After seeing Rong Yuanshan, their lives returned to normal. They were still in the middle of the tournament, after all, so they couldn't relax too much. Once they returned to the hotel, Rong Taotao resumed his diligent training in the Starfield Soul Technique, awaiting the day of the draw.
In the single-elimination bracket, with seven teams advancing to the final four, one lucky team would receive a bye and advance directly to the semi-finals.
The timing of this bye was interesting. It came in the round immediately after the national team selection, which gave people the feeling that 'the big picture was already decided'.
In the third round, you had to fight tooth and nail to earn a spot in the top eight and the right to represent the country.
But the fourth round... well, you've already made the national team, so it doesn't really matter. A randomly drawn team gets a free pass as a bonus!
