My setting is above yours!

Chapter 118 Relying on me? You dare to say that! (5k5)

'There's actually a master here!'

Everyone was slightly taken aback, then their hearts leaped with joy, and their gazes immediately turned in the direction from which the voice came—

Then, I saw Ron casually tossing a chipped glass bottle around, and I saw his confident expression, devoid of any fear, seemingly brimming with self-assurance...

'Oh, it's Ron...'

In that instant, the hope that had risen in everyone's hearts was slightly extinguished.

After all, although everyone says Ron is actually quite strong, academic rankings can't be faked—

On the leaderboard, Ron, whose academic ability was only a mere eighth place, had absolutely no advantage in computing power or personal reality...

Even if his ability model is powerful enough, when faced with an opponent like Wang Yi who is so terrifying that he can defeat Yu An with a single punch, can Ron's strength really still be considered "powerful"?

However, despite this, no one could possibly harbor the slightest malice towards Ron at this moment—

Even if they are powerless to defeat Wang Yi at this time, their courage to stand up and face such an almost invincible enemy is enough to earn their respect!
The superpowered individuals looked at Ron with obvious anticipation and approval, some even silently praying and cheering him on.

Only Yu An, who was manipulating gravity to stop the bleeding from the laceration in his chest, struggled to his feet and looked at Ron with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

He had always known that Ron possessed strength that was absolutely equal to his own; the decline in his academic ranking was merely a cover-up.

Actually, he hadn't exactly failed to exchange blows with Wang Yi, but he was unaware of Wang Yi's abilities and was momentarily caught off guard, crushed by that teleportation-like power...

But he knew that Ron had definitely watched the whole thing from the shadows and knew all of Wang Yi's methods.

So, unless Wang Yi has any more special methods, Ron might actually be able to hurt Wang Yi and make him put in a lot of effort!

Thinking this to himself, Yu'an thought to himself:
'It would be best if Ron could use his ability to thoroughly dampen Wang Yi's arrogance...'

Even if we can't win... we can't let Wang Yi win so easily!

'As long as he's slightly injured, so that even with his [Color Rank] magician skills he can't take us down unscathed, that's enough!'

At the same time, following the sound, Wang Yi looked at Ron with displeasure and saw the mottled glass bottle in his hand. His expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously took a few steps back, distancing himself from Ron.

'He dug up the relics... How could that be? Does he know about Possession Magic?'

But he quickly composed himself and calmed down again.

'Hmph... Even if I break the possession state and make the Heroic Spirit return to the artifact, wouldn't it be the same if I just took the artifact back?'

'Besides... how could he possibly have the chance to break free of my heroic spirit's possession!'

Thinking this to himself, Wang Yi snorted coldly, no longer as arrogant as before, and silently began to draw complex runes—

Now that Ron possesses the original form of the relic, he has to admit that Ron does indeed have a slight chance of defeating him...

Therefore, when a lion hunts a rabbit, it must use all its strength!

In an instant, the rune between his fingers was completed, the murky [mysterious] magic forming a complex mark, and then he softly announced:
"silence!"

In an instant, the same magical radiance as before burst forth, transforming into translucent chains that shot towards Ron, binding him completely in a flash, attempting to seal off all his spirituality and computational power in accessing magic and his personal reality...

But Ron did nothing; he simply watched Wang Yi calmly.

These illusory chains... dissolved easily the moment they touched him, as if falling into molten lava at thousands of degrees Celsius, instantly turning into nothingness and disappearing!
At that moment, Wang felt a chill run down his spine, not knowing what had happened.

'My magic...why did it fail?!'

'This guy didn't use any counter-spells, yet he rendered my magic ineffective... His personal power is actually this strong?!'

A sense of confusion arose in Wang Yi's heart, but he did not hesitate, and once again formed various talismans in his hands—

This time, not only the original magic that can only be used after a Heroic Spirit possesses him, but also various spells from the [Astrological School] that he has learned, are now being fully constructed and released using the purest magical power within the Heroic Spirit...

