Early in the morning, the leading teachers from each college had already arrived at the Imperial City to draw lots based on the participation numbers they received when registering. At this time, the drawing ceremony had been completed. Officials from the Lingdou Empire had compiled the statistics.
The results of the draw. Once the order of competition comes out, the final preparations for the early stage of the competition will be completed.
The sun slowly rises into the sky from the distant east, and Lingdou City, which is located in a remote area of the mainland, is still a little cold.
At the top of the Imperial City, an old man dressed in bright yellow robes and wearing an eight-treasure purple-gold crown stood with his hands behind his back. The position he stood at was in the center of the main gate of the Imperial City, and was also the best place to watch the competition stage below.
There was no one beside him. A few steps behind him were all the civil and military officials of the Lingdou Empire.
"Father." A middle-aged man wearing a python robe quickly stepped forward, came to the old man's side and saluted respectfully. You can guess from the python pattern embroidered on his robe and the title of Emperor Lingdou.
His identity.
"Prince, how are the arrangements?" the old emperor of the Lingdou Empire asked expressionlessly.
The prince said respectfully: "Everything has been arranged. The lottery is over and the order of the competition has been arranged. The surrounding area is in order. People can be allowed in."
The old emperor nodded and said: "Okay, pass my order. People will be let in at each checkpoint. Control the speed and maintain order. If there is a problem in the place where the person is responsible, he will be severely punished."
"Yes." The prince turned around and left.
And if Yao Shixuan and Ning Xue were here, they might think that the prince looked very familiar, because the prince of the Lingdou Empire was the middle-aged man who sold Yao Shixuan the soul bone and the list carving knife that day.
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At this moment, people began to enter the venue from all directions in Lingdou Square. Under the guidance of the soldiers, they gathered into the venue like long queues.
It is not free to watch the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition. The daily admission fee is not too expensive, just two gold soul coins. However, although the Soul Fight Plaza has strictly controlled the number of visitors,
It can also accommodate more than 200,000 people to watch the game at the same time. Two gold soul coins are just the most basic price. The closer to the area near the competition stage, the more expensive the admission fee. In the viewing area closest to the competition stage, everyone
You have to pay one hundred gold soul coins to enter.
For civilians, this is a lot of money, but for some businessmen and nobles, it is nothing.
Ling Dou Empire has adopted a method of treating all spectators equally. If you have money, you can sit at the front at most. But the treatment is the same. You can only stand and watch. There are not even seats. This way, more people can be accommodated...
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From the daily admission fee income alone, the Lingdou Empire can receive about two million gold soul coins. In one month, that is 60 million gold soul coins. Excluding military expenditures and investments, the empire can also make a lot of money.
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. You know, the annual tax revenue of Spirit Dou City is almost this amount!
Just as the audience entered the venue, everyone from Shrek had already arrived and stood in the contestant area.
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.
It is the glory accumulated by Shrek Academy through its strength for thousands of years.
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.
For most colleges, they are praying secretly in their hearts that they must not encounter strong people like Shrek College or the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer College in the first round. Otherwise, it is almost equivalent to announcing that they have been eliminated.
Eliminated.
It took nearly half an hour for the audience to enter the venue, and there were simply too many people.
The originally empty Lingdou Square was now overcrowded. Fortunately, there were some iron bars blocking the area, dividing it into areas, and the soldiers maintaining order, so it seemed less chaotic.
By this time, it was already three o'clock in the sky.
"Silence." A loud 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 entire place. The originally noisy Lingdou Square suddenly became quiet.
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."
The crowd immediately went "wow" and fell to their knees. Hundreds of thousands of people made the same neat movements at the same time. The scene was truly 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 Dou Ling 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 Dou Ling had already arrived at the front of the city with all the civil and military officials, patrolling 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 Dou Ling Empire, and I am very happy. Here, on behalf of the Dou Ling Empire, I welcome you from far away
Representatives from various colleges including 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 Dou Ling 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 the old emperor, the curtain of this grand event was unveiled.
"Long live, long live, long live!" the people shouted in unison. Their emotions were aroused almost instantly.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..." The roar of the salute sounded at the top of the city and lasted for 108 times before stopping. Lingdou Square had become a scene of excitement and cheering.
ocean.
Emperor Dou Ling led the officials to retreat slightly. The seats had been arranged. After he took his seat, he waved to the prince next to him.
The prince immediately understood and gave the order to his subordinates to start the competition.
The loud voice from before suddenly sounded again, "According to the competition rules of the Continental Senior Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, the first round will be an elimination round. In this competition, there are a total of one hundred and thirty senior soul masters and soul master academies who have signed up.
Thirteen schools. After drawing lots, one of them got a bye in the first round. A total of sixty-six games will be played. The first round is a knockout system. The loser will directly end the journey of this competition. Next, the first game will start immediately.
.The two sides of the competition are the Tianling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy team from the Dou Ling Empire, and the Shrek Academy team from the No. 1 Academy in the mainland, which has countless honors and has won almost all competition championships in the past nearly a thousand years."
With this announcement from the host of the competition, the atmosphere in the entire Lingdou Square suddenly boiled to its peak.