Chapter 26: Surrender?
The [Ultimate Secret Art: Crystal Blazing Bloom] had undergone a qualitative change. Although this was a temporary ability used in the Golden Arena, it could bring in a massive amount of Golden Skill Points.
Furthermore, whether Su Xiao could become the strongest Absolute Strong in history depended on this ability's performance in the subsequent matches. The +10 to all ability level caps brought by [Origin Stone: World] was far too demanding of Golden Skill Points.
In the dead of night, a torrential rain fell over the ruined city, filling the air with a filthy chemical pollution smell. It seemed this place was once a city of technological prosperity, ultimately declining under excessive technology. After years of abandonment, it was chosen by the Void Tree as one of the venues for the Golden Arena.
The rain outside gradually subsided. Without doors or windows to block it, the air in the abandoned hotel felt damp and cold. Su Xiao held his palm up, his hand loosely grasping. A mass of semi-fluid crystal material appeared in his hand, dripping through his fingers and landing with a splat on the ground, squirming like a translucent blue slime. This was the initial form before a shape was selected.
As Su Xiao mentally defined the form, the semi-fluid crystal surged rapidly. In the blink of an eye, a spider appeared. Counting its eight armored legs, the spider was about half a meter wide. Its abdomen contained a liquid solution, giving it a dangerous orange-yellow hue. Its eight compound eyes were blue, indicating a stable state. When its eyes turned red, it meant it had been activated and was ready to explode at any moment.
Clink, clink, clink~
The spider easily climbed the wall, even crawling upside down across the ceiling at high speed. For running-type crystal bombs, the spider form was most suitable, though this form might not be used often.
Due to the mimicry effect of [Ultimate Secret Art: Crystal Blazing Bloom], transforming into a spider form couldn't make it invisible, but the mimicry was pushed to its limit. It looked exactly like a living spider with alien biological traits, not a mechanical bomb.
After successfully refreshing the ultimate's cooldown, another mass of semi-fluid crystal appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This crystal gradually transformed into a bird form, more precisely a vulture. The most common birds in the ruined city were scavengers like vultures and crows, so the second flight form of the ultimate was a crow.
One ultimate's worth of semi-fluid crystal could form one vulture or five crows. Correspondingly, the explosion power of a crow was only one-fifth of a vulture's. Even so, it still had formidable killing power.
Su Xiao currently had 14,670 points of Body Energy. Each use of the ultimate consumed 10%, which was 1,467 points. One-fifth of that, equivalent to the attack power of 293 Body Energy points, meant that any combatant below level 5 hit by a single crow would be severely wounded and near death. If it were a Scarlet Crow or Nether Crow, death was certain.
Besides crows, there was an even smaller swarm form. One ultimate could create over a hundred explosive bees. This was only considered when the enemy hid in a relatively enclosed space where crows couldn't enter.
Normally, crows were the best choice. Their numbers provided greater margin for error, their power was above average, they could fly, and crows were common in the ruined city, making them easier to disguise.
Su Xiao converted all the existing spiders and vultures, giving him 15 crows. Due to average luck, they were all Death Crows, with no Scarlet Crows or Nether Crows.
With the cooperation of Bubu Wang and Baha, Su Xiao repeatedly refreshed his ultimate. After more than half an hour, a total of 50 crows were perched throughout the abandoned guest rooms. Observing these crows closely, aside from their slightly dark blue eyes, their feathers, beaks, and claws were indistinguishable from living crows.
Su Xiao temporarily dismissed Bubu Wang and Baha. Both were MVPs in this battle. Without their help in refreshing the skill, this system would be useless. As for Skill 2, Penetrating Crystal Weapon, it required an enemy target.
Su Xiao walked down the stairs. Under the cover of night, he arrived at the central park's spring. He found 12 crystal bombs remaining there. Checking the kill notifications, there were no new ones, meaning someone had figured out how to remove these crystal bombs and had already cleared many. The rain had just stopped them, as they couldn't risk mistakes under the storm's interference.
Noticing this, Su Xiao pressed his hand to the ground. All the crystal bombs around the spring appeared, then began to dissolve, transforming into black crows that took flight.
Boom!
Due to a mistake, a crystal bomb 20 meters away exploded. Su Xiao didn't mind. Soon, the crows he controlled reached 80. Each previously placed crystal bomb could only be converted into 2-3 explosive crows, but that was still good.
