"Good news or bad news—which do you want to hear first?"
Liu Erlong returned to the team with an amused expression. She was not speaking to everyone, only to Long Jie.
Long Jie froze for a moment. "The good news first..."
"The good news is that your opponent is Heavenly Water Academy!" Liu Erlong giggled, and Long Jie's gaze instantly went blank.
Heavenly Water Academy? What a coincidence. He had just spoken with Shui Bing'er, and now they were about to face each other?
Long Jie nodded. "Then what's the bad news?" His expression was somewhat unnatural, and Liu Erlong secretly laughed at the sight.
"The bad news is that I don't intend to let you compete!"
Her gaze shifted to Huo Wu. "You'll be taking the field today. It's the perfect chance to let everyone know about our alliance!"
"Alright!" Huo Wu agreed excitedly.
As Lan Ba Academy took the field, the already attention-grabbing academy instantly drew even more notice with Blazing Fire Academy joining them.
Many academies strongly objected. Lan Ba Academy had already been terrifying enough, and now, with Blazing Fire Academy added to the mix, they were practically invincible. How could the others not be upset?
However, this was within the rules, and the organizing committee would not interfere. Although the two academies had merged into one, they had still given up one spot in the Finals. For some less powerful academies, that was also a good thing.
Quite a few academies on the Heaven Dou Empire's side raised the same protest, but they experienced Spirit Hall's toughness for the first time. Spirit Hall's final reply consisted of only one sentence: if they did not want to participate, they could withdraw. The organizing committee was absolutely fair.
The Heaven Dou Empire's officials did not step forward