In the early morning, after washing up and enjoying breakfast, the Shrek Academy Team strode onto Star Luo Plaza in dark green fitted uniforms, heads high and spirits soaring, instantly setting off a tidal wave of cheers.
After more than a month of fierce competition, they had emerged from the original hundreds of teams and finally secured a place in the top four.
It had certainly been a long time-long enough that Chen Ping, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian had each even advanced a level.
As of today, Ning Tian was even showing faint signs of advancing another level, which was quite astonishing.
There was no telling whether the pressure of the tournament might let her overtake on the bend and reach level forty before Dai Huabin.
For these final four elite teams, every battle was crucial, and every victory brought them one step closer to the championship.
The rest area had been carefully rearranged into four separate sections, ensuring that the teams maintained an appropriate distance from one another.
Although nearly an hour remained before the matches began, all four teams had already arrived. A tense, murderous atmosphere filled the air, and even the occasional meeting of eyes could strike fierce sparks.
As the sky gradually brightened, sunlight spilled across Star Luo Plaza, draping the entire square in a faint layer of gold.
It seemed like a signal-a signal that battle was about to begin.
The first day of the semifinals: team battles.
To everyone's surprise, a red carpet ten meters wide stretched all the way from the Imperial City's gates to the front of the Competition Platform.
With ten minutes remaining before the drawing of lots, the palace gates of the Imperial City swung wide open.
Surrounded by palace guards, Xu Jiawei strode out and headed straight toward