Third Round Matches, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team's Opportunistic Victory

After the fierce battles of the second round, the Plant Academy Team finally welcomed a precious day of rest.

After resting, when morning light once again filled the Spirit City arena, the war drum of the third round sounded on schedule.

At this point, only eleven teams remained in the third round—according to the rules, one team was bound to receive a lucky bye this round.

On the day of the matches, Plant Academy Team's supervising teacher—Liu Bing—headed to one side of the arena to draw lots.

On her way to the lottery box, Liu Bing unconsciously clenched her fingers, repeatedly chanting in her heart, Please let us get a weaker opponent. We've faced strong teams in both previous rounds, and it was exhausting just watching. Don't put us through that again this time.

Arriving before the lottery box, Liu Bing took a deep breath and slowly reached her hand inside. After her fingertips touched a slightly cool slip of paper, she quickly pulled it out.

She eagerly unfolded the slip, only to find that it was completely blank, without so much as half a character written on it.

Liu Bing froze for a moment, then quickly walked over to the referee and handed him the slip. "Referee, there's nothing written on this slip. Does that mean Plant Academy has a bye this round?"

The one responsible for judging the draw was the tournament referee—Chrysanthemum Douluo. He took the slip and glanced at it, a faint curve appearing at the corner of his mouth as he nodded. "That's right. Plant Academy has a bye this round and advances directly to the next round."

"That's wonderful."

Joy instantly lit up Liu Bing's face. Her tense shoulders completely relaxed, and even her voice carried irrepressible excitement.

Clutching the blank slip, she ran