World Balance

Captain Garton knew when to yield and when to stand firm. At a moment like this, he had actually taken the initiative to admit defeat.

In truth, Garton still had two trump cards he had not played. If he went all out, he might end up fighting Yu Jing to mutual destruction, but that was not the outcome Garton wanted.

This year's Title Tournament had finally come around to being hosted by the Military Nation Ability Institute.

All six participants in this round had given up on the King-level assessment. Their goal was to concentrate all their strength on the Duke-level assessment. With the secret-realm map and the areas where the quest items were located already familiar to them, they would try to seize all six Duke-level titles... Their fallback plan was to obtain at least four titles.

If they continued wasting time against Yu Jing, the plan would fail completely.

"Just as formidable as the rumors say. This man is probably even more powerful than the strongest monster cultivated by the Divine Kingdom... We made a complete misstep. Hopefully, we can still make up for some of our losses with the time remaining."

"Actually... Justin's death was a good thing, wasn't it?" the Blonde Girl in the group said softly.

"Shawa, loose lips sink ships. Dead is dead. It's not our place to say whether that's good or bad... Before everyone heads to the hiding spots of the other items, recover from your injuries slowly. We have to make up for our losses with the time we have left."

Inside the stone chamber

As the "gatekeeper," Yu Jing sealed the stone chamber again and sat cross-legged in the center of the hall to rest.

"Luckily, he left early. Axuan in her 'Perfected Form' puts an even greater strain