The tournament continued. Although the afternoon matches lacked a clash of titans like the morning's battle between East Cang Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, two fighters opened the session by each sweeping through seven opponents, setting everyone's excitement ablaze.
Spurred on by them, the sect and academy teams competing that afternoon also gave their all. Although no one else defeated seven opponents in succession, streaks of three or four victories were far from uncommon.
The morning had been a clash between teams, while the afternoon showcased individual strength at its very peak, with one powerful Soul Master after another leaving their mark on the arena.
With more competitors revealing their strength, the afternoon matches also proceeded more quickly. By evening, seventeen matches had concluded.
The Tournament Committee breathed a sigh of relief. If the matches had continued at the morning's pace, they truly would have worried whether three days were enough for every team to finish the first round of the knockout stage.
Although the afternoon session was longer, the morning matches really had been slow. The battle between East Cang Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy alone had lasted more than two hours.
Without a doubt, the first day's matches had been spectacular and fiercely contested. After that first day, the atmosphere in the Mingyue Hotel grew even heavier. In particular, the teams that had yet to compete could not help feeling a pang of apprehension as they watched other teams silently pack their belongings and leave.
It had to be admitted that the many sects on the Douluo Continent existed for good reason. Compared with academy-trained Soul Masters, those from sects were stronger. Of course, this also stemmed from the differences between their respective systems.
Once disciples joined a sect, they