[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher":3,"chapter-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-165":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Strongest Existence Becomes Teacher",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1723427,2200,"Chapter 165: End of the Competition","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-165",165,"\u003Cp>While Jax and Selene clashed against Drevin and Iselde on the far end of the arena, another battle raged—just as fierce, just as desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron and Lia, bloodied and exhausted, stood shoulder-to-shoulder against Maera and Col.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene’s runes still glimmered faintly on their bodies—faint armor, faint speed, faint strength—but even that small boost had become the lifeline keeping them standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike before, Ron and Lia fought like a single blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron swung, Lia struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia feinted, Ron pressured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their steps matched. Their breaths matched. Their timing—near perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Maera lunged forward, Ron’s spear intercepted her claws, sparks flying. Lia slipped in instantly, her sword flashing in a sharp upward slice that forced Col to pull back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Col countered, blades sweeping in low arcs—but Ron’s spear shaft dropped, blocking both swords, and Lia pivoted over the back of the spear, twisting mid-air to deliver a flipping kick that nearly hit Maera’s jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their coordination was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Maera and Col were no amateurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with Iselde’s mirror armor shimmering along their bodies, not with crystal-edged shards embedded along their gauntlets and blades. Their defenses were thicker, their strikes heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera crashed in from the side with a wild punch, her gauntlet shining like carved glass. Ron caught it with the spear, but the impact rattled his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Col immediately exploited the opening, slashing toward Ron’s ribs, only for Lia to intercept with a blur of pink wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them clashed again and again, forming a storm of flame, wind, glass, and steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia’s eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mana surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with a whirl of her sword she unleashed a barrage—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind Butterfly: Multi-Butterfly Slashes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pink slashes laced with fluttering energy-butterflies ripped through the air in crossed patterns, streaking toward both Maera and Col.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both opponents recognized the danger instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera snarled and grabbed Col by the collar, yanking him upward into a jump. The two shot high into the air, the pink slashes tearing through the space they had stood in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment Maera’s feet left the ground—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already there above them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun mid-air, spear blazing with searing dark-blue heat, and brought it down in a brutal overhead crash—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct slam aimed straight at Col.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crossed her glass-coated gauntlets in front of her head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact hammered into her guard like a meteor, sending cracks webbing across the mirror-coated surface. Both she and Col were smashed downward, crashing hard into the stone floor with enough force to shake the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron landed beside Lia, panting, spear still smoldering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia wiped blood from her lip and smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice drop attack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron smirked back, breath still rough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just following your lead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the battlefield, Maera and Col pushed themselves out of the crater, injured but far from finished. Their armor shimmered, repairing cracks with faint light. Their eyes burned with determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iselde’s enhancements made them tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene’s enhancements made Ron and Lia faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two teams, two strategies, one arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron spun his spear once, setting it ablaze again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia tightened her grip, pink wind swirling around her blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera cracked her knuckles, crystal shards glittering under her claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Col lowered himself into a low stance, twin swords humming with wind and glass resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four warrior was about to clash once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ron and Lia steadied themselves from the last exchange, all four fighters froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of mana—massive, wild, undeniable—flooded the entire arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera and Col twisted around instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron and Lia followed their gaze—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, near Drevin and Iselde’s side of the battlefield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two spheres of impossible power were merging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blazing orange-red orb of condensed fire mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A freezing blue orb of tightly compressed ice mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two opposites collided—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>merged—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and whited out into a single blinding sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene and Jax’s combined spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena shook violently as the white explosion devoured half the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera’s pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Col!! Drevin and Iselde are going to lose! We finish this NOW—OR WE LOSE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Col didn’t argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them poured everything—every last drop of mana—into their next attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera’s wild red aura erupted like a beast breaking its chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Savage Spiral Rend: Reaving Spiral Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leapt high into the sky, body spinning violently, claws crossed as she dove like a blood-red drill. Her gauntlets glowed crimson, tearing the air apart as she descended toward Ron and Lia with killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, Col braced his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moss-green wind aura surged around him in a spiraling storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gale Stride Arts: Storm Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched forward in a flash—blades forming an X of roaring wind, cutting through stone as he shot straight at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no space to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No angle to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron and Lia shared one glance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>exhausted, burned, battered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silent agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We combine everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia inhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... have an idea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered it fast—Ron understood instantly—and both of them moved at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron planted his spear into the ground, flames surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun the black spear in a tight circle—then spun himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>faster, faster—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>until a blazing dome of dark blue flame burst open around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inferno Spear: Blazefire Aegis!