To say Xu Jiawei had not secretly fiddled with the draw was something not even a dog would believe.
It seemed that after taking the immortal herb, Xu Jiujiu really had given Xu Jiawei considerable confidence. He had even started planning to secure second place and contend for the championship.
After taking the immortal herb, Xu Jiujiu would certainly have no problem thrashing Jiang Peng from Di'ao Academy. In Ye Qing's estimation, with her martial soul evolved into the Star Crown, she could even go toe-to-toe with Ma Xiaotao. Thrashing a mere Jiang Peng would naturally be child's play.
And by having Shrek Academy face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy early, whichever team advanced to the finals would not affect Star Luo Royal Academy's chances of taking second place.
In fact, making the two strong teams clash early would also let Xu Jiujiu see some of their hidden trump cards, helping her devise targeted tactics for the finals.
Even losing would be no loss. After all, both Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had beaten Star Luo Royal Academy more than once. Securing second place this time would already do justice to hosting the tournament on home ground.
Looking back at the tournament in Lingdou City five years ago, Dou Ling Royal Academy had not even reached the quarterfinals. They had been forced to watch teams from other powers duke it out on their own empire's home ground. That was true frustration and humiliation...
Fortunately, the Dou Ling Empire was already used to it. After all, they were experts at internal conflict and amateurs at fighting outsiders.
They were like the national football team, already accustomed to losing. Even with a seven-nil defeat, the people of the Dou Ling Empire would long since have