The Competition Ends
Victory appeared on the challenge platform. Harry, who had held onto his second-place position, collapsed to the ground.
The [Magnetic Field Sky Blade] in his hand, which was shimmering with Starlight, disintegrated and merged into the newly created Lesser Universe.
The attack he just delivered, which he called [Starlight Extinction], is now a thing of the past, unless he chooses to abandon his Lesser Universe and integrate it into [Magnetic Field Sky Blade].
But Harry wouldn't choose that path.
Therefore, even if Harry still possesses the [Magnetic Field Sky Blade] and the power of his Lesser Universe is added to it, he can only simulate a portion of the power of the Lesser Universe's destructive strike.
Unless he commits suicide, shattering is equivalent to the destruction of his own Lesser Universe.
"How lucky I am," Phoebe exclaimed.
She had no idea how terrifying Harry's attack had been; once captured, she couldn't dodge and had no choice but to meet it head-on.
In her view, within the unfolded Lesser Universe, the Cosmic Knight is omnipresent and can appear anywhere in the domain. Just like with Krum, whose speed is far superior to theirs, they can hit Krum at a faster speed within the domain.
Cedric was hit simply because Harry's move was so sudden that he didn't have time to react.
("It's over," Basil sighed.)
(Phoebe has completely lost any chance of a tie with Harry.)
(She would have been completely unharmed by Harry's [Magnetic Field Sky Blade], given her superior mobility compared to the Phoenix, and the same goes for the now-defunct [Starlight Extinction], as long as the distance was maintained.)
(Even with the Force of Speed, Harry couldn't catch her with Lily's help.)
(Only Krum can do that.)
(But now, Phoebe, who underestimated Harry's attack, which contained Lesser Universe potential for destructive power, will surely try to withstand it with the immortality of [Ultimate Liberation], attempting to gain the corresponding resistance and learn this move.)
"But... never mind." Phoebe withdrew her finger from the Harry portrait.
She only had a chance of a draw; she had no way to break through Harry's defenses, who had already mastered his Lesser Universe.
('I didn't have a sister to help either~' Basil was surprised. He didn't quite understand why Phoebe would give up the chance to be tied with Harry for first place [among the Champion].)
(He tried to read Phoebe's thoughts, 'So that's it, it's because she herself has no chance of defeating Cedric. Harry, on the other hand, can. So she thinks Harry has the upper hand over her in this respect. She also thinks of Gabrielle and me.')
(If this is indeed a deduction based on Phoebe's idea.)
(She and Harry tied for second place, while Cedric dropped to fourth.)
(Cedric challenged her, and the two tied again.)
(If she challenges Harry again, it's an unsolvable cycle.)
(But what she didn't expect was that her carelessness made her no match for Harry.)
(This way, you can avoid being abused.)
(However, in that case)
[The mission [Represent your school in the selection tournament and defeat other Champion] has been completed. Now, proceed with the settlement.]
[Champion: Phoebe Delacour, Heroic Spirits: Ariana Dumbledore]
[The conclusion of the third place in the Cosmic Selection Competition has been reached; the mission contribution percentage is 25%]
Phoebe raised an eyebrow, then relaxed completely.
("Ah, it's over just like that?" Ron asked in surprise. "Why does the settlement only look at the rankings, what about the discovery of the world view?")
[Champion: Cedric Diggory, Heroic Spirits: Tom Riddle]
[The conclusion of the third place in the Cosmic Selection Competition has been reached; the mission contribution percentage is 25%]
"It's finally over!" Cedric stretched.
Riddle pursed his lips, but he wasn't unconvinced.
("They really only look at the rankings." Neville exclaimed in surprise, "Diggory and Phoebe are tied for third place, and their character contribution percentages are the same. Why is that?")
[Champion: Viktor Krum, Heroic Spirits: The Prewett Brothers]
[The conclusion of the fifth place in the Cosmic Selection Competition has been reached; the contribution percentage to the mission is 10%]
Krum smiled wryly, Prewett Brothers offered their consolation with playful grins.
(Hermione speculated, "Perhaps this is because the mission doesn't require saving the world or changing its bad trajectory. The focus is simply on the competition. The information they discovered about this world was originally given to them as an advantage based on their birth.")
[Champion: Harry Potter, Heroic Spirits: Lily Potter]
[The conclusion for the second place in the Cosmic Selection Competition is: mission contribution percentage: 40%]
The final winners are: Harry Potter and Lily Evans.
