John stared at Dn with cold eyes as he watched him walk off the stage. Dn noticed John''s gaze, and gave him a smug smirk in response.


    "Goddamnit, I hate Dn just as much as Jason. If I don''t kick both of their asses in the pocket realm, remind me to cripple myself." Miko was livid at the arrogance andck of respect that Dn showcased.


    "Don''t worry, I''ll take care of Dn today, and you can take care of Jason in the pocket realm." John was equally livid, and was determined to pay Dn back for everything he had done today.


    John hopped off his seat and walked to his fighting stage. He hopped onto it, and noticed that E was standing there already. John was slightly surprised to see that she held no weapon in her hand.


    E noticed his gaze and smiled. "I know I can''t beat you, and I wanted to have a good, fun fight. But that Dn really has gone overboard, and you''ll need all the strength you have to fight him...so I concede."


    E decided to make the difficult decision and concede in order to save John''s energy for the fight against Dn. Although E was not from the Fenix n, the two ns were close allies, and E was good friends with John. After what Dn had done to two of the Fenix n members, even E was angered and wanted to see him lose.


    John was quite surprised by E''s concession. "Are you sure? I should still be able to beat him even if we fight." John could tell that E wanted to fight, but was giving up to give John the best chance at winning, since she herself knew that she was absolutely no match for Dn.


    "I''m sure" E smiled before turning to the referee. "I concede." She immediately turned around and walked off the stage to return to her seat in the stands.


    "What? She conceded just like that?"


    The crowd was confused at E''s reaction, but both the Fenix n and Varis n elders knew the real reason for her concession, and most agreed with her decision. They could tell that John was the only one with a chance against Dn, and so improving his odds in his fight toe was important.


    "The winner by forfeit, John Fenix." The referee loudly announced the results to the crowd as John hopped off the stage and returned to his seat next to Miko and Ryan.


    "What happened, why did my sister give up?" Miko was unable to understand his sister''s decision. His entire life revolved around cultivation and fighting, and he couldn''t understand ever giving up when a good fight was avable.


    "She did it to give me the best chance I could have against Dn. Your sister is incredibly selfless." John had nothing but praise to say about E.


    Waylon Varis once again stepped up on the main stage and announced the next fights. "There will be a thirty minute break, at which point the semi-finals will begin. The match-ups are...Dn vs Dalton, and Joy vs John."


    "You''re pretty lucky Fenix boy, you''ve managed to dodge me in thest two rounds. Don''t lose in this round. I want the personal satisfaction of stomping you into the ground." Dn couldn''t help but spew fighting words to John at the announcement of the matchups.


    John stared at Dn with an unconcerned look before looking away.


    "Do you think I''ll be an easy opponent?" Dalton was quite upset by Dn acting like he had won already, and had some words to say of his own.


    "Hmph, you may be strong, but it still isn''t enough." Dn did acknowledge that Dalton was quite strong, but was still confident in his win.


    Time flew by, and soon the thirty minutes of waiting had passed by.


    Both Dn and Dalton hopped on the stage, and the crowd started roaring in anticipation of the exciting fight toe. Unlike his opponents before, Dalton was not afraid of Dn. On the contrary, he was looking forward to an intense fight.


    Although Dalton had to admit that Dn was terrifying, he was not about to concede like all the others had. He had his own pride as the number one genius of the Flowing River Sect, and was ready to put his life on the line for his sect.


    The referee signaled the start of the fight, and both fighters instantly attacked with powerful moves.


    Boom!


    The two techniques collided in midair, and arge explosion radiated outwards above the arena. Immediately after, both fighters collided in the center of the stage, and exchanged dozens of moves in quick session. The crowd watched in rapt attention as the two fighters battled it out for some time, each showcasing shockingly powerful moves and demonstrating why they had made it this far in the tournament.


    After nearly ten minutes of intense fighting, the two fighters separated and stared at each other. Dn was staring at Dalton while panting ever so slightly, while Dalton seemed like he was almost out of energy. He was breathing heavily, and several wounds were opened up on his arms and legs, making him look quite miserable.


    Although he was wounded and out of breath, Dalton still had a resolved look in his eyes, and once more charged towards Dn.


    "Unfortunately for you, I need to end this here." Dn suddenly spoke up as he watched Dalton approach. Although Dn was extremely arrogant, even he knew that reserving enough Qi for the final was important, and so while he had enjoyed his fight with Dalton, it was time to end it.


    Dn instantly struck out with a powerful Qi attack, and followed up behind it with a movement technique. Dalton stopped his approach and quickly raised his sword to block the attack. While he sessfully blocked the first attack, Dalton was not ready for Dn to instantly follow it up with a melee attack. He was at the end of his Qi reserves, and barely raised his sword in time to block.


    Peng!


    Swords collided and Dalton was sent flying backwards like a bullet. His momentum carried him far beyond the edge of the stage, at which point he crashed quite violently into the stone stands.


    After a few seconds of lying there, Dalton slowly started to stand up. He struggled for some time, but was able to finally stand on his feet. Blood was flowing from the several wounds on his body as he stared defiantly at Dn, and Dn stared back. After a few seconds of staring, Dalton turned around and started walking towards his n in the stands.


    "The winner of this fight, Dn." The referee announced.


    The crowd was holding their breath up to thatst exchange, but suddenly exploded out in apuse at the fight they had just witnessed. Although many were not fond of Dn, they couldn''t help but admit that the fight was incredible.


    John stared at Dn with narrowed eyes as he watched him leave the fighting tform.


    ''I can tell even in that fight he still held back.'' A smile broke out on John''s face at the thought of the fight toe. Although he knew Dn was incredibly strong, his desire for battle against a strong opponent only excited John further.


    "Well, I''m up. I''ll be back soon." John hopped off his seat and started walking towards the fighting stage. The crowd was roaring in anticipation for the fight toe as he hopped on the arena and was soon face to face with Joy Ronan, one of the top three scorers in the Qi test and one of the most powerful juniors from the five powers.


    The referee walked in between them before announcing, "Let the fight begin."