LEGEND REBORN : THE SAMURAI WORLD

IT ALL ENDS

"Full imperial kill stab." Da sun's sword thrusted towards Matero's chest, it had broken through Matero's defence. It was too close for Matero to use any special skill or defence technique. Right before Da sun's eyes, the stab pierced Matero's chest and ruptured his heart.

The audience gasped, some one even screamed from below. Blood seeped out of Matero's mouth, Da sun gave a very evil smile, he quickly acted scared and pulled out the sword. Blood spewed out from the wound.

"I didn't know he couldn't counter." Da sun dropped his sword and complained out loud, he acted like he trembled, he turned around to face the spectators but he was met with a rather shocking sight.

Everyone below had no reaction at all, they just stared at him and made no moves. Da sun quickly turned around to see what was wrong, Matero had also frozen in a stance, not moving one bit. Even the blood stopped flowing, not that it ceased, it just became stagnant, stopped it's motion.

"Damn, it's an illusion." Da sun figured, reality was out there while he was in here, in a fake event generated in his mind by Matero.

Back in reality, Da sun just stood frozen, his sword had already pierced Matero's robe and was just touching the chest when he fell into the illusion. Matero gently pulled away with disgust.

"Such evil thoughts, the flaw in your heart is too huge." Matero shook his head with pity and picked up his own sword. "I admit defeat." Matero announced and walked off the stage. "I am not interested in his rank." He added before sinking into his chair.

"Noble, powerful, talented." Saru quietly analysed Matero, so far he had witnessed wonderful qualities. "After all this is over, I'll make him a general."

"Da sun will be duly punished after the events." Kerepa instructed another elder. "He might be expelled once his usefulness runs its course."

Da sun finally broke free from the illusion and once again, reality betrayed his expectations. Matero didn't kick him off the stage like he anticipated, the latter even surrendered. He knew he would be punished for using a forbidden technique on a fellow disciple from the same cultivation grounds. Every where he turned he was met with gazes of disappointment, he quietly returned to his seat.

Matero was busy analysing the match up in his mind, he noted that he needed to get stronger as quickly as possible. He was only lucky Da sun wasn't really strong, if not, attacks through air would have ended him. He knew the next level was deadlier when compared to his matches just now. His goal wasn't just to be the greatest in the continent, he wanted to surpass his previous zenith, so he needed to get stronger and leave this continent, knowledge here was limited and the competition was below his requirements. He needed to travel far, to places no one knew existed, if he ever wanted to touch the heights above heavens, staying in this continent would limit him forever, but first, he had to reach to the continental level event and come out the greatest.

"One step at a time, the semi continental stage is next I guess." Matero thought before assuming his pose to utilize soul retrieve.

The nation's Lord went on stage, he was accompanied by General Xiao and one other general who bore tags.

"So far, I have watched everyone of you do the best you can. I must say, I underestimated you lot, I really am impressed." Lord Saru spoke calmly, but his voice reached every corner of the field, like it was being reinforced by a technique. "I am certain at least two of you will make it to the continental event if you all work really hard. Congratulations." Right after, they called the disciples one after the other, starting from number fifteen and gave them tags of honour indicating their ranks within the fifteen.

When Matero went up to receive his tag, Saru gave him two tags. One indicated his rank as number four among the fifteen, the other was a special tag referred to as special merit, it was always delivered to the outstanding disciple which normally should also be the disciple ranked first.

"You deserve this, you are my very own endorsed candidate." Saru attached the special tag to Matero.

"So Matero is indirectly number one."

"He deserves it." The observers murmured between one another. Da sun was annoyed, he couldn't show it but he was filled with rage. He should have received the special tag but now, Matero received it instead. The rest were called up, with Da sun receiving his tag last and that way the event ended. The fifteen would return to their various cultivation academies and rest for a day, then they would all gather at the imperial cultivation grounds and train intensively, nonstop for about two months before they left for the next event, the semi continental event.

Matero received praises from various masters when they arrived at the instituition, the rumors of his exploits had gone round. The higher disciples were shocked by the fact that Matero was now at the second step of the the second realm. He just reached the first step when he left, it was barely two weeks!

"I don't think he is human, must be from another race."

"His progress makes us look like babies."

"He almost defeated Da sun." Every other disciple discussed Matero with awe and fear. Most of them had never met a talent like Matero's, how could they know he wasn't normal after all. How could they know he was a dragon still enclosed in the body of a tiny serpent.

Da sun was summomed by the disciplinary committee and the Elders present decided to punish after all the impending events were completed. He would also be sparred if he could make it to the continental event and qualify as a continental prodigy. The fifteen were still referred to as national prodigies, the top fifteen disciples in the entire nation.

Matero went home to see his parents, his real motive was to pay back the family head Guan for his previous atrocities, but he couldn't. He was just too strong, at the same step with the family head, he could defeat all the elders in the village. His parents were proud, everyone was shocked by his progress. He was no longer the spineless brat he used to be. He then returned to sun city, his intensive training sessions were about to begin, along with the other fourteen. They had a long way to go.