Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 112: Competition Opening (3.2K)
Hearing Ma Hongjun's obscene voice, a handsome young man with peach blossom eyes next to him secretly glanced at Ning Rongrong, who had a noble temperament and exquisite appearance in front of him, and subconsciously moved away from Ma Hongjun.

Liuxing and the others didn't know that in addition to the people in their world who were paying attention to this game, the major forces in another world were also paying attention to this competition.

The venue for the Fighting Spirit Competition is located at the gate of the imperial city, which is on the west side of Xingluo Square.

The entire competition stage is hundreds of meters long and wide, and five meters high. It is very similar to the soul guide trial stage of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy, but the soul guide defense is much backward, and it is necessary to specially dispatch soul masters to operate the protective soul guide devices.

The first round of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is a thrilling elimination round, where the main point is that if you win, you continue, and if you lose, you get kicked out.

There is no chance for weak teams to take advantage of the situation. If an academy is careless, it may even fail.

The intensity of the knockout rounds far exceeds that of the subsequent round-robin matches.

At least there is still a lot of room for maneuver in the round-robin tournament, while the knockout tournament is simply a matter of the strong coming in and the weak leaving.

At this time, Xingluo Square was empty. Except for the soldiers in the distance, there was no one in the square.

Stampedes had occurred in previous competitions, so the Xingluo Empire attached great importance to on-site order. Moreover, this competition was broadcast live across the entire continent. If an accident occurred, the entire Xingluo Empire would become a laughing stock.

Early in the morning, except for the previous champion Shrek Academy, the team leaders of various colleges had already arrived in the Imperial City and drew lots based on the competition numbers they received when they registered.

According to the competition rules, all previous champions would be the first to appear, so Shrek Academy did not need to draw lots.

At this time, the lottery ceremony has been completed, and officials from the Star Luo Empire have compiled the results of the lottery. Once the order of the competition is announced, the final preparations for the early stage of the competition will be completed.

The sun slowly rose into the sky from the distant east, and a sense of warmth suddenly rose in Xingluo City, which was located in the middle of the continent.

After the drawing ceremony for all teams was completed, spectators entered the venue in an orderly manner from all directions in Xingluo Square, escorted by sergeants.

If you want to watch the game up close, you need to pay, two gold soul coins a day at Xingluo Square. As for watching on the soul guide screen, no fee is required.

But the atmosphere is different when watching the game through a screen than when watching it in person, so many people still come to Xingluo Square to watch the game.

The entire Xingluo Plaza is so large that it is impossible for everyone to see the entire arena, so the better the location, the higher the fee. Two gold soul coins are just admission tickets. Whether you can see the entire view depends on how fat your wallet is.

Looking at the densely packed audience in Xingluo Square on the soul guide screen, Flanders drooled with envy. With so many audiences, how many gold soul coins would be collected!

The Xingluo Empire spent a huge amount of money to host this continent-wide advanced soul master academy fighting spirit competition, and of course it had to make back the money with a profit from the audience.

From the admission fee income alone, the Star Luo Empire can receive approximately two million gold soul coins. In one month, that would be 60 million gold soul coins. Apart from the expenses and investment of the competition, the empire can also make a lot of money. You know, Xingluo City's annual tax revenue is almost this amount.

This is one of the reasons why the four major empires are very willing to hold the continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition.

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While the audience was queuing up to enter, Liu Xing and others also came to the rest area prepared for them by the Xing Luo Empire.

Because this competition was special, the Xingluo Empire also spent a lot of money. Each academy had a separate rest area with luxurious seats, fruit drinks, cakes and desserts.

The arrival of Liu Xing and others attracted the attention of most people. After all, they were dressed in the uniforms of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, and they crushed the other academies as soon as they appeared.

Compared with the school uniforms of other academies, the school uniforms of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy are much more exquisite, both in terms of materials and overall design, far surpassing those of other academies.

In terms of daily expenses and image, the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy has also worked hard. The wealthy Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy is not afraid of spending money.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy lacks everything except money.

Therefore, when students from other colleges saw the luxurious uniforms of Liuxing and others, and then looked at their own simple school uniforms, they were at a disadvantage in terms of momentum and temperament.

Finally, Meteor saw the Shrek Academy he had been longing for. Seeing the familiar shit-green school uniform, Meteor looked strange.

Ten thousand years have passed, and the school uniform of Shrek Academy really hasn't changed at all. Do they respect tradition so much?
The appearance of Shrek Academy also caused a lot of discussion among other academies. The number of members they sent was simply not right, and they were too young.

Not all academies have such a powerful intelligence network as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, and can get information firsthand.

Not only people from other academies, but Liu Xing was also observing Shrek Academy, his eyes sweeping over those students who were obviously much younger.

