Terrifying freezing power descended on the stage. Elsa parents were rushing in to save their youngest daughter. The barrier surrounding the stage was torn apart, but the judge did not even dare to get angry. Instead, he was dead worried whether he would receive the blame or not.
The glaring wound on her chest was the last thing Elsa saw before she started to lose her consciousness. She truly regretted her decision. She was indeed too careless and impatient.
Elsa whole body was frozen by her parents. Subsequently, everyone from Menzel clan left the arena and went back to their clan. Of course, they were bringing Elsa back with them. No one from the academy dared to block them.
Seeing their departure, Harry and everyone from Well family were relieved. They had think of the worst possible scenario. Even though Well family was also a strong faction in Black Snow Empire, they still would not be able to stand up against Menzel clan wrath. Of course, there was a possibility that Menzel clan would find trouble with them later on because of this incident.
Honestly, Harry never planned to harm Elsa. He thought Elsa would reinforce her barrier or cancelled her casting and moved away to avoid his attack. Unexpectedly, she decided to stay in her place and continued with her attack.
The audiences were also taken back by the incident. No one expected rank 2 Elsa would have an incident like that. Even those who did not favour her like that female senior Chu Ling also kept their mouths shut.
Erza was shaken by the incident. She also wanted to rush and help Elsa, but she knew that Elsa parents would have a better way than her. Still, she was worried about Elsa condition. The wound was deep and fatal.
Lisa and Linda were also shocked and worried about Elsa condition. Linda even forgot that she just lost her bet on Elsa. In the end, the judge concluded the match and Harry was obviously the winner.
Next, it was the last match between Paul and Qing Tian. As the name suggested, Qing Tian was from Qing clan. Similar to Seven Colour Pago clan, they were also originated from Eastern Sage Dynasty. They were once one of the vassal clan under the Eastern Sage Imperial Clan.
During the fight to the throne, they supported Emperor Lin Dong. Later on when Emperor Lin decided to give up the fight and moved to Black Snow Empire, they also followed. Grandpa Qing was also a member of Qing clan. He stayed in Valentine clan to honour his promise to the late Emperor.
The judge called both fighters to proceed to the stage. As Paul and Qing Tian were both swordsman, their fighting style were quite similar. Even their armor choices were also similar. Both covered their whole bodies with heavy armors.
Their choices might be affected by Elsa incident. Because of Elsa incident, the atmosphere in the arena became tensed. The elders kept reminding their juniors to put safety above everything else.
There were similar incidents happened throughout the competition and they were considered normal. Similar incidents also occurred in the previous competitions. When contestants were giving their all to win, incidents were hard to avoid.
Of course, the judge and academy elders would interfere when things went south. However, they would not be able to completely prevent an incident from happening. All they could do were to minimize it.
"Are you both ready?" The judge asked for confirmation. Paul and Qing Tian both nodded. "Fight!"
Both fighters dashed toward each other. When their swords met, aftershock waves spread around the stage. Luckily there was a barrier separating the stage and the seating areas.
Both Paul and Qing Tian preferred direct combat. Therefore, within a short period time, both fighters had exchanged numerous attacks. Sparks flied and the audiences were cheering for both youths.
"You have my respect. You are the first opponent who is able to fight me this far without losing." Paul started to talk in the middle of the fight.
"Thanks. Are you planning to finish our fight soon?" Qing Tian replied. He was aware that this was not the full extent of Paul power. After all, he still remembered that Paul was in possession of a divine artifact, the Ring of Explosion.
"Yes. Thanks for the fight and feel free to find me after this competition." Paul did not deny it. He was indeed planning to finish their fight as soon as possible since he wanted to save his energy for the later fights.
Shortly after that, Qing Tian found himself being bombarded by a series of explosion. Paul then created mini explosions around his body to give further boost to his power and speed.
Soon, Qing Tian armor started to crack. It had finally reached its limit. In addition, Qing Tian also felt sharp pain all over his body due to repeating explosions. He had reached his limit.
"I admit defeat." Finally, Qing Tian decided not to struggle anymore. As a result, Paul became the last person who proceeded to the semifinals. He would meet Harry in a fight which would decide one place in the final.
There was half an hour break before the semifinals started. While Qi Long, Harry, and Paul were trying to restore their bodies to its peaks, Erza mind was in a mess. She was still worried about Elsa condition and the following match was actually a fight against Qi Long.
She might look calm from the outside, but it would be a lie to say that Erza felt indifference toward Qi Long. The fuzzy memories about him were enough to mess her mind. In addition, Qi Long words in the opening ceremony and his act to delay his fight in the preliminary round touched her.
Finally, it was the time to start the semifinals. The judge called Erza and Qi Long to the stage.
Erza arrived on the stage wearing her usual battle outfit. She dressed exactly like in the previous round. For this fight, she was also bringing out Heavenly Flame Sword right from the start.
Standing in front of her, Qi Long was also wearing his usual battle outfit. Unlike Erza, there was only an iron plate covering his stomach, while the rest was simply clothes. Moreover, Qi Long did not wear any gloves and his boots were made from leather. Overall, his outfit was lighter than Erza.
"Let's have a good fight." Qi Long said with a smile.
"Okay." Erza replied casually. She tried to be as indifferent as possible on the outside, however Qi Long noticed her complicated gaze on him. He did not expose her though.
"Are you both ready?" The judge asked for confirmation. Erza and Qi Long both nodded. "Fight!"
'Ignite!'
'Speed Up! Power Up! Pagoda Protection! Pagoda Blessing!'
Both fighters did not waste time and directly entered their combat mode. Erza red hair was swaying in the air and a pair of wings of flames appeared on her back. In front of her, Qi Long was covered in four different colours of aura representing his buffs.
Their eyes met and immediately both fighters dashed toward each other. The sword and spear met, creating aftershock waves which spread throughout the stage. It was followed by another attack then another one.
People started to notice that Qi Long reached further than Erza thanks to his spear. Surprisingly, he was also more agile than Erza. His art spear was direct, fast, and beautiful.
Slowly but surely, Erza was on the losing side. Wounds started to appear on her body and she did not have time to catch her breath properly.
Qi Long also received some damages. There were few burning marks on his body, but they were not serious. Moreover, Qi Long spear was surprisingly able to keep up with Erza's Heavenly Flame Sword.
Left, right, up, down, Qi Long turned his spear around skilfully to find a gap in Erza defence. Erza was struggling to keep up with Qi Long's pace despite being a realm higher. Once again, it showed how powerful Seven Colour Pagoda clan supports.
Erza was still trying to catch her breath when a powerful thrust managed to find way to her chest. It failed to leave a wound but the impact destroyed her chest plate. She was also pushed few metres away before she could regain her balance.
'Pagoda Restriction!' Qi Long pushed further. He was planning to secure his win earlier.
Illusionary pagoda appeared above the stage and Erza situation turned worse. Qi Long followed with another heavy attack. From the look of it, Erza would not be able to avoid the attack in time.
However, just before the tip of the spear made contact with her body, it stopped. Most people thought that Qi Long might suddenly turn soft to the girl in front of him. After all, Erza was a beautiful little girl.
They did not know that at this moment Qi Long was very startled. He personally saw Erza pupils turned to red and there were double triangle marks appeared on its surfaces.
"Eyes of Chronos!" Qi Long recalled his information regarding Erza.