The Decisive Outcome

'Lesser Universe?'

What she needs now is destruction.

With knowledge of the Magic Immortal World, she doesn't need to worry about the disappearance of those she cares about.

As I pondered, the faces of Gabrielle, my parents, Basil flashed before my eyes.

'But.'

Her instincts, every nerve in her body, yearned for another option.

Phoenix, and ultimately, she dislikes destruction.

The self reflected in "The Magic Immortal Artifact" also yearns for creation.

'Perhaps creation isn't necessarily inferior to destruction?'

In the blink of an eye, the spiritual world is completely perfected, and mountains, rivers, sun, and moon take shape and flow.

The prototype of the Sky Curtain that shrouds the planet—the dimensional membrane—has fully taken shape, enveloping the Phoebe and the Sub-dimension.

The Lord of the Sub-dimension — Phoebe— is born!

The possibility of Cosmic Knight's departure.

"That's Lesser Universe?" Riddle exclaimed in surprise.

After becoming Cosmic Knight, the abilities of Cedric's [Path] that he shared were also enhanced. With [Cosmicization], he could not only combine various Fantastic Beasts, but also freely allocate his own stats.

That is, he can reduce his charisma, force and other values that he doesn't need for the time being, and put them all into perception.

That's exactly what he just did. His five senses, even his intuition and sixth sense, began to spread outwards. His senses, which had grown to their maximum, allowed him to detect the changes in Phoebe, who was thousands of miles away.

But now that he no longer needed to allocate all his other stats to perception, a sense of heaviness suddenly filled the entire arena.

Then that heavy feeling suddenly vanished.

Without any warning, Phoebe appeared at the edge of the domain and threw a punch at it.

Boom!!!

Even the area where Krum was destined to fall was cleaved apart by the force of the punch, and the Fantastic Beasts along the way, such as the Cosmic Dinosaur, phoenixes, and Fire Crab, which served as pillars, turned to ashes.

Smack

The force of the punch broke through the domain without stopping, turning all obstacles in its path—the rolling mountains and lush forests—into dust. The clouds in the sky split in two.

"That fist seemed to contain a whole world!" Cedric exclaimed in astonishment.

He wasn't astonished by the power of the punch. If his Lesser Universe hadn't been unleashed and withdrawn into his body, he, clad in his light armor, could have unleashed an equally earth-shattering punch.

Rather, it contains something completely different from his own Lesser Universe.

Life, cycles, the power of creation.

He could also fill the Lesser Universe with the Life Force, but that would be completely different.

The Lesser Universe also forms its own cycle, but the life sustained by this cycle is the Lesser Universe itself, namely the Cosmic Knight.

Is it because the Phoenix Force wielded by Phoebe is inherently biased towards life?

While expressing his astonishment and amazement, Cedric did not forget about the game.

In reality, he didn't even spend more than a second thinking.

He has now gathered his Lesser Universe into the surface of his light armor.

He never truly mastered the "Mind's Eye World," which is the technique of unfolding the Lesser Universe.

When facing an opponent who also possesses a unique Lesser Universe, this flawed tactic is not useless.

His [Path] is inherently compatible with Fantastic Beasts, and the star connections within his Lesser Universe can form the [True Form] of various Fantastic Beasts. In addition, the [Chaos Nest] on Riddle's external armor allows for the continuous resurrection of Fantastic Beasts. He has turned his weakness into an advantage.

His Lesser Universe is like a flexible tent sheet; it requires extra force to stretch it before it can be set up.

The providers of this extra force, and the anchor points, are these Fantastic Beasts that can be resurrected repeatedly.

Therefore, even if Phoebe causes the tent fabric to spring back and the tent pegs to break, the tent pegs will recover in the next moment, and the tent will stretch again to successfully set up camp.

But that's all.

This will lead to a boring tug-of-war.

And this isn't their only method.

The feathered serpent surrounding him, primarily powered by his [Ultimate Liberation] ability and secondarily by his Lesser Universe, constantly expanding until its head had broken out of the atmosphere, Jörmungandr around the entire world, is a tactic far superior to a cheat version of Lesser Universe.

Riddle's voice traveled through the atmosphere via magic, falling to the ground, "What a pity, we were planning to save this move for Li Lin."

(The audience froze in shock.)

(Giant size is the most direct manifestation of violence.)

(And right now, this giant snake, whose tail alone could sweep away the entire city of London, is undoubtedly the embodiment of absolute violence.)

