The competition progressed swiftly, and before long, the round of sixteen was over.
To everyone's surprise, the imperial academies of both Great Empires were eliminated in the round of sixteen.
The eight remaining teams were Spirit Hall Academy, Victoria Academy, the first and second teams of Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Godwind Academy, Skywater Academy, Canghui Academy, and Myriad Beasts Academy from the Star Luo Empire.
There was a day's rest between each round. During that time, members of the Imperial Fighting Team came to visit, and Ye Lingling also came to help treat Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai's condition had indeed reached a point where it was very difficult to handle. It looked as though he had merely suffered injuries from powerful compression, but in reality, an evil power had invaded his body.
This power was much like the kind Huo Wu had used back then, a power of a higher quality. Yet it was not an injury, merely an abnormal energy lingering inside Dai Mubai. Purifying it would be difficult, and conventional healing methods had no effect on it whatsoever.
"Has Spirit Hall latched onto some big shot from the Demon Realm? They're always pulling things like this." Recalling the Rakshasa God's own account of her rise to fame, Leng Xiyue could not help remarking.
"Hard to say. They didn't use any trump cards against Thunderclap, but there was clearly something wrong with those people's auras. Even some of Spirit Hall's guards we saw when entering the city gave off that same eerie feeling," said Yu Tianheng, who had accompanied Ye Lingling on her visit.
"That's true, though it doesn't seem all that strange. That said, I actually do know somewhere that can treat this kind of injury. It's just that Dai Mubai won't be able to participate in