Surrender.
Su Ping rapidly retreated, directing Xiao Qing to produce an External Incarnation and Shadow Splits, only for him and Qianyi, who was cycling through the Five Elements, to abruptly freeze.
For a moment, he could not quite react.
In fact, he was not the only one.
Clearly, most of those present had failed to react as well.
Earlier, this chubby fellow had looked so confident, composed, and reserved, without the slightest trace of panic, that everyone had thought he might be a hidden expert.
And this was it?
He had surrendered right at the start?
And so cleanly and decisively, too?
He had not even summoned his pet beasts.
Well, no wonder he had been so fearless!
No wonder he had been so calm and collected!
He had already decided to surrender outright in the first round.
Unsurprisingly, most of the spectators watching Su Ping's battle immediately erupted in waves of boos and curses.
"Bastard! This guy's just here on vacation in Minyue! He definitely isn't one of our talented young Beast Tamers!"
"He really put on a convincing act. He actually had us fooled."
"Does this guy have no backbone?"
Yet where some cursed, others approved:
"What good is backbone? Besides, even if you've got one, this isn't where you use it! This is tactical wisdom!"
"Exactly. Look at the other Battle Arenas. Against an opponent like that, conserving your strength is absolutely the smart move!"
And that was indeed the case.
Under the Final Test's rules, the first round of ten consecutive battles was extraordinarily difficult!
They needed seven consecutive victories to qualify for the next round.
Thus, conserving some of their strength to handle the battles ahead, maximizing their chances of winning more than seven times, was what mattered most!
Surrendering was by no means a