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Chapter 289 The Monsters' 'Tip of the Iceberg'

What are the ranking criteria for the children of stars?

There is actually no accurate answer to this question in Stellaris.

However, with the release of this theatrical version, this question that has troubled some anime viewers has finally been answered clearly.

Inside the underground base passage of the Starfrost Sect.

The ice fog still lingered in the passageway, and the red light of the emergency lights refracted through the ice crystals, casting fragments of cold light.

Jeremiah stood in the frozen passage, still clutching the unfinished comic book in his hand, lazily watching Chen Kong and the others retreat beyond his 'extreme cold' range, without any hurry to continue his attack.

“Kong, Liu Ma, you should know very well that the ranking of us by the doctor back then was not just based on the degree of star core fusion, but a complex and comprehensive evaluation system.”

"This includes a hidden category called 'Star Energy Usage Rate'."

"The reason I am ranked No. 7 is because my Star Energy usage rate is the highest among the 36 Stars, excluding the top four."

To better convey the meaning of Jeremiah's words, the production team of All Stars suddenly zoomed in on Jeremiah in the theatrical version, giving him a close-up.

The surrounding environment instantly lost its color, turning into the black and white of a silent film, while Jeremiah himself retained his vibrant colors.

Within this color, Jeremiah's body became translucent, and the dense stellar energy traces within him were clearly visible, distributed throughout his body like blood vessels.

The stellar energy flows through these 'trajectories,' and the transmission process is not only fast but also virtually wasteless, with each strand flowing precisely to where it is needed.

The camera panned across the star core on his chest, and a line of pale gold data appeared next to the image.

[Star Energy Utilization Rate: 99%]

Jeremiah was able to do this not only because of his remarkable talent for manipulating stellar energy.

It is also related to his extreme cold affinity with the 'Star Core Frost Giant'.

The combination of these two elements gives Jeremiah an almost absolute affinity for and control over ice-attribute star energy, making him the embodiment of extreme cold.

Only then did the viewers understand why Jeremiah could have such a high ranking as No. 7.

The main reason is that he can make the most of every bit of star energy.

And after showing all of this, the scene in the theatrical version suddenly changed.

After the blinding white light, what appeared before the dimensional audience was a white space that resembled a 'Rubik's Cube'.

The walls, floor, and ceiling were all pure white, and even the shadows seemed to be swallowed up.

This is the testing ground of the Ember Base, a venue specifically used to evaluate the talents of the Starchild.

The young Heavenly Dao stood in the center of the space, his body covered with silver detection patches. His short, silver-white hair was somewhat messy, and wisps of hair fell down his forehead, obscuring half of one eye.

On the ground in front of him lay ten broken test robots.

The metal shells of these test robots were forcibly torn open, and sparks flew from the circuit boards inside. Each one was marked with the words "Level 1 Star Envoy Combat Power".

There were no flashy moves, no complex bursts of star energy, and not even any semblance of a proper battle.

The Heavenly Dao stood in the center of these ruins, its gaze as calm as if it had just finished something insignificant.

It should be noted that the Heavenly Dao in this scene has not only not yet obtained 'vector control', but has also only completed 'star core surgery' less than half a year ago.

Without needing further explanation, the young Tiandao simply stood among those abandoned robots and embodied the word 'talent' to its fullest extent.

At the same time, the theatrical version showed a test evaluation of the Heavenly Way.

【Star No. 1: Heavenly Dao Master of Fate】

【Features: Future vision and prediction + S-level innate star energy + top-tier physical attributes + absolute star energy control + monstrous combat talent】

Overall Assessment: A born powerhouse. Beneath his sunglasses lie azure eyes that can see into the future; his carefree and irreverent personality may be his only potential weakness.

[Rating: 99.9] After this rating was given, many other test scenes of the Star Children began to flash before the audience like a revolving lantern.

The scene shifts, and the next one to appear is Dust Star.

In the same white testing space, she held her signature blood-red demon sword, the detection patches on her body swaying slightly with her movements.

Four test robots attacked her from four directions, their metal joints creaking.

In response, Chen Xing merely narrowed his eyes, and his body reacted instinctively.

The demonic blade flashed with a cold light, striking the robot's joint precisely.

Clang!
With a crisp metallic crack, the four robots instantly collapsed to the ground.

Seeing the test was over, Chen Xing neatly sheathed his demon sword, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

【Stars No. 2: Dust】

【Characteristics: Combat Intuition (S+) + Combat Will (EX) + Top-Tier Physical Talent】

[Overall Assessment: A demonic sword that can dominate the battlefield with sheer instinct, an artist of death and combat]

[Rating: 95.3]

Next up is the test screen for Mirror Glass.

She was fast asleep, curled up in the corner of the testing space, clutching her highly recognizable Dream Pillow, with a little drool still hanging from the corner of her mouth.

The next second, four test robots surrounded it and launched an attack.

Just as the robotic arms were about to touch her, the pillow beneath her suddenly lit up with a pale purple light.

In an instant, countless translucent 'dream butterflies' floated out from the pillow, scattered like dandelions, and gently landed on the robot's circuit board.

Zizi!

A spark flashed, and the four robots instantly stopped, eventually turning into a pile of scrap metal and collapsing to the ground.

Jing Liuli simply turned over and mumbled sleepily, "Don't disturb my sleep," before continuing to snore away.

【Starry Night No. 3: Mirror Glass】

【Features: S-level innate star energy + star energy control precision (S+) + special field control ability】

[Overall Assessment: A weaver of dreams and reality, the only lazy genius who can pass an assessment while asleep]

[Rating: 94.6]

After Jing Liuli, Caroline, who was ranked fourth on the surface, was put to the test.

In the video, she stands in front of four test robots, holding a silver tactical tablet in her hand, her green cat ears twitching slightly.

Without any fancy combat techniques, Caroline calmly took out a tactical tablet, her fingers moving in a blur as she rapidly tapped the screen.

The next second, an invisible quantum fluctuation spread out, the robot's screen went black instantly, sparks appeared on its head, black smoke billowed from its joints, and after a series of convulsions, it fell straight down.

Caroline's test was thus completed.

[Stars No. 4 Caroline]

【Characteristics: Top-tier battlefield information processing and decision-making + absolute rationality and composure + top-tier cyborg talent】

[Overall Assessment: A genius born for the field of artificial intelligence, a perfect fusion of data and reality]

[Rating: 94.5]

(End of this chapter)