Xu Tianzhen's head was still swimming. Fortunately, that necklace had blocked most of the power of Soul Shock, leaving her spiritual power largely unaffected.
She swayed on the stage without a shred of dignity, struggling to stay on her feet. Only after a long while did she ask, still somewhat dazed, "Y-you, how did you know I was Princess Tianzhen?"
"Is there a second person in Mingdu named Xu Tianzhen?" Huo Yuhao asked helplessly.
Xu Tianzhen was still muddleheaded. "You're from Mingdu? You've heard of me?"
Huo Yuhao could not be bothered to keep going in circles. "You remember our wager, right? I won. You can concede on behalf of Mingdu Academy now."
"I, I..." Xu Tianzhen regained a little more clarity and flatly refused. "No."
Huo Yuhao frowned. "Princess Tianzhen, what about the wager you just made?"
Xu Tianzhen turned her head away. "As a princess, of course I won't go back on my word. But I'm also Mingdu Academy's captain. How could I so easily concede on the academy's behalf? Unless..."
"Unless what?"
Xu Tianzhen grinned cheekily. "Unless you lend me that Flying Soul Tool of yours to play with. Then I'll agree."
She still could not get Huo Yuhao's Flying Board out of her mind.
"Forget it, then." Huo Yuhao shrugged and said calmly, "Next."
Seeing that even acting cute had failed, Xu Tianzhen pouted, turned toward the referee, and shouted, "You... Hmph! Referee, we're done. Mingdu concedes."
With that, she ignored everyone and headed back to the rest area with a sulky expression.
The referee opened his mouth and stood rooted to the spot, still unable to recover from his shock.
He was only a referee for the Round-Robin Tournament, with cultivation at merely the Soul Saint level. The Ten Thousand Radiances Xu Tianzhen had just