The host responsible for presiding over the competition was Doudou, a very popular announcer from the Soul Arena. Standing on the hosting platform, Doudou held an amplifying soul tool and said loudly:
"Next, let us welcome His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire to declare the opening of this tournament with thunderous applause!"
On the VIP platform, Emperor Xue Ye, who was seated in the center and wearing a crimson-gold robe, slowly stood up amid ear-splitting applause.
His deep and resonant voice spread throughout the entire arena through the amplifying soul tool:
"I, Xue Ye, Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, on behalf of the Tiandou Empire and the organizers of this tournament, hereby declare that the preliminary round of the Douluo Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition officially begins!"
Thunderous applause erupted, and cheers rose one after another.
Emperor Xue Ye spoke again:
"Here, I hope that all the soul masters participating in this tournament can fully display their strength and achieve excellent results. You are all the pride of the Tiandou Empire. For the glory of the Empire, display your brilliance!"
Encouraged personally by Emperor Xue Ye, all the soul masters present became even more excited, applauding once again, their eyes blazing with fervent light.
For most soul masters, they were not nobles. This tournament was their best stage to showcase themselves and the best opportunity to fight for their future.
After Emperor Xue Ye returned to his seat, Doudou's voice rang out again:
"Next, let us invite the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sect Master Ning, Mr. Ning Fengzhi, to deliver a speech for this tournament!"
Ning Fengzhi stood up gracefully, and applause once again filled the arena.
As the number one auxiliary soul master on the continent, Ning Fengzhi could be considered the idol of all auxiliary-type soul masters present, all eager to witness his demeanor.
When Shrek's members heard Doudou's introduction, they also learned that this man was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong's father, and Qian Renyue's teacher.
Tang San looked at the two girls sitting obediently beside Ning Fengzhi. Although Qian Renyue's appearance had changed greatly and Ning Rongrong had also changed a lot as she grew up, Tang San still recognized them.
He was also very curious about which academy Qian Renyue and Ning Rongrong belonged to. If the two of them also participated, they would become Shrek Academy's greatest opponents.
Noticing Shrek staring at him and the two girls behind him, Ning Fengzhi gave a disdainful cold snort, but still maintained a smile:
"Other than the Tiandou Royal Academy First Team, which will enter the finals as a seeded team, among the twenty-eight teams participating this time, I am also optimistic about another team. Although I do not understand why their uniforms are so strange, and I do not know whether this is due to disrespect toward the tournament, I am quite optimistic about their strength, and I am very curious about the path they will take next."
Ning Fengzhi knew that his words would attract attention and hostility toward Shrek Academy, but who cared? He did it on purpose.
Shrek Academy, which wished it could dig a hole and hide underground, suddenly became the focus of unprecedented attention—mockery, disdain, curiosity, and various scrutinizing gazes—like being stripped naked and placed in the middle of the crowd.
Yet Oscar still foolishly asked:
"Third Brother, Boss Dai, do you think Rongrong's father being curious about us and saying he's optimistic about Shrek is because of Rongrong? Does that mean I still have a chance?"
"Are you stupid? He's clearly drawing hatred toward us. He's helping Qian Renyue and Ning Rongrong vent their anger. Can't you see that?" Dai Mubai punched Oscar in frustration.
Seated beside Emperor Xue Ye, the Platinum Bishop who had been resting with his eyes half-closed finally opened his eyes at this moment.
His eyes looked turbid, without much brilliance, as his gaze fell on Shrek Academy's position. After all, their strange uniforms were far too conspicuous.
"So this is the Shrek Academy that Her Highness has been asking us to pay attention to?" Saras murmured softly.
After Ning Fengzhi returned to his seat, Doudou smiled and continued the process:
"Next, we invite the Hall Master of the Tiandou City Martial Soul Hall, Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, Lord Saras, to conduct the draw for the first round of the preliminary competition. After the draw, the Tiandou Royal Academy Vice Team will compete against their first-round opponent. This will also be the only match today."
Saras slowly stood up and, led by palace maids, walked to Doudou's side to begin the draw.
He seemed reluctant to speak. Each time he drew a pair of opponents, he handed the result to Doudou to announce.
"Let the Tiandou Royal Academy Vice Team face Shrek Academy."
Qian Renyue transmitted her voice secretly to Saras.
"Preliminary Round, First Round: Canghui Academy vs. Zixing Academy."
"Preliminary Round, First Round: Oakland Academy vs. Flame Glory Academy."
"Preliminary Round, First Round: Tiandou Royal Academy vs. Shrek Academy."
Saras did not understand, but he still complied.
The matchups between other academies did not attract much attention from Shrek Academy's members. But when they heard that their first-round opponent was actually the Tiandou Royal Academy Vice Team, the expressions on everyone's faces became rather strange.
Although Qian Renyue had humiliated Shrek at the Tiandou Royal Academy back then, the grudges between Dai Mubai and Xue Beng had not been erased because of her appearance.
After Qian Renyue left, they were still humiliated by Prince Xue He, whom Xue Beng had brought over.
Although Tang San agreed to do weapons business with the Tiandou royal family, the resentment between Shrek Academy and the Tiandou Royal Academy was not something that could be easily resolved.
Upon hearing that they would face the Tiandou Royal Academy, Shrek's members all rubbed their hands in excitement, ready to fight fiercely.
Facing the audience who looked down on Shrek Academy and believed that the Tiandou Royal Academy had picked a soft target, someone shouted loudly:
"Cheating!"
Saras swept his gaze across the entire arena and said calmly:
"This seat conducted the draw personally. There is absolutely no falsification. At the same time, I hereby announce that any academy whose participating students pass the preliminary round will be exceptionally allowed by the Spirit Hall to directly join the Martial Soul Hall."
Upon hearing Saras's words, who still cared whether there was cheating? Everyone's expressions became extremely excited.
That was the Martial Soul Hall—the place second only to the Pope's Hall, the Hall of Offerings, and the Hall of Elders in Spirit Hall City.
After hearing the Platinum Bishop's words, Emperor Xue Ye's expression turned very unpleasant.
Only after Ning Fengzhi spoke a few words to comfort him did his expression improve slightly.
Doudou did not understand the grudges involved and continued announcing the match:
"First, the first match of the preliminary round: Tiandou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy."
Just as Qian Renyue had expected, although Tang San and the others only sent three official team members onto the field, they still completely crushed the incompetent nobles.
To avenge the humiliation they had suffered that day, Shrek's members counted the disgrace brought by Qian Renyue onto the Tiandou Royal Academy as well, as if none of this would have happened if they had not gone to the Tiandou Royal Academy.
At the very beginning, they had the healing-type soul master cast a full-field healing technique, then carried out one minute of brutal violence, and finally pointed out that they had been healing their opponents the entire time.
It was naked humiliation.
Who knew what Emperor Xue Ye and the others felt when they saw this?
Qian Renyue looked at Emperor Xue Ye with interest, and only after Ning Fengzhi coughed lightly did she obediently sit properly again.
"Tang San, using personal grudges to inflict violence on participating students and humiliating opponents. Such a vindictive attitude, yet lacking the ability to confront the real parties involved, only daring to vent anger on the weak through collective punishment—how interesting, truly interesting."
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