The Villain Is Too Popular

"Yo, big star, finally awake?"

Seeing Chen Kong in his white patient gown, looking weak, Tendo greeted him with a smile. Hearing Tendo's words, Chen Kong felt a sudden embarrassment, unsure how to respond. A cunning glint flashed in Tendo's eyes, then he deliberately approached the siblings and scrutinized Chen Kong. His strange actions left the two bewildered, unable to keep up with his wild leaps in thought.

A moment later, Tendo suddenly leaned close to Chen Xing, and with no sense of boundaries, poked her bandaged arm with his finger, saying, "Xing, look at your brother's recovery. Not even a single scar on his body."

"Now look at you, insisting on keeping that scar on your arm, and even calling it a reminder to push yourself harder. If you ask me, you're just living too comfortably, enjoying suffering for no reason. Otherwise, why would a normal person refuse scarless surgery and insist on one that leaves a scar? Are you sick?"

The moment Tendo uttered these words, Chen Xing's expression instantly darkened, and even the star energy within her body uncontrollably became agitated.

Boom!

A fierce surge of star energy ignited scorching flames around Chen Xing's body. The intense heat instantly caused the thermometer hanging on the wall nearby to explode with a 'bang.'

Fortunately, though angry, she hadn't completely lost her reason and managed to suppress the spread of the flames. This prevented a certain unlucky individual, who was just recovering from a serious illness, from being affected by the flames.

Even so, Chen Kong still had to create some distance between himself and Chen Xing before he could barely withstand the suddenly elevated ambient temperature.

Noticing that Chen Kong had retreated to a safe distance, Chen Xing, with no more worries, finally stopped suppressing the 'Karma Flames' within her and unleashed them without reservation. However, this meant the flames instantly reached Tendo.

"No way, you're already losing your cool? Are you not going to let anyone speak the truth?!"

Facing Chen Xing's sudden outburst of fierce Karma Flames, Tendo immediately feigned a startled look, taking a swift step back, then casually brushed away the incoming flames as if flicking away willow catkins from his shoulder.

An outsider watches the spectacle, an expert discerns the technique. Tendo's action instantly left Chen Kong, who was not far away, stunned.

This was because Tendo's move not only seemed to completely disregard the damage of Chen Xing's Red Lotus Karma Flames but also effortlessly seized control of the Karma Flames with a mere wave of his hand.

This alone was enough to reveal the enormous power gap between him and Chen Xing.

Unlike Chen Kong's shock, Chen Xing appeared quite calm. This was because three days prior, shortly after obtaining her 'Red Lotus Karma Flames,' she had foolishly sought out Tendo and issued a new challenge.

The result was obvious: she had suffered another crushing defeat at Tendo's hands. And this defeat was far more devastating than before, severely bruising Chen Xing's pride. At that time, Chen Xing was just like now; she couldn't even manage to wound Tendo.

However, if it were anyone else, they might have long since had their determination shattered by Tendo, completely abandoning any thought of challenging him. But Chen Xing was different.

Her pride would not allow her to submit to anyone. Not even Tendo. Therefore, even knowing she was no match for Tendo, when faced with Tendo's 'provocation' at this moment, Chen Xing still bravely bared her fangs, using this to warn Tendo that she was not some helpless lamb to be casually slaughtered like others.

"Tendo, are you... perhaps being a bit too meddlesome?"

"What I do is my decision. It has nothing to do with you, nor do you have the right to decide it."

Hearing Chen Xing's warning, Tendo said casually, "Xing, look at you talking like that. Aren't I just concerned about you? If you don't want to listen, fine, why such a temper?"

Tendo's words, instead of calming her, made Chen Xing's face turn even darker. She looked at Tendo seriously, her voice firm: "Tendo, something as dispensable as a scar means nothing to me, because I am not a useless vase that can only hide behind others."

"Therefore, rather than wasting my thoughts on useless things like that, I'd rather focus on exploring my Star Essence."

"Only then might I have even a faint possibility of barely catching up to your pace."

"Uh..." Tendo gave an awkward laugh, clearly not expecting Chen Xing to steer the conversation to such a serious topic. After a moment, facing the earnest Chen Xing, Tendo finally raised his hands helplessly: "Alright, if you say so, I won't say it next time." With that, Tendo immediately walked towards the training room exit, clearly intending to take a break. However, as he walked, he secretly counted down in his mind.

3...

2...

1!

"Wait a moment."

Before Tendo could exit the training room, Chen Xing's voice called out from behind him, stopping him. Tendo turned around 'perplexed,' asking, "What is it now, my dear Miss Chen Xing? I've been training all day, I'm utterly exhausted. Can you please just say what you need to say all at once?"

Facing Tendo's teasing, Chen Xing, whose thoughts had been exposed, could no longer maintain her usual 'aloofness' and 'dominance.' Her cheeks even visibly reddened, creating a complete contrast. Fortunately, her Karma Flames were already dark red, so this change wasn't very noticeable. Tendo looked at the suddenly awkward atmosphere around them and finally sighed.

"Alright, alright, I'll play with you a bit more then."

"However..." Tendo walked to a spot in the arena and suddenly stopped. He waved his hand, drawing a circle with a diameter of only one meter around himself, then looked up at Chen Xing, who was not far away.

"...Xing, let's change how we play this time. I won't attack you, nor will I leave this area."

"And if you can force me out of this spot within three minutes, then I lose. How about it?"

Hearing Tendo's incredibly arrogant words, Chen Kong, who was watching from a distance, was stunned. Based on his understanding of his sister, she should absolutely not accept such a clearly 'disdainful' gesture from Tendo.

But to Chen Kong's surprise, Chen Xing not only readily agreed to Tendo's 'new game' but also showed no hint of dissatisfaction throughout the process. It was as if, to her, Tendo's actions were not an insult but a disguised form of fairness.

However, as Chen Xing walked towards Tendo, passing by Chen Kong, she suddenly spoke coldly. "Watch closely, Kong, because you will soon see the true gap between us and the monster..."

"And that gap... is truly despair-inducing."

Chen Kong's mouth opened, but he ultimately couldn't voice the words in his heart. Because he felt that no matter how strong Tendo was, they were still peers. With a restricted range of movement and unable to retaliate at all, could he truly win this 'game'? His opponent, after all, was none other than his incredibly powerful sister, Chen Xing, in his eyes.

But looking at Chen Xing's utterly serious expression, and Tendo's relaxed face in the distance, Chen Kong couldn't shake the feeling that events might indeed unfold as his sister, Chen Xing, had said, far exceeding his expectations.

And he wondered if it was just his imagination. Looking at Tendo, who stood casually in the circle, appearing harmless, Chen Kong felt the surrounding environment continuously blur, and Tendo's figure seemed to be constantly 'growing,' until he became someone who could only be looked up to.

This scene felt as if he wasn't looking at a peer at all but at a terrifying, unreachable... humanoid monster.

In a daze, Chen Kong suddenly recalled what Chen Xing had just said to him.

'It's never the Star Essence that's strong; it's Tendo.'

Thinking this, Chen Kong immediately shook his head to clear his mind. Then, he looked at Tendo and Chen Xing in the arena, his expression incredibly serious. At this moment, he desperately wanted to know how strong the 'monster' his sister spoke of truly was.

At the same time, he also wanted to know how despairingly vast the gap was between himself and others, and this 'monster.'

And the answer to all of this would soon be revealed before his eyes...

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