Sixteen Hours before the tournament,
Ban Ta and Pan Ta sat on a precipice together with their eyes closed as they chanted the Ancient Buddha Silver Striped Mantra. A few thousand years ago, there was a legend of a Buddha that transcended time and space and appeared everywhere on the East Continent while muttering the Buddha Silver Striped Mantra
At the time, the seven races were fighting in a war, but the Buddha showing up stopped the fighting for three months. His words were so powerful that they were considered a peak grade cultivation technique, however, the other races never tried it and only the White Ancestral Tigers of Ban Ta's pride memorized the technique.
The technique was what some what consider the ultimate weapon of the White Ancestral Tigers, but the buddha had taken a specific liking to the stripes on the White Ancestral Tigers and spent a lot of time with the founder of the clan. He planted the Green Buddha Six Petal Flower in the Tiger's territory, and even helped them learn to protect themselves.
The other races, even a few thousand years ago, were much more technologically advanced then any of the Magic Beasts, so the Buddha saw this as a problem that would eventually kill the White Ancestral Tigers. He decided to teach them how to combine their power, instead, using the Green Buddha Six Petals, and also taught them techniques that were called Bond Fire Techniques.
Bond Fire Techniques relied on the strength of Fate Strings between two people, and the stronger the connection the stronger the damage of the Bond Fire Technique. Till this day, the White Ancestral Tigers still used Bond Fire Techniques but kept them very hidden.
It had been these techniques that they used to stop the Water Race from taking over what they named Green Buddhist Mountain after the great Buddha. However, Ban Ta and Pan Ta got permission to use a Bond Fire Technique skill against Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was in the way of the Lightning Wolves and the Ancestral White Tigers uniting. With a new war coming, they didn't want to hold back their skills, and wanted to intimidate.
"Brother... When we are fighting, I want you to imagine Lin Fan is the devil... In fact, he's much worse... He's the type of guy that would make us a brother if he got a chance..."
"You already lost to him twice, brother, but don't worry... I watched his fight against Dragon Zen and noticed all of his weaknesses. He always starts off by attacking... We'll take advantage of that and crush him..."
"You remembered to wear your steel cup?" Ban Ta pointed at Pan Ta as he nodded his head with a glum expression. His balls had also gotten hurt from Lin Fan's attack thanks to the Green Buddha Six Petals Plant. He wasn't too proud that he had to wear a cup to protect his balls, but soon they wouldn't be able to have children.
"Yes, now... Immediately pull out the Tiger Buddha Ancient Sword brother, and don't hold back... Your body has entered into the Apotheosis Realm thanks to the Buddha Spring that the great one left us..."
"His body is also in the Apotheosis realm, and he also is stronger, and smarter... However, since I'm going to be sharing my energy with you... he should be crushed by the force..."
"I promise brother... I will make sure not to give our plan away..." Ban Ta smiled and looked out at the sun setting... "This battle will be the one where the White Ancestral Tigers prove their worth!"