Chương 407: Star Luo Imperial Academy Team (1)
The first round draw was undoubtedly extremely important. If one could draw a relatively weak opponent, it would be quite an advantage for any team.
Especially to a team like Shrek Academy that would skip the second round. If they could have an easy win in the first round, then they could preserve their energy to unleash it in the third round of the competition. The true contest started from the third round on.
Flender returned very soon, his expression clearly very good, a smile on his face. Seeing his enormously self-satisfied appearance, there was no need to ask; this draw was naturally very good.
Suddenly, Flender's face turned blank, saying to everyone:
"I have one piece of bad news, and one piece of good news. Which do you want first?"
Everyone stared blankly, and Dai Mubai said:
"Then tell us the bad news first."
Flender lowered his voice:
"The bad news is, your first round opponent is Blazing Academy."
"Blazing Academy?"
Everyone indeed frowned. Blazing Academy had been researching methods to deal with Tang San as well as the other students over the fortieth rank ever since the ranking competition. They were already one of the strongest teams on the Heaven Dou Empire side. They weren't far behind even Godwind Academy.
In the ranking competition it might have looked like an easy win for Shrek Academy, but in the qualifiers they had still suffered a bit.
Of course, Blazing Academy wasn't enough to block their progress, but encountering such a standard of powerful teams in the first round, still counted as a bad draw.
Tang San couldn't help saying:
"Why are we running into them in every competition, it's too kharmic."
Grandmaster said without batting an eyelid:
"Flender. Then what's the good news?"
Flender grinned,
"The good news is, Blazing Academy has given up on the finals, they voluntarily forfeited."
... was the face everyone made.
Liu Erlong said:
"Blazing Academy spent a lot of effort to fight their way into the finals, why would they suddenly forfeit?"
Flender spread his hands, saying:
"Don't ask me. I don't know either. It was announced suddenly. But no matter what is said, it's still a great opportunity for us. We're skipping the first two rounds."
Ning Rongrong giggled.
"That's right. We've still entered the top ten without a fight."
Flender said:
"The competition will start right away. You all watch your opponents carefully. This is an elimination competition, hiding your strength isn't easy. The biggest advantage of skipping the first two rounds isn't not fighting, but rather being able to grasp our opponents' strength even better. The ones able to enter the third round won't be weaklings, at least not below Blazing Academy's level."
The finals didn't have a big opening ceremony as expected, everything was very simple. One of Spirit Hall's cardinals went up on stage and declared the start of the finals, simultaneously declaring the list of the battling teams. Conducted by referees specially selected by Spirit Hall, the competition began.
The two sides in the first round weren't particularly powerful, and the Shrek Seven Devils couldn't help whispering among themselves in the rest area.
Oscar said:
"These finals don't appear to be as grand as the qualifiers. There isn't even an opening ceremony. There are also pitifully few spectators, at most a few thousand."
Tang San said:
"Even though there are only a few thousand, don't forget that they're all Spirit Masters. Moreover, the overwhelming majority should be Spirit Masters belonging to Spirit Hall."
Spirit Hall should have their reasons for not permitting ordinary people to watch the battles. Didn't the teachers say that the finals between the final three powers would be held in front of Supreme Pontiff Palace. That was the true climax of the competition. The present dullness was very possibly to prepare for then.
The first match finished very quickly, the second match was Godwind Academy against Star Luo Empire's Dragon Sunflower Academy.
"What?"
As the Shrek Academy group saw Godwind Academy's formation, they couldn't help standing up in shock.
The center of Godwind Academy's formation had shockingly changed four people, and these four people were unexpectedly from Blazing Academy.
The more than a dozen academies on Star Luo Empire's side didn't react, but Heaven Dou Empire's side exploded. How were Blazing Academy's team members now in Godwind Academy?
Grandmaster's brows wrinkled tightly, and Flender couldn't keep from saying:
"What's going on here? I'll go ask the organizational committee."
Finished speaking, he immediately left with quick steps.
The uproar below didn't affect the match above. With Huo Wu commanding from the rear, and Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang standing furthest in front, when they suddenly revealed all their spirit rings, the opponents couldn't help feeling ice cold.
No need to doubt it, the seven people representing Godwind Academy were all Spirit Ancestors above fortieth rank. The entire match was practically a one-sided massacre. Huo Wu didn't even have to use Defying Flame Ring.
