The day off between matches was called a break, but it was really just time for the northern university teams to fly to Magic City.
As for the four southern university teams, at most, they could get a good night's sleep. But for many players, their nerves made it impossible to sleep at all.
Over the final two days of the competition, Xu Xinian did not practice his skills. Instead, he observed the other contestants' team matches.
Although Coach Su had prepared a database on every contestant before the competition, those records were from previous years. Whether this year's competitors had changed in any way still required watching this year's matches.
Magic City University had lost Wang Qian'an, and its strength had declined significantly. Though it was still formidable, it no longer seemed capable of contending with Qingbei.
As a result, they had pinned their hopes on newcomers. Even if they could not achieve the same results as before, they could at least prove that Magic City University remained excellent at nurturing new talent and would not lose face.
Perhaps that was why they had promoted Lin Shiyu so heavily.
Even Lin Shiyu herself believed she could stand alongside the Su Baizhou of the past. In her eyes, only Lu Chuan and Zhang Wei from Qingbei remained as opponents.
Still, her strength truly was impressive, enough to give many people a headache.
The matches began at four in the afternoon. The quarterfinals and semifinals would be held on the first day, while the finals would take place directly on the second day.
The most highly anticipated opening match of the day was Magic City University versus Jiangcheng University.
A veteran powerhouse against a dark horse that had suddenly emerged—the anticipation for this match was through the roof.
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