[Star Source: Taotie]
[Type: Mythical Beast System]
[Core Ability: Gluttony: Can actively devour 'energy carriers' in any form within the environment, including Star Energy, biological emotions, physical kinetic energy, etc. It can even be intangible substances such as 'knowledge' and 'fragments of rules'.]
[Self-Restriction: The 'food' devoured must possess 'novelty' or 'challenge'. If consuming conventional energy (such as ordinary Star Energy potions), it can only restore basic physical strength and cannot enhance power.]
[Evaluation: 'For me, flavorless food won't fill my stomach, no matter how much I eat.' — Enite]
Enite, possessing the 'Star Source: Taotie', was practically born for 'combat and exploration'.
Where others, facing the dangerous environments of the fallen zones and the powerful Star Beasts that emerged endlessly, would often be inhibited by various factors, preventing them from fully unleashing their strength.
Enite was different. He had a natural curiosity for the 'unknown'.
And after so many years of 'exploration', the Tendo had no idea the extent of Enite's 'exploration'.
Nor did he know how many delicious 'foods' his Star Source had 'eaten' and to what degree it had evolved.
Therefore, even facing just a memory clone of Enite, the Tendo still maintained twelve parts of seriousness.
At the same time, this was also the most serious battle he had fought so far.
After all, the person before him, the strongest Star Envoy of the current era, was not just talk.
Gazing at Enite, whose eyes were gradually becoming sharp, Enite smiled, and his figure suddenly vanished from the spot. Golden energy afterimages trailed several trajectories in the air, ethereal and dreamlike.
This was 'Streamer Evasion', a special movement technique Enite had developed in his early days based on his own characteristics.
Energy within the body covered his form, combined with specific movement trajectories, maximizing the offsetting of resistance during movement, thereby creating an effect similar to a 'streamer of light'.
The effect of this movement technique was simple: one word, 'fast'.
However, this so-called 'fast' was relative. In front of the Tendo's Stellar Eclipse Eye, Enite's 'fast' had not reached the point where his movements were completely unobservable.
In his azure eyes, Enite's movement path was broken down into countless afterimage nodes.
Moreover, these afterimage nodes were not only of the 'present' but also partly of the 'future'.
It was just that those future 'afterimage nodes' had many different directions, and the Tendo could only choose the most probable one among them.
Tear!
A sound of air being ripped apart. The brilliant golden streamer in the vault was fleeting. When it reappeared, it was already above the Tendo's head.
Enite raised his right leg high, delivering an axe kick straight down towards the Tendo.
Boom!
Amidst a deafening roar, Enite's axe kick and the Tendo intersected, and a golden energy shockwave rippled outwards.
After the residual wave dispersed, Enite looked up at the figure in front of him, his words full of amusement.
"Interesting, you learned it already?"
Just as his attack landed, the Tendo used a familiar movement technique to evade it.
And that technique was none other than the 'Streamer Evasion' he had just demonstrated.
However, just as Enite's previous attack had considerable power from its residual wave alone,
This attack of his produced a similar effect.
The sheer power meant that even a seemingly ordinary attack from Enite transformed into a 'special move' unimaginable to ordinary people.
The aesthetic of brute force was fully manifested in this man.
Inside the vault, looking at the Tendo not far away, Enite curled his mouth into an amused smile.
His figure stood firm. The golden light spots scattered in the air slowly converged towards his body, ultimately being completely absorbed.
That was the direct manifestation of the Taotie Star Source's 'Gluttony' ability. Even the Star Energy residue generated by his moves could be quickly absorbed and utilized, maxing out his endurance.
After several exchanges, both the Tendo and Enite's memory clone had gained a fundamental understanding of each other's strength.
This also meant that both sides needed to get serious.
No unnecessary words, no false probing.
Leveraging the steel-like physique granted by Gluttony, Enite's foot crushed the fragmented stones on the ground. His figure shot out like a cannonball, his right fist, carrying a golden streamer, heading straight for the Tendo's face.
The wind generated by the punch, before it even reached him, blew the loose hair on the Tendo's forehead upright. The air itself was squeezed by the punch, producing 'crackling' explosive sounds.
The Tendo neither dodged nor retreated. The Stellar Eclipse Eye instantly locked onto the weak point of energy flow on the fist. While his left hand bent at the elbow to guard, his right hand's five fingers curled into a fist. The invisible Vector Field surged madly along the muscle lines of his arm, compressing all his strength into the crest of his punch.