Dai Mubai asked Grandmaster:
"Wasn't it said that participating teams can't change out team members?"
Grandmaster's eyes suddenly brightened,
"They should be exploiting a loophole. Participating teams can't change out members, but this doesn't mean that academies can't exchange members that are already signed up. This part isn't explicitly prohibited. Huo Wu's several team members were originally on the list of people participating in the finals. As long as Spirit Hall agreed, it's not impossible for them to change academies."
Xiao Wu said:
"Then couldn't we do it too?"
Grandmaster shook his head,
"Too late. The competition has already started, the final quota of members participating in the finals of each team has already been set. Moreover they will all compete today; after competing, it will already be too late to change academies again. Even more, which academy would give up their own chances in the finals? Blazing Academy has bet a lot this time, I don't know what they did to have Spirit Hall be so accomodating."
After a while, Flender returned with a gloomy face. The answer Spirit Hall gave was very simple: As long as it was within the bounds of the rules, the committee wouldn't interfere.
Even though the two great academies had turned into one, they had after all given up one place in the finals. In some sense, Shrek Academy was still the beneficiary.
Shrek Academy weren't alone in protesting. A lot of academies on the Heaven Dou Empire side protested equally, but they also finally experienced Spirit Hall's unyieldingness for the first time. Spirit Hall only gave one answer: If you don't want to participate, you can leave. The committee will be absolutely impartial.
Heaven Dou Empire's official didn't weigh in. After all, Godwind Academy was still on Heaven Dou Empire's side even after strengthening, if they could obtain a good record, it wouldn't be a bad thing for Heaven Dou Empire.
Right now the relationship between the two great empires and Spirit Hall was still harmonious at least on the surface. They definitely wouldn't offend Spirit Hall for such a trivial matter.
The first two rounds finished very quickly, and the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was refined to ten powers.
The third round was on the verge of starting, and it was Godwind Academy and Star Luo Empire's second ranked team's turn to sit out. Shrek Academy also welcomed their first battle in the finals.
If saying that nothing unexpected happened in the first two rounds, then after the lots were drawn for the third round, the atmosphere in the finals abruptly became tense.
Shrek Academy had apparently already exhausted their luck in the first two rounds. Their opponent for the third round was Star Luo Imperial Advanced Spirit Master Academy. It was also the team selected by Star Luo Empire to be among the three seeds.
However, this still wasn't what drew the most attention. Another match was even more shocking, Spirit Hall Advanced Spirit Master Academy versus Heaven Dou Imperial Advanced Spirit Master Academy.
From the side, the collision of two seeds apparently proved the impartiality of the finals.
Without a doubt, these two matches were of the highest priority.
There was still an hour before the start of the competition; the top ten teams had already entered the grounds to conduct their preparation and warm up before the start.
"Boss Dai, what is it?"
Ma Hongjun somewhat puzzled asked. Ever since learning the results of the draw, Dai Mubai had seemed extremely gloomy, not saying a word on the whole way from the residence to the competition grounds. Entirely different from his usual appearance.
Tang San had naturally also seen that Dai Mubai's mood was abnormal, but his perception was different from Ma Hongjun's. Even though Dai Mubai was taciturn, Tang San could still sense that he was preparing for something.
Erupting from silence, or withering in silence. Dai Mubai's nature was undoubtedly the former. The fighting spirit he was accumulating inside had apparently already reached its peak.
Not only was Dai Mubai in an abnormal mood, Zhu Zhuqing was as well.. But Zhu Zhuqing's expression was different from Dai Mubai's, those ordinarily ice cold eyes were right now brimming with agitation.
Dai Mubai didn't reply to Ma Hongjun, but Zhu Zhuqing stood up, bending her waist to bow to everyone.
"Zhuqing, why are you doing this?"
Grandmaster's brows furrowed.
Zhu Zhuqing gave Dai Mubai a look,
"In this match, we must win. This is the only chance for me and Mubai."
Oscar asked:
"What's going on? Don't tell me you have some personal enemies in that Star Luo Imperial Academy?"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, saying:
"No. This is an internal clan struggle. Mubai and I are from Star Luo Empire. We each belong to two great families. The relationship between our two clans is extremely close. There's a custom of connecting by marriage. Within the clans, only the most outstanding people can become future heirs. Mubai and I aren't the first children of our clans. My elder sister and Mubai's elder brother have been betrothed since childhood, and me and Mubai are the same."
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