Battle Intent Manifestation

"He jumped straight onto the stage..." The esper said with a shocked expression.

"That's Shadow Walker, he's the guy who had a C Rank beast's corpse, people say he got it purely out of luck and that he isn't that strong but now I'm starting to doubt that" Another esper said.

"Huh, so you were paired up against me, that's really unlucky, should I end the battle quickly or let you show off a bit?" Shadow Walker smirked as he taunted Jonny Swift.

"Hmmp, arrogant prick" Jonny said with anger as he fired a quick arrow, the arrow was so fast that most of the espers couldn't see it's movement, immediately it was shot, it moved towards Shadow Walker and pierced through his chest.

"Huh, that's it, what was all that cool talk about" An esper said with surprise.

"No it shouldn't be this simple" Jonny said with a frown.

"Wow you are fast but too slow" Shadow Walker's mocking voice sounded from behind him.

"What?, when did he.." Jonny said with shock as he turned to meet Felix stretching his body behind him.

"Your hand movements are sloppy but you cover it up with your speed" Felix said with a smile.

"He saw through me, how?" Jonny said with surprise, Felix was right he didn't really have that much experience in using the now so he just used his speed to cover it up.

"Surrender, you can't win, you need more than this to scratch me" Felix said arrogantly.

"You!" Jonny said angrily as he nocked 3 arrows and fired them at Felix's direction then nocked 3 more and fired it in the opposite direction.

"When firing the arrow, picture it actually hiting me first" Felix's voice sounded once again behind Jonny who turned around again in fright, to the others it looked like Felix was lecturing him.

"Hmmp, you think you are fast, I will show you fast" Jonny said with anger as his hands which suddenly glowed green nocked 3 arrows and fired, he repeated it successively, each one faster than the last, this was the same skill he used to defeat his first opponent.

SONIC BARRAGE

"Let's see if you are fast enough to dodge that" Jonny said with a grin, he had exhausted a quarter of his mana to use that skill.

The place he had fired the arrows were destroyed leaving a large crater cover in dust, nobody knew if Felix was alive or not.

"An archer fired his arrows with a calm heart not with a violent heart, if you ever hope to defeat me then train your heart, your temper is what's holding you back" Felix said as he landed on the ground, instead of blocking or dodging, he had directly jumped into the sky with a speed that no one saw.

"I give you one last chance to attack after which I will attack you, infuse all what I taught you" Felix lectured with his hands behind his back like a teacher.

"What do you know about archery, I will make you kneel before me with holes in your body" Jonny said with anger as he blazed, his hair blew as his eyes glowed green.

SONIC BARRAGE

His hands moved and nocked 6 arrows which he fired, as the arrows flew, they emitted a sound like it was cutting air, the tips of the arrows glowed with a green light as they approached Felix who frowned.

BOOM

"His aura has disappeared, is he dead?" Jonny asked himself with uncertainty as he glared into the dust.

"What is that..." Jonny stared at a figure which was coming out of the dust with shock as he recognized Felix's figure.

"I gave you three chances to defeat me, with your measly strength you dare to challenge me, I will show you what true strength is, if you can withstand one attack from me, I will surrender" Felix said as he walked out with a look of disdain.

"How did he survive that, I used all my mana in that strike, I won't have the strength to block his attack, so this was his plan all along, to weaken me and when I am vulnerable, attack and take me out, so cunning and I fell for it" Jonny said to himself with a sigh, he had been tricked by Felix.

"One punch" This was all Felix said as he appeared in front of Jonny the next instant and threw a punch, seeing this Jonny knew he was finished, he could feel the force contained within the punch, it was enough to blast his head off, was this his end, no one could save him, the punch was too fast so he closed his eyes and waited for the impact but after a second he didn't feel anything, so he opened his eyes to see Felix's fist just a few inches from his face.

"Thank.." Jonny was saying when suddenly.

BOOM

He was suddenly thrown off the stage by a strange force which knocked him unconscious.

"What happened?, Shadow Walker's fist clearly didn't hit him so what pushed him off?" Feng Shui asked himself with shock, he had truly underestimated Felix.

"He was able to compress all that force and release it at will which exploded from his fist causing the Force's magnitude to multiply, this requires a high degree of control to achieve, I guess he's the real deal, I am Soo eager to fight him" Vane said as stared at Felix who jumped back to his seat, at this moment nobody doubted his ability.

"Looks like I achieved my goal" Felix said to himself with a chuckle, he had planned everything from the start, he wanted everyone to know that he shouldn't be messed with.

"The winner of the battle is Shadow Walker, the next match is between Groundhog and Jet Wing, please..." The referee announced as the battle begun, it ended with Jet Wing winning with his signature 'wings of fury', the battle continued, some were boring and some were exciting, the top 10 easily brushed through easily with their opponents acknowledging defeat immediately.

"Now the last match is between Mark Lannister and Myriad Eyes" The referee announced as they both stepped into the stage.

