"More hunting?" Kael asked knowingly.
"Probably. Need to keep advancing, and sitting around wastes time."
The tournament would continue tomorrow with semifinals and finals, but tonight represented opportunity for additional power gains without public observation.
Two Transcendent warriors, peak-Elite rank approaching Transcendent threshold, 2nd Order Supernatural Physique, and multiple powerful aspects and techniques.
My capabilities were accumulating rapidly, each daily reward and advancement compounding previous gains.
Kyle wanted to face me in the finals, wanted to prove his Phoenix bloodline superiority and reassert dominance.
He had no idea what he was actually preparing to fight.
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Semifinal 1: Kyle Reinhardt vs Sarah Jones - Primary Arena
The tournament's penultimate day began with electric anticipation. Only four competitors remained, and today would determine who faced each other in the championship match.