Su Xiao was puzzled by one thing. He currently had no Health Points; Body Energy had replaced them. So, what effect would being within the spring's range have?
Taking a trial approach, Su Xiao stepped into the spring's recovery area. However, the imagined rapid recovery of Body Energy didn't happen. If he could recover Body Energy quickly here, the entire ruined city would be flattened by the crow swarm.
Su Xiao turned to leave. He planned to find the Gluttony Monarch, kill this final boss first, then use its flesh to lure other participants here, rather than searching for them everywhere.
Just as he turned, he felt a powerful aura approaching. Following the direction, he saw a majestic beast walking toward him. It resembled a lion and tiger, with a single horn on its head, golden fur, and an imposing presence. Blood stained the fur on its hind legs, indicating it was injured. It had come to the Life Spring for the same reason.
It seemed all fierce beasts, wild beasts, and monsters had an unspoken rule: not to attack each other near the Life Spring. Su Xiao didn't immediately attack this golden unit, not because he followed the beasts' rules, but because he wanted to test how many Death Crows a full-health Golden Beast could withstand.
The Gluttony Monarch was the only boss in this round with a level of Lv.10, while the Golden Beast was Lv.9, second only to the Gluttony Monarch.
Interestingly, Su Xiao's previous level was Lv.21, yet he was one-shot by the Lv.10 boss. This wasn't just because of the Gluttony Monarch's boss template, but also because Su Xiao's current class system was simply too weak.
The reason for its weakness was its extreme nature. It had only attack power, no survivability. Conversely, the more extreme a class system, the more terrifying its strength once developed to its peak.
For example, Su Xiao was now sitting on a park bench. Fifty meters away, the Golden Beast crouched by the Life Spring, its dark gold beast eyes fixed on Su Xiao.
Time passed slowly. The Golden Beast's injuries visibly healed. When it was fully recovered, it immediately stood up and walked toward Su Xiao with a calm stride. But as it left the healing zone, it let out a fierce roar and pounced at him.
A Death Crow flew out, diving straight at the Golden Beast's head. The beast reacted incredibly fast, swatting at the crow with its claw. At the same moment, the crow's dark blue eyes turned blood red, signaling it had been detonated.
Boom!
A spherical explosion with a 30-meter radius appeared, filled with highly compressed crystal resin flames. The shockwave spread further, rustling Su Xiao's robe and hair as he sat on the bench.
When the smoke cleared, the Golden Beast lay in a crater 10 meters deep and over 30 meters wide. The ground inside was covered with sparks, flickering on and off. The beast's majestic golden fur was scorched black, blood dripped from its mouth and nose, one eye was blown out leaving a gruesome socket, and the skull's bone was exposed with large cracks.
This majestic Golden Beast was unexpectedly weak. Su Xiao sent another Death Crow flying. With another boom, it ended the Golden Beast's suffering.
Meanwhile, in a nearby bush, three people witnessed all this. They were from the Sanctuary Paradise, the Void, and a highest-tier Ninth Rank world. After exchanging glances, they all decided it was better not to go out and die. But the next second, a crow landed on one of their shoulders.
"It's over."
Boom!
The explosion cleared the surrounding trees. The three were immediately sent to the Spectator Stand to join the Rain Summoner who had arrived earlier.
[Notification: You have killed the Golden Beast.]
[You have gained 50% Golden Power.]
[Number of Golden Beasts in this round: 0/5 (All have been killed).]
All five Golden Beasts were dead. It could be said that none of the participants in this arena were weak. If things continued like this, who would take the top spot was uncertain. The problem was, this time they were up against Su Xiao.
It wasn't because Su Xiao had overwhelming wealth, but because of his two arena equipment pieces. Given the weight of [Origin Stone: World], the Void Tree would inevitably grant an absurdly powerful arena equipment. This was the strongest Origin Stone; not giving a ridiculously strong piece would be unfair.
As for [Book of Original Sin], that went without saying. In the judgment for this arena equipment, only three Original Sin items within the [Book of Original Sin] were counted: the Necronomicon, the Scarlet Scepter, and the Nether Bone Ring.
Why weren't the remaining Soul Crown and the even stronger Collector counted? The answer was that it couldn't be counted further. If those were included to build the arena equipment, this Golden Arena couldn't proceed.
