Chapter 207: The Clash of Thunder and Frost, the Spear of Destruction from Heaven's Punishment!

After so many rounds of ranking battles, the wizards gathered in the Fairy Ancient City were continuously moving towards the center, forming a tight "ring" around thirty-two stone pillars.

This "ring" was noisy, restless, and fervent.

Following the continuous manifestation of soul traits by Serena and others, this "ring" was like a red-hot branding iron, constantly exuding a "scorching" aura.

This "scorching" sensation would reach a small climax at the beginning of each battle and again at the end of each fight.

The latter was due to the judgment of victory and defeat, the analysis of the battle process, and the admiration for both sides, while the former was caused by the white light emanating from the stone pillars—before a genius made his appearance, the wizards surrounding the ranking battlefield were unaware of their identities, which inadvertently created a sense of anticipation for many, a feeling of "waiting for the reveal."

Just like now.

As Ronan walked towards the central platform, his extraordinary perception allowed him to hear the distant murmurs of the onlooking wizards.

These discussions were primarily about his current opponent.

——

He was a tall, handsome young wizard.

Countless arcs of electricity intertwined across his body, and his deep blue robe swayed with the currents. The electric light in his eyes mirrored the lightning patterns outlined on his robe.

He resembled a blazing thunderbolt, abruptly descending into the arena, exuding the overwhelming dominance of an electric wizard while also radiating a regal aura akin to a worldly monarch, coldly and proudly surveying everyone.

"Jupiter! It's Jupiter!"

"The Thunder Council is the top electric magic legacy force in the entire south.

Jupiter is said to be the youngest vice president in the history of the Thunder Council, and his strength and talent are likely only surpassed by the heirs of the three major wizard factions like Adam and that princess from the central region."

"There's no suspense in this battle; what I'm more curious about is whether Jupiter can manifest his soul trait after winning, and what it will look like."

"Although Jupiter is strong, he's only at the mid-level of the third tier right now. It's unlikely for him to manifest a trait at this stage…"

"In Herams' legendary domain, anything is possible! This is the miracle generation of our south!"

"…"

"I just found out too."

Listening to the heated discussions around him, Ronan looked at the young man in front of him with a hint of emotion, saying, "I didn't expect your reputation in the south to be so great."

Indeed.

Ronan's opponent was Jupiter.

The former king of the younger generation among the six wizard factions led by the Thunder Council.

Three years ago, during the battle on the Goblin Plains, he was ambushed and severely injured by Anglie. Now, three years later, not only had he healed, but he also appeared to be much stronger than he was three years ago.

In contrast to the spectators' high praise for the long-established prodigy Jupiter, the comments about Ronan were not as flattering.

There was little discussion about him, and when there was, it was mostly phrases like "Who is this guy?" "Never seen him before" "Looks pretty ordinary."

The process of the first round of the seat competition had not been made public, and Ronan's explosive performance occurred in the final stages of the competition, so the vast majority of people had not witnessed him severing Andariel's arm and rising to prominence by stepping on Andariel's shoulder.

Although Ronan didn't care much about these shallow external opinions, he still felt a bit displeased inside.

Especially under the indifferent gaze of Jupiter, who looked down on him.

In response to Ronan's sentiment, Jupiter naturally accepted it.

"After this competition for the top position, the name of thunder will spread throughout the south."

Jupiter looked at Ronan and calmly said, "As my first opponent, the first stepping stone that will help me reach the peak… you should feel honored."

"Uh…"

Ronan blinked, his expression somewhat astonished.

After a moment, he shook his head with a smile, "You almost made me doubt whether the guy who collapsed beside me, vomiting blood, was really named Jupiter."

As he spoke, two brilliant golden flames quietly ignited in Ronan's azure eyes.

He forcefully tugged at the corner of his mouth, activating Titanium like Water, enveloping his entire body.

In an instant, he vanished.

The next moment.

Clad in mysterious silver metallic armor, with a graceful figure, Ronan appeared above Jupiter's head.

"Where does your confidence come from?"

Ronan's gaze was piercing, his fighting spirit rising like boiling magma vapor, while dark clouds roiled and roared behind him.

He raised his right hand, and a blazing green Spell Breaking Flame ignited atop the silver-white Ithium, as countless law domain energies flowed, forming a massive crescent-shaped blade rapidly.

"Can you use me as a stepping stone?!"

"Boom—"

Ronan made a slashing motion, and the silver blade wrapped in Spell Breaking Flame tore through the void, carrying a momentum that could obliterate everything, like a green-silver lightning bolt, striking fiercely towards Jupiter's head!

Jupiter's eyes reflected the incoming Spell blade, and waves of mental energy surged around him like a tide.

His expression remained calm.

He spoke softly.

"You will see, in the name of thunder."

"Is this guy?!"

On the outskirts of the ranking battlefield, at the Life Court's base, Moriel's mouth dropped open in surprise as she looked at the silver figure on the duel platform.

