The next day!
Yu Tianheng awoke from his deep sleep, rubbed his head, and looked around…
"My head hurts so much, where is this??"
Dugu Yan and Yu Feng, who had been asleep beside him, were also startled awake by his voice…
The latter couldn't help but say excitedly, "Tian Heng, you're finally awake, we were so worried about you!"
Upon seeing both of them, Yu Tianheng replied with a mix of apology and confusion, "Yan Zi, Yu Feng, I'm sorry to have worried you, but where are we??"
In his mind, there were only fragmented memories from the competition stage...
Dugu Yan blinked and explained softly, "Tian Heng, we are in a medical room prepared by the Martial Soul Hall. We fell unconscious on the competition stage and were brought here!"
Yu Tianheng let out a sigh, "I see... So, does that mean we lost the match against Shenfeng Academy?"
If they had fallen unconscious on the stage, it was highly likely that they lost the match...
However, Dugu Yan shook her head, denying his assumption, "Tian Heng, we didn't lose. The students from Shenfeng Academy also fell during the battle!"
Yu Tianheng was somewhat surprised, "Does that mean… a draw??"
In competitions, having a draw as a result was extremely rare!
At least, there hadn't been one in the past few years!
Yet, Yu Feng laughed proudly...
"If you hadn't woken up, Tian Heng, perhaps that would be the result. But since you are awake now, the victory is ours!"
Yu Tianheng was even more confused, "We… won? What in the world is going on?"
If both sides had collapsed simultaneously, it should have been a draw, so why was the final result connected to his awakening?
Dugu Yan glared at Yu Feng, a bit annoyed, and reminded him, "Yu Feng, you might as well wipe that smug look off your face. Winning a victory like this isn't something to be proud of!"
Then, she patiently started to explain to Yu Tianheng, "Tian Heng, your thoughts must be a bit chaotic right now, let me explain the situation in detail to you!"
"Since the participants from Shenfeng Academy fell alongside us, the Spirit Hall Executives in charge of the competition couldn't decide the winner!"
"Therefore, it was resolved that whichever team's member awoke first would earn the qualification for the next round of the competition!"
At that moment, Yu Tianheng suddenly understood, "What?? The determination of the match's victor was done so arbitrarily!"
Dugu Yan shrugged her shoulders, "I guess there was no choice, it wasn't possible to postpone the friendly match just because of Shenfeng Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy, as that would cause strong dissatisfaction!"
"Of course, there could be another fight, but it seems that the Martial Soul Hall doesn't plan on doing that!"
Yu Tianheng rested his chin in thought, "Hmm..."
"If I remember correctly, the condition of Shenfeng Academy's students should be similar to ours. Could it be that none of them have woken up yet?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan's face showed a bit of embarrassment, "This…"
Yu Tianheng continued to press, "Yan Zi, what's wrong? Your expression seems off."
After hesitating for a moment, she still answered uneasily, "Actually… the injuries of the students from Shenfeng Academy are much more severe than ours, because they inhaled a lot of poison fog!"
Yu Feng, who had been silent until now, suddenly interjected, "Yan Zi, you haven't mentioned the most important thing!"
"Teacher Qin specially asked the Crown Prince to invite Sect Master Ning to treat us, which allowed us to recover and awake today!"
Yu Tianheng pursed his lips, "I see. It seems, then, that our advance to the next round really is fortunate!"
No, it would be more accurate to say it's because the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is affiliated with the royal household!
Yu Feng nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, but Shenfeng Academy is going to have a tough time now!"
"Reliant on the support-class Soul Masters provided by Spirit Hall for treatment, who knows how long it will take to wake up, at the very least, it's too late for the friendly match!"
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Qin Ming stepped in...
Seeing Yu Tianheng awake, he said with joy, "Tian Heng, you're up too!"
Yu Tianheng also gave him a look and said word by word, "Teacher Qin, I've heard about what happened this time from Yan Zi and the others. We owe it to you that we were able to advance to the next round!"
Qin Ming smiled slightly, "I only mentioned it a few times. The person you really should thank is the Crown Prince. If he hadn't personally intervened, Sect Master Ning surely wouldn't have agreed."
"However, securing the advancement qualification is also a decent outcome!"
He paused for a moment before asking again, "By the way, Tian Heng, are you feeling all right now?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng moved his arm around, "Mmh, my injuries have basically healed. It's just that my Soul Power hasn't fully recovered!"
Only then did Qin Ming breathe a sigh of relief, "That's good. It looks like you should be able to participate in the upcoming matches!"
Yu Feng blinked and asked, "Teacher Qin, since we've won and qualified, that means we'll be facing Skywater Academy next, right?"
Qin Ming snapped back to attention and gave a positive answer, "That's right, your next round is against Skywater Academy!"
Dugu Yan pondered and said, "If it's Skywater Academy, then we should have the victory in the bag!"
"Among those competing students of theirs, only the one called Shui Bing'er is a bit tricky!"
She had watched the entire fight of Skywater Academy, who easily defeated Blazing Fire Academy solely due to elemental superiority!
Their overall strength was surely not as good as their own!
Qin Ming glanced at her and interrupted, "Yan Zi, you mustn't be careless. Even though Skywater Academy won their battle easily due to having elemental superiority over Blazing Fire Academy in the previous fight,"
"it doesn't mean their real strength is weak!"
Dugu Yan did not protest, "Yes, Teacher Qin, I understand!"
Yu Feng coughed to shift the topic, "Teacher Qin, when will the next match start?"
Qin Ming answered without hesitation, "This afternoon, so you need to recover your Soul Power as much as possible, in order to not be at a disadvantage even before the fight starts!"
Of course, what's more important is that if Heaven Dou Royal Academy loses the match against Skywater Academy, they might become the laughingstock!
Yu Tianheng's gaze grew solemn, "Teacher Qin, we will do our best to prepare for the fight; rest assured!"
Qin Ming had nothing more to say, "Good, then you all recover your Soul Power here; I won't disturb you any longer!"
"I'll come to get you when the match is about to start!"
With that, he turned and left...
Seeing this, Yu Tianheng also got up from the bed and said very seriously to the two next to him, "Yan Zi, Yu Feng, let's start recovering our Soul Power. We must not let down Teacher Qin's expectations!!"
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