After four days of round-robin matches, the Wind Fire Team finally fought its way out of the encirclement.
The Skywater Team had stood a strong chance, but unfortunately, with the addition of the Godwind Academy members, the Wind Fire Team's lineup had far too much room for error. Even after using her Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Shui Bing'er failed to wrest that point from them and had no choice but to settle for a top-ten finish.
The Thunder Team was somewhat weaker than both teams and had to settle for third place. The two teams at the bottom of the Round-Robin Tournament were both from the Star Luo Empire.
Before the Semifinals began, Xue Qinghe held a brief meeting at the hotel for the empire's three teams.
The Shrek Academy Team remained excluded.
Xue Qinghe's purpose was simple: to prevent them from going too hard against one another and exposing too many trump cards if they faced an internal matchup in the coming matches.
"The Heaven Dou Second Team is undoubtedly the empire's strongest team in this tournament. If either of the other two teams draws them, you must avoid seriously injuring their members. Likewise, we're all on the same side. There's no need to fight to the death. Friendship should come first, competition second."
Xue Qinghe had never fought a battle with such abundant resources at his disposal. In previous tournaments, only one or two teams from the Heaven Dou Empire had reached the Semifinals, so there had been almost no need to worry about internal matchups.
But with so many teams advancing this time, internal matchups were inevitable. Making arrangements ahead of time certainly could not hurt.
As for the Shrek Academy Team, it would be best if they were matched against the Spirit Hall Academy Team and