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Chapter 434 The Opportunity to Step into 'Natural Disaster' [4000 words]

Changsheng County, Underground Treasury

The crashing sound of falling gravel continued, and the screen of Caroline's tactical tablet at her waist was already cracked from the violent shaking, but she was oblivious to it, staring blankly ahead.

More than two-thirds of the vault floor had collapsed into a giant sinkhole with a diameter of over a hundred meters. The rock layers on the sinkhole walls had been scorched by the high temperature into a glassy state, gleaming with an eerie metallic luster.

Although this sinkhole appears much smaller than the one that Tiandao fought Wilford on the beach.

In reality, this sinkhole is far more terrifying than the original one.

Because right now, this sinkhole is like a bottomless abyss, and after countless rocks fall into it, there is no echo for a long time.

It is clear that Tiandao and Enite intentionally controlled the direction of the aftershocks to avoid causing greater damage to the surrounding area.

Equally unsurprised by this scene was Jing Liuli, who was standing next to Caroline.

She opened her nose and could still smell a burnt smell, a mixture of ozone and energy, lingering around the tip of her nose.

That was the aura left behind when the vector force field collided with the gluttonous energy during the battle between the Heavenly Dao and Enet's memory clone.

Although she and Caroline's time was temporarily halted by Ennet using the laws of Libra.

However, their consciousness allowed them to witness the final collapse in its entirety.

The exaggerated energy storm, even though they were just bystanders, left them stunned and blank for three seconds.

"This is no longer within the scope of 'strong'..."

Jing Liuli's voice trembled almost imperceptibly. She looked down at the faint dream energy in her palm, compared to the residual energy fluctuations in the center of the sinkhole.

The difference between the two is like the difference between a firefly and the sun!
Thinking of this, Jing Liuli couldn't help but say, "Caroline, do you think there's a possibility that the Heavenly Dao and the others are not from the same world as us? Otherwise, why are they able to achieve this level when we are all Star Envoys?"

"Is it that we are too inexperienced, or that their talent is too great?"

Caroline did not answer Jing Liuli's soul-searching question. Instead, she took out her tactical tablet and looked at the energy detection records on it.

Although this record is not comprehensive, it is based on the peak energy of the final battle between Tiandao and Enite.

That capability is comparable to the result of a nuclear bomb detonating in the old days.

Yet, the two of them managed to withstand such terrifying energy fluctuations with their own bodies.

To others, Caroline and Jing Liuli were already 'geniuses' beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The level of a natural disaster-level powerhouse is a peak that most people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Although they knew very well that neither Tiandao nor Enite were ordinary people.

However, the battle between Tiandao and Enite completely refreshed their understanding of 'strength'.

Just as an ant can never comprehend the storm that will rage when a lion fights a dragon.

Because both of these are too powerful for ants to defeat.

Sometimes, understanding the gap might not be a good thing.

The despair of never being able to catch up no matter how hard you try can easily make people lose their will to fight.

Just like Caroline and Jing Liuli at this moment, they believe that they will be able to reach the strength of the current Heavenly Dao and Ennet's memory clone in the future.

But they felt they could never catch up with the two of them.

After all, they will improve, but the progress of Tiandao and Enite will only be faster than theirs.

The gap widened further and further until it became an insurmountable chasm.

Amidst the silence of Jing Liuli and Caroline, the anime's camera panned past the bottomless 'sinkhole' and focused on Ennet.

At the edge of the sinkhole, Ennet's memory clone was kneeling on the ground.

His black trench coat had long since turned to ashes, and his transparent body began to dissipate from the waist down, turning into specks of golden light that merged into the air, clearly on the verge of disappearing at any moment.

Even so, there was no trace of defeat in his sharp golden eyes; instead, they burned with an almost fanatical excitement, to the point that even his breathing carried a hint of a smile.

"Ahem... That's more like it."

Ennett raised his hand to wipe away the golden energy 'blood foam' that had spilled from the corner of his mouth. Although his voice was somewhat ethereal, it was full of exhilarating pleasure.

