The competition continued with Zeron winning all his matches.
Thirty-five matches were conducted daily.
Today is the last day before the final matches.
The competitors have been ranked already
Jiao Dayu is ranked first with sixteen wins and zero losses.
Zeron is ranking second with sixteen wins and zero losses.
Seya is ranking third with sixteen wins and zero losses.
Rale is ranking fourth with sixteen wins and zero losses.
Kray zi is ranked fifth with fourteen wins and two losses.
He lost to Zeron and Seya.
The rest have their share of wins and losses.
But the picture of the top five is coming from the five of them.
Rale surprised everyone by being ranked fourth among the top ten; he has the lowest cultivation, which is the skin refining stage.
"I concede". A competitor said.
He admitted defeat after taking a blow to the chest and throwing up blood.
After the competitors have walked down the stage.
Eldest senior sister Sonia Lee announced.
"Next match, Seya versus Rale".
Seya and Rale's match is the second to the last match for the day.
Any one of them who wins will fight Zeron, and those who lose will fight Jiao Dayu.
On the stage.
Rale looked at the arrogant teen who always carries an indifferent but noble bearing and thought.
(This time, I will fight to my fullest; I will get revenge for Sake!).
Seya gazed at the boy before him and thought. (I need to make this win exceedingly beautiful; Zeron and that cold girl are strong opponents).
He was still staring at Rale, but his eyes had started becoming more sharper.
(I was blessed with a superior quality spirit root; my family's hope is on me; I will become the strongest disciple in the Sword River sect.).
Seya's stance changed as a small bout of wind currents surrounded him, and his body let out a faint dragon roar.
(I will make the noble house prosperous again).
Roar!.
Seya's body let out a dragon roar as he attacked.
"Dragon tiger, wind dragon dive".
The air was being cut as Seya accelerated and struck with his sword, announcing the name of the technique used.
He appeared in front of Seya and changed his stance to a stabbing motion.
He struck. "Wind dragon nod".
It's a funny name, but such a funny technique put Rale in mortal danger.
Clang!!
The tip of Rale's sword hit the tip of Seya's sword.
""Wow!!"". The crowd gasped.
Chulan, who was beside Zeron, screamed unconsciously as she was amazed by the accuracy of Rale's strike.
She looked at the ongoing fight which was getting more and more intense.
She then asks Zeron. "Zeron, why is it that other people's cultivation of the dragon tiger exercise manual is faint while you and Seya are the only ones that can display its special characteristic by having a faint dragon roar or tiger roar?".
Zeron looked at her and answered. " Did you read the preface of the manual, which introduces its history and some names?".
Chulan blushed as she replied no and said in a tiny voice. "who reads the boring part".
Zeron shook his head as he laughed.
He then said. "the dragon tiger manual was a torn skill manual which was gotten by the forefathers in an ancient forbidden ruin".
He continued. "The manual has two sides, which are the exercise side and the technique side. The true terror of this manual is in the technique side, but sadly, that was the pages that were torn out and left with only the exercise manual, which assists in the body refining stage".
Zeron, gazing at the fight going on on the stage, said. "if not for the defects of this manual, Sundai region would not be worthy of owning such manual, and for your question of why our training of the manual is more obvious. It is the same with the reason that Rale could fight equally with Seya, even as he is in the skin refining stage".
"Huh?". Chulan said, sounding confused.
Zeron still focused on the fight, his hands behind his back, having an extraordinary bearing.
He then said word by word.
"The. Level. Of. Understanding!".
The moment the two swords met at the tip, both opponent's eyes locked.
Seya's eyes were showing surprise and confusion, while Rale's eyes were showing indifference and calm.
Clang.
Both swords advanced at each other.
Rale lost at the contest of strength, but he was able to leave safely without being injured.
Rale gazed at Seya and said. "Now, my turn".
Rale held his sword with both hands and attacked.
He did a swing to the left which Seya dodged.
Or so he thought.
*Tearr!*
The sounds of Seiya's sleeves being torn.
"How". He looked shocked as he asked Rale.
Rale did not respond but attacked more intensively.
The both of them then continued fighting.
Rale's attacks were strange; when it is thought that it would go to the left, it arrived at the right; when it's thought that he strike the head, he strikes the upper body or the lower body, and vice versa.
They fought for ten minutes with Seya suffering all manner of strange attacks.
His clothes were torn in a lot of places, and he was bleeding, but none of the injuries were critical.
In the case of Rale, he was uninjured, but he is looking exhausted both physically and mentally.
Clang!
Seya blocked a strike aimed at his head with his sword.
Rale was surprised.
Seya grinned and said. "now, I understand".
Why Rale was surprised because he never expected Seya to block that strike because the true aim of that strike was the right chest.
And this time Seya blocked correctly and was not confused by his strange attacks.
"Now I know why you could play me like a monkey". Seya said while gritting his teeth.
"It's because you use your soul force to confuse my senses."
He continued. "I never would have thought that someone in the body refining stage would have soul force when it is only cultivators in the qi accumulation stage that can have it."
"Now that I know the secret of your strange attacks. Prepare to be defeated!"
Seya screamed as he attacked.
This time, Seya suppressed Rale in all aspects.
Rale was constantly in danger.
Seya now fully exhibits the scariness of the bone-tempering stage, no longer frustrated by Rale's attacks.
Seya Bones let out a dragon roar as the air vibrated with three Sonic booms every time he performed a movement technique from the Dragon Tiger manual.
His apparition was all over the stage.
This time, instead of the four he has shown before, his apparations are now eight.
They attacked Rale from all directions.
Rale was able to react to every slash at him because he had a soul force coverage one meter around him.
Every attack aimed at him is slowed down in his head by a million seconds, and using the duration of that delay, escape or parry the blow.
Rale dodged a strike aimed at him and counter-attacked with a sweep from his sword.
Seya's apparition appeared in his back and front at the same time; they both attacked.
Rale, instead of responding to one of them, raised his sword and struck above.
Surprisingly, another apparition was there who was previously invisible.
Clang!!
After parrying the hidden strike.
Rale pointed his index finger at his forehead, while holding his sword and shouted.
"Instant death!".
He disappeared and appeared at the back of Seya.
A line could be traced in the air showing that he didn't teleport but crossed some distance instantly.
Sadly, the terrible killer's move was unsuccessful.
The Seya that received that attack was an apparition.
"Ugh!". Rale coughed up blood.
A sword was inserted from his back.
The sword penetrated from his back to his front.
Shew!!
Seya removed the sword from Rale's back and floated backward.
He said. "I am surprised; that attack was aiming at your lungs. For you to move a little and turn a critical injury into a less critical injury is impressive".
He continued. "Soul force is incredible, and I still wonder how you got it in the body refining stage".
He swung his sword to remove the blood on it.
He said. "Nevertheless, you are still going to be defeated".
Rale, still bleeding from his chest and mouth, said. "I will defeat you, not because of the competition but for Sake!".
He screamed and gritted his teeth.
With great vigor, he powerfully and forcefully changes his leg's stance in a particular motion.
His right hand to his back, holding his sword which is pointing to the sky, and his left hand touching the ground in a crouching position
He said inwardly. (Finishing technique. First contract. Sparrow flight).
There was the apparition of a Sparrow that appeared above Rale's head.
The Sparrow followed his movement as he slashed at Seya.
The strike hit. Seya could not dodge the speed of that strike.
Seya was defeated.