("But the strangest thing is," Hermione frowned, "How come Harry's ranking is fixed? Does the Behind-the-Scenes God also believe that Harry can never defeat Li Lin?")
[Countdown begins now, consider this as the world's remaining time—11:59:59]
[After time resets to zero, the system will enter the settlement phase, where rewards will be distributed.]
"12 hours?" Harry muttered to himself.
He got up, but his body didn't move, as if invisible threads were pulling him up from the ground.
He wasn't inactive; he simply no longer needed to use outdated mechanisms like muscles, nerves, and bones to operate his body. His Lesser Universe would automatically make his body stand up and assume the position he desired.
Similarly, the thought of fighting Li Lin made his eyes automatically look towards the topmost icon.
Without using the [Demon Eye], his gaze transformed into invisible fingers and struck the avatar.
Harry Potter vs. Li Lin
"Very courageous," the humanoid figure formed from the starry sky resonated in space, its voice reaching Harry's ears through magic. "As a Cosmic Knight, you should understand my power even better, that you can still stand tall."
Li Lin was right. After mastering the Lesser Universe, his eyesight, his primal force, and everything else were expanded and improved.
The Force application techniques he had previously learned through [Devour] were easily mastered beyond the beginner level.
In his senses, the human figure opposite him seemed to be connected to the universe itself, to the vast, deep, mysterious, and boundless void, feeling both incredibly heavy and seemingly nothingness.
His body had subconsciously begun to Dotty Starlight, and the Cosmicization countered the urge to prostrate himself before him.
"Not bad. The form of your Lesser Universe is quite interesting; it's actually condensed into a membrane. Where did this Sub-dimension master come from?" Li Lin looked Harry up and down with great interest. "Your defenses have improved again, if you don't use the power of your Lesser Universe."
"What do you mean?" A surge of anger rose within Harry.
Li Lin actually planned to deal with him without using his Lesser Universe. Isn't that bullying?
"Harry Potter," Li Lin said, "I'm not underestimating you."
"I am a student majoring in Mecha Engineer," he said, stroking the bionic armor on his body that looked like a solidified starry sky. "It is my proudest creation— Zeus Space. As long as I observe carefully, I can instantly deconstruct and fully understand everything in the world, whether it is written text, the use of weapons, various strange Force application techniques, or even physical constitutions and the genetic abilities of Magical Creature, and I can use it skillfully."
"It also inherited my abilities, and all the memorable data of the light armor is engraved in its body."
"I know you. You grew up in the Granger family and have close ties to the Sun King's family."
"Since that's the case, then I'll use the Sun King to deal with you."
(Hermione's eyes lit up as she shook Basil's body, "The Sun King, the Sun King, the light armor you created in that world!")
Then Li Lin made a triangle gesture.
"DO MA KI SA RA MU (DO MA KI SA RA MU), DO MA KI SA RA MU, DO MA KI SA RA MU!"
(On the challenge platform, Phoebe tried chanting a spell and discovered that the spirits that had merged into the Sub-dimension began to become active.)
Light burst forth from the center of the triangle.
The life-sized light armor began to rise from the ground, and the humanoid light armor formed from starlight disappeared.
Instead, there was a huge humanoid light armor, with a warm yellow exterior, a plain white cloak, a magnificent golden crown and shoulder armor, and an exquisite human face on the head, making him look like a majestic and tall knight.
Even the sunlight behind it paled in comparison.
The Solar Force emanating from his body was incomparably sacred, incomparably noble, and incomparably vast.
"O spirits of the Dadi, the wind, and the water!"
("Dadi, wind, water?" Although it wasn't earth, wind, water, or fire, Phoebe still remembered the result of testing Force affinity in the Genshin Impact shop.)
"Wake up together!"
"Take this as my weapon and cut down the invading enemy!"
Harry was horrified to discover that the divine light, the Solar Force that had spread across almost the entire area, was beginning to differentiate, and life was beginning to emerge and come alive in the desolate universe. This reminded him of the feeling of being rejected by everything around him when he was the 'Enemy of Heaven'.
The vast cosmic energy condenses into form
The towering Sun King's feet revealed the Dadi, with surging magma.
Suddenly, a fierce wind arose in the seemingly empty space.
Clear water swept across the area.
