Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 238 The Strength of the Sun-Moon Empire

"It's worthy of being the top-tier sky villa. The price of three thousand gold soul coins per night is not unreasonable."

Meng Hongchen sat on the soft sofa, opened the champagne on the table, blinked at Liu Xing, and said with a smile: "Would you like some?"

"That is required."

Liuxing pulled Liuying to sit down without any hesitation. It was obvious that this champagne was very valuable, so it would be a waste not to drink it.

There are more than twenty rooms in the villa, enough for Liuxing and his friends to have one room each. Of course, Liuxing and Liuying share a room with each other.

Seeing Liuxing and Liuying enter the same room, everyone else was used to it. The two of them didn't try to hide it, and anyone could see from their intimate appearance that their relationship must have made great progress.

There was no conversation that night, and Meteor was very honest and did not do anything bad before the game.

The next morning, the organizers of the Sun-Moon Empire announced the competition system for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition.

Each participating team received a competition system explanation from the organizer.

The new competition system is divided into preliminaries and finals. Teams from academies and sects are equal and participate in the competition at the same time.

The competition venue was set up in the suburbs of Mingdu. There was no height limit for either the preliminaries or the finals. This rule caused an uproar among most sects and academies.

You should know that among soul masters, there are only a few who possess flying-type martial spirits. If there is no limit on height, a non-flying soul master will definitely suffer a loss when encountering a flying soul master.

Almost all soul guides in the Sun-Moon Empire possess flying soul guides, and this rule is also beneficial to soul guides.

"What does the Empire mean? Does it distrust us?"

Seeing this rule, the proud Xiao Hongchen showed dissatisfaction. With such biased competition rules, did they think that their Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy could not win?

Meteor narrowed his eyes. He didn't think that the Sun and Moon Empire did this because they thought they would lose, but that they should have deeper thoughts.

"It's to establish authority, to demonstrate the empire's strength, and to subjugate the other major empires and those sects and academies."

Gu Yuena said lightly.

The Sun-Moon Empire's forceful rule change is sending a signal: no matter how dissatisfied you are, you have to endure what the Sun-Moon Empire does.

"So strong?"

Meteor's heart trembled. The Sun-Moon Empire was showing such a strong performance, which meant that this huge empire was already prepared. Thinking of the fact that Luanfeng had handed over the position of leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group, Meteor knew that the curtain was about to be opened.

It is very likely that after this competition, or even this competition, will not be as peaceful as the previous competition held by the Star Luo Empire.

The competition is also divided into individual elimination matches and team battles, and also uses a points system. For each win in the individual elimination matches, one point is awarded, and for each win in the team battle, five points are awarded. In the end, the team with the higher points wins and advances.

In other words, if a team wins a one-on-seven match in the individual elimination match, then there is no need to fight a team battle, after all, a team battle is only worth five points.

The points of each game will be recorded, and when encountering special circumstances, the number of points determines many things.

For example, out of 168 participating teams, when they reach the top 32, only about 20 will advance directly through the knockout rounds. The remaining teams that need to be filled will be filled with teams with higher points.

For the round-robin tournament that will see the top 32 teams, points are of utmost importance. The teams in the group stage will be ranked according to their points. Even though the knockout rounds will be resumed in the final quarterfinals, points will still determine the ranking of the losing team.

This scoring rule makes the entire competition system more complete and orderly.

For any country, a major event like the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition is very important.

It is not easy to be the organizer of the four-nation tour held every five years.

Although the new competition system officially proposed by the Sun-Moon Empire was resisted by the sects and academies originally from the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent, it was ultimately suppressed by the Sun-Moon Empire.

The official explanation of the Sun-Moon Empire is also very simple. With the development of soul guides, the number of soul guides or soul masters who possess flying soul guides will gradually increase. If they can't even cope with this, how can they be called elite soul masters?

Although the Sun-Moon Empire was very powerful, many people felt that it made some sense after sitting down and thinking calmly. After all, the conditions for using flying soul guides were very loose. If they couldn't cope with air combat during the competition, then if they really encountered an enemy who was good at air combat in the wild, wouldn't they just be waiting to die?

