To the Organizing Committee's staff, this was merely a minor interlude. Almost everyone felt it was simply a way for the Heaven Dou Second Team, and Qin Yuan in particular, to save face.
After all, Qin Yuan had put so much effort into personally guiding the Heaven Dou Second Team's training. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if they failed to reach the finals?
Sharing a roster with the Fighting Team would allow Feng Xiaotian to make an appearance for them if the Heaven Dou Second Team was eliminated, salvaging some of Qin Yuan's dignity.
Alternatively, the Fighting Team's stronger members could win a crucial match for the Heaven Dou Second Team, securing their place in the next round.
Of course, all of this rested on the assumption that the Heaven Dou Second Team's members had not consumed immortal herbs.
Before receiving the boost from the immortal herbs, the Heaven Dou Second Team's soul power levels had indeed been rather low. Against a well-coordinated team composed entirely of Soul Ancestors, they would struggle to turn the tables.
In the matches at the Great Soul Arena, Qin Yuan had deliberately arranged for the Heaven Dou Second Team to face mostly teams with a mixture of Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors. Whenever they faced an all-Soul Ancestor team, every victory had seemed incredibly difficult.
With faulty intelligence, such speculation was perfectly normal. Still, it had worked in Qin Yuan's favor.
Something nobody cared about would naturally never spread, so no one would prepare countermeasures in advance. Once they reached the finals, either the Fighting Team or the Heaven Dou Second Team might have a chance to snatch a win under everyone's noses.
Once registration was complete, the teams began arriving in Heaven Dou City one after another, waiting for the tournament to open.