Ban Dingyuan did not wait for Huan Ruoyu to finish his introduction. He bluntly announced his defeat.
Huan Ruoyu looked slightly surprised. "You're conceding? You're not going to fight?"
"Fight what? You can block my attacks, and I can't block yours. What's the point of competing?"
"But if you concede outright, aren't you afraid people will criticize you?"
"Against you and all your artifacts, I couldn't win even if I gave it everything. I might even lose my only Tier Four Artifact in the process, with nothing to show for it. Why wouldn't I concede?"
Although Ban Dingyuan's surrender took everyone by surprise, his explanation made perfect sense.
Huan Ruoyu and Ban Dingyuan had fought many times and knew each other well. If Huan Ruoyu went into such detail about his artifact, it had to be because the artifact could counter Ban Dingyuan's sequence ability.
By not testing the [High-Temperature Ring] himself, Ban Dingyuan also showed his trust in Huan Ruoyu's character.
Qin Siyang, however, heard the unspoken implication in Ban Dingyuan's words.
With nothing to show for it-if Huan Ruoyu had not been from Huaguo, Ban Dingyuan might actually have given his all and taken a gamble, hoping to make some progress on the path of the believer.
But Huan Ruoyu had black eyes and black hair. Fighting him would gain him nothing.
Conceding outright really was the better choice.
"Ban Dingyuan of Nanrong University concedes. Huan Ruoyu of Western Glory University wins. Nanrong University's second-year team has been eliminated, and Western Glory's second-year team earns one point. The overall score between Nanrong University and Western Glory University is tied at 1-1!"
Ban Dingyuan sighed. "Bringing out an artifact like that makes it clear you're not giving me any chance. So I won't waste time. A loss is a