Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100

Chapter 1832: A Hard Fought Win

The moment the name rang out, the field changed completely.

An enormous pale moon appeared above the arena, half-covered by a black shadow. Beneath that moon, everything seemed to lose color. The frozen mountains behind Seren dimmed. The suspended snowstorms turned gray. Even the pale-blue moon in her frozen world began to look as if it was being swallowed by an eclipse.

Fin raised his hand.

”Eclipse Burial Blade.”

A long crescent blade descended from the darkened moon.

Seren’s expression became serious.

She lifted her spear and released a storm of frozen light. The frozen world behind her pushed back against the eclipse, and countless ice spears rose into the sky to meet the descending blade.

The two Pseudo Cosmic Paths collided.

This time, the central stage shook violently.

The arena barrier lit up, and the runes beneath the stage blazed brightly to contain the impact. Pale eclipse light and frozen stillness devoured each other in waves. Fin’s path tried to bury Seren’s frozen world in a lightless eclipse, while Seren’s path tried to freeze the eclipse itself and stop its descent.

For a while, neither side gained a clear advantage.

Then Fin suddenly vanished.

Seren’s eyes narrowed.

A pale eclipse mark appeared beneath her feet.

Her Frozen World Stillness instantly reacted, freezing the mark before it could fully activate, but Fin appeared behind her at that same moment. His hand held a thin crescent blade of pale light aimed at the back of her neck.

Seren turned quickly and raised her spear.

Clang!

The crescent blade struck the spear.

Fin pressed forward.

Seren retreated half a step, then released a burst of frozen silence from her body. Fin’s arm stiffened slightly, and Seren used that opening to counter with a thrust toward his chest. Fin avoided it narrowly, but frost still spread across his shoulder.

Both separated at the same time.

For the first time, both of them looked slightly exhausted.

Max watched the battle with interest.

Seren’s Pseudo Cosmic Path was stronger than he had expected. If she fought someone who relied heavily on speed, sound, or energy flow, Frozen World Stillness would be extremely troublesome. However, Fin’s Pale Eclipse Burial was also dangerous because it could distort, bury, and weaken a battlefield from the outside in.

On the stage, Fin’s expression became colder.

He lifted both hands.

The pale eclipse moon above him darkened further, and several burial blades formed around it.

Seren’s face turned pale, but she also raised her spear with both hands. The frozen world behind her compressed into a single massive ice spear, its surface covered in pale-blue runes of stillness.

Fin spoke first.

”Pale Eclipse Burial, Moonless Descent.”

Seren answered at the same time.

”Frozen World Stillness, Eternal Ice Spear.”

The two strongest attacks descended and rose at once.

The moonless eclipse light fell from above, while the eternal ice spear shot upward from below. When the two collided, the center of the arena was swallowed by gray-white and pale-blue light. The impact was not as destructive as Max and Rosaline’s clash, but it was more suffocating. One power tried to bury the world in a pale eclipse, while the other tried to freeze that burial forever.

The collision lasted several breaths.

Then a crack appeared in the Eternal Ice Spear.

Seren’s expression changed.

Fin gritted his teeth and poured more power into his attack.

The Moonless Descent pushed downward inch by inch, finally breaking the ice spear apart. However, the Frozen World Stillness did not disappear without effect. The broken ice released one final burst of stillness, freezing most of the eclipse light and weakening its force before it could fully descend.

Even so, enough of the attack remained.

The weakened Moonless Descent struck Seren’s defense and forced her to one knee.

Her ice spear cracked.

Fin landed several meters away, breathing heavily but still standing.

Angelina Valerius looked at Seren.

Seren tried to stand, but the pale eclipse mark on her body flickered, suppressing her energy flow. After a few breaths, she lowered her head and sighed softly.

”I surrender.”

Angelina announced the result.

[Winner: Fin Arclight.]

[Seren Frostveil Defeated.]

The giant screen above the arena changed immediately.

[Battle Record Updated.]

[Fin Arclight]

[Total Battles Fought: 1]

[Total Wins: 1]

[Battle Record Updated.]

[Seren Frostveil]

[Total Battles Fought: 1]

[Total Wins: 0]

The arena remained quiet for a moment before discussions began.

”That was close.”

”Seren actually forced Fin to use his Pseudo Cosmic Path properly.”

”She almost froze his eclipse.”

”But Fin’s path still won in the end.”

”Both of them are strong enough to threaten many people here.”

Max watched Fin return to his pillar.

Fin looked tired, but his gaze still carried pride. Seren returned to her own pillar with a pale expression, clearly affected by the loss, but she had forced out Fin’s true path and shown that she belonged among the final twenty-five.

Max’s eyes remained thoughtful.

’Pale Eclipse Burial,’ he thought. ’It is stronger than the version he used before, but not impossible to break.’

His gaze shifted to Seren.

’Frozen World Stillness is also troublesome. If she gains momentum, even movement and energy flow can be slowed.’

The second battle had made one thing clear.

The final competitive stage would not only be about the absolute monsters at the top.

Even the participants who seemed slightly below them had Pseudo Cosmic Paths capable of forcing serious battles.

Angelina Valerius looked at the result of the second battle for a moment before raising her hand again.

The massive screen above the arena flickered, and the names of the remaining twenty-five participants began to rotate once more. After Max defeated Rosaline and Fin defeated Seren, the atmosphere had become even heavier.

Everyone had already understood that in this final competitive stage, even the early battles could force out Pseudo Cosmic Paths, and no one could assume that a famous name would win without paying any price.

Angelina’s calm voice spread across the arena.

”The third battle of the final competitive stage will now begin.”

The rotating names slowed down.

Two names enlarged at the center of the screen.

[Final Competitive Stage, Battle Three]

[Aurelian Lareth vs Morgana Starveil]