Chapter 205: Please Call Me Mr. One Against Seven
Now that the first round matchups had been decided, the participating teams began preparing to leave the arena.
After all, today was only the opening ceremony and the draw. The real first round would start tomorrow, so there was no need to stay.
Of course, not every team left right away. Two teams remained behind, preparing for an upcoming match.
Even though it was just the opening ceremony, it would be far too dull if nothing happened at all, so the Heaven Dou vice team's first match would be held early as an exhibition bout.
Platinum Bishop Salas drew Blue Tyrant Academy as the opponent for the Heaven Dou vice team.
That's right, Blue Tyrant Academy, not Shrek Academy.
Because of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's intervention, Blue Tyrant Academy was not simply handed to Flander by Liu Erlong. The academy's name never changed, and the original Shrek members had already integrated into Blue Tyrant Academy.
When the participating teams entered earlier, Yu Tianlin had already observed Blue Tyrant Academy's lineup. Aside from a few unfamiliar substitute faces, the rest were all familiar. Tang San and Xiao Wu were absent, but Yu Tianxin was there, so it was fine.
"Cousin Tianxin and Dai Mubai should have broken through to level 40 by now. As for the others, they're definitely still far behind, and they probably won't break through during the tournament." After leaving the arena, the Thunder Academy team did not go back immediately. They returned to the spectator area to watch the exhibition match. Yu Tianlin thought quietly, "That means Blue Tyrant Academy only has 2 Spirit Ancestors this time."
This kind of strength was already top tier among the participating teams. After all, Blazing Fire Academy only had 2 Spirit Ancestors as well.
As for the Heaven Dou vice team, they did not even have a single Spirit Ancestor. Being crushed was only natural.
Sure enough, the match began about half an hour later. Under the fierce assault of Yu Tianxin and Dai Mubai, the fight ended extremely quickly. The Heaven Dou vice team captain was completely defeated in less than 3 minutes.
"I told you it was a foregone conclusion, but you still insisted on watching." Yu Tianlin waved his hand and signaled his team to leave. "Let's go, let's go."
He understood his teammates' feelings. They were familiar with Yu Tianxin and wanted to watch him fight, which was normal. That was why Yu Tianlin had not used his authority as captain to force them away earlier.
Fortunately, Blue Tyrant Academy performed cleanly and ended the match fast, saving everyone a lot of time.
After returning, the Thunder Academy members dispersed to rest. Nobody discussed tactics. They were all relaxed, showing no tension at all about tomorrow's match against Blazing Fire Academy.
That made sense.
It's just fire. What is there to be nervous about?
Besides, they would not even need to step onto the stage, so there was even less to worry about.
The preliminaries were scheduled brutally tight. With 28 teams participating, there would be 27 rounds. All 27 rounds had to be completed within a month, meaning one round per day.
On the second day, the first round officially began. The arena had 5 platforms set up, allowing 10 teams to compete at the same time. With this format, only 3 batches were needed to complete a full round, greatly speeding up the schedule.
Yu Tianlin's Thunder Academy was assigned to the first batch. Since their opponent was Blazing Fire Academy, and both sides were considered strong, their match was specially arranged on the central platform.
"Round 1, central platform, Thunder Academy versus Blazing Fire Academy!" the host announced loudly. "Both academies, please enter the arena immediately!"
"I'm going up." Hearing the call, Yu Tianlin patted his teammates on the shoulders. "You've never understood why I made this decision. Today, I'll show you my real strength."
With that, Yu Tianlin walked alone toward the central platform.
A Thunder Academy versus Blazing Fire Academy clash was highly anticipated, so when the audience saw what he was doing, shock rippled through the stands and even the VIP seats.
What is Thunder Academy doing?
They only sent 1 person.
Is he going up to forfeit?
A wave of murmuring spread. On the VIP platform, Ning Fengzhi asked Yu Yuanzhen, "Clan Master Yu, isn't that your grandson on stage? What does he mean by this?"
As soon as Ning Fengzhi spoke, Emperor Xueye and Bishop Salas also realized Yu Tianlin's identity. Both of them showed faint surprise and confusion.
Yu Yuanzhen did not answer directly. He only smiled. "Clan Master Ning, you'll know once you keep watching."
That single sentence instantly stirred everyone's curiosity.
So he isn't forfeiting. Then what is he planning?
When Yu Tianlin reached the platform, he saw Blazing Fire Academy's 7 members already standing in a triangular formation.
Every one of them was a familiar face.
At the very front stood Captain Huo Wushuang, a level 42 assault type. His Martial Soul was the One Horned Fire Tyrant.
Behind Huo Wushuang stood a Fire Leopard Spirit Master, a level 38 power attack type.
Behind the Fire Leopard were a pair of twins, both with Fire Crane Martial Souls. Their builds and stance made it obvious they were agility attack types, and both were level 39.
At the very back were 2 men and 1 woman. The 2 men were support types, their Martial Souls being Mars. Their Spirit Power levels were unclear, but they were definitely above level 35.
As for the girl between them, she was naturally Huo Wu. She had the highest Spirit Power among Blazing Fire Academy's participants, reaching level 43. Her Martial Soul was Fire Shadow, a control type.
Blazing Fire Academy fielded all 7 members.
Thunder Academy fielded only Yu Tianlin.
The referee, completely unsure what he was seeing, could only ask, "Thunder Academy, what is going on here?"
"It's nothing," Yu Tianlin said calmly. "I can take all 7 of them by myself. Let's start."
"Uh…" The referee froze. "Did you misunderstand the rules? This is a 7 on 7 team battle."
"I know it's a team battle," Yu Tianlin replied. "But Thunder Academy only needs to send me."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" the referee asked, still stunned.
In a 7 on 7 match, you cannot field more than 7, but you can field fewer.
However, no one ever did that. Even if a main member had issues, there were always substitutes. If you truly lacked people, you would lose before you even began, which was basically a forfeit.
This was the first time in the tournament's history that a team clearly had enough manpower, yet deliberately sent only 1 person to fight.
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