This villain is too popular.

Chapter 18 The Glory of the Heavenly Dao

In the real world, there are 13 stations.

He watched as Tiandao found the last teammate of his three-person team.

Everyone knew that this final test, which had been building up for almost three episodes, was finally about to truly begin.

On paper, the Heavenly Path Squad is undoubtedly the strongest of all the squads.

This team is incredibly prestigious, boasting the number one, number three, and number four ranked students.

Such a luxurious setup naturally made the Heavenly Dao Team the first team to challenge the Earth Dragon Lizard.

But what made the audience laugh was...

Jing Liuli, who had always acted cowardly and lazy, became even more excited after hearing Tiandao say that the Earth Dragon Lizard might be close to breaking through.

They immediately backed out.

"Heavens, Heavenly Dao, I suddenly remembered I have something to attend to, I must go now!"

"Where do you want to go?" Tiandao grabbed Jing Liuli's collar.

"Heavenly Dao, please let me go down first, okay?"

"You're dreaming! Since we're already here, let's go!"

"No!!!"

Seeing Jing Liuli being forcibly brought onto the stage by the Heavenly Dao, like a duck being forced onto a shelf.

The comments section was bursting with laughter.

'Heaven's Way: Want to go home? Work overtime!'

'You've come all this way, why are you trying to run away!'

"Help! This company looks like a shady business!"

'Ah, capital.'

Amidst a harmonious atmosphere of bullet comments, the battle between the Heavenly Path Team and the Earth Dragon Lizard officially began.

From the very beginning of the battle, the Heavenly Path Squad demonstrated an extremely high level of combat prowess.

As a member of the AI ​​class, Caroline stood at the back of the team from the start, using her Star Energy Data Network to connect Tiandao and Jing Liuli, perfectly playing the role of the team's brain.

As a special type character, Jing Liuli is positioned in the middle of the team, perfectly fulfilling her role of support and control.

As for Tiandao, the strongest member of the team, he naturally took on the most arduous task without hesitation.

That means confronting the Earth Dragon Lizard head-on and trying to prevent it from affecting your teammates.

Even with such a perfect lineup, the Heavenly Dao Team was completely suppressed by the Earth Dragon Lizard at the start.

Even though the Heavenly Dao used its powerful pupils, granted by its 'Star Eclipse Heavenly Eye,' to constantly predict the Earth Dragon Lizard's movements.

But he still couldn't find any chance to fight back, except to dodge.

As for Jing Liuli, although she wanted to go up and help several times, she could never find a suitable opportunity. She could only keep harassing the Earth Dragon Lizard to reduce the pressure on the Heavenly Dao as much as possible.

It can be said that if the battle continues to develop in this manner...

The defeat of the Tiandao Squad was only a matter of time.

'No, even a team as strong as Heavenly Dao seems powerless to fight back, how are the others supposed to fight?'

'What was the production team thinking? Using such an opponent to create a highlight and plot twist for the protagonist, Chen Kong? Isn't that a recipe for disaster with a completely inconsistent power level? How can Chen Kong's team compare to Tian Dao and his group?!'

'Heavenly Path: Encountering a max-level player in the beginner village, unable to defeat them despite all efforts''

Seeing the Heavenly Dao team being completely suppressed, everyone felt that such a battle was far too childish.

After all, the two sides in the battle were never on the same level from beginning to end, so the outcome was never in doubt.

Just when everyone thought the production team wanted to use the crushing defeat of Tiandao and others to build up the strength of the protagonist Chen Kong later,

A high-energy, rousing background music suddenly started playing on screen.

Then, on the arena, Zai Tiandao suddenly heard Caroline's words from behind and instantly changed his previous entanglement, taking the initiative to distance himself from the Earth Dragon Lizard.

Immediately afterwards, Jing Liuli, who had been wandering around and causing trouble, took the initiative to take on the task of directly restraining the Earth Dragon Lizard, creating a valuable opportunity for the Heavenly Dao to counterattack.

In an instant, the entire anime's visuals slowed down, and the camera focused entirely on Tendou, giving him a close-up shot.

Silver-white tousled hair, azure eyes, and features so exquisite they resembled a work of art.

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao seemed like a character straight out of a shoujo manga.

It's clear that the production team spent a long time carefully crafting this scene.

After all, the level of detail in this close-up shot is so exaggerated that even the ceiling reflected on the ground of the arena in the distance is clearly visible.

"Star Energy Technique - Azure!"

As the words of Heaven calmly fell.

