No matter what, the match ended with the Chinese Team victorious.
The Chinese Team had pulled off an upset against the British Team. First came an Ice Storm of terrifying power, dominated by Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao. Then Zhou Sining unleashed a Level Five Heavenly Flame Funeral that scared the referee into entering the arena.
Either sight was enough to leave jaws on the floor.
The match sparked fierce debate around the world, especially in China and the United Kingdom, where attention was intense and opinions flew in every direction.
The biggest talking point was Zhou Sining's Level Five Heavenly Flame Funeral.
Its power rivaled a Super Level spell backed by a Spirit Seed. To most competitors, who were still at Advanced Level 1 or Advanced Level 2, that was terrifying.
If it went unrestricted, there was hardly any point in continuing the World Academy Competition. They might as well declare the Chinese National Team the winner.
So the British National Team filed a request for a review that very day.
The request was approved quickly, and an investigation and negotiations concerning Zhou Sining began that evening.
The investigation did not take long.
Zhou Sining had cultivated his Fire Element to Level Three. He had the Innate Talent of Stardust Mutation. And the Cosmic Reversal Seal existed.
His ability to cast a Level Five Heavenly Flame Funeral was therefore beyond dispute, and it was entirely legitimate.
The trouble lay in the negotiations.
It was not just the British Team facing off against the Chinese Team. All thirty remaining countries joined in, with half of them siding firmly with the British.
Either Zhou Sining withdrew, or he was absolutely forbidden from using a Level Five Heavenly Flame Funeral again.
The point remained the same: if his Level Five Heavenly Flame