After quickly showcasing the testing footage of Tendo and the others, the theatrical movie shifted to the testing footage of the former Stars NO.7, Jeremiah.
In the footage, the young Jeremiah was unlike his current tall, lean self.
As a child, he was short and plump, with his permed hair messily piled atop his head, looking like a round, dumpling-like child.
Were it not for his signature hairstyle, no one would connect the person in the footage with the current tall, lean Frost Giant.
While only three testing robots appeared before him, his combat process was far more difficult than Tendo's or the others'.
Sweat beaded on his forehead as he conjured freezing mist with his hands.
Although he froze the joints of the testing robots repeatedly, they quickly struggled free.
After several attempts, he finally found the precise moment to pierce the robots' cores with ice spears.
The entire process was not fluid, even somewhat clumsy, but it was marked by precision.
The theatrical camera focused on the downed robots; their joints were covered in thick layers of ice, precisely freezing the critical moving parts.
This was how Jeremiah finally managed to destroy the testing robots' cores.
[Stars NO.7 Jeremiah]
[Attributes: Star Energy Usage Rate (S) + Star Energy Control Precision (S)]
[Overall Evaluation: Extreme principles hidden beneath a lazy exterior, with a clear plan for his own power.]
[Rating: 85.7]
After Jeremiah's test concluded, the flashback finally moved to the testing footage of Liu Ma and Chen Kong.
Liu Ma activated his 'Golden Demon Bull,' his body instantly growing taller, his muscles swelling, and his fists cracking.
Though only one testing robot appeared before him, when he swung his fist, the robot deftly dodged the attack and countered with a punch to his chest.
"Ugh!"
Liu Ma grunted, falling painfully to the ground, a patch of the detection sticker on his chest having been shaken loose.
He struggled to get up and rush forward again, but the robot easily evaded him once more.
Liu Ma's power was sufficient, but his speed and prediction skills were far too lacking.
An attack that can't hit is meaningless.
While Liu Ma's test was embarrassing, Chen Kong's result was even worse.
Because Chen Kong at this stage hadn't even awakened the Mark of the Void, he was no different from an ordinary person with no abilities.
As a result, when facing a testing robot with 'Level One Star Emissary combat power,' he could only scramble and run around desperately, nearly being caught several times, utterly disgracing the Stars Candidates.
But even so, it couldn't change Chen Kong's final test outcome.
Trapped in a corner with nowhere left to run, he reluctantly raised his hands above his head and surrendered.
No rating, no evaluation.
The Stars production team used the test results of Liu Ma and Chen Kong to form a stark contrast with the ease displayed by the high-ranking Stars Candidates before them.
Even through the screen, the trans-dimensional audience clearly felt the vast, almost blatant, gap in talent between the high-ranking and low-ranking Candidates.
Having just completed their Star Core surgeries, a monster like Tendo could easily crush ten Level One Star Emissary robots.
NO.7 Jeremiah could defeat three.
Yet, the lower-ranking Candidates like Liu Ma and Chen Kong couldn't even defeat one testing robot.
'Holy crap! Bro Tendo is seriously fierce, he could already beat ten Level One Star Emissary robots at that stage.'
'Is this the talent of NO.1? The 99.9 score is probably to keep him from getting cocky!'
'Liuli actually passed the test while sleeping? So cute!'
'Tendo was already proficiently using Future Sight back then? The azure pupils beneath the mask look so cool!'
The brief flashback ended, and the theatrical camera returned to the underground base passage of the Star Frost Faction.
The underground passage was no longer an ordinary metal space.
The chilling aura around Jeremiah spread, and every breath he took carried a biting cold.
Under the influence of this cold, the walls, floor, and ceiling of the passage were covered in thick layers of ice, the red light of the emergency lamps distorted by the frost, and fine ice crystals drifted in the air.
Staring at Jeremiah, who stood still and silent.
A look of determination flashed in Chen Kong's eyes.
