Chapter 97
From there onwards, the final competition proceeded as planned albeit, a little delayed .
The geniuses who were already seated in the arena and the Top 1000 who passed the second round were entitled to participate in the final competition .
Totally, there were 1,280 participants in the final competition .
The final competition consisted of three rounds .
The first round involved group elimination, where only 16 people will be able to pass out of the 256 people who were pitted against each other in the arena .
This made Davis remember the Battle Royale Games in his previous life . During the match, he stood like a statue and no one even came near him . They were avoiding him like he was a plague which made him annoyed .
Out of the 1,280 participants, 80 participants managed to secure victory, and as expected, more than 90% of the participants who secured victory were the elite geniuses of the various empires .
Unfortunately, Evelynn was defeated in this round which made her unqualified to participate in the next round .
The next round took place the next day . They used the same method to eliminate the participants .
This time, only 16 participants were pitted against each other as they battled out for supremacy .
Ellia lost this round, and it was quite expected . Compared to other geniuses, the time she cultivated was too little .
16 participants emerged victorious in this round as the general Top 16 were determined .
Then the Top 16 participant was made to do one on one battles, which increased the valiant and heroic atmosphere of the arena .
In the arena, three matches simultaneously took place in the three battle stages .
The audience clamoured and discussed in fervour as the matches between the geniuses exploded into magnificent battles, except for an anomaly .
During the whole process, Davis didn't even have to open his mouth as the geniuses automatically surrendered of their own will .
The number of participants dropped from sixteen to eight . Then eight to four, and four turned to two .
In the largest battle stage, two silhouettes were staring at each other with odd expressions .
"I knew I would finally face you, Princess Shirley . " Davis smiled .
He stood at one end of the stage, with his arms folded . A slight grin was visible on his face .
Shirley smirked, "Just so you know, I'm not gonna throw in the towel like the others . I'm gonna battle you to my heart's content!"
Davis was astonished, "Even though you know that you will lose?"
His mentality took a turn for the worse when all the participants who were matched up with him conceded before he can even come up on the stage . He thought that Shirley would be one step higher and let him get to the stage before surrendering herself .
"Yes, this is how I play and I don't need your concern . Come at me with all you've got!" Shirley took out her red blazing sword with intricate carvings . It looked magnificent while the blade was sharp enough to slice a Low-Level Sky Beast Stage Magical Beasts to pieces . It was a Low-Level Sky Grade Weapon that comparable with Davis's spear .
'Looks like I went full retard and got arrogant . ' Davis sighed, no matter how he tried to not underestimate anyone, he got full of himself after being praised by hundreds of people .
'I should know better, Tch!' Davis cursed himself and took a decision .
"Thanks for reminding me something important," Davis said as he was thankful to her .
Shirley grinned as she teased, "What? Have you fallen for me now that you have seen my courage?"
"Haha, no . It's just that I was reminded of how I once told myself to not underestimate people, lest I be killed in an instant without even knowing how . "
Shirley was taken aback, "Oh, you mean like those two emperors who were killed by you in an instant?"
Davis nodded his head, "You could say that . "
Shirley sighed, "Arrogance! I can see that in your eyes even though you act a little humble! Let me tell you something . You don't need to act humble at all, only if you act arrogantly will people know that you are someone who holds power . Power is the ultimate requirement that you need to have in this world! Without that, you will be shunned and oppressed without end . I tell you, without your master, you would be targeted by all the people in this place except your father! So prove yourself that you have the right to be arrogant in front of everyone!" By the time she finished speaking, her aura and energy erupted out like a large wave that suppressed the people in the audience seat .
Shirley, who is 18 years old, has cultivated in all three Cultivation System . Her cultivation reached Peak-Level Iron Stage, Peak-Level Revolving Core Stage and High-Level Nascent Soul Stage . She had the confidence that she will be at least be able to battle him to a standstill .
'Prove myself?' Davis looked at her in incredulity . Her words echoed in his ears that triggered explosions in his mind .
He was surrounded by that greyish aura tinged with red energy flowing all around the place . Her aura didn't intimidate him at all but combined with her words, he got goosebumps .
Davis slowly lifted his hand as he pointed at her, "You're right . . . I got to show these people that I have the right to be arrogant!"
Incredible waves of soul energy emanated from Davis as it exploded out .
"Soul Suppression Art!"
Fearsome waves of soul pressure descended upon Shirley which instantly made her feel like that she had been placed in the depths of a tightly compressed cave which had trapped her viciously .
Shirley froze as her powers dissipated and realized that she was not able to move . She fell down to her knees as she stared at Davis in fear .
'Young Soul Stage!!!' Shirley's mind was filled with disbelief as she saw him make his way towards her .
Uncontrollable fear erupted in her eyes when she saw him approaching her .
"Y-You . . . D-Don't come near me!" She hysterically shouted in her mind but was only able to say it out softly with her mouth . She now regretted provoking him into revealing his power .
Davis stood in front of her as he looked down at her . He erected an opaque barrier with his soul that shone with bright light and covered the two of them .
Davis bent down and stretched his hands towards her face .
"No! D-Don't!" Seeing that his hands were stretched towards her, she got scared while her body involuntarily trembled as her courage was whittled down .
Davis swiped his hands as Shirley was dumbfounded as she blinked .
"Tell me! Do I now have the right to be arrogant?"
Misty eyes looked at him, a sharp petite nose, combined with lascivious lips that were enough to captivate a man was visible to his eyes .
"Y-You do . . . "
At this moment, she knew that she got utterly dominated by him in this match .