Chapter 169 Opening (56k)

Chapter 170 Opening (5.6k)

Now Tang San's soul power has reached level forty-four, and because his martial soul evolved into the Blue Silver King, his control ability has also been greatly improved.

If he was just a false control soul master before, now his control ability is definitely top-notch among soul masters of the same level.

The evolution of his martial soul has greatly improved the toughness and vitality of his Blue Silver King. Now, unless he encounters attributes or martial soul restraints, his Blue Silver King will no longer be easily broken.

After Xiao Wu broke through level 39, it took her two months to advance to level 40. Oscar personally took her to "hunt" the soul ring.

In fact, he just took the little girl to find a place to condense the soul ring by himself, and Xiao Wu's fourth soul ring has reached the seven-thousand-year-old level, and her soul power level is forty-one. Now that a few months have passed, her soul The power level has also been raised to level 43.

The eight little monsters in their Shrek Academy have now reached at least the soul sect level. Dai Mubai Ma Hongjun and the others have even reached the soul king level.

The Shrek team left the academy very early and arrived at the Great Soul Fighting Arena to prepare for the opening ceremony of the competition.

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The opening ceremony was going on normally. Team Shrek was led by Vice President Zhao Wuji, while Flanders and Liu Erlong were the bosses. They didn’t know where they went...

While Zhao Wuji led the little monsters into the venue, he introduced the rules and some precautions of the competition.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition is sponsored by the imperial royal families of Tiandou and Xingluo and co-organized by Wuhun Palace. It is the largest martial spirit competition in the soul master world. The participants are all the best young people on the continent. Soul master.

Among the rules, there are several things that must be followed.

First of all, the students sent by the participating colleges must be under the age of twenty-five and be able to maintain the number of participants in each team battle to reach seven.

Secondly, during the competition, for the purpose of friendly competition, try to avoid injuring or disabling the opponent as much as possible, let alone death.

Once an opponent is killed, the academy will be expelled from the Soul Master Competition in addition to bearing corresponding losses.

In addition to these two hard rules, there are some more standardized rules. Of course, everything is based on fairness.

For example: During the competition, any medicine or food that is not produced by food or healing soul masters is not allowed. Only food or healing soul masters in the spirit fighting field have the right to supplement their own team members.

In other words, if you want to obtain supplies in the competition arena, then the auxiliary soul master must occupy a spot on the field. This also avoids the possibility of cheating by teams with food soul masters.

In terms of weapons, there is another rule, that is, you cannot use any weapons other than martial arts. This is not very friendly to Tang San, a kid who plays with hidden weapons, but it is not harmful. After all, this kind of young soul master shows up. The competition is about true talent and strength.

The qualifying rounds are divided into divisions. Among them, on the Tiandou Empire side, with Tiandou City as the center, all senior soul master academies within the Tiandou Empire that do not belong to other kingdoms and principalities will conduct preliminary rounds in the Tiandou City division.

The senior soul master academies of each kingdom and principality conduct preliminaries according to country classification. There are a total of four kingdoms and one principality in the Tiandou Empire.

In other words, including the Tiandou City division, there will be a total of six qualifier divisions in the Tiandou Empire.

In addition to one Royal Fighter team that has been sent to the finals, these six divisions will compete for fifteen participating places.

Among them, the Tiandou City Division has five qualifying places because there are many high-level soul master academies and it is a division directly under the empire.

The other four kingdoms and one principality will have two qualifying spots per division.

The situation of the Star Luo Empire is almost the same as that of the Tiandou Empire.

After passing the preliminaries, excluding the seed teams from the two major empires and Spirit Hall, there will be thirty soul master teams entering the next stage, and all of these thirty teams will participate in the finals.

But before participating in the finals, there is still a promotion match. The so-called promotion match is actually a ranking match for the teams that have entered the finals, and finally the order of appearance in the finals is determined based on the ranking order.

The formats of the qualifying rounds and promotion rounds are different.

The preliminaries will be conducted in the team battle format that Soul Master Academy is most familiar with, in a single round-robin format. The team with the highest winning points in each preliminaries division will enter the promotion round.

