Admitted Defeat Before the Fight Even Began?

Meanwhile, the seven members of Skywater Academy on the arena stared wide-eyed at Little Gray, and no one spoke. The atmosphere on the field instantly turned strange.

It was not that they did not want to make a move, but that the referee had not given the order.

"Uh... everyone, please wait a moment. I'll go confirm this."

The referee was somewhat dumbfounded as well. He had clearly not expected a Soul Beast to participate in the competition, and he immediately rose to seek instructions from His Holiness the Pope.

However, before he could leave, Ju Guan appeared before him first.

"Ju Douluo?"

Upon seeing Ju Guan, the referee immediately stopped. The panic in his heart quietly faded, and he cupped his hands respectfully.

"The match will proceed as usual."

Ju Guan nodded slightly, then relayed Qin Feng's words exactly as they were.

After saying that, he did not wait for the referee to react before vanishing from the spot once more.

"The match... will proceed as usual?"

The referee did not notice that Ju Guan had already left. His eyes were vacant, and Ju Douluo's words filled his mind.

He had thought Ju Douluo had come to kill this Soul Beast, but unexpectedly, he had come to tell him that the match would continue.

Was this not sheer nonsense? He had presided over several Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournaments, yet he had never seen a Soul Beast compete.

Never mind whether he agreed or not—the spectators below would tear him apart with their insults. After all, the relationship between humans and Soul Beasts had long reached the point of irreconcilable hostility.

Furthermore, who did not know that Soul Beasts utterly crushed human Soul Masters at the same level? Although he did not know this Soul Beast's age, the