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On the Star Luo Empire side, with the presence of Tang Hao, they were basically in a league of their own.
In contrast, on the Heaven Dou Empire side, Yu Xiaogang's team was also in a league of their own.
All spectators believed that the strongest team in this competition would only emerge from these two teams.
Even for the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy team, the Star Luo Imperial Academy team, and the Spirit Hall Academy team, who had already advanced to the finals early, no one believed they could defeat these two teams.
Even those three teams that had advanced early thought the same way.
However, not being able to contend for the title of the strongest did not mean they would give up on competing for the championship.
Who knew if Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao would meet early and end up both suffering losses?
Until the very end, no one could say for sure.
Just like that, under everyone's anticipation, the schedule for the qualifying round gradually came to an end.
The Spirit Hall Academy Second Team did not lose a single match and took first place in the division with a perfect record.
No one was surprised by this result.
After completing the qualifying round schedule, all the teams that successfully advanced, under the gaze of the crowd, boarded carriages and headed to the site of the final grand finals, Spirit City.
After a period of time, Yu Xiaogang and his group stepped off the carriages and returned to Spirit City once again.
"Ooh ah~, it hasn't been long since we left, but I feel like this period of time was so long."
Bibi Dong, who followed her off the carriage, stretched her body and then looked excitedly at everything in Spirit City.
"Alright, next is the grand finals. I hope everyone will work hard, and of course, it would be best if our luck is a bit better too. Whatever you do, don't fail to make it to the last round."
Yue Guan looked at the people around him and said with a smile.
For this mission, Yue Guan and Gui Mei were only responsible for protecting Bibi Dong, but since Bibi Dong never encountered any trouble from start to finish, they had also been able to relax for many days.
"How could we possibly not make it to the last round? The championship this time belongs to us!"
Bibi Dong raised her head, her face full of confidence.
"But having said that, I wonder what the final reward for this competition will be."
"I hope the Supreme Pontiff isn't too stingy."
Bibi Dong suddenly thought.
The championship reward for every Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is very generous.
But no matter how generous it is, it depends on who it is for.
If it's gold coins, it's not worth mentioning for Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong, but it's quite good for Lin Fei and the others.
And if it's a Spirit Bone, even Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong would be tempted.
After all, for a Spirit Bone, even if you don't use it yourself, giving it to relatives or friends, or at the very least trading it away, makes it a very highly sought-after item.
"Uh, regarding that, I estimate that the Supreme Pontiff won't be giving out too generous a reward this time."
Yue Guan cast a strange look at Yu Xiaogang.
"Why? With me, his Disciple, participating, can't he be a bit more generous?"
Bibi Dong asked with her hands on her hips and a frown.
"Hmm... don't forget, some time ago the Supreme Pontiff had a large expense, and it almost emptied his small treasury."
"So this time, the reward will most likely come from Spirit Hall's public funds."
Seeing that Bibi Dong had completely forgotten, Yue Guan was speechless for a moment.
That large expense was paid to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect for Bibi Dong's fourth spirit ring.
Yue Guan remembered very clearly that during that time, the Supreme Pontiff was incredibly irritable.
"Uh... never mind then."
After Yue Guan said this, Bibi Dong instantly remembered that matter and felt a bit embarrassed.
In the end, the money was still spent on her; it was just a difference of sooner or later.
Just like that, the group chatted while returning to the Training Ground of the Spirit Hall Academy Second Team.
Compared to other participating teams, those who came from Spirit Hall Academy had this advantage: they had a familiar environment.
A few days later, when all the participants had rested enough, the grand finals finally kicked off.
As the grandest event on the Douluo Continent, the grand finals of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament were undoubtedly the most spectacular and intense.
There were a total of thirty-three teams participating in the grand finals, with fifteen teams advancing from the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire respectively.
Besides those, there were the three teams that advanced directly to the grand finals.
In the grand finals, all teams would go through multiple rounds of knockout matches until the final champion was decided.
In the first round that arrived, the three seeded teams that had advanced early received a bye, and the other thirty teams competed for fifteen qualifying spots.
Then in the second round, the top two teams from the qualifying round received a bye, and the other sixteen teams competed for eight qualifying spots.
By the third round, the two teams with the highest rankings from the qualifying round that hadn't received a bye yet received a bye, and the other eight teams competed for four spots.
Then in the fourth round, the top six competed to decide the final top three.
When it came down to the final three teams, that was the climax of the entire Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.
Every time it reached this stage, the highest leader of the power responsible for hosting that year's Spirit Master Competition, no matter how busy they were, would put down their work and personally come to the scene to watch the final matches.
And the competition between the final three teams was divided into individual and team events.
First, the three teams each sent seven members for individual duels; the loser was eliminated, and the winner continued until the champion team with the strongest individual strength was decided.
After completing the individual competition, the two losing teams would then engage in a team battle to decide the winner, and finally, the winner would engage in a team battle with the individual competition champion team; the final winner would be the grand champion of this competition.
Honestly, regarding this tournament format, Yu Xiaogang didn't know how to evaluate it.
Just like spirit rings and Spirit Bones, the randomness was very high.
Because if your luck was bad, it was possible that two teams with the potential to win the championship could run into each other in the first round.
Both sides would erupt into a fierce battle, one side would be defeated, and the other side would suffer heavy damage.
Then, in the next match, if they encountered a team with even a little bit of strength, they could be eliminated.
One can only say that to get by on the Douluo Continent, luck is definitely a very important link.
But there was nothing to be done about that; after all, the Spirit Master Competition was about fighting.
Since it was fighting, injuries were naturally unavoidable.
To achieve fairness in this kind of competition, I'm afraid one would have to wait for the day when a healing-type Titled Douluo appears on the Douluo Continent, who, after every battle, restores the victorious side to their Peak state.
Or perhaps lengthen the competition time?
But the audience might not be happy with that.
Or perhaps wait for technology to develop and hold virtual competitions?
After thinking about it and not coming up with any fair tournament format, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
Why was he, just a participant in this competition, thinking about so many useless things?
Instead of wasting time on that, he might as well memorize a couple more Soul Power structures to accumulate more material for his Spirit Ability.