Sam started showing the audience what instant torture can be.

He started twisting his limbs in weirdest ways possible and after coiling his both arms and legs, he set the bones and started healing them in that position.

Taurus' hands for bent and coiled backwards, entangled. The weird bone setting is making him hurt even with the slightest movement.

The legs are bent in weird ways and he laid on his belly as he groaned in incomprehensible words.

Sam moved forward and slapped on Taurus' hands making him feel immense pain.

Taurus looked at him with pleading gaze, he cannot take it anymore.

Sam finally healed his mouth and let him speak.

He immediately started speaking.

"I... I didn't want to do that; it was my father's plan. He said that since you have grudge with General Spark and the general is in a position where he couldn't deal with him himself. So, he asked me to do kill you, so that we can gain general's favour.

That is why I made a move on you, I didn't want to risk it, so I first made sure that I got a place in top ten and then made a move on you when you are injured. I am sorry, I am really sorry."

He spilled everything in a single breath. He didn't even want to bear this pain anymore.

Sam looked him coldly and didn't say anything, the audience watched him as he stayed silent for a few moments, but they can feel his cold murderous feeling.

He suddenly extended his leg backwards and with pure raw force, he kicked the head crushing it on the spot.

The groaning and sluggish movements of pain stopped in an instant.

Sam didn't even wait for the referee to signal the match's end and kicked the dead body off the stage. He walked back to his initial position and looked at the remaining candidates to select the next person.

His expression changed back to normal and didn't even show any signs of killing a person.

"Since a person is died and a position opened up the last person who was eliminated yesterday will be taking the tenth place." Referee explained.

As he said that Aiken Joy who was eliminated yesterday came to and stood beside the remaining candidates.

"Sam, do you wish to continue the next challenge."

Sam nodded and pointed at Aiken Joy, but the latter shook his head and said. "I don't wish to challenge anyone count mine as nine losses. I am content with tenth rank."

Referee nodded in acceptance; Sam then pointed at another person to challenge. The fight was over very briefly.

Sam didn't hold back at all and the candidates surrendered one by one in an instant. All these while he did only one thing. Make a move and a single punch or kick, making them feel the threat to their life and stopping just before seriously damaging them.

Philip and Jack gave up right away without even bothering to put up a fight.

The candidates who lost to him grew frustrated at the turn of events. But they couldn't catch Sam's speed.

Finally, only two people were left to challenge, Trevor and Nicholas.

"Sam, how about you give us a chance to fight first, then we can have last battle and we don't have to hold back anymore?" Nicholas asked suddenly making Sam stop choosing the next person.

Sam thought for a bit and nodded.

After getting down the stage, the remaining candidates took stage one by one and this time the battles are little bit long and fights are intense.

Sam observed the battles nonchalantly. Out of all the candidates, Jack and Philip only lost to Trevor and Nicholas with six wins each.

When it was time for their battle, Philip just threw in the towel.

The remaining candidates, one of them is Josh Carton who is second son of Duke born on the same year as Nicholas but to a different mother. He is one of the people with least prowess in the ten and he sat at rank 9.

Followed by the two women, Sylvia at rank eight, Amander at rank 7.

Jinen at rank six, Philip at five, Jack at four.

Now only three ranks remained and three people, Nicholas, Trevor and Sam has to fight amongst themselves.

"You guys first." Nicholas said these words and stepped down the stage letting Sam and Trevor fight amongst themselves.

Trevor is son of the General Mercury. Sam thought that he was a commoner and found out that it was indeed so. The military title gives them equivalent status as nobles but they are not. He felt funny at this system.

The nobles who do nothing but use their authority for own good are given such lofty status but the man who is controlling the whole city guard and working his ass off is called a commoner.

Sam shook his head and went up the stage. Trevor also came on.

Sam has observed Trevor's battle style; he is mostly passive and let his opponent make the first move. After defending for some time and getting a hand of the other person's attack style, Trevor took them down with a projectile attack which Sam wasn't able to observe.

Anyway, he might find out soon.

Sam didn't wait much and immediately launched an attack. His speed is invincible with the initial stage great realm cultivators. So, he has an edge over the rest of the candidates.

