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"Brother, when does the opening ceremony start?" In the rest area, Wang Qiu'er lay on Lu Yuan's back, her arms tightly wrapped around his neck, her pink and blue eyes looking around, and her clear voice reached Lu Yuan's ears.

"What's wrong, Xiao Qiu'er? Are you getting impatient?" Hearing Wang Qiu'er's words, Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said softly.

"Yeah, it's so boring waiting here. We've been waiting for over half an hour, and the opening ceremony still hasn't started. This competition is progressing so slowly," Wang Qiu'er pouted and said softly.

"There's no other way. There are too many people. We have to wait until all the academies have arrived, everything is arranged, and the old man, Xue Ye, and the leaders of some forces have also arrived before the opening ceremony can begin."

"But it's about time. It's already past eight o'clock, and the opening ceremony should be starting soon."

Lu Yuan said with a light laugh.

"Really? Brother, you said the same thing half an hour ago, that the opening ceremony would start soon, but we're still here waiting." Wang Qiu'er's Youyou voice came over as soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking.

"Ahem!" Hearing Wang Qiu'er's words, Lu Yuan couldn't help but cough, touching his nose, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

He originally thought the opening ceremony would start at eight o'clock, but who knew they were preparing so slowly, it was almost eight-thirty and they still hadn't started.

Sigh, I overestimated their work efficiency, and now he's a little embarrassed by his dear sister's teasing.

Lu Yuan sighed inwardly.

However, seeing that the rest area was almost full of teams, Lu Yuan was certain that it was really about to start.

Sure enough, Lu Yuan glanced around and saw staff members coming in at the entrance of the rest area to arrange for the teams from each academy to enter.

"Alright, Qiu'er, look, we're about to enter." Lu Yuan said with a soft smile, pointing to the staff who came in to arrange the entry.

"Really! It's finally starting!" Seeing this, Wang Qiu'er's face instantly lit up with a smile, and her mood became cheerful.

"This girl." Sensing Wang Qiu'er's somewhat excited mood, Lu Yuan couldn't help but shake his head with a smile. This girl is still like a child. Although she has lived for thousands of years, her heart is still very pure.

If it were Zhu Zhuqing Hu Liena, they would have been quite sensible by the time they were twelve or thirteen.

However, while being sensible is good, being innocent is also a rare and precious quality.

Lu Yuan greatly admired Wang Qiu'er's purity and innocence, and he cherished this adorable younger sister dearly.

"Alright, everyone get ready, we'll be going in soon." Lu Yuan patted Wang Qiu'er's little hand and raised his voice to the people around him.

"Yes, Captain!" As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, a unified voice rang out from nowhere.

"Little Qiu'er, come down, it's time to go in." Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said softly to Wang Qiu'er, who was lying on him.

"Oh, okay then!" Wang Qiu'er replied, somewhat reluctantly climbing off Lu Yuan's back, taking two steps forward, and moving closer to Lu Yuan's side.

Even after transforming into human form, this little golden lion still loved to stick close to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan ruffled Wang Qiu'er's hair, his eyes flashing slightly as he looked at the staff member walking towards him.

"Hello, is this the Heavenly Star Academy Team?" a staff member approached the group and asked softly.

"Exactly," Lu Yuan said.

"It's your college's turn to enter. Please follow me," the staff member said.

"Thank you!" Nodding to the staff, Lu Yuan turned slightly and said, "Everyone, follow me."

"Yes, Captain!" everyone responded in unison.

Led by staff, the group stepped into the entrance passage.

"Wow, so many spectators!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the countless cheering spectators surrounding the open square.

"Roughly estimated, there must be tens of thousands of people. This Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is indeed very popular." Lu Yuan said casually after glancing at it.

"Hmm!" Ning Rongrong nodded gently, her beautiful eyes scanning the area. Suddenly, her gaze sharpened. "Lu Yuan, look, my dad is here too, in the VIP area."

Holding Lu Yuan's hand, Ning Rongrong pointed to a newly renovated VIP area behind the central venue, her voice filled with surprise and delight.

With a quick glance, Lu Yuan took in all the figures in the VIP area.

Among the familiar faces are Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Saint Hall; Prince Xue Ye, who looks like a fat pig; Xue Ye, the white-haired old man wearing a crown; and Xue'er, who is impersonating the imperial crown prince Xue Qinghe, and so on.

Even Dugu Bo, who had always been with him, had somehow managed to sneak into the VIP area.

"Lu Yuan, did you see that?" Ning Rongrong asked, patting Lu Yuan's arm.

"I saw him. I saw not only your father, but also Senior Dugu. That guy runs pretty fast; he slipped into the VIP area before I knew it." Lu Yuan glanced at Dugu Yan behind him and chuckled softly.

Seeing Lu Yuan's gaze, Dugu Yan smiled faintly and parted her lips slightly, "Grandpa said that all the major forces have representatives in the VIP area, and our Dragon King Hall should also have one. However, the Dragon Emperor and the others do not like to show their faces, so it can only be Grandpa himself who goes up there."

"Yes, Senior Dugu is very thoughtful." Hearing Dugu Yan's explanation, Lu Yuan nodded. Indeed, there Yan Shaozhe and Dugu Bo in charge of the Dragon King Hall.

Long Xiaoyao and Ma Xiaotao basically don't get involved in anything; they mostly act as bodyguards. Although Long Xiaoyao is in charge of the Enforcement Hall, he doesn't really get involved in its affairs. The four captains, Wind, Fire, Thunder, and Lightning, discuss and act together.

Only extremely important matters are handled by Long Xiaoyao.

Therefore, with Yan Shaozhe staying at the Dragon King Hall to guard the home, only Dugu Bo could handle matters like sending representatives to the VIP area.

It must be said that Dugu Bo is quite clear about his own position.

Lu Yuan is now increasingly proud of his decision to recruit Dugu Bo. He was right to make that decision; Dugu Bo is indeed a master at getting things done.

Hearing Lu Yuan praise Dugu Bo for his thoughtfulness, Dugu Yan couldn't help but smile slightly. It wasn't easy to receive praise from the Hall Master; they had been scolded terribly for the past three months.

After all, when they first started training, their clumsy teamwork was simply appalling, and they received a lot of criticism for it.

She herself has been criticized more than once, and she's gotten used to it.

I was quite surprised to hear Lu Yuan praise someone today.