Chapter 259: Perfectly Arranged
After not seeing each other for many days, Yu Tianlin met with the members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One once again. After a brief reunion, they quickly began updating each other on their recent situations.
Although their 2 teams currently looked like competitors in the Grand Competition, in reality, they were all basically on the same side.
For example, once the Grand Competition ended, most of the Thunder Academy team members would choose to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The same was true for Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One. Their relationship with his elder brother was very good, and they would most likely also join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in the future.
Since that was the case, everyone was essentially one of their own. If necessary, they could even join forces to target other competing teams, such as the Spirit Hall Academy Team.
The first thing they did was exchange information.
From his elder brother, Yu Tianlin learned the current strength of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One.
Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Rank 52 strong attack type Spirit King.
Dugu Yan, Martial Soul Jade Phosphor Serpent, Rank 48 control type Spirit Ancestor.
Ye Lingling, Martial Soul Nine Heart Begonia, Rank 48 support type tool Spirit Ancestor.
Shi Mo, Martial Soul Black Tortoise, Rank 45 defense type Spirit Ancestor.
Shi Mo's elder brother, Martial Soul Black Tortoise, Rank 44 defense type Spirit Ancestor.
Oslo, Martial Soul Ghost Leopard, Rank 44 agility attack type Spirit Ancestor.
Yu Feng, Martial Soul Wind Chime Bird, Rank 43 agility attack type Spirit Ancestor.
The strength of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One was quite good, especially Yu Tianheng. Aside from Yu Tianlin, his Spirit Power cultivation could be said to be the highest among all participants in this Grand Competition, on par with Xie Yue and Yan of Spirit Hall Academy Team.
Moreover, Yu Tianheng was younger than Xie Yue and Yan by about 4 years, yet their Spirit Power ranks were the same. The difference in talent was obvious.
As for the other members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, they were not weak either. All of them had reached the Spirit Ancestor level. In particular, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the most important control type and support type members of the team, had both reached the advanced Spirit Ancestor stage.
After learning about Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One's strength, Yu Tianlin also introduced the situation of his own team.
Although his teammates were slightly weaker than Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One on average, Shui Bing'er was an advanced Spirit Ancestor, and Yu Tianlin himself was absurdly powerful. If everything was averaged out, the strength of the 2 teams was actually quite similar. If the Martial Soul Fusion Technique was also included, then Thunder Academy's side was actually somewhat stronger.
In Yu Tianlin's opinion, if the teams in this Grand Competition were ranked purely by raw strength, then it should be:
Thunder Academy Team = Spirit Hall Academy Team > Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One.
After understanding each other's situation, Yu Tianlin began discussing specific cooperation matters with his elder brother, mainly focusing on how to target Spirit Hall Academy Team.
That was right. They only focused on Spirit Hall Academy Team. As for Divine Wind Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy Team One, they did not even deserve special attention. Without a Spirit King, they were not worth mentioning.
The reason Yu Tianlin proposed working together was because, in his view, it was entirely realistic. There was more than enough room for cooperation between the 2 sides.
Because Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One had a bye in the first round, and Thunder Academy had a bye in the second round, the 2 teams would not meet any time soon. Even in the later rounds, it would be difficult for Spirit Hall to tamper with the draw and force them to clash. After all, Holy Dragon Academy's cheating today had been too blatant and had already triggered complaints and suspicion from many participating teams. In order to clear its name, Spirit Hall naturally could not keep playing tricks behind the scenes. The following draws would have to depend on real luck.
So under those circumstances, this was the perfect time for the 2 teams to discuss their arrangements in advance. If they were lucky enough not to meet each other at all, and both eventually advanced to the top 3 alongside Spirit Hall Academy Team, then things would become very interesting.
At that point, as long as the 2 teams coordinated properly, they could completely arrange Spirit Hall Academy Team from beginning to end.
And just like that, the 2 sides quickly reached an agreement.
If the 2 teams were unlucky enough to draw each other, then friendship would come first and competition second. They would simply play an exhibition match.
If one of them drew Spirit Hall Academy Team first, then they would fight them with everything they had. Winning would naturally be best, but even if they lost, they had to at least weaken Spirit Hall Academy Team for the other side.
And if both teams and Spirit Hall Academy Team advanced into the top 3 together, then they would join forces to target Spirit Hall Academy Team.
In short, just go all out against them.
After the 2 sides reached an agreement, Yu Tianlin did not stay any longer. He still needed to return to his own team and update his teammates about the situation.
As Yu Tianlin left, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One also started discussing things among themselves. However, while the other team members were talking about the upcoming matches, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were different. The 2 of them sat off to one side, quietly discussing something else.
"So it can actually be done like that, by transferring people and reorganizing the team." Ye Lingling said in a slightly annoyed tone. "Tianlin is really something. He knew about such a good method, but he did not come ask me to join. Otherwise, I could have been on his team too..."
"You little brat!"
Ye Lingling's unexpected words instantly made Dugu Yan flare up, and she started playfully wrestling with her.
"You already have someone you like, and now you want to abandon your teammates too? Valuing love over friendship?"
"That's not what I mean." At an immediate disadvantage in the scuffle, Ye Lingling could only quickly explain, "I just feel that Tianlin went to form a team with other girls, but he never came to ask me..."
"You mean that Shui Bing'er, right? That really is a problem." Dugu Yan slowed down and began comforting Ye Lingling instead. "But actually, it's fine. You also heard what Xiao Lin said. The reason he merged with Heaven Water Academy was because Divine Wind Academy and Blazing Academy joined forces first and were trying to target him. Xiao Lin only joined with Skywater Academy because he felt the pressure. He probably doesn't have any other intentions."
"I hope so." Even so, Ye Lingling still frowned. "But I always feel that the way Shui Bing'er looks at Tianlin is a little off."
"Relax, relax." Dugu Yan patted Ye Lingling on the shoulder. "Don't overthink it. Even if Shui Bing'er really does want to compete with you for Xiao Lin, as your good sister, I'll definitely support you."
"And besides, Shui Bing'er is only Rank 47, while you're 1 rank higher than her. Lingling, you're stronger than her, so what's there to be afraid of?"
"Alright. Maybe I really was overthinking it."
After Dugu Yan's long string of persuasion, Ye Lingling finally relaxed a little.
The 2 of them stopped dwelling on that matter and joined the others in discussing the competition.
In Yu Tianlin's estimation, the strength comparison between the 2 teams was roughly this:
Yu Tianlin himself, plus the Martial Soul Fusion Technique [Ice and Snow Drifting Down], could already reach the Spirit Emperor level.
That was stronger than Yan.
The rest of Thunder Academy's teammates were slightly weaker than the rest of Spirit Hall Academy Team.
So overall, the strength of the 2 teams should be more or less equal.
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