(Dumbledore had just been encouraging Phoebe, began praying that she wouldn't lose too badly.)

(Voldemort began to feel fortunate that he had changed for the better, and Riddle knew this as well. Cedric also secretly approved of his actions. Because in Riddle's eyes now, Cedric was undoubtedly more important than him. If he still intended to uphold the theory of Pure-blood, perhaps one day a beam of light would fall from the sky and destroy him and his laboratory.)

'Gellert Grindelwald', the Invincible Andros, Derwent Simplin, and GT Seaborg were all dumbfounded. What kind of Force application technology was this? This giant serpent could practically serve as a fortress for interstellar warfare.

Robert McGonagall, a professional in Mecha Engineer, exclaimed that it was unscientific, asking what materials could support such a large size.

Krum had given up on continuing the challenge, realizing that he and Harry were no match for these phenomenal competitors.

Harry, however, remained confident. As the second-place finisher, he knew he would face challenges from Phoebe or Cedric, and if they used their Lesser Universe, he would learn it as well.

Moreover, he also possesses the forbidden power of the [Magnetic Field Sky Blade].

Unbeknownst to Phoebe, everyone, including her rivals, considered her Sub-dimension as her unique Lesser Universe.

All she wants to do right now is curse.

The giant snake before them was too enormous, and with the protection of its Lesser Universe, it was not afraid of her fists at all.

The Divine Buster, a powerful attack that instantly returned after a brief escape, could only destroy a small portion of its enormous body. This small portion was instantly restored after a flash of red light.

And if Cedric were to be the opponent, it would be even more of a stretch.

He could merge into the giant snake's body at any time, and his fist, enhanced by his Lesser Universe, was only slightly weaker than hers.

It's important to understand that while she appears to be fighting independently, Ariana is also within the Sub-dimension that encompasses her. Therefore, her punch, which is essentially condensed from the Sub-dimension, also incorporates Ariana's efforts.

Cedric and Riddle were clearly fighting independently.

The two Lesser Universe do not overlap at all.

They were only temporarily united when Cedric merged into the giant serpent's body.

But Cedric only used this move to dodge her elusive attacks.

Now

She and Cedric entered into a tedious tug-of-war.

She couldn't defeat Cedric.

'Damn it, how is this little girl so good at dodging!' The huge beam of light emanating from the giant snake's mouth couldn't hit Phoebe at all.

Phoenix's high mobility is displayed even more perfectly in her.

Even the moment when she was stunned while dealing with Cedric's high-energy Force cannon could not be used as an opportunity for him to attack.

Worse still, she can also change size on the spot, turning into a palm-sized fairy with even more agile reactions and stronger attack power.

Cedric was also unable to attack her.

Cedric is not without wide-area cleansing moves, such as transforming into Groudon and using his [Ultimate Liberation] ability to turn the entire planet into magma, his field.

In this situation, no matter how well Phoebe dodges, how fast she dodges, or how far she dodges, she cannot escape his all-around, no-dead-angle attack.

But

Phoebe can be considered a superior race of the Phoenix. This arena, and his attacks, are all sweet rain condensed from the Life Force.

He had also tried applying Force techniques on a large scale that were the opposite of the nature of the Phoebe, such as creating a blizzard that swept across the entire surface with the added binding power.

Even with the support of their Lesser Universe, they had no effect on Phoebe.

She has overcome the weaknesses that a phoenix should have, and there is nothing to criticize her for.

Both of them were Cosmic Knight, and the Force was never truly exhausted.

So.

Three hours later, the two were ejected from the arena.

The score was judged to be a draw.

(This result actually surprised most viewers.)

(But now no one is surprised; this tug-of-war has lasted for three hours.)

(Even die-hard fans of both players have to admit that they are evenly matched.)

Third place: Phoebe Dracula & Cedric Diggory

Krum dropped to fifth place.

The rankings of the other people remain unchanged.

"That's it, fifth place."

Krum was not disappointed.

He had already accepted that he was no match for Phoebe, Cedric, Harry, or Li Lin. Even if Phoebe and Cedric were to fight, the loser would eventually come after him. In the end, he was spared the fight and the torture.

("Ah, why did Krum give up?" Ron asked, puzzled. "With his high-speed fighting style, even if he's countered by Cedric, he might not necessarily lose to Phoebe. No matter how good Phoebe is at dodging, no matter how fast or far Apparition, she can't match Krum's speed.")

("Phoebe's punches are indeed powerful, but they have to be able to hit Krum, and even if they do, it has to be Krum, not my two uncles.")

