The solo combat is over just like that.
Sam settled for fourth place, while Crow is in the third place. The first two places belonged to the peak stage cultivators, while the fifth place belonged to the late stage cultivator. The line up is weird. It is not unusual for one or two late stage cultivators to take places in top 5.
Middle stage is out of chance though. But this time, there are two of them.
Everyone could already imagine the jeers and sneers they will get from the people of other academies in the finals. They would be a butt of all jokes, but also they will give the most surprising punch ever given in the tournament.
A lot of people are actually looking forward to it.
Next is the team combat.
Sam is not exactly popular in the academy. It is true that they have all defended him against the external enemies, but there are too many questions surrounding Sam and he has been distance since the start.