Capítulo 71: Struggle
Byron Lock felt pissed when he heard that the Heaven Sword's ambush failed, even more so when he heard that 3 of their Ascent disciples died. He was even interrogated due to Diego snitching on him, but using his status and money, he was proven "innocent."
Needless to say, he wasn't having the best day. However, he still hoped that the Heaven Sword Sect could eliminate Green Valley from the tournament, giving him time to plan another assassination on Adonis.
He wanted to watch the match, so he joined his family in their suite after his fight.
"Why did you decide to watch the matches with us, fourth brother?" The fourth sister questions him.
"Is it so bad to watch some matches with my family?" Byron questioned back, with a hint of sarcasm.
The fourth sister rolled her eyes and focused back on the current match. The family knew Byron came to watch Green Valley, more specifically, Adonis.
Byron zoned out until the Green Valley sect's match started. He focused intently on the fights; he realized that the disciples of Green Valley were all proficient in fighting, and it wasn't just a few. This made him wonder if this was Adonis's doing.
Eventually, Adonis came out, and Byron focused all his attention on him. Praying; that he loses.
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Adonis walked into the arena; he was focused on his opponent. He was so serious about this fight that he didn't wave to his family like he did other times.
On the other side of the arena stood Diego, who felt his life shatter before his eyes. He was guilty of foul play, three teammates were dead, his sect will expel him after this tournament, and Byron got off scot-free, leaving him to take the blame. He has never felt such despair and anger; he decided that he was going to focus all of his frustration on Adonis, who killed two of his friend.
But he wasn't the only one angry; Adonis was pissed at Diego because he knew they were the assassin that escaped. Due to three Heaven Sword disciples not participating because of the penalty, Adonis knew that three assailants were killed; he felt like it was too much of a coincidence. The person that escaped had a Mana affinity and was Ascent Stage; the other opponents didn't fit into that. Now, he saw Diego was Ascent Stage; he only needed to know if they have an affinity with Mana.
The barrier over the arena flashed a green light, and Diego immediately rushed toward Adonis with his movement technique, Spirit Haste. Adonis saw his mana affinity and was sure that Diego was the one that escaped. He immediately used Burning Volley, and ten fireballs appeared above Adonis and blasted toward Diego.
Diego had great control over his body, so he dodged them one by one until the last three fireballs hit the ground before him. He used his 5-Star Strength Ki to stop and jump back before he ran into the fire; he then saw a fire slash cut through the fire and fly towards him. He used Force Blade; Mana converged around his sword, making it glow a bright light blue; he easily cut through the fire.
Diego was caught off-guard when he heard an explosion, and Adonis sped toward him. Adonis had Ifrit's Sword and his 3-Star Heavenly Ki to attack Diego; Diego reacted fast enough to block the attack. Due to Diego's higher cultivation, he pushed Adonis back.
"Whirlwind Blades!!"
Adonis created little fireballs under his feet; exploded some of them to launch himself into the air; he then repositioned his body and exploded the rest to fly toward Diego. He decided to call this move, Burst Stride.
Diego saw this and prepared himself to use Heaven Sword Technique.
"Second Step: Counter!"
Diego swung his blade with perfect precision; he struck Ifrit's Sword and parried it away. Adonis was surprised by how easily he did that and started to understand the strength of the Heaven Sword technique.
Adonis pointed his other hand's palm at Diego and used Inferno. A blast of fire struck Diego and he used Defensive Edge to block it; however, Inferno was breaking his defenses.
"Third Step: Redirection!!"
Using his entire body as support Diego tilted his sword and used mana to redirect the blast elsewhere. Once he was done with that, he used True Bolt, and mana rotated quickly around the blade; he stab into the Inferno and pierced through it.
Adonis used Burst Step and dodged the True Bolt; he landed behind Diego, but Diego was already rushing him. Adonis had to constantly back away and fend off Diego's attacks while Diego kept the pressure on Adonis. However, during this, he created a condensed fireball.
