Christina felt her opponent's fist strike her gut. She threw up a bit of saliva as she felt that strong impact.

Her opponent then continued with an uppercut on her jaw and threw her back. He then raised his arm and launched a couple of Wind Rings.

These Wind Rings were rings made of wind currents. These wind rings were now attached to Christina's arms, legs, and even her waist.

Her opponent's plan was to prevent her from releasing her terrifying flames and using them to dodge or counter his attack.

"Gale Drill!" A high-pressured wind drill was launched at Christina.

Christina's eyes widened upon witnessing that technique, and she struggled to get out of these Wind Rings.

This was really hazardous. She tried to twist her body to get out of the way, but the wind rings remained firm.

Christina realized that it was impossible to get out of the way like that.

She gathered the Flame Ardor in her mouth and spat Golden Flames at that Gale Drill.

The Wind Rings activated immediately and dispersed most of those flames that were thrown at the Gale Drill.

However, some of them managed to reach that Gale Drill, and a gigantic explosion occurred.

Christina's opponent frowned. He was planning to end the fight with that attack.

From the smoke, he saw multiple Golden Fireballs launched at him. They were launched at him from different directions.

He frowned as he moved from his spot and dodged those fireballs.

The area was slowly heating up. Christina's opponent knew what was happening.

"Aerial Gust!" He released strong wind currents in the entire area to move the hot wind currents in the area and bring fresh cool air that would lower the temperature of his surroundings.

However, he was gravely underestimating Christina's flames.

The temperature continued to rise, and Christina appeared from the dark smoke with a grin on her face.

"I know your trick now. Your control over the wind is so great that you direct my flames away through those wind currents. No matter how strong my flames are, they are forced to follow the laws of nature and burn the densely concentrated wind you are controlling."

"However, can you still retain that control over wind in this high temperature?" Christina asked with a victorious smirk on her face.

There was a bitter smile on her opponent's face.

"..No. I can't control the wind currents anymore." He then turned his head in the referee's direction and spoke, "I give up."

Christina was slightly stunned when she heard those words.

She didn't want her opponent to give up just like that. She thought her opponent would fight even more seriously.

But the opposite occurred. However, the moment had passed, and she could do nothing about it.

Tiana spotted the disappointed look on Christina's face and sweatdropped as she imagined the reason behind Christina's disappointment.historical

The day ended after a couple of bouts.

In the nighttime, Tiana thought it was time to contact Noah. She wanted to get the details regarding how he came across Christina's friend and made her his subordinate.

Noah explained the entire situation calmly.

Once he explained the situation, Tiana added, "Don't treat her too badly. She is one of the good friends of the Black Lake Sect's Future Sect Leader. Also, I am going to use this woman to establish a strong connection for the Sacred Ice Aurora Valley Sect."

"..Alright. However, by the time I am done, she will swear her loyalty to our boss," Noah replied after a short pause.

Tiana was pretty much speechless for a short moment. She thought this might make things a bit complicated.

But this much she could handle. After she finished talking to Noah, she went to meet with Christina.

Christina had just finished her talk with Aria. Christina was excitedly explaining about the interesting opponent she encountered.

It was a pity that he couldn't continue the battle ahead. She had a feeling that this wasn't the only trick up his sleeve.

Aria was somewhat interested in this opponent who managed to entertain Christina so much. She also mentioned her day to Christina.

They trained all day, and her subordinates were ordered to fight one-on-one battles against Noah's subordinates.

All of them were thrashed badly. Close combat was their area of expertise. They could even defeat the disciples from one of the best batches of a top sect.

"Maybe I should have joined the Heavenly Dragon Battleground's Competition instead of this Eclipse Battleground's Competition. It sounds a lot more interesting now," Christina spoke.

The Heavenly Dragon Battleground's Tournament was a fight to the death. But this wasn't the case in the Eclipse Battleground's Tournament.

Days passed, and Noah's group continued to defeat one group after another. In fact, Aria and her group members were slowly getting used to being ordered by Noah.

At least they genuinely respected Noah. They realized he wasn't like other leaders who would sit back and order his subordinates to fight.

In fact, he would be among the first ones to charge forward in a fight. His subordinates would only be ordered to fight against their peers or their equals.

Aria felt that Noah gave rather eccentric orders. He took very logical decisions and sometimes emotional decisions as well.

She thought he had a keen mind, albeit he occasionally displayed symptoms of his immaturity.

Meanwhile, in the Eclipse Battleground's Tournament, Tiana was reaching the final rounds as well.

Her opponents appeared to be growing tougher with each passing round. She had to use more time to deal with her opponents.

Other warriors were analyzing her fighting style. Thus, her opponents were prepared to deal with her.

The same was the situation with Christina. The two had reached the quarter-finals now. If they defeated their current opponents, they would both be in the semifinals.

However, when the numbers were pulled out, Christina and Tiana stared at each other with surprised expressions on their faces.

The numbers that were pulled out were 10 and 87. Tiana's number and Christina's number!

Tiana and Christina were both shocked for a couple of seconds. They knew that as they advanced more rounds, there was a great possibility they would fight soon.

But now that their numbers were drawn, it felt so weird. Christina had wanted to fight against Tiana since she saw her the first time.

She showed an excited grin soon enough as she jumped on the stage.

Tiana soon approached the stage and stepped onto it. There was still a look of disbelief on her face.

Christina noticed that expression on Tiana's face and spoke, "Tiana. Don't hold back! I know you are strong. I wanna beat you at your full strength. So if you are my friend, make sure to not hold back."

"..Alright. I would say the same to you then, Christina. Make sure you use those Golden Flames as well as that mysterious power in your body from the start." Tiana replied with a confident tone.

Emotionally, she was still unstable. However, this was a fight she couldn't lose. She had to reach the top three to achieve her goal!

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