[Martial Heaven Capital, Wealthy Martial Tower Training Ground]
"Come on, you arrogant brat from the Embers."
Facing Chen Kong, who was already prepared, the Tower Guardian Zhang Hao immediately beckoned him forward, the gesture heavily laced with provocation.
Even when provoked by Zhang Hao in this manner, Chen Kong maintained his composure.
Since this guy knows I am a Child of the Stars, it means he knows my Star Source and Star Core.
And before today, I hadn't planned to challenge the Wealthy Martial Tower first, nor had I investigated who the Tower Guardians inside were.
I have no way of knowing what this guy's Star Source is; I must first probe him.
"What? Too scared to act?"
"A Child of the Stars only has this much guts? If I had known, you should have just obediently paid extra for a badge."
Gazing at Chen Kong, who was still standing motionless, Zhang Hao spoke again.
And the response this time... was Chen Kong raising his Void Weaver.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Accompanied by several sounds of breaking air, Chen Kong's 'Void Weaver' immediately fired several silver-white bullets.
Seeing these bullets, Zhang Hao's expression was one of disdain.
"Air Marks?"
Zhang Hao raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Many invisible 'things' suddenly appeared around him.
When the Air Mark bullets collided with these 'things,' they immediately made several crisp 'pop' sounds.
After the crisp sounds, the Air Mark bullets, having lost their energy, fell to the ground with a 'clink,' without even touching the corner of Zhang Hao's clothes.
"Since your probing is over, it's my turn next."
As the words fell, Zhang Hao's figure suddenly blurred, like smoke dispersed by the wind, and instantly vanished from his spot.
Chen Kong's pupils abruptly contracted. His right hand instinctively tightened on the Void Weaver's trigger, and he mobilized all the Star Energy in his body, carefully sensing the surrounding aura, capturing even the slightest subtle change, trying his best to find Zhang Hao's 'trace.'
But even having pushed himself to the limit, the training ground remained frighteningly silent.
To the extent that Chen Kong could sense nothing but his own heartbeat.
This Zhang Hao... seemed to have completely vanished into thin air.
"Where is he?"
Chen Kong muttered softly, the muzzle turning with his gaze. His back was tensed like a fully drawn bowstring, preparing to deal with any 'attack' that might appear at any moment.
This situation, where he knew nothing about the enemy but the enemy knew everything about him, was far too passive.
Boom!
Before Chen Kong could think of a countermeasure, a massive force suddenly struck from his left side.
In the next second, Chen Kong felt a sharp pain in his waist. The entire person flew out quickly, like a kite with its string cut, crashing into the wall of the training ground.
During the violent collision, the Star Energy lamp on the ceiling shook, and the light and shadows projected on the ground swayed back and forth.
Giving Chen Kong no time to think, another force struck from behind him, causing him to flip in the air before heavily slamming onto the bluestone floor, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Cough, cough..."
Chen Kong, having suffered two consecutive heavy blows, struggled to support himself on the ground, trying to get up.
But his weakened body caused his knees to buckle, and he knelt down again immediately after standing up.
At this moment, Chen Kong felt that his bones were aching as if they had fallen apart, and he barely had the strength to hold his gun.
Perhaps feeling the immense advantage, or for some other reason, Zhang Hao's mocking voice suddenly came from all directions of the quiet training ground.
"What's wrong, little brat of the Stars, is this all you've got?"
As Zhang Hao spoke, he launched a fierce attack on Chen Kong.
Chen Kong remained silent, protecting his vital points with his hands over his head, his mind racing for a solution.
Can be invisible, and can launch invisible attacks. What kind of Star Source can satisfy these characteristics?
Invisibility type?
Specialty type?
Or Space type?
In a flash of lightning, many 'possibilities' floated through Chen Kong's mind.
However, due to the sheer variety of Star Sources, even though they possess 'uniqueness,' the vast number of them still results in many Star Sources having very similar effects.
Just the ability to become invisible can be achieved by Tendo's Vector Manipulation.
Jing Liuli's Daydream can also achieve it.
Even his Empty Dreamer... can do it as well.
Therefore, relying solely on invisibility, it was impossible for him to deduce Zhang Hao's Star Source.
He needed to combine other clues—for example, the strange 'pop' sound when Zhang Hao first deployed his Star Source.
The dimensional viewers, like Chen Kong, were also curious about Zhang Hao's Star Source.
Fortunately, the Stars production team did not keep the suspense, directly revealing the mystery.
As the anime screen suddenly cut to a 'grayscale perspective,' the previously vanished Zhang Hao suddenly appeared in the center of the frame.
He was seen hiding inside a semi-transparent bubble.
The bubble acted like a protective shield, completely enveloping him.
[Name: Zhang Hao]
[Level: Tier 3 Mid-Grade]
[Star Source: Rainbow Bubble]
[Name: Rainbow Bubble]
[Type: Control Type]
[Effect: The ability user can secrete 'Energy Bubble Stock Solution' from their palms, fingertips, or any part of their body. Through mental manipulation of the solution's density, composition, and form, they can generate special bubbles with different functions.]
Rainbow Bubble was Zhang Hao's Star Source ability.
The one he was using to encapsulate himself at the moment was the 'Invisibility Bubble,' which possesses an invisibility effect.
The principle was not complicated: it utilized the refraction of light to allow Zhang Hao, who was inside the Invisibility Bubble, to completely disappear from Chen Kong's sight.
Furthermore, due to the bubble's isolation, Zhang Hao's aura and other basic physiological characteristics were cut off.
However, although the Invisibility Bubble's effect was good, it had one weakness.
That is, the oxygen inside the bubble... was limited.
To conceal this weakness, Zhang Hao suddenly stopped after pummeling Chen Kong for a while, appearing before Chen Kong in his true form.
It was as if he only intended to appear as a victor to further humiliate Chen Kong, with no other reason.
"Chen Kong, your Air Marks are indeed decent, but my Light and Shadow Assassin is also excellent. As long as I don't let you easily touch me, how can you possibly defeat me?"
Hearing Zhang Hao in the scene sinisterly claiming his Star Source was the 'Light and Shadow Assassin,' the dimensional viewers on Site 13 couldn't help but complain.
'Rainbow Bubble pretending to be an Assassin! That's the most absurd disguise I've ever heard!'
'Damn, sure enough, the hearts of people who can become Star Envoys are all 'dirty'!'
'I suddenly realize that the characters in the Stars world are all quite smart, knowing very well how to conceal their information to make the enemy misjudge.'
'To be honest, if the production team hadn't revealed his Star Source, I might have actually believed his nonsense.'
Although Chen Kong did not have the God's-eye view of the dimensional viewers at this moment, after some deep thought, he still found a few 'clues.'
Therefore, to Zhang Hao's surprise, Chen Kong slowly closed his eyes.
Simultaneously, a potent cold aura was released from his body.
And this cold aura was exactly like Isabelle's Absolute Zero!
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