"What a long-lost excitement! It's been so many years, I can't even remember the last time I was this happy."

As Ennet sighed, the anime camera followed his gaze and landed on Tiandao on the other side of the sinkhole.

To the utter surprise of the viewers, the Heavenly Dao was actually injured at this moment!
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'Holy crap! Lao Tian is injured?!'

'Am I seeing things? His right arm is bleeding!'

'Has this generation's meta pick met the previous one? What a closely contested battle.'

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao was indeed no longer calm and composed as usual, and had become somewhat 'disheveled'.

He leaned against a broken piece of reinforced concrete, his tactical uniform on his right arm completely torn to shreds, revealing skin covered with fine wounds, and blood trickling down his arm, forming a small pool of dark blood on the ground.

As the camera zooms in, other wounds on Tiandao's body are revealed to the audience.

A clear, dark brown fist mark was imprinted on Tiandao's tactical uniform on his chest, and the fabric around the fist mark was carbonized, with bruises faintly visible under the skin.

Tiandao lowered his head slightly, his forehead bangs were wet with sweat, covering half of his face. Only the occasional rise and fall of his chest and his heavy breathing proved that although he was seriously injured, he was not yet at the point where Ennet's memory clone could disappear at any time.

It's unclear whether this was just the audience's imagination or a deliberate choice by the production team.

As the azure light in the Heavenly Dao Star Eclipse Eye faded, he looked no different from an ordinary teenager.

Even so, the Heavenly Dao, whose spine remained unbent even when injured, still exuded a reassuring power, silently proclaiming the true value of the words "Peak of the Stars".

Under the watchful eyes of the dimensional audience and Caroline, Tendou raised his hand and pressed it against the wound on his chest.

The vector force field condensed into an invisible film in his palm, quickly covering his chest and suppressing the surging blood and qi within his body.

After doing all this, Tiandao raised his head and looked at Enite. Although his voice was a little hoarse, it carried a hint of equally excited smile.

"Your memory clone is much stronger than the one I encountered in the simulated occupied zone."

"That last punch almost completely shattered my vector force field. If my body hadn't been different from ordinary people, I would have been the one who lost this game."

Surprisingly, Ennett didn't care about winning or losing at all; instead, he focused on the so-called 'simulated occupied zone'.

"A simulation that only has 70% of my strength when I was young—that kind of thing isn't meant for actual combat."

Seeing Enet suddenly start to despise his former self, Tendou's eyes twitched slightly.

This old guy is not only tough, but he's also stubborn.

When they get really angry, they'll even curse themselves!
However, Ennett didn't care about any of that at the moment. He chuckled, his body suddenly becoming even more transparent, and even his voice began to break off. "Your 'vector control' is quite interesting. I guess there's still a lot of room for development in your star source, isn't there?"

If it were anyone else, the Heavenly Dao wouldn't have told him these things about his future 'cultivation direction'.

But if it were Ennett, that would be a different story.

"Ah."

Tiandao stood up, enduring the tearing pain in his chest, and said seriously, "The limit of vector control has never been this kind of simple destruction; its creativity far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people."

He paused, his gaze falling on the massive, mostly collapsed and dilapidated scales not far away, and said meaningfully, "Changing the visible and tangible vectors is nothing; what I really want to change are those things that are invisible and intangible."

Upon hearing this, Ennett's eyes lit up at first, and then he suddenly laughed.

Golden shards of light drifted down with his laughter, and parts of his body began to slowly dissipate.

"Heavenly Dao, I am now... increasingly looking forward to the day when you grow up."

His gaze became incredibly serious, as if he were passing on some kind of legacy.

“Some guys are too conservative, and even Dragon is a bit lacking. After all, he does have a lot of ideas, but it's hard for him to turn them all into reality... Only someone like you, who has both ideas and abilities, could possibly help me break the current situation.”

The Heavenly Dao did not respond, but simply watched him quietly.

