Boom—!
The entire arena practically exploded with excitement.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!!"
"So cool, Arthur!"
"Mr. Arthur~~~!!"
"Arthur! Arthur! Arthur!!" The commentator stood up, shouting excitedly:
"The victor has been decided!!"
"Contestant Arthur, with just one strike! He defeated all other opponents!!!"
"Truly worthy of being our Sobeya Kingdom's strongest Nine-Star Swordsman—!!!"
Kevin was bewildered: "No... no, this is magic, right? Isn't this against the rules?"
"Magic? No, this is swordsmanship. A Mage Swordsman is also a Swordsman, and all high-star Swordsmen are Mage Swordsmen. Where did you come from, not knowing this?" explained the enthusiastic man next to Kevin.
"..."
Kevin was speechless. He came from a world without magic.
Originally, he thought magic here would only enhance physical abilities and release powerful slashes. He hadn't expected magic to be integral to swordsmanship.
"So strong!"
Erza's expression was serious as she watched Arthur's attack. To defeat so many people with a single strike, was this Sobeya Kingdom's strongest Nine-Star Swordsman?
With her Re-equip magic, she might withstand that blow, but without it, she wasn't sure.
"Tch! Still such a show-off!"
Clay felt displeased seeing the other's popularity.
"Excellent!"
The King nodded in satisfaction. Clay had been a swordsmanship genius since childhood, never arrogant, always improving his skills. If the Magic Council recognized his strength, he'd be among the Ten Great Mages.
"Next is Group D, also the final group. Contestants, please enter!!"
After all the defeated Swordsmen were carried away for treatment, the commentator announced the entry of the final group.
"Is it my turn?"
Kevin stood up and walked to the arena's contestant entrance.
As soon as he entered the arena, another round of enthusiastic cheers erupted.
"Allen! Allen! Allen!!"
Kevin looked back and saw a young man with fiery red hair, similar in age, entering. The young man smiled brightly and waved to the audience.
"Wow! It's Allen!!"
"So handsome!!"
"Go, Allen!! Defeat them all!!"
Many girls screamed. Allen, handsome with superb swordsmanship, was only nineteen and the dream lover of many girls.
Although Clay and Arthur were not old, they were both more than ten years older, practically ancient to fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls.
"Tch! Just a stinky brat."
Seeing Allen's popularity, Clay felt jealous.
"It's the genius Swordsman Allen!!"
"He is the youngest Nine-Star Swordsman in our Sobeya Kingdom!!"
"He is also the only Nine-Star Swordsman in this group! I wonder if he can sweep through the competition like the other two Nine-Star Swordsmen!! Let's wait and see!!"
Kevin glanced at Allen and then entered the arena.
In the arena, contestants avoided those with higher star levels, prioritizing eliminating those with lower levels. After entering, Kevin felt no less than ten gazes fall upon him.
It seemed they saw him as an easy target. Kevin couldn't help but smile slightly.
Anyway, this persona would be discarded after winning the prize money, so he might as well give them a little shock.
"This match is definitely a foregone conclusion!"
"Yeah! Allen is a Nine-Star genius Swordsman!"
"Indeed, our Sobeya Kingdom's Swordsmen are the strongest. Only that female Swordsman is a bit powerful, but she still can't compare to our country's Nine-Star Swordsmen."
"We just need to enjoy Allen's performance!"
"That's right! That's right!" The audience felt this round was already decided. The gap between a Nine-Star Swordsman and an Eight-Star Swordsman was enormous, and a genius was completely different from an ordinary person.
"Now for the first round, Group D's showdown, begin—!!"
Clang—!
With the sound of the starting gong, the fourth battle began.
Almost at the instant the gong sounded.
"Sun Breathing, Eleventh Form: Halo Dragon, Head Dance!!!"
"Roar—!!!"
A high-pitched dragon's roar echoed, and a fiery giant dragon instantly passed through all contestants.
"Ugh ah ah ah!"
"Wah ah ah ah!" All contestants, including genius Nine-Star Swordsman Allen, were sent flying by one strike.
The fire dragon disappeared, and a man with long crimson hair, wearing a red haori, stood where the dragon's head vanished, with the contestant number '0556' on his back.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
All contestants fell, having lost their fighting ability.
"..."
The entire venue fell silent.
In the contestant waiting area, Erza, Clay, and Arthur stood, shocked by the calm man in the arena.
Clay's eyes widened: "Th-this... how is this possible?! How can anyone's swordsmanship reach this level? No, impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Arthur said gravely: "It has already truly happened before our eyes. What are you still saying is impossible? That man is standing right there."
"So strong! Truly too strong!"
Erza couldn't utter any superfluous words. Her eyes fixed on the man in the arena; shock and astonishment couldn't describe it.
A word popped into her mind: God!!
If there were gods among Swordsmen, then this man was the God of Swords.
In the palace.
Bang!
The King slammed his hand on the table, staring at Kevin on the screen with shock. The King, once the strongest Swordsman in Sobeya Kingdom, recognized the gap.
Those unfamiliar with swordsmanship might see Kevin's and Arthur's attacks as similar, clearing the field in one strike. But true top-tier Swordsmen knew the difference was vast.
It was a world of difference.
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