As the competition went on, the audience's topic of discussion gradually shifted to the other matches.
The third round of competition began. In this round, the popular participants remained in high spirits, but unlike the previous round, there were fewer participants this time. Finally, the remaining few popular players finally met their matches.
Among them, Evelyn fought against Tyreece, her coursemate from South Van Academy's Martial Arts School.
The two proceeded with their battle. Despite Evelyne' s decent performance, she was eventually defeated by Tyreece, who was the top student in Martial Arts School. Her loss was a pity.
Then, the participant of the Gu family, Beatrice, fought against Cayson Chu, a martial arts expert with red hair.
Cayson was a fighter whom Myriad Treasures Hall had secretly groomed. His strength and level were the same as Beatrice, as they were both at Stage 8 of Refine Soul Realm. However, it was obvious that Cayson had more combat experience. His attacks were ruthless and aggressive, turning the arena into a life-and-death battle. In the end, he knocked Beatrice out of the arena and gained victory.
Next, several popular contestants subsequently won and successfully advanced to the next round.
Among them, there were Adrian and Subhan of the Loh family, Uzair of the Gu family, Grant Kwong and Saul Hsing of South Van Academy, as well as the mayor's daughter, Masie, and a self learner named Kayne.
In addition to Cayson and Tyreece, who won the first two battles, there were nine confirmed winners, leaving only one place left.
Coincidentally, the two competitors of the final place were Alyx from the Gu family and Fade.
Both of them were representatives of the Gu family, but now, they met each other in advance. Perhaps, they had bad luck.
However, the competition still had to go on.
Alyx smiled and stepped onto the arena. He looked at Fade on the opposite side and said, "I didn't expect you to reach this stage. However, now that you've met me, this will be your end."
"In consideration of the fact that you're also fighting for our family, I won't hurt you. Thus, you should admit defeat."
With this, Alyx waved his hand, indicating for Fade to get off the stage and admit defeat.
However, Fade shook his head and said coolly, "We'll know the result after the battle."
"What did you say?" Alyx frowned with fury in his eyes.
Meanwhile, among the audience, Deniz took the opportunity to stir up trouble.
"Fade really doesn't know what's good for him. Alyx gave him a chance to save his face, but he didn't appreciate it. It's ridiculous!" After speaking, he turned to Devin and bowed. "Master Gu, today is only a pre-match. The final battle coming up in three days is the key. It'll do the Gu family no good if our representatives fought against each other. I think it's better to let Fade admit defeat and step down from the stage. It'll benefit everyone."
Upon hearing this, Devin narrowed his eyes and seemed to be considering it seriously.
At the same time, many of the Gu family's disciples began to discuss the matter.
Yarrow's face immediately fell as he said angrily, "Fade has fought hard to reach this stage. Why should he admit defeat? Since you say that our representatives should not fight against each other, why not let Alyx admit defeat instead?"
Deniz replied, "Yarrow, stop messing around. Alyx is a young genius in our family who is only second to Uzair. He's definitely stronger than Fade." "It's obviously more advantageous for our family to let him enter the finals and join hands with Uzair." "Besides, if Fade hadn't relied on Madam Tu’s treasures, he wouldn't have been able to reach this stage. I believe Fade must've exhausted a great deal of his strength and is now on the verge of collapsing. I'm asking him to admit defeat for his own good and so that he won't hurt himself and others."
"Nonsense!" Yarrow immediately retorted. "Who said that Alyx is more powerful than Fade? In my opinion, Fade is more powerful than Alyx, and even Uzair. Fade's the people's favorite in winning the championship."
"Naha! Yarrow, you can't treat us as fools in order to protect your own people. What nonsense are you spouting?” Deniz laughed and turned to look at Devin and spoke again, "Master Gu, let's not delay any longer. You should make a decision as soon as possible!"
Devin blinked frantically. Hethen looked up at the arena and spoke. "Alright. Fade, please come..."
Before Devin could finish his words, Talmon suddenly stood up. He glared fiercely at the former and shouted, "What are you trying to do?"
The quarrel between the two elders of the Gu family immediately attracted the attention of the crowd present. Many people turned to look at them and began pointing at them and gossiping.
Devin's expression instantly darkened. He looked at Talmon and said, "Talmon, what are you trying to do? As the head of the family, don’t I have the power to command the Gu family?"
Talmon replied coldly, "You're still aware that you are the head of a family!"
"As the head of the family, you must be fair. Now, Fade is fighting against Alyx, yet you let Fade admit defeat before they even fought. Is this fair?"
Devin narrowed his eyes and said, "Fade's defeat is already doomed. Moreover, I made this decision for the greater good."
"For the greater good? Haha! Stop finding excuses. Ultimately, you did this because Alyx is your favorite candidate, while Fade is mine.
You should be worried about your position!" Talmon spoke in a stern voice.
Devin's expression changed drastically when he heard those words. He stared violently at Talmon and said sternly, "What nonsense!"
"Talmon, do you think that you' re still the same as before? You disappeared for a thousand years, so you have no right to compete with me! I'm now the head of the Gu family and a Fetus Refine Realm venerable master. As for you, you're merely an ordinary martial artist who suffered injuries."
Talmon then replied, "Since I'm so ordinary to you, why don’t you come fight me head-on instead of playing these small tricks?"
"Nonsense! I already said that I’m doing this for the greater good and for the sake of the Gu family's interests," Devin insisted.
As the two's voices grew increasingly loud, the surrounding chatter became even more heated. Among them were the sound of discussions and titters from the Loh family and the other influential families.
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