Although it was no longer first in the Si Realm, Si Nan Academy had brought glory to its ancestors. The entire Si Nan Universe would share in its honor.
So, no matter what happened in the Si Nan Universe during the Yin God Festival, Si Nan Academy's standing would remain unshaken.
Yu Shan, the dean of Si Nan Academy, was also one of the strongest people in the entire Si Nan Universe.
A tournament on such a massive scale naturally couldn't be held in the real world, or simply traveling to the venue would take an unknown amount of time. Normally, only when a team reached the finals in its Realm Competition district would it compete in person.
In other words, the Si Nan Universe was part of the Si Realm, which had tens of thousands of universes. Teams would meet only in the Si Realm finals, where they would decide the strongest team in the Si Realm. That team would then represent the Si Realm against other Realms, until the top thirty teams made it into the Finals Circle and advanced to the final venue.
If a team couldn't even reach the finals of its Realm Competition, there was no need to prepare for an in-person meeting.
That meant Si Nan Academy had never faced anyone in person. Never.
Its best ranking had been somewhere beyond the millionth place. In many Realms, that would have made it the undisputed champion, but this was the Si Realm. They could barely make the top three. The gap between Realms was enormous.
In the Si Realm, the Si Nan Team wasn't qualified to compete in person, and it didn't need substitutes. The competition was virtual, so substitutes weren't necessary. No one could get hurt, anyway.
So Si Nan Academy prepared for the