Chapter 874 - 106: The Mighty Hiech’s Wind and Su Li’s Victory (Part 3)

Su Li was also out of breath, but he still managed to stand, looking down upon his conquered enemy like a king, laughing wantonly: "Although I don’t know how many times I can use the Blazing Blood ability, it’s clearly not my limit yet. You’re strong, but there’s still a gap between us."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Li decisively swung his warhammer, blasting the knight kneeling before him several meters away, like a ragged sack that bounced a few times on the ground before slamming heavily into the dirt, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This strike immediately caused the surrounding crowd to erupt in cheers; they couldn’t believe Su Li was still so powerful at this stage.

This is no ordinary battle, but the most intense and top-level duel; within a short time, they’ve used a vast amount of their bloodline and divine abilities, greatly exhausting their physical strength.

Su Li intended to charge forward to completely end the fight.

Edwin suddenly raised his right hand and calmly said, "I give up."

"Huh?" Su Li stopped in surprise.

Even the referee was taken aback, then focused intently on Edwin and asked, "What do you mean you give up? Are you admitting defeat?"

It’s no wonder everyone was so shocked; it was utterly unexpected. No one anticipated he’d choose to surrender in the semifinals.

Previously, others had admitted defeat, but that was for tactical evasion, and it was before the battle began.

Now, with the battle being so exciting, Edwin was the first to choose to admit defeat.

From the sidelines, countless gamblers were enraged, cursing loudly; their overwhelming clamor and intense reactions almost toppled the entire arena.

"Coward! Coward! Surrender without fighting!"

"Match-fixing! Refund! Refund!"

"Trash! Why not persist to the end?"

"Are you even a knight? Where’s your resolve, your bravery, your character?"

"Bastard, scumbag, foolish of me to support him so much. He cowardly surrendered!"

Facing the furious crowd, a large number of troops had no choice but to intervene to maintain order; armed attendants even swung their batons to hold back the mob trying to storm into the arena to tear Edwin apart.

Despite all this, Edwin still calmly got up and slowly emerged from the dust, gasping but extremely composed: "You win. I admit I’m far inferior in absolute strength. Even if I were to recklessly win this round, it wouldn’t affect the outcome of the match. It would only cost me more, with no benefit. The Sun Goddess doesn’t encourage her followers to fight a battle doomed to failure."

Hearing Edwin say this, the furious crowd calmed down slightly. Especially, many followers of the Sun Goddess could look at the issue more calmly.

It’s obvious, under the current circumstances, Edwin didn’t stand to gain even in the first round. The second, third rounds that followed would likely be even more strenuous. The fourth and fifth rounds were almost guaranteed losses.

And the further it went, the worse Edwin’s condition would become, lacking the strength to face the Gold-Burning Hammer, who maintained the peak state throughout.

After all, Su Li’s title is a symbol of his strength and wealth. The longer the battle goes, the more advantageous it is for him.

However, there were still some gamblers who, blinded by greed, refused to give up: "If you don’t keep going, how do you know you won’t create a miracle? When courage meets a narrow path, the brave win; you don’t even have the courage to draw your sword, how can you be champion?"

"Yeah! So many historical victories were achieved through betting everything in desperate fights! Never easily give up."

"We demand it goes on! Fight, go on fighting, only going all out can bring a turnaround. If you don’t fight to the end, how do you know you’ll inevitably lose?"

The referee also cautiously looked at Edwin and asked, "Have you made up your mind? Then I’ll judge the outcome of the entire match."

Edwin didn’t respond directly but turned to look at the referee and asked, "Do you think there’s still a chance for me to win? An admirable Goddess Knight, when making tactical deployments and decisions, isn’t influenced by the noise around them."

The referee looked at him with admiration and said, "You’re a knight of the Provincial Legion, right? You’re underutilized in the Provincial Legion; you can join our Sun of Vengeance Half-Lion Griffin Knight Order. I believe with your understanding of the teachings, you’ll soon reach Champion Knight level and fight alongside us."

The referee’s attitude was clear; he was of Champion Level and saw more clearly.

The gap between these two knights is actually very obvious. Edwin is undoubtedly strong, but the Gold-Burning Hammer is astonishingly stronger.

He is quite experienced, having gone through many battles before joining the Hesse Territory, traversed vast territories. Even at the Elector’s Knight Order, he hasn’t seen any Elite Knight as strong as this; his life, resilience, defense, attack, power, bloodline, etc., have all almost reached Champion Level.

It’s fair to say that without activating the Blazing Blood ability and Dharma Aspect intimidation, a Champion Knight, relying solely on physical stats, would struggle to outmatch this Elite Knight.

Speaking in terms of data, his various qualities have reached Champion Level, possibly only differing slightly in combat skills.

This is also what the referee and Edwin find particularly hard to understand. Theoretically, with such strong physical qualities, it should be honed through experience, battling endlessly, combat experience should be the richest—how can the Gold-Burning Hammer have the most significant shortfall in combat experience?