Knowing they had no chance of winning, Dongfang Mingxing decisively surrendered when she saw that their challengers were Misty Pavilion's first team. In any case, they were confident they could defeat some teams in the upcoming matches and advance, so they did not need to worry about failing to reach the top thirty-two.
Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others found this quite regrettable. It was unclear whether they regretted being unable to gauge Dongfang Xiaotian's true strength or missing the chance to "humiliate" the Dongfang Family. After all, even amid the current national war, Misty Pavilion and the Dongfang Family were still somewhat at odds. Given the opportunity, Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others naturally did not want to let it pass.
"Dongfang Shitian still hasn't appeared. Even if they had accepted the challenge, it wouldn't have meant much to us," San Mei Shi consoled them. "Even if Dongfang Xiaotian and the others had concealed some strength, Yan Hua Yi Leng's analytical ability would still let her figure out their equipment level and overall attributes fairly well. Most importantly, we need to find out Dongfang Shitian's strength. He's the key figure on the Dongfang Family's first team."
"Yeah, that's true." Breaking Waves Riding Wind nodded, but then sighed. "It's just a pity that the Dongfang Family's first team will soon get eight wins. Then Dongfang Shitian won't need to deliberately participate in the challenge matches, so it won't be easy for us to determine his strength."
"There's no need to worry about that. Dongfang Shitian didn't participate in the individual challenge matches, and no one can take his place there," Zuo Shang Qin Xin said. "If nothing unexpected happens, he should make his move during the last two days of the challenge matches. If he leaves himself only