Chapter 9: Tournament
The day of the tournament. At the Grand Arena the seats are packed. “A rarely seen moment is about to occur. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Grand Tournament. Today, we are lucky to have 8 participants joining today.” A man with flashy clothes came out.
The arena was basically a structure where people would be led to their seats and they can view the ring. A circular ring with four entrances to the fighting area. Right now in the center is the announcer speaking with a qi-infused voice.
“Five warriors and three mages participated today. One of them is even a 9th Rank Warrior. Now meet the participants. Ladies and gentlemen give it up for today’s fighters!!!”
With the crowd bursting into cheers, eight figures appear. Three people, two males and a female, all materialized into the center of the ring. From the entrances, four warriors came out. Moving at speeds unseen by most people’s eyes, they seemed to teleport from the gates to the ring.
As if looking for the eight person, everyone noticed a man flying in the air. Surrounded by a large mass of green qi, the man gently floated down to the center.
“And here they are folks. Now we will hold matches with 1v1 format. After the fighters defeat their paired partner, then they will have another match to decide who goes to the finals. Simple enough? Then let’s start!”
With that the crowd bursts into cheers again. Among the crowd is Team Divine Law. With everyone seated together, everyone talked before the battles began.
Ruka- “So who do you think has a high chance to win?”
Regi- “How should we know? He didn’t introduce the fighters yet, but in my opinion it might be that 9th Ranker they were talking about earlier.”
Runa- “You mean the warrior Fan? Honestly I never met a 9th Ranker before, but they must be on a total different level than anyone with a lower rank.”
Erica- “Of course! All 9th Rankers are respected because they’re on the last step to reaching the Saint level. No matter how much qi they cultivate, they won’t reach the saint level unless they train their basic body. That’s why level is extremely important, so it’s a high chance that he may be past level 700 already.”
Ruka- “700!!! No matter how hard I train, I might make it to the 4th Gate, but he has more two times of my base power. Hey Rudy, what do you think? Rudy? Rudy?”
Rudy- “AAAAAaaaaHHHHHhhhh, goddess Amethyst a formidable opponent seems to have appeared. I hope he doesn’t ruin your beautiful face.”
Hearing his words, the rest of his friends scooched away from him. “If anyone asks, we don’t know him.”
“Agreed.”
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"First off to fight will be 7th Rank Mage Melvin. Although he is at the 7th rank, it seems that he is famous for strategies on defeating higher ranked fighters. Against him will be a newcomer unknown to many. A few days ago, people witnessed how this woman easily defeated an 8th Rank warrior. Give it up for the 6th Rank warrior Kaito Amethyst."
As both contestants came out, the crowd started cheering for their favorite fighters.
"Alright, both of you go to your positions, the battle will start soon."
Walking to their sides, the man named Melvin spoke, "May the best man win."
"Normally I would say thank you, but in this situation that's quite a sexist phrase."
"Face off in 3, 2, 1, GO!"
Both kick off at the same time, but while Melvin kicked back and retreated, Amethyst lunged forward with her katana ready.
While he was retreating, Melvin chanted a short aria of the 7th Rank [Spell Mana Shield]. As it was cast it was at that moment that Soula met resistance to her swing. In normal cases the shield would hold, but Soula infused enough qi to break through. Shattering instantly, the opponent was shocked enough to allow Amethyst to hit him with the flat of her blade.
Falling unconscious, the first round was quickly won by Amethyst.
"Well that was short, but that's reality. Unless one stalls for time or both opponents have equal strength then all battles will last for an instant," thought Soula.
Taking less than a second, all the audience saw were two people seemingly teleport and one falling to the ground unconscious. Only a few people saw all the events play clearly.
"And the first round goes to Kaito Amethyst," at the announcer's words everyone started applauding.
The next two matches took more time than the first. The large man who attacked Soula yesterday was fighting against a female mage, but both had trouble with each other until the female mage used a small water attack to make the man slip.
The third round was even less impressive, both warriors fight each other, but while the initial moves exited the crowd, soon it got repetitive as it took almost 20 minutes to resolve.