Bang!
The moment the two fists collided, the golden streamer and the invisible Vector Field exploded simultaneously.
The concrete floor beneath the Tendo's feet cracked like a biscuit. His entire body was pushed back by the immense force, sliding five or six steps, his tactical boots plowing two deep grooves in the ground.
Enite, utilizing the recoil, spun into a side kick. The tip of his shoe, carrying a whistling sound, aimed for the Tendo's waist. The movement was so fast it left an afterimage.
Facing this strike, the Tendo remained calm.
Vector Reversal!
The invisible Vector Field spread out. The moment Enite's kick touched the Tendo's Vector Field, its trajectory was forcibly altered.
Consequently, his body, which was originally kicking towards the Tendo's waist, was immediately twisted by this mysterious 'repulsion force'. He lost his balance, exposing his back.
The Tendo seized the opportunity. His right leg swept out like a steel whip, kicking Enite's lower back.
Thud!
A dull impact echoed in the vault.
Enite's clone was instantly sent flying, yet he forcefully twisted his body mid-air. The phantom of the Taotie appeared behind him, dissipating the force of the attack in a manner that defied normal physics.
However, the Tendo did not stop there. He looked at Enite in mid-air and opened his mouth.
On his tongue tip, a black Vector Orb conspicuously appeared.
Star Energy Technique—Black Azure.
The Vector Orb shot out, targeting Enite before he could land.
Boom!
The orb struck, and the entire underground vault was once again shaken by a violent explosion and shockwave.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, everyone, from the Tendo to the dimensional audience on Site 13, knew that such an attack definitely couldn't harm the current Enite.
Sure enough, before the explosive smoke from Black Azure could disperse, a golden figure burst out through the smoke.
Boom!
In a streak of extreme light, Enite reached the Tendo again, punching out.
Although this punch was immediately blocked by the Tendo's 'Vector Field', neutralizing over 99% of the attack,
The residual energy still sent the Tendo flying backward.
However, just as Enite possessed powerful body control and Star Energy manipulation, the Tendo also had perfect control over his body.
He forcibly changed the direction of the Vector Field, allowing his body to stabilize quickly in mid-air.
Yet, at that very moment, Enite appeared in front of the Tendo without warning.
Without hesitation, the Tendo suddenly used his hand as a pivot to push off the ground. His body sprang up like a coiled spring, and his feet kicked towards Enite's face.
In response, Enite crossed his arms to block.
Bang, bang, bang!
The collision between the leg strikes and arms produced a loud, metallic clang.
Golden energy flowed over his arms, completely swallowing the force of the Tendo's kicks. "I'm starting to get used to your methods."
Before the Tendo's attack could conclude, Enite suddenly said with a smile.
Then, he abruptly grabbed the Tendo's ankle, the Taotie's energy spreading along his palm.
In just an instant, the Taotie's bizarre 'devouring' briefly nullified the Tendo's highly effective, near 'total attack immunity' ability, 'Vector Control: Myriad Repulsion'.
This caused a slight bruise to appear on the Tendo's ankle.
Boom!
Enite grabbed the Tendo and violently flung him away.
The terrifying force sent the Tendo crashing into the vault wall again, his entire body embedding itself within the concrete.
Simultaneously, numerous cracks spread like a spiderweb from the Tendo's location to other parts of the wall.
Silence. The dimensional comments on Site 13 briefly fell silent.
Since the Tendo first appeared, apart from the early novice phase at the end of the first season when he hadn't fully grown,
They had never seen the Tendo look so 'disheveled'.
Because this was the first time the Tendo had been completely 'suppressed' by someone.
Just as the dimensional audience wondered if the Star Collective production team intended for the Tendo to experience his 'first defeat' with this storyline,
A terrifying pressure suddenly descended upon the entire underground vault.
Under the influence of that power, the entire vault floor vibrated, and even the scattered fragments of rock on the ground began to shake and jump.
"Oh? You still have moves like this?"
Enite smiled, looking at the figure not far away. The Tendo was slowly emerging from the broken wall.
At this moment, fine, dense immortal patterns appeared on his skin, even his pupils had turned vertical, and a slight golden streamer flowed at the corners of his eyes.
It was the Tendo's Sage Mode.