Then they suddenly disappeared as if it were a hallucination.
But a giant sword radiating the same holy light appeared before the Sun King.
"Is this the Sun King?" Harry's inner Lesser Universe was surging, enveloping the armor in light, but he felt a sense of powerlessness.
Is this the level that the Solar Force can reach?
Is this primal force that almost fills the entire universe real?
It's important to understand that their battleground is now outside the planet, in what is considered to be empty, boundless space.
"This is the secret of the Sun King. It has no special abilities; it merely amplifies the quality of the Solar Force. It's just that the amplification is a tiny Dotty higher. The so-called strongest mecha, the Dragon God, is nothing more than a copy of it."
"And the [Sun Furnace] is nothing more than the [Force Furnace] version of the [Sun King]."
"Infinite energy is not unusual; every New Human has the potential to become an inexhaustible Lesser Universe."
"The reason why the Sun Furnace can be called the strongest Force Furnace is because the energy it provides every moment is Astronomy, which can be transformed into a pure energy torrent that breaks through a Sub-dimension."
"You should be ready by now." Li Lin paused.
Harry felt as if his gaze had pierced through his body and landed on the blade of light that had solidified within his inner universe.
The next second, Li Lin's words confirmed his guess.
"You are indeed excellent. You did not waste the time I gave you. Although you could not reproduce the power of the universe's destruction, you still put in the feeling of self-destruction. A blow that extinguishes the heart?"
"Shall I begin?"
"Wind spirit, you shall take charge of the duty of guarding; water spirit, you shall take charge of the restoration of power; Dadi spirit, you shall take charge of the power that can destroy everything in the world."
As the words fell, a six-pointed star magic circle appeared within the red gemstone of the Sun King's crown.
The sacred and magnificent greatsword was raised high, "Sun God Sword, cut in two!"
A torrent of Solar Force surged forth from it.
"Starlight Extinction!" Harry unleashed the attack that Li Lin had praised.
(Voldemort, radiating an instantly lethal green aura, defeated a challenger and defended his second-year stage victory, was dumbfounded. "Is this the level of a college student? It's no exaggeration to say it's among the best in the universe!")
In the empty, desolate Arclight, Dotty stars flashed by.
The Arclight held firm for a moment before shattering.
Next came the light armor enhanced with the power of [Devour], which instantly absorbed enough energy to reach Harry's own limit.
Then there was the armor formed from the absorption of the [Magic Immortal Artifact] and the Cosmicization.
Its ability to rebound is equally fragile.
The cosmic membrane, stretched by the absorbed Solar Force, developed cracks.
Bang!
After an explosion, Harry appeared on the challenge stage.
"So much, it's almost overflowing, I'm stuffed."
His eyes were vacant; he couldn't believe he had ended up like this.
His defenses were not breached; instead, an Astronomy amount of energy was poured into his Lesser Universe, turning him into a giant firework.
According to Ron, he was overeating.
"I want to try it too!" Phoebe said eagerly.
She hoped to gain something more precious from death.
Phoebe Delacour vs. Li Lin
Li Lin, still in his [Sun King] form, wields his sword.
Phoebe tried it and died at lightning speed.
"I'll do it too," Cedric, encouraged by Riddle, also challenged.
Cedric Diggory vs. Li Lin
The feathered serpent, which occupied most of the planet, left the Dadi barren, rushed into space, and then exploded in a torrent of energy.
"Everyone's here," Krum hesitated for a moment, "I'll come too!"
Stanislav Krum vs. Li Lin
Two beams of green light shot toward the second sun in space. The giant humanoid figure did not wield its sword; the two beams of light melted into the ocean of Solar Force energy overflowing from its body.
"So brave!"
Gellert Grindelwald, the Invincible Andros, Derwent Simplin, GT Seaborg, and Robert McGonagall all sighed in admiration.
Grindelwald gave up and completely abandoned the idea of moving up one place.
Then the four of them, excluding Grindelwald, began to challenge each other.
The final rankings are as follows.
First place: Li Lin
Second place: Harry Potter
Third place Delacour: Cedric Diggory Phoebe
Fourth place:
Fifth place: Stanislav Krum
Sixth place: Gellert Grindelwald
Seventh place: The Invincible Andros
Eighth place: Derwent Simplin
Ninth place: GT Seaborg
10th place: Robert McGonagall
The fourth-place team still received a bye.