It wasn't until the fourth round that it became exciting. "On one side of the arena is a famous 8th Rank Mage. Rumor has it that he’s at the peak of reaching the 9th Rank. Give it up for Afolabi. On the other side is the one everyone has been waiting for, the 9th Rank warrior Akim.”
Stepping up to the stage were two men. Afolabi was a forty year old southern man with african looks wearing a mage robe. Holding a tall staff, he looked like the stereotypical mage. Opposite of him was a man with russian looks and an arrogant smile on his face. He was young, with basic leather-like armour and a longsword in his hands.
“Might as well surrender before I accidently kill you. There’s no rule against killing,” Akim provoked. Waving his longsword, he announced, “This magic sword is a Tier 5 weapon that costed me a fortune. I don’t want your blood soiling it’s appearance.”
Enraged, Afolabi shouted, “What an arrogant man you are. I’ll teach you to respect your elders.”
“Is he an old man or something?” the crowd thought. The announcer started off the countdown, “Alright, start in 3, 2, 1, GO!”
Facing off each other, Afolabi instantly put up a [Mana Shield] and fired off a [Fireball]. Akim sneered, then slashed apart the fireball dispelling it. “Is that the best you got old man.”
“Look behind you,” replied Afolabi. Turning around, Akim didn’t realize that it was a simple ploy until he noticed the projectile flying towards him. It seems Afolabi fired off a spell while Akim was distracted.
Hurriedly blocking the spell, upon contact the sword started to rust until it disintegrated into dust.
Shocked, Kaito Amethyst/Soula watched the battle with more attention. It seemed that the mage was adept in using void spells. Honestly, Soula had little knowledge in void as he never trained in the void element in his last life.
“What kind of spell was that, you destroyed my sword,” the shocked Akim was enraged. That sword costed him over 10,000 gold. To think that it would be destroyed to the extent of turning into dust angered Akim greatly.
“Hahahahahha, that’s what you get for not taking this seriously. That was a Rank 8 spell [Disintegrate].” Showing off, Afolabi was taking this chance to take revenge on Akim.
“DIE OLD MAN!!!” Losing all control, Akim was suddenly surrounded in a large wild amount of qi. Looking at the ki, one saw that it was a wild red color. Most people’s qi was a mix of their trained qi. One who had a pure color meant that although they only trained in one element, then their control in that element is higher than most. That was also the reason that Akim was able to easily train to the 9th Rank.
Controlled by rage, Akim rushed forward and started attacking with a barrage of fists. The mage tried to move away, but many of Akim’s fists hit his mana shield. The only way to break a mana shield is to hit it and drain the opponent’s mana or hit it with enough damage to break it instantly. Afolabi tried moving away, because it he stayed still to cast a spell, Akim would probably deplete his mana making his spell useless. With no choice, Afolabi dispelled his shield and casted [Body Strengthening] instead. Although not as good, it was enough to block a few hits.
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Reaching him, Akim took this chance to hit for kill. Bruises and cuts started appearing all over Afolabi’s body, but throughout the ordeal he kept chanting his spell. “...and destroy all those who oppose me, Powers of Light, 7th Rank Spell, [Last Judgement].”
A pillar of light appeared before him. Falling on Akim, his qi was corroding away. Unable to move, Akim was trying to resist the qi corrosion.
“Hah-ha-ha, wow that took a lot a mana. But it was worth using my trump card on a brat like you.” As if acting in defiance towards those words, Akim dispelled the pillar of light. “WHAT!!! IMPOSSIBLE!”
Coming from the light was an unharmed Akim. It seems that no damage was taken at all. Wiping off some dirt, Akim replied, “How dare you dirty my body. The punishment for this is DEATH!”
With that, a large amount of ki was compressed into a projectile. Flying, it pierced Afolabi through the heart. “Die, old man.”
Silence surrounded the arena. Not even the MC announcer felt like breaking the silence. After all, what they expected to be a light tournament turned into a public execution.
On the sidelines, Soula began to worry about his chances of winning.
