In the matches that followed, the Spirit Hall Team, the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, and the Divine Wind Team defeated their respective opponents and advanced to the fourth round.
Together with Shrek Academy and Asura Academy, who advanced with byes, six teams made it into the tournament's top six.
Although they were only at the top-six stage, everyone knew full well that the Spirit Hall Team was determined to claim the championship.
The only team that might be able to contend with Spirit Hall was probably the Heaven Dou Team.
That was because, even now, the Heaven Dou Team's captain, Lin Yang, had yet to take the stage, and no one knew his true strength.
But anyone who looked into it a little would know that Lin Yang had competed in the previous Martial Soul Elite Tournament.
Now that five years had passed, he was at least a Soul King, and might even be a Soul Emperor.
But in the eyes of many spectators, even if Lin Yang took the stage, Heaven Dou's hopes of winning were still exceedingly slim.
Still, with a lineup of four Soul Kings, or even one Soul Emperor and three Soul Kings, securing second place should pose no problem.
As for Godwind Academy and the Star Luo Royal Academy Team...
Although neither team had Soul King-level combat strength, they were among the few teams made up entirely of Soul Ancestors.
Godwind Academy's strength lay in every member being one of the finest from the Four Elements Academy.
Moreover, their coordination was remarkably seamless.
Wind fed the flames, while water and lightning moved together.
Their various combination techniques emerged one after another, leaving spectators in awe.
The core of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, meanwhile, lay with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
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