"You were amazing, Apollo!" Seraphina and Ninth Prince Leon both walked up to him looking excited and shocked, not expecting that he would be this good. Since they might compete against him, the other competitors also gave him a curious look and wanted to learn more about him.
Apollo nodded to his companions with a modest smile. "Thanks; getting through that felt good."
The arena seemed it was alive with excitement as the preliminary selection came to an end. After an hour, the final count revealed that an incredible eighteen hundred geniuses had passed the selection. The sheer volume of gifted warriors attendance demonstrated how fierce and competitive the impending fights would be.