The promotion competition will be conducted in a special way. Although the participating teams still send seven participating students, they will compete one by one one by one.

The winner continues to stay on the field, and the loser continues to send students until all the students on one side fail to determine the winner.

Therefore, the qualifying round can be said to be a competition that shows the strength of the team, while the promotion round is a stage where individual strength is demonstrated.

The reason why there is a promotion competition is to allow the top management of the two empires and Wuhun Palace to better identify some particularly outstanding young soul masters from these participating students, so as to recruit them.

There will be a total of thirty-three participating teams in the finals, and they will draw lots for a brutal knockout round.

These thirty-three teams are, in addition to the thirty teams promoted by the two empires, the teams recommended by the Royal Academies of the Tiandou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, and the seed teams recommended by the Spirit Hall Academy.

This can also be regarded as the privilege of the two empires and Wuhun Palace.

Of course, although it is a privilege, the final championship of each competition is basically won by these three schools. The other soul master academies are just a show.

The rankings in the promotion competition will be conducted separately in the two empires, ranking from one to fifteen.

The benefits of this ranking will be evident in the finals, which adopts a knockout system.

In each round, several teams will have byes. In the first round of the finals, the three seeded teams will receive a bye.

Another thirty teams competed against each other, and the winning fifteen teams participated in the next round.

In the second round, including the three seeded teams, there are a total of eighteen teams. At this time, among the remaining teams, the two teams ranked highest in the promotion round will have a bye.

Eight of the remaining sixteen teams were selected to advance to the third round. In the third round, there were only ten participating teams, and the two top teams in the rankings still had byes.

Teams that have already had a bye will not receive a second bye. After the third round, the remaining teams will be six, which is the final six teams in the competition. At this time, there will no longer be a bye team.

In the fourth round, the six teams were drawn into three groups to compete to determine the final top three.

For the sake of fairness, the final ranking of the top three will be determined through team battles and individual elimination battles.

First of all, there is an individual elimination match, which is a competition format like the promotion round.

The three teams competed in a wrestling match, with each team sending seven players to take turns playing.

The loser will still be eliminated in the battle, and the winner will continue to face the next opponent until all students from the other two colleges are eliminated, and the winner's college will directly advance.

The other two academies will engage in a team battle to determine the ranking of the other promotion, and will have a final team battle final with the team that previously advanced through the individual elimination round.

These are the entire rules of the competition. These rules have been known to all the major soul master colleges before the competition begins. Some colleges are even looking for loopholes in the rules and want to use this to gain greater achievements!

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At this time, the competition staff quickly entered the rest area and organized the students who had already arrived to enter.

Surrounding the huge and open square are countless shouting and cheering spectators. Directly in front of the central venue is a rostrum with a golden background. Behind the rostrum is the renovated VIP area.

The wide venue has a diameter of more than 150 meters. The colleges entering from the front have been arranged in a neat formation in the center of the venue. When each college enters, there is a special emcee on the rostrum to introduce it.

At this time, the last academy has also entered.

"The last one to enter is the team from Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy, formerly known as Lanba Academy, was renamed Shrek Academy a year ago."

"Look, their dark series costumes are so distinctive. Just from the visual effect, they are very oppressive. A total of twelve students participated. Their registration slogan is, "The champion without opponents" is really a very thoughtful slogan. , I hope they can perform well.”

Listening to the words of the emcee on the stage, the audience in the stands couldn't help but look forward to this team, and the voices of boos kept coming and going.

After all, after the game starts, there will be an opening similar to a bet. At that time, almost everyone will choose a team they are optimistic about and then place a bet.

At this time of year, there are actually many people who know inside information or are lucky enough to become rich overnight!

In the VIP room, Flanders and Liu Erlong saw this scene through the glass window, and they could not help but reveal an indescribable smile.

Liu Erlong glanced at Flanders and raised his eyebrows slightly: "You won't spend all your wealth on it, right?"