"He's not dead?!"

Not only was he alive, but he was also thriving, having advanced from the second tier to the third tier, even appearing on the Herams genius ranking battlefield!

This was hard for Moriel to accept.

After all, the Golden Curse power unleashed by the mechanical heart's golden box had nearly overwhelmed even her physique.

How could a low-level wizard from the south survive under such power?

Surviving was one thing, but the key was that this guy might have seen her "You better pray you die smoothly on the duel platform!!"

Moriel stared at the distant battle group, beginning to grind her teeth.

Few noticed Moriel's unusual behavior, as there were others from the Life Court who were equally surprised by Ronan's appearance.

Grace, along with a few Life Court wizards who had interacted with Ronan a few times.

"The southern wizarding world is really inferior compared to the central region."

A young man with "garbage" and "dog shit" written on either side of his face sneered as he watched the distant battle group, "What kind of unremarkable guys can make it to the genius seats?

It's simply a disgrace to Herams' legendary name."

The young man spat softly, his expression showing disdain, which, combined with his current appearance, was somewhat ridiculous.

Beside him, a silver-haired witch with a face full of messy scribbles remained relatively calm. She turned her gaze to Grace and said softly, "He probably got lucky by relying on something he obtained from Princess Serena.

But this will likely be the end for him; there are far too many superior young wizards in the central region."

Grace lowered her head and said nothing.

She occasionally raised her head, her eyes flashing with a hint of complexity.

In the vast crowd, several wizards wearing the Silver Magic Ring insignia were also watching the battle.

If Ronan were present, he would recognize many familiar faces among them.

"It's Damien."

A young wizard spoke softly, his tone laced with barely contained excitement.

"I can't believe he's already advanced to the third tier! I haven't seen him in three whole years; I thought he had given up on this grand event, but unexpectedly…"

A wizard from the Silver Magic Ring tightened his grip on his staff, marveling, "Turns out he's been involved all along and even secured a spot! This is a gathering of all the top wizarding talents in the south; even O'Ryan couldn't make it into the top thirty-two!"

"Yeah…"

Clemens, with eyes like lapis lazuli, had a complex expression as he spoke softly, "Even O'Ryan couldn't do it, yet he's already qualified to be Jupiter's opponent.

Regardless of the outcome of this battle, Damien will make a name for himself in the south."

The group from the Silver Magic Ring continued to discuss, their excitement palpable. Seeing Ronan fighting on stage, they felt a sense of shared glory.

Others might not know, but they, as fellow magic ring members, understood best.

How old was Ronan's soul?

He had almost crossed a generation's worth of time in competing with others.

"Boom!!"

The thick, syrupy electric light firmly resisted the rapidly spinning metallic moon blade, and the Ithium blade enhanced by Spell Breaking Flame could no longer cut through when it reached ten meters in front of Jupiter.

"Stagnate!"

Under the cold silver mask, Ronan's gaze flickered slightly.

The spinning metallic moon blade suddenly dispersed, transforming from the most solid and sharp blade into a fluid, flowing water.

The silver metallic torrent quickly flowed around the area where Jupiter was, unable to penetrate due to the opposing forces of the electric plasma and law domain, which surged like waves.

The power of space stagnation radiated out, and the flickering electric light seemed to fall into a momentary calm.

However, before Ronan could cast his [Silver of Shattering], the confined void was suddenly shattered from within by an overwhelmingly domineering force! "Zzz—"

Blue-purple plasma surged forth, shattering the silver metallic mirror into countless pieces that exploded outward, with a large amount of Ithium evaporating in the current. Jupiter, surrounded by several blazing electric snakes, calmly walked out from the center of the energy explosion.

"Stop trying these useless tricks."

Jupiter looked at Ronan, his voice calm yet authoritative, amplified by the countless electric arcs in the air.

He resembled a high and mighty monarch, speaking to Ronan in a commanding tone.

"Show me your true abilities.

Otherwise, I won't give you another chance to jump around."

"Zzz—"

Ronan inhaled lightly, not responding.

The Ithium scattered in the void and clung to him was absorbed into his Wizard Robe.

Engaging in battle with an electric wizard while being covered in easily conductive metal was a rather foolish thing to do, especially against a powerful electric wizard like Jupiter.

Ronan had just realized this.

At this moment, the vast duel space had almost completely become Jupiter's domain.

The air was filled with swirling electric light; while these arcs of electricity were not enough to harm Ronan, he could still feel a slight tingling sensation even with the protection of his mental energy field.

This sensation even affected his mental strength.

Very powerful! Jupiter's understanding and mastery of electric magic had reached an astonishing height.

The electric plasma spell he had just unleashed, was it at the second tier? It was likely already close to the resonance realm of the third tier law domain.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for a first-tier resonance spell like Spell Breaking Flame to be unable to cut through! "Against an electric wizard, earth spells should be the most effective, or perhaps plant spells."

