Yes the middle age man was the royal King! Who is considered one of the strongest existence in the Iron conitnent. Ru Luan made a name of himself 200 years ago, when he single handled killed the rogue King.

The Rogue king was a devious man. that was said to have betrayed his owner master and Sect for power! Legend speaks that the Rogue King and the Royal King fought for 7 straight days, and that the Rogue kind was a level stronger than his Highness, but after 7 starights days of fighting, he had beheaded the Rogue King!

This was 200 years ago, one can only imagine how strong his highness is right now!

After hearing what the Royal King said, the old enuch went out to the stage to annoince the semi-finals.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" after hearing what the old enuch just said, the crowd erupted. The Semi Fiinals had begone!

Two matches announced, to unknowns, in Yu Lie and Sheng! Than Shen Luan and the devil who were both ranged in the top 5!

First match was aginst Sheng against the Devil! Yu lie was not the only one that had recieved the attnetion! Sheng had recieved his far share of reconginaztion! He also had gone undeafeated, without drawing his sword he had reached this level.

Hearing this news, the fire was inginted in each of these youths. Shen Luan and the Devil had left the ring, preparing for semi-finals.

Only Sheng and Yu lie were left, both looking at each, feeling each toher's fighting spirts. Both smiled and left the stage. No words were needs, the fighting spirt was enough.

Existing out of the array, Yu Lie saw his parents, unlce mo and Liane standing there together. The pride and happyness that his parent felt for him was unspeakable, They were happy, truly happy!

Quicky the day passed, and night had come. In a small yard, a young boy was practing. This was Yu Lie.

Whther it was teh eager or desire, Yu Lie just could not sleep and instead went out to to train. It had be a truly a long time since he had the chance to improve his foundation. Curtanily he was still stuck in the core outline realm, mainly do to his inabilty to fully master the Nether arts. So far he was able to sense his affinity for fire, earth, and wind. But could not feel his affinity for water. Unless he could find this afinity, he would not be able to step into the true Core creation realm and the Nether arts would be a waste.

While Yu Lie was in his thoughs, unknown to him a fiary maiden had appeared infront of thwe entrance to the yard, This was Lianne, she too could not sleep, and had decided to come out, not expecting yu lie to be here.

With a smile on her face, she slowly went to his side.

"don't tell me your already scared?"

Knocking Yu lie out of his sense, he looked over to see Lianne walking over, while teasing him.

"Scared? That i am not? but aren't you a little to eager to see me this soon? Fairy maidne, if you wanted to see me this soon, could have called be to your room" joked Yu lie.

"You!" Lianne quickly actived her foot steps, a sword drawn and attacked Yu Lie. Yu Lie who was ready for this, quicky actived his own foot moves and closed in on Lianne and gave her a hug, while telling he was only joking.

Bam! a kick came right up and landed right on Yu Lie's face, throwing him towards the grround.

" You really do have a thick brain don't you" Fixing her clothes, and puttign her sword back, Lianne contiuned to look at him.

Yu lie could olny laught has he cleaned his clothes and went up to Lianne.

Under the bright moonlinght, the two figure stood next to each other. Looking at moonlight with out saying a word.

Finally Lianne spoke, " You know? i will be going into seclusion training once i return to the Lunar Sect. There i will try to step into the fully core creation realm!

Yu lie knew most of the genius after this tournament would going into strict or selcusion training.

All of the genius in the top 5 were consider to be the best of the best, each one of them were in the outline realm of core creation. Yu Lie, Lianne, Sheng, Shen Luan and deveil were at the outline realm, but neither one had incorporated there affinites into the outline and yet had to step into the real core creation realm!

the outline realm was include in the core creation realm, vbut it was the weakest, slightly stronger than peak Body transformation realm. Once an affintiy was incorporated into a the core, than they would be able to call upon the power of heaven and earth. For example, Unlce mo was the strongest core creation warrior that Yu lie knew, and he could upon on the affinity of water for an extended period time and use it in battles! therefore increasing his strength by alot! A core creation realm warrior could easily destroy an peak body transforamtion warrior!

"Yu Lie!, i wish to fight youn one more time before, at full strnght!" as Lianne said this, an strong aura leaked out from her. Shocking Yu Lie, this was totally different from the aura that he had felt during their match, this was total different.

" Do you know why i did not fight against you on the stage at full strnght" Lianne gently spoke.

" Simply because there are spys out there!"