I Could Have Endured the Darkness, but Then I Saw the Sun

As for the one with the lightest injuries, it was actually Oscar, who had been knocked off the arena by Tai Long. He had suffered only a few superficial wounds.

The Preliminary Tournament in the Heaven Dou City Division had completely concluded, and the Preliminary Tournament over in Xingluo City was also about to draw to a close.

The academies that advanced through the Preliminary Tournament, ranked first through tenth, were—

Super Beast Academy, Golden Academy, Evil God Academy, Skywater Academy, Godwind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Thunder Academy, Shrek Academy, Fire God Academy, and Wind God Academy.

Although the altered rules had added five more advancing teams to the Heaven Dou City Division, that change applied only to the Heaven Dou City Division. The other divisions remained unchanged.

The Silves Kingdom, Fasino Kingdom, Balak Kingdom, Hagensdas Kingdom, and Soto Duchy of the Heaven Dou Empire each still sent out two teams, joining the ten teams from the Heaven Dou City Division in the Promotion Tournament.

Twenty teams in total.

There was no helping it. The Heaven Dou City Division had gathered teams from Spirit Hall and the top soul master sects, and neither side wanted to compete against a bunch of academy teams from kingdoms and duchies during the Preliminary Tournament. Thus, they had no choice but to change the rules.

The Star Luo Empire was the same. They could not very well have twenty teams in one division while the other remained at the old count of fifteen.

In any case, it made little difference, and an even number would prevent byes. When the time came, it would all come down to raw strength, with no luck involved.

After the Preliminary Tournament ended, tradition dictated that an awards ceremony be held and qualification certificates for the Promotion Tournament be