"I... I surrender!"
In the end, Song Fei failed to overcome his fear and chose to surrender.
He was genuinely afraid this corpse collector would cripple him.
"Lu Mian wins!"
The steward announced the result immediately.
Several members of the Song Family promptly leaped onto the platform.
They stared at Lu Mian with grim expressions.
Yet Lu Mian remained expressionless, as though they did not exist.
His attitude naturally infuriated the Song Family members.
But with everyone watching, they did not dare attack.
Once they broke the rules, no one could protect them.
"Looks like this corpse collector does have some skill."
"Song Fei seemed to have the upper hand the whole time, but he never actually posed any danger to the corpse collector."
"I'm starting to look forward to his next match."
The spectators had begun to take Lu Mian's strength seriously.
Sometimes, no amount of talk was as convincing as a real fight.
On the wooden platform.
Qi San chuckled. "Lu Mian's Tortoise-Snake Fist is pretty good. You can tell he's put a lot of hard work into it."
Someone beside him agreed. "Indeed. It's rare to see someone master the Tortoise-Snake Fist to perfection. He's still young, too. He has a promising future."
Just then, Qi San noticed that Xu Yi had already closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.
He smiled helplessly.
Although he was a supervisor at the Demon Extermination Palace, he did not dare criticize its foremost genius.
Xu Yi's background, talent, and strength were far too formidable. Qi San simply lacked the confidence.
Under everyone's gaze, Lu Mian jumped straight off the platform and went to rest in a corner.
An incense stick's time later, the first round of matches had left exactly thirty-two contestants.
The tournament would now continue.
No matter