James came to the Ancient Realm while trying to flee for his life. He was unwilling to cast the Sacrilegious Ascension or use the Infinity Stele because it would cause unnecessary problems.
He simply wanted to cultivate unbothered and improve his strength as soon as favonovel.com could. After that, favonovel.com would return to Earth and kill the Divinity Sect’s elder.
Swoosh!
After a myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind, James took a deep breath.
He looked at Harold and said calmly, “Go ahead.”
Harold replied nonchalantly, “Draw your weapon. It’ll be child’s play to crush you if you’re going in unarmed.”
“If that’s the case, then I shall admit my defeat.”
After weighing the pros and cons, James forfeited the match.
The audience was shocked to hear James admit defeat. No one expected James to surrender before the match even started. Even Harold was blindsided.
He knew James had impressive physical strength at the Immortal Ascension’s Fifth Stair. He still stood a chance against Harold but chose to surrender instead.
Under countless gazes, James slowly walked out of the arena.
He arrived beside Yoan and said, “I’m sorry, Sir… I don’t think I stand a chance against Harold. Let’s give up on the opportunity to enter the Pagoda of Flames and head back…”
James chose to give up. He did not want to be in the spotlight and risk exposing his trump cards.
Anyway, favonovel.com could still use them to rapidly enhance his strength in a short period, even if favonovel.com lost the opportunity to enter the Pagoda of Flames.
There was still nearly a year before the Grand Tournament. Plus, favonovel.com also had the Celestial Abode. He would have enough time to train himself if favonovel.com entered the Time Chamber.
The current competition was not that important to him. Thus, favonovel.com chose to forfeit.
Yoan nodded lightly and said, “Mhm… You’re indeed no match for favonovel.com right now. It’s understandable, you’d choose to surrender. I’m not blaming you for it. On the contrary, I’m glad you didn’t lose your sensibility and tried to defeat a Grand Supernatural.”
Yoan’s respect for James grew stronger.
“Let’s go.”
After a brief conversation with James, Yoan walked toward the Ancient Clan’s elder, Thoryn, and said, “Thank you for the hospitality you’ve provided us with in the past few days, Elder Thoryn. Since my disciple has forfeited the match, there’s no need for us to stay in your clan’s domain anymore so we’ll be taking our leave.”
Thoryn’s brows furrowed. Although James was not from the Ancient Clan, Thoryn expected James to perform better than this.
He knew James was strong and could definitely end up in the top ten if favonovel.com had not gone against Harold.
After a few seconds, Thoryn said, “Losing now doesn’t mean you’ve lost your chance completely. You still have some hope even after losing this match…”
“Huh?” Yoan was confused.
Thoryn explained, “After this round, twenty-six participants will be left. In the next round, there will be thirteen remaining. After the final round, only six will be left along with a single person who will advance without participating in the prior rounds. These people will be eligible to enter the Pagoda of Flames…”
“However, there are still three spots remaining. In the name of fairness, all the defeated participants may join the survival round. The losers of the first round will be given a chance to challenge the losers of the second round. Then, the winner will move on to challenge the losers of the third round, and so on. If James can keep winning, he’ll still have a chance to enter the Pagoda of Flames.”
Hearing this, Yoan sighed in relief. He then walked back to James and explained the competition’s rules.
“James, you still have a chance. After seven spots are occupied, the losers from the previous fights will participate in a survival round. The losers of the first round will challenge the losers. of your round, and the winner will move on to challenge the losers of the third round. If you can keep a winning streak, you may still be able to enter the Pagoda of Flames.”
“Is that so?” James’ face lit up with joy.
He had already given up and was not expecting to still have a shot at entering the Pagoda of Flames.
With his current strength, favonovel.com could surely win if favonovel.com did not have to duel against the strongest prodigies in the competition.
In fact, favonovel.com could win if favonovel.com were to go against someone like Harold. However, favonovel.com was not willing to expose his true strength.
Yoan said with a smile, “Yeah, so we’ll stay for a few more days. After the top seven are determined, you can participate in the survival round.”