They might not be a match for Jeremiah, but if they could stall him and find a chance to rescue Isabel, they would succeed.
With this thought, he exchanged a resolute glance with Liu Ma.
"Go!"
Liu Ma roared, instantly activating his 'Golden Demon Bull' and 'Nether Warhorse.'
He then transformed into a purple Nether Chariot, aggressively charging toward Jeremiah.
The heat wave from the nether flames created a stark contrast with the extreme cold of the surroundings.
Jeremiah, however, calmly half-squatted, placing one hand on the icy floor, and spoke faintly: "Star Energy Artifice: Ice Age."
Shhhink!
The moment the words fell, an exaggerated layer of ice spread from his palm across the entire floor of the passage.
The instant Liu Ma's four hooves touched the newly frozen surface, there was a crunch of freezing.
The purple nether flames were instantly suppressed, thick frost formed on his hooves, and his forward speed slowed down.
"Don't think you can stop me!"
Liu Ma gritted his teeth, allowing the frost to creep up his body, but he charged toward Jeremiah without hesitation.
Before his entire body could be frozen, he finally reached Jeremiah.
Feather Strength, Pseudo Triple!
Liu Ma gathered all his strength and threw a punch.
The punch wind howled, scattering the surrounding ice mist, heading straight for Jeremiah's face.
But Jeremiah didn't even attempt to dodge. The left side of his face was instantly covered in ice, forming a solid mask of frost.
Boom!
Following a huge impact, the passage shook violently, and ice shards flew everywhere.
When the ice mist dispersed, a shocking scene was revealed.
Liu Ma's fist had slammed heavily onto the frost mask on Jeremiah's cheek, but the ice mask remained completely unmoved.
Instead, his arm, starting from his fist, was rapidly covered in frost and completely immobilized.
"!!!"
Liu Ma's eyes widened. He desperately tried to pull his arm back, but not only his arm, his lower body, too, had been unknowingly fixed to the ground by the ice layer, leaving him unable to move.
In the nick of time, a cold light struck from the side.
Vivian, holding her Seconds-Hand Rapier, thrust toward Jeremiah's back.
Her movements were quick and precise, and the blade carried faint Star Energy fluctuations.
But Jeremiah seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He raised his hand without turning, precisely grabbing the blade of the rapier.
Clang!
Amidst the crisp metallic clash, Jeremiah's hand didn't budge.
At the same time, a white frost quickly spread from the blade toward Vivian's wrist.
Vivian's pupils contracted. After decisively letting go of the hilt, she immediately activated the 'Void Cannon' on her back.
In the next second, three energy blasts shot toward Jeremiah, the sound of the explosion instantly engulfing his figure.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amidst the intense bombardment, Jeremiah's figure completely vanished into the flash of the explosion.
Did they succeed?
Chen Kong nervously stared at the exploding firelight, his heart pounding in his throat.
But when the firelight dispersed and Jeremiah's figure slowly reappeared, Chen Kong's heart instantly sank to the bottom.
Though Jeremiah's clothes were dusted with ash, he himself showed no signs of injury.
He raised a hand to brush off the remaining ice flakes on his shoulder, his tone still lazy.
"Lady, a surprise attack is not... a good habit."
As he spoke, the ice layer at Jeremiah's feet spread again, quickly advancing toward Vivian and Chen Kong.
Seeing this overwhelming layer of ice, a feeling of despair began to spread through the passage.
This was the strength of Stars NO.7—absolute mastery over extreme cold, absolute... power suppression.
However, right at that moment, a ferocious scarlet flame suddenly appeared from the end of the passage, quickly dispelling the extreme cold that had seemed almost insurmountable to Chen Kong and the others.
Sensing the familiar flame, Chen Kong turned around in surprise.
At the end of the passage, two figures, one large and one small, slowly emerged from the shadows.
Looking at these two people, Jeremiah, who had been completely nonchalant moments ago, immediately changed his expression.
Because the people who had just appeared were not just low-ranking Candidates, but a presence ranked far higher than himself.
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