Adonis distracted Diego with a few fire slashes and finished Calidus Bomb. Diego cut through the fire and was met with a ball that had a dark red core and lavender flames blasting toward him at breakneck speeds. However, Diego was good at reacting quickly.
"Fourth Step: Diffusion!!!"
Diego stabbed with absolute precision and hit the center of the technique, stopping it momentarily. Calidus Bomb exploded; it spread all around him but never hit him.
Adonis had already predicted that Calidus Bomb wouldn't work, so he prepared another attack. Ifrit's sword was blazing with a lavender flame and lit up the entire right side of the arena; when Adonis was done charging up, Diego had already extinguished his previous attack. The attack was inspired by Fulgur Edge, Ignis Edge.
Adonis shot the lavender blade at Diego; Diego knew no defense techniques that could take Ignis Edge, and he wasn't fast enough to dodge, so he decided to go offensive. After all, offense is the best defense.
"FIRST STEP: LEVIATHAN!"
Diego's Mana burst out of his body; it took the form of a dragon and threw itself toward the lavender blade. They both collided, and a power struggle commenced.
The Dragon had its source power within them, while the lavender blade separated from theirs; therefore, the sword was slowly taking over the flames. However, Adonis had created another Ifrit's Sword, stabbed it into the ground, and unleashed its power.
"ERUPTION!"
The flaming sword exploded into the ground and created web-like cracks throughout the entire arena. The fissures leaked out a fire; Diego couldn't hold their stance due to the uneven ground, and the Dragon dissipated. Luckily, the lavender blade was weakened severely; Diego only had to put up a Mana Barrier to block it, but the force of the blade still launched him into the air.
"BURNING VOLLEY!"
Adonis shot ten condensed fireballs at Diego; Diego controlled his position in the air and saw the blazing balls of fire coming at him. He gathered his mana into his blade.
"FIFTH STEP: BLOSSOM!!"
He swung his bright blue blade at the fireballs; a Tempest of blossom leaves left his sword and cut into them. Adonis used Inferno to combat the leaves; once Inferno entered the zone of the blossoms, it started to get cut apart as well' It touched one of the balls of fire, and it resurged in power. Inferno kept burning through the blossoms by absorbing Burning Volley.
"MAXIMIZE!!"
Diego used a technique where his Mana amplified; the blue blade enlarged to 10x its size, creating more blossom leaves. The Inferno was stopped by the Tempest of Blossoms, and another power struggle formed.
Adonis would've kept going but then threw up blood. He realized the lavender flames took too much of his stamina, and his mana core was pressured. He needed a quick end.
'FIRE BODY!!!'
Adonis blasted a surge of fire along the Inferno' he then created balls of fire under his feet and shot toward Diego. The Blossoms and Inferno's struggle ended with an explosion, Diego couldn't see due to it, but his senses picked up on a fast-approaching person. He sensed Adonis with a large amount of fire all over him; he knew this was the time to finish this fight.
"SIXTH STEP!!!"
The final step of the Heaven Sword technique was a dangerous one, a double-edged sword. It's where the person would fuse their ki and mana, creating a new type of energy called AURA. However, when Aura is created, it constantly runs rampant due to its power. The user's body will get more injured the longer they use Aura; if the proportion of ki and mana becomes unstable, the user will face terrible injuries.
Diego hasn't perfected it, but it's his only way to defeat Adonis. Purple veins appeared on Diego's body, his eyes changed into purple, the tips of his hair turned into purple energy, the palms of his hands had a vibrant circle with circuit lines coming out of it, and his sword spews purple energy that looked like flames.
Adonis saw the change and was immediately alarmed; he couldn't stop his speed, so he put everything in his last attack. His fire covered his entire body, and it had a mix of red and lavender.
The attacks turned the Colosseum white for a second before a deafening sound erupted, enveloping it entirely.
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