"Third Senior Brother, are you all right?" The Tang Sect members came up to meet him.
"I'm fi-pfft!" Xu Sanshi spat out a mouthful of blood. Jiang Nannan hurriedly supported him, a trace of worry appearing in her beautiful eyes.
Xu Sanshi seized the chance to put an arm around Jiang Nannan's delicate shoulders. "Bei Bei, something's off about that fellow from East Cang. His strength seems to have shot up enormously. What the hell are those glowing patterns on him? I felt like I was fighting a top-tier Soul Saint without a single weakness. I don't know if those patterns have a time limit. If they don't, he's no less of a threat than Xiao Hongchen from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy-perhaps even more of one!"
"The glowing patterns on him look somewhat like the clone Jiang Hai summoned when he fought Sister Xiaotao at Sea God Lake last time. If we want answers, we'll have to ask him! Well... we already knew East Cang Academy had close ties with Jiang Hai. We should have realized that fellow wouldn't stand by with his hands tucked into his sleeves. From the looks of it, this is his handiwork too!" Bei Bei said with a bitter smile. "I'll take the next match. If I still can't find our opponent's weakness, we'll simply concede the remaining matches and save our strength for the competition ahead!"
"I think Eldest Senior Brother is right too!" Huo Yuhao said.
The strength East Cang had displayed exceeded their expectations. Under these circumstances, fighting East Cang Academy to the bitter end really wasn't a good choice. That consideration had also played a part in Xu Sanshi's decision to concede.
The others fell silent for a moment, but they also knew this was their best option.