After the entries were finished, the first round of the tournament started, and the first match was between Ethan and Meng Li. Ethan won instantly by defeating Meng Li with a direct punch, rendering him unconscious.
Other matches took place, and Mei Hua, Riser, and Tao Li also advanced to the quarter-finals in the tournament.
On the second day, the match was between Ethan and Tao Li, and, of course, Ethan won by knocking Tao Li unconscious with a single punch.
In the VIP seats, Aria mocked Tao Li's mother, stating that her daughter's boyfriend was truly a dragon among men, and then went to see her daughter.
Mei Li was startled by Ethan's power, but in the end, he was just an immortal, and she was at the peak of Earth Immortal. As for his easy win, it was quite simple; the difference between a saint and an immortal is significant. Suddenly, she heard a voice from behind.
"Your man is really strong. I wonder how he was able to reach the Immortal level at such a young age," said Aria to her daughter.
"Mom, how do you know about him?" asked Mei Hua in a shocked expression.
"It's a woman's instinct. So, what are you going to do, my dear daughter? Are you going to reveal your true strength and defeat him, or just let your man take the limelight?" asked Aria with a mischievous grin on her face.
"I do not need to use all my strength to defeat him," replied Mei Hua with a confident smile.
The next day, it was the semifinal match, and Mei Hua easily beat her opponent, qualifying for the final.
The second match was between Riser and Ethan. Since Ethan used a mask, no one knew his identity, and there were no cliché tropes of a young master bullying.
As the match started between them, before Riser could comment with some villainous lines, he was knocked out by Ethan, setting up a final match between Mei Hua and Ethan.
The next day, the arena was full of people, and the crowd cheered for Mei Hua—men, women, children, and the elderly.
"Now it is time for our contestants to enter the arena," said Lana loudly.
At the same time, both Ethan and Mei Hua appeared in the arena.
After the referee announced the start of the match, it was Mei Hua who used her Yin power to create an Ice terrain.
The Ice power of Yin was more potent and dangerous than normal ice. Ethan snapped his fingers, and all the ice was dispersed in the air. Ten fire spears appeared above his head, each containing the power to erase any normal Immortal to dust. He fired them all in Mei's direction.
Startled by his actions and power, she used her mystic art to create barriers. However, the fire spears passed through the barriers, existing in a different space.
As the spears approached Mei, she decided to use Star blast to destroy them, but she heard Mai's (the name given to the token heavenly treasure) warning. So, she used all her power to destroy them.
An explosion rang in the arena, and after some time, Mai walked out from the smoke, injured, with blood dropping from her face and bruises all over her body.
(Mei's POV)
When the match started, I decided to attack first because after watching his match, I determined that he has great speed and strength.
I used Yin power to freeze everything so that his speed would be greatly reduced, and I could entrap him to win without injuring him.
But when he snapped his fingers, my Frozen Yin terrain was destroyed, and ten fire spears appeared beside him and moved in my direction.
I was startled at first, but I used my barrier to stop the attack. His attack, however, continued, ignoring my barriers. I was confused but thought he has a barrier-negating ability and decided to destroy his attack with Star blaster. But Mai's voice rang inside my head.
"Be careful, Mei. These spears are dangerous."
After listening to Mai's advice, I used all my power at the peak stage of Earth Immortal to destroy them. However, after clashing with the attack, I was sent back and realized that I was unable to block his attack and got injured.
After suppressing the pain in her body, Mei walked out of the smoke.
'Mai, analyze him.' Mei Hua was not an idiot, so she easily understood that like her, he was also hiding his true strength. But the result of the analysis greatly surprised Mei.
[Name] ??? ??????
[Age] ??
[Bloodline] ?????
[Physique] ?????
[Talent] ????
[Cultivation] ????
[Abilities] ?????
"Oh! Trying to analyze me, hehe," said Ethan, greatly shocking Mei. This was the first time her ability failed, and she heard the panicked voice of Mai.
"Mei, he is dangerous, and his strength has already surpassed the limit of the lower plane."
"Hmm, but as my future wife, I will allow you to look at my status," said Ethan.
'Mai, show me his status.'
[Name] Ethan Darkness
[Age] 15
[Bloodline] Netherfiend Demonic
[Physique] Unawakened
[Talent] ???
[Cultivation] Dao Sovereign (10th Stage)
[Ability] ???
"What is this cultivation stage, Mai?" asked Mei Hua in a straight tone.