After the battle between Krieger and Li ended, a heavy tensioled over the gathered disciples.

  The air was thick with awe, disbelief, and curiosity.

  The sheer dispy er's sword aura had shaken everyoo their core.

  Murmurs quickly spread through the crowd.

  "Whoa… what a fight! With just that white aura, he shattered her on like it was nothing!"

  "Yeah! Just what kind of power was that?!"

  "I've never seen anything like this before. Or even heard of it!"

  It was clear,none of them truly uood what had just happened.

  In respoo their ignorance, Yuan merely snorted in his heart.

  How foolish.

  Sword Aura was not something one simply "had."

  It was an awakening,a maion of one's e to the sword itself.

  To achieve it, one had to trailessly for years, f an unbreakable bond with their sword.

  Or

  One had to be a heaven-defying genius in aura cultivation.

  And with Krieger's age of just fifteen years, his awakening of Sword Aura was nothing short of monstrous.

  To think a mortal kingdom could produeone like this… Yuan mused, his expression unreadable.

  In Basilisk's memories, he too had an Aura, but it was not a Sword Aura.

  His was Raw Aura, a force that strengthened his body's durability to unnatural levels.

  But he had even reached a higher realm of aura, something beyond what these disciples could even fathom.

  The Aura cultivation followed a simple path of adva

  Beginner aura stage,Intermediate aura stage,Advanced aura stage,Peak aura stage and Master aura stage.

  One reached the Master Stage, they could then asd into a higher realm of Aura,The Iion Realm.

  This higher realm also followed the same progression

  Begiage Iion ,Intermediate stage Iion,Advaage Iion,Peak stage Iion and Master stage Iion.

  The Basilisk had reached the begiage of the Iion Realm, a level few could dream of achieving.

  Even among the a, terrifying cultivators who had lived for 80,000 years or more, most had only reached the Advanced or Peak Stage,but none had ever reached the Master Stage of the Iion Realm.

  This alone spoke volumes about how unbelievably difficult it was to advan Aura and Iion cultivation.

  Most cultivators who sought to awaken Aura could only do so at the Bone F Stage.

  This was because Aura required immense bodily refi, and most cultivators cked the necessary endurance before that stage.

  However, Yuan had other pns.

  He wao awaken his Aura earlier,at the Blood Purification Stage.

  because this was the perfeent for awakening aura,for him.

  During the Blood Purification Stage, a cultivator's body underwent a qualitative ge, the first pushing out the remnants of mortal weakness.

  If he could use that moment of ge to his advantage, he might reach the awaken his aura and reach the beginner aura Realm.

  Yet, no matter how deep his thoughts ran about cultivation, time did not wait for him.

  The tour tinued.

  And then

  His name was called.

  The moment arrived.

  "The round begins with Junior Schor Felix and Junior Yuan! Please step forward!"

  The blond haired judge's voice echoed throughout the training ground, signaling the start of the match.

  At the annou, a white robed figure stepped forward with an easy smile on his face,Schor Felix.

  Yuan, with his usual calm expression, also stepped forward, ag as if he were preparing for a real fight.

  But iy, he already khe oute of this match.

  Without hesitation, the blond-haired judge tossed them both their respective ons,swords.

  Both Felix and Yuan caught their bdes effortlessly.

  Taking their stahey stood opposite each other, waiting for the fight to begin.

  The atmosphere was quiet.

  Tension built.

  Even though Yuan already po lose, he had to make it look real.

  "Start!"

  The blond-haired judge didn't waste time befiving the signal.

  And immediately

  Yuan charged forward recklessly, running at Felix without any strategy or teique.

  His movements were sloppy. Untrained.

  He made no attempt to defend, no attempt to predict Felix's moves, no attempt to do anything but throw himself straight at his oppo.

  It was a deliberate act.

  He wao lose. And he wao lose badly.

  Felix blinked in surprise, clearly not expeg such a ridiculous opening.

  Still, with perfeposure, the schor calmly blocked Yuan's attack.

  It was effortless.

  And then

  With just a simple movement of his foot

  Felix tripped Yuan.

  Yuan stumbled, falling face first into the ground, and his sword flew out of his grip.

  Before he could react

  Felix, still fused but instinctive, pointed his sword at Yuan's neck.

  The match was over.

  The fight had sted mere seds.

  Two moves.

  Block. Trip.

  That was it.

  Even Felix looked fused, blinking as if struggling to process what had just happened.

  The surrounding disciples murmured in disbelief.

  "That… that's it?"

  "Wait, did Yuan just throw the match?"

  "That was way too fast!"

  The blond haired judge himself seemed at a loss for words.

  This wasn't how these fights were supposed to go.

  But he couldn't ignore what was right in front of him.

  With a sigh, he raised his hand and annouhe winner.