Ensuring a participant's fair rights was important, but it had to yield to the smooth operation of this Golden Arena. If this Golden Arena couldn't proceed, no fair judgment mechanism would matter.
Even the weakened version of [Arena Equipment: Necronomicon] granted by the Void Tree was absurdly powerful. For example, the highest-level unit in the ruined city now, Nature's Daughter Elukulu, had reached level 9. Given her ability system's strength, she could challenge the Gluttony Monarch at level 10. The problem was, Su Xiao was already level 38.
After successfully killing the Golden Beast, Su Xiao's Body Energy recovered significantly. He kept 10% of his Body Energy and used the rest to create explosive crows. Everything was ready. Under the cover of night, he headed toward the Gluttony Monarch's lair.
An hour later, in front of the Gluttony Monarch's lair, Su Xiao looked at a pile of ash on the ground. This was the remains of his previous arena body, burned to ashes.
With a whoosh, a Death Crow flew past and dove into the lair. A clawed hand reached out and grabbed the crow, crushing it in its palm.
With a threatening low growl from its throat, the Gluttony Monarch rose inside its lair. Under the moonlight, this beast-like quadruped with wings on its back opened its eyes. Its head was shrouded in darkness, only its general body outline visible.
The rain, which had just stopped, began to drizzle again. In the rain, a blue light gradually appeared in Su Xiao's eyes. In the Gluttony Monarch's claw, an intense, terrifying heat and deadly threat emerged.
Boom!
The Gluttony Monarch, a giant beast, was thrown back by the explosion. Half of the claw that had crushed the crow was blown off. But this was the Gluttony Monarch after all; it wasn't so easily dealt with. Its severed claw regenerated rapidly, and it let out a roar that shook half the ruined city.
However, the Gluttony Monarch's majesty could only go so far. The rain intensified into a downpour. Ten Death Crows broke through the rain curtain and flew before the Gluttony Monarch. Their blood-red crow eyes stared at it up close, causing the beast's usually fierce gaze to clear slightly.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
[Announcement: Secret Art Master has killed the Gluttony Monarch.]
As this announcement appeared, the communication channel fell silent for a few seconds before a message appeared.
Secret Art Master (Reincarnation Paradise): "Ruined City coordinates: North District. Gluttony Monarch flesh, about 6 tons or more. Those in need, come and take it. Life and death are up to fate."
Big Brother (Sanctuary Paradise): "So arrogant. Can you guys tolerate that? I can't. My three brothers and I are going now."
Blaze (Death Paradise): "Brother, 20 minutes have passed. Still there? Reply if you are."
Luo Luo (Apocalypse Paradise): "Looks like he's already gone. Probably in the Spectator Stand by now."
Big Brother (Sanctuary Paradise): "Not at all. I've observed the situation. I sincerely believe we should temporarily join forces and take down this overlord unit first. Otherwise, with him blocking us, none of us can clear the first round."
Big Brother's proposal among the four brothers was agreed upon by everyone. However, Su Xiao was also watching the communication channel. This was a classic case of plotting in plain sight. Knowing this, the group decided to use other means to communicate with each other.
In front of the giant beast's lair, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the massive beast corpse. He tore off a large piece of half-cooked flesh, bit into it, and held it in his mouth. He wouldn't swallow it for now, as doing so would satisfy the first round's clearing condition, preventing him from engaging other combatants.
Once an advantage was gained, it had to be maximized without limit. Su Xiao didn't think he could stop the remaining 29 combatants from fighting over the Gluttony Monarch's flesh. But during this time, he would surely raise his level to Lv.50 by killing those who came, reaching the max level in the first round.
Su Xiao summoned Baha and had him take a large piece of Gluttony Monarch flesh to find Kaiser and his two companions. Kaiser, the Rat, and the Toad, as challengers, only needed to eat the Gluttony Monarch's flesh to clear this round.
The night rain only let up around five in the morning. By then, the number of Death Crows around Su Xiao had reached over a hundred, perched on nearby rooftops or rusted lampposts.
Drip, drip~
Water droplets fell from the crows' beaks into puddles on the road, creating tiny ripples. Just as another droplet was about to fall, it reflected a strange light, suddenly burst, and a hand reached out from within.
Slap!
A water cannon was fired. Mid-flight, it transformed into a sharp spike, with wind holes appearing that caused it to spin, followed by magical patterns. It could only be said that even with a low-level arena body, an Absolute Strong was still an Absolute Strong. This level of microscopic, art-like ability control was something 99% of powerhouses could only dream of.