The energy ball hovering between his fingers traced a perfect arc and struck the Earth Dragon Lizard's injured left knee with pinpoint accuracy.

After the attack, the powerful Earth Dragon Lizard was forced to kneel on the ground, bleeding from its wounds.

Upon witnessing this astonishing scene, an eerie silence fell both on and off the screen.

Because of the overwhelming sense of oppression created by the Earth Dragon Lizard in front.

The sheer scale of Tiandao's victory over his opponent at that moment was astonishing.

To emphasize the shock that Heaven's actions caused everyone, the production team aptly switched the scene to the protagonist, Chen Kong.

At this moment, Chen Kong's pupils constricted and his mouth was slightly open, clearly unable to believe what the Heavenly Dao had accomplished.

Just as shocked as he was were the viewers watching on screen.

'Check in at this iconic scene!'

'This strike pierced through the stars!'

'My mom asked me why I was kneeling while watching anime!'

Amidst gasps of surprise from the viewers, the camera shifted from the protagonist, Chen Kong, and finally focused on the Earth Dragon Lizard on the final assessment stage.

The earth dragon lizard, which had just been injured by a star energy spell from the Heavenly Dao, had now stood up completely, exuding a terrifying aura that made people's hearts tremble.

Clearly, the Earth Dragon Lizard has been thoroughly enraged by the Heavenly Dao.

It roared to the sky, its voice so loud that many viewers watching the show in bed were so startled they dropped their phones.

However, in stark contrast to the enraged Earth Dragon Lizard, the Heavenly Dao, having already gained the upper hand, had long since left the arena with Caroline and Mirror Glass.

He put his little sunglasses back on and cheekily provoked the Earth Dragon Lizard on the ring.

"Hey everyone, still sulking? The assessment is over!"

He heard the words of Heaven.

The earth dragon lizard on the screen immediately unleashed a furious, impotent rage.

The audience watching on screen were absolutely delighted.

'Haha, that's how a main character should act! Where did that guy in the audience come from, just some random extra?'

'A constellation of stars? No, there's no constellation here. I clearly only see the Heavenly Dao as a superstar!'

'I've discovered that as long as you immerse yourself in the Dao of Heaven, it becomes a standard "feel-good" anime!'

'About the fact that the real protagonist is actually a background character'

'The Fake Protagonist: Shivering'

'The true protagonist: facing a formidable foe'

Just as the comments section was filled with praise for Tiandao's outstanding performance.

Tiandao, half-lying on his dormitory bed, was leisurely watching the semi-transparent light screen floating in mid-air, which only he could see.

[Popularity +1]

[Popularity +1]

[Popularity +1]

"Perfect~"

Tendou took a bite of the strawberry cake in his hand, quite satisfied with the production team's work on this episode.

After all, he occupied nearly 80% of the screen time in this episode.

The plot perfectly showcases his power as the pinnacle of the stars.

It can be said that his highlight scene, thanks to the production team's meticulous work, unleashed a visual impact far exceeding his expectations.

After all, when he designed this plot, he couldn't possibly add that many 'visual effects' to himself.

However, although the audience's reaction to this noble plot was very pleasing, Tiandao knew that his leisurely days were actually coming to an end.

Because once the final assessment storyline concludes, everyone will receive a Star Source that suits them.

At that time, the gap between him and others will narrow in a short period of time.

After all, once you have Star Source, the competition between people will no longer be just about numbers, but also about 'mechanics'.

And some popular characters are predetermined by the production team.

Their combination of star core and star source will be a bug-level existence.

Therefore, if Heaven wants to maintain its current invincible status, it must make good use of this precious window of opportunity.

After all, after the final assessment, "Stellaris: Ember" will connect to a much more intense and tragic storyline than the final assessment.

In this major storyline, the Ember organization will suffer massive destruction.

All the children of the stars will be scattered throughout the New Federation as a result, paving the way for the second season, "Stars Glimmer".

And then there was the thought of the brutal battle that was about to begin, and the 'grand vision' in his heart.

Tiandao immediately sat up in bed and opened his popularity system.

"Although I'm currently burdened with a debt of millions in popularity, I have to take some risks if I want to maintain my outstanding performance in the upcoming major storylines."

The Heavenly Dao's gaze swept across the popular shop and finally settled on a special item.

【Name: Substitute Bracelet】

[Effect: Can withstand one fatal blow, putting the host into a state of suspended animation, and the host will awaken after one natural day.]

[Purchase Price: 10 popularity points]

[Purchase Limit: 2/2]

(End of this chapter)