The mysterious man did not give Jordan any face at all. He did not intend to help him at all. However, Jordan remained calm after being rejected. He did not panic. He seemed to have guessed that the mysterious man would reject him.
Jordan was just asking out of courtesy.
Even without the mysterious man's help, Jordan already had a plan in mind.
In the arena, the competition had instantly upgraded from the apprentice group to the disciple group.
One of them was Jordan, who had just entered the disciple realm, and the other was the most popular candidate for the champion, Lance, who had been training in the disciple group for a long time.