Currently standing outside the ring, Harry, Blake, Gracie, and Liam were watching Tyler's fight with Ethen.
Tyler was holding his curved blade sabre.
Ethen was holding a standard sword, clearly a high-level artifact. An Element Master level artifact, to be precise.
"Ethen, it's your chance! Don't let him forfeit until he is half dead!" a person from the audience cheered.
"Yes, they should know the power of the Edward family," another disciple exclaimed.
All the audience was cheering. Seeing fights was a normal occurrence here, but the prospect of crippling someone was making them more excited.
All the students placed their bets on their favorite fighter.
When the match started, Tyler took a defensive stance, which was his strong point. He had mastered the art of defense while practicing with Gracie.
Ethen, swinging his sword with precise movements, was trying to put pressure on Tyler.
But Tyler was just moving accordingly, using his foresight to avoid any hits. He took a step forward and swung his sabre against Ethen's sword; clear sparks could be seen between them.
Ethen, at an advantage due to his higher level and greater artifact, was pushing Tyler down, infusing his sword with Qi to further improve its sharpness.
Tyler could feel tension in his sabre, so he backed away, but some minor cracks could be seen on his blade.
He infused his sabre with Qi and swung it,Several Qi slashes made of Qi energy went toward Ethen.
Ethen dodged one strike, but all the upcoming slashes were in such a formation as if Tyler already knew his next move.
They were almost impossible to dodge if you don't have ability to fly.
He used all his Qi around the point of impact, but some injuries were inevitable.
On the other side, Tyler felt his Qi draining. It was a technique that he had learned from the library, with its downside being high Qi consumption.
He knew this was the moment to strike when Ethen was not prepared. He threw his sabre on the ground because there was no blade left only the hilt was intact.
Ethen, still in pain, noticed it and came to a defensive posture. He has also lost his sword while dodging. It was lying somewhere on the ground.
Tyler made his move and threw a punch. Seeing it, Ethen blocked it with his palm and moved to the right. But when the punch landed on his palm, there was no force behind it But Another punch came and hit him on his chin with brute force, completely taking him by surprise.
Then there was no stopping it; several punches landed back to back, hitting Ethen in his face.
All the crowd was gasping, seeing such a scene. A particular group was not happy with these results; they were clearly angry.
Ethen was no longer conscious, but Tyler didn't stop his punches as if he were in a trance.
Two elders came on stage, stopped Tyler, and sent Ethen for medical care.
These two elders were there to ensure the rules. They don't pay much attention to anything else.
Tyler's badge lit up, and his rank changed to '835'.
Tyler had used his new movement technique in the last moments.
Harry realized Ethen's arrogance led to his loss. If he had used everything he had from the start, the situation could have been different.
Tyler didn't receive many injuries, but he got another reward after this fight: the Element Master sword. Since he was a sabre user, he gave it to Harry to help him in upcoming fights.
Liam and Blake won their fights one-sidedly. They even broke one or two bones, making a particular group more and more angry.
Harry, going into the ring, took the Element Master level artifact with him. Holding it, Harry could feel energy surging through him.
His opponent was a tall, figured man who looked a little afraid after seeing Liam and Blake's fights.
Blake placed all his money on Harry's win. This time, there were equal bets on both fighters.
Harry made his move. He first controlled his breath, quieted his presence, concentrated his Qi in his lower limbs, enhanced his muscle strength, stomped his feet on the ground, and approached his opponent.
His opponent was feeling uncomfortable because he could see Harry in front of him but couldn't sense his presence.
He used his Qi around his spear and thrust it forward while it was rotating. Harry, seeing it, collided his sword against it and made a flip backward.
His opponent had an advantage in long-range combat. Although Harry could use Soul Pulse, he didn't want to reveal his soul abilities this early.
All the audience was cheering and whistling, but there was one person clearly in shock—Gracie.
"How can he use normal Qi techniques?" Gracie exclaimed in surprise.
Then she remembered: once, Harry had mentioned something like that, but she just took it as a joke.
Harry was thinking of using his pure strength against his opponent.
He charged forward again, avoiding several spear strikes.using the 'Serpent's Coil' technique. The main point of this technique was to evade strikes while lurking for the best opportunity to strike. Phantom Stride was helping him use this technique more effectively.
His opponent sliced with his spear while using a weird movement technique. Harry had been noticing this technique for some time. He could clearly tell that his attack power rose every third step, and his opponent was trying too hard to connect his third strike.
Now he knew that his opponent would try to hit him on his third step, so he waited for this moment and moved such that his spear would connect on the third strike.
But when the spear was about to hit him, he leaned sideways and put his sword on his opponent's neck.
A minor cut appeared on his opponent's neck.
His opponent dropped his spear and raised his hands.
"I forfeit," he accepted his defeat.
[Congratulations, you defeated your opponent.]
[+500 Exp]
[15900/25600 Exp]
[Congratulations, you have achieved your honor and obtained a rank under 1000.]
[Rewards: +10000 exp]
[Congratulations, you have leveled up]
[your Qi cultivation reached Foundation Building level 9]
[300/51200 Exp]
He claimed his reward and can feel increasing Qi in his body.
When he left the ring, several students approached him and his friends.
There was also that young master of the Edward family, hiding behind other disciples.
"Playing smart, you all chose the weakest of us. Just think, if we started playing smart... Liam, you are from Megumi City. We didn't attack it out of respect for your brother, but if you continue to support this guy, then..." a disciple, who seemed to be their leader, said with a threatening tone.