However, this was only the most basic Round-Robin Tournament format. In the grand finals, the two finalist teams would each have to fight three matches: an individual match, a round-robin match, and a team match, testing the champion team's overall strength.
Of these formats, only the two-two-three format required luck. The other two were contests of pure strength.
Although the two-two-three format depended on luck, no one would gamble on it. Almost every team followed the same approach: put the weakest members in one group and distribute the remaining strength evenly between the other two. Only then could they go all out to secure two victories.
No one considered sweeping all three matches, nor did anyone insist on winning the first two. They needed to secure one win in the first two matches, then fight for their lives in the third.
That was how a normal person would think, and it was the approach every academy used.
Thus, tactics did not mean much. But that was not entirely true either. If they knew the enemy's Soul Skills and could counter them accordingly, tactics could still have a powerful effect.
That was why Wang Yan had instructed them to win in style, but reveal as few Soul Skills as possible.
That was the key.
Thus, Ling Luochеn was only responsible for providing support with ice energy, while Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng watched from start to finish. All they needed to do was hold the field.
The ones actually responsible for fighting were the Six-Winged Angel Clone and Molo. After all, they were only members of the Preliminary Team, so it did not matter how they used their Soul Skills. Those were not their last-resort trump cards.
Besides, Wang Yan was very confident in their strength. With those two present, they