In this way, even if they are just ordinary magic models, they will be transformed into incredibly powerful magic due to the pure magic power, and will exert a much stronger output than before!
Instantly, a lot of hazy oil paint splashed out as Wang Yi moved.

The moment the paint was splashed, it instantly transformed into sharp arrows, shooting towards Ron's vitals—

And that's not all.

To ensure Ron could withstand the onslaught, Wang Yi even followed up with several more instances of "Silence," and threw out several bottles of dark-colored potions, causing them to explode in front of Ron, enveloping him along with the oil-painted arrows...

'This... should be enough, right?'

'Even if a Level 3 individual is incredibly strong, even if they activate their [Ability Formula], there's absolutely no way they could emerge unscathed from such an attack!'

Thinking this to himself, he stared intently at Ron, who was shrouded in a cloud of potion-infused oil, only to find that the Ron who emerged was not the one he had expected—almost completely dead and utterly incapable of resistance…

On the contrary, Ron was full of energy and didn't have a single injury on his body. He was completely unharmed by Ron's silent and all-out attack!

Seeing Ron walk out of there with an air of nonchalance, Wang Yi's pupils dilated in shock, his mind reeling with disbelief.
What...what's going on?!

But what he didn't know was that at that very moment, Ron was looking at the lower right corner of his field of vision with a strange expression—

[The "Setting: Fantasy Dissolution" is being eroded by a small amount of "occult influence."]

[Performance impairment: 18%]

Theoretically speaking, if Wang Yi were to construct magic based on his personal reality, Ron wouldn't be able to resolve it so easily; at the very least, he would have to avoid the effects of such magic...

But who made Wang Yi, after obtaining the possession of the heroic spirit, gain the ability to use those magics, and respect this battle immensely, giving his all to use real "magic"?

Perhaps these spells are indeed powerful in terms of actual effects... but compared to the spells used by truly normal [mystical] sequence extraordinary beings, Wang Yi, who doesn't even know Grodran language and can only recite incantations in the common language, is simply incomprehensibly weak!
The magic he used was extremely weak in terms of the concept of "mystery," lacking any support from the extraordinary characteristics themselves. It was powerless to shake Ron's [Illusion Dissolve], and even a full-force attack could only scratch the durability of [Illusion Dissolve]!
You think this kind of magic can break through Ron's defenses?

Go talk to him about "dissolving illusions"!

'Unexpectedly, it's because of Wang Yi's increased strength that I'm temporarily invincible thanks to [Illusion Dissolution]...'

'However, [Illusion Dissolve] has limited durability; we can't let it keep being used up like this... Let's finish this quickly!'

Ron pondered for a moment, but his actions were swift. He immediately rushed out of the still-dissipating magical mist and charged towards Wang Yi...

[Vector Manipulation] At full power, Ron barely touched the ground with his toes before shooting out like an arrow, reaching Wang Yi at incredible speed—

Then, he struck out with his palm, aiming directly at Wang Yi's chest!
'Such a brutal fighting style? Looking at his profile, he doesn't seem to have physical enhancement abilities.'

Wang Yi was startled, but dared not be careless. He drew out a complex rune, which then flashed out in an instant, appearing out of thin air on the other side of the battlefield...

However, this extraordinary ability from the [mysterious] Sequence Nine "Trickster Apprentice" is not powerful, and it is even weaker when released by Wang Yi's crude magical methods.

He only moved about fifty or sixty meters in an instant, while Ron simply changed the direction of the "force" by relying on [Vector Manipulation], and flew out in an arc as gracefully as a butterfly, easily catching up with Wang Yi!

Then, he struck Wang Yi's chest with his palm with all his might, and then grabbed him with his hand...

Ron easily caught the pure black cloak, casually tossed it aside, and it dissipated completely as magical light!
But Wang Yi staggered back several steps, touching his chest with lingering fear, only to find that although Ron's palm strike had some force, it was nothing in this life-or-death battle...

He only experienced chest tightness and shortness of breath for a moment before fully recovering.

In an instant, Wang Yi felt like he could do it again.

Although he couldn't break through Ron's defenses... Ron didn't seem to be able to hurt him either!

