Semifinals Begin

Tang San spoke firmly, without the slightest hesitation. He had clearly considered this long ago; it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

The others on the Shrek Team showed no surprise either. They had long known Tang San would say this.

A faint smile hung on Grandmaster's face, as if he had already forgotten Tang San's painful ordeal just now.

This was precisely the tactical arrangement he had made.

The moment Tang San finished speaking, the venue erupted into an uproar.

No one had expected Shrek Academy to pull something like this and admit defeat right from the start.

Were they afraid?

No, this was not fear. After giving it some thought, many people understood Shrek Academy's intentions.

The strength displayed by Shrek's members in the previous matches had been rather uneven.

Only Tang San and Dai Mubai had reached the Soul Ancestor level, while the others were still Soul Elders.

The restructured Godwind Academy now consisted entirely of Soul Ancestors.

Though Spirit Hall Academy had not revealed all its strength, it would certainly be even more terrifying than Godwind Academy. No one doubted that.

Therefore, in the Individual Elimination Tournament, the only people from Shrek Academy who could truly fight were Tang San and Dai Mubai. The others would merely be cannon fodder.

In the previous Preliminary Tournament and Promotion Tournament, Shrek Academy's greatest strength had been its ability to fight as a team. Individual matches were not Shrek Academy's specialty.

"Shrek Academy has some self-awareness, at least. They admitted defeat on their own," someone mocked.

"What do you know? This is called playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses. Given Shrek's members' strength, they have little chance in individual matches. Since that's the case, why participate? They would only exhaust themselves for nothing. It would be better to