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rotating fortress of scorching fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lia gathered every last fragment of mana left in her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pink wind ignited under her feet, butterflies spiraling wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not straight, not forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in a circle around Ron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until she was no longer a girl—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but a pink tempest screaming through the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind Butterfly: Hurricane Dash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every revolution she made pushed Ron’s flames higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron’s flames, in turn, fed her wind sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pink wind and dark blue flame twisted—merged—raging into a tornado blasting upward like a pillar of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple fire, screaming wind, and thousands of glowing butterfly embers spiraling inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monstrous fusion of their powers—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined Technique: SEARING STORM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maera’s spinning drill crashed downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Col’s storm slash sliced upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both met the Searing Storm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and disintegrated instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attacks evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies were swallowed in the twisting inferno-wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One heartbeat later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KAAAAA-THOOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent burst of purple flame and spiraling wind exploded outward, taking Maera and Col with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinding light engulfed the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the exact same moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the opposite end—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drevin and Iselde’s silhouettes vanished into Jax and Selene’s own white explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dust slowly settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron collapsed first—his arm severed, body cuts everywhere, bleeding everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-damn...\" he groaned, coughing smoke. \"I... didn’t think it would... hurt this much...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia, half-burned and trembling, fell beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-we... were too hasty...\" she whispered with a pained smile. \"We... didn’t think that through at all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two lay broken, barely conscious—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had done it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two voices echoed desperately across the ruined arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ron! Lia!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax and Selene stumbled into view—bloodied, bruised, barely standing, but still in far better shape than the two lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax had multiple arrows buried deep in his arms and torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene’s clothes were torn, her skin marked with sharp cuts and embedded mirror shards, each shimmer a reminder of her brutal duel with Iselde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the moment they spotted their teammates, they rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax dropped to his knees beside Ron and gawked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell were you two fighting? Dragons?!\" he yelled, voice cracking. \"Maera and Col were EQUAL to you! How did you end up looking like THIS?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron coughed weakly, forcing a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We... made a mistake...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia exhaled softly beside him, wincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-yeah... a pretty big one...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene sighed—exasperated, tired, but deeply relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two combined your strength,\" she muttered, tapping her wand on the ground. \"But you didn’t think about how YOUR OWN BODIES would handle that kind of output.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron and Lia exchanged a weak laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe... yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unbelievable... Let me heal—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could finish, her face suddenly twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She covered her mouth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—gh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A splatter of blood dripped between her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees buckled, vision spiraling into static.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Selene!\" Jax caught her before she hit the ground, panic flaring in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You alright?! Hey—Selene?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... used too much mana...\" she whispered breathlessly. \"Way too much... during the fight...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up, trying to say something else—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a familiar cheerful voice echoed through the air:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding ding ding...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The competition is over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your team has won!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron, Lia, Jax, and Selene all looked up as the voice continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And as promised... you will receive the ultimate artifact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But first—let’s fix you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm light swept over the arena like a tidal wave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rewinding wounds, restoring stamina, repairing torn clothes, sealing cuts, removing blood and scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron blinked as his severed arm reformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia stared at her unburned skin in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax looked at his healed boy as arrow disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selene gasped softly as her mana stabilised and her headache faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four were completely whole again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the voice spoke one last time:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now then... let’s get out of here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s time to present you... your reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron, Lia, Jax, and Selene exchanged relieved smiles—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their trial was finally over.\u003C\u002Fp>",1548,"2026-06-06T15:36:01.016Z",1,"novelbin.me","be96bc47fb5b9934d56a336491f4799a76aa3b31792e988fab5fbe4bac12beea","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-166","strongest-existence-becomes-teacher-chapter-164",275,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstrongest-existence-becomes-teacher-cover.jpg"]