Among the Shrek group, Liu Erlong looked grave.
"I think we should just concede when our next match comes. Losing to Heaven Dou Academy wouldn't be too humiliating for us anyway."
Her words cast a strange mood over the group.
Some were tempted, while others were unwilling to give up.
Not long ago, they had sworn to defeat Heaven Dou Academy in the Finals and avenge Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
But who could have imagined that Qi Dao and Dugu Yan had hidden their strength so well, breaking through to Soul King without anyone noticing?
Flender let out a long sigh.
"I'm thinking the same thing as Erlong. But back in the Qualifiers, we dealt Heaven Dou Academy's Second Team a heavy blow."
"If we surrender without a fight and give Heaven Dou Academy no chance to settle that score, I'm afraid that after the Finals, the academy—and even the Crown Prince behind it—will come looking for trouble."
Liu Erlong had a fiery temper. She scoffed. "What's there to fear? With you, me, and Xiaogang here, even the Crown Prince can't do much to us, can he?"
Flender sighed and shook his head. "The Crown Prince can't do much to us. But what about our students?"
"If they start playing dirty tricks on our students, can we watch over every one of them at all times?"
"And if they spread word of what happened at the Soul Master Tournament, Shrek Academy's reputation will stink. Who would want to join us then?"
Apart from a few like Tai Long, who had families behind them, most of Blue Tyrant Academy's students were Commoner Soul Masters.
If Heaven Dou Academy or the Crown Prince made moves against them in secret, those students would be the first to suffer.
Nearby, Ma Hongjun listened