In the end, all the major academies and sects gave up their efforts, and the boycott came to nothing. The Sun-Moon Empire also successfully suppressed all opposition voices in front of its allies from other dimensions, demonstrating the power of the empire.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight appeared in the east, all the soul guide screens in Mingdu lit up, and a hot and beautiful host in uniform, holding a loudspeaker microphone soul guide device, began to broadcast the daily news.

"Everyone, you are watching Sun Moon Television. According to our news, the opening ceremony of the 2025th Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Competition is being held at the suburban competition venue."

On the soul guide screen, the huge and luxurious competition venue came into the eyes of all the people in Mingdu. The venue was like a magnificent giant beast entrenched on the edge of the city, exuding a shocking charm.

The overall arena is oval in shape and is constructed from special soul guide materials. It is extremely strong and gleams with the cold luster unique to metal.

The outer wall is tens of meters high, and is carved with various exquisite soul beast patterns and mysterious runes. These runes glow faintly under the sunlight, as if giving the building a fresh vitality.

Escorted by armored troops, all the participating teams arrived in front of this huge behemoth located in the suburbs.

"Is this really an arena that took three months to build?"

Seeing this magnificent and huge suburban stadium, Ning Rongrong opened her mouth wide. It was hard to believe that in just three months, the Sun-Moon Empire could build such an incredible building complex in the suburbs.

Not only them, even the people of the Sun-Moon Empire themselves found it hard to believe. You have to know that three months ago, there was nothing in this suburb!
"The soul guidance technology of the Sun-Moon Empire is truly terrifying, and it sends chills down one's spine."

Ning Fengzhi saw deeper than Ning Rongrong. Being able to build such a huge arena in just three months, the foundation of the Sun and Moon Empire was simply unfathomable, and its war potential was terrifying.

When you walk into the stadium, the first thing you see is the surrounding audience seats.

The seats are made of high-grade soul-guided materials, which are not only hard and durable, but also have built-in constant temperature and shock absorption functions, allowing the audience to enjoy the game in a comfortable environment.

The auditorium is divided into multiple sections, arranged from lowest to highest, each with a distinct color, creating a vibrant and colorful landscape. The lowest level, closest to the competition venue, houses the VIP seats, featuring spacious and comfortable seating, dedicated service channels, and a variety of high-end soul-guiding equipment, allowing VIPs to access match information and enjoy attentive service at any time.

Ning Fengzhi and others were led into the VIP seats by the service staff.

In the center of the stadium is a huge competition venue. The ground is paved with a special soul guide crystal. It is flat and smooth, yet has excellent friction, and can adapt to the display of various soul master skills.

A powerful protective barrier has been set up around the venue. This barrier is made up of multiple layers of soul guide energy. It can not only withstand the impact of high-intensity soul skills, but also control the energy fluctuations in the game within a certain range to ensure the safety of the audience.

Above the stadium, there are several huge soul-guided lighting balls suspended. These lighting balls can adjust the brightness and color according to the needs of the game, and can provide sufficient and appropriate light for the game whether it is day or night.

In addition, there are densely packed small soul guide cameras distributed in every corner of the stadium. They can capture every exciting moment of the game in all directions and transmit it to the various soul guide screens in Mingdu in real time through the soul guide network, so that every audience member who cannot be present at the scene can feel the intensity and excitement of the game as if they were there in person.

There are rest areas for players and referees at both ends of the competition venue.

The rest area for the players is warm and comfortable, with soft sofas, sufficient supplies and advanced treatment equipment, so that the players can quickly recover their strength and adjust their condition between games.

The referee area was solemn and dignified. The referees sat on a specially made platform and closely monitored every detail of the game through soul-guided auxiliary equipment to ensure fairness and justice.

When the TV station in Mingdu announced the start of the opening ceremony, the whole Mingdu was boiling with excitement. People gathered in front of the soul guide screen early, their eyes full of anticipation.

At this moment, looking at the magnificent and luxurious competition venue on the screen, their hearts were filled with excitement and excitement. They couldn't wait to witness the upcoming peak soul master showdown and feel the moment when blood and passion collided.

"Welcome everyone to the suburban venue of the Sun Moon Empire Mingdu Competition."

A middle-aged man with gray hair, a sturdy build, wearing a cape and formal attire opened his arms, with the cape fluttering in the wind behind him, and spoke loudly.

Amid the cheers of hundreds of thousands of spectators, tens of thousands of soldiers wearing golden armor and holding guns and soul guides who were there to maintain order marched in unison, standing upright with their heads held high and chests puffed out.

