This was like Tian Ji's horse racing, but not exactly the same. During Tian Ji's horse racing, each side faced off in three rounds, allowing for room to maneuver, whereas the two schools faced off in just one match, basically at random. So generally, it was hoped that other schools would handle the powerful students from different schools first, exhausting their two rounds, and then when it was their turn to compete, they could only use their weaker students.
Take Qingzhou University and Liangzhou University for example. This year Qingzhou University has two SSRs, and each person must compete in two matches, meaning a maximum of four matches for the two SSRs.
Thus, Ye Changfeng hoped that Qingzhou University would use the four opportunities for their two SSRs to contend with the other seven schools, and by the time they faced his, they would have exhausted their slots and would have to send SRs into battle, thereby increasing his chances of winning.
