Chapter 195: Tian Dao's Unique Martial Art – Eclipse Star Liberation

The moment Tian Dao brought his blade down, the entire scene of the drama abruptly shifted into stark black and white.

In the next instant, the overwhelming pressure radiating from the blade violently tore a rift through the sea on either side.

With a deafening roar from the Shattering Star, Tian Dao’s blade struck precisely at the spine of the Devouring Star Whale, its body armored in thick obsidian scales.

Boom!

To Will’s surprise, despite the massive spectacle, the blade only carved a shallow, moderate wound into the beast’s hide.

Then, the Shattering Star shattered like glass—crack!—exploding into a shower of countless star-like fragments that scattered around the Devouring Star Whale.

Yet during this moment, the camera lingered on a few of the fragments, each reflecting the distant face of Tian Dao.

Through those reflections, the Dimensional Audience clearly saw the smirk on Tian Dao’s face—brighter, more radiant than ever.

As if this were exactly what he had intended.

“Fall, stars.”

Hearing those familiar words, the nine hundred and ninety-nine fragments of the Shattering Star froze midair for a split second—then instantly reversed direction, streaking downward like a meteor shower, plunging toward the Devouring Star Whale!

Even more astonishing was how effortlessly these tiny fragments pierced through the whale’s famed obsidian scales—scales renowned for their stellar energy resistance.

And once inside, they seemed to inflict unimaginable agony upon the colossal creature.

Despite the “stars” still falling, the once-arrogant beast now screamed in agonized, ear-piercing pain.

Its mountain-sized body writhed violently across the sea, churning up waves that towered like cliffs.

“Indeed,” Yun Meng murmured, gazing at the crimson sea stained by the whale’s spilled blood. “Little Tian Dao… your eyes must see through everything now, don’t they?”

“Every strike landed precisely in the gaps between the scales, at the weakest points of its stellar energy. I’d wager your first blow was just a test—testing how strong this beast’s defenses truly are.”

“If it hadn’t met your standard, you wouldn’t have resorted to such… elaborate methods.”

Tian Dao shrugged. “Not entirely a test. After six years of inactivity, even I’m not quite sure of my own strength. Need to recalibrate.”

Hearing the clear amusement in his tone, Yun Meng shook her head, exasperated.

To treat a sovereign-level stellar beast as a training dummy—only Little Tian Dao could carry such arrogance with such absolute confidence.

After all, most Second-Rank Stellar Envoys wouldn’t even dare stand before a beast like this without fleeing. To survive the encounter unscathed was already a feat worthy of pride.

With that thought, Yun Meng turned her gaze back to the writhing whale, cleared her throat, and addressed the Dimensional Audience through the screen.

“The Devouring Star Whale is a classic enhancement-type stellar beast. Its obsidian scales aren’t just resistant to stellar energy—they also suppress the opponent’s stellar source to some extent.”

She paused, arms crossed, brows raised. “Just those two traits make it a nightmare for most Stellar Envoys. After all, the vast majority rely entirely on their own stellar source.”

Her tone hardened. “But its strength is also its weakness. Because resistance is mutual—its own abilities are limited. It can only rely on sheer size and power.”

“Yet the larger the body, the more vulnerable it becomes. The gaps between the scales—those are its fatal flaws.”

“Most people wouldn’t even realize it, even if they hit those spots. But you—” she looked directly at Tian Dao, “—must have done something, right? Otherwise, it wouldn’t be screaming like this.”

Tian Dao smiled. “Nothing special. I simply pre-applied a vector enchantment to each fragment of the Shattering Star.”

“Which one?” Yun Meng asked, curiosity piqued.

“Rotation.”

Yun Meng’s eye twitched.

She’d guessed some of what he’d done—but she hadn’t expected him to go this far.

Those fragments, imbued with rotational vector magic, acted like tiny drills—spinning violently inside the whale’s body, tearing through muscle and bone.

It was no wonder the beast was rolling in agony.

But the spectacle wasn’t over.

As Yun Meng and the Dimensional Audience stared in disbelief, Tian Dao suddenly began warming up on the ruins of Ember Ruins.

He stretched his body, rotated his wrists and ankles, then gave his neck a slow, deliberate twist.

Yun Meng frowned. “Little Tian Dao… what are you doing now?”

Tian Dao, still stretching, replied casually, “Just loosening up. Haven’t moved in a while.”

Yun Meng: “???”

It didn’t take long for her—and the audience—to understand the true weight of Tian Dao’s “warm-up.”

For in that moment, his eyes flashed with two faint, otherworldly lights—Stellar Marks, the rare sigils of a Star-Eclipse Eye awakening, a trait only Stellar Prodigies and intelligent stellar beasts possessed.

Moments later, two deep, thunderous booms echoed from his body.

Then, his blood and stellar energy surged—visible to the naked eye.

Boom!

With a single step, Tian Dao shattered the ruins beneath him.

In an instant, he blurred into a streak of motion, streaking through the air with a roar that split the sky, appearing directly above the Devouring Star Whale.

Below him, the beast was already riddled with wounds.

Tian Dao raised his right leg high—then brought it down with brutal force.

Crack!

The impact was staggering—far more devastating than the earlier slash.

Even the Devouring Star Whale, famed for its physical resilience, suffered a deep dent in its skull.

Its armored scales cracked like shattered tiles, exploding outward in a violent spray.

As the beast was driven into the sea, the water erupted into colossal waves that spread outward in all directions.

Having finished, Tian Dao landed with effortless grace—a backflip onto a platform woven from the returning fragments of the Shattering Star, now reassembled into a flowing river of starlight.

Standing atop that celestial current, he opened his palm.

There, resting in his hand, was a fist-sized black crystal—the Devouring Star Whale’s stellar core.

The Dimensional Audience was stunned.

What… just happened?

Wait—is Lao Tian’s strength really at the level of a third-rank sovereign beast now?

It doesn’t feel like pure physical power… it’s something else. Some kind of martial art.

Tian Dao hadn’t killed the beast with brute strength.

He had used a unique martial technique—reminiscent of a certain anime’s Eight Gates Concealment—known as:

Eclipse Star Liberation.

The name came with a price.

> [Name: Eclipse Star Liberation]

> [Effect: Depending on the degree of 'potential' unlocked, grants varying levels of full-stat enhancement and special effects.]

> [Mechanism: Through the control of Stellar Energy via the 'Star-Eclipse Eye' and vector manipulation, creates 'Stellar Energy Boundary Points' at specific acupoints. This catalyzes his own stellar energy and dramatically boosts his physical potential. The more boundary points activated, the greater the enhancement.]

> [Side Effect: Overuse reduces the user’s lifespan.]

In essence, Eclipse Star Liberation was a method of extreme self-stimulation—awakening specific points in the body to unleash a temporary, explosive burst of power.

The cost? The surge of stellar energy tore at Tian Dao’s meridians and muscles.

In extreme cases, it could shorten his life.

But based on his own assessment, as long as he kept the number of activated boundary points below two, the damage would be manageable—just fatigue, not permanent harm.

As the corpse of the Devouring Star Whale sank into the deep, Tian Dao’s memory came to an end.

And through it all, the Dimensional Audience finally understood one truth:

Tian Dao had slept for six years—but his power remained utterly inhuman.

No comparison, no mercy.

Earlier, they’d thought Chen Kong’s growth was impressive enough to place him among the top twenty of the Stellar Prodigies.

But after Liu Ma’s equal match, Chen Xing’s overwhelming dominance… and now Tian Dao casually using a sovereign-level stellar beast as a sparring partner…

The message was clear.

This Kong still needs more training.

(End of Chapter)

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