The ten-team battle royale had finally produced the top three teams, namely-
Spirit Hall Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy (now only its main team remained), and Skywater Academy.
This round of the finals would decide who took the championship, and the battlefield had moved to the square before the Papal Palace. Spectator numbers were strictly limited. Only the academies that had made the top three, their teachers, and Spirit Hall's invited guests were qualified to come here.
The final round involved more than team battles. Individual elimination matches would take place in the morning, followed by the losers' bracket in the afternoon, with the ultimate final the next day.
Pontiff Square favored a lavish style. Jade paved the ground, inlaid with platinum patterns that glittered in the sunlight.
Dozens of starting competitors from Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Skywater Academy gathered in the square, while the substitutes waited in the stands with their teachers.
As captain, Lin Qian deservedly stood at the front, with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and the others lined up behind him. Skywater Academy stood in the middle, with Shui Bing'er beside him. Their eyes met from time to time, and they exchanged smiles.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy stood on the far right. Compared with the other two teams' relaxed air, their atmosphere was tense.
Yu Xiaogang said, "Little San, have you seen Li Si?"
Tang San said, "The captain went out early this morning. He said we'd meet in front of the Papal Palace."
Ever since they had entered Spirit City, Li Si had often gone into seclusion. Everyone had grown used to it and assumed today was no different.
Only when the Pontiff personally summoned them, and any further failure to appear would count as forfeiting, did Yu