  "Winner,Junior Schor Felix!"

  But Felix looked a bit unfortable with the victory.

  After all, he hadn't really fought Yuan,his oppo had simply tripped and lost instantly.

  Still, maintaining his posure, Felix extended his hand toward Yuan.

  "Are you okay?"

  Yuan stared at the offered hand for a moment before letting out an embarrassed chuckle.

  With a sheepish smile, he took Felix's hand a himself be pulled up.

  "Yeah, I was just too careless and tripped. Haha… That's pretty embarrassing."

  Now ba his feet, Yuan quickly patted the dust off his robes, as if trying to brush away his own humiliation along with it.

  Felix, seeing Yuan's rea, couldn't help but chuckle as well.

  "Just be more careful in your fight. If this were a real battle, you'd already be dead."

  He gave a lighthearted smirk before adding,

  "I'd advise you to train more on your footwork."

  Yuan nodded in gratitude, his expression full of siy.

  "Thanks for the advice. I'll make sure to work on it."

  With that, Yuan turned away and walked back toward the other disciples, blending into the crowd as if nothing had happened.

  But after the fight was settled, the match began immediately.

  However, there was an issue,one person too many remained iour.

  With three testants left for the finals, only Alex hadn't fought in the previous round.

  To resolve this, the blond haired judge turo Yuan and Li , addressing them with his usual casual smile.

  "Juniors, we have an uneven number of testants. Would either of you like to challenge Junior Alex?"

  A moment of silence followed.

  Then, Yuan stepped forward and shook his head with a slightly hesitant expression.

  "Senior, I appreciate the opportunity, but I'm not really fident enough to fight Alex. I'll step back."

  His humble words and calm demeanor made his withdrawal seem natural—nothing unusual or suspicious.

  With Yuan stepping down, Li made her decision.

  "I'll do it."

  She stepped forward with determination in her eyes, ready to fight Alex.

  The match began swiftly, but what followed shocked everyone.

  Li was pletely dominated.

  Alex overwhelmed her with sheer, raw power,no refieiques, no fancy footwork, just brute ford relentless aggression.

  His fists swung like hammers, each attack carrying terrifying strength.

  Li tried to evade, tried to ter.but it ointless.

  In mere moments, she was knocked out of the fight, uo withstand Alex's overwhelming power.

  A wave of shock rippled through the watg disciples.

  Even the blond haired judge, who had seen tless fights, raised an eyebrow in mild surprise.

  "Just raw strength alone… no finesse… yet pletely unstoppable."

  Many disciples murmured amongst themselves, their gazes shifting toward Alex with newfound wariness.

  "That power… that wasn't normal!"

  "No teique, but he still crushed her!"

  "What kind of training does he even do?!"

  While the others were stunned, Yuan narrowed his eyes, carefully Alex.

  From the way his muscles tehe way his body seemed unnaturally durable, the explosive bursts of strength in his attacks…

  A thought formed in Yuan's mind.

  Could he have a special body stitution?

  The idea made perfect sense.

  There exist rare physiques that enhahe physical body beyond normal human limits.

  Some granted monstrous strength, some provided unnatural durability, ave incredible regeion…

  And Alex's overwhelming power hihat he just might possess one.

  If that's the case, then he's even more dangerous than he looks.

  But Yuan didn't dwell on it too much,this wasn't his fight.

  As the final match was about to begin, all focus shifted toward the three remaining petitors

  Schor Felix.The Knight Krieger.And the brute force warrior, Alex.

  The final battle was about to begin.

  The air ihe underground cave grew heavy with tension as the three remaining testants stepped forward.

  Schor Felix, The Knight Krieger, and the powerhouse Alex.

  The disciples watched in silehis was the st match,the battle that would decide the stro mortal awakened disciple among them.

  The blond haired judge, still wearing his casual smile, took a step forward.

  "Since we have three petitors left, we will proceed as follows,first, Schor Felix will fight against Krieger."

  He paused for a moment, gng at both batants.

  "The winner will move on to fight Alex for the final battle."

  Felix nodded, adjusting his grip on his sword, while Krieger stood still, exuding an aura of calm fidence.

  The disciples whispered amongst themselves, pg their bets in their minds.

  "Felix is from a schorly cultivation . He should have a solid foundation."

  "Yes, but Krieger has that white aura… If he uses it, Felix is finished."

  Yuan stood at the back, arms crossed, watg carefully.

  Felix had skill. He was posed. But against Krieger, it wouldn't be enough.

  And he was right.

  The blond haired judge raised his hand.

  "Begin!"

  Felix moved immediately.

  There was ation in his movements as he lunged forward, his sword fshing with precision.

  But Krieger didn't react.

  He stood still, almost unmoving, watg Felix's approach with calm eyes.

  Then,in a siep,he closed the distance.

