There were only three people in the first row of the VIP seats.
In the center is a person wearing a golden-red robe, a golden diamond crown on his head, and a face like an ancient moon.
He looks slightly older than Prince Snow Star, and there are some similarities between his eyebrows.
The difference is that this person's bearing is far beyond what Prince Xuexing can compare to.
Although it looks a bit old,
But sitting there,
But it gives people a sense of origin.
It seemed like everything around him was centered around him.
Even Prince Xuexing had to sit in the second row, so the identity of the person in the center of the first row was about to be revealed.
Apart from His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, who else can sit in this position?
To the left of this man sat an older man.
The whole body is covered in a bright red robe.
He wore a five-pointed white gold crown on his head, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep.
His shoulders were narrow and his lanky body was like a javelin.
The person on the emperor’s right was Ning Rongrong’s father, Ning Fengzhi, the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi wore a white robe today and a seven-treasure purple gold crown on his head, which symbolized his status.
As one of the top three leaders of the seven major sects, he is fully qualified to sit in this position.
As for the red-robed man on the other side, we can tell from the five-pointed platinum crown on his head that
This person is the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall.
The supreme ruler of the Spirit Hall is undoubtedly the Pope.
Under the Pope, there are four archbishops, whose status is symbolized by a five-pointed platinum crown.
The person in front of him is undoubtedly one of the Platinum Bishops.
Able to be a platinum bishop,
This person is Salas, the master of the Wuhun Temple in Tiandou City, and his status is extremely noble.
The emcee at the VIP desk said loudly,
"Now, I would like to invite His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire to announce the opening of this competition."
Sitting in the center of the first row of VIP seats,
His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, dressed in a scarlet-gold robe, slowly stood up amid thunderous applause.
He raised his right hand and waved it gently towards the audience and the participating soul masters below.
The applause quickly stopped, and the square became silent.
The deep and loud voice spread throughout the audience through the amplified soul guide,
"I, Emperor Xue Ye of the Tiandou Empire, on behalf of the Tiandou Empire and on behalf of the organizer of this competition, announce that the Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition is now open."
The applause thundered again, and cheers came and went.
But the smile on the emperor's face was a little forced.
It seems that he is not excited about this competition.
Wait until the applause dies down again,
The Emperor continued,
"Here, I hope that all the soul masters participating in this competition can give full play to their strengths and achieve good results."
"You are all the pride of the Tiandou Empire."
"For the glory of the empire, show your glory."
The applause rang out for the third time.
This time, the eyes of the soul masters in the center of the competition venue were filled with burning brilliance.
For them, such a competition will be the best stage to showcase themselves.
His Majesty the Emperor sat back down.
The emcee's voice sounded again.
"Next, I would like to invite Mr. Ning Fengzhi, the master of Qibao Glazed Sect, to give a speech for this competition."
As Ning Fengzhi stood up,
Applause reappeared, and more attention was paid to the audience.
As the number one auxiliary soul master in the soul master world, who wouldn't want to see his style.
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and pressed his hands softly.
“I am very happy to be invited to be the guest at the opening of this competition.”
"As the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, I have witnessed the growth of too many soul masters."
"As the most noble profession in the mainland, the development of every soul master must go through many hardships."
"But what I want to say is that the edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold."
"Those participating in this Soul Master Competition are undoubtedly the elites of the younger generation. As His Majesty just said, I hope you can bring glory to the empire and to your own academy."
"The Empire needs people like you. Thank you."
Listening to Ning Fengzhi's speech, a sincere smile finally appeared on the face of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire.
The MC said, "Master Ning, you are the most powerful auxiliary spirit master. I am asking you on behalf of the audience watching this match."
"Which one of the twenty-eight teams participating in the Tiandou City Division Qualifiers are your favorite?"
Ning Fengzhi still had a smile on his face. "In addition to the Tiandou Royal Academy Team 1 that entered the finals as a seeded team, I am also optimistic about another team among the 28 teams this time."
"I think they have the ability to not only pass the qualifiers,"
"At the same time, it is very possible to win the final victory in this continent-wide elite soul master academy competition."
