[Martial Heaven Capital Wealthy Martial Tower Training Arena]
"The Dreamer's Star Source Copy..."
Watching the change in Chen Kong's aura, the tower guardian Zhang Hao immediately felt a sense of foreboding.
He had known for a long time that Chen Kong possessed the Dreamer Star Source.
But why had Chen Kong specifically chosen an Ice-attribute Star Source?
Was this a coincidence, or was it...?
In a flash of lightning, all sorts of possibilities surfaced in Zhang Hao's mind.
But in a battle between Star Envoys, victory and defeat often hang in the balance of a single thought.
His brief pause and hesitation gave Chen Kong a rare moment to catch his breath.
"Absolute Zero... Freeze."
Emulating the image of Isabel from his memory, Chen Kong immediately released the extreme cold energy within him.
Under the effect of the Star Source: Absolute Zero (Pseudo), the temperature in the training arena plummeted at a visible rate.
The next second, the surface of the transparent bubbles suspended in mid-air above the arena began to freeze with white frost, one after another.
These ice flowers not only climbed like vines along the bubble walls to cover the entire sphere but also instantly turned the originally invisible cloaking barrier into a 'glass sphere' studded with ice crystals, reflecting fragmented cold light under the illumination—highly conspicuous.
The frozen 'Rainbow Bubbles' quickly lost their buoyancy, smashing onto the ground like snapped pearls, breaking into countless pieces.
Zhang Hao frowned. He hadn't expected Chen Kong's 'luck' to be so good, choosing the Star Source that was most effective against him.
Yet, was all of this truly luck?
"As expected, your ability is the Control-type Rainbow Bubbles."
Chen Kong raised the Void Weaver and aimed it at Zhang Hao with a smile.
In the snowy environment, a fine white frost condensed on the Void Weaver's barrel, flaking off as he moved.
"The first time you ambushed me, I heard a 'pop pop' sound of shattering. I initially thought it was the spatial fluctuation of the Light Shadow Assassin."
"But later, I realized it couldn't be. The so-called Light Shadow Assassin must have been misinformation you fed me. While there are quite a few Star Sources with cloaking effects that aren't the Light Shadow Assassin, few can satisfy that strange shattering sound. So..."
Though Chen Kong did not finish his sentence, Zhang Hao understood everything.
His expression completely darkened, his golden teeth grinding audibly.
He was wrong, terribly wrong.
The deliberately fabricated lie of the 'Light Shadow Assassin' not only failed to deceive Chen Kong but also helped the opponent rule out the possibilities of Space- and Cloaking-types, directly pointing the clue towards a 'Control-type Star Source that can produce a shattering sound.'
Hoisting himself by his own petard was exactly what he had done.
But even if his ability was exposed, what did it matter? The outcome of this duel... would still not change.
With a shift in thought, Zhang Hao simply opted for an open approach.
A large number of Rainbow Bubbles surged from his fingertips, and these bubbles were no longer the cloaked kind but fiery red 'Explosive Bubbles.'
Boom!
The Explosive Bubbles scattered everywhere, then violently detonated.
In an instant, an orange-red blaze instantly engulfed half of the training arena. Shattered stones mixed with hot air rushed fiercely toward Chen Kong.
Chen Kong quickly dodged behind a stone pillar at the edge of the arena. Scorching debris scraped past his arm, burning a small, scorched hole in his clothes.
"Cough, cough..."
The smoke made Chen Kong cough. As he peeked out, he saw a dark figure burst through the smoke.
Zhang Hao had used the explosion as cover to close the distance. His fist, wrapped in a pale red Star Energy, let out a sharp, wind-breaking sound, smashing straight for Chen Kong's face!
As a Tier Three Star Envoy of Martial Heaven Capital, Zhang Hao possessed extremely powerful combat skills even without his Star Source.
Therefore, allowing him to get close was not a good outcome for Chen Kong.
After narrowly evading the punch, Chen Kong immediately retaliated.
Bang, bang, bang!
Under the influence of the Star Source: Absolute Zero, Chen Kong fired three silver-white bullets carrying chilling energy.
But Zhang Hao was prepared for this. He crossed his arms to shield himself. The ice bullets struck his body, instantly shattering into a shower of ice chips as if hitting an indestructible steel plate.
"Think you can escape just like that?"
Two flares exploded at Zhang Hao's feet, propelling his body closer to Chen Kong again.
"Naïve!"
Zhang Hao advanced with a ferocious grin, driving an Iron Mountain Lean towards Chen Kong's chest.
If this attack landed squarely, Chen Kong would certainly be severely wounded on the spot.
In this moment of crisis, Chen Kong suddenly turned sideways, a silver-glowing rapier appearing in his left hand at some point.
The sword was long and thin, with a small gear adorning the hilt. Its appearance was identical to Vivian's Second Hand Rapier, which was none other than Vivian's Star Source: Black Iron Clock.
Leveraging the momentum of his sideways turn, the tip of the Second Hand Rapier, carrying a cold glint, stabbed directly toward Zhang Hao's shoulder!
That's right, through his recent training and the exhibition by 'Bai Kong' in earlier chapters,
Chen Kong had also learned the technique of using multiple copied Star Sources simultaneously.
And this strike was not only opportune but also very cunning in its angle.
Gazing at the approaching cold light, Zhang Hao instinctively tried to dodge.
But as he tried to move, he found that his feet were somewhat unresponsive.
What?!
He saw that a thin layer of ice had formed beneath his feet at some point. A large amount of extremely cold Star Energy drilled up through the soles of his shoes into the meridians of his legs, freezing his leg muscles stiff!
Although this extreme cold Star Energy could not pose a great threat to Zhang Hao,
It still delayed his movement somewhat.
It turned out that Chen Kong had calculated that Zhang Hao would use close combat to end the fight. Thus, when he had hidden behind the stone pillar earlier, he used the smoke as cover to deliberately lay an icy surface on the opponent's inevitable path.
Then, he used himself as bait, luring Zhang Hao into the trap.
Pfft!
Zhang Hao groaned, cold sweat running down his forehead. The Second Hand Rapier accurately pierced his shoulder, and blood instantly stained his martial arts uniform crimson.
Damn it, I was careless...
Zhang Hao clutched his bleeding shoulder, staggering back two steps. He looked at the Second Hand Rapier and the Void Weaver in Chen Kong's hands, then down at the icy ground, his face pale as paper.
He had never imagined that he would fall to a 'Star Child underachiever.'
He fell due to the opponent's carefully designed trap, coupled with his own arrogance and carelessness.
According to the data, this guy was only at the level of a Tier Two Star Envoy...
"You lost."
Chen Kong slowly withdrew the rapier. A drop of blood from the tip fell onto the ice, instantly freezing into a small red crystal.
Although he was still very unwilling, bound by the rules of Wealthy Martial Tower, Zhang Hao ultimately conceded his defeat.
He lowered his head, pulled out a glistening golden badge from his chest, tossed it to Chen Kong, and walked toward the passage behind him without looking back.
Meanwhile, in the VIP section unseen by Chen Kong.
Looking at the victorious Chen Kong, Gon said somewhat unexpectedly, "Tendo, is this all the 'show' you mentioned?"
"Of course not."
"Then what else is there?"
Tendo played coy in response.
"Don't rush... The real show is about to begin."
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