After a few rounds of boring matches, Tom led his Sky Martial Arts Centre to victory in the group tournament.
It raised heated discussions in the scene.
Next was break time. Tom wasn't that excited about winning the group tournament. Instead, he cheered for his teammates backstage and prepared for the upcoming singles tournament.
An hour later came the highlight of the tournament, the singles contest had finally started.
It also proceeded via elimination. They decided on the sequence through the drawing of lots before battling. The victors would advance to the next round until the top sixteen experts were finalized.
The lots were drawn quickly and the tournament started in a short time.
Compared to the group tournament in which everyone was holding back, the individual tournament was much more interesting. Each of the contestants went all- out on the stage and fought exciting battles. Their performance made the crowds cheer excitedly and the atmosphere in the venue became very heated.
Not long after, it was Tom's turn.
Scott and Fade encouraged him and yelled, "Go for it!"
Tom smiled confidently at the both of them and stepped onto the stage.
As the champion of the group tournament, Tom had attracted a lot of attention when he went onstage. The crowds below started heated discussions.
His opponent had obviously paid close attention to him and he said politely, "It's an honor to be able to fight hand to hand with Chieftain Wei."
Tom behaved likewise and saluted him respectfully, "Thanks for your compliment!"
"Begin!" The referee gave the order and the fight began.
With a few loud sounds, the two of them started to fight. In just ten moves, Tom knocked his opponent to the ground. His opponent then saluted, admitted defeat, and retreated.
Tom had successfully won the fight and he advanced to the next round. A wave of applause broke out in the arena.
The contests continued and the second round started. It was Tom's turn again.
His opponent this time was slightly stronger than his last opponent and was a martial artist from the center which placed fourth in the team competition.
Obviously, he wanted to challenge Tom too. He declared once he got up on stage, "Although you're the champion, I'll be the one standing in the end."
"That's great. We are on the same page," Tom smiled.
Immediately, the two of them collided.
After about thirty moves, Tom struck out his palm at his opponent's chest, hitting him off the stage and obtaining victory.
He had moved to the next round again.
His consecutive successful advancements and his victory in the group tournaments had made him the center of attention amongst the contestants. There were cameras flashing at him. Some crazed fans kept shouting that they wanted to take a photo with him as a memory.
The other competitions were still going on.
After another two rounds, Tom was a little depleted. Hence, he sat down and closed his eyes to meditate on the spot.
Fade and Scott used the time when he wasn't competing to go for a walk and stretch their legs.
When they came back, they heard a wave of enthusiastic cheers and there were even fervent screams from girls, which attracted everyone's attention.
"What's going on? It's so intense as if they were in a concert!" Fade and Scott were confused.
"Could it be that Brother Tom has gone on stage again?" Scott guessed. After all, Tom was without a doubt the center of attention since the commencement of the tournament.
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