Watching the pale blue lightning flow around Tendo's arm, the comments section for the dimensional viewers instantly exploded.
Given Tendo's performance over the two seasons, and the shocking effect of his 'Perfect Technique: Hell Gate of Rashomon' moments ago, they knew very well that as the 'favorite son' of the Stars production team and the 'Stars poster boy', Tendo always brought unexpected surprises.
And they were right.
With his Star Energy value breaking the Level Two critical point, Tendo had already possessed the ability to challenge the Level Three Star Envoy rank.
But he had held his hand, not because his strength was insufficient, but because he was waiting—waiting for the exclusive reward for the seasonal popularity champion after Season Two concluded: the Character Story Background Modification Privilege.
In Season One, Tendo used this privilege not only to add a terrifying talent called 'Overclocked Computation' to himself but also to secure an exclusive side story, which significantly boosted his popularity.
It was also because of this special talent that Tendo could subconsciously maintain a high-computation technique like 'All-Out Repulsion', making it a nearly unsolvable passive ability.
This second Character Background Modification Privilege was equally important and highly significant to him now.
Because it was not only related to his plot layout and the creation of famous scenes in Season Three but also to the special technique he had been planning for a long time: Sage Mode.
In a famous manga from his past life, the core of Sage Mode was 'Senjutsu Chakra' (Sage Technique Energy).
This energy required the absorbed Natural Energy to be perfectly balanced and refined with the user's Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy at a [1:1:1] ratio.
Despite the obvious differences in the power systems of the two worlds, Tendo believed he could completely adopt this 'Spirit, Body, Mind' three-in-one concept.
In a sense, Tendo had already done something similar, and he had succeeded.
That was the 'Confluence' state, the perfect fusion of 'Star Core' and 'Star Source'.
In this state, Tendo could integrate 'Vector Control' into his own Star Energy, making his Star Energy utilization and effectiveness far surpass ordinary people.
However, compared to the 'Senjutsu Chakra' in that famous manga from his past life, this 'Confluence' state was undoubtedly missing one crucial link: 'Physical Energy'.
In the eyes of most, 'Physical Energy' might be equivalent to the Star Energy within a Star Envoy's body.
But Tendo had a completely different understanding of this.
He believed that the Star Envoy's physical body was, in itself, a materialization of 'Energy'.
Furthermore, the strength and potential of a Star Envoy's physical body directly determined their future limit.
This was why he scorned the Cybernetic faction, feeling these people had become obsessed, wanting to replace all their body parts with cold machinery.
This approach might be fine in worlds with less formidable power systems.
But in Stars, a world whose depths were clearly vast, a purely Machine Ascension path might not be significantly stronger than the traditional cultivation route.
It was only effective for bullying ordinary Star Envoys at Levels One and Two.
Once they reached Level Three, the advantages of cybernetic modification would visibly decrease.
After all, at this level, most Star Envoys would have undergone a qualitative change, their power far exceeding their past selves.
Although Tendo had already spent a large amount of Popularity Value to maximize his current attributes, he felt this was still not his limit.
Because his potential included not only his physical potential but also the miraculous 'Popularity Value'!
The biggest wave of Popularity Value for Season Two hadn't arrived yet, so how could anyone say he had fully realized his potential?
Therefore, the truly perfect opportunity for his breakthrough was not now, but after the broadcast of Stars Season Two.
As soon as he secured the reward for the second Seasonal Popularity Champion, he would immediately use the 'Background Modification Privilege' to add a brand-new talent setting for himself.
A setting called 'Tendo Cells'.
[Name: Tendo Cells]
[Effect: Possesses powerful Star Energy recovery efficiency and storage rate, enhances physical regeneration and environmental adaptability, and is perfectly compatible with various special techniques]
[Description: 'The weak adapt to the environment; the strong are the environment.' - Tendo Simei]
Tendo had already consulted the Popularity System about the feasibility of 'Tendo Cells' and received a definitive answer.
The setting was entirely within the scope of the 'Character Story Background Modification' privilege.
Knowing this was why Tendo was in no hurry to break through.
The full potential hadn't even arrived, so why rush the breakthrough?
As for what he was doing now, it was essentially a derivative of Vector Control.
It was also an exploration of his physical limits.
The reason he could generate electricity on his arm was fundamentally by using Vector Control to alter the trajectory of some 'electrons' in the air.
Of course, he couldn't completely control every 'electron' yet.
However, by changing the surrounding force field, he could artificially create 'positive' and 'negative' electric fields, guiding the directed flow of electrons in the air to create the appearance of "hand-held lightning."
However, this move was not very practical for the current Tendo.
What he truly wanted was to see if he could further stimulate his physical potential through 'electric shock'.
But Tendo wouldn't actually do this before acquiring the 'Tendo Cells'.
After all, electrocuting himself was somewhat dangerous.
One slip-up, and he might take himself offline before the Stars production team even had a chance to write a plot-kill for him.
He only wanted to show off and gain more 'popularity chips' for the upcoming Season Three, preventing the dimensional viewers from becoming aesthetically fatigued with him.
He genuinely wasn't trying to court death.
Tendo Cells, Sage Mode, Lightning Control...
These were the new abilities Tendo was custom-designing for the 'Warring Heavenly Capital' arc in Season Three.
After all, in that place of all-out brawlers, primarily focused on 'Star Energy'.
Relying solely on Star Source abilities would only get him called a 'sissy.'
Who was Tendo?
He was the pinnacle of Stars, the answer for the Embers!
He had already planned it out: as soon as the Star Firmament Ladder Ranking Tournament for Stars Season Three began, he would find a chance to activate Sage Mode with his left hand, Eight Gates Formation with his right, and Lightning Release Chakra Mode fully engaged in the middle.
He would announce his arrival in a manner most fitting for the Warring Heavenly Capital.
His base attributes were already extraordinary.
Add the boost from the 'Tendo Cells' and these three 'transformation forms'.
Below the Level Four Catastrophe rank, who could withstand his serious punch?
There was a time when Tendo disliked the 'Numerical Freak' trope, feeling it severely affected balance.
But after getting used to being a Numerical Freak, he realized that what he hated wasn't the trope itself—it was the fact that he wasn't the Numerical Freak.
If being a Numerical Freak was a sickness, it seemed he was now a bit addicted.
Thinking this, Tendo couldn't help but smile.
Looking at the Tendo who suddenly wore a mischievous grin, little Danica subconsciously shivered.
She wasn't sure what Mr. Tendo was thinking, but her intuition told her that someone was about to have a very bad day.
This made her think of Chen Kong, whom Tendo had recently let go, and she mumbled to herself.
Could that big brother be the unlucky one?
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