The water spike shot forward with a sharp whistling sound. Su Xiao's right temple throbbed. This body couldn't perceive the incoming attack, but his combat instincts caught it. Unfortunately, the body was too weak. Even if his instincts detected it, the body couldn't dodge.
Though he couldn't dodge, Su Xiao could gulp down the Gluttony Monarch flesh in his mouth.
Bang!
Su Xiao's head was hit. He had been sitting atop the beast corpse, but this blow sent him flying sideways.
While still in the air, various attacks came at him. Su Xiao's pupils contracted slightly, not from emotion, but to track the trajectories of these attacks with his current eyesight.
Over a hundred Death Crows swooped down, attacking the participants who had just struck. Before being hit by the various attacks, Su Xiao, still falling, snapped his fingers with a crack.
Boom!
Su Xiao was killed by over a dozen attacks, instantly obliterated.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...
A dense series of explosions echoed through the ruined city. If someone opened the communication channel's contact list, they would be shocked to see most of the names turn gray. A few seconds later, as the combatants gradually revived, most names lit up again.
At this moment, in the Spectator Stand.
Su Xiao sat on a white seat. The walls and ceiling behind him were also white. Turning his head, he saw a large screen at the far right end, showing the live feed of the highest-level unit, Nature's Daughter Elukulu. The angle was somewhat high, but her unique aura was captivating.
Nature's Daughter Elukulu was from the Elemental faction of Arcane Eternal Star, under the command of the Frost Wind King. She might even be the Frost Wind King's disciple.
Earlier, on the giant stone disk, Su Xiao knew that Arcane Eternal Star had two participants in this Golden Arena, both with strong auras, belonging to the top tier of Absolute Strong powerhouses.
Su Xiao wasn't surprised by this. Arcane Eternal Star had resources, a stable and powerful inheritance system, and renowned mentors from older generations. Figures like Dean Guya and Mage Sage Seraphilia were representative, not to mention the Supreme-level Soul Master Yuwen Gewu, who was also skilled in teaching disciples.
Spellcasters were never purely combat-oriented. They were not only powerful but also possessed vast knowledge. Compared to combat training, they valued high-level knowledge and inheritance more. This was why Arcane Eternal Star had remained strong for so many years.
Under these circumstances, having a top-tier Absolute Strong like Nature's Daughter Elukulu was perfectly reasonable. What was truly frightening was Arcane Eternal Star's cohesion. A top-tier Absolute Strong like her was willing to remain hidden for so many years for the sake of Arcane Eternal Star. Among spellcasters, the 150-year-old Nature's Daughter Elukulu was still young, and among Absolute Strong powerhouses, she was even younger.
Such a prodigy, without a hint of arrogance, willing to endure for her faction, it was no wonder Arcane Eternal Star had been devouring the Void's natural elements for so many years, with major powers like the Feather Race, Demon Race, and Star Race choosing to back down.
Through the large screen, Su Xiao observed Nature's Daughter Elukulu for a while. His impression of her was comfortable, like nature itself, making one feel at ease and hard to harbor hostility. Her appearance wasn't stunning, not even pretty, but the more he looked, the more he felt a unique charm, a natural beauty that wasn't dazzling but always brought comfort and ease.
Seeing such temperament and charm, Su Xiao's thought was: if he successfully killed her, would she drop a treasure chest? If so, was there a chance of getting a supreme treasure? Compared to this pleasing female spellcaster, Su Xiao felt that looking at a supreme treasure would be even more pleasing and refreshing.
There were about ten people in the Spectator Stand, but their gazes toward Su Xiao were far from friendly. This was understandable; they were all sent here by him. Friendly looks would be strange.
More than that, Su Xiao was focused on the series of notifications that had just appeared.
[Notification: Your arena level has increased to Lv.50 (Max Level).]
[Through leveling, you have gained 490% Golden Power. Subsequent Golden Power can only be obtained by killing Golden Beasts and Leader-level units.]
[Current Golden Power: 540%.]
[In the history of the Golden Arena, you are the third combatant to reach max level in the first round. You have received the following exclusive reward.]
[You have obtained the special title: Leveling Expert (After completing the Golden Arena, this title will automatically be stored in your title slot).]
[Leveling Expert]
Origin: Void Tree.