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Current Status:
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Name:Soula VoilongAlignment:NeutralLevel:359Class:Crafter (Temporary)Race:Beastman: Amethyst Void Dragon [Variant]Gender:MaleHealth:61000Health Regen:0.01% / SecMana:1763420Mana Regen:35149 / SecStamina:6902Stamina Regen:0.1% / SecTitles:
[Prodigy], [Boy or Girl], [Godslayer], [Genius of Sekaikoa], [Monster at Training],
[Reincarnated One {hidden} ], [Former Deity {hidden} ], [Otherworlder {hidden} ]Strength:551Agility:491Vitality:610Dexterity:356Intelligence:176342Qi:6902Soul:2108926Luck:203Attack:Defense:Normal: 1-511Qi Infused:
6902-7453Normal: 610Qi Infused: 6100Elemental Affinities:Fire:0%Water:51%Wind:50%Earth:51%Light:1%Darkness:1%Destruction:61%Arcane:70%Stellar:100%Void:100%Stat Points: 3580Exp: 0%
Skill List:
[Mind] Lv: 1
- Mana Manipulation Lv: 8 [Rank B]
- Brain Processing Lv: 2 [Rank A]
- Calm Mind Lv: 8 [Rank A]
- Memory Inventory Lv: 3 [Rank S]
[Body] Lv: 1
- Qi Manipulation Lv: 8 [Rank B]
- Blacksmith Lv:1 [Rank B]
- Energy Blade Lv: 10 [Rank B]
- Qi Armour Lv: 6 [Rank B]
- Black Amethyst Hair Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Body Maneuvering Technique: Falling Leaf Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Body Manipulation Technique: Regeneration Up Lv: 2 [Rank A]
- Body Manipulation Technique: Body Purification Lv: 10 [Rank A]
- Elemental Sword Style Mastery Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Weapon Art Style Mastery Lv: 2 [Rank A]
[Soul] Lv: 1
- Oversoul Lv: 3 [Rank S]
[Unique]
- Godslayer Lv: 3 [Rank SSS]
- Petrification Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Devil's Luck Lv: 1 [Rank S]
Full Spell List:
Flash [Rank 1]
Mana Pen [Rank 1]
Sparks [Rank 1]
Fireball [Rank 2]
Bind [Rank 3]
Evil Eye [Rank 3]
Spiral Arrows [Rank 3]
Pressure [Rank 4]
Body Enhancement [Rank 6]
Mana Shield [Rank 7]
Stop Mana Flow [Rank 7]
Dispel Mana [Rank 7]
Gravity Burden [Rank 9]
Spacial Rip [Rank 9]
Beast Spirit List:
[Slot 1] {Labbu} [BOSS] -
+50 Strength
+20 Agility
+100 Vitality
+5 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+1000 Ki
+1000 Soul
+10 Luck
+1% Water
+ [Godslayer]
[Slot 2] {Medusa} [Elite Rare] -
+30 Strength
+20 Agility
+100 Vitality
+5 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+10 Ki
+1000 Soul
+1% Earth
+1% Darkness
+ [Petrification]
[Slot 3] {Gold Cat} [Mega Rare] -
+10 Strength
+100 Agility
+10 Vitality
+50 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+1000 Ki
+1 Soul
+100 Luck
+1% Light
+1% Destruction
+ [Devil's Luck]
Current Weapon:
Katana: Blood Serpent [Tier 7]
Durability: 70 / 70
Damage: 70-140
Current Owner: Soula Voilong
A unique weapon not commonly seen outside the Eastern Nations.
Created with uncommon techniques made a sword that is sharper
the more qi is infused and more flexible the more mana infused.
Restrictions:
Swordsman Class
5000 Qi
Lv: 700
Equipped:
+ 70 Strength
+ 100 Agility
+ 30 Dexterity
+ 1% Earth Affinity
+ 1% Wind Affinity
+ 1% Light Affinity
+ 1% Destruction Affinity
Deals 50% More Damage Against Criminals
Skills:
Qi-Infusion Infuse with qi to increase damage. (Adds 1-2 damage per qi infused)
Mana-Infusion Infuse mana to increase flexibility and control sword shape.