returning it.

Of course, considering how fragmented the body was initially, some missing parts would be normal.

However, Lin Tianwei seemed to have overestimated the emotions between these machines. Faced with a full 40% flesh and blood conversion rate, the Mechanical God-King didn't even think before saying:

"I agree to your terms!"

His speed in agreeing was so fast that the beast couldn't tell that the Mechanical God-King was the one who had previously mourned for his brother.

It seemed that 40% was definitely far greater than the Mechanical God-King's limit, so much so that he was tempted enough not to even bother pretending.

But this was also good; this transaction was very beneficial for Lin Tianwei and could greatly enhance his strength.

As for who would have the last laugh, that would naturally depend on their individual abilities.

After reaching an agreement on this transaction, the Mechanical God-King stopped talking nonsense, once again took out two tokens, and then directly flashed away from the Cyber Ranch.

Since his presence could not be hidden from Lin Tianwei's eyes, there was naturally no need to leave any ridiculous 'backup plans' here.

As for future contact?

This was his final transaction with Lin Tianwei; there was no need for any further contact!

Following the guidance of the token, Lin Tianwei quickly arrived at a magnificent Mechanical Temple.

This building was entirely crafted from denilu alloy, which had an incredibly terrifying amplification effect on consciousness data.

The moment he saw Lin Tianwei's arrival, the Mechanical God-King spoke, his voice slowly emanating from the very top of the Mechanical Temple, majestic and imposing, saying:

"Although I have agreed to this transaction with you, my brother is my brother after all. Whether you can obtain his body depends on your own ability."

"I can only tell you that his body is within this Mechanical Temple. Whether you can find it depends on your ability."

"Of course, for the fairness of the transaction, you can come to the Mechanical Temple at any time to search for my brother's body."

"I can guarantee on the honor of a God-King that my brother's body will always remain in the Mechanical Temple."

"As for the other bargaining chip, I can give it to you directly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Mechanical God-King merely waved his hand slightly, and a large mass of data flew towards Lin Tianwei.

Clearly, this small orb of light before him was the method to break through to God-King status that the Mechanical God-King possessed.

As for how much of it was true and how much was false, Lin Tianwei could only use the knowledge in his own mind to discern.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei directly accepted the knowledge transmitted by the Mechanical God-King.

However, he did not choose to read it immediately; instead, he sealed it within his memory.

Now was not the time to explore this knowledge; Lin Tianwei had more important things to do, so he immediately said:

"The Mechanical God-King is indeed a man of his word."

"Considering that he is your brother after all, since that's the case, I won't trouble the Mechanical God-King to act; I will personally retrieve your brother's body."

The Mechanical God-King had many tricks, and at the most crucial moment, he had set another hurdle for Lin Tianwei.

However, if he thought that merely searching for a body could stump Lin Tianwei, then he truly underestimated Lin Tianwei.

In fact, as soon as Lin Tianwei arrived at the Mechanical God-King's location, he had already sensed another powerful mechanical body, a lifeless mechanical body.

Presumably, this was the Mechanical God-King's brother, the bargaining chip for this transaction.

Since that was the case, Lin Tianwei was no longer polite and immediately began to collect his chip.

Under the gaze of the Mechanical God-King, Lin Tianwei's immensely vast Body of Talents instantly became illusory, until it finally transformed into a boundless data stream like a vast ocean.

As soon as this data stream appeared, it began to merge into the Mechanical Temple beneath his feet at an incredibly terrifying speed. In just a moment, it had completely disappeared from the Mechanical God-King's sight.

"Ding, congratulations on obtaining Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary) (Incomplete) (125/10000)."

... "Ding, congratulations on obtaining Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary) (Incomplete) (246/10000)."

... "Ding, congratulations on obtaining Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary) (Incomplete) (57/10000), current progress: 10000/10000!"

That's right, the Mechanical God-King's brother was none other than this seemingly majestic and grand Mechanical Temple.

