After the first round was over, there was no wait for the second. Norzulun warned everyone that there would be no rest.
Iem was the first to fight against Sara. As the others expected, Sara gave up straight away as well. She knew that there was no chance of beating this Heavenly Race member.
The Second battle of the second round was Sule and Hanan. Sule had a fierce fight against Waka, only giving up after many injuries and energy consumption. In Hanan's case, however, he only battled Laka for a few seconds before giving up. Not to mention that he didn't take that seriously at all.
Hanan, of course, won the fight without any issues. Sule was far from being ready for a fight. Once Hanan showed his real strength, he knew that he would only make his condition even worse. Since that was the case, Sule decided to give up this fight as well and bet on the next five ones. Also, he would be the last one to fight in the next round, so he would have time to recover.
The last phase was also a strategy game. You needed to play your cards right to not fall into a trap. Sule played it wrong, thinking that he could beat Waka, which turned out bad for his side.
Hanan left the stage with a smile on his face. Baren Frunkan, who was observing from outside, also nodded in satisfaction. In his eyes, Hanan made the correct decision to give up battling against Laka. Now, Hanan only needed two more victories. Iem is out of the question, while Krune would be complicated. However, the other participants didn't seem to be a problem. Not to mention that his Frunkan Clan Forbidden Technique was still available to be used.
Krune knew that it was his time, so he went to the arena. Right after, Waka appeared there in a flash. Even though Waka had gone through a tough fight against Sule in the last round, it didn't seem like he would give up. This was good for Krune, though. He really wanted to understand Waka's last attack against Sule, and this was the best opportunity. He felt like he was close to finding something, but not quite there yet.
The judge looked at both sides before saying.
"Begin!"
Waka's body flashed as he went straight to Krune.
"Sword Heart Domain!"
Waka's Domain had no color, just like Feifei's one. However, it wasn't invisible either. It looked like the area several kilometers around Waka became filled with Swords. Every single Sword was an exact copy of Waka's one. Krune could tell that the Sword that Waka was using at the moment had some deeper meaning for him, too, probably.
This was also the first time that Krune felt Sword Laws. In a certain way, they were a variation of Earth Laws, which were connected to all metals in existence.
Before Waka even arrived, his Sword Domain plunged against him as if they wanted to split the world.
"Tribulation Lightning Movement!"
Arcs of Purple Lightning came out of Krune's Wisp Core as his body flashed with a Purple Light. However, Waka's Domain was full of swords everywhere. So unless Krune completely left its range, he would still be attacked by all sides.
"Tribulation Lightning Domain!"
Immediately, the world around Krune became purple, and currents of purple lightning appeared everywhere. The center of the Domain was obviously the place where most of the lightning currents ran around.
Sure enough, the Swords that seemed to be real partially lost the support of Waka's Sword Laws. Because of that, they seemed to become transparent to a certain extent. Yet, Krune could tell that Waka's Domain was the one who suffered the least when clashing with his Purple Tribulation Lightning Domain.
'It probably has something to do with his Sword Heart that surpasses Sword Intent.'
Krune was right. Waka's Sword laws really had a lot of support from his comprehension of the Sword. The Sword Heart is not a law, so Krune's Purple Tribulation Lightning couldn't affect it.
Waka was really fast, almost on par with Tirande. That being said, he wasn't too much slower than Krune with his Purple Tribulation Lightning. With his Sword Domain, which Krune had to be careful, he could make up for the disparity of speed.
However, Krune had his Purple Flame Diamond Shields. Also, it was not like Krune wasn't attacking either.
"Tribulation Tornado!"
"Gravity Field!"
"Mountain Fall!"
"Tribulation Blazing Wind Blades!"
Waka wasn't idle either.
"Myriad Slashes!"
"Single Stance!"
"Thundering Sword!"
Waka's hands became mirages as he slashed through all Krune's attacks while advancing nonstop. Even the gravity field had a hard time holding him back. However, Krune only sighed, seeing that.
'He was obviously injured after the battle against Sule. He can't display even 70% of his previous power.'