"Oh?" The MC asked in surprise, "Which team can win the favor of Sect Master Ning?"
Ning Zhiyuan smiled mysteriously and said, "As for which academy this team belongs to, I'm sorry to keep it a secret and cannot reveal it for the time being."
"But I believe that the final champion of this competition will definitely belong to the Empire."
The platinum bishop who was sitting next to Emperor Xue Ye and had previously closed his eyes, opened his eyes at this moment.
His eyes looked cloudy and without any luster.
His eyes fell on the twenty-eight participating teams in the venue.
They seemed to be looking for the team that Ning Fengzhi mentioned.
At this time, the audience has already started a heated discussion.
They all guessed which team Ning Fengzhi favored.
Those who are smarter will naturally understand that Ning Fengzhi is not referring to the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy.
Because their strength is not as good as the first seed team,
How could he be the final champion?
But there are a total of 28 teams participating in the preliminaries.
In the end, only five teams will appear, so it's not so easy to guess.
Ning Fengzhi sat back in his seat.
The MC smiled and said, "It's a pity that I was unable to get Sect Master Ning to tell me which team he favored."
"Next, I would like to invite Mr. Salas, the master of Tiandou City's Wuhun Temple and Platinum Bishop of Wuhun Temple, to draw lots for the first round of qualifying."
"After the draw, the Tiandou Royal Academy vice-team will compete against their opponents from the first round of the draw."
"This will also be the only game today."
Platinum Bishop Sarath slowly stood up.
Under the leadership of the palace maid, he walked to the master of ceremonies and began to draw lots.
He seemed reluctant to talk.
Each time a pair of opponents is drawn, it is announced by the emcee.
"In the first round of the qualifying round, Canghui College versus Purple Star College."
"In the first round of the qualifiers, Oakland College faced off against Flame Glory College."
"..."
"The first round of the qualifying round, Tiandou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy."
"..."
The Shrek Academy students didn't pay much attention to the competitions between other academies.
When they heard that their first round opponent was actually the vice-captain of Tiandou Royal Academy,
The expressions on everyone's faces couldn't help but become strange.
Oscar murmured: "It can't be such a coincidence."
Ma Hongjun pressed his fingers and made a series of bone crackling sounds.
"Great. Didn't they kick us out?"
"This time, let them see what real strength is."
It wasn't just the people at Shrek Academy who were surprised.
The audience was equally surprised. Other colleges may not have received much attention.
But Shrek Academy is so outstanding.
How could it not attract attention?
For a time, there was an endless stream of boos and boos.
Many viewers were shouting the word cheating.
In their opinion, the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy was obviously looking for an easy target.
Shrek Academy doesn't look like a team of soul masters at all.
They looked more like a group of clowns. After the draw, the platinum bishop Salas looked around the audience.
He said calmly: "I drew lots, and I feel it is not false."
"I swear by the honor of Wuhun Palace."
"At the same time, I hereby announce that all the participating students from the Soul Master Academy present here who are able to enter the finals,"
"The Spirit Hall will make an exception and allow him to join the Spirit Hall directly."
After this statement was made, the audience was not surprised.
But the soul masters in the arena were already in an uproar.
What kind of existence is the Spirit Temple?
It is the highest place in the Spirit Hall after the Pope Hall and Douluo Hall.
There are only one capital city of each of the two major empires in the entire continent.
The Papal Palace is the only place reserved for the Pope.
Douluo Hall is also a symbolic existence.
Therefore, the status of Wuhun Temple is actually the highest level institution in Wuhun Temple.
Being able to directly enter the Spirit Temple is very important for a spirit master.
It can be said to be a shortcut to improving strength.
Not only do they have the best treatment,
Various training measures and the honor of the Spirit Temple,
All have a strong attraction to ordinary soul masters.
After listening to the words of this platinum bishop,
Emperor Xueye's face visibly darkened.
Ning Fengzhi, who was beside him, gently shook her head at the emperor.
Emperor Xue Ye's expression softened a little.
The people around them were behind them, so naturally they couldn't see this small detail.
The conflict between the Spirit Hall and the Empire seems to be getting deeper and deeper.
