The Sun Moon Empire was seeing black at the result as well.
Even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy itself was probably frustrated beyond belief.
They were certainly holding back their anger and wanted to overturn Shrek, that was true, but this was the third Elimination Round!
Win or lose, Shrek had full points to fall back on and would never be eliminated, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy would inevitably suffer enormous losses.
Whether they won or lost, they would gain no advantage whatsoever. It was enough to make one's liver ache.
If they did not use their trump cards in the opening third Elimination Round, losing this early would have a major impact on public opinion within the Sun Moon Empire.
But if they revealed their trump cards now, leaving aside whether they could topple Shrek with absolute certainty, what would it matter even if they did? Once all their trump cards were exposed, would they not be targeted to death in the finals?
If they lost in the finals afterward, especially if they were crushed after being specifically countered, they did not dare imagine what public opinion would be like after the Tournament ended.
The Tournament was being held in Ming Capital, after all. Otherwise, people would probably have been shouting for the Contestants to fly to Vast Sea City first, then swim all the way back to the Sun Moon Empire.
Within the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, Meng Hongchen looked somewhat worried.
"Shrek this year will probably be just as difficult to deal with. Although five members of the previous Tournament's Reserve Team formed a new Tang Sect Team, that Huo Yuhao is still there."
"That's right. But I wonder where Wang Dong went. I didn't see him