Sam appeared on left side of Trevor and threw a side kick. Trevor's reaction was better than most people, but it wasn't fast enough.

Sam's kick landed, on Trevor's abdomen sending him back flying.

To no one's surprise, Trevor held his ground and vigilantly looked around. He was waiting for Sam's next move and that wait didn't last long.

Sam's next move was a punch to the ribs. This time, Trevor closed his eyes and only used his spiritual sense, he didn't let his eyes confuse him and…

*Clang*.

A sound similar to a hammer colliding a metal plate rang in the arena.

Sam took a step back, Trevor didn't move. There was a small metallic structure formed on the point where Sam's hit landed.

Sam suddenly smiled and moved.

His speed increased. He moved like wind. His phantom steps and bodily strength unleashed fully.

Trevor stood in the place like a column unyielding to the hits. But he was troubled. As soon as he felt that he got a hang of Sam's speed and managed to defend a hit, he is having a wakeup call.

Sam managed to increase his speed time and again.

After two minutes of constant clashes, Sam increased his speed and his leg was covered in a golden flame. This time, his target was the liver.

Trevor sensed that he couldn't keep up with Sam. His face showed a hint of frustration.

Sam keenly observed his opponent and he knew that this hit wouldn't succeed.

*Clang*

And indeed so, the kick didn't connect.

Sam took a step back and observed what was in front of him.

Trevor is standing inside a semi-transparent dome.

It has a metallic yet liquid like lustre.

It in fact looked like a dome made of viscous liquid.

Sam moved once again and landed a punch.

At the point of contact, the liquid turned into solid metal.

At the same time, the liquid near that spot conjured into a metallic spike and came towards his face.

Sam suddenly remembered an ancient anime he watched in his previous life. In that anime, a character named Gaara used same approach to attack rather it was sand instead of this metallic liquid.

He dodged the spike and stepped back.

"You are the second person in my peers who made me use this technique." Trevor said these words as he looked at Sam through that dome.

Sam smiled but didn't reply.

He knew it was difficult for him to attack this guy since it was hard to penetrate this extremely versatile and fluid shield yet attacking weapon.

Sam kept some distance and started blowing the golden flames at the dome like a flame thrower.

But he felt that the attack is futile. Even though, the metal is expanding and there was a vulnerable spot created on the dome, the expanded metal is giving Trevor a better chance to attack and he kept on throwing the projectile made of hot liquid metal at Sam.

Sam has to dodge at the same time he was attacking.

In this gap, the metal is losing the heat which he painstakingly increased not letting it reach the higher temperature which might make it difficult to control.

Even with Sam's elemental controlling ability, he was still unable to concentrate on a single point of the dome as he can only fire at a point he was facing and his constant motion is making it hard to concentrate on a single spot.

After a few minutes of futile effort, Sam figured out two methods to deal with this, first method only requires his two elements fire and wind. The second one though, only requires new element, the water.

Since, he got a chance he decided to go with the second one.

Right now, Trevor is in a position which is neared to the centre of the stage.

Sam stood at a certain distance from Trevor and raised his hand. He started using the water spiritual energy.

A transparent crystal-clear water disc formed as the water conjured from the end of his hand. The disc slowly moved towards a point which is few feet on top of the dome.

There was trail of water connecting the disc and Sam's hand as he controlled it and after setting the disc there, the sun light conjured a light beam fell on the dome's peak.

The semi-transparent liquid metal wasn't able to completely neutralise the highly concentrated light beam and Trevor has to take the heat from more than half of the attack.

He felt his whole skin burning and his armor started disintegrated.

He coped with the attack and he gritted his teeth. But just as he was trying to concentrate on strengthening the peak of the dome, Sam raised another arm and started another flaming torch from the side attacking on both sides.

Trevor felt like cursing for the first time. He wasn't able to cope the two attacks. And soon the dome collapsed completely.

But Sam stopped the attack right this instant.

Trevor was already in a pathetic state. His skin was burnt, his clothes turned to ashes and even his hair was burnt. He looked at Sam in astonishment. He slowly stood up and said.

"I lost."