[The Ideator, a unique Star Source that brings fantasies into reality.]
[However, even the most brilliant fantasy needs fertile ground in reality to take root and sprout.]
[Therefore, true Ideators are never merely dreamers; they strive to bring their fantasies into reality.]
Under the astonished gaze of the dimensional viewers, Chen Kong not only used his Ideator to replicate Vivian's 'Star Source: Black Iron Clock,' but with his Ideator undergoing a perfect awakening, he now seemed capable of using up to two 'copied Star Sources' simultaneously.
Just as Liu Ma focused on defense, the minute hand rapier, which should have been pure and flawless, suddenly became entwined with an eerie blood-red flame, identical to Chen Xing's.
This sudden blood-flame not only caught Liu Ma off guard but also injured him...
Boom!
After punching Chen Kong back, Liu Ma looked at his chest in surprise.
On his golden skin, a shallow, small wound had appeared.
However, more troublesome than the wound itself was the demonic flame that was greedily devouring his blood.
Fortunately, Liu Ma's physical constitution was strong enough, so he wasn't worried that the blood-flame would completely drain him.
"I remember the Ideator's ability was only to copy Star Sources. How did you copy a Star Core ability too?"
"And also, your copied Star Cores, Star Sources... do they no longer have a time limit?"
To Liu Ma's confusion, Chen Kong raised the minute hand rapier, now wreathed in blood-fire, and smiled, "Fantasy is only meaningful when based on reality. Therefore, as a Twin Star myself, I naturally have the qualification to master the abilities of other Twin Star's Star Cores."
"As for the time limit, as long as you can firmly believe in your dream, that dream... naturally won't easily vanish."
"I see."
Although Chen Kong's explanation was ambiguous, Liu Ma instantly understood the meaning he intended to convey.
If he remembered correctly, the essence of the Ideator's ability wasn't simple 'copying,' but a higher-dimensional 'synchronization.'
To allow the Ideator to synchronize with a Star Core's ability, the Ideator itself needed to possess the potential to use that ability.
In other words, only an Ideator who possesses a 'Star Core' can synchronize with other 'Star Cores.'
In this regard, only the Children of the Stars who had undergone the Star Core surgery could achieve this.
As for the Ideator's previously limited 'retention time,' it had been completely compensated for with Chen Kong's perfect awakening.
This was why he could still use Chen Xing's 'blood-flame' after so many years.
"It seems I can't hold back anymore..."
Liu Ma gave a wry smile, stretching his neck.
As NO.35, the second-to-last ranked among the Stars, if he were to lose to Chen Kong again, wouldn't he become the very last?
This was a result Liu Ma absolutely could not accept!
Boom!
Abyssal ghost flames suddenly erupted, and Liu Ma's lower body began to undergo astonishing changes.
First, his legs transformed into ghostly blue, ghost-flame-wreathed horse legs.
Then, behind him, blue flames resembling a horse's tail appeared.
Relying on the powerful physical enhancements brought by his 'Star Core: Golden Bull Demon' and 'Star Source: Abyssal Steed,' Liu Ma forcefully used his own muscles to constrict the blood vessels in his body.
This finally stopped the bleeding from his chest wound, halting the continuously burning 'blood-flame.'
"Kong, be careful, because now... I'm serious."
"Couldn't ask for more."
As the words fell, Chen Kong and Liu Ma clashed once more.
Two figures collided fiercely in the heavy rain.
On one side was Chen Kong, a Level 2 Perfect Star Envoy whose Star Core hadn't awakened but whose Star Source had perfectly awakened.
On the other side was Liu Ma, a Level 1 Star Envoy whose Star Core had awakened but whose Star Source had not yet awakened.
Normally, a Level 2 Star Envoy could completely overwhelm a Level 1 Star Envoy.
Let alone a Level 2 Perfect Star Envoy.
However, there were always exceptions.
As a Star Core awakener, Liu Ma's Star Source had not yet completed its awakening, but the awakening of his Star Core perfectly compensated for this.
As a result, although Liu Ma significantly lagged behind Chen Kong in basic Star Energy values, he surpassed Chen Kong in physical strength by more than a mere notch.
Furthermore, while the Ideator Star Source was highly versatile, it couldn't be considered a very powerful offensive Star Source.
This was because the Star Sources and Star Cores it 'synchronized' with only had half of their original effect.
Consequently, even though Chen Kong had the advantage in Star Energy, he was still fighting Liu Ma to a standstill, unable to secure a victory.
All of this was witnessed by Tendo from the top of the factory.
After all, as the battle between Chen Kong and Liu Ma escalated, their battlefield had long since moved from the underground warehouse to the open ground outside, where heavy rain poured down.
Tendo sat on the edge of the shed roof of the abandoned factory. At some point, a simple white mask had appeared in his hand.
After putting it on, Tendo pulled up the hood of his black jacket, completely covering his silver-white hair.
Seeing this, little Danika blinked her eyes, then suddenly put an empty chip bag over her head.
"No, what are you doing?"
Seeing little Danika suddenly put a chip bag over her head, Tendo was stunned.
But he quickly reacted, taking the chip bag off her head with a wry smile.
"You don't need this kind of disguise."
"Oh, okay."
Tendo suddenly putting on the mask wasn't a whim.
It was because he knew that his Season Two scene... was coming soon.
The anime camera, which had been focused on Chen Kong and Liu Ma's battle, suddenly pulled up.
And from a bottom-up perspective, it zoomed in on the shed roof of the abandoned factory.
At that location, a man in black, wearing a white mask, and a little girl with green hair.
Appeared before everyone.
Perhaps to highlight the mysterious masked man's oppressive aura, a flash of thunder suddenly crossed the sky, revealing his azure eyes beneath the mask for a fleeting moment.
Seeing this, the dimensional viewers seemed to understand something, and the bullet comments immediately became denser.
'It's him, it's him! Those azure eyes, it's definitely Tendo!'
'The big boss appearing last? Interesting.'
'Is that little girl...?'
Amidst the excited bullet comments of the dimensional viewers, the anime scene switched back to Chen Kong and Liu Ma's battlefield.
And it was during this brief transition that the outcome between Chen Kong and Liu Ma was decided.
"Even weapons can be 'Void Mark' transformed, huh..."
Liu Ma felt the faint, chilling touch at his throat and gave a helpless, bitter smile.
"Kong, has your control over the Star Core reached this level?"
The minute hand rapier in Chen Kong's hand slowly materialized, raindrops shattering into crystal-clear pearls on its blade.
And at this moment, all dimensional viewers finally saw the truth.
Chen Kong had actually extended 'Void Mark: Presence Erasure' to the weapon itself!
Forming a unique, disappearing weapon...
And because a weapon itself is inanimate and easily overlooked, Liu Ma, in a moment of inattention, was seized by Chen Kong, who held him at his vital point.
This battle at the foot of the Kings Mountain.
Ultimately, it concluded with Liu Ma's defeat.
However, the dimensional viewers no longer cared about any of that.
Because they were more interested in the not-so-mysterious masked man who had appeared on the shed roof!