Second round (25)

The blue phoenix went on to explain, "There were three things that I tested you on since you arrived here."

I couldn't help being surprised since I never thought that there were specific things that I was being tested on.

At most, I thought that it was just the trial of running a hundred laps that was a test for me.

The blue phoenix continued by saying, "First, it was a test of intelligence. I pretended to be asleep to see what you would do when you met an opponent who was stronger than you. If you had been dumb enough to think that you could defeat me, then you would have failed."

When she said this, I couldn't help giving a bitter laugh deep down.

There had indeed been a part of me that had thought that I could take down the blue phoenix in one strike. I had even thought about how I would do it and what I would do if it failed.