The regular individual matches were over. Some teams celebrated; others despaired.
But none had more reason to despair than Zi Wei Troupe. Of all the dominant teams—even among those led by Faction Lords—they alone had earned no honors whatsoever.
The team competition was next. None of the twenty seeded teams took Zi Wei Troupe seriously. They figured the troupe was only there to make up the numbers.
Even Brando and the others thought so themselves.
Then, in their first match, Lin Li charged into the enemy formation alone and crushed all five opponents.
They had their first win, just like that. Brando and the others were still dizzy when they left the arena.
They hadn't done a thing! And they'd won!
"Lin Li, just how strong are you?" Brando asked, his voice trembling.
"I don't know," Lin Li answered honestly.
Saya had a better idea. "Your combat awareness is definitely at an emperor's level. You might even rank among the best at Krypton-level. As for energy control... Lin Li, can you unleash Genesis-level energy barehanded?"
"No..." Lin Li shook his head.
"What about a high-energy technique in its perfected form?" Saya asked.
Lin Li shook his head again. "Can't do that either..."
"Then you'd rank in the top twenty at Krypton-level at best," Saya concluded.
"Awareness can't make up for everything. Everyone has a specialty, and their power amplification gets more terrifying by the day. If all you have are ordinary high-energy techniques, no matter how exquisite your timing and execution are, you won't stand a chance."
Everyone nodded. The more energy a fighter could command, the less positioning and evasion mattered.
"Oh, that," Lin Li said. "I can do that too. Big Brother taught me a move with three-thousandfold power amplification!"
"Three thousand? You're not joking, are you?" Everyone