If one were to truly attempt to find the Mechanical God-King's brother within the Mechanical Temple, they would be a headless fly, utterly unable to locate the true Mechanical God-King's brother.

It had to be said that the Mechanical God-King was incredibly cunning, playing a word game during his transaction with Lin Tianwei.

Since that was the case, he shouldn't blame Lin Tianwei for heavily discounting his bargaining chips when fulfilling the transaction.

As the source of the Core Code was found, Lin Tianwei's own Core Code was finally completed, successfully reaching 100% progress.

He just wondered what kind of surprise this Core Code Talent, now at 100% collection progress, would bring to Lin Tianwei.

Lin Tianwei hadn't forgotten the surprise mentioned by the Talent Extraction System when it introduced the Talent: Core Code.

"Ding, congratulations Host for collecting all fragments of Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary). This Talent has returned to its origin, reverting to its true form."

"Ding, congratulations Host for obtaining a new Talent: Core Code (Mythical)!"

"Core Code (Mythical): Mythical-grade Talent, the core that commands all data, possessing inconceivable effects in the realm of data."

Mythical-grade Talent?

Lin Tianwei hadn't expected this transaction to give him such a big surprise.

Mythical-grade Talents were not like cabbages on the street, easily obtained at will.

Judging from the Mythical-grade Talent on the Star Devouring Behemoth, Lin Tianwei had a conjecture that Mythical-grade Talents might be the cornerstone for achieving God-King status.

No wonder the Core Code Talent could be invincible at the data level; its true form turned out to be a Mythical-grade Talent, a powerful Talent that only God-Kings could possess.

As the Mechanical God-King's brother, it was only natural for this entity, now completely devoid of life, to possess such terrifying Talent.

Only such a terrifying Talent could command data and create a virtual world as real as reality itself.

Lin Tianwei even had an illusion now, an illusion that he could already achieve God-King status.

He only needed to absorb countless consciousness data from the Mech Clan, and Lin Tianwei would easily achieve God-King status, just like the Mechanical God-King.

Although it would be a pseudo-God-King, it would still possess power capable of crushing all Universe Masters.

Lin Tianwei never expected temptation to come so quickly, tempting him to abandon his original plan and choose another path of advancement, one that could be called an unorthodox path.

However, what kind of existence was Lin Tianwei? With his boundless ambition, how could he be lost to the temptation of becoming a mere pseudo-God-King? In just a moment, he had already broken free from the temptation and regained his clarity.

With a thought, Lin Tianwei's Tiger Tooth Space directly expanded.

Although only the fragments of the Talent Core Code were useful to Lin Tianwei, such a vast amount of denilu alloy was too good to pass up, so he directly stored it within the Tiger Tooth Space.

The originally majestic Mechanical Temple instantly vanished, leaving only the Mechanical God-King still seated on the highest God-King's throne, appearing incredibly ironic.

The Mechanical God-King's seemingly difficult test for Lin Tianwei not only failed to stump him but instead made himself look foolish, like a ridiculous clown.

Hmph.

Accompanied by a cold snort, countless grotesque steel structures sprouted from beneath the ground like mushrooms after rain, quickly occupying the previously empty space, instantly laying out another Mechanical Temple identical to the original.

Although he had lost face, the Mechanical God-King could only swallow this bitter pill himself and was utterly unable to blame Lin Tianwei.

At least not yet.

So, no matter how angry the Mechanical God-King was, his anger could only manifest as a soft voice, saying to Lin Tianwei:

"You have already collected your chips in this transaction; it is time to hand over your bargaining chip."

As soon as he finished speaking, not intending to give Lin Tianwei any time to prepare, the Mechanical God-King split off an extremely powerful data stream from his body and placed it right in front of Lin Tianwei.

Roughly estimated, this immense data before him contained at least 5% of all the Mechanical God-King's data.