The Tendo's figure vanished from the spot. When he reappeared, he was in front of Enite, his right fist, carrying a light gold glow intertwined with Vector Control, solidly struck Enite's chest.
This punch did not rely on complex energy techniques. It was a pure combination of the Sage Mode's natural energy and the explosive power of Vector Control. The crest of the fist broke through the energy defense and landed directly on Enite's memory clone's body.
Crack!
The sound was like shattering glass. Enite, just like the Tendo moments before, was violently slammed into the wall behind him.
The golden light points on his chest mostly scattered, his body became much more transparent, and golden energy 'blood' seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Yet, far from panicking, he licked the energy from his lips, the excitement in his eyes intensifying.
He placed both hands on the side walls and forcefully pulled his body out of the wall.
Then, he suddenly spread his arms wide, activating the Gluttony ability to the extreme. The surrounding air was sucked into a vacuum. Life energy and memory light points from the balance scale surged towards him like a torrent.
This time, he was even devouring the energy from his own wounds. His transparent body rapidly solidified.
The Tendo's eyes narrowed. His body shot out like an arrow from a bow, his right hand balled into a fist, aiming for Enite's face.
In response, Enite tilted his head to evade, opening his mouth to bite the Tendo's fist. Energy in the shape of sharp teeth formed in his mouth.
But the Tendo was clearly prepared. The Vector Field on his fist suddenly reversed, repelling Enite's devouring energy back at him.
This caused Enite's energy teeth to bite his own energy shield, momentarily stunning him.
In that instant, the Tendo drove his knee into Enite's abdomen and simultaneously grabbed his shoulder, concentrating all his strength into his wrist.
Boom!
Enite's body was forcibly thrown backward, his back slamming heavily onto the ground, shattering the floor into a two-meter-wide crater.
Amidst flying debris, the Tendo straddled him, his fists raining down like a storm.
Bang, bang, bang!
The continuous impacts were deafening. Enite's clone constantly scattered, golden light points splashing everywhere.
He tried to use the Gluttony ability to devour the energy of the Tendo's punches but was repeatedly disrupted by the Tendo's Vector Field.
Every time his energy was just sucked in, it was pushed back in reverse, throwing his Star Source into disarray.
Perhaps knowing that if this continued, he would have no chance to counterattack.
A massive surge of energy suddenly erupted from within Enite's body.
The force of the impact was so great that even the Tendo was briefly forced to retreat, re-establishing distance from Enite.
Enite slowly stood up, looking at the Tendo, who maintained his Sage Mode not far away, his eyes full of admiration.
"Very good, your performance exceeded my imagination."
"If you can block this last attack, then I concede this game."
As he spoke, Enite took a posture to gather energy. A large amount of golden light points began to converge on his fist.
At the same time, the phantom of the Taotie behind him also started to become increasingly solid.
In response, the Tendo took a deep breath and put his hands together.
In the next second, the Vector Field that the Tendo had spread out began to converge and compress into his body.
The entire underground vault fell into a brief silence.
But everyone knew this was merely the calm before the storm.
After some time, perhaps a few seconds, perhaps an instant.
Enite and the Tendo launched their attacks simultaneously.
Taotie: Cruel Devour!
Vector Repulsion: Conquest (All Things Repelled and Reversed: Conquest)!
Enite threw a punch. The massive Taotie phantom, like an ancient fierce beast descending upon the world, furiously rushed towards the Tendo.
The Tendo spread his hands. An exaggerated Vector Surge erupted, colliding with the Taotie phantom.
Boom!
The terrifying energy impact enveloped the entire underground vault in bright light.
As the residual energy spread, everything it touched instantly shattered, like the arrival of the apocalypse.
When the bright light dissipated, a massive deep pit appeared in the center of the scene.
Simultaneously, a huge hole was revealed in the ceiling of the bank vault, allowing the starlight from outside to shine into this space dozens of meters underground.
"Ugh."
Caroline and Jing Liuli suddenly regained their mobility.
Although they had been briefly restricted by Enite, their consciousness was present, and they clearly witnessed the battle between the Tendo and Enite.
Surprisingly, it seemed Enite and the Tendo had deliberately avoided the two of them during the fight.
As a result, the residual energy that swept through the entire vault never harmed them in the slightest.
With a hint of curiosity, the two looked toward the center of the deep pit.
The result... left them utterly shocked.
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