Advancements

The Halo Sect looked to be on the verge of losing. There were very few people that thought they could make a comeback.

But the Halo sect has its trump card for situations like this.

For now, the rest of the fights became back-and-forth wins. The other disciples of the Templar Sect weren't as talented or as strong as the children of the Great Families.

The score became Templar 9 - 3 Halo. Everyone was waiting for the match to end as they thought it was inevitable for the Halo sect to lose but then came out their trump card.

Umar Solvit, the son of a major family that was under the Kami Family, which is known for their Mana magic. His magic and fighting style allowed him to adapt to his opponent's fighting style in a short time, it then let him change his fighting style to become the perfect counter of his opponent. He was able to defeat three Templar disciples in 20 minutes, impressing Kami's family head.

This was Umar's time to shine; if he was able to defeat one of the Great Families' children despite already defeating three other strong cultivators, he'd be able to have a chance at adoption to the Great Family.

Adoption was when one of the Great Families had their attention caught by a stellar child in one of their branch families. If they wanted to, they could bring the child into the family, officially making them part of the Great Family's children.

Umar's dream was to be adopted into the Kami Family because he would be able to gain fame and prestige through this.

Now, if Christian, Gabriel, or Paris were to come out, Umar's chances of winning would be higher than theirs. But the Templar sect still had one more disciple that hasn't fought yet.

'It's time to come out, brother.' Adonis thought.

With a silent audience, and a heavy atmosphere, the sound of footsteps took over the Arena.

Out came out a person with fiery red hair and bright orange eyes, Byron Lock.

Byron came out with a smug grin and faced Umar. Although Umar was a little nervous, he still felt confident that he could defeat Byron.

However, when the barrier glowed green, Byron immediately used a Sky-grade technique.

"Dragon's Spirit."

With this, a giant dragon made of fire soared into the air behind Byron. It reached the top of the barrier and smoothly went down like a missile toward Umar.

Umar was surprised by this but then used a spell that was of equal caliber.

"Guardian of Ruin!"

A huge warrior with thick armor all over their body came out of Umar and blocked the dragon with its shield. The collision caused a power struggle that neither technique won. A huge explosion rippled throughout the entire Arena.

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The team came back to their hotel with, shock, awe, and despair on their faces. The fights they saw showed the might of the Templar Sect, and worse, they could be their possible opponent in the future. The team didn't know how they would be able to defeat them.

Lena saw Adonis's head down while he was going back to his room, she stopped Adonis because she was worrying her.

"Adonis..."

"...Don't worry about it, Lena; I'm fine." Adonis gave a smile to show it.

He then gently unwrapped Lena's hand off his arm and went into his room. The others thought that Adonis was depressed by how powerful his brother was since they all knew the gist of his past.

However, when Adonis returned to his room and lay down on his couch, his face wasn't of despair or anger like one might expect. It was actually one of joy and excitement, Adonis thought, 'Brother, you're fucking amazing!!!'

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The next few days were filled with a lot of events.

Firstly, Mila advanced into Ascent Stage before the second match. The Sect Leader and Elder Maron quickly reacted and started to train her so she could gain her first spark.

Secondly, the second match started and they didn't have Mila due to her training. Some were worried, but the other sect they had to face didn't have any Ascent Stage cultivators either, with that, they had an advantage.

Jewel and Madeline were able to take out three disciples each, Klein took out two disciples, and 2 of the three extras took out the rest.

With this victory, the Green Valley Sect still had yet to make Lena, Juniper, or Adonis appear. Keeping their team elusive and making the audience curious about their full team.

Thirdly, Juniper's demon was starting to become more active. This caused the lustful energy she normally gave off more potent, making Klein, Jewel, Madeline, and the extras focus on her more.

Adonis, Lena, and Mila weren't affected due to their strong wills or love for someone else, and the Sect Leader and Elder weren't affected due to their high cultivation. However, they started to grow suspicious as they noticed Juniper's change.

One night, Juniper was feeling a lot of pain in her chest.

"Sh-shit...she's wanting to come out..." Juniper whispered to herself.

Juniper had this happen before, but this was the worst one by far and the only reason she was able to hold it together was due to her training with Adonis.

Juniper was lying on the floor, breathing heavily, and sweating profusely. The pain was so intense that it felt like she was going through childbirth.

"C-crap...I have to contain her...aaaahhh..." Juniper groaned as she started to manipulate her mana to surround and trap the pink sphere in her body.

This went on for most of the night and Juniper was barely successful. She was tired and fainted on the floor. By the time she woke up, it was evening.

Juniper opened her eyes and felt she was lying on her bed. She looked around and saw Adonis sitting on a chair next to her.

Adonis saw her look and said with worry, "Juniper!! Are you ok?"

Juniper saw Adonis's worried look and noticed all of his handsome features.

His silky fiery red hair, his enchanting yellow eyes, his beautiful pale skin, his cute and handsome face. She felt attracted to Adonis and felt her body heat up and quiver.

She quickly hugged Adonis and buried his face in her breast.

"J-j-Juniper?!!"

Adonis was shocked and broke free from her hug, when he looked up at her, he saw her usually green eyes take on a hot pink.

"Adonis~I need you~!"

Juniper pushed Adonis onto the floor and sat on top of him, she was slowly loosening her robes and stared at Adonis with lustful eyes, while she licked her lips.