Category: Special Title (Sealed in wax. Can be equipped after unsealing, but cannot be traded).
Title Effect: Rate Acceleration (Passive) - When performing world settlement, you will gain an additional +1 to your brand level (This increase will not count toward the maximum limit per increase).
Description: This title is a gift from the Golden Arena to its outstanding participants.
Price: Tradable.
This title was very useful. When approaching a promotion level, it could be used to stall for a few worlds, gaining more additional authority levels. These extra authority levels, though not representing actual authority, could be used to exchange for many good things.
Su Xiao's promotion to Absolute Strong in the last world was thanks to a large number of extra authority levels, which allowed him to obtain an Attribute Enhancement Pod and successfully complete the trial assessment and attribute barrier breakthrough within one world progress.
However, Su Xiao rarely needed the [Leveling Expert] title. His brand level increased so fast it was hard to suppress. He was currently Lv.93, and the maximum brand level for Absolute Strong was Lv.95. He couldn't possibly advance to Supreme in the next world progress, so he had to stall for now.
But stalling for a few world progresses when advancing from Absolute Strong to Supreme probably wouldn't result in reduced gains. This was different from rank promotions. Advancing from Absolute Strong to Supreme involved taking steps toward the ultimate peak.
The image on the large screen caught Su Xiao's attention. He saw Nature's Daughter Elukulu standing on the Gluttony Monarch's corpse. She raised her hands, scattering large light particles, and then her body began to disintegrate. A silver lightning bolt struck from the sky.
With a boom in the Spectator Stand, Nature's Daughter Elukulu's translucent soul body appeared. Behind her was a large piece of Gluttony Monarch flesh, several meters in diameter, enough for all combatants to share.
As expected of a top-tier Absolute Strong. Even with a limited arena body, she could use various unexpected methods. Nature's Daughter Elukulu's move was brilliant. She allowed all 30 challengers to advance to the second round, thereby restraining the already max-level Su Xiao while giving him more enemies in the later stages.
Nature's Daughter Elukulu, in her soul form, tore off some Gluttony Monarch flesh and slowly chewed it, confirming that eating the flesh in soul form also satisfied the clearing condition.
The challengers had already agreed. After Elukulu arrived at the Spectator Stand, Blaze appeared, using a resurrection attempt to scout the situation. Seeing the large piece of Gluttony Monarch flesh in the Spectator Stand, Blaze chose to revive. Soon, combatants arrived one by one at the Spectator Stand. When the last combatant, in soul form, swallowed the Gluttony Monarch flesh, an announcement appeared.
[Announcement: All combatants in this round have met the clearing conditions.]
[The second round of the Golden Arena is about to begin. This round's content: Golden Lord.]
[In this scenario, if your Freeze Value reaches 100%, you will enter a Frostbite state, losing 5% of your maximum Health Points per hour and reducing your maximum Health Points by 5% per hour (minimum reduction to 30%).]
[Clearing condition for this round: Successfully kill the Golden Lord and obtain a piece of its armor fragment.]
[Duration of this round: 45 hours.]
[Teleportation activated. Target: Resurrection Plaza.]
Seeing the last notification, Nature's Daughter Elukulu, Blaze, Shadow Qin, the Death Four Brothers, and Lightning God Aige exchanged glances, all seeing a hint of foreboding in each other's eyes.
"This Resurrection Plaza must have a no-PvP mechanism, right? It must, right?"
The healer Luo Luo's smile was already strained. She felt that given the Golden Arena's openness, such a rule was unlikely. The first round's mechanisms were already quite lenient. The second round would definitely not be so friendly.
A teleportation sensation washed over. When Su Xiao opened his eyes, he was in a circular plaza covering several thousand square meters. Surrounding it were towering circular walls that reached into the sky, covered in vines. At the center of the Resurrection Plaza was a spring that could restore Health Points.
Whoosh!
A dark energy arrow flew past Su Xiao's ear. He barely tilted his head to dodge it. Five Death Crows materialized and lunged at the surrounding enemies. As the overlord unit now, aside from the Three Rascals of the Arbiters, all challengers were his enemies.
As the Death Crows flew out, over a hundred crystal weapons formed and shot toward the surrounding enemies.
Clang! Clang! Clang...
Blocking sounds came one after another. Fortunately, the number of crystal weapons was large enough, and their purpose wasn't to kill but to refresh the ultimate.
