The next morning Mira awoke from cultivating around an hour before the tournament started. She was pleasantly surprised to see that the attackers didn't send anyone else to attack throughout the night, though this was within her expectations.
She wasn't sure what sect these people came from, but she had a few guesses. She originally thought that they might come from one of the Elven Sects, but she didn't see any characteristics that Elves usually have, such as long pointy ears, on the assailants. They could be assassins that the Elves hired to kill her, but this didn't make sense either. She hasn't done anything to the Elves, even if they can sense the thick aura of murder and death from her, this shouldn't be enough for them to want to kill her. She also hasn't killed anyone from any of the other Sects, so there shouldn't be any reason for people to want to kill her.
Mira just ended up shrugging and was just going to wait and see if there are any suspicious people at the tournament.
***
In another inn a few miles away from Mira.
"Dammit! Where are John, Dave, and Charles?! I don't see them anywhere! Did they sneak off somewhere last night? Don't tell me those morons got drunk!" One of the Elders of the Bladed Wind Sect in Gale City yelled.
The disciples that were part of this Sect were running around the city looking for these 3 people as they are supposed to compete in the tournament today. The Elders and Sect Master were extremely flustered right now as losing 3 people during a tournament like this is akin to losing.
The Elders kept asking if they saw these 3 disciples, but everybody gave the same answer; they haven't seen those 3 since last night.
As the tournament drew closer and closer, every member of this Sect was getting increasingly anxious and the only question that ran through their minds were, 'Where are those three assholes?!'.
***
The time of the tournament drew closer and the Sects made their way back to the arena. Most of them had solemn expressions planted on their faces as this tournament was incredibly important.
Mira also made her way towards the Arena with Dominique and the rest of the Battle Maiden Sect. She wasn't too concerned with the results of the Tournament as there aren't many people in the younger generation that can compete with her.
Even though her cultivation may not be the most impressive out of the others, she was infinitely more skilled in an actual fight than these children. So even if they have more strength than her, so what?
Mira didn't share the news of people trying to assassinate her as she had no reason to do this until she could figure out who was behind the sudden attack and why.
After all of the Sects made it to their respective sides, Mira looked around to see if any group seemed out of place or held any ill-intentions towards her.
After noticing that nobody was looking at her she was a bit puzzled. Who was it that attacked her? They said they were from a Sect, but maybe they were lying?
Mira frowned and looked a bit closer only to see that one Sect seemed to be short 3 people and they all held poor expressions on their faces.
Mira was sure that the disciples of this Sect tried to assassinate her last night, but it seems they didn't inform anyone of their whereabouts as nobody was paying attention to her. Mira didn't know the name of the Sect so she asked a nearby Elder.
"That's the Bladed Wind Sect that resides near Gale City. They are a formidable Sect that generally only accepts disciples that have a wind affinity and use a sword. Eh? It looks like they are missing a few people." The Elder answered then grew puzzles, but Mira just nodded her head.
'Bladed Wind Sect? It seems like I'll have to pay more attention to this Sect. They might have more reckless idiots that come for me in the future.' Mira thought to herself as she swept her gaze across the other Sects.
"Welcome to the second day of the Inter-Sect Tournament! Today we will begin the duels! I have already chosen the brackets for the participants. The rules will be the same as yesterday, anything goes except for killing your opponent or unless someone forfeits. Will the first 2 people come up and get ready?!" The City Lord announced the beginning of the duels and the crowd went wild. This is what they've been waiting for!
***
In another location hundreds of kilometers away from Lunar Fox City.
A group of people was all donned in black cloaks and black masks that have gathered around a large and ominous table. They seemed to be discussing something important as the tones of their voices were extremely low and solemn.
"Everything is going as planned, Head. We've been gathering a large number of Magical Beasts and are ready for attack at any moment. The Sects haven't noticed our movements and are completely in the dark."
"Good job, Arms. What about you, Legs? How have your preparations been going?" The person named Head asked.
"Smoothly. It won't be long until we've gathered enough souls to resurrect our Ancestor. Once that time comes, the only thing that those Sects can do is cower in fear!" Legs answered in a voice filled with killing intent.
"Our preparations are also going smoothly. The army that I've gathered should be more than enough to tear down these worthless Sects." Hands answered in a hoarse voice.
"Good job, Legs, and Hands. What about you two, Feet and Torso?" Head said with a cold smile on his face.
"It won't be long until our teleportation arrays are ready for use." Feet answered in a calm tone.
"I'm almost done preparing a suit of armor for our Ancestor. By the time I'm finished, the whole continent will tremble in fear due to the immense pressure of the Ancestor!" Torso answered in a boisterous and loud voice.
"Good Job, Brothers! The rise of the Soul Devouring Sect will once again cause the world to tremble in fear! Hahaha! Let's start preparing for our upcoming conquest! Long Live the Soul Devouring Sect! Long Live the Ancestor!" Head yelled in a cold and domineering voice.
"Long live the Soul Devouring Sect!"
"Long live the Ancestor!"
The 6 people in the room all shouted then left the room to continue on with their preparations.
***
Back in Lunar Fox City, the Tournament was proceeding well. The first round was just about to end, but most of the Sects had sour expressions on their faces. This is because of how crazy the Battle Maiden Sect disciples are this year!
They were currently the number one Sect right now in the tournament as they still had all of their disciples participating in this tournament. At first, the other Sects only thought that Alexa, Jade, and Cleo would be a problem, but it seems they were sorely mistaken. Alexa and Cleo were actually the only normal people from this damn Sect!
The other disciples all fought with their full strength like their life was on the line. Also, the most terrifying person from this Sect was actually some girl named Mira. The Elves seemed to be terrified of her for some reason and her opponent didn't even last 10 seconds before he was knocked out cold.
This made a lot of Sects start losing hope for getting first place as the Battle Maiden Sect actually took up half of the slots in the duels. Out of the 32 participants left in the duels, the Battle Maiden Sect took up 15 of these slots. This was outrageous.
What they didn't know is that Mira had encouraged these disciples to do their best by offering them a week of personal martial arts training with her if they lost. As soon as the other disciples heard Mira's 'offer', their bodies trembled and their faces paled. The last time they had this personal training with Mira, she forced them to spend their hard-earned Sect Points on healing pills and even then it still took them several weeks to fully recover. Participating in this torture is the same as throwing away your money and time, not to mention it hurts like hell.
When Alexa and Cleo heard about this from the other disciples, they both shivered but still held some doubt. But whenever they recalled Mira's cold and apathetic gaze, their minds were telling them that these words were true. They both didn't know what Mira's martial arts training was like, but they certainly didn't want to experience it so they gave it their all to defeat their opponent.
After the first round ended, Mira was satisfied with everyone's performance. Although she doesn't really care too much about this tournament, she can't just turn a blind eye to the Secret Realm. Having more disciples from her Sect will be less troublesome than having more disciples from other Sects. She wants to make sure that she and Maria get a spot in the Secret Realm.
"We will now begin the Second Round of Duels! Participants, get ready!" The City Lord's voice resounded throughout the Arena.
