A Demon's Journey

Sam Hayes won the Eclipse Battleground's Tournament within the 2 Star Warriors category.

He possessed the Earth Element and used Sword as his main weapon. There was another sword on his back, but he never pulled it out.

Since he was using a sword, Tiana couldn't help but compare his skills to Noah's sword skills. The difference between the two was immeasurable.

Noah could probably defeat Sam Hayes with his eyes closed, without even using his Sword Intent.

Tiana had trained with Noah, so she remembered his skills. How he could use a simple skill in a complex manner…

Sam Hayes received 10,000 Spirit Coins, a Blood Condensing Pill, and the Earth Essence Stone.

A Blood Condensing Pill would awaken the user's blood and gradually unlock their sealed potential in their bodies. Even though it was a 3 Star Pellet, it was an Ancient Pill Formula.  In fact, this pill formula was so rare that it was considered a priceless pill.

As for the Earth Essence Stone, Sam Hayes could increase the density of his Earth Element by absorbing the Earth Essence in it.

For an Earth Elemental Warrior, this was a priceless treasure.

The other top rankers were rewarded appropriately as well. Some warriors even exchanged their rewards so that they would fit their respective elements.

Soon, the matches of the second category of this Eclipse Battleground's Tournament were going to commence.

The announcer's voice was soon heard in the stadium, "I hope the audience enjoyed these matches for these couple of days. Today, we will end the day here. The Red Crown Sect, Black Lake Sect, Night Mountain Sect, and the Origin Sect have collectively organized a carnival for the audience. Please follow us to the site where you can enjoy yourself for the rest of the day."

The audience was rather happy to hear the announcer. They wanted to enjoy themselves after witnessing these fights.

This carnival would be the perfect opportunity for them to enjoy themselves.

Christina suddenly spoke to Tiana, "Let's go together."

She grabbed Tiana's hand and immediately sped towards the Carnival's direction. It was as if she already knew where it was organized.

Tiana was actually more surprised that Christina's hand wasn't frozen even after touching her hand.

In fact, Tiana sensed an aggressive aura from Christina's body. As far as she knew, it was the Flame Element.

Moreover, this Flame Element was probably very strong. At the least, it was on the same level as Tiana's Sacred Seven Star Yin Physique.

'…It's not just some sort of bloodline. It's something else. I am sensing almost another aura from her body that doesn't belong to her. What is that?' Tiana thought with a serious expression.

She believed that this Christina girl was quite strange. She must have a great status in the Black Lake Sect.

'It would be beneficial to maintain cordial ties with her.'

For now, she followed Christina to this Carnival.

The Carnival was a large festival-like thing that had lots of stalls. Most of them were food stalls selling different kinds of foods.

The food that these food stalls served was very beneficial for the body and cultivation.

Alchemists set up their stalls, sold their medicinal pellets, and gave some pointers to concoct the pellets to the interested audience.

Multiple array masters had set up similar stalls and sold talismans to the people. They also gave them a few pointers on how to create their own arrays or set up one.

In reality, these stalls had been set up by different kinds of associations belonging to the top sects, like the Red Crown Sect's Alchemy, Hunting, Array Master associations, and so on.

Each sect had its own associations. The Black Lake Sect had its separate ones, which was true about the other two sects as well.

Christina took Tiana to the Black Lake Sect's Stalls.

Christina immediately informed Tiana, "These are the stalls set up by my apprentice brothers and sisters."

Tiana looked around and indeed saw most of the stalls in this area.

Many Black Lake Sect's disciples noticed Christina and immediately moved towards her to greet her. However, Christina gave them a silent glare and forced them to remain at their spots.

She didn't want them to reveal her identity to Tiana.

Tiana thought about some time before telling Christina, "Let's check out the food stalls first."

Christina nodded and soon walked towards the Black Lake Sect's food stalls. She asked Tiana, "What do you want to eat?"

"…Fish," Tiana decided after a few seconds.

Christina led Tiana to the stalls, where they served dishes made of fish. The menu was rather large, and Tiana saw a variety of names in it.

Unfortunately, she didn't recognize a single name. She was slightly embarrassed to mention this reason to Christina.

So, Tiana spoke, "Order the one you like. I am curious about your choice."

The ball was in Christina's court now. As long as Christina didn't have a weird taste, Tiana could eat a delicious dish without embarrassment.

Christina didn't overthink it and thought that Tiana was genuinely interested in her choice. Now, she was caught in a tough spot.

She wanted to leave behind a good impression on Tiana. That was why she brought her to the Black Lake Sect's stall.

'Maybe she is testing me. If I can't even satisfy her stomach, why would she request her master and allow me to meet him.' Christina thought with a serious expression.

She soon readied herself and ordered, "Serve us with the Shallow-Fried Silver Angelfish."

This was a completely unfamiliar name to Tiana, but she felt that it sounded tasty for some reason.

Meanwhile, the cooks and even the other black lake sect's disciples working in this stall were startled to hear that order.

"Y-Young Mis- I mean, Senior Sister, a-are you sure about this?" They sounded really nervous about this.

Christina instantly became angry. She felt as though this bunch of disciples was humiliating her in front of Tiana. She angrily asked, "Did I stutter?!"

"N-No." The disciples fearfully replied. They were aware of just how dangerous Christina was when she was really angry.

Tiana looked at Christina with some surprise and asked her, "Is there some issue with the dish? We can change it if that's the case."

Christina immediately replied,  "This is the fish dish available here. We are definitely going to eat it today." She then glared at the man who appeared to be the manager of this stall, "There should be 'no' issue in cooking it, right?"

The manager had a helpless look on his face.

He then stared at his other comrades and soon ordered them, "…Guys, get to work. Senior sister wants to eat Shallow-Fried Silver Angelfish. We cannot disappoint her."

Tiana internally sighed as she understood why the situation had turned into this. This was definitely some rare fish.

Tiana couldn't do anything because Christina was adamant about eating it.

After nearly 30 minutes or so, the dish was ready. And it was served to the two.

Tiana took a deep breath and smelled this dish. The dish was quite aromatic, and she was getting really hungry just by breathing in that smell.

Soon, Tiana picked up a fork and began to eat it elegantly.

Christina and even the workers in the stall couldn't help but turn their heads in Tiana's direction.

This was because Tiana lifted her veil slightly to take a bite of that dish. They saw extremely fair skin and cherry lips.

Her facial shape, that fair skin, and those lips seemed enough for them to imagine how she looked like. They all couldn't help but gasp in shock as she was truly too beautiful.

Meanwhile, Tiana had entered a state of ecstasy as she took a bite of this dish. The taste was truly heavenly!

After that one bite, Tiana slightly picked up the pace as she ate that fish.

Christina realized that she had to begin eating, or else Tiana would finish it up soon.

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