  Felix's sword swung in a graceful arc, aiming fer's shoulder.

  But Krieger side stepped, avoiding the attack with effortless precision.

  The moment Felix's sword missed, Krieger terattacked,a swift and trolled strike to Felix's wrist.

  g!

  Felix's sword was knocked from his grasp.

  His eyes widened in shock, but before he could react, Krieger struck again,a quick but powerful kick to his chest.

  Thud!

  Felix staggered backward, barely managing to stay on his feet.

  The audience was stunned.

  The fight had just started… yet Krieger had already disarmed and overwhelmed his oppo.

  Felix gritted his teeth and tried to recover, but Krieger didn't give him a ce.

  With a swift dash forward, Krieger thrust his sword toward Felix's chest.

  Felix dodged,barely. The tip er's swrazed his robes, leaving a faint tear.

  He tried to create distance, but Krieger followed immediately, pressing him with relentless precision.

  And then

  With one final step, Krieger raised his sword, activating his white sword aura.

  Felix's expression ged instantly.

  "Tch!"

  But before he could react

  Ssh!

  Krieger's aura infused sword struck Felix's shoulder.

  Though he held back his strength, the sheer power behind the attack sent Felix flying.

  Thud!

  Felix nded on the ground, gasping for breath.

  The blond haired judge stepped forward.

  "Winner,Junier!"

  Felix let out a bitter chuckle, pushing himself up.

  "I didn't even stand a ce, huh?"

  Krieger stepped forward, a hand.

  "You fought well. But against a knight, you need more than just teique."

  Felix sighed, taking the hand with a small smile.

  "I'll take that advice."

  With Felix defeated, the final battle was about to begin.

  As Felix stepped back, Alex finally ehe battlefield.

  The air shifted instantly.

  Krieger's calm prese Alex's overp iy.

  Two pletely different fighting styles.

  One was refined and disciplined,a knight trained in the way of the sword.The other was uing brute force,a warrior who fought with sheer raw power.

  The disciples murmured amongst themselves.

  "This is going to be intense."

  "With Krieger's white aura, Alex might be suppressed."

  Yuan's gaze narrowed.

  This is different from the previous fights. Alex won't go down easily.

  The blond haired judge raised his hand once more.

  "Begin!"

  Alex charged immediately.

  Like a ragi, he lunged forward, his fists ched tightly.

  Krieger remaiill, him closely.

  The moment Alex got close, he swung his massive fists.

  Whoosh!

  Krieger barely dodged, stepping to the side.

  Alex's punch smmed into the ground, sending a small shockwave through the battlefield.

  Krieger quickly tered, swinging his sword.

  Alex raised his arm, blog the bde with sheer strength.

  g!

  The sound of metal against flesh echoed through the arena.

  Krieger's eyes widened slightly.

  "He blocked it… with his bare arm?"

  Alex grinned.

  "That little light trick of yours isn't enough to stop me, knight boy."

  Krieger jumped back, resetting his stance.

  Alex attacked relentlessly, throwing punches and kicks with wild aggression.

  Krieger deflected most of them, but Alex's speed and strength were f him to stay on the defensive.

  Then

  Krieger saening.

  With a quick sidestep, he unleashed a ssh infused with white sword aura.

  Whoosh!

  The bde sliced through the air, aiming for Alex's torso.

  But

  Boom!

  Alex smmed his foot into the ground, using the force to push himself backward just in time.

  The attack barely missed him.

  Alex gritted his teeth.

  For the first time iour… he was feeling the pressure.

  The fight tinued, both warriors refusing to back down.

  Each csh sent eg impacts across the battlefield.

  Krieger's sword aura enharikes.Alex's raw, uing physical power.

  her side relented.

  But then

  Alex began to slow down.

  His movements became slightly sluggish.

  His breathing grew heavier.

  Krieger, oher hand, still had energy left.

  "You're strong, Alex."

  Krieger stepped forward, swlowing once more.

  "But you 't fight forever."

  Alex gritted his teeth, eyes burning with frustration.

  "Tch! I won't lose!"

  With one final push, Alex charged forward.

  Krieger took a deep breath, raising his sword.

  Then

  In one final csh

  Ssh!

  Krieger's sword nded ly on Alex's shoulder.

  Alex's body froze,the st of his energy draining away.

  Then

  Thud!

  He colpsed to one knee.

  The arena fell silent.

  The blond haired judge stepped forward, raising his hand.

  "Winner,Junier!"

  The disciples exploded in cheers.

  Alex let out a heavy breath, grinnie his loss.

  "Damn… I was so close."

  Krieger offered a respectful nod.

  "You were the stro oppo I've faced here."

  Yuan, watg from the sidelines, let out a small chuckle.

  The Mortal awakeage tour was finally over.