When the first ray of sunlight hit Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire revealed a serious atmosphere.
All the streets around Xingluo Square are blocked by soldiers with bright armor, especially near the Star Emperor Hotel, where thousands of soldiers are stationed. The streets leading from here to Xingluo Square have been completely under martial law, and only those leading from the Star Emperor Hotel are under complete martial law.
Only the participating team members from each college who walked out of the hotel can pass.
The competition stage used for this continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is not built in the center of Xingluo Square, but in front of the main entrance of the Imperial City. In this way, His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire can compete with his civil and military personnel
The ministers watched the battle directly from the top of the imperial city. Not only did they have the best view, but they were also safe.
The entire competition stage is one hundred meters long and five meters high. There are a total of one hundred and eight metal pillars on the periphery of the competition stage. These are not decorations, but actual protective soul guides. After the competition starts, there will be one hundred and eight metal pillars.
Eight soul masters are in charge of protecting the competition stage. These metal pillars will release protective shields to block all the soul skills inside from escaping, so as not to damage the imperial city or hurt innocent people.
Just building this competition platform cost a huge amount of money, and mobilizing 108 soul masters to serve the competition for more than a month. Without national-level strength, it would be very difficult to do it.
At this time, Xingluo Square was empty. Except for the soldiers in the distance, there was no one in the square.
The last time the Star Luo Empire held the Continent-wide Senior Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, there was a stampede incident. This time, the Star Luo Empire royal family attached great importance to it and not only dispatched an army to maintain order, but also came up with many new methods.
There are many iron fences in the square. These iron fences with a height of about 1.5 meters will not affect the sight of most people, but they divide the square into different areas. Whether the audience is entering or exiting, there are different
Entrances and exits. In this way, it will be much easier for the soldiers to maintain order. There will also be clear limits on the number of people allowed in each area.
The Imperial City is on the north side, facing south, and there is a luxurious rest area on the west side of the competition stage, which is specially provided for the participating members of each academy. However, the rest area can only accommodate about seventy academies, and it is obviously not prepared.
The seats of the colleges that were eliminated in the first round are not wasted. At the same time, it can also stimulate the fighting spirit of the participating students.
Since the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition switched to the current format, apart from the finals, the most exciting thing is actually the first round of knockout matches, which are far more exciting and even tragic.
Round robin later.
The round robin can also have tactical arrangements and even tactical failures. But the first round is a direct knockout. If you lose, you will leave. Every participating college must pass this level. Even the previous champion Shrek College has
Same. There is a bye in the competition, but no college can directly enjoy the bye privilege.
Early in the morning, the leading teachers from each college had already arrived at the Imperial City to draw lots based on the competition number plates they received when registering.
At this time, the lottery ceremony has been completed, and officials from the Star Luo Empire will tally the lottery results. 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, located in the middle of the continent.
At this time, participating students from various colleges also began to enter the venue.
Today, everyone in Shrek Academy is wearing the traditional dark green uniform, which is the standard color of Shrek Academy. Moreover, they are standing in the first row of all the colleges. No academy has any objection to this. Because
, this is the glory accumulated by Shrek Academy through its strength for thousands of years.
However, the participating students from the academy standing at the back couldn't help but look surprised when they looked at the lineup of Shrek Academy.
Even if there are only eleven people here, most of them seem to be far from twenty years old. You can tell how young they are without judging their bone age. Only the three people at the front can see it.
They are almost old enough. But they all wear cloaks to hide their appearance.
For most academies, they are praying secretly in their hearts that they will never encounter powerful people like Shrek Academy or the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the first round. Otherwise, it is almost equivalent to announcing that they have been eliminated.
Eliminated.
The participating team members from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy stood behind Shrek Academy. This also made it easier for them to observe the Shrek Academy students in front.
The youngest ones in Shrek Academy are Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao. Huo Yuhao is a little better. After merging the Ice Emperor's torso bones, his figure has changed a lot and he looks about the same as a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old. But Wang Dong and
There is even a bit of childishness on Xiao Xiao's face. Especially Xiao Xiao, she is shorter and looks like just a little girl.
Even Xiao Hongchen, who had always been arrogant, was filled with doubts at this time: What on earth did Shrek Academy send out such a lineup? Also, was the bet between the Shrek student and him that he met yesterday really just
Want to scare himself? Or is he really sure of winning?
It took nearly half an hour for the audience to enter. There were too many people. The originally empty Xingluo Square was already overcrowded. Fortunately, there were some iron fences to separate them into areas, plus the military personnel
The soldiers maintained order so that it seemed less chaotic.
By this time, it was already three o'clock in the sky.
"Quiet." A huge, resonant voice suddenly spread throughout the audience.
Upon hearing this voice, all the soldiers stood at attention and raised their spears high. Suddenly, a chilling atmosphere spread throughout the place, and the originally noisy Xingluo Square suddenly became quiet.
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."
"Wow...!" The people suddenly fell to their knees in large areas, and hundreds of thousands of people made the same neat movements at the same time. The scene was indeed extremely spectacular.
The soldiers knelt on one knee, and all participating colleges had been accurately informed beforehand, allowing them not to kneel, but they needed to bow ninety degrees to show respect for the emperor.
"My lords, please stand up." The voice of the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire was amplified by the amplifying soul guide and came out. The people then stood up one after another, and the students from the participating colleges also straightened their backs. Everyone's eyes were on
Directly ahead, on top of the imperial city.
Emperor Xingluo brought his queen and civil and military officials to the front of the city, inspecting his people with gentle but majestic eyes.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is the most important event in our Douluo Continent soul master world. This time it is our turn to be held in our Star Luo Empire, and I am very happy. Here, on behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome the people from far away
Representatives from various colleges, led by Shrek Academy, are here. I hope you will show your due style in the competition in the next month."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The leaders and students from the 133 colleges bowed and saluted again.
Emperor Xingluo also smiled and nodded in their direction.
"Okay, I announce that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition has officially begun." Under the loud announcement of Emperor Xingluo, the curtain of this grand event was unveiled.
"Long live, long live, long live!" the people shouted in unison, and their emotions were aroused almost instantly.