The entire atmosphere in the imperial cultivation grounds was lit, with the instituition's arena as the center, the tension increased without ceasing. In the arena, a junior was facing off eight seniors and he was ripping them apart one after the other.
Just four remained on stage, Danny who ranked first among the higher disciples, Sazu, Ela and Maya. All were top ranking higher disciples. Directly opposite them was Matero, still standing peacefully at his own edge on stage.
"I forfeit." Maya raised her sword and gently spoke out. Everyone turned in her direction with shock. She was the higher disciple ranked second and now she had just conceded.
"I forfeit too." That was Ela, she also said with a smile. "All this is pointless anyway, let Danny fight for his spot." Both Ela and Maya walked off the stage.
"Wonderful, you are not all fools." Matero laughed, they were right. Danny should fight for his spot.
"Bam." Before Sazu could do anything, Danny kicked him off the stage.
"I can deal with you all by my self." Danny roared, he pulled his second sword and so he had a sword in both hands.
"Very well then, just you." Matero nodded. "Please, use your best attack in that one strike." Matero took a stance.
Danny released his full step one aura, a lot of disciples at the first realm fell to their knees, Danny was already close to the second step, so his aura was way stronger.
"Fwoosh." Danny dashed with a speed that could be considered inhuman, he had always been referred to as the fastest disciple and he intends to use that speed. Before Matero could blink, Danny was already near him, within strike range.
"Mountain king slash." A strange aura gathered around Danny, he was like a being that controlled immense power. The thin steel of his blades trembled slightly, they even glowed slightly. A violent breeze ravaged the stage, Danny was like a King of destruction and his blade moved swiftly towards Matero.
"This is the strength of the strongest higher disciple."
"No one except three core disciples have stopped that attack before."
"Matero should be an insect before the king slash." The spectators analysed.
"What will Matero do?" Koi closely observed the two.
Matero closed his eyes and suddenly an aura broke out of his body, it was terrifying, the stage quaked. It was far greater than Danny's own, a couple Elders rose up at the sight.
"Oh my. I must be dreaming."
"Matero is already in the second realm!"
"This speed is too incredible." Everyone expressed their shock.
"Break!!!" With a yell Matero slashed out and collided with Danny. The clash released a surge of wind that threw a couple disciples backwards.
"Bam." The sound was not of steel, it was an explosion. The two were just too explosive.
Matero pulled back a few feets, he was unharmed, but his robe was seriously ruffled. Danny on the other hand was blasted off the stage, he landed on his feet but with a lot of bruises. Matero won.
The entire arena descended into an uproar, the entire fight was just too incredible, Matero had overpowered every single disciple that clashed with him. This matchup showed he probably wasn't any weaker than the top core disciples, he had completely crushed the top higher disciples.
Danny had a defeated look, in the clash just now, he knew Matero held back. The brat he saw as a junior was now far above him. Then how did he cross into the second realm in just days?, that speed had never been recorded. Ever.
Matero bowed slightly, he smiled and left the stage. As soon as he saluted Kerepa, Koi accompanied him out of the arena and like that, Matero left.
A lot of disciples watched him leave with fear in their eyes. All the disciples that saw him fight knew he wasn't to be messed with, he crushed eight seniors!
Back at Kerepa's quarters, Matero was receiving corrections from Kerepa, although he was flawless, the master still had pointers for him. Kerepa himself was impressed by the inhuman cultivation increase he observed in Matero. If he had such speed, he would seat at the pinnacle of all creatures right now. The names of the final five reached them. The five was finally fixed, non of the five were displaced. The names remained Da sun, Titi, Kelena, Haru and Matero.
Da sun was the strongest core disciple, referred to as the strongest disciple in the entire black nation, almost thirty years old and at the third step of the second realm! The highest of any disciple in the entire nation. Even village head Guan was at the second step. The shocking thing was that there were indications he would step up soon.
Titi, a beauty feared by her peers. She has subdued every female disciple in the nation under her feet. At the second step of the second realm. Regarded as the princess of flames, the daugther of the former nation's Lord.
Kelena, known for her strange weapon, strings, she poses a terror to her opponents. Her master is an expert in the art of stealth attacks, the youngest core disciple before Matero, about seventeen and at the first step of the second realm.
Haru, a bulky young man of explosive strength. Also at the second step of the second realm. Very brute in his attacks and fierce. He was a rival to Da sun, until the latter stepped up.
The last was Matero, now fifteen. Still at the first step of the second realm and ever inhuman in cultivation speed. Somehow, the disciples feared him the most amidst the five.
The five would undergo intensive training with Elders and they would fight for the limited spots to represent the nation. The other instituitions were without a doubt preparing for the screening exercise. The other nations were getting prepared, somehow, the entire continent was gradually boiling. A chain of events was about to begin that would change the entire universe, a war that would remembered for ever.