Roger was under constant attack from the Flame Serpent.

Although the Flame Serpent couldn’t break his Space Shield, it continuously heated the air inside it.

The constantly rising temperature was becoming unbearable for Roger.

He reacted immediately.

"Vacuum Bursting Technique!"

A vacuum sphere appeared next to Li Wei.

The moment the Vacuum Burst detonated, it created an extremely powerful suction force.

It sucked both Li Wei and the Flame Serpent into the center of the Vacuum Burst.

Even Li Wei couldn’t resist that terrifying power.

BAM!

The Flame Serpent and Li Wei crashed into each other.

It turned into flames and dissipated into the air.

Li Wei, however, was unharmed. He was immune to fire damage below Tier Five.

Besides, the Flame Serpent was his own power to begin with, making it even more unlikely to harm him.

Unless he lost control of his power.

However, for Li Wei, the probability of that happening was practically zero.

The High Level Mana Control Extraordinary Trait granted Li Wei exceptional control.

There was no risk of his power spiraling out of control.

Having escaped the Flame Serpent’s encirclement, Roger launched a counterattack.

"Dimensional Exile!"

Roger used the Tier Five Magic, Dimensional Exile, on Li Wei.

He wanted to banish Li Wei from the Secret Realm Space.

Casting this magic was no easy feat for Roger.

A precious Space Gemstone shattered as its power was depleted, and Roger felt a pang of regret.

However, the thought that Dimensional Exile could directly eliminate Li Wei made Roger feel the cost was worth it.

Li Wei felt the fluctuations in the surrounding space.

He had a strange sensation of moving backward, as if he were distancing himself from this world.

"Fire Escape!"

Li Wei used Fire Escape with all his might, rushing toward Roger.

His body gradually stretched out, becoming elongated, but he still couldn’t break free from the power of Dimensional Exile.

Li Wei’s eyes narrowed.

"Space Ripping Skill!"

RRRIP!

A rift appeared in the space behind Li Wei, and he plunged backward into it.

Roger was stunned. ’Isn’t he just asking for trouble?’

He was surprised and caught off guard that Li Wei knew the Space Ripping Skill.

But using the Space Ripping Skill under these circumstances carried a high probability of getting lost in the chaotic spatial rifts.

After Dimensional Exile lost its target, the magic dissipated.

Roger was just thinking the battle was over.

Suddenly, the Void Chain around his waist pulled taut.

The end of the Void Chain stretched into space, leading to another, unseen dimension.

RRRIP!

The space where the Void Chain vanished suddenly tore open, and a figure flew out, holding onto the chain.

A look of shock appeared on Roger’s face.

"The Void Chain can be used like that?!"

He had never imagined that the Void Chain could serve as a spatial coordinate for returning.

Li Wei himself had only thought of this use in a flash of inspiration.

Back then, if he hadn’t used the Space Ripping Skill to actively leave that space, he would have been banished to an unknown dimension by Dimensional Exile.

He would have been eliminated from the competition directly.

By leaving voluntarily, Li Wei could rely on the Void Chain’s lock on Roger to return to this space.

"The fight is over."

"Basic Level Flame Rule, Burning Feather!"

Li Wei stared at Roger.

Roger met Li Wei’s gaze and seemed to see burning flames within his eyes.

A red, glowing object appeared at the corner of his eye.

Roger froze for a moment, then subconsciously reached out to touch it.

"What is this?"

"HISS!"

Roger’s hand was burned, and he quickly pulled it back.

He glanced around and discovered many Burning Feathers floating in mid-air inside his Space Shield.

These were the Burning Feathers Li Wei had created using the Flame Rule.

The Burning Feathers were formed from the minuscule amount of Fire Element that had seeped into the Space Shield when the Flame Serpent was besieging Roger.

A dozen or so Burning Feathers drifted toward Roger and stuck to his body.

A look of terror crossed Roger’s face.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Burning Feathers exploded, erupting into even larger flames.

Driven by Li Wei’s Flame Rule, the fire began to burn Roger’s Mage Robe, hair, and eyebrows.

"Stop, stop, stop! I surrender."

Roger hurriedly called for a stop and admitted defeat.

Li Wei’s intense gaze softened slightly.

The flames stopped harming Roger, clinging to him like vibrant red flowers.

Roger walked off the arena, withdrawing from the platform to concede defeat.

Seeing this, Li Wei retracted all of his power.

CLANK! CLANK!

The Void Chain wrapped around Roger’s waist retracted back into his hand.

The Burning Feathers inside the Space Shield also dissipated.

Roger touched his scorched hair, staring at Li Wei in utter bewilderment.

"How on earth did your magic bypass my Space Shield?"

The inside of the Space Shield he had erected was completely devoid of Magic Elements.

Logically speaking, it should be impossible for Elemental Magic to bypass a Space Shield and harm him.

And yet, that’s exactly what had happened.

Li Wei just smiled and didn’t answer his question.

If his Shadow Attendant hadn’t been occupying White Nitro’s body, Li Wei would have had a much simpler way to deal with Roger.

He wouldn’t have needed to use such a complicated method.

It took besieging him, using the Void Chain for a spatial lock, and topping it off with the Basic Level Flame Rule just to force Roger to surrender.

In truth, mere flames couldn’t have threatened Roger’s life.

But Li Wei’s flames were imbued with Rule Power.

His attacks directly ignored the Defense Magic Items on Roger’s body.

Roger was utterly shocked by this kind of power.

After careful consideration, he chose to surrender.

If he kept fighting, his chances of victory were slim.

The main reason was his discovery that Li Wei knew the Space Ripping Skill.

The Space Ripping Skill could destroy a Space Shield.

Meanwhile, his own Space Movement Spell was countered by the Void Chain.

Fighting Li Wei put him at too great a disadvantage.

So he just decided to surrender.

Seeing that Li Wei didn’t want to answer, Roger didn’t press the issue.

He looked at Li Wei and asked, "What’s your name?"

That was a question Li Wei could answer.

"Li Wei."

"Roger. I’ll remember you," Roger said to Li Wei.

After speaking, he glanced at the stone bridge beneath Li Wei’s feet.

He seemed to let out a gloating laugh.

"You know? After you snatched this hidden arena, I actually feel relieved," Roger said.

Li Wei froze, then frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Roger turned to leave, saying, "You’ll know once you see what the hidden item is."

Li Wei’s eyes narrowed, and he quickly checked the hidden item.

"Hidden Item—Magic Forbidden Curse Fragment. When used, releases an incomplete Forbidden Curse. (Can be taken out of the Secret Realm)"

The corner of Li Wei’s mouth twitched.

He seemed to understand what Roger meant.

Right now, the only people who knew the properties of the hidden item were Li Wei and Roger.

Because McCarthy had lost his challenge against Roger, he didn’t have the clearance to view the hidden item’s properties.

Now, Roger was planning to announce the hidden item’s properties to everyone.

A page from a Magic Forbidden Curse Fragment, and an item that could be taken out of the Secret Realm on top of that.

Its appeal was undoubtedly number one in the entire Secret Realm.

Li Wei could already foresee everyone wanting to come and seize this Magic Forbidden Curse Fragment.

He instantly felt immense pressure.

He looked at the conditions for obtaining the Magic Forbidden Curse Fragment.