As the tension rose to new heights and was piling up in the battle ring, Sarah stood there, anxious and hopeful.
It was Sarah's turn to compete against Dan. She knew how important the challenge was and the hurdle that laid in front of her. Dan's abilities were no secret for her.
Dan had been ranked tenth in the challenge held in the last session. Sarah had successfully defeated all of her opponents. Only after defeating all those before her, she had qualified to challenge Dan.
They both had reached level eight of Energy Gathering Realm, so they were on par with each other in terms of cultivation base. That made the competition more difficult to predict or assume. Both of them were aware of each other's potential and abilities.
In addition to the vital energy cultivation base that they possessed, there were many other factors that would determine the outcome of the competition.
For example, even if a group of cultivators had the same vital energy cultivation base, some of them might not have stable cultivation foundation, and this could make the quality of their vital energy poor and weak. A weak vital energy could make it impossible to sustain all through the competition. If the other cultivators had laid a solid and stable foundation, it would make them possess intense and strong vital energy which was enough to tackle and conquer their opponents easily.
Furthermore, martial arts talent and skill varied among cultivators. A comprehensive degree of knowledge about martial arts and combat experience of a cultivator were critical for their competence and performance.
As moments passed, there was a buzzing sound from the spectators' stand. A lively discussion about the result of the competition had started in the crowd. There were talks about who would defeat whom. It was not easy to guess the winner between Sarah and Dan as they seemed to be equally capable of winning.
As Sarah and Dan walked into the battle ring, everyone around stopped talking. The buzzing sound of discussion had died out. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the two people stepping into the ring. There was no sound and no movement. Moments passed and anxiousness grew. But to everyone's surprise, Dan and Sarah didn't start fighting. Dan could not hide the feelings he had developed for Sarah. He seemed to have a huge crush on Sarah as he kept on talking to her, trying to dissuade her from the contest. He even made promises to her in front of the other disciples.
'What is he doing?' All had this question in mind.
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