"Semifinal elimination round, first match: Heart of Fire Academy versus Spirit Hall Academy."
"Please, the teams from both academies, take your positions for the match."
"Heart of Fire Academy team, please enter the arena on time!"
"Heart of Fire Academy team members, please take your positions within five minutes, otherwise you will be considered to have forfeited the match."
On the Great Spirit Arena in Spirit City, only the knight order of the Supreme Pontiff Palace maintained order, and only a few successful qualifying teams were present to watch.
Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong held her Supreme Pontiff Scepter, standing at the highest point of the Douhun Arena's VIP section, her gaze fixed calmly on the arena.
Next to Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong was a frail man without a lower body, whose state could not be accurately described as either standing or sitting; in short, his body was in a wheelchair.
His injuries had not fully recovered; his lips were pale, his face weak, but his eyes were fierce, and his hands gripped the armrests of the wheelchair tightly. Seeing that the Heart of Fire Academy team members had not yet appeared in the arena, a nearly morbid, ferocious smile appeared on his face.
Yu Xiaogang tried to speak, but the sounds that came out were like the grunts of a pig or the barks of a dog:
"Ooh ooh~ woof woof~"
At this moment, no one's hatred for Xin was deeper than his!
He had gambled his legs and tongue, but he hadn't expected that 'legs' would include…
Bibi Dong glanced at Yu Xiaogang, her eyes showing pity, sympathy, and a hint of confusion.
After the full efforts of the Supreme Pontiff Palace's healing Spirit Masters, Yu Xiaogang's life was barely saved, but he would be unable to speak or walk in the future, destined to spend his entire life in a wheelchair.
When Yu Xiaogang woke up, he did only one thing.
He wrote a blood letter to Bibi Dong from his sickbed, the content of the letter roughly as follows:
"The Heart of Fire Team is already invincible in the competition; Tianshui Academy is second. If the Spirit Hall Team faces them directly, there will be no chance of a comeback.
I have become a cripple and regret that I cannot personally seek revenge. If you truly loved me once, out of consideration for our past, even if you cannot personally eliminate Xin on the spot, I do not wish to see the Heart of Fire Team win the championship.
Currently, I have only one plan that can allow the Spirit Hall Team to win the championship.
Heart of Fire students can only be defeated by Heart of Fire students. To my knowledge, there are currently three teams with Xin's students: Heart of Fire Academy, Tianshui Academy, and Plant Academy. We can arrange a rigged draw for the quarterfinals—have Heart of Fire Academy eliminate Tianshui Academy. Plant Academy is the weakest and nothing to fear. For the latter semifinals, temporarily change the venue. Five teams will be present, but Heart of Fire teachers and students will not be notified. This way, we can win without fighting, eliminating them. After that, the Spirit Hall Team will have no obstacles.