"Kong... a-are you alright?"
Liu Ma rubbed his frozen, stiff hands, his teeth incessantly chattering.
The extreme cold within the Fusion Domain: Frost-Snow Storm left this muscular strongman shivering all over, let alone Chen Kong, whose constitution was inherently weaker.
Chen Kong's lips were blue with cold, tiny ice crystals clung to his eyebrows and hair tips, and every breath he took produced a plume of white mist. He looked as if he had just been pulled out of an ice cellar.
However, when he saw Chen Kong's eyes and expression, Liu Ma was stunned.
Although Chen Kong looked on the verge of collapse physically, his eyes were getting brighter, and the Star Energy fluctuation around him was growing stronger.
To Liu Ma's shock, Chen Kong's figure vanished from the spot with a whoosh, leaving only a faint afterimage.
When he reappeared, he was already standing in front of the Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers.
Concurrently, the timidity in Chen Kong's eyes had disappeared without a trace, replaced by an unspeakable look of arrogance and frenzy.
This guy... is absolutely not the gentle-natured Chen Kong he remembers!
Jeremiah, watching from not far away, also noticed this change.
He looked at Chen Kong, whose demeanor had suddenly shifted dramatically, and was deeply puzzled.
How did Chen Kong, this dropout, become like a completely different person in the blink of an eye?
And now, why is it that even I... feel a sense of danger from him.
In a daze, Jeremiah recalled participating in the final assessment as a child. Everyone had looked down on Chen Kong, including Chen Kong's own sister, Chenxing.
Only Tendo didn't see it that way. He not only stated that Chen Kong's Star Core was extraordinary, but he even made a bet with Chen Xingover it, winning her dessert for the next three months.
Could it be that Tendo had already noticed Chen Kong's peculiarity back then?
No, he definitely noticed. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so certain that Chen Kong would pass the assessment.
With this thought, the silver-haired, blue-eyed figure reappeared in Jeremiah's mind.
With many people, the more you analyze them, the more insubstantial they become.
But Tendo was different—the more you analyzed that guy... the more terrifying he became.
Because only after things actually happened could outsiders like them understand Tendo's true 'deep meaning' from the past.
Under the surprised and astonished gazes of the onlookers, 'Chen Kong' raised his hand and clenched it. An entirely black, demonic blade materialized out of thin air in his grasp.
Without any unnecessary movement, 'Chen Kong' slashed the blade towards the Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers in front of him.
However, after the black light cut through the air, it ultimately struck an ice wall that had suddenly risen before the two of them.
Crack!
Amidst the crisp sound of the ice wall shattering, the protective barrier cracked with a huge fissure, but it was enough for the brothers to dodge 'Chen Kong's' perilous strike.
"Brother, this kid is not right!"
The younger brother, Shuang Hang, instantly changed his expression. He could clearly feel that the aura emanating from the 'Chen Kong' before them was more than a notch stronger than before.
The older brother, Shuang Yuan, gripped the Ice Queen Crystal Ball in his hand, his expression also becoming grave.
"I know."
Although he wasn't sure what Chen Kong had done, he understood that the 'Chen Kong' right now... was absolutely not the same as before.
Without any hesitation, Shuang Yuan decisively activated his Star Source: Ice Sculpture Master.
Amidst a flurry of Star Energy fluctuations, the snowflakes around Shuang Yuan and the ice wall in front of him were sculpted by an invisible carving knife.
In just a few seconds, a dozen ice-sculpted warriors, holding ice spears, stood behind the brothers.
The carving was so meticulous that even the patterns on the armor were clearly visible.
Simultaneously, the younger brother, Shuang Hang, activated his Star Source: Snow-Making Expert.
A ferocious blizzard instantly swept across the entire area. The white snow fog obscured everyone's vision, and countless snowflakes condensed in the air, providing Shuang Yuan with an endless supply of 'sculpting material'.
The two brothers—one making snow, the other carving ice—cooperated seamlessly. In the blink of an eye, they created an army of ice sculptures, completely surrounding 'Chen Kong'.
In the movie, Bai Kong (White-Kong) looked at the ice-sculpted warriors charging towards him, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.
He swung his blade, severing the heads of the two ice sculptures at the front. He then took a step, preparing to continue pursuing the two brothers, Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang.
However, just as he was about to move, several ice-sculpted warriors suddenly appeared and grabbed his ankles.
"Get lost!"
Bai Kong roared in anger, kicking his foot and shattering the ice-sculpted warriors attempting to interfere with him.
But in that brief delay, the Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers in front of him had disappeared without a trace, leaving only more and more ice-sculpted warriors emerging from the snow fog, surging towards Bai Kong like a tide.
Watching the Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers, who once again hid in their Ice Queen's storage space, the dimensional viewers on Station 13 couldn't help but complain.
After all, they had done the exact same thing when they ambushed Tendo previously.
However, with the Star Eclipse Eye, which allowed him to clearly see the trajectories of Star Energy and sub-spatial nodes, Tendo quickly located where the two were hiding.
But now that the situation had switched to 'Bai Kong', the viewers weren't sure how things would unfold.
'There it is, the Clowning Brothers' passionate combo move!'
'LOL! Why does this scene feel so familiar? They played the exact same trick when they ambushed Tendo last time, didn't they? (Wry face)'
'Hiding right at the start again, these brothers have a truly dirty fighting style.'
'Can't beat him with a small account, so you let the power-leveler take over, huh? Kong.'
Just as the dimensional viewers were curious about what method Bai Kong would use to find the hidden Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers, his actions did not disappoint them.
"Did you think you could hide with this?"
A look of mockery appeared on Bai Kong's face as he activated his Star Source: Idealist.
The next second, a palm-sized, completely snowy-white conch shell materialized in his hand.
The surface of the conch was engraved with intricate patterns, and its tip was dusted with a few snowflakes, making it immediately apparent that this item was far from simple.
[Name: Tidal Echo Tracer Conch (Fake)]
[Quality: Level Three]
[Effect: Locates enemies through three steps: 'Soundwave Conversion → Echo Reception → Coordinate Analysis'. When the resonant soundwave makes contact with a creature's Star Energy, it activates 'Attribute Manifestation'. The higher the Star Energy value, the brighter the manifestation.]
[Note: This object is the result of the Idealist's manifestation of an idea, and there are some differences from the actual item.]
Under the curious gaze of the dimensional viewers, Bai Kong brought the conch to his lips and took a deep breath.
Woo!
A deep, distant conch sound rang out. The previously chaotic wind and snow briefly paused at that moment, and even the snowflakes hung suspended in the air.
The entire Fusion Domain seemed to have been pressed with a pause button, creating a highly unsettling atmosphere.
Immediately following this, something miraculous happened.
Liu Ma, isolated by the blizzard, suddenly lit up with a faint golden light (Gold Attribute Star Energy).
Jeremiah was enveloped in a faint blue light (Ice Attribute Star Energy), and Vivian glowed with a purple light (Void Attribute Star Energy).
These lights exhibited different brightness levels based on the magnitude of their respective Star Energy values.
And in the deepest part of the blizzard, two dazzling faint blue lights stood out prominently.
That was the Star Energy of the Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers!
"Finally... I found you."
Bai Kong curved his lips into a savage grin. He raised the Black Star in his hand and, ignoring the ice-sculpted warriors around him, his figure, like a phantom, shot through the blizzard, heading straight for those two blue lights... and slashed out with his blade!
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