Meng Hongchen glanced at her own name and revealed a bright smile. However, she had indeed expended too much Soul Power and could no longer keep going, so she signaled to the referee that she wished to withdraw from the competition.
The referee was rather surprised by this.
"You still have the right to continue challenging."
"Six points are enough. I should leave the opportunity for someone else."
Meng Hongchen refused decisively.
There would be repechage matches tomorrow anyway, and she could still earn more points then. There was no need to take risks and force herself to hold on here.
She might still win if she continued, but if she encountered a truly troublesome high-level Soul Ancestor, with the information about the Ice Toad Poison already exposed, she might very well hand back the advantage she had gained.
Six points were enough to make Shrek anxious. So from here on, she should not be the one worrying.
Meng Hongchen jumped down from the Soul Fighting Platform. As soon as she returned to the rest area, she went over to Xu Tianyao and Xiao Hongchen, happily showing off her achievement. The atmosphere was truly quite cheerful.
On the other side, however, the atmosphere on the raised platform was completely different.
Xuan Zi, who had been watching the matches all along, grabbed the wine gourd at his waist and took a hard swig, his gaze remaining fixed on the rankings.
"Six points."
"To let a little girl from the Sun Moon Empire take first place—this time, the Martial Soul Department has truly brought honor to the academy."
Hearing Xuan Zi's mockery, Yan Shaozhe shook his head helplessly and looked toward Du Weilun beside him.
"Give me the list of core students who have already passed the assessment."
Du Weilun nodded and