Chapter 2525: Who’s stronger? (7)

As more and more relic users were being eliminated, the pool of contestants was getting smaller and smaller.

That meant that it became more and more likely for the favourites to start running into each other.

It finally happened when the saintess ran into one of the soldiers from the Kite Kingdom.

Though it could be said that they were on the same side, neither of them held anything back at all as they faced each other. In fact, it even seemed like they put in more effort when sparring with each other.

They were using techniques that they would normally hold back since there was no guarantee that the other side would be able to take it. But when they were facing each other, it wasn’t as if there was anything that they had to worry about.

It was completely different when they were certain that the other side would be able to take their blows. Which was why there was no need for them to hold back at all.

What followed was an exciting feast for the eyes.

The attacks that they used were quite flashy, which was why they were very eye catching and welcomed by the crowd. They were enjoying the fight that they could see with their eyes alone.

After all, it wasn’t as if the crowd that was watching was able to figure out the minor details of the fight in front of them. They were laymen, so they could only see the flashy effects and be impressed by them.

Still, this was without a doubt a flashy fight.

It was all because of the relics that the saintess and that soldier used.

Though there were those that were in the crowd that were more skilled and could see more than the bystanders. Though at the level that the saintess and the soldier were at, it wasn’t as if they were able to see that much.

They were on a completely different level in the first place.

Eventually, it was the saintess that won.

There wasn’t anyone that was surprised to see this in the end since everyone assumed that the saintess was special. When it came to divine energy, there were few people that could actually match the saintess.

She was supposedly the chosen of the gods themselves, so it was only natural that her power would be on a different level.

But at the same time, it didn’t seem like the saintess had held back that much, which was a demonstration of the power of the soldier.

As more and more stages passed, it reached a point where a shocking fight came to be.

"It’s not even the finals and the two of them are meeting each other."

"Even if it isn’t the finals, this really does feel like the finals."

"Who else would be able to match these two in terms of power?"

These two were the favourites to win and they were being matched together in the round of sixteen which no one had expected.

Though that was mainly because of the luck of the draw that brought the two of them together.

From the round of sixteen, it was a drawing to see who among the qualified contestants would be fighting each other.

"Alidus."

"Lancelot."

When these two names were drawn, there were countless bitter smiles that appeared.

Though the two whose names were called didn’t seem bothered at all by this.

Instead, there were excited looks that were on their faces as if they wanted to fight as soon as possible.

When it came to these two, they naturally knew just how strong each other were since they sparred regularly. It was just that they always controlled their power during those spars since there were others that were around.

It wasn’t as if they could completely cut loose and go all out when there were bystanders nearby.

But this was different since there was nothing that was getting in their way this time.

I had made sure to put up a barrier that would make sure that their fight wouldn’t affect the crowd. It was a barrier that I had specially made with the creation divine energy, so it was one that would certainly hold up against the two of them.

Since it was a fight that was well anticipated, it was something that everyone was looking forward to.

It was just that when the two of them actually stepped onto the stage, what everyone had been expecting didn’t actually happen.

The two of them didn’t butt heads at all after coming onto the stage, they just calmly looked at each other as if they weren’t about to face off against one another. It was as if this was just another afternoon for them, like they weren’t about to fight.

But those that could feel it could tell that there was something in the air.

It was a subtle sense of pressure that was coming from the two of them.

Even before they actually started fighting, they were already facing off against one another. It was just that this kind of face off wasn’t something that could be seen with the naked eye.

This was the kind of face off that came from them putting pressure on each other to scare each other off.

But as time passed, this pressure continued to grow.

It was as if with more time that passed, there was more and more that was being exchanged between the two of them.

So even without fighting, they had already fought with one another.

The referee also didn’t say anything as the two of them stood there like that, but he did give a gesture to start the match as they remained standing there.

It was only after this invisible clash that they suddenly drew their weapons.

But even with weapons out, it didn’t feel like a proper fight as they waved it around without swinging at each other.

"Just what are these two doing?"