As the undisputed fan favorite of Stars, the official return of Tendo immediately got many previously dormant dimensional viewers active again.
'Congratulations to Tendo for winning the resurrection round!'
'Tendo: "Kids, I was kidding. I never actually logged off."'
'I'd say, is it even Stars without Tendo?'
'What about Meowmeow? How is it that Tendo has returned, but Meowmeow is still stuck in the background?'
Amid the intense discussion in the bullet comments, Tendo on screen had already changed into some black combat gear left behind in the base.
His sleek and upright figure, paired with his silver, spiky hair and azure eyes, made the ordinary black combat gear of the Embers look surprisingly stylish.
The aesthetically-minded viewers in the dimensional audience were instantly thrilled.
'Sure enough, Tendo's art style is always different from everyone else's. He's a male lead from a romance anime who accidentally wandered into a shōnen one.'
'"This supporting character could've been a pretty boy, but he chose to rely on his strength instead."'
'What a magnificent face!'
After changing, Tendo followed Yun Meng out of the remains of the Embers' base.
As they walked, Yun Meng told him about the changes in the outside world during this time.
Although he already knew about these things from the original story, Tendo pretended not to and listened patiently.
Yun Meng talked about where the other Star Children went after the base was destroyed.
Some entered the four great families, such as Chen Xing, Jing Liuli, and Ye Shenlin.
Others, like Liu Ma, entered other factions.
After she finished, the two of them had arrived at the ocean.
The salty sea breeze, with its unique humidity, wafted from the distance, causing Tendo to unconsciously close his eyes.
Although he had been cultivating his abilities in the Creator's Space during his six-year 'sleep,' which was essentially no different from reality.
That sense of nothingness, floating in a sea of data, ultimately couldn't compare to the warm breeze and gentle sea of this moment.
Because only they could make Tendo truly feel what it meant to be 'real.'
Looking at Tendo, who was standing beside her with his eyes closed, enjoying the sea breeze, Yun Meng suddenly said, "I almost forgot about this."
As she spoke, Yun Meng tapped the spatial pouch on her waist.
The next second, a bizarrely-shaped long blade appeared in her palm.
The dimensional audience was no stranger to this weapon.
It was the special weapon, the Demon Blade: Star-Shatter, that the mysterious masked man had used to overpower Andromeda Euphemia.
'Damn, it's the Star-Shatter! The mysterious masked man is confirmed!'
'The Doctor is just handing a cheat item to Tendo!'
'Still strengthening him, still strengthening him. Tendo has been buffed for several versions now, but he's still a top-tier character!'
Tendo looked at the Star-Shatter in Yun Meng's hand, pretending to be 'curious' and examining it.
Inside the translucent, azure blade, azure energy veins flowed slowly. The Eye Beast's Star Core, embedded in the obsidian hilt, was like a half-opened vertical pupil, reflecting Tendo's Eclipse Eye, as if there was some special connection between them.
To help the dimensional audience better understand the effects of this weapon, a description of the Star-Shatter appeared on the right side of the screen.
[Name: Star-Shatter]
[Blade: Composed of 999 'Star Core fragments.' The entire body is a translucent azure, with river-like energy veins flowing inside. Small spatial fissures occasionally erupt from the blade's edge.]
[Hilt: Made of obsidian, a fragmented 'Eye Beast Star Core' is embedded at the connection point between the hilt and the blade, resembling an 'eye.']
[Form: When sheathed, the fragments are tightly joined, like a complete long blade. When unleashed, the fragments hover around the user like a star ring.]
[Effect 1. Stars: The blade can instantly disintegrate into 999 independent fragments. Each fragment can have a vector control effect.]
[Effect 2. Dominion: Fragments can change direction mid-flight based on the trajectory captured by the 'Eclipse Eye: Future Sight,' and can even make right-angle turns that defy the laws of physics.]
[Description: 'If there are countless impossibilities in the future, then sever all of them and leave behind the only possibility in the ashes.']
This blade seemed to have been given to Tendo by the Doctor through Yun Meng.
But in reality, it was an item that Tendo had redeemed from the Popularity Shop.
The system was just using this method to reasonably place it in Tendo's hands.
Just as Yun Meng handed the Star-Shatter to Tendo, dozens of-meter-high waves suddenly surged from the distant sea.
Before long, a giant beast comparable to a small island leapt out from the deep sea.
Its body was like a small island, covered in black obsidian scales that could suppress the effects of Starlight Energy.
It was the overlord of this sea, a level three Star Beast—the juvenile form of the Sun-Devouring Whale.
"Awoo—!"
The Sun-Devouring Whale's roar shook the air, and it clearly saw Tendo and the others as uninvited guests who had trespassed into its territory.
This kind of Star Beast, which fed on 'obsidian,' was a rare species.
It was especially effective against Star-Wielders who were overly reliant on the effects of their Star Origin.
Sensing the malice from the Sun-Devouring Whale, the Inferno Wyrm that was floundering in the sea stopped its flailing limbs, and its eyes became fierce.
But before the Inferno Wyrm could attack, Yun Meng spoke from not far away.
"Little Jin, you don't need to go this time. Let Little Tendo handle it."
Hearing this, the Inferno Wyrm turned to look at Tendo standing beside Yun Meng.
Although it could sense that this annoying silver-haired brat only had a level two Starlight Energy fluctuation.
For some reason, it felt a clear threat from him.
So, the Inferno Wyrm just gave a deep look at the Sun-Devouring Whale in the distance and then actively swam to the back of the base's remains where Yun Meng and Tendo were.
"Want to give it a try?"
Yun Meng looked at the ferocious Sun-Devouring Whale not far away and smiled as she spoke to Tendo.
Hearing this, Tendo, who had finished examining the Star-Shatter in his hand, seemed to have thought of something interesting. He smiled and said, "I'm not sure if it will work, but I'll give it a try first."
With that, Tendo raised the Star-Shatter high.
The next second, a terrifying Starlight Energy fluctuation was released from his body.
Immediately after, the Star-Shatter's blade began to split and re-form.
But to the surprise of Yun Meng and the dimensional audience, Tendo did not let the fragments scatter. Instead, he used his own Starlight Energy as a new bond, doubling the gaps between each fragment of the Star-Shatter.
With this manipulation, a giant, black and blue long blade, over twenty meters in length, appeared in Tendo's hand.
Tendo held the 'blade' in one hand, looked at the Sun-Devouring Whale in the distant sea, and said with a light chuckle, "This is my first time doing this, so I'm not sure if I can control the strength. I hope you can give me a good fight."
As his words fell, Tendo's Star-Shatter… came down with a single slash!