Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 361 The competition begins

The five-yearly Continental Youth Spirit Master Elite Competition is as grand as a festival.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunshine lit up in the east, there was already a strange scene on the streets of Mingdu.

Soldiers, clad in silver armor, formed two lines. Starting from the entrance of the Mingyue Hotel, they stretched outwards. At a glance, there was no end in sight. The passage they formed was under complete martial law. Citizens were ordered to retreat thirty meters away and not approach.

Compared to the previous tournament hosted by the Xingluo Empire, Mingdu, as the continent's largest city, could clearly accommodate a much larger crowd. The Sun-Moon Empire naturally mobilized a large army to maintain order. Just to build the human wall leading to the city's entrance required a full 20,000 soldiers. The streets took on a chilling atmosphere.

The Shrek team, dressed in traditional dark green school uniforms, became the focus of the entire audience the moment they walked out of the main entrance of Mingyue Hotel.

Adhering to the principle of keeping a low profile, Wu Xuan did not walk in front this time, but followed Zhang Lexuan and the other two girls.

Next came Xiao Xiao, Wang Qiu'er, Qian Gu Ming, Nanmen Yun'er, and the others. The Shrek team strode with their chests puffed out, their demeanor calm and composed, unaffected by the magnitude of the occasion. This was the pride of being the continent's premier academy.

Wang Qiuer still glanced at Wu Xuan and Xiao Xiao in front of her from time to time, the emotions in her eyes were complicated and surging, as brilliant as a palette.

Passing by the Green Hotel from a distance, Wu Xuan couldn't help but squint his eyes. According to the information Ye Guyi had gathered in the past few days, it seemed that the Xishui League had dispatched two more Titled Douluo-level masters. Wu Xuan just wanted to sneer at this. Good job, prepare to die!
Under the strict formation of the soldiers, the participating teams, with nearly people, spread out and left Mingdu.

The competition venue is located in the suburbs on the east side of Mingdu. It can be seen from afar when you leave the Mingdu building complex.

By this time, the usually empty suburbs were already packed with people. There were at least thirty thousand soldiers maintaining order, dividing the crowd into separate areas and isolating them from the competition venue. On the north side of the venue, there was a raised platform, constructed entirely of metal. It looked like it could accommodate a thousand people.

The competition venue itself looked even more extraordinary. The stage stood ten meters tall, with a diameter exceeding a hundred meters. The expansive platform itself radiated a silvery-white metallic sheen, appearing to be constructed of metal. From the stage itself, extending outward, massive soul-guiding screens, supported by iron frames, were placed in the air almost every hundred meters, allowing spectators at a distance to clearly see the action.

There are more than a hundred such screens.

The players' rest area is located east of the competition stage. It is divided into two main areas. Near the competition stage is a canopy serving as a VIP lounge area, capable of accommodating approximately twenty participating teams.

The rest area of ​​Shrek Academy is the first one and is also the place closest to the competition stage.

Huo Yuhao and the others who represented the Tang Sect could only sit on the open-air chairs behind the awning, and they were almost at the very back.

Everyone sat on the sofa in the rest area, and Wu Xuan slowly closed his eyes. According to the notice from the competition organizing committee yesterday, the Shrek team had a bye today and did not need to participate.

So everyone was very casual.

With the full force of his breath perception, the auras of powerful people appeared in Wu Xuan's perception.

"Hmm? The aura of two Extreme Douluo?" Wu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and was no longer calm.

"No, this strange aura is so strong, it shouldn't be Ye Xishui. If it's not Ye Xishui, then who could it be?" Wu Xuan frowned and thought.

The next moment, Wu Xuan had a flash of inspiration and thought of the identity of the person who came. "Haotian Castle, it should be right."

As time slowly passed, a team of carriages and horses escorted by the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Corps entered Wu Xuan's perception range.

Soon, a dragon chariot that looked like a small palace and was pulled by thirty-two horned and scaled horses came into everyone's sight. Behind it were guards and a large number of officials from the Sun and Moon Empire who were dressed in gorgeous clothes and official uniforms.

