Just as Shui Mo's figure was swallowed by the Starlit Rain Curtain formed from Yu Chen's Silver Falcon and Azure Owl.
The anime's image abruptly shifted into a strange flashback that had nothing to do with either of the two present.
"Tiandao, we were all studying and training together."
"Why were you always able to leave everyone else so far behind?"
On a grassy hillside at Ember Base.
Caroline looked at Tiandao, who lay on the ground with his legs casually crossed, basking in the sun, her emerald eyes filled with confusion.
Hearing this, Tiandao spat out the blade of grass in his mouth, a lazy curve rising at the corner of his lips.
"Caroline, this has nothing to do with the Stellar Eclipse Heavenly Eye."
"Then what does it have to do with?"
"Talent."
"???"
Seeing that Caroline still did not understand, Tiandao simply explained, "Think about it. For everyone, including you, didn't adapting to your own Star Core alone already take up nearly all your energy?"
Caroline tilted her head and thought for a moment before nodding.
Tiandao sat up and turned to the still-confused girl with a smile. "That's the difference between me and all of you. I adapted to my Star Core very early on, and then began doing other things."
"For example... tempering Star Energy."
"Tempering Star Energy?"
Caroline frowned, clearly unable to follow Tiandao's train of thought.
Seeing this, Tiandao simply gave an easy-to-understand example.
"Caroline, the Association's announced Star Energy limit for a Rank 1 Star Envoy is 1,000 points, right?"
Caroline nodded, then said with practiced ease, "Yes, but the Doctor said that's only the statistical average. There will be fluctuations within a certain range depending on the person and their Star Source."
"Some people can reach 1,500 at Rank 1, while