Stunningly beautiful young lady

Before long, the area around the arena was completely surrounded by people, with a dense crowd below.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At eight o'clock, the drums officially sounded on the competition stage to start the competition!

A dignified and solemn white-haired old man dressed in orange-yellow clothes flew down from a high place and stood straight on the dueling platform.

"Wow, this year the Emperor Taizu himself is presiding over the ceremony. This is really taking it very seriously."

Spectators who came to watch but did not participate cheered from the stands, while those who did participate were also very excited.

The founding emperor had already reached the Spirit King level and had been in seclusion cultivating. Unexpectedly, this grand competition would alarm him to personally preside over it.

"Fellow countrymen of Liuyi, welcome to this grand competition!"

His smiling face swept over the crowd, and his deep but authoritative voice reached everyone's ears.

This powerful yet concise opening earned unanimous applause.

"Clap clap clap..."

The applause from the crowd echoed throughout the arena.

"It is an honor to host this competition and to witness your shining moments together."

Su paused for a moment as she listened to these words, her hand stroking Bai Ling's. This opening line sounded so familiar, just like the one from their hometown…

"Our competition remains the same as before. Participants must be under the age of eighteen. I have seen that no one has violated the rules."

"This competition will follow the same procedure as in previous years, and the rankings will still determine the four major families."

He paused, then changed his tone, extending his right hand to gesture with his fingers:

"However, the number of people who can directly enter the Spirit Master Academy has increased by two compared to the past."

"That is to say, there were three spots in the past, but there are five spots this year."

"Therefore, I hope that everyone participating in the competition will give full play to their strength and do their best to secure a place in the Spirit Academy!"

After he finished speaking, he extended his arms forward along with his words, just like a leader giving a speech.

Su Qing became more and more curious as she looked at it. Could it be that the founding emperor was also a time traveler?

He then turned to look at the hidden door beneath the arena, pressed the switch in his hand, and a rumbling sound came from the arena.

Then five people appeared in front of everyone.

"Wow, people from the Spirit Academy."

The disciples from each family were extremely excited and let out excited shouts.

"This time, not only were elders from various families there to maintain order, but also elders and disciples from the Spirit Academy were there to watch."

"Everyone should give full play to their best abilities, which will be beneficial for your future entry into the Spirit Master Academy."

Emperor Taizu took two steps back and then handed the reins of the conversation to the elders of the Spiritual Academy.

Then an elderly man with half-white hair, dressed in the robes of a Spirit Academy elder, took two steps forward and looked at the crowd below the stage.

“This year’s situation is different from previous years, so we elders went to different places. Elder Ruan from the Beast Taming Academy and I came to Liuyi Kingdom.”

He spoke in a casual and approachable manner, yet there was a powerful aura that resonated with everyone, leaving them in awe.

"We will be watching live for the next few days and hope to see everyone's wonderful performances."

As soon as he finished speaking, deafening applause and shouts erupted once again.

Although the other mainland participants had caused them considerable disturbance in the previous two days, the start of the competition temporarily put those disturbances behind them.

Because this is not only a competition between families, but also a competition to get into the Spirit Academy, so in the end it still depends on individual strength.

Every competition produces some dark horses and outstanding individual cultivators, so every competition is always packed with people.

"These people certainly know how to create a good atmosphere, and their strength is indeed remarkable."

Su Qing couldn't help but feel more hopeful about the Spirit Academy.

After the introductions and everyone was seated, the first round of the competition began.

"Now let's begin our first round of competition, the team battle."

Emperor Taizu took out a large, square box wrapped in yellow cloth from his spatial storage and placed it in the center of the competition platform.

“Each family team sends one representative to draw lots. Those participating in the individual competition do not need to come up for this round. The draw will be held in the next round of the individual competition when it is one-on-one.”

"What's going on with this team competition?"

This was the first time Su Qing had heard of such a competition, as she had never had the opportunity to participate or watch it before.

Upon hearing Su Qing's question, Su Ning immediately answered, leaving Su Zhen speechless.

However, Su Zhen didn't know as much as Su Ning. He only knew a little bit, and only fully understood after hearing what Su Ning said.

"The competition will first be based on team scores, and then individual scores will be tallied together to determine the top four families this year."

"Therefore, team points are also an important part of the ranking. The ranking of a family is not only based on individual strength, but also on unity."

"However, the final top ten spots are not related to the team's performance in the competition; they only serve as a family ranking."

Although Suning has never participated in the competition, he has visited before, so he knows all of this very well.

"That's quite fair."

Su Ting was not surprised to hear this rule, after all, this is a world where strength is paramount, and the strongest is the king.

"Each family can send someone up to draw lots. Families that draw the same number will be grouped together for a team battle."

According to the number of families already counted, the Emperor Taizu placed sixty slips of paper in the lottery box in front of him. The slips were numbered from one to thirty, with two slips for each number.

The recorders also stood behind the Emperor Taizu to better record the lottery results of each family.

"Sister, would you like to draw lots?"

This was Su Zhen's first time participating, but the process was the same as when his family competed.

He had a feeling that his sister would have better luck, so he asked her if she could draw lots.

"Why should she be allowed to draw? Neither Brother Suzhou nor Brother Su Quan said anything. What right does she have to go?"

Upon hearing Su Zhen's words, Su Bingyu was the first to stand up.

Neither she nor Sister Miao'er made it into the top five, and yet this person who suddenly gained the ability to cultivate squeezed out a spot and took it away from her. How could she accept this?

"Exactly, the requirement is that Suzhou Brother and Su Quan Brother go."

Upon hearing Su Bingyu's words, many disciples also stood up to object, as they did not like Su Qing either.

Only a few disciples and Su Bei and Suning did not object; others had some reservations.

Seeing so many people objecting, Su Miao just smiled dismissively and remained silent.

It seems that Su Qing is still not popular with everyone, and the words I sent people to spread were still effective.

Just wait, I will definitely shine again in the competition. What is Su Qing? I will trample her under my feet.

Her gaze shifted and lingered on Su Nan's back...