All eyes in the battle

"Ninth battle is over. Cain Laurifer is the winner."

The mechanical referee shouted those words, and a second later, the last of the Blood Champions of the Purist Path flashed toward the platform.

Zima seemed eager to fight immediately, which made perfect sense. While the other Blood Champion did not hurt Cain, the fight did drain a significant portion of his energy pool and stamina. 

The High Blood Elder and Blood Duke exchanged glances as they saw Cain and Zima on the platform. Although the Integrationist Path won nine battles, they only had one fighter, so the Purist Path only needed a single victory.

Of course, everybody would mock them, and the stance of the Purist Path would certainly grow weaker, but they would still be the ones that would carry on with the final and most important part of the Century Ascendance of the Blood Moon.