Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100 Chapter 1874 Ervin vs Orion!

The next significant match paired Ervin against Orion Starfall.

The moment their names appeared together, the arena fell quiet once again. Orion had already fought one of the most exhausting battles of the final competitive stage against Revona, and although the laws of the Eternal Hourglass had stabilized his injuries, no one believed he had fully recovered.

His aura remained weaker than before, and his face still carried a trace of pallor. The star marks on his body no longer shone with the effortless brilliance they had displayed at the start of the final round.

Even so, when he stepped onto the stage, he was still smiling. It was the same bright and almost careless smile that made him look as though nothing in the world could truly spoil his mood.

His armor bore faint cracks from his previous battle, and the wounds beneath it had only recently closed, yet his eyes were clear. He looked across the stage at Ervin and laughed softly.

"I really wanted an easier opponent after fighting Revona," Orion said.

Ervin stood opposite him with his black spear in hand, his expression as calm as ever. "Then your luck is poor."

Orion sighed with exaggerated helplessness. "Clearly."

A few spectators laughed, but the laughter faded quickly, because everyone understood this would be no light battle. Orion was the strongest genius of the Nine Star Court and the man who had forced Revona to use Return To Nothing.

Ervin was the mysterious spear genius whose Abyssal Origin Descent had swallowed Selene's Heavenly Luminance Genesis and defeated Rosaline's Dawn Sovereign Sanctuary. Both had already proven themselves among the true monsters of the final stage.

Angelina Valerius raised her hand.

[Battle Begins.]

Orion did not bother testing him. The instant the battle began, all nine star marks across his body lit up together. A vast starry sky opened behind him, and nine ancient stars descended one after another. They entered his hands, his spine, his heart, his bones, his blood, and his flesh, transforming his entire body into a living vessel of celestial power.

"Pseudo Cosmic Path, Nine Star Sovereign Body."

Boom!

A majestic star palace materialized behind Orion, ringed by nine immense stars and crowned with an empty throne of starlight. The pressure pouring from his body climbed sharply, and his smile grew brighter as he stepped forward.

"I already learned not to waste time against monsters."

The moment his voice fell, Orion vanished. He reappeared before Ervin like a falling star, his fist wreathed in blazing stellar heat.

"Nine Star Sovereign Body, First Star Fist."

Ervin raised his spear, and the fist crashed into the shaft.

Boom!

Starlight burst outward in a circular wave, and Ervin's feet slid backward for the first time. Before he could fully steady himself, Orion changed stars. The heat in his fist vanished, and heavy dead-star pressure flowed into his shoulder instead.

"Sixth Star Pressure Strike."

Orion's shoulder slammed forward. Ervin shifted his spear and blocked again, but the pressure drove him back another two steps. The audience grew restless at once. Orion's injuries had weakened him, yet with the Nine Star Sovereign Body active, he remained terrifying.

Every part of his body could become a different star weapon, and every movement changed the nature of his attack.

Orion stepped to the left.

"Second Star Step."

His body shifted like a comet changing orbit. Ervin's spear thrust toward the place Orion had just occupied, but Orion had already appeared at his right side. His elbow carried the sharpness of a meteor as it dropped toward Ervin's ribs.

"Third Star Elbow."

Ervin's eyes sharpened, and his spear turned.

"Abyss Spear Art, Hollow Moon Guard."

A crescent of dark spear force rose between them and caught the elbow, but Orion's fourth star had already entered his leg. He abandoned the elbow strike halfway and lashed out with a kick of terrifying speed.

"Fourth Star Crescent Kick."

The kick hammered the side of Ervin's spear guard.

Bang!

Ervin was forced back yet again.

Across the Divine Realm, the Nine Star Court disciples roared with excitement.

"Senior Brother Orion!"

"He is still suppressing Ervin!"

"Even after fighting Revona, he is still this strong!"

Inside the Eternal Hourglass, Rakan Thorne grinned. "That star bastard still has plenty left."

Kaiden Voidmere nodded faintly. "His injuries are affecting him, but his control remains excellent."

Max watched quietly. Orion's condition was clearly below its peak, yet his battle sense had not dulled at all.

He knew Ervin was dangerous, so he refused to give him the space to slowly open his abyssal path. He kept changing stars and shifting rhythm, forcing close exchanges before Ervin could drag the battlefield into his own pace.

On the stage, Orion's assault grew fiercer.

"Nine Star Sovereign Body, Seven-Star Revolving Impact."

Seven star forces rotated through his body within a single breath. His fists, elbows, knees, shoulders, and palms struck one after another, and each blow carried a different celestial property.

Heat, weight, sharpness, speed, pressure, burning blood, and crown-like suppression flowed through his attacks so quickly that most opponents would have been overwhelmed on the spot.

Ervin retreated six steps, then nine, and then twelve. For the first time since revealing his strength, he looked as though he had been pushed into a corner. Yet no panic touched his expression, and his abyss-like eyes stayed calm. At the thirteenth step, his foot stopped.

Orion's fist descended again.

"Ninth Star Crown Fist."

The crown-shaped starlight above his head flashed, and the fist fell with majestic pressure. It did not equal Starfall Extinction, but it still carried enough force to crush most defensive techniques.

This time, Ervin moved differently. His spear tip lowered, and the air beneath Orion's fist sank.

"Abyss Spear Art, Deep Current Reversal."

The star force in Orion's fist suddenly tilted downward, as if an invisible current had seized it. His punch missed Ervin's shoulder by a hair's width and struck the stage instead.

Boom!

The stage caved in, and in the same instant, Ervin's spear rose from below. Orion's eyes widened slightly. He twisted his body in midair and blocked with his forearm, but the spear force still grazed his side and tore a wound across his armor. Blood splashed onto the stage.