tournament to seek glory, not everyone was here with that same goal.
"The winner is —Michaux Odin!"
In the third section, Li Ruoer used "Rosy" and defeated Lei Long, while in the fourth section, Lie Jian sent Mo Xie home with only one single punch.
In the seventh section, Li Xin, the thunder blade, had defeated a strong opponent, Youla.
In the eighth section, Zhang Buyu took the victory with ease.
The outcomes of the fights suggested that the Magnificent Five still dominated the landscape of METAL combat.
There were, however, a few non-great house fighters remaining in the fight. Based on his insane attack power, Ye Kai had defeated a member of the House of Zhang, Zhang Fan. Wang Ben, on the other hand, had also risen to power and finished off many powerful foes, such as Tevez, a mastery cultivator from the Dark Moon.
Turbolix, the heir of the Wind Cloud Kick, had defeated a house member of the Ma. This was not much of surprise, since the Wind Cloud Kick was already a renowned technique in the Confederation.
Gradisca, the heir of the Ninjutsu Mastery, had defeated Victor.
There had been a couple of dark horses this year as well. One of the dark horses was Zader from the Andromeda Galaxy, and the other was Wang Tong, who had defeated the Kaedeian, Athena.
However, everyone was convinced that the two dark horses would soon end their journey in the Tournament, because Zader's next opponent was Patroclus, while Wang tong was going to fight Li Ruoer.
Soon, the top sixteen list was published.
Patroclus vs. Zader
Li Shiming vs. Gradisca
Li Ruoer vs. Wang Tong
Lie Jian vs. Wang Ben
Michaux Odin vs. Ye Kai
Heidi vs. Trubolix
Li Xin vs. Wu Ma
Zhang Buyu vs. Allen
By then, the tournament finally had arrived at the most exciting phase.
Wang Tong's success in making his way into the top sixteen had been a huge accomplishment for Ayrlarng. He had quickly gained a large popularity among the masses, since they felt he was more approachable than members of the great houses. Everyone hoped that Wang tong could continue his winning streak.
Wang Tong's biggest fan was the owner of the Dream Cafe near Ayrlarng's campus. Despite the boom of his business, thanks to his connection with Wang Tong, the owner had always reserved the terminal number five for his lucky charm.
Wang Tong and Zader had become the only two fighters who did not have a prominent background. Compared to Wang Tong, there was even lesser information available about Zader due to his far-away homeland.
After looking at the final sixteen list, Hu Yangxuan lamented about the intensity of competition that was going to be there.
The final sixteen matches started without given the fighters any time for a rest after their recent fights. The first match was between Patroclus and Zader, the perfect human versus the mysterious fighter from the land far away.
The huge arena was already packed with audience, including the rows that were reserved for combatants. It would be a precious opportunity for many fighters to watch a fight between two of the most powerful fighters in the world so closely. The famous audiences included the Li brother-sister pair, Lie Jian, and Michaux. Wang Tong was also sitting among these renowned fighters.
Patroclus walked to the stage. Like all of his previous fights, he didn't bring his lance with him.
Zader looked rather pedestrian; medium height, medium built, prudent and calm. Zader's weapon was a short pike, which was about a meter in length.
The match started with a tsunami of cheers. Zader attacked first, as he lunged the short pike towards Patroclus with an incredible speed. His Zerg-like movement looked very much like that of Cao Yi.
Patroclus waited until the pike was only an inch away from him, then swept his hand and diverted the attack effortlessly. Meanwhile, he took a step closer to his attacker and punched with the other hand.
The punch hit square and forced Zader stumbling meters back until he lost his balance and fell to the ground.