This amount of data was neither too much nor too little, but just enough to maintain a level that the Mechanical God-King felt secure about, while also maximizing efficiency.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei opened his mouth wide and swallowed the Mechanical God-King's data in one gulp, just as he had done before in front of the Mechanical God-King.

However, the Mechanical God-King probably never dreamed that in just half a month, Lin Tianwei would have undergone such terrifying changes.

If Lin Tianwei wished, this data of his could be completely digested and devoured by Lin Tianwei.

Talent: Core Code (Mythical)!

Under the effect of this powerful new Talent, Lin Tianwei's ability to digest and absorb data became even more terrifying.

He didn't even need that much time anymore; Lin Tianwei could easily convert this data, originally belonging to the Mechanical God-King, into flesh and blood.

However, out of concern for not revealing his true capabilities, Lin Tianwei did not use his full power, instead dividing his focus.

Lin Tianwei devoted very little attention to data conversion, and more of his attention began to explore the method of advancing to God-King status provided by the Mechanical God-King.

The Mechanical God-King probably never dreamed that he would ultimately not escape the fate of providing Lin Tianwei with a place for secluded cultivation.

However, this method of cooperation had changed to a simpler, mutually acceptable approach.

And the Mechanical God-King paid an even greater price... Time slipped away minute by minute as Lin Tianwei converted the Mechanical God-King's data and explored the method of advancing to God-King status provided by the Mechanical God-King.

Lin Tianwei's guess was indeed correct; the path to God-King advancement was indeed as he had speculated: one needed to choose a God King Laws as their own God King Laws.

Only by refining the God King Laws to the extreme, or even completely refining them into one's own body to become a powerful Talent, could one achieve God-King status.

At that time, Lin Tianwei would be the God-King of this God King Laws, capable of easily controlling his own God King Laws with a single thought, attacking all things.

And for a God-King to improve, he must master more God King Laws, just as the Star Devouring Behemoth was doing.

Or continuously strengthen his existing God King Laws, making them even more powerful.

Although there were two paths to continued strengthening, under normal circumstances, a God-King's choice was usually the latter.

Because a God-King simply cannot condense a second God King Laws, as their very being is already entirely shaped by the first God King Laws, making it impossible to accommodate a second type of God King Laws.

Therefore, to obtain a second God King Laws, they must directly plunder it from other God-Kings, plundering a fully developed God King Laws.

This meant divine war, a war belonging to God-Kings.

The risk factor of divine war is extremely high, requiring consideration of many factors, so under normal circumstances, no God-King would easily initiate one. This is why most God-Kings choose the second path.

Because they are simply unable to hunt a God-King and plunder a second God King Laws from him.

In a sense, the Star Devouring Behemoth, capable of mastering several God King Laws, was truly a genius, a terrifying genius.

He just wondered how many God-Kings had sacrificed themselves under the name of this genius.

After understanding the approach to achieving God-King status, Lin Tianwei now faced an extremely difficult choice: which God King Laws to choose as his own.

This first God King Laws was extremely important to him and absolutely could not be taken lightly.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei turned his exploratory gaze towards the God-King inheritance he had exchanged with trillions of merit points.

Perhaps through this God-King inheritance, he could gain more inspiration.

Although Lin Tianwei was in seclusion, his progress in converting flesh and blood for the Mechanical God-King was not slow at all.

It was precisely when Lin Tianwei had completely comprehended the method of advancing to God-King status provided by the Mechanical God-King that Lin Tianwei had successfully converted 25% of the flesh and blood for the Mechanical God-King.

These flesh and blood were now active within the Mechanical God-King's mechanical body, furiously absorbing the God King Laws from the Chaos Universe, as if nurturing some terrifying life.

It was also because the power within his body was becoming increasingly strong that the Mechanical God-King's gaze towards Lin Tianwei became increasingly hostile.

Perhaps, once a certain critical point was breached, it would be time for the Mechanical God-King to reveal his true intentions! (End of chapter)