Chapter 58: The Lower Stage(1) (1/2)

The five of them examined each other. They knew not to be arrogant and assessed their opponent.

Dean Forst, one of the Aztec's Four-star, carried an undisturbed expression, full of confidence, as he crossed his hands behind his back in a gentlemanly manner.

Cheyenne Aztec, the most notorious teenager, kept her playful smile. At the corner of her eyes, she teasingly grinned at her opponents as she held a large spear in her hand, which just seemed too big for her.

Alexander Grant, a stall and stout young man with deep-set brown eyes and short, curly, brown hair. He had an intimidating appearance as he inspected his competitors.

Ollie Butler, a scrawny young man, stared deeply at his friend, now opponent, Marley Tyson, a large-eyed teenager.

They seemed to enter an agreement as they nodded at each other.

Kenia Sharp was perhaps the most inconspicuous among the five competitors. It didn't help that she kept minimal eye contact with the other four. It also didn't help that she kept looking down at the stage floor.

Clearly, she lacked confidence and her opponents picked on that!

Each of the teenagers on the stage had their own circumstances. They had their drives and their motivations.

So, despite her flawed character, Kenia didn't back down. She had to win. She must win! She owed it to her mother to win!

An autocratic voice sounded in the voice of the five competitors, ”Match 1 - Start.”

The first one to move was Dean Forst.

He threatened the others, ”I'm going to battle Cheyenne Aztec. Don't disturb me or I will be required to eliminate you!”

His menacing voice disturbed the other who felt the full brunt of his confidence.

”Arrogant! What makes you sure that you can command us?” scoffed Alexander Grant.

Despite not being part of the Four Stars, Alexander was also confident in his strength and considered himself capable of taking any of the Four Stars on.

Ollie took advantage of the situation and tried to recruit one member into his team, ”Kenia, how about you join us? With our combined strength, we will be able to take on at least one of them.”

He moved closer to Marley to signify their joint alliance and asked Kenia to join them.

Ollie wasn't dumb. He saw no chance of winning with just his individual strength. It was better to make alliances than to fight individually.

So, when he was grouped with one of his friends, Marley. He became overjoyed and quickly entered an alliance with Marley.

Still, he feared that wasn't enough. He had heard of the amazing power of the Four Stars. He knew not to underestimate them.

As soon as he saw the weak side of Kenia, he picked her as a te

amate. She was just what he needed.

He could identify the familiar look of desperation on her face.

He smiled at her, ”With our combined strength, we can at least stand our ground.”

It was unknown what went through Kenia's head but she accepted the invitation, ”Ok.”

”Good,” nodded Marley and Ollie.

Now they felt more confident.

However, their opponents didn't seem to be bothered.

The stronger ones were unconcerned with the so-called alliance.

Alexander repeated his question, ”Tell me, why should I listen to you?”

With an annoyed smile, Dean replied, ”Because it will be in your best interest.”

He pointed his hands at Ollie and a bright blue light coursed through it and flew to his target.

Flying in the hair like a bird, the blue light hit the face of Ollie, blasting him all the way to the edge of the stage.

”What?!” exclaimed Ollie, crying out in pain as he just witnessed impossible.

A reddish bruise appeared on his forehead.

His trembling eyes failed him as he stood up still in shock at what happened.

He touched his injury, trying to check its authenticity. After ascertaining it, he reached a terrifying conclusion.

”You have attained [Realm-2]”

That could be the only explanation for this impossible feat.

It was widely known that [Realm-2] cultivators were able to control [Spirit Essence] outside of their bodies.

This would give them a wide variety of attack styles. Unlike, [Realm-1], where they could only use basic moves and attack styles.

That was exactly what Dean did. He shot out his [Spirit Essence]!

”Yes, I have broken through to [Realm-2], the Spring Realm,” smiled Dean.

He reckoned he might be the only one to have achieved this feat. Heck, He was possibly the youngest to do this, breaking through to [Realm-2] at the age of 16!

”Do you understand now?” threatened Dean at the other competitors.

Clenching his fist, Alexander acquiesced, ”Ok.”

He didn't want to fight Dean now that he knew the latter true cultivation base. It would be detrimental to himself and the consequences might hinder him later.

Alexander reluctantly walked up to the Ollie and Co.

He strode without any weapon, as his technique didn't require him to have one.

Adjusting his stance, he took a deep breath and jumped at the trio.

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