("He still has a good chance of winning against Phoebe, why give up?")

("Perhaps," Hermione guessed, "He's already given up, and doesn't want to take advantage of Phoebe's behavior.")

(Basil scoffed; Krum indeed thought so.)

(But Phoebe is the ruler of Sub-dimension.)

(Because the existence of the dimensional membrane provides stronger defense than the Cosmic Knight.)

(Even if Krum could appear at the location where Phoebe appeared before her with his speed, he could only injure Phoebe slightly at most. If he went all out, Phoebe might be on the verge of death if she relaxed.)

(But given Phoebe's [Ultimate Liberation] state's regenerative abilities, she can recover to full strength before Krum's next attack.)

(Therefore, the battle between the two will not end as Krum imagines, and he will not be victorious.)

(With Krum's even faster speed, his fight will only end in the same way as Phoebe's with Cedric —a draw.)

(That is, Cedric> Krum, Krum = Phoebe, Phoebe = Cedric.)

(And Harry is the most unsolvable of the four.)

(His defensive capabilities were so astonishing that even in his Li Lin form, Basil could only be defeated by using a powerful move like forcing Harry to self-destruct.)

(The attacks of the other three Champion were unable to break through.)

(And Harry's attack—[Magnetic Field Sky Blade]).

(If you hit Phoebe on the head, Phoebe will be eliminated.)

(Of course, this is on the premise that Phoebe is not using her fairy form, in which she can dodge attacks from Harry, whose Force of Speed is only at a beginner level.)

(Cedric and Riddle will be eliminated if they take a hit without using their [Ultimate Liberation] ability to grow larger.)

(Let's not talk about Krum.)

(If Harry hadn't mastered the Force of Speed, Krum might have been able to tie with Harry, but now...)

(He wasn't entirely without the opportunity to prepare a way for them to defeat Harry.)

(But Krum gave up his Lesser Universe, and Cedric and Phoebe only now mastered their Lesser Universe, ignoring the magic of their own names.)

(Especially Cedric, whose [Ultimate Liberation] brought him a body as large as a star. Even if he couldn't defeat Harry, he would at least draw. If he had mastered his Lesser Universe earlier and inherited the ability that came with his name, it would have been uncertain who would have won between him and Harry.)

(Therefore, Basil didn't even glance at the duel between Cedric and Harry; he already knew it was a foregone conclusion.)

(He's currently thinking about how Harry should make his entrance.)

"Capture successful!"

Riddle felt incredibly exhilarated as he controlled the domain's advance.

He still remembers everything that happened in the Chamber of Secrets; the scene where Harry Potter pierced his true form— the Diary —with the Basilisk Fang is still fresh in his memory.

"Watch out!" This time, it was Cedric first noticed something was wrong and retreated into the herd of beasts.

Instead of retreating, Harry charged into the area, his blue blade of light, held behind his back, already burning with streaks of Starlight.

Harry has grasped the Cosmic Force, and the various forces in [Magnetic Field Sky Blade] that work together because of this unique technique, along with their insights, have now completely merged into one.

If they did not cancel each other out before, they can be added together.

Now we've completely become one family, multiplying our results.

Lily instantly converted all her Force into Force of Speed and channeled it into Harry's body.

Harry, suppressing his instinct to unleash his Lesser Universe, poured it into the [Magnetic Field Sky Blade].

He knew that even if he had unlocked his Lesser Universe, he would be helpless against Cedric, who had become so enormous. He had to accelerate and then slash at Cedric's head.

Fortunately, he now has the help of the Force of Speed and the resistance of his nascent Lesser Universe to the surrounding area.

Even so, he was cautious and would rather take several attacks than not head straight for Cedric.

So, by the time Cedric came to his senses...

"This is the Starlight Extinction!"

The shimmering Arclight of Starlight was already in sight.

He finally understood why Krum had been defeated so easily.

This Force application technology is the universe itself, the formation of a complete [Cosmic View]. With the addition of the Cosmic Force, it is now equivalent to the destruction of a Lesser Universe, an attack that a normal Cosmic Knight cannot simulate.

Abandoning the omnipotence of Lesser Universe and only seeking to attack, one can only take a blow that cannot be dodged head-on!

Although he understood it himself, the instinct of Perfect Being caused his body to automatically turn into smoke in an attempt to resist it.

Just as he expected, the struggle was futile, and his smoky body was cut back into flesh and blood, split in two.

His vision went black, and he found himself on the challenge platform.