The corners of Flanders' lips raised slightly, revealing a confident smile: "You still don't know the strength of the little monsters? This competition is just a little experience for them. I really can't think of any academy that can defeat them. These little monsters!”

Hearing Flanders's confident words, Liu Erlong nodded in agreement: "This group of little monsters is really incredible. Even if Xiao Ao and Yan Yan are not here, as long as Hong Jun and Dai Mu Bai and Zhuqing are here, I guess we can already book the championship.”

Flanders smiled when he heard this: "So...how much do you plan to press?"

When Flanders asked this question, Liu Erlong's expression became slightly unnatural: "Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore..."

Seeing Liu Erlong's appearance, Flanders didn't know that his sister, Erlong, must also be planning to go all-in.

Compared with the confidence of Flanders and Liu Erlong, a red-haired young man who had just entered another VIP room was a little uneasy.

This man was in his early thirties, not handsome in appearance, but he had an indescribable temperament that made people feel very at ease.

The red-haired young man looked down at Zhao Wuji leading the Shrek team into the field, and couldn't help but sigh: "Dean Flanders, the dream I didn't realize back then, now you have finally achieved it, let me see what it is." The little monster under your hands is powerful, but my students are probably even better."

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Finally, all participating colleges have entered the venue.

The stands, which can accommodate 80,000 spectators, are all decorated with a silver-tone background. Although it is morning, special soul guide lighting is hung all around, giving people not only luxury, but also a sense of grandeur.

VIP seats.

There is a person in the center, wearing a golden-red robe and a golden crown with diamonds on his head. His face is like the ancient moon. Although the old man looks a little old, sitting there gives people a sense of origin. It seems that everything around him is the same. It's centered on him.

This is none other than His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire—Emperor Xueye.

To the left of this man sat an older man. The old man's whole body was covered in bright red robes, with a certain five-pointed platinum crown on his head. His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep. His shoulders were very narrow, and his slender body was like a javelin.

This is the Platinum Bishop of Wuhun Palace stationed in Tiandou City. His name is Salas, and he is a Contra.

The person on the right side of Emperor Xue Ye is Ning Fengzhi, the leader of the Qibao Glazed Sect.

Ning Fengzhi wore a white robe today and a purple gold crown with seven treasures on his head, which symbolized his identity. As one of the top three sect leaders of the seven sects, he was fully qualified to sit in this position.

Next to Ning Fengzhi, an old man with a crown-like face and long silver hair shawl stood there quietly. He did not sit down. He stood next to Ning Fengzhi, as if a sword could strike at any time. Like a peerless sword.

This person is none other than Sword Douluo, one of the two patron saints of the Qibao Glazed Sect, and Kendo Chenxin, whose soul power level is as high as ninety-six.

The master of ceremonies on one side of the VIP table said loudly: "Now, I would like to invite His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire to announce the opening of this competition."

After the master of ceremonies finished speaking, Emperor Xueye, who was sitting in the center of the first row of the VIP seats, wearing a red-gold robe, slowly stood up amidst thunderous applause.

He raised his right hand and waved lightly to the audience and the participating soul masters below. The applause quickly stopped, and the square of Nuo University became silent.

A calm and resonant voice spread throughout the audience through the loudspeaker soul guide: "I, Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire, on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire and the organizer of this competition, announce the Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition , opening now.”

The voice fell on the snowy night, and the applause thundered again, and cheers came and went. When the applause fell silent again, His Majesty 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."

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 would be the best stage for them to show themselves.

His Majesty the Emperor sat back down, and the master of ceremonies' voice sounded again: "Now, I would like to invite Mr. Ning Fengzhi, the master of the Qibao Glazed Sect, to give a speech for this competition."

As Ning Fengzhi stood up, applause appeared again, and more attention was paid to him. As the number one auxiliary soul master in the soul master world, who wouldn't want to see his style.

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly, pressed his hands, and slowly sounded out a voice so warm that it made people feel like a spring breeze: "I am very happy to be invited to be a guest at the opening of this competition. As the master of the Qibao Glazed Sect, I have seen too many souls. Teacher’s growth experience.”