Unlike ordinary horned horses, the scales of these thirty-two horses were a brilliant golden color, a rare variant. The golden scales shone with the glow of the rising sun, complementing the golden sun and silver moon pattern on the dragon chariot. Two maids opened the curtain, and a wheelchair was slowly pushed out, carrying a dark-skinned young man.

"This must be Xu Tianran and that Orange. One is a black man, the other is a scheming woman. These two are a good match." Wu Xuan commented lightly.

The next moment, a familiar figure appeared in Wu Xuan's field of vision. Wasn't it Jing Hongchen, the former head of Mingde Hall? Wu Xuan didn't know how to react to this. It was truly a miracle that this old man, having lost the three great treasures of Mingde Hall, could still be alive.

"Greetings to the Regent. Greetings to the Regent Princess." Except for the Royal Soul Guides who were on defense, all the officials present knelt down and saluted Crown Prince Xu Tianran.

"No need to be polite!" Xu Tianran waved his hand. All the officials stood up straight.

By this time, Juzi had already wheeled Xu Tianran into a soul-guided elevator. Jing Hongchen and four other elders followed. As the elevator ascended, the people in the distance could see their young regent. Cheers erupted. This Crown Prince seemed surprisingly popular.

The ministers naturally did not have the privilege of using the elevator. They climbed up the platform along the steps on the side of the rostrum.

Xu Tianran's arrival also means that this continent's elite competition for young advanced soul masters is about to begin.

Orange pushed Xu Tianran to the center of the podium. She did not sit down, but stood next to Xu Tianran. The Princess Regent refused to sit down, and the other ministers naturally did not dare to sit down after they came up panting, so they all stood on the rostrum.

Xu Tianran nodded to Orange.

Orange slowly stepped forward and came to the soul amplifier that had been prepared. Her beautiful voice quickly spread throughout the audience.

"Silence!" A deep voice suddenly rang out, its overwhelming pressure instantly spreading throughout the entire arena. The moment the voice rang out, everyone felt a sudden blackness before their eyes, as if a dark cloud were looming over them. Even their breathing became rapid. All the chattering was instantly silenced by the deep voice. The entire arena and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the viewing area were instantly reduced to a state of silence so profound that one could hear a pin drop.

Dark Holy Dragon, Long Xiaoyao. Wu Xuan slowly raised his head and looked towards the sky. A level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo was far beyond Wu Xuan's ability to handle at this moment, but that day was not far away.

Only then did Orange clear her throat, and her beautiful voice spread out through the amplified soul guide and reached everyone's ears.

"Every citizen of the Sun and Moon Empire and guests who have come from afar. Here, on behalf of His Highness the Regent, I welcome you. At the same time, on behalf of His Highness the Regent, I announce that the Continent-wide Young Senior Soul Master Elite Competition will now begin. "

A very simple opening statement, without any unnecessary nonsense or high-sounding official documents.

"Long live the Regent. Long live the Regent. Long live the Regent." The people of the Sun-Moon Empire knelt on the ground and saluted the Regent, who was in a wheelchair but was about to ascend the throne to become the new generation of emperor.

Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, still smiling, and extended his right hand to Ju Zi, who had returned to his side.

"My dear ministers, please take your seats." Xu Tianran said calmly. Only then did the ministers of the Sun and Moon Empire dare to sit down.

Sitting on the other side of Regent Xu Tianran was not Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen, but a middle-aged man in a black robe trimmed with gold. His face was expressionless and pale. Even more strangely, a layer of mist seemed to shroud his face, making it impossible to clearly see his features. Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen sat on the other side of Juzi.

"Now let's read out the rules of the competition." A loud voice sounded. Then the rules of this competition were read out. They were the same as the instructions given to each team.

After the rules were read out, an old man walked up to the loudspeaker in front of the rostrum and said loudly: "The first match of the knockout round in the preliminaries. The Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy faces the Dragon Slayer Sect. Both sides select seven players and enter the waiting area."

(End of this chapter)