Elite Tournament Preliminary Entrance

The Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament preliminaries were packed with people. The audience alone numbered over ten thousand, creating a truly grand spectacle.

Twenty-eight competing teams from advanced spirit master academies gathered at the entrance, waiting to take the field.

On the elevated viewing platform, Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall Temple in Heaven Dou Imperial City, sat in their respective seats, awaiting the competitors' entrance.

Xue Ye asked, "Sect Master Ning, what are your thoughts on this year's competition?"

Leaning on a cane, Ning Fengzhi nodded gently with his usual refined bearing and said with a smile, "I know of a team that may be able to bring the championship back to the Empire."

"Oh? Which team?" Xue Ye asked in surprise.

"Blue Tyrant Academy. Their strongest member is a level 67 Soul Emperor, while even their weakest is level 48," Ning Fengzhi said calmly.

Three days ago, his daughter Ning Rongrong had brought her classmates to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as guests and told him about the strength of everyone on her team. Ning Fengzhi had been stunned at the time. He had never expected that after his daughter Ning Rongrong joined Shrek Academy during her training, Shrek Academy would merge with Blue Tyrant Academy. With the Immortal Herbs provided by Blue Tyrant Academy's dean, her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. This allowed him to see hope that his daughter might break through and become a Title Douluo, and he had been overjoyed.

At the same time, news came from Blue Tyrant Academy that Dean Liu Erlong had officially broken through to godhood, which excited him greatly. With his daughter Ning Rongrong's connection to Blue Tyrant Academy, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could remain standing for several more decades.

"Their competing team is actually this strong! It seems the championship of this tournament is theirs for the taking." Xue Ye laughed heartily, then suddenly recalled the news from three days earlier and asked, "Sect Master Ning, has Dean Liu truly become a god?"

Ning Fengzhi's expression instantly turned solemn. He nodded heavily and said, "It is true."

Xue Ye's expression also froze at once. He felt immense pressure, but he was also deeply relieved that Blue Tyrant Academy was a spirit master academy of the Heaven Dou Empire. They had not expanded their power in pursuit of dominance, but devoted themselves wholeheartedly to teaching. With Dean Liu becoming a god, she could also deter the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall, preventing them from acting rashly along the borders.

Resting his arm lazily on the chair's armrest, Salas said calmly, "His Holiness the Pontiff of Spirit Hall became a god three months ago. Great Priest Qian Daoliu and Saintess Qian Renxue are also demigods, only needing to complete their divine power conversion. When that happens, Spirit Hall will have three deities."

"Salas, what do you mean by that?" Xue Ye snapped angrily.

"Your Majesty, I mean nothing. I am merely explaining it so that you do not underestimate the peak strength of Spirit Hall." Salas shot Xue Ye a disdainful glance.

"Hmph, what use is saying that on an occasion like this? With Blue Tyrant Academy here, the Heaven Dou Empire is certain to claim this year's championship. No matter how outstanding the students of your Spirit Hall Academy are, I'm afraid they cannot compare to these children from Blue Tyrant Academy." Xue Ye glanced at Bishop Salas and mocked him.

"Hmph! Do not forget that the finals will be held in Spirit City," Salas said threateningly.

Ning Fengzhi smiled elegantly. "Bishop Salas, so what if Spirit Hall has three deities? Would you dare make a move against Blue Tyrant Academy? I recall that over a month ago, after His Holiness the Pontiff returned to Spirit City from Heaven Dou City, an order was issued forbidding anyone from provoking Blue Tyrant Academy. Surely you would not dare violate that prohibition?"

"Th-this..." Salas immediately broke out in a cold sweat, shut his mouth, and did not say another word.

On the competition stage, a middle-aged man dressed in a suit and wearing black-rimmed glasses held a microphone and said excitedly, "Hello, everyone. I am a host from the Soul Fighting Arena in Suotuo City. It is my great honor to host the opening ceremony of this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. First, let us welcome the twenty-eight competing teams into the arena."

At the host's signal, the competing teams from the various advanced spirit master academies entered the venue through their respective passages.

"The first to enter is the second team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the strongest and most outstanding representative of our Heaven Dou Empire! Their slogan is: Unstoppable, charge forward bravely! I believe every audience member present has been filled with confidence by them."

"Heaven Dou will win!"

"Heaven Dou will win!"

"Heaven Dou is invincible!"

"Heaven Dou is invincible!"

The spectators supporting Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team grew frenzied, loudly shouting slogans to cheer them on.

While Blue Tyrant Academy's team was still waiting in line, Oscar heard the earth-shaking chants inside the arena. He jumped up several times to peek inside and said incredulously, "My god, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team is actually this popular."

"What use is popularity? Any team that cannot withstand a single strike from us is nothing but a silver spear with a wax tip," Ma Hongjun said disdainfully as he stretched.

Dai Mubai shook his head. "All right, everyone, don't let your guard down. Even if our opponents are weaker than us, we must still give it our all. This tournament is the battle that will make the Lanba Seven Devils famous, and it also concerns whether we can graduate smoothly. I don't want to be a student for the rest of my life."

"Don't worry, Boss Dai. We know what we're doing."

Tang San said with a smile. Whether they could graduate was extremely important. Although he harbored some resentment toward the academy because his teacher Yu Xiaogang had drowned unexpectedly, he did not dare throw matches openly and doom the friends on his team to spend their entire lives trapped in the academy as students, enduring ridicule.

The waters of Blue Tyrant Academy ran too deep. Tang San simply could not handle them. During three days of reflection, he had no choice but to convince himself that his teacher Yu Xiaogang had not been murdered, but had died in an accident.

If he continued investigating, he himself might also die in some sort of accident.

His survival instincts instantly surged to their peak.

"Next up are the Five Great Element Academies. They are also strong contenders for this tournament's championship. Which team will ultimately stand out in the preliminaries? It is truly something to look forward to."

"Following them is Plant Academy."

"The final team to enter, dressed in blue uniforms, is Blue Tyrant Academy. Their registered slogan is: Champions Without Opponents. It seems they wish to leave their name behind in an unconventional way. We hope they achieve good results."

Every team named by the host entered one after another, welcomed by cheers and applause. Blue Tyrant Academy, however, was placed last. When they entered, they were met with all kinds of jeers and insults.

"Champions without opponents? An unknown advanced spirit master academy actually dares to boast so shamelessly. They truly do not know their place."

"Go home and drink milk! Keep dreaming!"

"That's right! It's their first time participating in the Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, and they're already so arrogant. Have they been dreaming too much?"

"Wow, there are even three girls! What hot bodies. Come here, little sisters. Uncle will take you to see some big goldfish."

Hearing such filthy remarks, the hot-tempered Ma Hongjun could no longer hold back. Just as he was about to step out of the formation, Dai Mubai grabbed him and shook his head. "Fatty, we'll use our strength to make them shut up."

Only then did Ma Hongjun calm down and continue walking forward with the team.

"Oh? You want to fight us? Come on, I'm right here."

"You little brat, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're fat."

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