"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 sharp edge of the 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 your own academy."

"Finally, 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 master of ceremonies asked a question: "Sect Master Ning, you are the most powerful auxiliary soul master. I am asking you this question on behalf of the audience watching this battle."

"Of the twenty-eight teams participating in the Tiandou City Division Qualifiers this time, which one do you like the most?"

Ning Fengzhi, still smiling, replied: "In addition to the Tiandou Royal Academy team that entered the finals as the seed team, I am also optimistic about another team among the twenty-eight teams this time."

After a pause, Ning Fengzhi continued: "I think they not only have the ability to pass the qualifiers, but they are also very likely to compete with the Royal First Team for the final championship."

"Oh?" the master of ceremonies said in surprise: "I wonder how the team could get the close attention of Sect Master Ning?"

Hearing this, Ning Zhiyuan smiled mysteriously and said: "As for which college this team belongs to, I cannot reveal it for the time being, but I believe that the final champion of this competition will definitely belong to the empire."

After hearing this, the platinum bishop sitting next to Emperor Xue Ye opened his eyes at this time. His eyes looked very cloudy and lacked any brilliance. His eyes fell on the field. Among the twenty-eight participating teams, they seemed to be looking for the team that Ning Fengzhi mentioned.

Ning Fengzhi sat back in his seat, and the host smiled and said: "It's a pity that I couldn't get the team he was optimistic about from Sect Leader Ning.

"Next, I would like to invite Lord Salas, the master of the Wuhun Temple in Tiandou City and the Platinum Bishop of Wuhun Temple, to draw lots for the first round of qualifiers. After the lottery is over, the deputy team of Tiandou Royal Academy will draw lots with them for the first round. rivals."

"This will also be the only game today."

Platinum Bishop Salas stood up slowly, walked to the emcee under the leadership of the palace maid, and began to draw lots. He seemed very reluctant to speak. Every time a pair of opponents was drawn, he handed it over to the emcee to announce.

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Blue Gold Academy versus Purple Star Academy."

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Badmu College faced off against Odebon College."

"The first round of the qualifiers..."

"In the first round of the qualifiers, the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy will face Shrek Academy."

As the draw ended, the audience burst into endless cheers.

However, more spectators were shouting the word "cheating". In their opinion, the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy was obviously looking for a soft persimmon.

Although the Shrek Academy team did look extraordinary when they entered the competition, most people who have been paying attention to previous competitions know that this is the first time that this Shrek Academy team has appeared on the stage of a competition, and it can be said to be an absolute rookie team.

After the drawing of lots was over, the platinum bishop Salas glanced at the audience and said calmly: "My drawing of lots is absolutely true. I swear by the honor of Wuhun Palace."

"At the same time, I would like to announce here that all the participating students from the Soul Master Academy present, who can enter the finals, Wuhun Temple will make an exception and allow them to directly join Wuhun Temple."

As soon as these words came out, the audience didn't think anything of it, but the soul masters in the venue were already in an uproar.

What kind of existence is the Spirit Temple? It is the highest place next to the Pope's Palace and the Douluo Palace's Wuhun Palace. There are only one in the capitals of the two major empires in the entire continent.

The Pope's Hall is the exclusive place for the Pope, and the Douluo Hall is a symbolic existence. Therefore, the status of Wuhun Temple is actually the highest institution in Wuhun Temple.

Being able to directly enter the Spirit Temple is a shortcut for a soul master to improve his status and strength. Not only does he have the best treatment, various training facilities, resources, and the honor of the Spirit Temple, everything is ordinary. Soul masters are extremely attractive.

After listening to the platinum bishop's words, Emperor Xue Ye's expression visibly darkened. Ning Fengzhi, who was beside him, gently shook his head at the emperor, and Emperor Xue Ye's expression softened a bit.

Salas said this on this occasion, and he was undoubtedly directly confronting Emperor Xue Ye. After all, the countless outstanding soul masters present were from the empire. If they entered the Spirit Hall, it would be a loss for the empire.

ps: typos should be corrected first and then corrected.