[Dream World, Apartment Corridor]
The door to Room 302 gently opened, and Little Tendo stepped out, wearing a grey T-shirt.
He turned, closed the door, and then walked toward the stairwell.
However, as he entered the stairwell, the 'innocence' on Tendo's face vanished.
It was replaced by the cold, arrogant demeanor he would have in the future.
"Come out. Is it fun hiding there?"
Tendo's voice was cold, carrying a slight disdain.
Not long after Tendo spoke, in the shadows at the end of the corridor, Shuang Mo Bing's black robe moved. He slowly walked out.
The hem of the black robe swept over the dust on the steps. Wherever he stepped, a thin layer of ice instantly formed on the ground. The ice shards cracked audibly, and even the moisture in the air was frozen into tiny ice crystals.
Looking at the small Tendo, who only reached his waist, Shuang Mo Bing did not underestimate him.
After all, he had clearly witnessed the scene that had unfolded in the city park not long ago.
What shocked him even more was that despite his deliberate suppression of his aura, Tendo quickly pinpointed his location.
This indicated that even at this stage, Tendo's perception of Star Energy was still monstrously beyond that of ordinary people.
Thinking this, Shuang Mo Bing couldn't help but sigh, "You are even more perceptive than I imagined, Tendo Simei."
Hearing this, Tendo in the corridor looked up at Shuang Mo Bing, who was much taller than him, and said expressionlessly, "This is my home. Naturally, I know it better than you."
Without giving Shuang Mo Bing a chance to speak further, Tendo turned and walked downstairs.
"Let's go. Since you want to be Liuli's heroes, you probably don't want her to see your current wicked appearance, do you?"
"Besides, even though I know everything here is just a dream, I still don't want to destroy this place."
"Let's find another spot, and I'll pick a better grave for you. After all, there's no room for outsiders like you in my home."
Hearing these words, Shuang Mo Bing nodded silently.
Because, as Tendo said, the people they aimed to be were the 'light' deeply etched in Jing Liuli's memory, not the 'darkness' that brought fear and despair.
[An open space outside the old apartment building]
The clearing was overgrown with weeds, and several discarded cardboard boxes were piled up in the corner, imprinted with the faded words 'Appliance Moving'.
The dim streetlights shone from a distance, casting long shadows of the two figures.
Just as Shuang Mo Bing and Tendo stood still, four more people suddenly emerged from the shadows of a nearby wall corner.
They wore the same black robes as Shuang Mo Bing and subtly clutched something in their hands.
Upon appearing, they silently spread out in a semicircle, surrounding Little Tendo.
The Star Energy fluctuations beneath their black robes were faint but carried a dangerous aura.
Not rushing to attack, Shuang Mo Bing, who believed he held the advantage, spoke to Tendo in an attempt to persuade him, "Tendo Simei, are you sure that you, in this state, still want to continue to obstruct us?"
"You must know that while death in the dream world won't truly kill you, the pain of that death will still be transmitted to reality. You don't need to suffer such an agony for an impossible task."
Hearing this, Tendo sounded as if he had heard an amusing joke, mocking, "Shuang Mo Bing, you seem to have misunderstood one thing. I have indeed become weaker now, but that doesn't mean you've become stronger than me."
Tendo paused, then said with disdain, "Furthermore, you, who are in someone else's dream, should constantly be feeling the 'rejection of the world.' After all, this is Liuli's dream. Both you and I are outsiders in her dream."
"Under such conditions, the unique Star Source naturally cannot be used. But there are exceptions to everything, for instance..."
As his words fell, Tendo slowly raised his hand.
The next second, a massive amount of azure light began to converge at Tendo's fingertips.
"...Star Energy, the innate power."
In the blink of an eye, the azure light orb at Tendo's fingertip condensed to the size of a ping-pong ball.
The terrifying energy contained within caused an invisible wind pressure to swirl around Tendo, forcing the nearby weeds to bend.
This azure energy orb was none other than the Star Energy technique Tendo habitually used before acquiring the 'Star Source: Vector Control'—Cang.
Sensing the terrifying energy contained within 'Cang,' Shuang Mo Bing's pupils slightly contracted.
He had thought that, restricted by the influence of Jing Liuli's memory, Tendo in the dream world wouldn't be as troublesome as he was outside.
But the reality was that he was mistaken.
Tendo's 'strength' had nothing to do with his Star Source or Star Core; his 'strength' was innate.
The fact that Tendo could perform such an exaggerated Star Energy technique in this physical state suggested that, whether due to Jing Liuli's memory or some special 'dream rule,'
This was something the original Tendo was capable of doing.
And for a child no older than seven or eight, to be able to utilize his own Star Energy to such an extent without instruction and without acquiring a Star Source...
This guy... is a born monster!
Bang!
Amidst the shocked gazes of Shuang Mo Bing and the others, the 'Cang' in Tendo's hand flew toward the Star Frost Sect Star Emissary on the left with a sharp, air-splitting sound and an astonishing speed. It then pierced his chest with a soft 'poof.'
The azure light exploded from his back. He grunted and fell to the ground, his body quickly becoming transparent. He had clearly 'checked out' of the dream world completely.
Seeing this, the remaining Star Frost Sect Star Emissaries immediately pulled out firearms from their black robes.
Unable to use Star Source in the dream world, they unanimously chose firearms as their 'weapon.'
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dense gunfire erupted in the open space, and a rain of bullets covered Tendo's vicinity.
But before the bullets could hit Tendo, his figure suddenly turned into an afterimage and vanished from his spot.
The bullets grazed his clothing and struck the discarded cardboard boxes behind him.
With a loud 'crack,' the struck cardboard boxes were instantly frozen into blocks of ice and then shattered into small pieces.
During this process, Shuang Mo Bing slowly raised his hand.
Admittedly, he was indeed unable to use his Star Source right now.
But that didn't mean he had no other means.
After all, besides the Star Source, Star Tools were also applicable under the rules of the dream world.
And the ice mask on Shuang Mo Bing's face was never just a decoration; it was also a special Star Tool.
[Name: Eternal Frost Mask]
[Quality: Level Three]
[Effect: Greatly enhances the control precision of Ice-attribute Star Energy; passively absorbs and stores Ice-attribute Star Energy from the surrounding environment, and can release it under special circumstances.]
[Description: "The moment you wear the mask, Winter becomes your eternal ally."—Notes of Star Tool Master, Ice Whisperer Zha Ji]
As Shuang Mo Bing activated his 'Eternal Frost Mask,' the patterns on the ice mask lit up.
The air temperature around them plummeted. A massive amount of ice and snow surged from Shuang Mo Bing, covering the nearby Tendo.
But to everyone's surprise, just as the ice was about to touch Tendo, a black cube materialized in his hand.
In Shuang Mo Bing's stunned gaze, Tendo spoke calmly.
"Shuang Mo Bing, your Star Frost Sect aren't the only ones who possess Star Tools."
Perfect Formula—Purgatory: Rashomon (Pseudo)!
As Tendo activated his 'Quantum Cube,' a gigantic black coffin descended from the sky!
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