Chapter 270: Battle for the Top Three
After a brief exchange with the members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, Yu Tianlin and his companions arrived together at the competition venue.
Today, the top three spots of the Grand Competition would be decided here.
The other four teams had already arrived and were waiting early, clearly treating this round of competition with the utmost seriousness.
Yu Tianlin's group was the last to arrive.
Once all the participating teams had gathered, the matches began immediately without any delay.
There were 3 battles today.
The first match was Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One versus Godwind Academy Team.
Judging from spirit power cultivation alone, there was a very obvious gap between the 2 sides.
Within Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, even Yu Feng, who had the lowest spirit power, had already broken through to Rank 44 a few days ago.
Meanwhile, among the Godwind Academy Team, the strongest members, Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu, were only Rank 44.
The weakest member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One was already equal to the strongest member of the Godwind Academy Team. The disparity was just that exaggerated.
Although the Godwind Academy Team's overall spirit power was lower, they were still a team made up entirely of Spirit Ancestors, so they were far from weak and were not crushed immediately.
Instead, they managed to put on a very exciting battle for Yu Tianlin.
On Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One's side, because Shi Mo and Elder Brother, the 2 Black Tortoise Spirit Masters, were both defense types and had to remain in the rear to protect Ye Lingling, it was effectively the same as losing 2 offensive points.
Only Yu Tianheng, Ao Siliu, and Yu Feng charged forward to take the initiative.
On the Godwind Academy Team's side, the situation was different.
Aside from Fire Unrivaled, Huo Wu, and a single support type Spirit Master staying in the back, Feng Xiaotian, the 2 Fire Crane Spirit Ancestors, and a Wind Wing Eagle Spirit Ancestor, 4 people in total, all moved forward to meet them.
All 4 of them had the ability to fly, and with the numerical advantage of 4 against 3, they unexpectedly managed to fight Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One to a standstill during the initial clash.
After only a brief exchange, Yu Tianheng understood that there was no way he could quickly resolve things against these flying opponents.
So he immediately gave up on tangling with Feng Xiaotian and the others, instead turning his attention toward the backline and charging straight for the 3 people at the rear.
Coincidentally, Divine Wind Academy had the exact same idea.
They were very familiar with the famous Nine Heart Begonia and understood that if they did not eliminate Ye Lingling first, then with her terrifying recovery ability, the battle would be dragged out indefinitely.
Thus, they also immediately launched their attack toward Ye Lingling.
In this battle, the front lines of both sides unexpectedly bypassed each other in tacit understanding, both choosing to target the opponent's rear line first.
Logically speaking, neither side's choice was wrong.
Unfortunately, because the difference in raw strength between the 2 teams was simply too great, the situation gradually became clear.
The 4 members led by Feng Xiaotian attempted to attack Ye Lingling, but it was entirely useless.
Besides the defensive protection of the Shi Family Brothers, Dugu Yan was also guarding the rear.
Combined with her powerful toxins, their defense was as stable as Mount Tai.
By contrast, the situation on Divine Wind Academy's side was far worse.
Although Feng and Huo Wu had remained in the back to protect their support type Spirit Master, the 2 of them were clearly no match for Yu Tianheng, let alone with Ao Siliu and Yu Feng assisting him.
As a result, Feng Xiotan and his companion were immediately forced into a perilous situation.
The overall battle situation tilted more and more toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One.
Even when Divine Wind Academy finally used the combination move they had been hiding, it was already too late to reverse the situation. In the end, they were defeated and eliminated from the field.
With this victory, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One became the first team to advance into the top 3.
After the first battle ended, it was time for Blue Tyrant Academy Team to face Zifei Academy Team.
The battle between these 2 teams was also very intense, but anyone with discerning eyes could tell that neither of them was as strong as the Godwind Academy Team that had just been eliminated.
After all, the compositions of these 2 teams were lacking.
Blue Tyrant Academy Team only had 2 Spirit Ancestors, while Zifei Academy Team, although slightly better, had only 4 Spirit Ancestors.
Compared to Divine Wind Academy, which was made up entirely of Spirit Ancestors, they were naturally much weaker.
If the top 3 were ranked strictly by strength, neither of these 2 teams should have made it in.
But they were lucky.
As the 2 weakest teams among the remaining competitors, they had just happened to draw each other, meaning one of them was guaranteed to secure a top 3 spot.
In the end, after an intense battle, Blue Tyrant Academy Team emerged victorious.
Even though they had 2 fewer Spirit Ancestors than their opponent, Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda truly lived up to its reputation as the strongest support type Tool Spirit.
Its amplification ability was simply too powerful, forcibly closing the gap in strength between the 2 sides.
Coupled with Yu Tianxin's own formidable strength as a disciple of one of the Upper Three Clans, they ultimately won the battle.
Thus, Blue Tyrant Academy Team became the second team, after Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, to secure a place in the top 3.
And barring any major surprise, Blue Tyrant Academy Team's final ranking was already basically fixed. They were locked into 3rd place.
They absolutely had no chance of taking 1st or 2nd. This was beyond dispute, because they were clearly no match for either of the remaining teams.
The first 2 matches had finally ended, and the upcoming 3rd match was the true main event of the day.
Thunder Academy Team versus Spirit Hall Academy Team.
In everyone's eyes, these 2 teams were both exceptionally powerful. They could even be called the 2 strongest teams in the entire Grand Competition, each slightly above Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One.
Yet now, these 2 strongest teams had been forced to clash in the round that decided the top 3. That meant one of them was guaranteed to be eliminated here.
Both sides were filled with confidence in themselves and believed that they would be the ones to advance.
So today's battle was destined to be a true dragon and tiger struggle, and naturally, everyone was full of anticipation.
After Yu Tianlin led his teammates onto the stage, he saw the 7 members of Spirit Hall Academy already standing silently opposite them, waiting.
A murderous aura as sharp as a blade surged toward them.
In response, Yu Tianlin merely smiled dismissively.
With a killing intent this weak, who exactly were they trying to scare?
"With your strength, securing 2nd place would not have been difficult. But unfortunately, you've encountered us now, so all you can do is leave in regret."
Just as Yu Tianlin and his team had taken their positions and before the referee had even arrived, a female voice full of charm rang out from the opposite side.
It was Hu Liena.
Hearing her words, Yu Tianlin's mouth twitched slightly.
He could not even be bothered to respond and simply chose to ignore her.
The match was about to begin anyway. Why waste time with verbal sparring when victory or defeat would soon be decided through battle?
Insisting on taunting the opponent before the match had even started was truly childish.
Yu Tianlin ignored Hu Liena, but the usually calm Shui Binger puffed out her cheeks slightly.
She did not like this woman.
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