"Acknowledge defeat or I will make you taste pain" Myriad Eyes said coldly as his azure hair flowed in the wind, he wore an expressionless face as he glared at Mark.

"This guy looks stronger than before, can I defeat him?" Mark said to himself as his confidence plunged.

"No,I can't let Jeffery down, I have to defeat him" Mark said as his battle spirit rose.

"Hey shitface, enough talking let's fight" Mark said with a grin as he brandished his saber.

"Hmmp, don't say I didn't give you a choice" Myriad Eyes said with a cold smile as his eyes glowed with a myriad of colours.

Myriad Blades

A multicolored blade condensed in front of him which shot towards Mark who swung his saber with a grunt, as they clashed, the saber crushed the blades and struck the ground which caused the ground to shake.

"They have all gotten stronger, my favour has been repaid" Felix said to himself, he had finally repaid the help that they gave to him when he was being chased by the Ground Earthworm, he was proud of them.

"You are strong, but not enough, remember when we were kids" Myriad Eyes said with a smile as several blades shot out from the ground below Mark.

"Shit" Mark cursed as he jumped into the sky to try to dodge the blades but as he jumped he suddenly felt danger from behind and when he turned, he saw several more Blades approaching.

MOUNTAIN SPIN

Mark's body suddenly spun around as his saber smashed all the blades approaching him, nullifying the danger.

"I presume you aren't that good in close combat like before" Mark said with a grin as he landed on the stage.

"You are right about that but don't deceive yourself into thinking that you can get within 5 feet from me, I haven't even started, I was just warming up" Myriad Eyes replied with a cold grin.

"The feeling is reciprocal" Mark said as he as the ground below him cracked while he turned into a beam that shot towards Myriad Eyes who stood there calmly but as he was around 10 feet from him, he suddenly stopped and became motionless.

"Why did he stop?" Jane asked with surprise, Myriad Eyes clearly didn't make a move but it looked like something had happened to Mark.

"Mind control, so he was stalling" Felix said to himself with a thoughtful expression, he wasn't worried though.

"I detest spilling the blood of my opponents myself so instead I will make you surrender as a sign of good gestures for our childhood memories" Myriad Eyes said with a glance at Jane who reciprocated with a frown.By now some people had figured out what was going on but others were still clueless.

"Say you surrender" Myriad Eyes said with a smile.

"I.... I..no!" Mark shouted as he slashed his saber towards Myriad Eyes who eyes flashed with surprise as he dodged.

"Hmm, your mind is stronger than I thought but that only makes it more enjoyable" Myriad Eyes said as his eyes glowed

"Say you surrender" Myriad Eyes said to Mark who was once again affected by his skill.

"Get out of my head!" Mark exclaimed angrily as he once again tried with difficulty to dispell the skill.

"Your drive to win strengthens your mind, seems like we have to take care of that" Myriad Eyes said with a smile as he glanced at Mark who was still struggling.

"This battle has been in his control from the beginning, hmm, I wonder how Mark will change the tide" Felix said to himself with a smile as he watched the battle with interest.

ILLUSION WORLD

Myriad Eyes smiled as a golden Buddha figure suddenly appeared behind him which rushed towards Mark who saw it approaching and tried to dodge but couldn't, he watched it enter his mind.

"Where am I?" Mark asked as he appeared in a vast plain, it was filled with flowers and green leaves.

"Mark, Mark" A familiar voice sounded as Mark froze in shock, he turned slowly and when he saw the figure, his eyes teared up.

"Mom...is that you" Mark muttered with sorrow as memories surfaced in his mind.

"How are you?" His mom smiled as she wiped the tears from his eyes.

"Mom..no, this isn't real" Mark said as he held her hand.

"Does it matter, what matters is that I'm here, I know what is bothering butyou, and it's not your fault" His mom said as his grip loosened on her hand. tub my t

"It is, I'm the one to blame for your death, if only I had been strong enough to protect you" Mark said as tears fell from his eyes.

"Death is inevitable, and my death was destined, not even the emperor can cheat destiny, so don't feel burdened by my death, indirectly it affects the others although you may not see it, if you don't get it off your chest , you will find it difficult to get stronger to protect your siblings, what would your father say if he was here" His mom asked.

"He would say that he was proud of where I have reached but that he knew that I could get stronger than this.." Mark said then paused as a look of realization appeared on his face.

"Now I understand, thank you Mom, it was nice seeing you" Mark said as his mom's figure faded off.

"Hope you are okay now?" Myriad Eyes said with a grin.

"Yes, thank you for that, I really needed it" Mark said with a sigh.

"No problem, I told you I always got your back, besides I wanted to face the real you" Myriad Eyes smiled with a nod.

"I owe you one but don't think I'm about to go easy on you because of it" Mark grinned as a beast figure appeared behind him.

"I wasn't expecting you to" Myriad Eyes smiled as a giant Buddha figure appeared behind him.

"Battle intent manifestation" Felix nodded, it seemed like it had worked out how he predicted.