For Waka, it seemed like retreat would never be an option. He looked a lot like Laka and, at the same time, not. Laka also wouldn't retreat if the situation wasn't dire, but it was because he had fun fighting. Waka, on the other hand, didn't seem like he was having any fun at all.
Waka also understood that the way things were going, he wouldn't defeat Krune doesn't matter what. Krune's defense was watertight; it was simply too hard to breakthrough. His Diamond Shields were made with those Purple Flames and had Tribulation Lightning flashing all the time. His attacks would find significant interference even before hitting the shield itself.
Suddenly, Waka stopped and raised his Sword. When Krune saw that, he immediately remembered Waka's battle against Sule. This was the sword technique that Waka used to defeat Sule, who had a great defense like Krune.
Krune didn't try to stop him, though.
'I've been waiting to see it.'
Krune was very curious about that Sword Attack. He wanted very much to understand what the conceptions behind it were. This single attack had the power to disappear and reappear right in front of the enemy, not giving them the chance to dodge at all. Even Krune wouldn't be able to do so with his Purple Tribulation Lightning.
The weird thing was that there was no such thing as Space laws involved. First of all, the entire arena is riddled with Shattered Space.
In Waka's Battle against Sule, the arena was also similar to now. There should be no way for this Sword Attack to teleport directly at him, but it did.
Waka was somewhat surprised that Krune stopped attacking him. He was ready to do his best even under pressure, but Krune just stayed in the distance, waiting for his attack. Waka wasn't an idiot; everyone saw his attack in the last fight, so he knew that Krune definitely understood what was coming at him. Still, he decided to let him use it.
'He wants to understand it.'
Waka's mouth curved in a faint smile, which surprised his protector. Waka wasn't known for his happy expressions at all.
Waka's Sword Laws were supported by his Sword Heart, accumulating on his Sword without stop. His Sword began to shine with a white light when finally, Waka slashed it down.
"Dimensional Severing!"
The space in front of him didn't shatter. Instead, it looked like it Waka's attack disappeared inside a lake.
It was then that Krune felt danger. However, he was excited at the same time.
'I see!'
Suddenly, a Purple Tribulation Lightning bolt came crashing down from the skies. It was Krune's Heavens Fall! However, Krune's Heavens Fall did not hit anything. Instead, it disappeared inside the space, just like Waka's attack.
It was then they everyone around the arena heard a muffled sound of an explosion. However, there was nothing around. Even though the sound was there, the arena and the world around was still the same. In the end, the others couldn't tell whether the explosion really happened or not. Only some of the High-Level cultivators and demon beasts understood what happened.
Krune then looked at Waka, who had a surprised expression.
"It seems like you understood."
Krune didn't deny it.
"Indeed. I have read a lot of things about the three dimensions and the fourth dimension. The three dimensions are easy to see. After all, they are right in front of you all the time. However, I didn't expect that you could send a Sword attack through the Fourth Dimension. Obviously, no one would notice this attack coming. Divine Sense, Searching Techniques, Smell, Vision, none of those would be able to detect your attack. There was only one chance, you need 'see' the Fourth Dimension too.
Krune continued.
"However, this is really hard to control. At least, I definitely can't use it the way you do. I could only barely defend myself. It is impossible for me to send an attack through the Fourth Dimension. In the end, I only made my attack fall right in front of your sword slash, but I can't control it inside the Fourth Dimension. If my defense failed, that Tribulation Lightning Bolt would become vagrant until it appeared somewhere completely different from what I planned."
"If I'm not wrong, the reason you can control your attack is probably... your Sword Heart, right?"
Waka smiled once more before sheathing his Sword. He then turned around and began to make his way out of the arena.
"I give up."
Waka didn't answer Krune's question, but there was no need for it in the first place. As for giving up, Waka wouldn't retreat if he still had a tiny chance of winning. But now that Krune could at least defend against the Fourth Dimension, that chance disappeared. Continuing this fight would only make things worse. He was a resolute man, but not crazy.
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