In the morning of the next day, when the sun has fully risen.
The martial arts field was filled with excitement, as the crowd looked forward to the last matches.
An older disciple said to his friend beside him. "These new disciples sure are strong,; I don't think it would be that easy to bully them"."His friend replied by saying. "Yes, yes, they sure are powerful, but they are too young, their level of cultivation is low, but they have huge potential, especially Jiao Dayu, Seya, and Zeron".
The friend continued by saying. "Even if we are to bully them, we shouldn't go too far, because of future revenge when they become stronger"."The older disciple said. "no, it's not that serious, and besides, we pick the weaker disciple in the new disciple competition to bully and avoid the stronger ones"."His friend nodded and said. "Look, they have started."
The stage was decorated splendidly.
The competitors stood in front of the crowd.
This time, instead of the Eldest senior sister, Sonia ppearing as the referee, someone else did.
It was Elder Taren Zi.
Dressed in white, with a handsome and dashing countenance, he smiled as he addressed the crowd.
"the final two matches for each competitor would take place today".
He looked at the competitors who had matured greatly and somehow integrated with their role as a cultivator and no longer as mortals.
He said to them. "without wasting everyone's time, let the matches begin".
"First match, Zeron, and Seya."
Zeron looked sideways at the competitors, and his eyes clashed with Seya who also coincidentally or not looked towards him.
Seya and Zeron both jumped to the center of the stage simultaneously. Their bodies let out a dragon and tiger roar, shocking the audience with the grand display.
Seya said to Zeron. "I also won't waste time saying nonsense, just know, that I am determined to defeat you".
"Is that so". Said Zeron.
He continued while unsheathing his sword. "Then let's fight".
Clang!!.
Two swords met and Sparks was generated.
Clank! Clank! Clank!..,
Zeron and Seya were exchanging sword moves.
Their movement technique was fast, and the majority of the new disciples and weaker older students couldn't catch their movement.
They were very fast.
Seya apparitions was all over the stage, and so was Zeron's.
They fought for five minutes.
Those with sharp eyes would notice that it was Zeron who was fully suppressing Seya.
'tiger fang,'' Zeron attacked with a very fast stab towards Seya.
Five apparitions of Seya appeared, confusing his senses.
The sword stabbed a figure but that figure was an apparition.
Zeron floated back as he dodged a three-timed attack by three of Seya's'apparitions.
Seya used a wind dragon nod to stab at Zeron speedily.
Zeron blocked the stab by placing his sword vertically to his chest
The momentum of the strike pushed him as he slid towards the edge of the arena.
Seya was relentless in his attack, as he did not want Zeron to recover his bearing
He accelerated towards Zeron as his sword cut the air.
He used another sword technique which accelerated the speed of his sword three times.
"second level of wind sword"
The sword cuts the air as it cuts at Zeron
Zeron stretched out his hands as he grasped at the air.
He clenched his hands as he said.
"krav maga"
The air made a cracking sound.
Zeron then flung his hands as condensed air in the shape of little shards flew straight at Seya.
Seya could only meet the attacks straight on.
The air projectiles were aimed at his throat, eyes, thighs, feet, and body.
Seya's sword clashed with the projectiles, blocking all the attacks.
Scree! Scree! Scree!..,
Zeron relentlessly released Krav Maga at Seya.
The air projectiles slowed down the aggression of Seya's attack.
Zeron changed from krav maga to a sword sweep, which clashed with Seya's sword.
They both separated.
They looked at each other before Zeron attacked.
The sound of dragon and tiger roaring came out of Zeron's body as his bones let out sounds.
He struck with his sword, a stab.
Zeron was making use of the bone-tempering stage strength to fight Seya.
His sword stab was blinding fast and caused sharp pain to the eyes of the audience.
His sword cut the air as he stabbed at Seya's forehead.
Seya shouted as he slashed horizontally at Zeron.
Their sword clashed.
Seya spit out blood as he was pushed to the edge of the stage by the strength of the strike.
"No, I can't lose". Seya shouted.
He continued by swallowing the remaining blood that wanted to come out of his mouth.
He shouted. "Wind sword, third level".
The moment he shouted the technique, he threw up a mouthful of blood and fainted.
It was because of the backlash from the technique.
He has not mastered the technique yet, and by forcefully trying to use the technique in his injured state made it to backlash.
Seya was brought out off the stage by the medical staff, and Zeron was declared the winner.
The battles continued with other competitors fighting it out till it got to the last match-up, which was Zeron against Jiao Dayu.
"you have all performed excellently and reached this point". Elder Taren said
He then continued. "you have started showing the flare of the disciple of the Sword River sect".
He looked at the faces of the new disciples and said. "make the sect proud and make our enemies fear you!"
"Final match, Zeron against Jiao Dayu".