Another five crows appeared. This time, they were Nether Crows. Leaving trails of green afterimages, they blasted several challengers trying to rush out through the only exit.
Bang!
A war hammer struck Su Xiao's back, shattering half his body. A sharp sword slashed through, killing him on the spot. But one second later, he revived a few meters away. Due to the short revival interval, the five Death Crows he had just created hadn't yet shattered and dissipated. He quickly stabilized their forms. Realizing this, he knew that none of the challengers in this resurrection point could escape.
Normally, the first round was for the overlord unit to hide and survive. In the second round's Resurrection Plaza, it was a test of the overlord's acting skills. If they passed this, then by the fifth and sixth rounds, the overlord could start dominating.
Su Xiao's three arena equipment pieces clearly didn't allow him to do that. So he reached level 50 in the first round and, at the start of the second round, camped the spring to kill.
None of the over twenty challengers chose to flee. They all knew that if they didn't deal with this overlord now, they would be completely outmatched when alone later. It was better to take a gamble now.
Crystal weapons shot out one after another, followed by Death Crows cawing as they flew. Various attacks converged on Su Xiao. A few seconds later, he was killed again.
"Don't let your guard down! He can revive twice!"
The Rain Summoner shouted. The others, who hadn't been careless anyway, became even more alert.
A revival light flashed. Various attacks came.
Crack, crack, crack!
Crystal spread, forming diamond-shaped shields floating around Su Xiao. Attacks slammed into them, causing the shields to shatter continuously. This didn't kill him but allowed more Death Crows to fly out.
When only a dozen challengers remained in the Resurrection Plaza, Su Xiao was killed again. The challengers all breathed a sigh of relief. But the next second, the about-to-shatter Death Crows re-condensed, staring at them with blood-red eyes. Su Xiao revived for the third time.
When Su Xiao revived for the fifth time, the Resurrection Plaza was empty. In contrast, the Spectator Stand was unusually lively, with only one seat empty. Even Kaiser and his two companions had arrived. From their expressions, they had clearly achieved their goal and didn't intend to participate further. They had found a place to end themselves, entering the Spectator Stand and choosing to surrender.
The announcement of the Three Rascals of the Arbiters being eliminated appeared, but the challengers weren't happy. They all stared at the large screen, or rather, at Su Xiao standing at the exit of the Resurrection Plaza. How malicious was this? Camping the resurrection point in the second round. Was this something a human would do?
"I have a plan. I wonder if you all are willing to cooperate."
The Rain Summoner spoke solemnly. Since he had previously warned everyone that Su Xiao had more than one resurrection, his words now garnered attention.
"We're all ears."
The eldest of the four brothers didn't want to give up. After receiving a response, the Rain Summoner cleared his throat and said, "First, we collectively report him. Then, we collectively surrender."
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"Brother, if you were from Reincarnation Paradise, I'd suspect you were in cahoots with Bai Ye."
"Actually... it might work. If we all surrender, this round can't continue. Maybe we can skip straight to the seventh round. Then our consciousnesses return to our original bodies, back to normal. In the seventh round's free-for-all, who's afraid of who?"
After weighing the pros and cons, everyone felt that if they continued with these arena bodies, by the sixth round, only one would remain. That explosive crow ability had won 1 vs 27. No one could withstand it later.
Among them, the Madman narrowed his eyes, weighing the situation. He felt they indeed couldn't last until the end of the sixth round, so this proposal was worth a try.
What convinced everyone was Su Xiao's absurd leveling speed and attack power. This wasn't something that could be overcome by persistence. It was like a group of players starting at a newbie village's resurrection point, only to find a max-level, ranged, ultimate-spamming boss blocking the exit, spamming ultimates at them.
Such an imbalance in a game must have a reason. A collective surrender would force the Void Tree to re-evaluate the cause. In fact, the challengers' guess was correct. The cause was the Necronomicon.
[Announcement: The second round of the Golden Arena has ended due to special circumstances.]
At the exit of the resurrection point, Su Xiao saw this notification and wasn't surprised. If it were him, he would also choose to surrender directly. Only then was there a glimmer of hope.
[Notification: It has been determined that your current comprehensive values far exceed those of other combatants, and all challengers have surrendered. The first phase of the Golden Arena (Rounds 1-6) cannot continue.]
[As the key figure in this event, you may decide the subsequent development of this Golden Arena based on your own decision.]