A slight smirk appeared on his lips as he subconsciously said:

"With this kind of power, you think you can break through the body possessed by a heroic spirit... Wait, where is my heroic spirit?!" At this moment, Wang Yi finally came to his senses and realized that the powerful magical energy that filled his body had completely dissipated at some point, and all the magic he had released before had also completely collapsed...

Ron, holding a small, mottled bottle filled with a murky, seven-colored liquid, shook it with interest, seemingly unconcerned about his opponent, and asked:

"This bottle of potion... is it that heroic spirit?"

Seeing Ron holding the relic already containing the Heroic Spirit, Wang Yi, who had left the Heroic Spirit possession state, calmed down and looked at Ron with a hint of apprehension:
"How did you do that? Oh, I see, you had prepared a triggered counter-curse for the [Possession Ritual] long ago... Someone was helping you behind the scenes?"

He muttered to himself, a hint of ruthlessness creeping into his eyes as he looked at Ron:
"I never expected that we, [Heavenly Hearing], could have such a traitor... Who is it? Which ferryman from [Noah] is behind you, or which alchemical madman from [Golden Dawn]?!"
"You've prepared so many counter-spells, just to target me and my Heroic Spirit... What exactly are you trying to do?!"

Hearing Wang Yi's obviously off-topic guess, Ron didn't quite understand, but it would be great if someone could take the blame for him after beating Wang Yi, to avoid the pressure and accusations he might face...

Therefore, he neither admitted nor refuted, but simply looked at Wang Yi with a half-smile and said:

"you guess?"

Upon hearing this, Wang was immediately enraged.

Since when did magicians have to be so secretive with each other?

After Ron easily countered all of his magic with [Illusion Dissolve], Wang Yi no longer regarded Ron as a superpowered person, but as a magician from another school.

After all, in his understanding, the only thing capable of achieving what Ron had just done was a variety of pre-prepared counter-spells specifically designed to counter the magic he used...

In the Ideal City, even though the magicians belonged to different organizations and schools of thought, and often had some friction, their mutual hostility was never concealed.

These magicians, who inherited noble blood, have always valued honor and dignity highly.

If any magician truly wishes to oppose him in this monthly exam... they should submit their challenge before the exam and then engage in a fair duel in the Hollow Battlefield, testing their magical abilities!
Ron's actions... are really unethical!

'However, this also proves that he lacks sufficient confidence...'

'If you truly possess sufficient magical skill, why bother researching anti-spells, resorting solely to relying on elemental advantages to try and fight me, and even stealing a Heroic Spirit's relic to test its effectiveness?'

'He has no idea how deep the bond is between me and the Heroic Spirits of the [Mystic] sequence!'

He sneered, his back gradually straightening again, and a hint of confidence returned to his gaze as he looked at Ron:
“Ron… I admit your methods were indeed insidious, and I suffered a slight loss as a result.”

"But don't think that just because you've taken the Heroic Spirit's relics, you can use the Heroic Spirit's power to defeat me—"

"The possession of a heroic spirit has never been determined by who holds it, but by its recognition and choice!"

"Do you think this [Hollow Battlefield] is just a pure simulation?"

"Although this heroic spirit's consciousness is dormant, I still have the ability to awaken it..."

"I'll show you the difference in talent between us, and let you know the bond between me and this heroic spirit!"

As he spoke, his hand once again drew a complex rune, but this time it was a mark that Ron had never seen before...

An inexhaustible spirituality surged within him, eventually burning and then fading away.

'Burning his spirituality?! Even if this is a simulation, the spirituality still comes from his soul itself… Is he courting death?'

Sensing Wang Yi's increasingly weak aura, Ron frowned, immediately switched back to the [Potion Sequence], and activated his Magic Vision—

This time, however, it was through the Magic Vision that they saw where Wang Yi's burning spirituality had gone.

This power was flowing into the runes he had created along with boundless magic, and a peculiar mark lit up on his forehead—it seemed to be a long, intricately patterned, silver-white spear.

Ron immediately realized that this was probably the heroic spirit that was possessing Wang Yi in the outside world.