At the same time, brilliant fireworks shot up into the sky, marking the beginning of this thrilling opening ceremony.

On the soul guide screen, the figure of a middle-aged man with white hair was projected. He held the microphone and said in a deep voice: "The opening ceremony of this year's All-Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition will be presided over by this prince himself."

"Please welcome the one hundred and sixty-eight participating teams from various academies and sects to the stage."

As soon as the words fell, the soldier at the gate of the suburban guild hall raised the horn soul guide in his hand and blew the horn.

At this moment, the entire competition venue seemed to have turned into a sea of ​​joy and passion. On the Shrek Academy side, Tang San, with his tall figure, carried the flag and strode into the venue with steady and powerful steps.

The flag fluttered in the wind, and the green Shrek pattern on it was very eye-catching, as if announcing the glory of Shrek Academy to everyone.

"Look, it's Third Brother and the others. Third Brother has really changed!"

Although Ning Rongrong had already received the news that Tang San had joined Shrek Academy from the communication soul guide, and knew that he had changed his appearance, she did not expect such a big change. It was like he had become a completely different person.

In the venue, Tang San had a confident and calm smile on his face, his eyes were bright, and his flowing blue hair attracted countless eyes.

Ma Hongjun and others behind him, dressed in uniform green college uniforms, followed Tang San closely with smiles on their faces.

In other directions of the stadium, dozens of gates opened at the same time, as if opening passages to different mysterious worlds.

Teams from various sects and academies filed out, each with its own unique characteristics.

Some of the academy teams were dressed in a simple and elegant style, they were from the ancient sects of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, while others were full of modern technology and wore peculiarly shaped soul guide equipment, they were from the Soul Guide Academy of the Sun and Moon Empire.

The flags they held high had different patterns. Some symbolized the academy's guardian beasts, while others contained symbols of the academy's core doctrines. Each flag carried the faith and hope of an academy or sect.

Accompanied by three deafening cannon shots of "bang bang bang", the atmosphere in the entire venue was pushed to a climax.

The firework cannons are like cheerful elves, spraying a large number of colorful fireworks into the sky.

Fireworks of various colors bloomed in the sky, like gorgeous flowers in full bloom, red like fire, pink like clouds, white like snow, reflecting each other, which was beautiful beyond words.

They slowly fell like flowers scattered by fairies, covering the entire arena with a layer of dreamy attire.

The audience's cheers were louder and louder, one after another. They waved banners and flags in their hands and cheered for the team they supported.

At this moment, people of different ages and identities gathered together for this grand Soul Master Competition, feeling the passion and enthusiasm together.

“This is truly shocking!”

Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, even Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were all stunned. They had never imagined that the opening ceremony of a competition would be so shocking.

Compared with the competition hosted by the Sun and Moon Empire, their competition was like a third-rate conference held in the countryside.

Whether it is the competition venue, the participants, or the spectators, they all show the strong national strength of the Sun-Moon Empire and the great importance it attaches to this competition.
Ning Rongrong opened her mouth slightly, her beautiful eyes full of amazement. She originally prided herself on being from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and having seen many grand scenes, but the grand and spectacular opening ceremony before her was still far beyond her imagination.

The meticulously designed segments and luxurious arrangements all made her feel the tremendous effort that the Sun-Moon Empire had put into preparing for the event.

Dai Mubai frowned slightly. As the crown prince of the Xingluo Empire, he had naturally witnessed various large-scale events held in his country, but compared with the one in front of him, it was really dwarfed.

Zhu Zhuqing sat quietly by the side, a rare look of surprise on her cold face.

Her keen observation skills allowed her to notice many details in the arena, such as the advanced soul guidance facilities and the well-organized process arrangements. All of this showed that the Sun-Moon Empire had reached a very high level in the training of soul guides and the operation of competitions.

At this moment, countless powerful people hiding in the dark had solemn expressions in their eyes, judging the various forces and situations in the soul master world.

The scale and level of the opening ceremony of this competition undoubtedly reflects the rapid development of the Sun-Moon Empire in recent years and the unstoppable rise of soul guides.

The Shrek team and the Tang Sect team had mixed feelings. On the one hand, they were shocked by the grand opening ceremony, and on the other hand, they were overwhelmed by tremendous pressure.

(End of this chapter)