Competition 7

The competition continued with Zeron winning all his matches.

Fifteen matches were conducted daily.

Today is the last day before the final matches.

The competitors have been ranked already

Jiao Dayu is ranking first with sixteen wins and zero loss.

Zeron is ranking second with sixteen wins and zero loss.

Seya is ranking third with sixteen wins and zero loss.

Rale is ranking fourth with sixteen wins and zero loss.

Kray zi is ranking fifth with fourteen wins and two loss.

He lost to Zeron and Seya.

The rest have their own share of wins and losses.

But the picture of the top five is coming from the five of them.

Rale surprised everyone by being rank 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 has walked down the stage.

Eldest senior sister Sonia Lee announced.

"Next match, Seya versus Rale".

Seya and Rale match is the second to the last match for the day.

Any one of them who wins will fight Zeron, and who lost 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 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 opponent).

He was still staring at Rale, but his eyes have started becoming more sharper.

(I was blessed with a superior quality spirit root, my family hope is on me, I will become the strongest disciple in sword river sect.).

Seya stance have changed as small bout of wind currents has surrounded him, and his body is letting out faint dragon roar.

(I will make the noble house prosperous again).

Roar!.

Seya body let out a dragon roar as he attacked.

"Dragon tiger, wind dragon dive".

The air was being cut as Seya accelerated and strikes 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".

A funny name but such funny technique put Rale in mortal danger.

Clang!!

The tip of Rale sword hit the tip of Seya sword.

""wow!!"". The crowd gasped.

Chulan who was besides Zeron screamed unconsciously as she was amazed by the accuracy of Rale strike.

She looked at the ongoing fight which was getting more and more intense.

She then ask Zeron. "Zeron, why is it that other people cultivation of the dragon tiger exercise manual is faint while you and Seya are the only one that can display the special characteristic of it by having faint dragon roar or tiger roar".

Zeron looked at her and answered. " Did you read the preface of the manual which introduce it's 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 side which is 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 was torn out and left with only the exercise manual which assists in body refining stage".

Zeron gazing at the fight going on in 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 eyes locked.

Seya eyes was showing surprise and confusion while Rale eyes was 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 Seya sleeves being torn.

"How". He looked shocked as he asks Rale.

Rale did not respond but attacked more intensively.

The both of them then continued fighting.

Rale attacks was strange, when it is thought that it will go to the left, it arrives at the right, when it's thought that he strike the head, he strike the upper body or the lower body, vice versa.

They fought for ten minutes with Seya suffering all manner of strange attacks.

His clothes were torn at a lot of places, he was bleeding but none of the injuries were critical.

In the case of Rale, he was uninjured but he is looking very exhausted both in physical and mind.

Clang!

Seya blocked a strike aiming at his head with his sword.

Rale was surprised.

Seya grinned and said. "now, I understand".

Why Rale was surprised was 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 attacks.

This time, Seya suppressed Rale in all aspects.

Rale was constantly in danger.

Seya now fully exhibit the scariness of the bone tempering stage, no longer frustrated by Rale attacks.

Seya bones let out a dragon roar, as the air vibrates with three Sonic boons every time he performs a movement technique from the dragon tiger manual.

His apparation 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 has a soul force coverage one meter around him.

Every attacked aimed at him is slowed down in his head by a mili second, 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 apparation 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 apparation 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 move was unsuccessful.

The Seya that received that attack was an apparation.

"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 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 to a less critical injury is impressive".

He continued. "Soul force is really incredible, and I still wonder how you got it in the body refining stage".

He swinged 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 change his legs 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 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.