[Reality World, Site 13]
Looking at Ye Shen Lin on the screen, who stood side-by-side with her 'Former Day Shadow' amidst a sky full of black raven feathers, the dimensional audience finally understood why Ye Shen Lin could be 'NO.5'.
One must know that among the monster-infested Children of the Stars.
A genius as strong as a guy like Jeremiah was only a mere 'NO.7'.
While Ye Shen Lin was unassuming and low-key, her ranking surpassed Jeremiah's by exactly 'two spots'.
Don't let the gap of only 'two spots' deceive you; the difference between her and Jeremiah might be greater than the gap between NO.10 and NO.36.
The only reason for this is that the few individuals ranked ahead of Ye Shen Lin have even bigger 'cheats'.
Otherwise, with her ability for both her shadow and her main body to learn simultaneously, she could stand out and make a name for herself anywhere.
Indeed, the Star Ranking has never been about talent, but about whose 'cheat' is more outrageous!
And Ye Shen Lin is already utilizing just the 'Star Source: Former Day Shadow' to such an extent.
Then her Star Core, named 'Shadow Crow', must also be extraordinary.
Because the dimensional audience is certain that the special haori seemingly composed of 'black raven feathers' on the shadow clone is absolutely not just decoration; it must contain some special function.
They just didn't know if the bearded Tower Guardian could force Ye Shen Lin to fully demonstrate the effects of her 'Star Core: Shadow Crow' during this martial challenge.
Under the curious gaze of the dimensional audience, the bearded Tower Guardian, knowing Ye Shen Lin's level of strength, finally held nothing back and attacked with his full power.
He interlaced his hands, and pale gray Star Energy climbed all over his body along his arms. Rock-like patterns seemed to come alive, flowing rapidly through the blood vessels beneath his skin.
Crushing Rock Style—Mountain Collapse!
For a moment, the figure of the bearded Tower Guardian in the scene suddenly became incomparably burly, as if he had truly transformed into a massive mountain and was crashing down heavily toward Ye Shen Lin.
However, similar to before, Ye Shen Lin stood still. She allowed the 'small mountain' reflected in her dark eyes to grow larger and larger, until the moment the small mountain was about to smash onto her head, the shadow behind her suddenly moved.
Amidst the interweaving of light and shadow, the shadow clone 'You', woven from black feathers, instantly appeared in front of her, crossing its arms over its head.
Boom!
The moment the bearded Tower Guardian and the shadow clone collided, the ground around them shook and cracked violently, as if a terrifying 'mountain collapse' had truly occurred, similar to an eight-magnitude earthquake.
In the sky filled with dust, everyone stared intently at the figures in the smoke, curious about everything happening inside.
When the dust settled, everyone instantly gasped in shock.
The center of the empty training field now featured a massive crater, over thirty meters in diameter and ten meters deep.
However, more astonishing than this was the area spanning one meter around Ye Shen Lin's feet.
The small area where Ye Shen Lin stood was actually completely unscathed amidst this terrifying impact.
As a result, the place where she stood looked like an isolated peak, creating a powerful visual impact.
This was especially true since the person who achieved all this was a seemingly expressionless, skinny, emotionless girl.
The term 'contrast' was perfectly exemplified here.
Although Ye Shen Lin was completely unharmed at this moment, her shadow clone looked a bit 'dishevelled'.
The shadow clone 'You's' arms drooped, and the raven feather haori on its body was covered in cracks and fragmented, looking as if it could dissipate at any moment.
But under everyone's shocked gaze, streaks of dark black shadows converged into the shadow clone's body.
And within a few breaths, the injuries on its body were completely repaired. Even the haori was restored to its original state, as if nothing had ever happened.
After fully recovering, the shadow clone returned to Ye Shen Lin's side, like an absolutely loyal dead warrior, staying close to her every step.
The fact that Ye Shen Lin dared to so easily entrust her 'back' to the shadow clone shows that she has absolute trust in the shadow clone.
This action also indirectly confirms the statement annotated by the Star Production Team in her profile:
'Anyone can betray you... only your shadow will not.'
Ye Shen Lin trusts her 'shadow' more than she trusts anyone else.
'Holy hell, not only does this shadow have no weaknesses, but it can also regenerate automatically?'
'If I had a shadow like this, I wouldn't have to do my homework myself anymore.'
'The person above, is it possible that the homework you don't know how to do, your shadow wouldn't either? After all, Little Lin said, the shadow... is just another her.'
'...'
As the live chat scrolled, the bearded Tower Guardian on screen stared at Ye Shen Lin for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.
Subsequently, he abandoned the so-called 'third move', pulled out a stone badge from his pocket, and tossed it up.
The badge traced a beautiful arc in the air and descended toward Ye Shen Lin's location.
In response, the shadow clone 'You' immediately floated over to catch it, then gently presented the badge to Ye Shen Lin, supporting it with its black feathers.
Ye Shen Lin reached out and took the badge into her palm.
Under the focus of the episode's camera, the dimensional audience on Site 13 quickly noticed the uniqueness of Ye Shen Lin's martial badge.
The badge was inscribed with dense, shattered rock patterns, and these patterns seemed to contain a specific regularity, perhaps representing some unique technique.
Looking at Ye Shen Lin, who was lowering her head to look at the badge, the Tower Guardian wiped his beard, his tone full of admiration.
"The Crushing Rock Badge is yours. The next time you challenge another tower, remember to let others witness your excellent shadow as well."
Hearing this, Ye Shen Lin responded calmly, "There will be a chance. Because someone told me that if I can't even get a hundred badges, then I don't even have the qualification to catch up to them."
"Therefore, I won't stop so soon."
The bearded Tower Guardian paused, and his mind instantly recalled a silver-haired, blue-eyed challenger who suddenly came to challenge him three months ago.
Thinking of that 'monster' who only needed to look at him to learn the 'Crushing Rock Style' through so-called 'future visions' and even improve upon it, the bearded Tower Guardian actually had no doubt about Ye Shen Lin's words and deeply agreed.
"Indeed, when it comes to those monsters, if you can't forge your own path, you really don't even qualify to be their shadow."
"Besides, I can tell that you probably don't want to be anyone's shadow, do you?"
Ye Shen Lin neither agreed nor refuted the bearded Tower Guardian's words. She merely clasped her hands and performed the unique martial arts salute of Martial Heaven Capita.
The bearded Tower Guardian also returned the smile and the salute, and was about to say something more.
Only this time, Ye Shen Lin did not linger further, turning and walking off the field.
It was as if she had only come here to complete a 'task'.
Now that the task was complete, there was no need for her to do anything extra.
The bearded Tower Guardian did not feel offended by this, smiling and shaking his head.
Monsters are allowed to have some peculiar personalities.
Besides, in his opinion, Ye Shen Lin's personality was not particularly strange.
The sunset shone into the passage from outside the tall tower, casting a long band of light on the ground.
As Ye Shen Lin stepped into the passage, the shadow clone suddenly dissipated, transforming into countless black feathers that covered her entire body, allowing her to completely merge into the shadows of the passage.
A moment later, Ye Shen Lin completely disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving only a few black feathers floating leisurely onto the ground, which were soon blown away by the wind.
This emotionless girl, who valued efficiency above all else, was even efficient in her departure.
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