The entire crowd was too stunned to speak when Gong Shenjun vanished from the battlefield.

He had actually chosen not to fight, breaking his anima gourd and surrendering.

With his elimination, Lan Lan would be the strongest Four Star Hall student by default.

No one had expected this outcome.

Many were disappointed by this result—they had hoped to see a legendary battle go down between Gong Shenjun and Lan Lan, two of the strongest students that many present had ever seen. Their clash would definitely be at a much higher level compared to the other three halls.

Of course, with the disappointment came taunts, the best way that emotionally awkward youths knew how to deal with it.

"Strongest student of the Astral...