It's almost reaching an irreconcilable level.
Otherwise, the Platinum Bishop Salas would not dare to recruit outstanding soul masters in front of the emperor of the empire.
"Okay, then the first game of the first round of the qualifiers that will be held next is between Tiandou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy."
"All participating colleges leave the stage. The two colleges that will compete later please get ready."
"After half an hour, the game officially begins."
"Brother Fan, let me come out."
The fat man paid no attention to the contemptuous looks from those around him.
He said to Ye Fan with eagerness.
"No need, I'll go on stage myself and take care of them in one move."
Since other colleges did not have any matches today,
After leaving the venue, he left the rest area directly.
Under the leadership of the staff, we went to the stands specially prepared for the players to watch the game.
Tiandou Royal Academy is the symbol of the royal family of Tiandou Empire.
The treatment is naturally different from that of ordinary colleges, and you can't rest here.
Soon, only the people from Shrek Academy were left in the huge rest area.
Flanders, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong did not come.
Obviously, this game is left to their own control.
Dai Mubai said in a deep voice: "Brother Fan, you make the arrangements."
Ye Fan smiled.
"What's the point of arranging this?"
"I will go on stage, followed by Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, Tai Long, Tang San, and Oscar will be the last one to go on stage."
"You don't need to do anything, just watch."
It didn't take long before specialized staff arrived to urge everyone to come out.
The organizers obviously didn't think highly of them, and there was only one staff member to lead the way.
Just as I reached the exit of the passage,
Everyone at Shrek Academy could already hear the emcee outside loudly announcing the name of every entrant from Tiandou Royal Academy and their martial spirits.
A special golden beam of light shot down from the high platform erected on the side of the Great Soul Fighting Arena, escorting the members of the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy to appear one by one.
Let's not talk about the strength of the players from Tiandou Royal Academy.
But the appearance is pretty good.
The words "Tian Dou" were embroidered on the left chest of the pale gold uniform.
There are seven silver stars on the back.
That is the symbol of the Tiandou Empire.
All of them were handsome and looked to be in their twenties.
Under the light of the soul guide,
Even though it was daytime, they seemed to be emitting a dazzling light.
Like little golden suns, attracting the audience's attention.
"Damn, this is obviously using us as green leaves to set off these red flowers."
Huang Yuan said angrily.
Although this lone wolf soul master's physique is not as sturdy as Tai Long's, he is also quite strong.
Like Dai Mubai, he is also a strong attack spirit master.
Jing Ling on the side said gloomily: "That's not right. We are not green leaves, but are treated as cow dung."
“Wouldn’t it be more dazzling if flowers were placed on cow dung?”
Unlike the lone wolf, this one has a rather wretched appearance.
The slender agility attack type soul master has a rather feminine feel.
Anyone would feel uncomfortable being with him.
His cold feeling was like a poisonous snake staring at people.
Even when everyone was competing, he would never put himself at a disadvantage.
He is often there when a joint attack is made.
When you are under attack, you will never find the master.
He is called a coward by tough guys like Dai Mubai, Huang Yuan and Tai Long.
Fortunately, this guy just has a weird personality, but his strength is quite impressive.
"Let them know who the cow dung is later."
Tai Lung shook his fist fiercely.
The lights on the field disappeared, and the participating students from Shrek Academy slowly appeared on stage amidst the roar of boos.
Changes had already taken place in the venue. In the short half hour before,
The arena that had been prepared long ago has been set up.
The arena is ten meters high, circular, and thirty meters in diameter.
The area is quite large.
Of course, this is just an arena.
Wait until tomorrow when the qualifiers really start.
There will be five arenas set up here at the same time.
Twenty-eight teams will compete in twenty-seven rounds of qualifying.
Each team faces twenty-seven opponents.
A win gets one point, a loser gets no points.
After twenty-eight rounds, the top five teams with points will enter the promotion round.
Entering the promotion round is equivalent to entering the finals.
This month-long qualifier is a test for any academy team.
Twenty-eight consecutive days of competition is enough to wear down a team with poor endurance. (End of chapter)