Wuhun Xuanming Turtle? Bullshit, this is the sacred beast Xuanwu

Chapter 104, First Match: A Duel Against the Heavenly Spirit Academy of the Fighting Spirit Empire

In a blink of an eye.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is about to begin.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is a grand event held only once every four years on the Douluo Continent.

It is a place that countless young soul masters yearn for.

Whether it's achieving instant fame or competing with other geniuses of the same age.

This is enough to make countless Soul Masters flock to it.

Countless onlookers were incredibly excited.

Due to the importance of this competition and the attention paid to it by the entire Star Luo Empire, the people were enthusiastic.

Therefore, the Star Luo Empire built an incredibly large Soul Arena for this purpose.

The arena for the Soul Fighting Tournament is enormous, equivalent to seven or eight Shrek Academy arenas.

For dozens of days, the tiered seating remained packed with people.

This clearly demonstrates just how popular this Soul Fighting Tournament is.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the staircase, all the academies were already in place.

Standing at the bottom now, the two sides are clearly distinct.

Among these teams, Shrek Academy stands out the most.

Although Shrek Academy is the reigning champion, they are required to appear in the first match and participate in the first game.

However, only their reserve team members came to the scene.

At this time, the core members were still resting and recuperating in the hotel.

This scene greatly displeased the Sun Moon Empire's forces.

"What do you mean?"

"Why are they all just a bunch of little kids? None of their main players are here."

Ma Rulong spoke with a hint of anger.

Not only Ma Rulong, but everyone else at this moment had eyes filled with anger.

"These guys... even if the official team members are injured, they shouldn't be so reluctant to attend the opening ceremony!"

"They look perfectly normal; they're not at all at the point where they'd be too scared to show their faces if they were injured!"

"These guys... they're absolutely despicable!"

“Disdain, this is disdain for us colleges.”

Aren't their official members of the Sun Moon Empire also planning to start by sending reserve members into the ranks?
They will also not participate in the first game.

But didn't they come too?
These people from Shrek Academy are really taking this Soul Fighting Tournament way too lightly.

Old Ma, who was leading the team, had a venomous look in his eyes and roared in a low voice.

"This is Shrek Academy's contempt for our Sun Moon Empire!"

"It's absolutely outrageous."

"You all remember this: you must make Shrek Academy pay the price."

soon.

The opening ceremony of the competition has begun.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!"

At the Minister of Ceremonies' shout, the people of the Star Luo Empire around him all knelt down.

Meanwhile, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire slowly walked towards the high platform in the arena.

"The All-Continent Advanced Academy Soul Battle Tournament has always been a grand event for Soul Masters on our Douluo Continent..."

"Here I warmly welcome the representatives from Shrek Academy and all the other academies!"

Upon hearing the Star Luo Emperor's words, the teachers and students of all 133 academies bowed respectfully to the figure on the high platform.

The Star Luo Emperor looked at them and nodded with a smile.

"I hereby declare the Continental Advanced Academy Soul Fighting Tournament officially open!"

As the emperor finished his speech, the cannons below began to fire.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

One cannon salute after another rang out, heating up the atmosphere on the field.

Countless people cheered at this moment.

The atmosphere instantly reached a climax. Even after the cannon salute stopped, the cheers from the crowd continued unabated.

Of course, it wasn't just the general public who were cheering; many of the students at the academy were also incredibly excited.

Some of the reserve team members from various colleges even had flushed faces; they had never seen such a grand scene in their lives.

Countless people cheered.

There were also dignitaries from various countries.

There are even a large number of Soul Emperors, Soul Saints, and even stronger individuals with higher cultivation levels.

This was a scene they had never witnessed in their lives.

Some of the official team members were also incredibly excited, even though they had witnessed such a scene before.

But the last time they witnessed such a scene, they were not the main characters.

This time, they are the main characters in this Soul Battle Tournament.

The excitement in my heart was indescribable.

Once they achieve outstanding results in the Soul Fighting Tournament, they will gain attention from almost the entire continent.

At that moment, a loud voice rang out.

"The rules for this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament are as follows!"

"The first round of the competition adopts an elimination format. There are a total of 133 advanced soul masters and soul master academies participating this time. One academy will be given a bye by drawing lots, followed by 66 rounds of matches."

"The loser of the first match will be immediately eliminated from this Soul Fighting Tournament."

"The first match is about to begin!"

"The two sides in the competition are Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the entire continent, which has won all the championships in nearly a thousand years!"

"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!"

When the name Shrek Academy was announced, the surrounding audience erupted in cheers, chanting the name of Shrek Academy.

Because the name of this academy also signifies victory in the Soul Fighting Tournament.

"Are all these cheers for us?"

Beibei looked somewhat excited.

Unlike in the original story, their purpose in participating this time is merely to gain experience.

Because the main players' injuries weren't very serious, they naturally didn't react with the same level of tension as in the original story, where they turned pale.

Of course, some people will still be a little nervous.

Take Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao, for example.

The two of them had the lowest cultivation levels and were also very young, so they were both a little nervous at this moment.

"That cheer is probably for those senior students."

Xiao Xiao spoke.

"Hehe, we're the main characters in the first match, so this cheer is definitely for us, right?"

Compared to Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao's nervousness, Wang Dong seemed much more excited.

In fact, the vast majority of them were a little nervous, but also very excited.

As Wang Dong said, the main characters in the first round of this Soul Fighting Tournament were not the senior students from the Inner Academy, but these so-called substitute players.

"Don't worry, with your strength, it's actually quite difficult for you to lose."

Wang Yan offered words of comfort.

He was absolutely right.

Although times are progressing, some weaker academies may not even be able to field a full Soul Sect team.

And most of the students at Shrek Academy possess a certain level of combat ability that allows them to fight against opponents of higher levels.

"And the Heavenly Soul Master Academy from the Douling Empire..."

The loud voice continued to ring out, but many people didn't pay much attention.

Especially the audience, because in their eyes, no matter who the opponent is, Shrek will crush them under his feet.

These reserve players were so excited and nervous that they momentarily forgot to pay attention to who their opponents were.

On the contrary, Xu Lingxiao's eyes narrowed when he heard the name Douling Empire.

People of the Douling Empire.

Hey.

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(End of this chapter)