"Thank you!" Wu Tong bowed to Bingqin and Huo Wu as they walked off the arena. If they had not turned back the raging tide and defeated the opposing team's two Soul Kings, East Cang Academy would already have lost, and he would have borne the greatest responsibility for that defeat. Whatever else happened, they had brought East Cang Academy back from the brink.
They could not afford to lose either of their matches against Tianlong and Dou Ling. Losing one would magnify all their hopes of facing Shrek Academy, while losing both would mean the end of their round-robin journey. Compared with the even stronger Dou Ling Academy, Tianlong Academy was already the weaker opponent. If the two women had lost, the pressure would have shifted onto the others. Wu Tong therefore understood just how much pressure Bingqin and Huo Wu had borne-and they had been facing two Soul Kings!
Huo Wu smiled. "Teacher Wu, we've already won, so there's no need to be so formal. If you really feel bad about it, treat us all to a feast tonight!"
As she spoke, Huo Wu looked at Xu Yunxiu and smiled. "Sister Yun Xiu, it's all up to you now!"
"Don't worry!" Xu Yunxiu nodded with a smile.
Both teams took the stage. Under the two-two-three format, they were now tied at one victory each, so the outcome of this final three-person soul fight would decide the match.
Tianlong Academy was also under immense pressure. They had originally thought their excellent tactics would allow them to defeat their opponents outright in the first two bouts. They had never expected East Cang Academy to be so powerful. Both bouts they had believed were firmly in their grasp had been full of unexpected turns, and now their opponents' captain and vice-captain