However, Wang Yi clearly failed to bring the heroic spirit into the [Void Battlefield]. Although the mark was infused with spirituality, it did not emit the powerful magic of a Sequence Five transcendent...

It simply emitted a strange, murky light, which shone directly onto the relic in Ron's hand.

Ron instinctively released his grip and dodged without hesitation, fearing that Wang Yi might have some special trump card that could harm him using the relic...

But Wang Yi spoke at this moment, his tone serious:
"Awaken, [173]!"

Upon hearing this, Ron was slightly taken aback.

'173? This Heroic Spirit is an assassin from the [Secret Garden]!'

'But...why 173? Didn't the Silver Knight say there were only 108 assassins in the [Secret Garden]?'

'Could it be... that this guy is so weak he didn't even make it into the top 108, and is just an outsourced employee of the [Secret Garden]?'

Just as Ron frowned in thought, the murky liquid in the bottle, illuminated by the chaotic light, vanished as if evaporated, taking shape in the distance and transforming into a phantom figure in a black robe—

Upon seeing the appearance of the heroic spirit, Wang Yi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of excited blush appeared on his pale face.

The reason why heroic spirits would disappear into relics after leaving their bodies and silently become inanimate objects is because they lack the magic power to support their actions and are forced to fall into a deep sleep.

But just now, he forcibly burned his spirituality, using the connection he had established with this mysterious Heroic Spirit during the [Possession Ritual] as a medium, and poured all his magic power into the relic—

This magic from the [Mysterious] sequence is naturally a great gift to a sleeping Heroic Spirit, enough to easily awaken him from his slumber and restore his energy.

Although he would have to pay a considerable price for this, as long as he could summon the Heroic Spirit, based on the terms he had just agreed upon with this Heroic Spirit and the endorsement of the other Heroic Spirit before he arrived, this Heroic Spirit would naturally help him defeat Ron!
At that time, I can simply take a good rest and wait for the lost spiritual energy to recover... Compared to the ownership of a heroic spirit, this price is nothing!
Therefore, the moment he saw the figure in black robes appear, he immediately spoke, humbly saying:
"[173] Lord... it was this guy who just used a counter-spell to break the bond between us!"

"As long as you get rid of him, I can provide all the requests you mentioned before..."

Upon hearing this, the figure in black robes nodded in satisfaction and arrogantly said:

"Very good... Time will prove that your choice was right—"

As he spoke, he looked up at Ron, then immediately swallowed back what he was about to say.

'Such pure magic... How can such talent still exist in this era?!'

'Moreover, this guy exudes an aura of mystery and cunning... It's as if a master from a secret garden has personally descended upon me; just being near him has already stirred my extraordinary abilities!'

'No, I absolutely cannot let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by... Only by relying on him can I possibly recover from this disgusting state!'

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly filled with longing as he looked at Ron, and the arrogance in his tone vanished, replaced by sincerity and eagerness:

"This...young friend?"

He forced a smile. "I wonder if you know anything about 'Heroic Spirit Possession'?"

Ron raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding his meaning, and his expression became somewhat strange:
"You want to be subservient to me?"

“That’s right! As long as you’re willing to give me four hours every day… no, three hours of your free time to use your body, I’m willing to possess you and pass on all the magic in my memory to you, making you a true superhuman!”

[173] He opened his mouth, casually pointing to Wang Yi beside him, his eager tone tinged with confidence:
"You're still fighting this kid, aren't you? Believe me, as long as you accept my possession, I guarantee that with our combined strength, we can easily defeat this kid within three moves, giving you an easy victory—"

But upon hearing [173]'s words, Ron's face darkened, and he lost all interest in listening to him continue.

'Damn it... use my body to move freely for three hours? What a pipe dream!'

'Even [7] couldn't control me, and the Silver Knight, as [42], has to acknowledge me as his elder brother—you, a [173] piece of trash, an outsourced employee who couldn't even get into the top 108 of the [Secret Garden], dare to make such demands of me?'

"Have your spring and autumn dreams!"

Thinking of this, Ron's gaze towards [173] turned slightly disdainful, and he said without hesitation:
"With me? You're not worthy!"

(End of this chapter)