Chapter 281: Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One Forfeits, the Tournament Ends
As the last remaining member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, Yu Tianheng stepped onto the stage.
At this point, Blue Tyrant Academy Team had already been eliminated. Both Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One and Thunder Academy Team were down to their final member. The outcome between the two brothers, Yu Tianlin and Yu Tianheng, would determine whether their respective teams could directly advance into tomorrow's championship battle.
This fight between the brothers was extremely important, but the process was very short. Yu Tianlin erupted with his full strength from the very start and quickly defeated his older brother, securing a spot in the championship battle for his team.
The reason Yu Tianlin did this was because he understood his older brother.
With Yu Tianheng's personality, what he wanted was respect. Therefore, he did not want his younger brother to hold back at all. Holding back or going easy on him would be no different from an insult. Yu Tianlin understood this clearly, so he went all out from the very beginning. Under those circumstances, victory naturally came quickly.
After all, both of them possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. Yu Tianlin's Spirit Power cultivation exceeded Yu Tianheng's by 4 ranks, his degree of dragonization surpassed Yu Tianheng's by 2 levels, and his Spirit Ring configuration completely crushed Yu Tianheng's.
When the Martial Souls are the same, and every other aspect is separated by such a huge gap, the weaker side basically has no chance of turning things around.
The facts proved exactly that. Yu Tianlin completely suppressed his older brother without any suspense, and Yu Tianheng accepted the result calmly.
Thus, Thunder Academy Team won the individual elimination round, and under the announcement of the Cardinal referee, they became the first team to secure a place in the championship battle.
The morning matches ended just like that.
All 3 teams returned to their accommodations to rest, especially Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One and Blue Tyrant Academy Team. Since both of those teams had just gone through the intense individual elimination round and still had a team battle scheduled for the afternoon, they had to make full use of the limited time to recover their Spirit Power and adjust their condition.
The sun hung high in the sky, and the air carried a hint of scorching heat. Time soon shifted to the afternoon.
Even though they did not need to participate in the team battle this afternoon, Thunder Academy Team still came to watch. They stood quietly to one side, while the 2 teams that had advanced to this stage stood opposite each other in the plaza in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
After a brief exchange of formalities, the Spirit Hall Cardinal referee announced the start of the battle.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One had 1 Spirit King and 6 Spirit Ancestors, while Blue Tyrant Academy Team only had 2 Spirit Ancestors and 5 Spirit Elders. The gap between the 2 sides was simply too great. Even with Ning Rongrong, who possessed the world's number 1 support type tool Martial Soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, there was no way her buffs alone could erase such a massive disparity.
At the very beginning of the battle, Blue Tyrant Academy Team could still barely hold on, but it did not take long before one member after another was knocked off the stage. The difference in strength only grew more obvious, until the entire formation began to collapse. In the end, only Yu Tianxin remained, relying on Ning Rongrong's buffs as he fiercely clashed with Yu Tianheng.
Although the rest of Blue Tyrant Academy Team had already been completely eliminated, the members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One did not move to attack Yu Tianxin. They merely surrounded the battlefield from a distance.
They knew very well that Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, this pair of cousins, had both longed for a fierce and satisfying battle under such circumstances, so none of them chose to interfere.
The 2 of them continued their fierce exchange. Although Yu Tianxin was gradually falling into a disadvantage, he still persisted until the enhancement from Ning Rongrong finally faded, and only then did he collapse.
In this way, Blue Tyrant Academy Team secured 3rd place in this tournament, which was already a very respectable result for them. Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, meanwhile, obtained the other spot in the championship battle.
That meant the next day's final would be between Thunder Academy Team and Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, and the victor would claim the 3 Spirit Bone rewards of this tournament.
Logically speaking, with 3 Spirit Bones on the line, an intense and spectacular battle should have broken out.
However, to everyone's complete astonishment, the battle ended before it even began.
Because in the final championship match, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One actually chose to forfeit.
What kind of situation was this? They had fought their way through every round and reached the final, only to forfeit at the very last moment. Wasn't that just a joke?
But in reality, this was not a joke at all. It was simply what happened.
The reason was actually very simple.
First, everyone already knew each other well, so there was no need to make things so troublesome with a hard fought battle, and some people simply did not want to fight.
Second, the chances of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One winning were indeed too low. Against Yu Tianlin and the Martial Soul Fusion Skill [Ice and Snow Drifting Down], they had almost no chance of victory. Since that was the case, forfeiting was still acceptable.
Finally, both sides had already reached an agreement. If Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One chose to forfeit, they would be given 1 Spirit Bone. Originally, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One had almost no hope of winning, which meant all 3 Spirit Bones would have nothing to do with them. But now, simply by forfeiting without a fight, they could still obtain 1 Spirit Bone. Naturally, that became the wiser choice. A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush.
At first, some people within Thunder Academy Team did object to the idea of giving away a Spirit Bone. After all, victory was already assured, so why deliberately hand one over to the other side?
However, Yu Tianlin very quickly persuaded everyone.
If Thunder Academy won the championship and received all 3 Spirit Bone rewards, then as the strongest member of the team, Yu Tianlin would naturally be entitled to 1 of them. But now, Yu Tianlin voluntarily gave up his own share and chose to hand that Spirit Bone over to Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, neatly resolving the problem.
Since Yu Tianlin had already made his stance clear, and given the prestige he had built through so many battles, his teammates naturally raised no objections and agreed to the arrangement.
Although Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One's forfeit left everyone stunned, forfeiting was still within their rights, and there was no rule in the finals that forbade it. Therefore, after only a brief moment of surprise, Bibi Dong calmly announced, "The champion of this All Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is Thunder Academy. Congratulations."
After announcing the result, Bibi Dong received an exquisite tray from a member of Spirit Hall. Resting on it were the champion's rewards for this tournament: 3 Spirit Bones, each of at least ten thousand year quality.
At this moment, the Cardinal serving as referee for the finals also announced in a loud voice, "Will the representative of Thunder Academy please step forward to receive the champion's reward!"
Yu Tianlin turned to look at his teammates, wanting to ask for their opinion, and his teammates responded to his gaze with complete trust.
Since that was the case, Yu Tianlin stepped forward without hesitation, representing Thunder Academy Team as he went to receive the award.
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