The day before the tournament

It took John a few more hours before he was able to find the weapon that was most suitable for him. The weapon he got was a wooden sword, but it wasn't just any wooden sword, the wood used to make the sword was from the tree of beginning from a universe that no longer exists. It was one of the universes destroyed in the battle between the ORIGIN and the Strongest Mortal Soul. 

At first glance, it didn't look that impressive, but any weapon you find in Alphonso's weapon shop was something extraordinary. The wooden sword created from the Tree of Beginning from a dead universe was nearly unbreakable, and even though it had sentience it was unlike the other mythical blades in the shop as it could not speak, nor could it transform into a humanoid form. 

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