"Unfortunately, I don't know earth spells or plant spells…"

Ronan raised his hand, fingers clenched in front of him.

A strong, mysterious aura surged from his fingertips, law domain permeating, as countless frost spread in the void, forming a vortex, from which a massive pure white ice blade slowly rose.

Ronan made a slashing motion.

The pure white ice blade swept across, directly clearing a large area of electric light, leaving behind deep, dark rifts in the void.

However, his brows couldn't help but furrow.

Because Jupiter's electric law domain was too powerful and domineering, it had almost expelled all stray energy particles from the space except for electric energy, which significantly weakened the power of the ice spells he released.

It felt just like how Ronan usually used the ice domain to weaken and suppress others. This sensation was quite uncomfortable.

[Unrivaled Ice Sealing Sphere]! [Ice Sealing Array]! [Ice Breaking Spear]! Ronan's expression remained impassive as he continuously summoned one powerful ice spell after another.

In the three years spent in the Silver Magic Ring's cultivation tower, the three first-tier ice spells he learned had all reached the master level.

New spells and old spells overlapped, layers of law domain spread, and frost expanded. Ronan's expression was cold, his silver-gray robe billowing in the snow, surrounded by endless blue light as he quickly regained control of this space from Jupiter! The murmurs from the spectators gradually quieted.

Countless onlooking wizards were shocked by the terrifying ice magic talent displayed by Ronan. They couldn't imagine how a wizard could comprehend so many extraordinary domain powers at such a young age.

Could it be that he had been studying ice magic since he was in the womb, learning how to cast spells? Or was he actually some ice magic beast disguised in human skin?! The electric currents surrounding Jupiter had completely shifted from blue to purple.

Deep purple thunder coalesced into rolling thunderballs, rampaging through the arena, constantly colliding with waves of cold currents.

Gradually, the vast duel platform was left with only ice blue and deep purple colors, clearly divided at the midpoint of the platform.

The momentum generated by the collision of law domains and energies caused the void to twist, and even with layers of spatial distance and protective barriers blocking all energy fluctuations, the onlooking wizards could still feel the terrifying destructive power contained within!

"This person is not an ordinary opponent; which ice magic legacy force has sent out such a top genius?!"

Some wizards were moved, and many shifted their attention from Jupiter to Ronan.

Just as the powers of electricity and ice were at a stalemate, Jupiter, who had been silent, suddenly shot forth a blazing red light from his eyes.

"Crimson Lightning!"

In an instant, the originally deep purple electric domain suddenly erupted with orange-red lightning from a certain point.

This orange-red light spread across the entire domain in the blink of an eye. Jupiter's hair flew wildly as he crossed his hands, and with each breath, boundless electric light gathered in his palms, ultimately transforming into a thick, spear-like red lightning that tore through layers of space, carrying a terrifying momentum that could destroy everything, and shot violently towards Ronan.

The speed of this lightning was astonishing, so fast that others could hardly even catch it with their mental energy.

[Ice Flame Tundra Permafrost!]

As soon as Ronan sensed Jupiter casting his spell, he quickly constructed the frozen earth ice cold domain he had already laid out.

With the [Multiple Mirror Image] seal enhancing it, his current ice cold domain had a total of thirty-six anchor points!

This included six types of ice extraordinary law domains! When the first exquisitely crafted octagonal snowflake fell, an indescribable extreme cold power quietly blossomed around Ronan!

Ice crystal spikes sprouted densely, and Ice Flame danced silently. The snow country had arrived! "Buzz—"

Under the domain filled with extreme freezing power, the red lightning released by Jupiter slowed down almost instantly.

Everyone watched as the red lightning slowly "crawled" through the icy domain.

But before they could be surprised, a figure, wrapped in a torrent of red lightning, crashed violently into that domain! "Crack crack—"

Countless layers of ice shattered, and endless thunder dissipated.

Jupiter's figure silently appeared before the red lightning, gently grasping it as if holding a spear.

Then he looked at Ronan and spoke coldly.

"I told you."

"Stop using these useless tricks."

Jupiter slowly raised the lightning in his hand, and the previously weakened red lightning suddenly burst forth with an unprecedented dazzling red light.

At that moment, it seemed as if the brightness of the entire sky was snatched away by this lightning, converging into a single point.

A terrifying aura, several times more fearsome than before, erupted violently from the lightning.

"[Heaven's Punishment. Spear of Destruction]!"

Ronan's pupils constricted sharply as he watched the red lightning, nearly black in color, rapidly enlarge in his vision, feeling a sensation of piercing, tearing, and numbness throughout his body. "Boom!"

A tremendous roar echoed.

Even with the barrier of protective spells, many onlooking wizards felt their hearts tremble violently.

At this moment, many talented wizards watching from the stone pillars around also reacted, with some even unable to help but stand up from the pillars.

"Three-tier law domain resonance?!"

(End of Chapter)