That time in the memory space of the Hermit Star, he almost never woke up.
The time hound’s stinger dealt a nearly deadly mental trauma to him in an instant.
If not for the emergency activation of the reset ability of the silver pocket watch, he might have long become the mental sustenance of that monster.
Later, he recalled a theory he had once read.
This special existence of the time hound can only exert its greatest power at specific spacetime angles.
So he used the "Ring of Brilliance" to illuminate those shadowed areas, successfully compressing the opponent’s activity space.
In the end, through the high-dimensional ravings recorded, he managed to repel that terrifying existence by a stroke of luck.
"Since the method worked last time, it should also work this time..."
Ron was about to use the same trick again, but found the situation before him far more complicated than he imagined.
As he began to construct the magic model of the "Ring of Brilliance," the entire battlefield immediately roared like an enraged beast.
"Hahaha!"
The Star of the Observer, which had been watching, erupted once again into extremely mocking laughter, echoing throughout the consciousness space:
"You dare to cheat? You must be punished!"
The ground suddenly fractured into countless web-like cracks.
Scorching lava gushed out, directly targeting his position with a saturation attack.
More dangerous spatial cracks flashed across the sky.
"Indeed, it won’t let me off easily... now the entire environment has been set to a hostile state!"
Ron sighed softly, forced to divert a lot of attention to deal with these additional environmental threats.
He dodged and maneuvered between the lava eruptions while carefully avoiding those spatial cracks in the air that could appear at any moment.
Each dodge required millisecond-precise calculations, and a slight mistake would shred him to pieces by these environmental traps.
Yet even in such harsh conditions, he continued to maintain the expansion of the Ring of Brilliance.
The golden red light danced in the darkness, desperately dispelling those shadowy areas that favored the flashing of the time hound.
The fusion monster indeed was affected to some extent.
Its once ghostly movement ability began to slow, occasionally pausing for a moment in mid-air.
But just as Ron thought the strategy was working, another change occurred.
Countless black tentacles like octopus arms stretched out from the deeper void.
They writhed as if alive, gradually covering the illuminated areas.
These tentacles continuously released black matter that devoured light.
No matter how bright the Ring of Brilliance was, it would gradually be eroded and weakened by this substance.
Eventually, the environment reverted to suitable shadowy angles for flashing.
"Didn’t your Masters tell you?"
The Star of the Observer continued with vicious mockery:
"In my realm, I am the sole rule-maker! Your little cleverness shouldn’t make a fool of itself here."
Ron felt the effect of the Ring of Brilliance being systematically weakened, a sense of powerlessness rising in his heart.
"The dodging method seems won’t work..."
The Star of the Observer clearly did not intend to give him any chance to take shortcuts; this trial must be faced head-on.
Noticing the prey’s predicament, the fusion monster immediately launched a more ferocious assault.
The thorny tentacles struck like raging waves one after another, each swing accompanied by eerie sounds.
Davod’s sound wave vibration also became more frenzied.
Thunderous noise mixed with countless wicked ravings attempted to completely crush his will to resist from the spiritual level.
The range of abyssal black fog expanded continually, forcing Ron to struggle for survival within an ever-shrinking safe area.
And the most lethal stinger attack could descend like the scythe of death at any moment.
Facing such all-encompassing threats of death, Ron had to frequently use "time jump" to save his life.
But the consumption of this ability was also rapidly accumulating.
If he couldn’t find a way to break the situation, he would eventually be defeated due to energy depletion.
At the most critical moment, he suddenly noticed a subtle detail.
Every time the fusion monster prepared to launch the time hound’s stinger attack.
The silver pocket watch on his chest would produce almost imperceptible subtle vibrations.
This vibration was extremely faint, and without the greatly enhanced perception ability under the incarnation form, it would be impossible to capture this detail.
"I see..."
Ron realized somewhat.
The time power stored in the pocket watch was resonating with its kind!
Although this resonance was almost negligible.
For him, with the dual boons of "Hermit’s Knowledge" and "Eye of Time," it could still be clearly perceived.
This meant he could preemptively predict the most dangerous stinger attacks!
With this discovery, he immediately adjusted his combat strategy.
No longer blindly relying on "time jump," but using the vibration of the pocket watch to predict the timing of attacks.
Sure enough, when the next stinger attack came, Ron precisely predicted the attack trajectory.
With just a side-step flash, he avoided the deadly blow.
The stinger whistled past his ear, the wind from it causing his hair to flutter slightly.
"That’s more like it..."
After mastering the skill of evading stingers, the initiative of the battle began to tilt towards Ron.
"Not bad, little bug!" the voice of the Star of the Observer carried a hint of surprise:
"You actually found another opportunistic method, but..."
Before the words were finished, the battlefield environment changed once again.
The air began to be filled with chaotic aura disrupting perception, and the vibration of the pocket watch became erratic, greatly diminishing its warning effect.