He understood what Ennett meant; this legend, who had lived most of his life, had already done his best within his capabilities.

But this limit is not the limit he wants.

His appearance allowed him to see the possibilities of the 'unknown' and the hope of transcending the existing pattern.

After an unknown amount of time, Tiandao looked at Enite, nodded gently, and spoke in a firm and clear voice.

"Don't worry, that day won't keep you waiting long."

"Really? That's great."

Ennett's smile grew even brighter, and he raised his hand in a 'good luck' gesture.

Then his transparent body finally turned into golden light dust, leaving behind only a smiling message.

"Remember, don't be bound by the existing rules, because a true strong person should have the ability to break everything and define the so-called 'rules' for themselves."

As the golden specks of light scattered with the wind, the residual energy fluctuations in the center of the sinkhole gradually subsided.

The Heavenly Dao gazed at the empty space ahead and slowly withdrew the vector force field surrounding it.

Although the pain in his arms and chest continued, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

The battle just now not only allowed him to get a glimpse of Ennet, the strongest person of this generation, but also elevated his understanding of vector control to a new level.

Although he and Ennet have different star sources, in a sense, they are on the same path.

From Enite, the Heavenly Dao obtained many previously unknown 'answers'.

This will allow him to avoid many detours in his future cultivation.

It seems that once this trial ends, it won't be long before he breaks through that 'boundary' and truly enters the so-called 'natural disaster' stage.

The Way of Heaven sincerely looks forward to this day.

"Are you okay?"

Not long after Ennet's memory clone disappeared, Caroline appeared beside him at some point and asked with concern.

To this, Tiandao smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just need to rest for a while."

Even so, after a brief moment of thought, Caroline took out a special rainbow-colored candy from her pocket.

And this candy is none other than Jing Liuli's 'Dream Candy'.

Similar to when I was a child, but with some differences.

With Jing Liuli's strength increasing, the effect of her 'Dream Candy' is now much stronger than before.

"Give."

Seeing the sweet candy that Caroline offered, Tiandao did not refuse.

Having the cells of the Heavenly Dao, he could indeed recover from his injuries with just a little rest.

Who would refuse a potentially faster recovery?

While Tiandao was resting after eating the Dream Candy, Caroline took out a spare medical kit and deftly bandaged the wound on his arm.

"Tiandao, you should have known all along that the Grand Master would be here, right?"

Tiandao paused for a moment, then turned to look at Caroline, who had a serious expression on her face, and said with a smile, "Yes."

Looking at Tiandao, who still didn't take it seriously, he knew that Tiandao wouldn't listen, nor would he change his mind because of it.

Caroline couldn't help but say, "Tiandao, although I've said this many times, I still want to say that in the future, if there are any more 'dangerous' things like this, could you please tell me in advance instead of making decisions on your own?"

"Is it dangerous?"

"Danger."

"."

Looking at Caroline's serious face, Tiandao knew that if he continued to be stubborn, although Caroline wouldn't say much, she would probably put him through a lot of 'intensity' in the next few days.

Therefore, adhering to the principle of "it's better to do less than more,"

Tiandao replied with a smile, "Alright, then I will try to ask for your opinions more often before taking any action in the future."

"You better be like this."

Caroline tightened the bandage on Tiandao's arm and said irritably.

Noticing Tiandao's slightly pale face, Caroline took out another Dream Candy she had gotten from Jing Liuli and gestured for Tiandao to eat it.

In response, Tiandao waved his hand and then looked up at the ceiling of the vault.

At this moment, the ceiling of the vault had been pierced by the great battle between Tiandao and Enite, and a huge hole could be seen through it, revealing the bright night sky over Changsheng County.

Moonlight streamed through the gaps in the clouds, falling into his dusty yet still bright eyes.

Finally, Heaven suddenly spoke up.

"Caroline, what do you think would happen if I removed Enitella and took over as the Grand Master?"

Caroline: "???"

(End of this chapter)