'Who is the protagonist among them?'

Liuxing secretly guessed that the one who looked most like the protagonist was the handsome boy with short blue-pink hair. If it weren't for his Adam's apple, Liuxing would even think he was a girl.

The second is the black-haired boy. Although he seems unremarkable at first glance, the more he looks like this, the more likely he is to be the protagonist.

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Three poles in the sun.

All spectators and academy teams have arrived.

"quiet!"

As soon as the words fell, all the soldiers simultaneously raised their spears, as if they had been rehearsed. Suddenly, a solemn and murderous aura spread throughout the venue, and the previously noisy Xingluo Square suddenly became quiet. "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!"

Under the spotlight, the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire arrived belatedly.

Hundreds of thousands of spectators knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the emperor" to the figure above the imperial city.

The soldiers knelt on one knee, and all the participating students only needed to bow 90 degrees to show respect to the emperor.

"My lords, please make peace."

Xu Jiawei, the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, stood at the front of the city, his voice gentle yet dignified.

Xu Jiawei's voice was amplified by the soul-amplifying device and carried out. The people then stood up, and the students from the participating academies also straightened their backs. Everyone's eyes were cast towards the top of the imperial city in front of them.

"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is the most important event in our Douluo Continent Soul Master community. I'm delighted that this year's event is being held in the Star Luo Empire. On behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome the representatives from various academies, including Shrek Academy, who have come from afar. I hope you will demonstrate your full potential in the competition over the next month."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The leaders and students from the colleges bowed again.

"Shrek Academy?"

At this time, hearing the sound coming from the soul guide, Tang San and others turned around and looked at Dean Flender and Vice Dean Zhao Wuji.

At this time, Flanders and other college teachers also looked confused.

"Ahem, it must be a coincidence. After all, it's not the same world, so it's normal to have a school with the same name. Look, isn't there a Xingluo Empire across the way?"

Flanders coughed twice and explained, but he was also curious and wanted to communicate with the people from Shrek Academy across the street to see which great person had the same idea as him and chose this name for the academy that represents monsters.

"There really is someone with the same name as our dean! Being from another world is quite, strange."

Ning Rongrong complained speechlessly.

"Okay, I declare that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition has officially begun." With Xu Jiawei's passionate speech, this Soul Fighting Competition kicked off.

"Long live, long live, long live!" the people shouted in unison, and their emotions were aroused almost instantly.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..." The roar of soul-guided salutes rang out on the top of the city and lasted for 108 times before stopping. The Xingluo Square had turned into a sea of ​​excitement and cheers.

In the next month, one hundred and thirty-three teams, including the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Shrek Academy, will compete fiercely in Star Luo Square in Star Luo City.

As the competition progressed, teams from various colleges took their seats one after another, waiting for the host to read out the competition rules.

"According to the rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Spirit Competition, the first round will be an elimination match. This year, a total of 133 advanced soul master and soul instructor academies have registered. After the draw, one academy received a bye in the first round. A total of 66 matches will be played, and the first round will be an elimination match. The loser will immediately end their journey in this competition."

"Now, the first match will begin immediately. The two teams competing are the Tianling Advanced Spirit Master Academy team from the Douling Empire and the Shrek Academy team, the continent's premier academy, boasting countless honors and having won nearly every major championship in the past thousand years."

With this announcement from the host of the competition, the atmosphere in the entire Xingluo Square suddenly boiled to its peak.

"Shrek, Shrek, Shrek..."

The shouts of Shrek Academy resounded from almost every corner of the square.

Tang San and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. Is Shrek Academy across the way so powerful? Their popularity is simply too high!

Thinking of their Shrek Academy, which has no more than a hundred people including teachers, located in a remote countryside with a dilapidated campus, and then looking at the much-anticipated Shrek Academy on the soul guide screen.

They felt that although both were called Shrek Academy, the one opposite was the real Monster Academy and they were fake.

"Although it wasn't us who were shouting, we could still feel the blood boiling!"

The little fat boy Ma Hongjun clenched his fists and his face turned red.

"In the future, we must also be like them and attract everyone's attention."

Xiao Wu showed a look of longing.

"That day will come, Xiao Wu. Third Brother promises you."

Tang San touched Xiao Wu's hair and said confidently.

"I believe you, Third Brother."

Just listening to the host's introduction, you can find that Shrek Academy is different.

When introducing other colleges, they must add the prefix of the country to which they belong, followed by the name of the college. Although Shrek Academy is located within the Tianhun Empire, it is outside the three major empires and does not belong to any country, so they do not carry any country prefix when they appear.

It does not belong to any country, but is vaguely above all countries. Meteor sees the shadow of the Spirit Hall in Shrek Academy.

(End of this chapter)