"Thirteenth round, sixteen participants, eight matches," Draconis muttered as he gazed down at the arena.
While the participants were getting fewer and fewer, the hype was only getting stronger.
Each fighter that had managed to reach so far was at the peak compared to the others' students in the empire.
Yes, there were many powerful individuals in their thirties and beyond who could easily defeat most students, regardless of whether they attended the most prestigious or the least prestigious academy in the empire. However, that was precisely what made the tournament so popular.
Not only were the seats always filled, but millions of orbs were sold all across the empire.
No, not just in the empire, but across the entire world. This was one of the empire's goals—to have the whole world watching these fights, witnessing the might of these students.
These students displayed such incredible raw power and control over their abilities, and yet, they were just students.
