You cannot win

After the 24 hours time period, Liam once again stood in front of the tournament floor. 

On his hand was the soul sword, and it was no longer rusty or old. It had a brilliant sheen on it. Black wisps enshrouded the hilt, making it look even more mysterious.

Taming this sword had taken a lot out of him, but somehow he was here, and he was still standing. He had successfully broken the seal on the soul sword.

Not only that, the backlash from undoing the seal on the sword helped him make another breakthrough. He now had more control over the sword and his own mana core.

In his previous lifetime, using his mana core was a simple matter but now, he had a red mana core, the best possible mana core. Using this powerful mana core was a challenge in itself.

By pushing himself to withstand the powerful backlash attack from the dragon souls, he managed to get a glimpse of the depth of his new mana core.