Chương 298: Chapter 289: Strategic Abandonment?

The second round of the Continental Elite Advanced Soul Master Competition for youths had concluded, with forty-two teams advancing into the third round. Among them, thirty-two teams could make it into the round-robin matches. It would all depend on their performance in the third round.

Winning meant entry into the round-robin stage; even in defeat, there was still the chance to vie for minor points. Following the first two rounds, some of the weaker teams were already showing signs of exhaustion despite emerging victorious. Injuries, decrease in team members, and so on posed significant challenges for them.

For Tang Sect, these problems inherently did not exist. However, the atmosphere within the Tang Sect became somber after the lot-drawing for the third round was completed.

Xu Sanshi kept his gaze fixed on his right hand, his face periodically contorting into an array of strange expressions.